Dewey confirms police school stay amid Albany transfer plan
Congressman Dean P. Taylor reported a letter from Paul E. Lockwood, secretary to Gov. Dewey, confirming the State Police School will remain in Troy rather than move to Albany. The note cites facilities at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a manpower shortage as reasons for keeping training in Troy.
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Dean P. Taylor
Troz
Paul E. Lockwood
Thomas EB. Dewey
John A. Warner
Division of State Police
Albany
Troy
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
State Police
Lockwood
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
B.C.I
Fire Doused In Hendrick Hudson Hotel Ballroom
Hotel lobby guests remained unaware as firefighters battled a blaze in the Hendrick Hudson crystal ballroom last night. Fire crews removed burning chairs and smoke spread through hallways while several upper floor roomers were safely evacuated. TM Squad Company and Central Fire Station trucks responded to the 8:47 p.m. alarm and exited the scene at 9:31 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendrick Hudson Crystal Ballroom
Central Fire Station
Cambridge First Presbyterian Church marks sesquicentennial pageant
A three day Cambridge celebration opened with a pageant depicting church life across 150 years. Acts include 1793 incorporation, 1819 session trial, 1845 choir practice, 1893 What-so-ever Band, and “Memories” gifts. Notables included Rev. Hunt and Rev. Harmon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church of
Cambridge
Holmes
Plan Bible Week At Broadalbin
Young People's Bible Week sponsored by the Sacandaga Bible Conference at Shady Bay Park Broadalbin begins tomorrow. Participants include Cutler E Whitwell Ralph Carr and R G LeTourneau with the motto God is my senior partner. A varied program of Bible forums evening services and recreation is planned for college students and business people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacandaga Bible Conference
Shady Bay Park
Broaddalbin
Cutler E. Whitwell
Ralph Carr
New Jersey
R. G. LeTourneau
God
Sheriff's Detail At Johnsonville
A sheriff's detail of nine men was stationed at Johnsonville yesterday after the arrival of a Boston and Maine construction crew. Residents asked for protection citing a disturbance at Williamstown where the gang had been at work. The crew will lay new track at Johnsonville for several weeks.
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Johnsonville
Maine
Williamstown
Mass
B. and M
Fresh Air Fund acknowledgments in Troy Times notice
The Fresh Air Fund at the Troy Times Fresh Air Home gratefully lists contributions by Ivan Grotto M D V P ER 75.19 A Friend H J O 25 A Friend N E O 25 Hobart W Thompson 10 H H Butler 10 and in memory of Frank E Norton 6.00.
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The
Troy Times
Fresh Air Home
Ivan Grotto
M. D
H. J
Hobart W. Thompson
H. H. Butler
Frank E. Norton
Playgrounds To Stage Field Day Prospect Park Event
Troy youths from nine playgrounds gather at Prospect Park on Monday Aug 16 for a field day and second swimming meet of the summer plus an all day picnic. The event features a Learn to Swim graduation, various sports, contests, and parties across parks 126th Street Rye Field School 12 Kinloch Prospect 112th Street Beman Frear. Attendance last week dropped due to rain with total 6065.
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Troy
Prospect Park
Edmund F. Bennett
126Th Street
van Every
Rye Field
School
Kinloch
112Th Street
Beman Park
Frear
Prospect
Beman
Army Fails to Separate Two Brothers 10 Months in Uniform
The Biette brothers William Paul and Paul William, drafted and volunteered respectively, have served together since last February at Rapid City Air Base in South Carolina. Both from Troy and married, they share a squadron after ammunition school in Washington state, with their brother-in-law Marine Pfc John F. Maloney visiting for a furlough.
