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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1943
Page
11
At the Masonic Temple last night Clifford A. Lewis presided over Apollo Lodge 13 F and A M. The lodge announced its usual Christmas charities will be supported at the upcoming election of officers to be held at the next meeting on Tuesday December 14.
Mrs Alfred Mousseau thanks employees of Cluett Peabody Co Cohoes Painters Local Snow White Laundry Troy League of the Sacred Heart Father Roberts and Father Dundon the bearer donors of cars relatives and friends for kindnesses floral offerings and mass cards during her recent bereavement.
Birth notice lists Charles and Mrs Charles Smith as parents born Dec 4 1943 at Sinai Hospital Baltimore. Anna M South of Troy is noted previously. Died later entries follow among a list of obituaries and funeral details. Funeral arrangements by J. W. Burns Sons Inc Furth Avenue Chapel with St Patrick's Church service.
Rev Arthur Mielke of Middletown spoke at the Presbyterian Union of Troy dinner on wartime church needs. He urged four paths: restore sin's central place, shed apologetic tone with confident doctrine, emphasize worship over sermon alone, and deepen united, open fellowship beyond denominational lines. Frank McKnight presided. Rev Norman Adams introduced. Christmas songs were led by Rev William Clark.
Prof I M Hurd opens the poultry breeder conference at Menands Market on Wednesday January 5. Talks cover feeding problems for chicks and breeding flocks, with sessions by Prof J H Bruckner and Dr Hurd on improving hatchery batches and flock performance. Afternoon programs include regional poultry improvement group meetings and a demonstration of certified breeding stock selection under the National Poultry Improvement Plan led by A L Douglass.
In Simonth city Theresa A Semonik dies. funeral from 181 Taft Avenue Thursday at 1030. SOWALSKY Christina Eva Ebert dies in Poestenkill. funeral from home Thursday 9 am, then St Henrys Church Avenul Park for requiem high mass at 10. WENZELD Mary E Galsin dies Hartford. high mass Thursday at St Peters Church. interment St Peters Cemetery. WILSE Myra E Wilsey dies Watervliet. funeral Parker Bros Memorial Wednesday 2 pm. WOODALL Armine LaCouture dies Green Island. funeral Parker Brothers Memorial Thursday morning. interment St Josephs Greensland. Interments and relatives listed. multiple locations and times.
Miss Betty Luby from this city will be one of three visiting ladies in the Christmas Revels at Emma Willard School Tuesday at 8 pm. The production is directed by Miss Betty Frantz of Russell Sage College with Miss Ellen M. Manchester directing the overall show and George H. Pickering handling music.
The Public Service Commission heard Wil iam G Schultz seek transfer of Albany Colonie Schenectady Bus Lines franchise to Central Greyhound Lines Inc. Overcrowded buses and lack of equipment drove the move. Robert B Phillips of Greyhound pledged tariffs would stay the same. sale valued at 10650 20 dollars for six buses a truck and spare parts.
Joseph Edward Malone of 12 Washington Street was among four area residents listed in Army temp promotions on Pearl Harbor Day anniversary. Malone moved from second to first lieutenant. others promoted include Frank F. Northman of Hudson Falls to captain, Joseph H. Leahy of Albany to second lieutenant, and Howard Dennis Mosher of South Glens Falls to second lieutenant.
State canal officials announced the Erie and Champlain Divisions of the Barge Canal have closed for the year. The Champlain Division from Waterford to Whitehall is fully shut while the Erie Division from Waterford to Buffalo still has a few self propelled craft heading eastward. Some ice has appeared but is not thick enough to impede heavy ships, and buoy markers have been removed since official closure two weeks ago.
Dr May E H Peabody former associate education supervisor in the Bureau of Child Development and Parent Education State Education Department died yesterday in Albany Hospital a month after retirement She earned the honorary Doctor of Pedagogy from Russell Sage College in 1936 and joined the department in 1929 her work expanded the bureau statewide was a tireless speaker and curtailed service due to ill health
Indictments against three men Frank Wemmiutt of Moreau Edward Lasher of Waterford and James Walsh of Mechanicville were dismissed Monday by Judge George O. Tuck on the motion of District Attorney John F. Doyle. The defendants, who have been convicted and served sentences in other counties, face expiration of those terms.
The State Election Frauds Bureau announces more than a score of Albany County residents convicted of felonies voted illegally in the last election. J Edward Lumbard Jr says he will seek indictments from an extraordinary Albany grand jury December 13. Investigators review Governor records for restoration of rights in 25 years. Registration books seized in Albany Watervliet Cohoes to trace illegal voting cases.
Rural voters in the county’s fire districts held annual elections amid apathy and little opposition. Edward Snyder won a five year commissioner term in Melrose with John Russell as treasurer for two years. Berlin elected Harold Ford as commissioner and Gilbert Saunderson as treasurer. Ford succeeds Fred Shaw who was elected town supervisor and declined renomination. Seven ballots were cast in Stephentown where Edwin B. Wheeler was reelected commissioner for five years. East Schodack reelected M. J. Garrison as commissioner for five years. There was no opposition.
Rensselaer County farmers report continued scarcity of livestock feed with only enough to meet immediate needs. Farm Bureau agent Elton K. Hanks notes no real improvement despite reports of shipments heading east. Farmers await potential price ceiling changes on rain to loosen feed supplies for winter.
