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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1944
Page
6
Youngsters showcase nine entries in a community project tied to the Troy Recreation effort. The event features handmade items reflecting local talent and student effort in a recreational program.
More than 300 articles across 32 varieties will be on display at Disprey. Mita Matteson notes the effort aims to teach practical skills and deter delinquency. Girls present saproms and dolls while boys work on belts tents yards and keys. Exhibit at three parks with directors Kathleen McGovers Bernice Morrison Ruth Blaker Grace Thompson and Bye Field available to explain methods. Wiss Matteson, senior at Busy Sell Sage College, supervises the crafts program.
International News Service reports from Cape Gloucester New Britain that Hill 80 is being erased as engineers use the volcanic knoll for a military highway and observation post. Marines note the loss serves strategic needs while continuing to advance coastal infrastructure.
Washington reports Seventh Day Adventists condemn the World Calendar proposal calling it a blow to God’s command for a fixed day of rest. They urge ministers and editors to warn believers via sermons radio broadcasts articles and special publications against severing the religion week link. The calendar splits the year into 13 four quarter weeks totaling 91 days with January 1 on a Sunday and December 31 as a world holiday aimed at saving time and money.
The village of Ballston Spa wins approval for two postwar projects by the state's Postwar Public Works Planning Commission. A sewage disposal plant with a sludge digester is planned at 345000 dollars and an incinerator plant at 45000 dollars.
Allied Polish and Italian troops broke German resistance along the Adriatic and Memure fronts pushing north toward the Gothic Line. Artillery bombardments preceded gains up to three miles in the San Giorgio area, with patrols securing much of the Memure south bank. British Eighth Army and Indian troops captured prisoners near Florence while a religious procession near San Lorenzo church suffered fatalities from shelling.
Green Island Webster Bailey Auxiliary and Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War sponsor a public social in the Cohoes G A R rooms tonight. The auxiliary senior group meets Monday evening with Mrs Lids Vantloesen presiding over the business session.
Actress Bonnie Edwalls the wife of playboy Tommy Alanville was granted a divorce from Algernon HK Barbee after she testified to abuse and erratic behavior. She described his wandering hours and a 1am sandwich run that kept him away until the following afternoon. The Beverly Hills divorce included a property settlement keeping her jewelry stock and perfumes valued at tens of thousands.
Postmaster A Parris paired Donald Sudkamp six feet seven inches tall with Charles Dahl five feet four inches to solve missed mail at Champaign Illinois boxes. Sudkamp overlooked low collection slots, Dahl provides sight lines aiding delivery. The unlikely duo works to improve route accuracy and box checks.
Jubilant over the liberation of Paris, Paul Verdier ordered champagne for six hundred department store employees yesterday. He closed the store an hour early to let workers attend the party.
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