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Seret
William Paul Biette
Jeft
Corp
Paul William Biette
Washington
Biette
Troy
William Paul
Paul William
John F. Maloney
Marines
Biettes
Mary Biette
Washington Street
Watermliet Arsenal
Army Air Corps
Rapid City Air Base
Rapid City
S. C
Corporal Biette
Alma Earl
Green Island
George Street
Pfe. Maloney
Marion
New River
N. Y
Sergeant Biette
Directors Approve D and H Debt Plan Change
Delaware and Hudson Railroad Corp and Delaware and Hudson Co directors approve a court modified debt adjustment plan. They must dispose of marketable securities by May 1, 1946 with proceeds split for the first five million and the rest funneled into the sinking fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware & Hudson Railroad Corp
Delaware & Hudson Co
McGonigal Promoted in Foreign Service Rating
Donald McGonigal of Troy has been advanced from Class 8 to Class 7 in the Foreign Service Corps of the Department of State in an advancement order approved yesterday by President Roosevelt. Advancements depend on service length, efficiency, and other factors. Edward T. Jones of Berlin reports his son Lieut Ainsworth B. Jones is missing in action in the Sicily campaign since July 11.
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Donald. McGonigal
Troy
Foreign Service Corps
Department of State
Roosevelt
Edward T. Jones
Berlin
W. H
Greenwich
War Department
Lieut
Ainsworth B. Jones
Sicily
Mr. Jones
Stevens & Thompson Paper Co
Lieut Jones
Park Events Postponed After Rain Delays
Gevern Vin Ryan Dick Rice and Buster Trombley led fall games and circle games held last week. A baby show and a costume show are planned at Prospect Park next Wednesday and Thursday at 1 p m after rain halted activities. Monitors next week include Jimmy Wager Red Butler Addie Bennett Billy Trobar Louize Payette Anna Mae Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
112Th Street Park
Grace DeFreest
Thomas Purtell
Johnnie Carroll
Kay Cannon
Leo Merchant
Joey McLean
Gerri Toohey
Rita Ja
Gevern
Vin Ryan
Dick Rice
Buster Trombley
Prospect Park
Jimmy Wager
Red Butler
Addie Bennett
Billy Trobar
Louize Payette
Anna Mae Murphy
OPA to Probe Soft Pine Lumber Price
The Albany regional OPA office will survey 200 sawmills in 16 northeastern New York counties to study conditions affecting soft pine lumber marketing. Officials suspect bids failed due to state ceiling limits of 35 per 1,000 ft and will examine labor costs and war plant competition as price drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albany
OPA
James J. Carroll
Carroll
Thaw Purchases Palatial Estate on Lake George
The Lake George Becker estate, a 1925 mansion costing over 1 million, has been sold to Harry K. Thaw of Saratoga Springs and Philadelphia. Becker keeps 40 acres and will remain nearby, while Thaw plans immediate possession of the Bolton Road property. Thaw also owns Annandale in Saratoga Springs and a Broadway residence, with winters in Philadelphia.
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Lake George
William G. Becker
Harry K. Thaw
Saratoga Springs
Philadelphia
Becker
Thaw
Bolton Road
Annandale
Clinton Street
Broadway
Exempt Firemen Name Delegates At State Convention
A delegation of 18 Exempt Firemen from Troy will attend the New York State Firemen Association convention in Buffalo on Aug 17 and 18. Daniel J. Henchey and Alexander C. King lead Troy's delegates, with Joseph B. Mulholland as a state trustee and Bred O. Goerold attending for the 45th time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exempt Firemen’s Association of
Troy
New York State Firemen’s Association
Buffalo
Daniel J. Henchey
Exempt Association
Alexander C. King
Joseph B. Mulholland
Bred O. Goerold
One Primary Race on Tuesday in Rensselaer County
Voters in Rensselaer County face a single primary day Tuesday with polling from noon to 9 pm. Democratic and American Labor Party members will select candidates and party committees while Republicans forego a committeeman vote due to two year terms. Troy Seventeenth Ward sees Lloyd E. Bingham oppose Albert F. Marcou for the Republican nod. party leaders urge strong turnout for fall county and city races. Town nominations go through caucus by Aug 24 with warnings on writs for unfiled designation petitions, notably within the smaller American Labor Party which endorsed most Republican candidates except Earle J. Wiley. ALP also backed Joseph F. McLoughlin for Troy city treasurer, a designation endorsed by the GOP.