Miss Cody Allan of New York City, seven years with the Metropolitan Opera Guild, was named director of public relations for Russell Sage College. Acting president Miss Helen McKinstry announced the appointment citing Allan’s wide experience in publicity, fundraising and promotions.
Clifton Park Fire Department elected John L Kopaczinn president and John Pingelski fire chief at the annual officers election held at the fire house. Victor DeCeice named assistant chief, with a full slate including Edward Travis as vice president Andrew Molnar as secretary Henry W Smith as financial secretary John Sitterly treasurer and Frank Martin trustee for three years. Installation set for Jan 3. New honor roll members include John Pugh Everett Priddle and Henry Perreault Jr. active membership now 55 with nine in service.
The Mothers' Club of St. Paul the Apostle School outlined plans for a Christmas party for the children on Friday December 17 during the January monthly meeting held in the Parish Hall. Mrs Richard Mooney and Mrs Thomas McNamee reported, with Mrs John Nusent as treasurer. Chairmen were named for the party and the annual family social. The group also voted to donate to James J. Fox of the Knights of Columbus Christmas fund.
Miss Maron Remntjes of 304 Fourth Avenue was among several to qualify in state civil service examinations for the position of womens parole officer in the Correction Department. Francis E Griffin of Niskavuni was the sole qualifier for chief of the Rial Administration Services Bureau, a post he held provisionally with a 97 mark.
John O Amstue Troy chief engineer for Behr Manning Corp will speak to the District Society of Safety at the monthly meeting Tuesday night at Jack's Restaurant Albany on The Responsibility of the Safety Engineer In Industry. Amstue has led Behr Manning since 1929 and holds membership in ASCE ASME and other groups. He studied engineering in Switzerland and worked in power, steel, and industrial plants in Europe and the United States before joining the firm. The meeting will be conducted by Stanley G Allen, Albany. Lees sday
Tentative plans for a community hall in Latham after the war emerged at the first meeting of the Latham Community Activities Committee. Eugene Leroux elected temporary president and Mrs Marion Baker temporary secretary. Sam Hinsdale named chair of a planning committee for the next meeting January 7 with Ralph Foss Naomi Martin Charles Luke and Ruth Luke on the panel. Jean Ruthz will chair a Christmas carol sing with singers meeting December 19 at 2:20 pm at the A W Pitts Hose Company.
The War Department reports Tech. Sergt. Russell Leonard of Fort Ann is missing in action over Greece since November 18. Leonard enlisted September 1, 1942, trained at Miami Beach Florida, Amarillo Field Texas, completed gunner training at Grand Island Nebraska, and was a Union Bag and Paper Corp. employee before service.
Edna Copeland of First Street files suit against the city over sewage plant fumes she says lowered her property's value. The case before Supreme Court Justice O Biron Brea on Gains Falls district. Witness Harold Bain testified on rental values and ongoing holdings.
The Rensselaer Con League of Women Voters schedules an evening program with County Treasurer G. Hall speaking on the county budget. Mrs. W. Franklin Spafford chairs the meeting to discuss foreign policy program, state memo on public finance, and a short business session.
The Walter Adams Post American Legion and Auxiliary will hold its monthly meeting at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the post rooms at Averill Park. Local members are urged to attend.
Troy's application to the state comptroller seeks authority to refund 400000 in municipal bonds due next year. John J. Fallon delivered the request to Albany. more information was requested and will be supplied today. A decision timeline is uncertain and failure to approve could raise Troy's 1945 tax rate.
Mrs Harriet LeBeau was reelected president of the Mollie E Titcomb Auxiliary Army and Navy Union of the U S for a third term at the annual meeting in Spanish War Veterans Hall. Other officers elected include Mrs Cassie Williams senior vice president Frances Sloat junior vice president May Pratt chaplain and Bertha Conteux treasurer. Agnes Conteux secretary Effie Bingham field marshal Bertha Jalet officer of the day Bertha Simpkins officer of the guard and Mary Nevilles patriotic instructor. Reports of officers and committees were received. LeBeau spoke on district meeting fund raising for Holleran Veterans Hospital. Conteux city hospital chair announced plans to visit and gift veterans in city hospitals or Pawling Sanitarium. Henderson and Patrick ill at home. Christmas party and grab bag planned for Tuesday Dec 21.
The State Woman's Christian Temperance Union plans a meeting at Salvaton Army Hall in Schenectady with Mrs. D Leigh Colvin, state president, presiding. Representatives from Rensselaer, Saratoga, Montgomery, Albany, Schoharie, and Fulton counties will attend. An officer will speak on child delinquency and Mrs Colvin will also address attendees.
Members of the Society of Automotive Engineers Mohawk Hudson Group held a dinner at The Hendrick Hudson with D R K Wilson of Albany presiding. Afterward the group traveled from Green Island to inspect Mass Eclipse Division Bendix Aviation Corp facilities focusing on brake lining and spark plug plants.
The Legion Auxiliary of the county plans its monthly meeting at the Ren. tee Amer tre rooms. Mrs Fanny Wright is the district salary chairman and will report on the treasurer’s accounts. An official visit is expected following the meeting. A Christmas party will follow the session.
Annual roll call and nomination of officers will be conducted at the Townsend Club No 2 meeting at the Troys WCA Friday. Members of Club No 3 may attend.
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