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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1944
Page
4
The report details a surgeon in Albany removing a shell fragment from a patient’s heart. The fragment pierced the heart muscle and hung from the pericardium before the operation, exposing the heart during the procedure. The patient survived the surgery and regained stability after recovery.
Governor Dewey issued an order to mobilize the Works Department in Rochester to combat a record snowstorm. At least three plows eight trucks and other heavy equipment will be available for city use as the state works force stands by under District Engineer Elmer La and Superintendent Charles B S.
Moscow endured its coldest day of the winter with temperatures slipping to 4 below in the capital and 22 below the next day. Citizens brace for frostbite as white-nosed dogs roam the streets, while authorities warn residents to stay indoors and warm.
Winifred Hamorond, a 22 year old Gosport mother, died hours after her baby was stillborn as she spent eight hours stranded at home during a snowstorm en route to Lockport City Hospital six miles away. Ambulance crews battled blocked roads and failed plows, with relief plows finally freeing the vehicle.
Five Rome Army air field civilian employees died when their car collided with a New York Central train at a grade crossing near Mapledale. The victims were Wallace Brangstatter, 33. Aima Weed, 28. Jean Jones, 18. Laura Paiting, 28. and Earl Irwin, 70. Coroner Haberer and Trooper Tréland investigated. an inquest was planned. The engineer John Caley reported the train traveled about 50 mph and the car failed to stop at the crossing.
A vehicle approached at an estimated speed that prompted a stop as it receded from the area. The incident involved unclear details about tracks and exact movements, with authorities noting the speed estimate of 35 talles per hour.
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