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Rensselaer County
Democratic
American Labor Party
Troy
Lloyd E. Bingham
Albert F. Marcou
Wigea
Dist
Atty
Earle J. Wiley
AL. P
Joseph F. MccLoughlin
Republican Party
Hudson Falls Condemnation Case Began
Condemnation hearings before a commission appointed by Washington County Judge Wyman opened in Hudson Falls over the Spring Brook Water Co. of Hudson Falls claim for a permanent easement on a strip of land through Antonio V. Lopez’s Kingsbury property. Lopez home sits about 25 feet from the creek. testimony continues today.
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Washington County
Wyman
Bascom
Fort Edward
Spring Brook Water Co
Hudson Falls
Antonio V. Lopez
Kingsbury
The
Water Company
Lopez
Herbert van Kirk
Greenwich
Commission
Jay S. Vaughn
George A. Pierce
Easton
Salvatore J. Leombruno
Glens Falls
James Gibson
Trooper Promotions Announced by Major Warner
Major John A. Warner states Sergt. Charles P. Curtin of Troop D Oneida is promoted to lieutenant of Troop K Hawthorne effective Aug. 15. Sept. 1 sees Sergt. Harold L. Kemp promoted to lieutenant at Troop B Malone and Corp. Theodore F. Martin to sergeant. Trooper Edward L. Broughton promoted to corporal at Troop A to fill vacancy. William Stewart of 410 East Street Rensselaer declared dead by Navy Department after sinking of the cruiser Juneau. he was one of four brothers in service.
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John A. Warner
Charles P. Curtin
Oneida
Leutenant
Kemp
Edward L. Broughton
Martin
William Stewart
East Street
Rensselaer
Juneau
South Pacific
Navy Department
Anna Stewart
Investigation of Ration Book Losses Asked by Troy Board
The Troy War Price and Ration Board seeks regional OPA field investigations into claims of lost ration books amid rising cases. Board records show about twenty loss reports weekly, many lacking proof of search. OPA rules require attempts to recover lost books, including police notification, before reissuing, though claimants often demand immediate replacement.
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Troy Board
Troy War Price and Ration Board
OPA
Two Gold Star Mothers To Unveil Roll At Dedication
Two mothers whose sons died in service will unveil the Sixth Ward Honor Roll at dedication ceremonies on the Menands Bridge approach tomorrow at 3 pm. Mrs. Raymond Bayly and Mrs. Michael Glogowski will speak, with J. Boyg Allendorph presenting the flag. Mayor Hogan and John J. Tower will address attendees, Doris L. Crockett will MC, and clergy will give invocations and benediction. The Eugle and Drum Corps will provide music and taps will close the event featuring 339 names on the plaque.
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Sixth Ward
Menands Bridge
Raymond Bayly
Michael Glogowski
Richard G.bayly
Joseph T. Glogorski
J. Boyg Allendorph
William G. Allendorph
Frank J. Hogan
John J. Tower
Doris L. Crockett
Russell Sage College
John R. Palmer
St. Uy Benediction
Bronislaus Mendel
Holy Trinity Church
Eugle
Noble Callahan Post
American Lemon
James H. Smith
Helen Kitrick
Georges B. O'Connor
Joseph J. Smith
800 Trojans Seek Vacation Trip Permits
About 60 Trojans appeared before the Troy War Price and Ration Board to obtain gasoline travel permits since the vacation travel order began. Chairman Edward J. Ronan said daily applicants ranged from 35 to 50 on business days, with many misunderstanding eligibility for extra gasoline. The rule allows one round trip using A ration stamps, eight stamps per series at three gallons each, roughly 360 miles maximum, assuming 15 mpg. trips beyond this are barred unless B or higher rations are used.
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OPA
Troy War Price and Ration Board
Edward J. Ronan
Troy Board
Ronan
Upstate Man Dies in Crash and Three Injured
Louis Carbera, 40, of Peasleeville Clinton County died at Glens Falls Hospital from multiple injuries after his car crashed into a taxi on Dix Avenue near County Line Road in Glens Falls. Three others wounded in the collision remained hospitalized with serious injuries.
