Mayor Ahern Proposes 16 Postwar City Projects
City engineers led by Charles F. Crowley submit a list of 16 municipal projects for postwar construction with estimated costs over 400000. Highlights include a new high school and city hall improvements, street and water system work, school remodels, and airport plans.
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Ahern
Wade
Srov
Ste
Jonny
Ancre
Yesterdey
Fleming
Pedere Works Agency “A
Washington, D. AL
Albany
New City Hall
Troy High School
Ecking
Pele
Hoosick Street
Prospect Park
Troy
Charles F. Crowley
Fred C. Crowley
Y M C A Day Camp Plans for Parents Night
Plans are set for Y M C A day camp Parents Night tomorrow evening. Handicraft displays and group acts will showcase craft projects and songs directed by Raymond Filligt with his harmonica band. Robert Andrews of Watervliet will play accordion selections. The camp, led by A James McCracken, toured Troy Airport yesterday and visited La Salle Riding Academy.
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Asanai
A. James McCracken
Troy
la Sale Riding Academy
Local Notes From McClellan Hospital and Nearby Visits
Mrs Willard Flynn Jr remains a patient at McClellan Hospital. Miss Patricia and Murrey have returned from the McClellan Hospital after an operation. Mr and Mrs Reymond Kilburn returned from Lake Lauderdale camping. Panama Canal Zone sailor Walter Bartling is home on first furlough since 1941. Sergi and Mrs J H Murray Jr returned to Lincoln Keb after visiting relatives.
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Willard Flynn, Jr
McClellan Hospital
Mary Louis Kilburn
Stilwater
Thomas Way
Perry Eady
Laxe Lauderdale
Hit
Reymond Kilburn
Lake Lauderdale
Wounded in France Lieutenant Diduch Returns News
Sec ond Lieut Michael J Diduch 25 son of Mr and Mrs Peter Diduch of 2393 Sixth Avenue was seriously wounded in France on June 23 according to the War Department. A June 27 English hospital letter said he had been slightly wounded by shrapnel. A Catholic Central High School and Siena College graduate, he was a noted local basketball player and had worked for Montgomery Ward before going overseas in May.
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France
Michael J. Diduch
Peter Diduch
Sixth Avenue
Theene Chantry
Fits
War Department
Diduch
Catholic Central High School
Siena College
Azone
Montgomery ‘Ward
Germany
Sergi Robert P. Granberg
Marie Granberg
Oscar P. Granberg
Congress Street
Troy High School
Behr-Manning Corp
Flying Fortress
Norman Granberg
Troy
Moose Sightings Rise In Columbia County Area
The North Adams Transcript reports a recurring moose presence in eastern New York and western Massachusetts. Residents in Canase Center and Ghent note moose trampling lawns and a large animal roaming near fences, with historic mentions of Old Bill, a 3200 pound moose once tied to Berkshire Museum.
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Columbia County
New York State
Massachusetts
Canase Center
Clarence Waaner
Herold Butten
Camisa Center
Berkshire County
Mass
Gage Preserve
William ‘Bil
Sargood
Sergood
Bill
Berkshire Museum
Pittsfield
October Mountain
Ghent
Ghent Claverack
Punsit Valley
Spencer
Weekend visits spread across families in Cambridge and vicinity
South Cambridge Cerl Drubba stayed with parents in Poestenhill while Gladys Hunt visited Cambridge with grandmother Jennie Granger. Schenectady guests included Mrs. John Oliver and Miss Margaret Flynn. Other families hosted or joined relatives in Greens, Hoboken, New Jersey, and Troy, with Randall Lee and Richard Abergins departing for Greenwich service.
