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Newspaper

Troy Record

Location

Troy, New York, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1943

Page

7

First Lunch Wagon Pioneer George E Bennett Dies

George E Bennett native of Green Island and Troy’s first lunch wagon operator died at his home 104 King Street after a long illness. He spent most of life in restaurants or groceries and once ran a horse drawn lunch car touring the city. Survived by four daughters, two sons, two brothers and four sisters. Funeral Monday at 11 am from his residence with Rev James I Whitcomb officiating.

George E. Bennett Green Island Troy King Street Mr. Bennett Troy Bridge Bennett H. O. Saker G. Merrill Bennett Hiram A Harry A. Bennett Etta Wallingford William Holt Oscar Sinsabaugh Charlotte Callahan James I. Whitcomb St. Barnabas Church Baillargeon St. Peter's Hosital Albany Maxima Turgeon Alyre Ballargeon R M. Tucina Sisters of Mercy St. Peter's Hospital Benoit Spenard Waterford Louis Verchereau John Barron William Fredette Joseph Myers Paul Baillargeon Cohoes Francis Bail St. Joseph’s Cemetery Rn Bennett King St H. C. Baker Hiram Harry Bennett Oscar Linspaugh Connors Frank J. Connors Frank J. St Harold L Joseph W U. S. Army Michael Qobzud Marion E Eleanor R. Gerald Ronald William Connors Joseph Sheridan Watervliet St. Bridge Church Curry Lena Lance Patrick Curry Julia C Helen A. Curry Mary T. Riskey Henry Philip Lance Seventh Avenue Lansingburg St. Patrick’s Church St. Mary's Cemetery Dickson Troy Hospital Bertha J. Dickson John and Rita Dickson Fred J. Lowe Fifth Ave Beth el Baptist Church Elmwood Hill Cemetery Dowde John Francis Dowd James J. Dowd Katherine Browne Dowd James J Anna F Catherine C Agnes ML. Dowd St Patrick U. S John Flavin George Waters Joseph Stiefbater Schenectady Bedford Te Cohoes

Gasoline quotas restored easing Troy area shortage

Prospects of gasoline shortage in the Troy area were relieved yesterday as August quotas for distributors were restored. Earlier at the month’s start a 25 percent cut was ordered, with unusually heavy demand by the armed forces cited as the reason for the reduction.

Troy

In Memoriam Borst and Nearby Obituaries of 1943

The page lists memorials and funeral notices for Marshall W. Borst and several relatives and friends. It notes August 21 as Borst’s three year anniversary and provides multiple bereavement messages, obituaries, and funeral details for family members across Albany Co. and Troy, including dates August 1943, hospital and church services, and burial locations.

Borst Marshall W. Borst Kenn

OPA Warns Of Criticism Within Ranks

OPA officials and employees were warned to confine criticism of office policies to the director or risk losing their jobs. Lester W. Herzog, newly appointed Albany OPA director, said the alert followed a Washington suggestion. The order requires resignation if a member or employee makes controversial statements to newspapers or publicly.

OPA Lester W. Herzog Albany Opa Washington

Kells and Kelly death notices in Central Nassau area

Obituaries and funeral notices dated Aug 18–20 1943 list John Kells, Edward Kelly, Rose Kelly, Michael Ksenich and multiple family connections in Watervliet Troy Colonie and Hoosick Falls. Entries describe funeral times, church services, and interment details with addresses and familial relations.

Kells Central Nassau N. C John Kells Emma Nye William Kells Willia Larkin Averill Park Chauncy Bradway Sand Lake Harry Kells North Chatham Floyd Goodermore Hoags Corners Kendy Kelly Edward $. Kelly Stephen M. Kelly Catherine Ginavan Mary L Troy Charles E. Kelly Montclair N. J Edwin A. Dougher Whitehall Fifteenth Street St. Paul the Apostle's Church St. Peter's Cemetery Watervliet Rose Kelly John Kelly Denver Col James Kelly Raymond Curtin Highth Ave St. Patrick's Church Ksenich Colonie Michael Ksenich Andrew Ksenich Eva Sysak Thomas Stephen Ksenich Demetrious Felock Archibald Street St. Nicholas’ Church McMahon Anna A J. Francis McMahon North Creek Catherine F Frances C William Angeles Cal Edward L Joseph A. McMahon Hoosick Street Syeanay Our Lady of Victory Church St. John's Cemetery Leonard Hospital Ellen Reed Joseph E Mester George W. Sproat Benjamin J Robert McKee John McBain Broadway Mary BE. Newe Margaret Newe Andrew Kelleher North Adams Mass Liert Vincent Ewe N. OR New York City John McGuire Huntington L. I Marjorie Newe Hoosick Falls B. J. Herbert and Sons Funeral Home Fifth Avenue St. Peter's Church St. Mary's Cemetery Qunjian Enty Twelfth Street Mary Moomjian Nazar Gunjian Lucy Pic. Charles Virginia Gunjian St. Nicholas’ Ukrainian Church Shaughnessy Thomas Shaughnessy Laura Jourdanais James Shaughnessy Rotterdam Junction John J. Shaughnessy Edward J. Wallingford Schenectady James B. Connolly Waterviiet Third Avenue St Bridget's Church Toy