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Louis Carbera
Peasleeville
Clinton County
Glens Falls
Ta.m
Dix Avenue
County Line
Salvatore Carbera
Leo Bushe
Keeseville
Volney D. Doty
Mokigan Steet
Giens Falls
Seth
Carbeta
Mr. Carbera
Sushe
Warren County
Postwar Rubber Surplus Forecast by Industry Leader
John L. Colyer of B F Goodrich predicts a postwar rubber surplus reaching 2.7 million tons annually, with abundant supply lowering costs and enabling new agricultural and industrial uses. He notes returning Japanese plantations and new natural rubber sources plus synthetic rubber will lift production to twice historic world usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Colyer
B. F. Goodrich Co
Schenectady
Collyer
End of three day strike at Wickwire Spencer plant
About 1,400 workers at the Wickwire Spencer Steel Corp plant in Tonawanda voted yesterday to end a three day walkout that began Wednesday over a wage dispute affecting sixty employees in a newly formed department.
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Tonawanda
Woman's Body Found In River Near Rensselaer Bridge
The body of Mrs. Clayton Pratt, 38, of Greenfield Massachusetts, who leaped from the Congress Street Bridge into the Hudson River, was recovered near the William Barnet & Son mill in Rensselaer after currents carried it about five miles. Identified by her husband, she left a note and shoes at the bridge. Coroner Cota to decide. She is survived by a 14 year old son, Richard.
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Clayton Pratt
Greenfield
Mass
Congress Street
Hudson River
William Barnet & Son
Rensselaer
John Nardicci
Broadway
Walter Kelly
Second Street
Troy
Sherwood Funeral Home
Alex Finn
Joseph Kelly
Edward Kendrick
Ferry Street
Charles J. Cota
Richard
Scouts Distribute More Posters During War Effort
Scouts from the Troy Area Council assisted the OWI by placing posters in local shops. Troop 51 members Ernest Rankle James Patterson and Robert Milhouse and Troop 13 members Allan Lee Fred Ames and George Herring Joseph O Connell and Troop 19 members at St Marks Church carried the campaign. Additional notes list Troop 12 Lansingburg volunteers Janes Fellows joins the troop board and George Patterson named to the troop committee. Troop St Richard Kohlheyer gains an assistant scout master. Troop 44 St Agnes Camped at Saratoga Lake under William Donlon and Edward Grenoon. Troop 51 met at James Patterson home. tests passed by several members in tracking cooking and pace.
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Boy Scouts
Troy Area
Office of War Information
OWI
Ernest Rankle
James Patterson
Robert Milhouse
St John’s Church
Allan Lee
Fred Ames
Grace Methodist Church
George Herring
Joseph O'Connell
St Mark's Methodist Church
James Fellows
First Presbyterian Church of
Lansingburg
George J. Patterson
Richard Kohlheyer
St. Agnes’ Church
Cohoes
Saratoga Lake
William B. Donlon
Edward Grenoon
Troop 51
William Read
Stephen Sturges
Rocco Verrastra
John Gibson
William Wagar
Ernest Trankle
Igcout
Missing Woman Found After Saratoga Train Stop
Anna Reardon of Brooklyn was found in the Worden Hotel Saratoga Springs after missing a train bound for Blue Mountain Lake. State Police Travelers Aid and Delaware and Hudson police coordinated the search, with Relatives fearing she would miss the North Creek connection. She explained she waited in Saratoga Springs for a later train, baffling the rescuers.
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Saratoga Springs
Travelers’ Aid Society
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Anna Reardon
Brooklyn
Worden
North Creek
Saratoga Police Probe Thefts
Saratoga Springs resident Mes J E McEachron reported break ins and thefts to police. Eight dollars were stolen from a kitchen table drawer, and thirteen dollars from her husband’s trousers. Police investigate additional quick thefts at local Sunset Store and Vrooman Filling Station on Maple Street.
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J E. McEachron
Catherine Street
Saratoga Springs
Sunset
Vrooman
Maple Street
W C T U Election Slated Next Month
Rensselaer County W C T U will hold no officer election at the executive committee meeting Tuesday night. Officials say plans will be made for the annual election to occur in September.
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Rensselaer County
W. GC
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