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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1944
Page
17
Allied air leaders plan a postwar occupation of Germany with a projected 15 000 planes forming an air police and occupation force. A three power ground division is expected with US British and Russian troops, while a joint air command pools heavy bombers and fighters across nations.
Waterford First Baptist Church to honor Rev Lewis M Blackmerite with a farewell at the Fero home on School House Lane. A 6 30 p m covered dish picnic is planned under the Young Women's Club, with transportation meet at 5 30 p m. Blackmerite leaves Monday for Army Chaplain Corps duty. Mrs Willard Holcomb of Park Place recovers from an ankle injury. The Piche family enjoys a camp vacation on the 21 Hawk River. James J Ralston and Paul Newkirk return from the Firemen's State Convention in Rochester. A fall rummage sale is planned by the Waterford Methodist Church Woman's Society. donations may be left at Mrs Edgar Zeh's Broad Street home.
A Leavenworth resident reported finding a mass of angleworms under his bed after lifting the covers. His daughter, who was playing in the victory garden, offered the curious remark that they “felt void.”
Allied forces push through Aubagne and Aix en Provence as they trap remaining German units in Toulon and push toward Marseille. American columns advance from Aix en Province toward the coast while French troops fight house to house, aiming to sever the coastal escape route and tighten the encirclement.
S B Ketchum longtime business owner and postmaster mentor to Winkatskitl Fire Department and Farm Bureau leader dies at home aged after a fifty year career. Survived by wife Mies Saray May DeFreest and three sons George S Keithum Haston Delmar Milton D Ketchum and six grandchildren. Funeral Friday 2 pm at First Reformed Church Wy ee is officiated by Rev Nelson Van Raaite.
An Associated Press report from Bern and Basel details Marshal Petain’s arrest and removal with key Vichy officials, as Germans pressed into Vichy authority. Laval’s flight and Abetz's role are noted, with Swiss papers claiming Petain’s villa was stormed and his mission ended.
Bulgarian foreign minister Parvan Draganov told parliament Bulgaria remains allied with Germany despite a dark shadow from the Rus siafront. DN B's broadcast cites him stressing continued relations with Germany and noting Bulgaria has long been friendly with Russia while war against the United States and Britain is misrepresented.
Shorewood board of health last night ordered quarantine forbidding children under 16 to leave their homes after two new infantile paralysis cases brought total known cases to 11 since August. Quarantine runs until September 4 and may be adjusted. about 3,000 children affected.
Polio cases in Buffalo yesterday rose to 35, exceeding the full year of 1939, as nineteen additional cases were reported. The broader region saw three new cases in neighboring parts of Erie County, totaling six for the period.
Mr and Mrs Philorum Martel of TR Reservoir Street observed their sixtieth wedding anniversary with Holy Communion at St Mar ters Church and a dimmer party for eighty relatives at the son Rene Martel 2 Witbeck Avenue. Married August 21 1834 in Montrent they reside in Cohoes with nine living of eleven children. The gathering featured a purse of 150 and a wedding cake. Also Rotary speaker Capu Richard M Holsten U S Marine Corps to address the club noon at Van Schaick Island Country Club on Amphibious War in the Pacific.
The weather bureau says a tropical hurricane off the northwestern Yucatan coast will likely reach Tampico in Mexico's coast area by early tomorrow. It is a small diameter storm centered near latitude 90 degrees 30 minutes and longitude 90 degrees 30 minutes, moving west northwest at about 14 miles per hour, with hurricane force winds near the center and gales extending 50 to 100 miles. Officials urge extreme caution for those in the storm’s path.
Five members of the class of 197 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute were elected yesterday to Phi Lambda Upsilon the honorary society for chemical engineering chemistry and metallurgical engineering. The honorees Kenseth Mackenzie Ed win Cocapusta Jack A Duffie George Dickie and Peter L Gross are Navy training course members at RPI. The society founded in 1938 at Rensselaer Poli nstitute honors outstanding students of the chemical sciences.
The annibal inspection of ML D. Hussell Auxilisty United Spanish War Veterans will occur Monday September 18 in Spanish War Hall. Niagara Falls state auxiliary president Mrs. Mabel Hennings will inspect. A dinner precedes the meeting. Arrangements are led by Mrs. Muriel Ferza and Mrs. Margaret Guild. A rehearsal for floor officers aimed at preparation for inspection is set for Saturday September 16. General plans were reviewed at Monday night’s meeting led by Mrs. Bertha L. Cokeux.
State Department of Public Works expands promotion opportunities under a new plan announced yesterday by Supt. Charles H. Selts. The change dissolves fixed promotion units and creates two departmentwide categories. Engineering and architectural jobs share one category while clerical stenographic and office administration roles form the other. Qualified employees may advance to any position within their category.
A run off election to choose the bargaining representative for Cohoes Knitwear workers will be held August 29 at City Hall from 3 to 5 pm. The choice is between the United Textile Workers of America AFL and the Textile Workers Union of America CIO after the first NLRB ordered vote failed to produce a majority in August. The firm and local unions had extended a labor agreement expiring June 27 following a strike.
Edwin F. Simonds of Cohoes received the Distinguished Flying Cross at an England air base for over twenty bombing missions in Europe. He already holds the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters as radio operator gunner on Fortress bombers. His unit is cited for shuttle bombing of a Messerschmitt plant in Regensburg. Brothers meet in Italy as Pvt Stevens Lucowitz and Sgt Walter Lucowitz reunite after 18 months.
The former convent site at Ontario and Mohawk Streets in Cohoes cleared after a fire years ago will become a city park. St Bernard’s Church officials granted permission through Rev William P Brennan. Workers have removed debris and remaining walls to Dyke Avenue, using fronting property as a park. the ward honor roll had stood on the site.
Cohoes Caunell Knights of Columbus No 192 elected officers met on Reensen Street. Rev Joseph A Kelly named chaplain. William Trombley presided. Committee chairs named for Catholic activity, council program, insurance, publicity, membership, blood donor, wir acts, and sick committee. A card party set for Oct 12 at Keveny Memorial Academy. Pvt Howard Webb Perrier, son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Perrier, has been guest of honor at events while en route to Fort Dix.
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