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Cerl Drubba
John Druba
Poestenhill
Gladys Hunt
Cambridge
Jennie Granger
John Oliver
Margaret Flynn
Schenectady
Timothy Flynn
Earle McWhorter
Greens
Richard Wilson
Hoboken
Lawrence B. Wilson
James Zito
James
W. Zito
Zito
New Jersey
Gary
Mis
Audria Bassett
Saratoga Lake
Franklin Lee
Troy
John Gannon
Richard Abergins
Greenwich
Foster Goodrich
Allen, Ann
Donald
Foyettesville
Seaman
Quonset, R. T
Edward Goodrich
Trojan Post VFW Plans Clamsteam Event
Trojan Post VFW meets at Glen Avenue post quarters on Tuesday. Commander Willan J. McCracken presided. Clamsteam committee chair Joan J. Connalis reports plans complete for a steam event next Sunday and reservations close tomorrow night. George We McCune notes prizes for sports winners. William C. Kane and Peter Morgan admitted to membership. Meeting adjourned in respect for 05th Infantry men who made the supreme sacrifice at Saipan.
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Trojan Post
Vv. BP. W
Glen Avenue
Willan J. McCracken
Joan J. Connalis
Cairman
Clamsteam Committee
Post
George We McCune
Valu‘ Atte
Wiliam C. Kane
France
Peter Morgan
Honolulu
05Th Infantry
Saipan
Trojan Promoted in U S Army Air Forces
Thomas J. McAvoy of Troy received promotion to corporal in the U S Army Air Forces announced at Antilles Air Command headquarters in Puerto Rico. He entered service November 23 1922 and is stationed at a Trinidad Army Air Base. son of Mrs John McAvoy of Troy.
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Thomas J. McAvoy
Troy
Army Air Forces
Antilles Air Command
Puerto Rico
Army
Corporal McAvoy
Iss
Army Air
Trinidad
British West Indies
John McAvoy
Seraey
Hey
Army Technical School
East Poestenkill Church Delays Service and Picnic Plans
East Poestenkill Baptist Church will not hold a service tomorrow. The notice mentions a resumption on Aug 34 and a Sunday School picnic on the ball l7tn Saturday Aug. CIRCES AT WYNANTSKILL The North Greenbush Ambulance Association sponsors a circus Saturday on the Wynantskill school grounds to raise funds for the ambulance unit featuring animals and various acts.
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East Poestenkill Baptist Church
Circes
Wynantskill
North Greenbush Ambulance Association
Bassmann's Gas Tablets Offer Quick Relief
Advertises Bassmann's Gas Tablets for relief from gas in stomach and bowels including heartburn and palpitations. Claims a money back guarantee and urges purchase at Donnelly & Khanna with W. Curtis location.
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Baaimanns
Atwars
Donnelly & Khanna
W. Curtis
Federal Agents Check Auto Stamp Compliance in Troy
Federal agents from the Internal Revenue Service checked local cars for federal use stamps. Officers visited the Court House office and examined owners of many automobiles for tax stamp compliance. Vehicles found without stamps were seized or noted for notification to owners.
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Troy Area
Intermed Revenue Department
Revenue Department
Mowr
Boresti
Court House
Troyard
Twice Wounded Man On Way to Home
Frederic A. Ellison, a twice wounded veteran of the Africa, Sicilian, and Italian campaigns, arrived at McGuire Hospital in Richmond Virginia for treatment and will soon be sent home. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Frederic A. Ellison of 268 Eighth Street were informed by the War Department that he is recovering from his latest injuries and has received the Order of the Purple Heart. He has been in an Army hospital in Italy for some time.
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Frederic A. Ellison
McGuire Hospital
Richmond
Eighth Street
Italy
Outing Staged by Consumers Group
More than a dozen guests attended the Troy Consumers' Cooperative outing Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jona B. Murphy in Spergietown. A frank future roast with fresh corn was served. Gretchen Sickles, vice president, presided over two business sessions. William B. Patton reported on the capital stock drive. Stephen Joisz outlined plans for a new ship drive. Mrs. Frederic C. Eilisen reported on a weeklong conference she attended recently at Massachusetts State College.
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Troy
New Orleans Launches Rodent Poison Campaign
City officials ordered 160000 poison bait packages to curb the rat population after a days long drive. Authorities warned residents to keep bait stations in place as crews distributed the pellets across affected areas.
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New Orlaake
New Orleans
Orleans
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Eighth Avenue
Rox
20Cm
Bomber Command
Inteligence
Army Air Corps
India
Lansvizburs High School
Travelers’ Life Insurance School
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