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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1944
Page
11
Fragmented text notes a Watervliet school pageant with references to a grand jury expected today. Mentions individuals such as James F. McMahon and John J. Carroll amid assorted party reports and banquet notices, with unclear legal proceedings and committee mentions.
Wounded in the face when a land mine exploded, Corgo Rieckelni reports a piece of shrapnel entered his eye. He joined the Army in June 1923 and is 87. He worked at the D and H shops in Colonie before service. The note lists a 25th anniversary event and mentions Corp. Peter Riccitelli serving elsewhere.
Watervliet High School principal Edward J. Sanders seeks the year of graduation to replace a lost class ring for a veteran. A caller identified herself as Mondar but gave no name. Several service members have reported missing rings and Sanders can replace them once the graduation year is known. The story notes a Pearl Harbor graduate who kept his ring and valuables in a bomb shelter. Church notes follow with meetings and events at local churches and a Christmas party.
At the meeting of the Rebekah Andrew conduct, the Laurell Lodge of Odd Fellows hall will host a Christmas party on Dec 26. Miss Virginia Bertrand will chair arrangements while Anna Bord serves as noble grand and the event will feature a general chair.
At the Axenty HKarafanda meeting in Watervliet the Ukrainian American Citizens Club elected its officers. Elected were President HKarafanda, Vice President Andrew P. Causa, Recording Secretary Michael Zax Say, Secretary Orest Ltant, Treasurer Alex Rpigk. Trustees named were Michael Iping and David Rasucnaz. meeting adjourned after refreshments.
The First Lady led newspaperwomen on a Cook’s Tour of the White House from the kitchens to President Roosevelt’s study, describing rooms, family portraits, and a haunted Lincoln bed. She doubted the ghost tale while noting the seal, dining room seating for 103, and Native American heritage items in the state dining room.
A witness in the Tommy Dorsey trial testified with evasive answers and was sent back toward Panama. Reports say a Panamanian escort guided the witness to a plane after meeting suspected conditions. Bandleader Tommy Dorsey, his wife Pat Dane, and their associate Allen Seniley faced prior charges but were cleared recently.
Home Secretary Herbert Morrison said relief ships Gemmers are carrying supplies to the British Channel Islands. About 5,000 persons on the Gemmas are affected and short of food and medicine. The islands were bypassed when Axis forces invaded the continent.
Watervliet Masonic Lodge elected officers with Rozer HR as noble grand. Others include Ernest M. Glosekres as vice grand, Frank H. Hore as warden, William Austin as cer_, Levi Bibbins treasurer and Frank H. Batcheller secretary. Trustees named Hibourn, Gotnout, and Fred Greeckner. Nomination and installation details noted for January.
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