Play Site Monitors Plan Outing At Prospect Park

Play Site Monitors from Troy's nine playgrounds plan a Tuesday picnic and field day at Prospect Park with athletic events and games. Frear Park meets Clinton Park in a second game of a three game title series at Waterview High School Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., after Frear won the opener 10-8. An exhibitors’ handicraft show by playground children will run at Manufacturers National Bank the week of Aug 30. Attendance across all playsites last week reached 8,785 led by Prospect Park with 2,740.

Troy Prospect Park Frear Park Clinton Park Watervilet Waterview High School Manufacturers National Bank Frances Peetz Edmund Bennett van Every Park Kinloch Park 112Th Street Rye Field Beman Park 126Th Street William Fluewelling United States Buddy Anderson Rose Marie O'Grady Virginia Ryan Vincent Martone Grace DeFreest Lorraine Mangione William Burke Mary Jane Shudt Jack Cone Charles Harrington Rita LaRose Rita Japour Irma Rogers Dick Manning Leo Sheridan Spike Donnelly Prospect Freer Parks Joe Ryan

Farley Faces Upstate Test in Democratic Split

Upstate leaders stand with Farley but doubts loom over a party push for lieutenant governor. Farley may accept New Deal picks, while Washington strategists bear responsibility for campaign outcomes. Casey of Troy heads to New York for a dinner conference as the state committee prepares.

Dewey Roosevelt Upstate Farley Brooklyn Washington Warley Democratic Ed” Flynn Bronx Mike" Hennedy Manhattan Jim" Mead Buffalo Dan” O'Connell Albany Sticks John J. Bennett Mead Bennett New York New Deal New York State Bad Boys Democratic Party Young Democrats Democratic State Committee Owen D. Young Young Harold R. Moskort Casey Cornelius A. Casey Troy Rensselaer County Chief Casey Biltmore Rensselaer John F. Shannon Gertrude Moore Joseph C. Riley Hoosick Falls Ann Leahy John J. Murphy George W. Foy Henry Schmeder Joseph

Butter Shortage Shrinks Quarter-Pound Purchases in Troy

Stores report butter scarce with only about one in ten having any stock yesterday. Consumers were limited to a quarter pound when available as government stockpile and rising demand push prices and availability into a months long shortage. Distributors expect shipments today but warn the shortage may last into November as margarine becomes more in demand and OPA considers lowering margarine point value to boost substitutes.

Troy Trey OPA Washington

Albany Co and surrounding officials listed in party slate

Albany and neighboring counties provide a slate of names for Republican State Committee representatives and vacancies. The list includes Henchey Albany Michael T. Smith Cohoes Mayor James F. Donlon Watervliet and others from Saratoga Schenectady Warren Washington and more with multiple spouses mentioned and a vacancy in the First District of Rensselaer following William Gill’s death.

Henchey Albany Michael T. Smith Cohoes James F. Donlon Watervliet Saratoga William O’brien Saratoga Springs Helen Nolan Neil Stillwater Washington Guy RK. Meal Hudson Falls Catherines Quirk Salem Warren Jere M. Cronin Glenswalls Catherine Caldwell Lake George Schenectady George B. Smyth Ebien E. Stapleton William C. Marlette Hoalie O'Neil Republican State Committee Rensselaer William Gill Troy K Rensselaer Ann Loeble William ©. Millard Brunswick Hazel Atwater Stephentown Isadore Bookstein Ruth M. Miner John H. Rea Florence A. Murphy Charles C. Wing Mary W. Northey Copes William EE. Morris Waterford Dorothy Bancroft Hadley Henry J. Neddo Whitehall Ethel E. Bronk Warren — Frank Hooper Worth River Kathleen Morgan Glens Falls James EB. Cushing Gertrude Rankin Scheectady William E. Treder Hazel E. Perry Seotie St Lawrence Franklin Clinton Essex Montgomery Fulton-Hamiltton

Officer Missing in Action Warren Dillon Reported

War Department announces Lieut Warren B Dillon of Albany is missing in action in the European theater. He is among eight New York residents named in the latest report. he is son of Newton K Dillon of 470 Second Avenue Albany.

