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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1943
Page
7
Ellen Hiland and family express gratitude to friends neighbors Boy Scouts New York Safe Police and others for support during their bereavement.
A crowded memorial page lists multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Aug 1943 through Aug 1948. It records names, relation to families, hospital or town of death, dates, and arrangements for private or public services, with interment details at Oakwood Cemetery and other local locations.
Two boys aged 11 and 14 will be arraigned in Rensselaer County Children's Court after being accused of stealing 194 dollars from the Army Store at 65 Congress Street on Saturday. Police recovered 164 dollars. 54 and 10 dollars were found at homes, with 10 more previously turned in. A bicycle owned by Donald Christensen was also recovered.
A thief failed to enter a Burdett Avenue home then used a found screwdriver to probe another residence. Raymond Myers reported a broken rear glass, a signet ring, and 42 cents stolen. Joseph Klee described attempts to enter his home and a screwdriver found at Myers. Mrs. Anna Ru Niucci reported a burglary including a diamond ring, brooches, canned goods, and a five dollar bill.
Approximately 125 persons attended the Whiteside Church Old Home Day in West Cambridge. The program included a noon picnic and 2:30 p.m. service featuring Rev. James Schofield, Rev. William Ettinger, and Rev. C Burton Jones. Louise Beadle read an historical statement. solos were sung by Pauline Brownell and Lydia Ernst. Attendees came from Johnsonville, Buskirk, Greenwich, Argyle, Easton, Cambridge and Schuylerville.
Four units of Odd Fellows plan meetings this week. Diamond Rock Lodge will convene tonight with Noble Grand Earl Carrier presiding and the charter draped for Frank Fletcher. Albia Lodge meets Thursday with Vice Grand Albert R. Fox presiding. Hudson Valley Lodge meets tomorrow at the Odd Fellows Temple with Noble Grand Charles Christiansen Jr. in charge. Bethlehem Rebekah Lodge meets Thursday at Diamond Rock Hall to plan for fall with Mrs. Jennie Barnum presiding.
Marine Corp. William J. Dillon of North Greenbush Road was killed in a Cherry Point crash. Lieutenant H Donald Hudson of Watervliet was seriously injured near Dayton after a Marlin Heights crash. Hudson, veteran of 100+ South Pacific missions, wore two decorations. Dillon’s funeral plans and survivor details are listed.
Paul Young resigns as Lansingburg Boys' Club managing director and will be guest of honor at a farewell dinner tonight at 6 30 at the clubhouse. Board members and the Ladies Auxiliary host the event with Mayor Hogan expected as a guest and Dr Robert E Plunkett speaking.
Rose Abbey owned by Sunny Stables Saratoga Springs led all three heats to capture the $300 purse in the free for all harness race at the Saratoga County Fair Ballston Spa. Also winner in the 2:16 trot was Margaret Lee Frisco from Ryan Arnold McManus Schaghticoke taking the $300 purse with three heats.
The War Department announces temporary promotions for locals. John Charles Macaron of Dutch Village Menands rises from major to lieutenant colonel. John George Foulkes Jr of Saratoga Springs moves from first lieutenant to captain. Marshall William Quandt of Waterford becomes major from captain. Jerling Filkins of Rensselaer advances from second to first lieutenant. Donald Bouton Briggs of Saratoga Springs advances from second lieutenant to first lieutenant. Lieut Nathan Edward Schwartz of East Nassau Medical Corps is ordered to active duty.
Miss Margaret Wood announces the Troy area home front pledge campaign to curb the black market. She will meet Amalgamated Clothing Workers rep Catherine Fitz-Gibbon and County Home Bureau agent Mabel Milhan to plan activities and student participation at Russell Sage College. The effort seeks pledges to pay legal prices and refuse rationed goods, with a film shown to promote signing and a call to join the war on rising living costs.
Officers and directors of the New York State Chapter of the National Association of Postmasters will gather at The Hendrick Hudson on Saturday September 18. The meeting will set yearly activities and finalize plans for the state convention. Postmaster Edward Rice of Freeport Long Island will preside.
Pvt. Clarence C. Hood of Rensselaer is reported missing in action in the European theater of World War II. Official notices advise families to await word and provide necessary information for inquiries.
