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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1943
Page
3
Prof Wayne C Hedges envisions Reveille waking American soldiers on a violin in a waltz tempo. His idea, if adopted, would replace the bogie with melodic morning bugle strains as a musical wakeup for troops.
A Denver professor said yesterday he would protest the War Department by altering the bugle call for recruits. He argued the bugle nerves the soldiers. in his plan the rhythm would be in wait time played on a violin to wake the boys gently each morning.
Waterford youth group meets at Grace Episcopal Church at 7 PM at the Chap mans home on Fourth Street for a devotional period and brief business session followed by a social hamburger roast at Grace Church.
A St Bartholomew's Day service with Holy Communion to be conducted at 10 am by Rev James T Kerr, rector. Remy Walter Levy has returned to Saratoga Avenue home from Cohoes Hospital. Pvt Thomas Craven visits parents on Saratoga Avenue. Pvt Walter Sorensen of Camp Butner NC visits his mother on Middle Street. Mrs Walter Pearse returns home on Vanderwerken Avenue after Plattsburg visit. Families Crowther Lueck Grochmal return to Northside after Saratoga Lake stay. Red Cross surgical dressing unit meets at John House Memorial 9:30 am to 4 pm under Mrs B Emer son Devitt.
City officials will attend a regional institute of the New York State Conference of Mayors for Zone 7 in Schenectady City Hall on Friday November 19. Troy likely represented by Mayor Frank J. Hogan City Clerk James M. McGrath and Corp. Counsel Frank S. Parmenter. Zone 7 includes Albany Cohoes Watervliet and Green Island. The meetings aim to discuss municipal matters and War Council operations to aid the war effort.
A child health clinic will be held at Johnsonville School today from 2 to 4 pm. Toxoid for diphtheria and smallpox vaccination will be offered to children whose parents request it. Dr Kenyon leads the clinic with Rosina Morath RN, county public health nurse.
Second Class Petty Officer Dominick Geracitano of the U S Navy Reserve home on furlough after 14 months in the Aleutians praises Army cooperation and toughness there. He describes treacherous fog winds up to 95 mph and calls the Aleutians a fishmans paradise despite harsh climate and short native lifespans. Nearby Troy men include Timothy Sweeney Frank Nelson George Roddy and William Barrett. Also aboard on leave is Enzo Oppidi of Pittsfield a top shots crewman and Magnetto seaman first class captain of a gun mount who saw action in the Mediterranean near Sicily.
The annual handicraft display by Troy Rec Department playgrounds will run the week of Aug 30 in Manufacturers National Bank lobby. Items include patch quilts hats lanyards beads embroidery clay modeling and more labeled with each child's name. Frances Peetz oversees the exhibit.
An old advertisement touts Gillie’s Pepto-Mangan as a remedy for listlessness and fatigue. It claims low blood iron causes weakness and promotes renewed strength and vitality. The ad notes doctors prescribe it for convalescents and iron deficient pale children and promises a money back guarantee.
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