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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1944
Page
9
In loving memory of our son and father Sergt Richard Y Bayly who died overseas on April 30 1943. Duty called and he was there his heart was good and his spirit brave. And his resting peace found a soldier s grave from his mother father brothers and sisters.
Several newborns are reported with parents and locations. Steven Pyne born to Petty Officer 3/c Charles W. Boyle and Elizabeth King of Waterford at Troy Hospital. Sharon Ann Finning born to James and Dorothy Warner Finning at Samaritan Hospital. Donald Joseph Foglia born to Frank T. Foglia and Mary Monticup of Watervliet at Troy Hospital. Michael Handron born to Clement J. Handron and Ann Dower of Ballston Spa at Troy Hospital. Shirley Ann Kenna born to John Kenna Jr. and Christine Moses of North Carolina at Samaritan Hospital. Gene Hunter Lucier born to Henry Lucier and Edith Marie Connally at Leonard Hospital. John James Van Vranken born to Abram F. Van Vranken and Charlotte O’Leary at Cohoes Hospital.
A string of death notices from Pleasantdale to Troy lists Mary Duprey Blair Alfred D Blair Jr and S 1/¢ Blair. William Carr Anna Christensen Julian Agnes Whalen and others with funeral times at St Augustine St Bernard St Mary and St Joseph churches. Interments and calling hours arranged at Mason Chapel and local cemeteries in New York and nearby towns.
Troy woman Caro line French Andersen, 165 Hutton Street, left her defense plant job after the Army raised the age limit to 49, enlisting in the WACs at Fort Oglethorpe. She trained in lathes and drill, spoke of family ties, and noted she hopes not to wash dishes. Her co workers celebrated with a $50 War Bond.
Members of the Salvation Army Girl Guards Trojan Troop 241 visited the Van Rensselaer Home Sunday, singing hymns and distributing Salvation Army literature. Participants included Shirley Colwell Rose Fleuwelling Mabel Waddington Emma Cody and Elizabeth Cody. Visits to shut ins are a key duty of the Girl Guards.
In Cohoes Hospital on April 24 1944 Polidore Paul Pinsonnault father of Sister Marie of Duck Lake Saskatchewan Canada and Leo Pinsonnault of Northside Cohoes and Rev George K Pinsonnault pastor of Holy Cross Haneybury Ontario Canada. Funeral from A G Boivin Sons on Congress Street and 10 o'clock from St Ann's Church Northside. Interment St Joseph's Cemetery Waterford. Flowers omitted.
Rain brought 1.33 inches in 24 hours easing high water in Hudson and Mohawk rivers. Smaller streams like Wynants Kill and Poestenkill remained bank full east of Pawling Avenue. Poestenkill needed six more inches to flood. Weather predicted clouds and warmth with occasional showers. total monthly rainfall 3.22 inches, above normal. Sacandaga Reservoir spill gates closed as spring thaw continued in the Adirondacks. Canal and Hudson traffic near standstill. only two powered vessels passed Troy yesterday.
The Trey Y M C A inaugurated an eight week program with weekly life saving and swimming classes for all ages. Junior life saving for 12 plus started last night followed by a business men's general swim. Sessions run daily with age specific beginner and senior classes. Entrants must qualify in swimming ability.
Robert W. Ames, membership secretary of the Troy Central YMCA, spoke at the Advertising Club of Troy luncheon on advertising agency duties and pre campaign analysis for national or local retail accounts. He praised Troy’s hospitality and lauded the Y M C A for its global impact.
Josephine Yetto a one year old was removed from her home at 77 Fourteenth Street to Samaritan Hospital last night in a police radio car by Patrolmen Edmund Hickey and Thomas Carey of Central Police Station. Louis Hopkins, 49, of 114 Congress Street, was also taken ill at home and transported to the same hospital by Sergt. Coleman J. Lyons and Patrolman William Cunningham of Central Police Station.
The Troy Times expresses gratitude to B, Mutholiend for support of the Fresh Air Fund program. The acknowledgment highlights community backing and the fund's role in providing recreational opportunities for city youth.
Troy Chapter of DeMolay celebrated twenty one years since its founding with a banquet at Fifth Avenue State Street Methodist Church attended by over 200 members, parents and guests from Albany Saratoga and sister Triangle Clubs. Frank H. Deal praised the chapter noting 35 active and over 200 past members. A birthday cake cut by Edward Xander followed introductions by J Burton Montgomery and tributes to indomitable service during wartime. A post banquet vote benefited the Red Cross in honor of armed forces' members.
Captain William Birkby announced promotions in the Second Regiment New York Guard last night. Staff Sgt Michael Caufield to first sergeant Sergt Dworsky to staff sergeant and Pfc Albert Natalie to corporal. Eight vacancies were noted in communications and supply.
Unassigned lots on the hockey rink Victory Gardens at Knickerbocker Playground will be parceled out at a meeting tomorrow at 7 pm. E R Wiseman, head of the garden council, has announced.
