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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1944
Page
10
Watervliet civic chorus concert set in St Patrick Hall with A Stanley Gruver président announcing tickets at 32 cents. Jessa Carzon soloist and Jared Horton conductor lead a program of folk songs religious melodies and classics with Mary Tot’s contralto and Ruth Decker’s soprano.
The Watervliet schools report bond and stamp purchases totaling several thousand dollars. Students collected and sold goods raising around 20 pounds of something, contributing to a broader campaign of bonds and stamps purchases by the school system.
Watervliet High Juniors announce the cast for the annual Christmas comedy Guest House Very Exclusive by Reddy Edmond. Cast includes Manton Kania Eleanor Litchfield David Morricox Eleanor Morsie Marie Adams Richard Carson Sophie Savas and Shirler Gauamis.
War Department reports Watervliet resident Robert Haskins killed in action in France during World War II. He previously served with the 26th Assault Battalion before deployment from Albany area units. He leaves three sisters and several relatives in Watervliet and nearby cities.
In a gym class at Watervliet High School on a above freezing morning the girls played volleyball over the net as if midsummer. They wore warm clothes yet treated the activity as a normal late season game in shorts would occur in June.
A school contest at Watervliet High aims to lift War Bond and Stamp sales with prizes for top buyers in each class. Totals show Bonds 31.675 and Stamps 204.84 dollars. Awards will be given at the Christmas party in each home room.
The Watervliet Lodge of Elks Ladies Auxiliary schedules its annual Christmas party after a meeting. New member Mrs. Raymond O'Brien and Mrs. Nichols Normiule are to be initiated. Supper, decorations, grabbag, and candidates' chair duties are listed with several auxiliary officers named. The event is described as a social success and Mechanicville lodge ladies are invited as guests.
William Lamb announces no Squires meeting tomorrow as members attend the Watervliet Council anniversary dinner in Troy. Edward Marchand chairs the December 12 meeting as the cultural committee presents the program. Villetta Chapter Order of Eastern Star initiations occur tomorrow at Watervliet Masonic Temple with Mrs. Jane Bilgieu and Alfred J. Hart leading. Funeral services for Melvin R. Philips of Colonie are set today at 2 p.m. at John McBain Funeral Home in Watervliet, with burial at Blooming Grove Cemetery North Greenbush. Philips, born in North Greenbush, ran a dairy business in Colonie for 23 years and belonged to the First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his wife Florence H. Philips, daughter Mrs. Harmon of Wynwood Pa, Richard Melvin Philips Sr., sister Miss Ella Philips, and brothers Join and Cyrus Philips. A typographical error in the city budget corrected: postwar project allotment is $15,000, not $33,500. next year’s allocation is $35,000. Pte. John R. Bruce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joan H. Bruce, received the Combat Infantryman’s Badge in Italy with the 88th Blue Devils, Gen. Mark Clark’s Fifth Army.
Westminster Service Guild at Jermain Memorial Church held a Sunday morning meeting at the Watervliet manse where Christman gifts for Kentucky Mountains children were packed for mailing. Miss Janelle Gould led, Mrs. Florence Amann led devotions, and Mrs. Lester B. Ross spoke. Refreshments followed. The next meeting is January 5 with a covered dish supper at 8 pm.
A regular Lieut Jona A Patten Post American Legion meeting is set for tonight at 3 p.m in the Broadway headquarters with Alfred C Meneely presiding. The session will be the last of the year as the Watervliet Post office department uses the rooms for parcel post during the Christmas rush. Next meeting Tuesday Jan Martin M Schanz named general chairman for a New Year’s Eve party at the Elks Club with planning for a dinner and dance and progress reports from the rehabilitation committee working with Elks Lodges nationwide. Mrs Robert Legzert reports her husband Sergt Robert Leggetsy is missing in action over France. Four December selectees for the Army include Edwin Patrick Walsh Jr Ralph Goulden Edmans Albert Joan Breda and Frank Wilson Sisson with Sisson to report at Fort Dix N J for training.
Allied air forces hit western Germany in a major daylight raid with 1900 American heavy bombers and over 1000 fighters targeting Mainz, Giessen, Soest, and Bebra. The attack disrupted rail arteries feeding German fronts as Luftwaffe defenses claimed several losses amid extensive damage to rail facilities east of Humm.
Army Ordnance in Canada conducted extensive winter tests to ready equipment for potential Western Front fighting. Brig. Gen. Gillespie reported in freezing conditions from 14 above to 35 below, testing twelve freight cars of materiel including anti aircraft directors and optical instruments, six mobile shops, and maintenance trucks. Equipment winterization and design changes were made to ensure Arctic operation.
Soldier Angelo J. Corredino of the Panama Coast Artillery recalls his fox terrier mascot Flirty Gertie waking him for chow. The dog proved reliable for four days by diving into his bunk at reveille and nudging him awake, though today he overslept as she slept beside him.
Farmers on Texas gulf coast report ducks damage grain fields as early and in larger numbers, despite beacons set to scare them. W. Tucker of the Texas Game Fish and Oyster Commission notes lights deter early feeding for a few nights before ducks ignore them and resume grazing at dawn.
Obituaries list Aurelia Bini Gauger and Amelia Gauger with residence details, church affiliations, and survivors. Additional notices cover the funerals of Carrie Moo Sryant, Carl Wahrlich, Agnes Alten, Matthew D’Agostino, William H Gardner, Richard J. Prendergast, Theresa Schaidt, Genevieve A M Fox, Julia Walsh, Fred Harris and related memorial services and interment details.
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