Hit the Jackpot Today Dad in New Guinea
Lieutenant William C. Mackey of the Army Air Corps wrote to his father Cornelius P. Mackey in New Guinea after a mission that sent a Japanese destroyer to the bottom of the Pacific. The July 29 letter describes a "nasty mission" with bombs striking the destroyer in Dampier Strait and the plane’s crew witnessing its explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Mackey
Army Air Corps
Cornelius P. Mackey
New Guinea
Mackey
Pacific
Billy” Mackey
Southwest Pacific
Dampier Strait
Tax Reports On Four Estates Filed In Rensselaer County
Saturday in Rensselaer County Surrogate's Court Transfer Tax Examiner Edward J Ene yee Poland filed reports on seven estates. Estates include David Hughes execution to widow Garner D Hughes and others. Brazell heirs intestate at Hoosick Falls and Danforth at 19 42. Andersen Schaghticoke Henchey Castleton Mill Troy Ryan city with multiple heirs. No state tax for most estates. several estates split among widows and children. Attorneys listed for each estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Rensselaer County
Edward Jene Yee
Poland
Mackey
David Hughes
Mary A. Danforth
William J. Ryan
Mr. Hughes
Garner D. Hughes
Pittstown
Sylvester E. Scott
Brazell
Sarah KE. Brazell
Walter F
John R
Lucile EK
Hoosick Falls
Ezra Tiffany
Z.ster
Ida D. Wagner
Sixth Avenue
Murphy
Aldrich
Guy & Broderick
Andersen
Georgiana Andersen
R. D
Verbeck Avenue
Schaghticoke
Reginald A.brooks
Albany
Henchey
Jennie R. Henchey
Castleton
Harrison Y. Gardner
Greenville
Hill
Elizabeth B. Emil
Ninth Street
Pattison, Roberts & Sampson
Ryan
Carrie L. Hannon
Asaland Place
Grace A. MacKenzie
Bertha M. Ryan
Second Street
Murphy, Aldrich
Myers Will Admitted To Probate In Rensselaer County
The will of Henry C. Myers a former deputy sheriff of Hoosick who died in Troy May 6 is admitted to probate in Rensselaer County Surrogate's Court by Judge Edward J. Donohue. The estate totals under 2500 dollars real and under 1000 dollars personal with the siblings Mary M. Wescott of Hoosick Falls and Walter Myers of Troy as heirs. Ezra Tiffany is the attorney. Decrees of judicial settlement on three estates have been filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Myers
Hoosick
Troy
Mey
Rensselaer County
Edward J. Donohue
Myers
Mary M. Wescott
Walter Myers
R. D Troy
Ezra Tiffany
Cornelius H. Schouten
Gerritje Peters
Teuntje Schouten
Castleton
Hubert C. Schouten
Gerrit
Local Servicemen Update From Latham Area
Latham James Coghill Jr. at Camp Perry Va in basic training. Mr and Mrs Earl MacEntyre return to Niagara Falls after visiting Mr and Mrs William Chase sr. Bernard W Limberg back from Albany Hospital convalescing at Loudon Rd home. Pvt John Scully on ten day furlough with father S Scully of Scully Rd home at Beverly Hills with Signal Corps. Pte Mathew Kirpaska returns to Camp McCain Mass after short furlough here due to a relative’s death William Sadler. Mrs Eugene Theroux back from Brownwood Tx with daughter Mrs William Warner who will reside in Latham. Private Warner transferred to Miami Fla with the Air Corps. Edwin Sicker and daughter Miss Lee Sicker with the WACS. Lee rated corporal technician to graduate radio school in Kansas City in about two weeks. Mass Sicker enlisted Feb 3. She attended Latham School and Watervliet High School. Brother Pvt William Sicker with the Coast Artillery at Camp Upton. entered service four years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Coghill, Jr
Seabees
Camp Perry
Earl MacEntyre
Niagara Falls
William Chase
Bernard W. Limberg
Albany Hospital
Loudon Road
John Scully
Stephen
Scully
Scully Road
Beverly Hills
Signal Corps
Mathew Kirpaska
Camp McCain
Mass
Latham
William Sadler
Eugene Theroux
William Warner
Brownwood
Tex
Warner
Miami
Fla
Air Corps
Edwin Sicker
Stop
Troy-Schenectady Road
Lee Sicker
WACS
Kansas City
Mass Sicker
Stillwater Thames Osmond Home Leave At Sampson
Stillwater Thames Osmond stationed at Sampson is spending a week at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thames Osmond
Sampson
Camera Club Plans Semi Monthly Meeting At Local Studio
The Ivey Camera Club will hold its semi monthly meeting at 8 30 pm tomorrow at the Camera Cubs Ideal Studio 327 a River Street. The group previously traveled to Lake George with 25 members to ride the Mohican and photograph the surrounding countryside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivey Camera Club
Camera Cubs Ideal Studio
River Street
Camera Club
Lake George
Mohican
Seabee Sends Home Many Jap Souvenirs
