There have been many news stories published in local papers over the years and we are fortunate to have some of them preserved by previous members of the Post in scrap books and the like. In an effort to preserve them for posterity and share them with you the post is in the process of where possible to digitize them and share them online. Many of these will be in a searchable PDF format.
Click on the available hyperlinks below to search for articles from years past. To better aid in organization and search ability they are categorized by decade. Not all articles have known newspapers or dates. Where dates are not recorded a best guess “circa” date is approximated based on the context of where in the records the article is found.
1950
American Legion Makes Plans for Memorial Service – c. May 1950
Minute of Silence to be Observed for Armistice Day – c. November 1950
Legion Posts Open for ‘Tide of Toys’ – December 21, 1950
1951
County (Legion) urges Universal Military Training In Session at Millerton
Richard Tanner Installed Legion Post Commander – May 1951
Varied Program planned for Millerton Centennial – June 14, 1951
1952
Hubert Cleavland Named Legion Post Commander – c. May 1952
1953
1954
1955
Hundreds Cheer Area’s Marchers as Sun Shines on Memorial Day – June 02, 1955
Legion Notes – September 8, 1955
Post Notice for Oil Bids – November 24, 1955
1956
Memorial Day Program – May 24, 1956
1957
Memorial Day Program – May 30, 1957
1958
Services Conducted by Millerton Legion Post on Veterans Day – November 13, 1958
Legion Notes – November 27, 1958
Legion Notes – December 18, 1958
Children’s Christmas Party Sponsored by Legion to be at Millerton School – December 25, 1958
1959