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Newspaper

Troy Record

Location

Troy, New York, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1943

Page

2

Letters From the 105th on Overseas Duty

A wartime letter from Warrant Officer Fred Rose Krans of Headquarters Company describes the dispersion of October 1940 Troy paratroopers overseas. He salutes officers and men now world‑spanning, names several comrades, and notes a sense of homecoming despite distant postings. Gene McLoughlin reports meeting Troy friends aboard a ship in Africa and cites further troop chatter from Bennington to Troy.

105Th Fred Rosekrans Headquarters Company Troy Outfit Fred Sarre United States M. C Gene McLoughlin Africa Gene Red’ Ogrady Ray Calhoun Oil Mill Hill Bearcat Club Max Hankin River Street Max Howard Munton Burg Celf Zellweger Seaman Doaw Street Buddy Nichols Tenth Street Ros

Notice of 1954 Troy assessment and liquor license

The Department of Assessment and Taxation in Troy New York announces that the 1954 assessment rolls, including water rents and ornamental street lamps, are open for inspection at City Hall Central Fire Station. Grievance hearings will be held at Troy High School auditorium from July 1953 dates, 9:30 am to 3:36 pm with a 9 10 12 noon Saturday window. A liquor license GB-13200 is issued to Brookside Market Wynantskill for off premises beer sales.

Department of Assessment and Taxaton Tre Troy Department of Assessment and Taxaton City Hall Central Fire Station Troy High School State Street Stanton P. Lee Brookside Market

100 P C Voters Ballot Guide to 1944 Primaries

The Troy Record promotes 100 percent voting with steps to enroll in a party in 1942, register statewide from June 4 to Sept 30, and vote in the spring and fall primaries. It outlines registration options in New York City and smaller communities, details absentee ballots, and urges voters to inform themselves on candidates and issues for the August 1944 primary and November 1944 general election.

Wll Troy Record Co Troy New York City New York New York State Board of Elections

Firemen rehearse, halted by suspicious blaze at Round Lake

Firefighters rehearse for the play Firemen's Folly when a blaze at a sewage plant near Route 9 diverted them. An autoist alerted Secretary Edwin H. VanDeusen. two chemical tanks fought the fire that damaged the north wall of the wooden building amid vandalism in the village. Fire Chief McKean suspects possible arson. officers vow arrests. Rehearsal resumed after extinguishing the blaze. the play opens Thursday at 8 pm with Mayor Northup directing and Mrs. Van Vechten Rogers supervising music. Catherine Katheen of Canal Avenue completes airplane propeller training at Chanute Field.

Round Lake Box 8 Mmn Route 9 Edwin H. VanDeusen L. P. McKean Louis Trudeau van Vechten Rogers Geneva Public Schools

Soldiers Pay Tribute to Dead Officer

Major James J. O'Donovan of Cohoes died in a Japanese prison camp in the Philippine Islands. Soldiers overseas express regret in letters, praising his courage, leadership, and study of military manuals to better himself and others. Lieutenant Harold F. Bryant calls him the best soldier he served with and a model of courage and leadership inspiring LaSalle alumni and students now in the armed forces.

James J. O’donovan Pot Cohoes Philippine Islands Harold F. Bryant O'Donovan LaSalle Jim Bryant Old Co. D 105Th Infantry la Salle

Saratoga Officer Wounded in Germany Mission

Lieut. Lohnas H. Knapp of Saratoga Springs, son of Theodore H. Knapp, was wounded during a mission over Germany. In a London letter, he reports an argument with a shell fragment, wounding his left arm, with tetanus shot causing more pain than the wound.

Lohnas H. Knapp Theodore H. Knapp Saratoga Springs Germany London Knapp

Veterans Enlist War School Class For Training

Ex servicemen with medical discharges join Behr Manning Co training at Troy State War Training School. Trainees include Gerald Contois of Cohoes and Yearsley of Melrose, both Dieppe veterans, taking five week electrical testing courses. Cuban native Daniel Viladesau joins as a paid trainee in machine shop and electrical testing with postwar production hopes.

Dieppe Behr-Manning Co Troy State War Training School Gerald Contois Cohoes Black Watch Contois Amy Schuyler Yearsley RDL Melrose Troy High School Contors Yearsley Spehr- Manning Co Daniel Viladesau Havana Cuba Focal Viladesau Troy New York Contais

Navy officer heads Colgate flight prep school

Lieut Comdr A G Acheson USN assumes officer in charge at Colgate University Naval Flight Preparatory School replacing Milton J. Firey, with the unit training servicemen discharged for medical reasons. The paid trainee program provides electrical lab work math and electrical theory to fit men for war production and future trades.

A. G. Acheson Naval Flight Preparatory School RP. I Colgate University Liew Milton J. Firey Acheson Army Air Corps Army Troy

City May Get Bass for Reservoirs

Troy officials expect a September bass shipment from the State Conservation Department. Commissioner Samuel R. Cooper said Justin T. Mahoney indicated a large delivery of calico bass from a Finger Lakes source may arrive. The city has a permit to remove game fish from the Tohannock Reservoir, while the department will supply cans but not crews or trucks for transplanting.

Troy Park State Conservation Department Samuel R. Cooper Cooper Justin T. Mahoney Division of Game and Fish Finger Lakes Mahoney S. M. Cowden Tomjhannock Reservoir

Home Bureau Meeting Held by Mrs Stanley at Waterford

Mrs Albert Stanley of 137 Broad Street Waterford will entertain the Brunswick Home Bureau on Wednesday A covered dish luncheon will be served at noon The regular monthly business meeting will follow in the afternoon with chairman Mrs J H Hirst presiding Members will bring their own table service

Albert Stanley Broad Street Waterford Brunswick Home Bureau J. H. Hirst

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