Warrant Officer Joseph F. Hayden of the Seabees Civil Engineer Corps sends a trunk of Japanese mementos from the South Pacific to his wife Antoinette Hayden in Troy. Included are monkey shoes used by jungle fighters, a Jap soap cake, ammo pouch, cap and shirt, tusks, cigars, a bayonet, a rising sun flag, Japanese money, and a vodka of windscreen glass etched with South Sea scenes. Hayden, who served since 1942, commanded water supply work on a Pacific island. the trunk took four months to reach Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. Hayden
Seabees Civil Engineer Corps
Troy Water Bureau
Hayden
South Pacific Battle Area
Troy
Antoinette Hayden
Excelsior Avenue
Jan Ape
South Sea Islands
Australia
Pago Pago
Samoa
South Pacific
South Sea Island
Pacific War Zone
Anthony Belmont
Second Street
Belmont
Bay
Solomon Islands
Southwest Pacific
East Side residents and visitors in local notices
East Side notices list Mrs George Hart of Griswold Avenue convalescing at Samaritan Hospital. Pvt. Fred J. Wagar of Fort Bragg is visiting his parents on Spring Avenue Road. Miss Helen D. Walker of New York visits her brother and sister on Balsam Avenue. Mrs John Wilson entertaining her sister and niece from Providence and Buffalo. Mrs Joseph P. Bondi of Griswold Avenue visits son at St Josephs Seminary Yonkers and daughter Rita training at Jamaica Hospital while in pediatric course at St Josephs Syracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hart
Griswold — Avenue
Samaritan Hospital
Fred J. Wagar
Fort Bragg
N. C
Clifford S Wagar
Spring Avenue
Helen D. Walker
New York
Lay
Harry D. Vincent
Balsam Avenue
John Wilson
Central Avenue
Lewis Pearson
Dorothy
Providence
Eleanor Jean Geisler
Buffalo
Joseph P. Bondi
Griswold Avenue
Paul
St Joseph S Seminary
Duawood
Yonkers
Rita
Jamaica Hospital
St Joseph's Hospital
Syracuse
Jamaica
Crossword Puzzle Across Clues From a Vintage Page
A compact list of crossword clues includes Across items such as waist length jacket and unusual and a mix of short entries like not out and emblem. The puzzle presents a broad array of terms spanning clothing, measurements, chemistry symbols, and proper nouns with a vintage newspaper tone.
Troy Soldier Improves After Plane Crash in Dodge City
Dominic DeBons, critically burned in a Dodge City plane crash, is improving. The DeBonis family from Albany area sought Red Cross aid, with Home Service arranging travel and coordination with Army Air Corps and local Red Cross volunteers. His brother Pvt. Michael P. De Bons served in North Africa and was wounded months earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Dominic DeBons
Dodge City
Kaw
TeBonis
Donato DeBonis
Hnghland Avenue
DeBonis
Rensselaer County
Fed Cross
Kansas
Home Service Department
Army Air Corps
Social Notes from Troy and Nearby Towns
Salem Miss Mildred Hayner of Troy visits Miss Iva MacMaihan while Grace Collins visits her aunt Miss Minnis Collins. Hazel Shaw of Newburg visits her mother Mrs S H Shaw and Jean Graner returns from Albany. Mary and Harriet Fairley return from Willsboro. Margaret Dunnigan of Albany visits her parents. Gertrude Ballfras returns from Brooklyn. Mrs Lows Kluger of New York visits her brother and sister-in-law. Patricia Murrane and daughter return from New York. Mary Gibson of Granville visits her son-in-law and daughter Howard Potuznick. Frank Gilfeather and sons John and Frank Jr. go to Lake Placid for a stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Hayner
Troy
Iva MacMaihan
Grace Collins
Minnis Collins
Hazel Shaw
Newburg
H. Shaw
Jean Graner
Albany
Mary
Harriet Fairley
Willsboro
Margaret Dunnigan
Peter F. Dunnigan
Gertrude Ballfras
Brooklyn
Lows Kluger
New York
Mark Abrams
Martin Murrane
Patricia
Rela
Mary Gibson
Granville
Howard Potuznick
Frank Gilfeather
John
Frank, Jr
Lake Placid
Local Notes Of Residents And Visitors
Miss Catherine Curtis of Sche nectady spending a vacation at her home here. Miss Lois Dunbarr returned home after visiting in Oneida. Mr and Mrs Bill Stearns and children visiting Fort Ann. Mr and Mrs Harry Blundige of Montpelier visiting Mrs Rena Brundize. Edward Curtis Jr getting treatment at Veterans Hospital in Bronx. Robert Witherall of Camp Livingston on furlough with Lape Witherall. Corp Searl Chailestream returned to Camp Campbell Ky after furlough at home. Pvt Clyde Dunham arrived safely in England. Mrs John Siciliano and sons Tommy and Jackie returned from Portland Maine. Methodist Church Sunday School Class picnic held at Mrs L L Witherall’s home. well attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Curtis
