We’d love to know the story behind these two photographs. All we know is the date: March of 1963. The man on the left looks like Harold Ormerod, manager of Anaconda Wire & Cable Company’s Hastings plant. Is it an award ceremony? What is the award and who are the scouts and the other two officials? Does anyone know?
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ReplyDeleteThe award being held in the first picture is an Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America. In the 2nd picture it looks like the Troop designation on the shoulder patch starts out as Dobbs (can't read the next word) and possibly Troop #59?
ReplyDeleteAh, very interesting. Maybe that's why we are having such a hard time with identifications! Still nothing yet.
ReplyDeleteHastings Boy Scout Troops at that time were
ReplyDeleteTroop 2, Troop 32, and Troop 128. Don't know what the Troops in Dobbs were, but that's more than likely what is in the picture.
Very Nice blog thanks
ReplyDeleteANACONDA HOST TODAY TO 40 EAGLE SCOUTS
ReplyDeleteToday is Eagle Recognition Day, honoring 40 Boy Scouts affiliated with the Washington Irving Council who during the year from April 1 1962, to last March 31, attained the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest honor available in the national youth organization.
Sponsoring the event, the second annual recognition held by the council, is the Anaconda Wire and Cable Co. of Hastings-on-Hudson. Events today were scheduled to begin with a luncheon at the Anaconda plant. Later, the scouts were to divide into small groups in order to discuss their ideas of general business careers with corporation executives and operating department heads.
A dinner will take place tonight beginning at 7 o'clock at the council's Scout Training Center in White Plains. In addition to the Eagle Scouts, parents, scout officials and troop leaders also will attend. Some 125 persons are expected.
~source: Yonkers Herald Statesman; Wednesday, April 24 1963