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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1945
Page
1
The Troy Community Hebrew School will be open for pupil registration Sunday and again later in the week. A beginners class is organized and parents are urged to register children early. Open to boys and girls age six and up. six and under may enroll in Sunday School.
The Berlin Central district announces new staff as the school opens Tuesday. Principal Fred Bennett states changes include a full faculty with new hires in sixth grade industrial arts music and science, and expects September 24 as the first full week with classes at 3 pm.
A fragmented list shows school schedules with holidays and reopenings. Entries include New Year Jan 1, Washington's Birthday Feb 22, Easter related days, Memorial Day, and various reopenings in late spring. Some dates are garbled or repeated.
Charles A Birney longtime Troy area hotel proprietor and clambake organizer died at Troy Hospital after a two week illness. Born in Troy sixty seven years ago son of the late John and Mary Birney he once ran a grill on Fourth Street and later co operated the Ariangat as Hotel at West Sand Lake. Funeral set for 9 am tomorrow at St Patrick Church with requiem high Mass at 9:30 and interment in St Peters Cemetery.
The annual outing of the Rens elaeer County Bar Association was held yesterday at the Encelsior House Siyders Lake. William E. Noonan chaired the event with regional judges and jurists from the Third Judicial District in attendance. The general committee included Emmett A. Howd Joseph J. Purcell Warren J. Broderick Joseph C. Behan and Charles G. Maloy. The reservations committee featured Kimer Rasmussen Fred C. Schwa Bierce Bailey Albert E. O'Dell and Carl DeLucia. Entertainment was directed by Jacob Krounec Philip J. Ciro Daniel Michel William F. Darby and William V. O'Connor.
Mrs. Nicholas Shulsey 86 of 601 Pawling Avenue suffered serious facial and upper body burns when a second floor fire broke out at 11:27 yesterday in a two story frame dwelling. She was transported to Samaritan Hospital by Fire Chief Carl Smith and Driver John Lynen. The blaze trapped Mia Shuiser her husband and others on the second floor. Henry Nass lived on the first floor. Origin of the fire was undetermined.
Soviet high command announced Tuesday the capture of 23 more Japanese generals among 39 000 troops and other prisoners. Lt General Ida, commander of the 30th Army Kyuan tung Army group, was among those captured. The total captives from Aug 9 to Aug 28 reached 533 000 officers and 81 generals.
The New York Telephone Co reports 234000 applications for home telephones and 79000 awaiting instruments. Installations will begin on receipt of equipment with priority given to requests filed first. About 49000 pending in New York City Long Island and Westchester County.
Lansingburg public schools will open Tuesday with Papila reporting to the High School and Knickerbocker Junior High at 8 30 a m and elementary schools at 9 a m. Principal Marshall W Wheeler will be at the High School today to register new pupils and Principal Alton Hawkins will be at the tomorrow face for the same purpose.
The funeral for Henry P. Sherman a Troy Citizens Corps veteran and insurance man was held at 11 am from his home 12 Hawthorne Avenue with delegations from the Senior and Junior Troy Citizens Corps the Second Regiment New York State Guard and Man of Company A Spanish American War veterans and représentatives from Kiwanis Club Y M C A and Camp Fire Girls Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery. The Kiwanis Club later visited the home for a 13 - minute service conducted by Nathan Eine president with Rev Sumner Brown as chaplain as the Troy Citizens Corps also visited the home that night.
Harry AL Winne will direct engineering policy and become vice president effective Saturday. Charles EL Wilson, G. EL president, announced Winne's appointment and also named Ernest EB Johnson to succeed Winane as Dresidgut in charge of engineering in the apparatus department.
Correction Commissioner John A Lyons reported crime in New York State for the first six months of 1945 rose 25 percent from the previous year. Forgery showed the largest increase at 172 percent while frauds declined 27 percent and homicide 9 percent. Other rises included robbery 72 percent and larceny 46 percent with automobile theft up 26 percent.
John M. Mass of Melrose, reported missing since Monday afternoon, has been located according to a report from the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office yesterday.
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