Schenectady
Lois Dunbarr
Nends
Oneida
Bill Stearns
1Ehildren
Fort Ann
Harry Blundige
Montpelier
Rena Brundize
Edward Curtis, Jr
Veterans’ Hospital
Bronx
New York City
Robert Witherall
Camp Livingston
Laigs
Lape Witherall
Corp. Sear
Chailestream
Camp Campbell
Fred Dunham
Pvt
Clyde Dunham
England
John Siciliano
Tommy
Jackie
Portland
Lown
L. L.witherall
Wynantskill Band To Give Outdoor Concert
The Wynantskill Community Band, directed by Harry D. Vincent, plans an outdoor concert Wednesday evening if weather allows. otherwise the event moves indoors. Bass player Lawrence Wortz is on furlough and attended rehearsal. Vincent notes a need for more cornet players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wynantskill
P.m
Harry D. Vincent
Lawrence Wortz
Arrest Solves Burglaries in Schenectady Area
Four boys under 18 were arrested in Schenectady after a burglary at the Aqueduct Rod and Gun Club in Niskayuna. Police said the arrests solved three burglaries, two in Niskayuna and one in Schenectady, with 16 revolvers and one life recovered as loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
Niskayuna
Aqueduct Rod and Gun Club
Landmark Gives Way For Bus Park
A former Dooley property at the corner of 123rd Street and Fifth Avenue is cleared to become an outdoor garage for the Troy Fifth Avenue Bus Co. The two story building, once a store run by James Dooley, was damaged by a fire and razed for grading to prepare the site for a bus parking lot through the war. Dooley died in an automobile accident about ten years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dooley
123Rd Street
Fifth Avenue
Troy Fifth Avenue Bus Co
James Dooley
Frank Phoenix
Albany
Adamsville
Rock House Rnn
James McLoughlin
Larry Morrissey
North End
Fort Edward
Probate Court Denies Motion in Everett Estate
The Edward H. Everett estate in Bennington faced a fresh delay as a continuance motion was denied in Bennington County probate court. Hearings opened on accountings by the executrix and administrator following a decree of distribution. Attorney Robert W. Ready represented Mrs. Guildo Turli, while Sen. Warren R. Austin opposed the continuance for Mrs. Everett. The court urged progress after years of legal forbearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. Everett
Bennington
Bennington County
Robert W. Ready
Guildo Turli
Everett
Warren R. Austin
Austin
Charles Murphy Commissioned Second Lieutenant at Camp Lee
Charles Francis Murphy of 180 Fourth Street has been commissioned a second lieutenant after a 13 week officer candidates course at the Quartermaster School Camp Lee Virginia. The program stresses military training physical conditioning and weapons mastery under Brigadier General George A Horkan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Francis Murphy
Fourth Street
Army
Quartermaster School
Camp Lee
George A. Horkan
Appeal Taken In Sidewalk Full Action
A notice of appeal from Justice Francis Bergan’s order setting aside a $2,000 verdict for Mrs. Madge Brown against Mrs. Sarah E. Wager has been filed. The case arose from a January sidewalk fall alleging water and ice from defective drainage. A cross appeal was also filed by Draper & Bartle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Francis Bergan
Rensselaer County
Madge Brown
Walnut Street
Sarah E. Wager
Lavin Court
Brown
Draper & Bartle
Wager
Cousin Leaves Troy Clergyman 1500 Bequest
In White Plains a portion of a decedent’s estate totaling 34,185.72 will go to Rev. Edward D. Barnes of Troy 2613 Fifth Avenue as a 1500 bequest. Surrogate Charles D. Millard disclosed the appraisal in court revealing the estate valued at 40,160.19 with realty 9,000 stocks and bonds 17,080 cash life insurance and other items 12,223.19 and 1,857 in miscellaneous claims. The executor is Joseph J. Harding of Yonkers 30 South Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Record
White Plains
Lulu Hoag Moore
Croton-on-Hudson
Edward D. Barnes
Fifth Avenue
Troy
Charles D. Millard
Joseph J. Harding
South
Broadway
Yonkers
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Troy Flyer
Lieut
Charles W. Rath
Charles E. Rath
Rederick Allen
Charlotte B. Sweet
Stillwater
S. Paul Proctor
4Th ST
Galbraith
NEA Service
George
East Side
Nevada
Fether
Walt
Axia
Bower
Salem
Eagle Bridge
Charles Murphy
Attu
Aleutians
Maine
North America
Charm
Beauty Salon
Troy Clergyman
Packard
Uncle Sam
Litttle
W. H. Bumstead, Inc
Congress ST
Sixth Ave
Phoke Troy
Cox
Morquite
Packard Marine
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