Four residents of 389 Fourth Avenue Lansingburg faced illness after eating wild toadstools mistaken for mushrooms. Mrs. Mary Kulipsky 23 her daughter Frances 9 and Mrs. Francis Pollozzi 19 were hospitalized with fair to good conditions. Mrs. Alvina Gologna 23 treated and discharged. Doctor Cuoco warned the fungus species was undetermined and two others nearby reported illness but were not admitted.
The dead man, Chester Stanley Hammond, 38, of Watertown Massachusetts, was found near Waterford and believed struck by a truck. Identified by brother Robert Hammond at Hack Funeral Home Mechanicville. Autopsy showed crushed skull and chest. Investigators include Mechanicville police and state troopers.
Lieut. Fred E. Nelson of 45 North Williams Street Whitehall is among New York State officers and enlisted men awarded the air medal by Lieut. Gen. George C. Kenney commander of the Southwest Pacific Area according to Allied Headquarters dispatch from Australia.
Governor Dewey urged 30 000 volunteers to harvest and process more than 2 000 000 tons of New York fruits and vegetables. He called for widespread actions including tree farm labor mobilization, vacation grants, school board state bus use, and highway staff releases through October to alleviate critical labor shortages across counties such as Chautauqua Erie Niagara and Monroe and in Hudson Valley districts.
Miss Helen M. McKinstry announces 17 new hires at Russell Sage College including instructors in English Gustave Schwamm and Marie Jaeger, and Miss Phyllis Van Vleet as assistant professor of physical education. New house directors, dietitians, and nurse staff are named, with several current staff promoted.
Francis Volney an 18 year old Leeds Coast Guard dischargee faced arraignment for attempted robbery after police say he hit motorist Arthur Hooker 45 of Sussex New Jersey with a hammer near Stop 17 on Albany Schenectady Road. Hooker was hospitalized with slight improvement reported. Volney was captured by State Police after fleeing into nearby woods and was held for the grand jury.
Tandy Bryson dies at Eagle Mills after long service in engineering and war work. He held sixty patents in mechanical improvements and was cited by the U S Army Ordnance Department for distinguished service. Survived by Ruth Jones Freeman wife and two brothers. funeral at Oakwood Cemetery.
Patrolmen Morine and Bress recovered a 1936 sedan owned by Alvin C. Wagar of Watervliet stolen from his home on Saturday night. It was found on First Street north of Monroe Street. Cornelius Callaghan reported his 1937 sedan stolen from Fourth Street and found on Church Street.
Two men died in a Saturday truck crash on Hop City Road west of Burnt Hills when the vehicle failed to handle a curve and rolled down an embankment. Alex Orzel aged 31 of Ballston and Ernest Denison aged 24 of Scotia perished from crushed chests and neck injuries, while Leonard Michelfelder 31 of Galway escaped with minor injuries. Coroner Frederick G. Eaton ruled the deaths accidental. Denison’s funeral arrangements are set in Galway, while Orzel’s services are planned in Schenectady.
Willard Norton of Halfmoon sustained a possible fractured skull chest injuries and a scalp laceration when his car struck a tree and a telephone pole on Pruyn's Hill near Mechanicville. Three residents Charlea Folmsbee Alfred Quinn and his wife aided at the scene before Norton was rushed to Leonard Hospital in Mechanicville. Police Sergt Walter McFarland and Patrolman Philip Noonan investigated as to cause. Norton was alone and in fairly good condition last night.
Three year old Nancy Bauer of 4 Sunny Side was treated at Samaritan Hospital for bruises to the left arm and knee after being struck by a car driven by Charles E. Ramroth at the intersection of Ingalls Avenue and Ninth Street. Ramroth said he was driving north on Ninth Street and turning left into Ingalls Avenue when the child, playing in the street, was hit by the car's left front fender. The accident occurred about 2 p.m.
Helen c. Buichis of the Civil Service Commission announces urgent openings in multiple government agencies. Women and deferrable males are invited. high school graduates with two years math may become inspectors of ordnance materials after a ten week funded course at Cornell University. Positions include male photographers at 1800 dollars yearly for Voorheesville duties and laborers in Watervliet and Schenectady at 72 cents an hour.
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