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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1944
Page
2
Draft calls for September in this area are so small as to appear at the vanishing point. Selective Service evidently wants very few men drafted, sent for pre-induction examinations. The three Troy boards have had small quotes for the last three months.
Maurice F Evora reports his brother Sergz Coleman J Lyons of the Trey Police Department has been listed as killed in action on July 25. Lyons, a former infantryman with Company D 205th, served 1923 to 1938, went overseas in December, and was stationed abroad before his death. He resided at 327 Hockett Street and was previously employed by Jones Manning.
In Mechanicville plans for a recreation field day on Saturday September 9 include a Kickers handicap contests darts Chinese auction and social hour. Mrs Mary Cassidy named games chairwoman with Thomas MacKenzie pro assisting along with William Cister Ray Stocker Perry Connelly and George Hoover as coordinators. Residents are asked to bring waste paper for city collection and Mayor Homer Eckerson warns on proper garbage disposal for the incinerator. The First Presbyterian Church bazaar on October 15 will feature a turkey dinner a fancy work booth and cooperative events with the Whatsoever Circle of King's Daughters Missionary Society and Westminster Club.
A sprawling page lists radio guide items, community notices, and personal tidbits from Schenectady region. Citizens James Sheehan and Tallmadge Bullock are noted for camp visits, while families like the Roses and Baileys enjoy Lake Cos Bayone. Manpower movements include soldiers George Wallaway in England and Joseph Wallaway in France, with other items detailing reunions, dances, and upcoming meetings.
Lieut. Donald D. Brownell arrived to spend a few days with Gerald Buckley and his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs John Hyan at Valley Falls last week.
The Hoosick Falls community gears up for its annual Home Day hosted by the Hoosick Baptist Church. The day features a 3:30 am worship service, 10:30 am Sunday School, a 12:50 pm covered dish luncheon, and a 2:30 pm service, with Mrs Sanford EL Rudd and Roscoe H. Pierce among organizers. Injured in a fall, Carleton Robirtson is home on Ball Street with a broken leg after roller skating at Fredges Lake. A child health clinic runs today 1:30 to 3:30 at the Main Street School led by Dr J Le Robertson and Nurse Margaret Colesman offering immunizations and school-entry vaccines. Rev Leo J Burke and family visit from Wisconsin on vacation, with various relatives in attendance. Sgt S20 Milberg returns from Camp Lee, Va, while Walter Graney completes training in Texas, and other local service members are home on furlough.
Three Troy juveniles appeared in Rensselaer County Children's Court charged with burglarizing the Frank J Hooley market at 125 Fourth Street. Detective Edmund J. Sullivan of the Troy Detective Bureau reported the market theft of 139 dollars with about 200 dollars recovered.
Reymertorn and Mrs Baker entertain relatives from New York while Dr and Mrs E A Mason host guests including Mrs Henrieta Ding of Berlin. Ada Sticksey and Mrs Appa Bobbiss visit Crescent residents Mr and Mrs Luzerne Shafer. Mr and Mrs Howard Robinson return to Bayonne New Jersey.
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