Tax Reports On Three Estates Filed In Rensselaer County
Inheritance tax reports filed in Rensselaer County Surrogate's Court by Transfer Tax Examiner Edward J. Poland cover the estates of Josiah E. Hoyt who died in the city on August 19 Charlotte T. Bromley who died September 8 and Zaila C. Lawless who died in Troy on October 4. Hoyt’s gross estate is 38931.58 with net 37085.82 and a balance of 370.86 to Jallie C. Mons and Edmund Simmons, both at 211 Eighth Street, each receiving 1000 while the remainder goes to Clarence P. Simmons at 211 Engoth Street. Frank H. Deal is the attorney. Hoyt’s gross estate is 6784.27 net.
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Rensselser County
Edward J. Poland
Josiah EK. Hoyt
Charlotte T. Bromley
Zaila C. Lawless
Troy
Hoyt
Jallie C. Mons
Reverse Lend-Lease Feeds U S Troops
A World War II era report notes a British supplied depot delivering fresh vegetables meat butter sugar and countless foods to American troops under reverse lend-lease. Built by British workers the depot is largely funded by Britain with only five mousetraps paid for by U S forces. The cold storage holds personal gear and luxuries denied to Brits earlier in the war including chocolate soap and matches. Rebuilt shoes and other items also fill the storerooms.
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U. & Army
United States
Bromiley will leaves sums to relatives in New York and Massachusetts
The will of Charlotte T. Bromiley reports no state tax and distributes two hundred dollars to each of three nephews and two nieces. Dr Stanley Norton and Sergt Gardner Norton of New York receive as well as George Norton of Granville Caasi Steves of Hudson Falls and Jaska Garrick of Granville. Mae Bromiley of Boston gets 3000 plus half the residuary estate. Jessie Norton of Granville gets 2000 plus half the residuary estate. Clark Cipperly is the attorney. Zaile Lawless leaves 1481.02 gross and 983.52 net, with the entire estate to niece Clara Hamblet. Barry Whiton is the attorney.
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Charlotte T. Bromiey
Stanley E.i Norton
New York
Sergt. Gardner &, Norton
George B Norton
Granville
Caasi N. Steves
Hudson Falls
Jaska XN. Garrick
Mae H. Bromiley
Boston
Mass
Jessie B. Norton
Clark Cipperly
Zaile C. Lawless
Clara EB. Hamblet
Congress Street
Barry F. Whiton
Rationing Surprises Returned Soldiers in Atlantic City
INS reports show U S food rationing surprises many veterans after air front service. Sergeant Lawrence Bretsch at Ambassador Hotel, chief clerk for Redistribution Station No 1, notes enlistees expect to be fed steak but must earn ration points like others.
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Atlantic City
INS
United States
A. A
Sergt
Lawrence Bretsch
Bretsch
Ambassador Hotel
West Sand Lake Christmas Cantata at Methodist Church
West Sand Lake hosted a Sunday evening cantata While Shepherds Watched at the Methodist Church. Under Mrs Jennie Alger the choir featured James Hargrave Melvin Lavender and others with organist Mrs Clarence Wicks. Pageant by Irene Hansen and others directed by Mr and Mrs George Backhaus. A Hodgeman Ha offering was taken for Fort Edward. Choir wore new caps and hymnals.
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Methodist Church
Jennie Alger
James Hargrave
Melvin D. Lavender
Paul Trumbie
Marion Trumble
Ance Prims
Ruth Frings
Florence Day
Eunice Rescott
Marjorie Backhaus
wWora Stiles
Robert Bicknell
Betty du
Danish arms plant fame shocks stockholmmapped firm strike
Reports from Copenhagen said yesterday that a firs of presumably saboteur origin swept the main building of the Riffel Syndicate Works, Denmark's largest armament firm. Riffels is a large scale producer of automatic machine guns for the German army.
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Danish Arms Plant
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Riffel Syndicate Works
Denmark
Riffels
Naval Surgeon Awarded D.S.C.
A naval surgeon earned the Distinguished Service Cross after braving ice and heavy seas to leap between two ships and treat 81 wounded sailors from the H. M. S. Achates. For thirty hours he and two sailors steadied him on a rolling deck as he operated, with all patients surviving.
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Percival A. Jordan
International News Service
London
INS
H. M.S. Achates
Skilful Navigation Brings Ships Alongside Briefly
A fragment reports ships tying briefly with skilled navigation but cannot stay close long. Another item notes Philadelphia pupils enrolled for work, with over 18,000 students in high and vocational schools working part time and a further 10 percent expected to join by Christmas per a Board of Education survey.
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Philadelphia, Pa
INS
Philadelphia
Adoc
Rollment
Quatrerty
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U. S
Silex Coffee Makers
Corey Coffee Makers
SILEX
Congress and
Fourth Sts
By Galbraith
NEA
Dees
West Sand Lake
Hhristmas
Giets
Herman Katz
Hoosick ST
D.S.C
Winton
ADELS
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