Warren B. Dillon Albany War Department Dillon Newton K. Dillon Second Avenue New York State

Scouts Help With War Bond Drive In Local Campaign

Boy Scouts from the Troy Area Council assisted the bond effort by acting as dispatch bearers and distributing government posters urging the purchase of War Bonds and Stamps. Names listed include David Fairbanks Robert Aldrich Troop 16 Alfred Twombly John Downey Troop 50 Donald Martin Warren Martin Troop 9 William Iacocca Troop 9 Rocco Verrastro Troop 51 Walter Conway William Donnelly Troop 14 and more. Troops planned outdoor activities while merit badge exams and pace tests were held for several scouts. two new second class scouts were named.

Troy Rocco Verrastro Walter Conway William Donnelly Vanderheyden Hall Methodist Farm Will Wade George Murphy Fred Ames Tom Morrison Mineral Springs George H. Speidel, Jr James Calkins Cohoes Kennard Stall Francis Donlon William Mullen Recco Varrestro Robert Millhouse Robert O'Connell Edward O'Haire Watervliet

Ryan Named Republican Candidate for Fourth District Bench

County Judge Andrew W. Ryan of Plattsburg was unanimously chosen as the Republican candidate for Supreme Court Justice of the Fourth Judicial District at a district convention in the Worden Hotel, Saratoga Springs. Ryan won over Hanmer with 46 delegates from 11 counties, with nominations led by Senator Benjamin Feinberg and Assemblyman Harry A. Reaux.

Andrew W. Ryan Plattsburg Supreme Court Fourth Judicial District Worden Saratoga Springs Ryan Clintor County John G. Crapser Massena St. Lawrence County Benjamin Feinberg Harry A. Reaux Warrensburg James E. O’laughlin Schenectady Ryar Andrew J. Hanmer St Lawrence County George O. Tuck

Lake George Body Urges Fixed Level For Lake Protection

The Lake George Association pushed for a fixed lake level of 3.5 feet on the US gauge at Rogers Rock to protect shorelines of state island properties. Dr Edwin M Stanon urged four feet high, 2.5 feet low to Sept 15, and gradual levels afterward. The dam at Ticonderoga owned by System Properties, Inc. powers International Paper. A September or October hearing is planned.

Lake George Forest Preserve Association New York State Irwin Moore Boston System Properties Lake George Association

Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebrated in Rensselaer

Mr and Mrs Octave A Provo observed their golden wedding anniversary at home at 1571 Fifth Street Rensselaer The couple have a long-standing tie to the community with Mr Provo working for the F C Huyck Co for 27 years He is the former Miss Margaret Radcliffe of Rensselaer by birth.

Bernard F. Mulholland Forbes Avenue John Mulholland Army Ae Corps England Pfo William Mulholand Brazil Francis Mulholland California St. Michael’s Academy John The Rail Joint Co William Ford Motor Co Francis Watervliet Arsenal Octave A. Provo Fifth Street Rensselaer Provo F. C. Huyck Co Margaret Radcliffe

Parents Night Closes Y Day Camp at Troys MCA

The Troys M C A day camp ended for the year with a parents program last night inviting fathers and mothers to view handiwork exhibits and enjoy entertainment. Frank B Ward spoke on the year’s program amid a staff shortage, praising directors A J McCracken and Paul E Braddon for directing boys’ leisure time. Awards honored youths for handiwork including best battleship Elliot Weinstein and best destroyer Gerald FitzGerald, with many other craft prizes. After exhibits and entertainment, refreshments were served.

Troys.m.c.a Frank B. Ward A. J. McCrackan Paul E. Braddon Cyril Rowan Ray Filkins Alex Shapiro Elliot Wein+ Stein Eugene Owens Gerald Fitzgerald William Watson Paul Gilson Frank Burt George Kashgarien George Oskanian Jeep Roy Banker Richard Gilbert Lawrence Brennan

Albert Rathbone Dies Prominent New York Lawyer

Albert Rathbone 73, longtime New York attorney and Albany native, died yesterday at his summer home in Wilson Point. A former assistant secretary of the Treasury from 1913 to 1920 and a peace mission financier, he served 53 years at the New York bar with a focus on corporate work. Survived by widow Emma Marvin Olcott, two daughters Leonard D. Adkins and Mrs. Robert L. Johnson, and seven grandchildren, private services and burial will be in Albany.

Albert Rathbone New York Albany Wilson Point Mr. Rathbone United States Treaseury Rathbone Albany Academy Williams College Albany Law School Emma Marvin Olcott Leonard D. Adkins Robert L. Johnson

Reiner Awarded Army Medal

Corp. Frederick C. Reiner Jr Army, has been awarded a good conduct medal for exemplary behavior and efficiency, according to a War Department announcement. Reiner is the son of Mr and Mrs F C Reimer of Troy.

Valley Falls Soldier Injured In Train Crash

Corp. Nicholas Hansink of Valley Falls one of nearly twenty injured when two Santa Fe Railroad trains collided in the Santa Fe yards at Gallup New Mexico late last night. AP reports one hundred hospitalizations and at least twenty treated with first aid. Several soldiers were treated by private physicians and railroad officials.

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