Raymond Kranson was installed as president of the Troy lodge of B Nai B rith at the Jewish Community Center with Israel Rumizen of Buffalo as installing officer. New officers include Joseph Rosenberg first VP Eli Koplovitz second VP Dr Frank Capel secretary Sidney Eisenberg treasurer Morris Lasdon warden Al Snyder Ben Aronson Julius Goodman trustees and Rabbis Geffen Green Teicher monitors. Rumizen spoke on the present crisis and war’s reaction harms to the country and minorities. Refreshments followed the meeting.
Tech Sergeant Harold J. Vickers of Cohoes and First Lieutenant Robert O. Schroeder of Schuylerville are among fifty Eighth Air Force airmen in Britain awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for combat missions over Germany and occupied territories.
A three day Cornell University food preservation school covered canning dehydration freezing and brining to prevent spoilage. Opal Watkins notes the program emphasizes tested methods and ongoing research in improving processes. Prof B B Robb explained pressure cooker merits and safety care including cleaning the petcock and valve and using vinegar or kerosene for deposits.
Bethlehem Star Chapter of Bethlehem Star Chapter to Meet at 3 p.m. tomorrow in the Troy Masonic Temple. Mrs Edna Willetts and Oliver E Anderson will preside. Imwibesta Triangle Girls of Cohoes will exemplify the degree ritual. A spring dessert bridge is set for Thursday at 1 p.m. Mrs Willetts chairs the committee.
Medals for the Hudson Valley Outdoor Skating Championship held February 6 at Belden's Pond were ordered in December and arrived at the Troy Recreation Department. Howard Shuck of Port Henry wins the Mayor's Three Mile Special with a 11 45 4 time. Winners include Anna Mae Heltzman Marilyn McCauley Anna Mae Murphy. McCauley edges Barbara Mooney for junior girls. Murphy wins midget girls over Marjorie Dyer. Heitzman places third in senior women after moving from intermediate. Around fifty skaters visited Frear Park despite bad weather. tennis courts will be ready for weekend play.
Oriental Temple A R O N M S to hold spring ceremonial at the Troy Masonic Temple on Saturday. Program begins at 4 p.m. with novices reporting, first and third degree work at 4 39 p.m. Dinner at 5 p.m. in banquet hall, hand concert at 7 45 p.m. visit ors introduced at 8 15 p.m. Second degree at 9 p.m. desert sands cross, floor show after. Luncheon at 10 45 p.m.
Three senior and twelve junior members of the mechanical engineering classes at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will be initiated into the Rensselaer Phi Chapter of Pi Tau Sigma Sunday at The Hendrick Hudson. Initiates include seniors Robert M. Elkins Leon McAdam and James W. Gans and twelve juniors: Lois Graham Donald J. Auldinger Robert L. Calvin Dante R. Fisher Robert T. Longbine Robert Manning Harold M. Manoogian Richard Niewierowicz Don Rex Peter M. Willack Arthur Walton and S Brayton Williams.
George Van Haden, 49, of 76 Livingston Avenue Albany, was treated at Leonard Hospital yesterday afternoon after a monkey bit him on the right wrist while he was moving it between cages. He is an animal trainer and left the hospital after treatment.
Sergt Chester J. Carknard, 19, of Valley Falls, killed in action in Europe, as War Department notified his parents. Enlisted Oct 1942, overseas since Nov 1943, turret gunner on Flying Fortress. Survived by parents, a brother in Navy, three brothers, and three sisters. former Mohawk Paper Mills truck driver.
In a $6,000 negligence suit, John Johnson of Mechanicville vs Charles Adams ended with summations in Ballston Spa Supreme Court. Judge Daniel F. Imrie to charge the jury. Case stems from a Feb 4 collision on the Mechanicville Stillwater Center highway. Johnson seeks 5,000 for personal injury and 1,000 for property damage. A separate Lundberg vs Hewitt case on Union Street Saratoga Springs May 23, 1942, was ruled no cause for action in a $10,000 suit.
Bertram P. Kavanagh former surrogate will speak at the annual communion breakfast for the tertiaries of the English Speaking Branch of the Third Order of St Francis of St Anthony's Church on May 28. The breakfast follows Holy Communion at 8 am in the crystal room at The Hendrick Hudson.
Wynantskill volunteers staged a first practice blackout with three planned fires in Snyders Corners Loomis station and a bridge site. Capt John O'Brien Lieut Walter Quell and Fire Chief Charles Queil led crews. Victims included Edward Bradley and Harold E Rowe who was burned. aid came from North Greenbush Ambulance and Pawling Sanitarium with Dr Benjamin Freedman overseeing care.
Ralph K Landreth national president of the Association of Master Plumbers told the New York State Master Plumbers executive board in Albany that the postwar era will bring the biggest building boom in history. He said the building industry will be the largest source of employment after the war. P J Watson Schenectady state association president countered that prefabricated bathrooms are impractical and plastics have not found wide acceptance. General sessions open today with officer elections tomorrow.
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