City Bureau merger urged for efficiency and safety
Bascre rey urges combining jobs in the city bureau, praising plumbing and electrical inspectors and the fire marshal duties under one office. The commissioner laments unsafe swing doors in Troy buildings and warns of panic risks in exits. He calls for full reinspection of repairs and construction, and notes permit activity and fire-law compliance costs.
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Byisé- Ings
Jorn F. Bascre Rey
Ings
Joma J.dbera
Yastracties
Hancock Receives Funds for Road Repairs
A Massachusetts town across the state line will receive 6500 in town funds and 36023 from the state for road repairs damaged by a recent storm. Willemsiows will get 3000 in town funds and 3000 from the state. Other Berkfre communities also receive repair aid. The Governor estimates total highway repair costs at about 110000. Towns will handle lighter work, with heavier repairs contracted.
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Remasely
Mass
Massachusets
Willemsiows
Berk- Fre
Tobin
Massachusetts
Highway Department
Spon
Injured in car crash at Glens Falls intersection
Gerald Heath of B D 2 Fort Edward suffered nose injuries when his car collided with a Hudson Falls vehicle operated by Ffurold Mitchell at an intersection in Glens Falls during early Saturday.
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Gerald Heath
B.D
Fort Edward
Ffurold Mitchell
Hudson
Glens Falls
Native Trojan Directed Job on Okinawa
Lt. Cade A. OC native of Troy directed a Seabee operation that built the longest steel pontoon causeway across coral reefs to Okinawa during invasion. His battalion dropped steel sections from LSTs, linked them into a chain, working under heavy fire with crews many of whom were past draft age, the so called Pop battalion.
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Cade. A. OC
Troy
Okinawa
Husband
James Husband
Airs
Utica
Pobe
Engle Mites
Frr
Annapolis
RLPLE
Beas
Board Secretary To Give Address At Pharmacy Meeting
Leslie C Haynes secretary of the State Board of Pharmacy will speak at the Troy District Pharmaceutical Association meeting at The Mendrick Hudgen Wednesday at 10 am Dean Francis J O'Brien Albany College of Pharmacy will also speak Nicholas J Covatts will preside Plans for the annual eclams team at the Hateisier House Snyder s Lake Sept ii Raw dlems chowder and refreshments at 2 pm then steam at 4 pm A softball game against Albany Pharmaceutical Association Edward Eagle chairman William Grotsky treasurer of the affair
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Leslie C. Haynes
State Board of Pharmacy
Troy District Pharmaceutical Association
Mendrick Hudgen
Francis J. O’brien
Albany College of Pharmacy
Nicholas J. Covatts
Hateisier
Snyder's Lake
Albany Pharmaceutica Association
Edward Eagle
William Grotsky
Reds Exempt Soldiers From Taxes in Moscow Degree
The Council of Commissars adopted a decree exempting from taxes for one year demobilized soldiers and their immediate families. The measure aims to ease postwar burden as veterans return to civilian life.
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Moscow
Council of Commissars
Spruce Trees Threatened by Parasite Warns of Budworm Damage
Wilkie G. Howard of the New York State Conservation Department warns that the spruce budworm threatens Adirondack forests with possible extensive damage. The pest is widespread, feeding on spruces firs and other conifers by bud feeding and later forage, with major outbreaks recorded in Canada and warnings of significant risk for New York.
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Wilkie G. Howard
New York State Conservation Department
Lane and Forests
Adirondack
Mr. Howard
William M. Foss
Bureau of Forest Peat
Canada
New York State
Foss Seid
U. & Forest Service
Bureau of Entecrology
Sasters
Foresta
Home Group Extends Theater Program For Area Children
The Troy Post American Legion social work program, hosting 100 children from Vanerbeyden Hall at Proc tor's Theater, will be extended in fall. The post provides bus travel candy and hosts. Maurice Filson chairs the Civic Program Committee with Charles La Hait as cochair. Lt. Cmdr. Lawrence Cowen funds 100 tickets weekly through August. Fall and winter plans include moving picture outreach to orphans and expanded entertainment for adult shut ins in county institutions.
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Troy
Post
American Legion
Vanerbeyden Hall
Proc’ Tor’s
Maurice Filson
Charles la Hait
Lawrence Cowen
Y M C A Continues Weight Lifting Classes
Weight lifting classes at the Y M C A run Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 6 45 pm with Louis O’Brien as instructor. The sessions cover fundamentals and proper stance to prevent injury and include planned fall development features. A separate note reports Roger Brown Ir. drowning after falling from a homemade raft on a Baras Craft Friday night.
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Pam
Y. MC. A
Louis O'Brien
O'Brien
Boy Deowns
Lockport U
Roger Brown
Cheaper Shoes To Be Sold Without Ration Stamps
Officials forecast an end to shoe rationing with an August 27 effective date for allowing the sale of cheaper shoes without coupons. The plan aims to reduce excess stock as wartime rationing winds down, with expectations that broader relief could come if Japan surrenders early. The move follows reports of inventory buildup and urges retailers to clear lower priced footwear before rationing ends.
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OPA
Washington
Eigether
Japan
Irede
National Footwear News
Wight
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