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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1950
Page
14
A collection of memorial notices and expressions of thanks from various families. Virginia and others recall deceased relatives with dates and sentiments, including April memorials, and thanks to local organizations and individuals for support after losses.
A Troy city notice details a real estate tax appeal by The 2¢ Third Stret Realty Corp. and H. L. Green Co. seeking a reduction from 834,400 to 58,400 with Dennis J. Brennan named referee. A separate sermon by Bishop Welch at Grace Methodist Church urged the long view and warned against dwelling on “the good old days” amid world crises. The article also lists obituaries and funeral notices for multiple local residents and their services.
The fragment outlines several death notices including Krapp, McCarthy, Salisbury, Sendrakowski, and Sendrakowske with details on residence, relatives, and funeral arrangements. It references Samaritan Hospital in Watervliet and various streets and towns, indicating a publication of local obituaries with service times and burial plans. The text is heavily garbled, presenting names, addresses, and dates in disordered form.
The Troy Detective Bureau investigated a home burglary at Joseph A. Rosamilla’s Sixth Avenue residence where cash totaling 150 dollars and 27563 in government checks plus valuables were stolen. A green metal strong box with bankbooks receipts and other items was also missing. The break in occurred between 11 a.m. Friday and noon Saturday.
Phoenix Lodge F A M will confer the third degree on a class of candidates tomorrow at 7:30 pm in the Lansingburg Masonic Temple. Presiding for the first section will be Hare T Nielsen master. Second section guests include Welcome Lodge Amsterdam led by Harold F Jefferson. Invited to attend are members from Waterville Waterford and Schoen Lake area. Funeral notices and memorials listed for local residents.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey signed a bill setting August 2 as the date for this year’s primary election with a full slate of calendar dates. The act establishes the general election for November 7 and outlines registration periods, nominating conventions, and filing deadlines for party nominations and vacancies. It details deadlines from September 1 to September 14 for certificates, petitions, and acceptances, plus rules on independent nominations and declinations, with penalties if not followed.
Rites marking Passover and Holy Week move through Troy area churches and synagogues. Jewish families held observances as Passover began after sundown, while Christian churches prepared Holy Thursday Good Friday and Easter services with variations by denomination.
Thomas V Border Harrington longtime South End resident and former Sixth Ward alderman died at his home 759 Burden Avenue after a short illness He was a popular local figure a singer and comedian in St Patrick s Day events and worked as a foreman in the Troy Department of Public Works Surviving are his widow a son and three daughters with several grandchildren and one great grandchild The funeral will be Wednesday at 9 am from the residence and 930 am from St Michael s Church Interment will be in St Mary s Cemetery
The will of the late George W. Hall of Greenwich was admitted to probate by Surrogate John H. Dowell and recorded at the Washington county clerk's office in Hudson Falls. He bequeathed his entire estate to his stepdaughter Dorothy Saville Stevens, with executrix named and witnesses Anne H Spell and Elizabeth P. Witeon. The instrument is dated March 4, 186.
The Troy census effort began with broad citizen cooperation and calm, reporting no incidents. Enumerators faced familiar questions about credentials and hours, with translators ready for non English speakers as crews counted residents in a push that could lift East Greenbush to first class status and boost Troy's population count.
Two Washington County brothers, Lawrence Blake and Richard Blake, were jailed after pilfering a shirt and trousers from the Washington County Jail. Justice of the Peace Julian Orton sentenced them to four months' imprisonment for theft after they pleaded guilty. Deputies arrested the pair at their Scott Lake Road home following a tip from a jail inmate who found the missing clothing.
Fire department responded yesterday to 835 Finch Avenue for Mrs. Ida Paracone 40 who suffered heart distress. Dr Raoul Verina treated her while Hosemen John Waite and Donald Favre managed the inhalator during the call.
Francis Dowling of 1 US Seventh Avenue faced revocation of his eating place license by the State Liquor Authority after more than eight alleged violations. The SLA cited failures to conduct a bona fide operation, keep accurate books, allow unobstructed interior views, sell to intoxicated persons, permit restricted premises, false statements on the license application, and improper operation of the business. The action marks one of the harshest penalties in disciplinary history.
A 21 year old Vermont man in Rutland faces decision by the Vermont jail commission on Friday. Berman J. Smith, 24, was jailed last April for failing to pay a $2570 judgment from an automobile accident. He argues the debt cannot be collected due to lack of cash in his name and seeks release under debtor law.
A fast moving grass fire burned across land near Albany County Estates, racing past a golf course and toward trees along its route. Four fire companies and seven forest rangers fought the flames as residents were kept safe, with three unidentified men later suspected of starting the blaze.
Vanderhyrden Hall hosted a Saturday night variety show staged by the Enter Pateen ane Cetla youth group. More than 1900 youngsters attended the first in a series as the Guild supported at local institutions. Directors John H Einer and Loren W DeVoe guided 25 entertainers.
Rev Rose and E Thompson of Coxsackie State Vocational School for Boys spoke at St Augustine's Holy Name Society breakfast about delinquency. They blamed lack of religious training and broken homes for rising juvenile crime and cited gang activity and homeless youths in New York City.
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