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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1944
Page
19
St Pauls Church schedules Maundy Thursday Holy Communion at 7 30 am and a later service. The Three Hour service on Good Friday runs noon to 3 pm led by Rev. H Boardman Jones. The augmented choir will perform The Crucifixion by Gounod and Easter baptismal ceremonies will be performed.
An Army Ventura B34 two mile bomber crashed on Woolforts Roost golf course near Loudonville after losing control in overcast skies. Pilot Second Lieut Douglas Houston and crewman Master Sgt Willian Conner escaped with minor injuries. plane damaged but not airworthy.
Draft director Hershey pushed stricter rules for deferments and occupational classifications. He warned draft boards to prevent abuse of 4-F or limited service status and to ensure workers essential to the war effort, including farm laborers, remain in necessary jobs or face action. He stressed boards must decide based on ongoing farm and industry needs and irreplacability.
War Department reports Pfc John Soloyna from Watervliet listed as missing in action with the theater undisclosed. Also announced are the call to duty of First Lieutenant Robert Argyle Smith of Troy and the appointment of Mary A Kelly of Rensselaer as Army Nurse Corps second lieutenant. William James Murray of Saratoga Springs promoted to first lieutenant in the Army Quartermaster Corps.
Mayor John J. Ahern says due to heightened duties at the Health Department registrar of vital statistics, Troy will appoint two full-time registrars. The appointees are Mrs Mathilda Mallinson and Mrs Jessie F Ham, each at 1200 yearly. the part-time assistant registrar post is abolished.
Five still alarms and a false alarm were answered yesterday afternoon and last night by Troy firemen. A false alarm came from Box 163 at Lincoln Avenue and Francis Street at 9 30 pm. Pumper 6 was sent at 9 16 pm to a fire in the ruins of an old ice house at Willis Street head owned by Joseph Wills of Sherman Avenue. The fire’s cause was not determined. Other still alarms included Pumper 11 at 107th Street between Third and Fourth Avenues, Pumper 12 on Gurley Avenue at 119th Street head for a grass fire, and Pumper 6 on Thompson Street.
Foster and Adams provide a closing overview of the stock market with daily highs and lows, noting fluctuations across key indices and notable gains in industrials and rail shares. Analysts caution on market volatility amid mixed economic signals and corporate earnings.
Easter recess closes Central High School Averill Park while Albany work resumes for Charles Kivlin. Local events include Presbyterian and Methodist church services, union meeting, and Sunday School officers announced. Market data report flour, rye flour, cornmeal, buckwheat, feed, butter, cheese, eggs with OPA price limitations and wholesale quotes.
A collage of neighborhood ads and notices from Troy area. Curb Market staff roles listed, plus Masonry and insulation ads. Photographic studios Lloyd Studio and Murphy Paints advertise services, radio repair shops, restaurant and hotel supply sources, shoe repairs, vacuum cleaner repair, and washer repair services. Includes addresses, phone numbers, and product offerings across multiple local vendors.
A jumble of market figures shows prices for fruits vegetables and staples including oranges celery lettuce and potatoes. A legal notice from Millie T Lloyd seeks an order in New York Surrogate Court regarding a divorce matter and related proceedings with a hearing set at Monticello Court House in Troy New York.
The New York market closed mixed with leaders steady and a late uptick but overall slow trading from opening. Traders eyed a possible technical correction as caution dominated while United Merchants & Manufacturers touched a 1944 high amid chatter of a stock dividend.
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