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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1943
Page
7
Three birth notices list a daughter Janice Elthear Connor at Cohoes Hospital on December 25, a son Robert Paul Kaun at St Joseph's Maternity Hospital on December 35 1943 and a son Gerald Keith Purwil at Leonard Hospital on December 24 943. Wives’ maiden names linked to Elthear Costello Cunningham Leslie.
Death notices from Buskirk Morrisville Troy and Waterford area list numerous families. Entries include Armstrong Ayers Backer Bartels Bolles Bond Clark Coleman Costello Cottrell Davies Duffy Duke Eccles Elder Eustace with dates December 1943 and January 1949 for several services. Funeral times locations Oakwood and St Paul churchs noted.
Alderman Louis E. Rinn is expected to become the Democratic majority leader for Troy's Common Council as it reorganizes after last November's election. The council will be nine Democrats and eight Republicans, with Mayor-elect John J. Ahern leading the executive branch. The initial agenda includes naming a city clerk and setting committee leadership in a narrowly divided body where a two thirds finance vote is required.
Funeral services were conducted at Gardner Bar Memorial Chapel and Crematorium Oakwood Cemetery for Clara W Fuller Helen B Willtan Sapford William Vy Couch Ida Voss and others in the past week. arrangements and further details follow local notices.
Frank Howard Quimby died yesterday in Albany after a long illness. A native of Troy, he had lived there all his life and was city garage superintendent for many years. He belonged to King Solomon's Lodge F and A M and the Exempt Firemen's Association and had been a captain at Arha Reed Fire Company. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. from Bryce Funeral Home with interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
John LeRoy Miller is to be installed master of Fort Edward Lodge 267 F and A M at the annual installation in the Masonic Temple Fort Edward on Monday night to succeed his brother Benjamin H. Miller. Other officers include Albert A. Fennett senior warden Charles H. Ellis junior warden William G. Donnell treasurer Edward Co Alien secretary Benjamin Miller trustee James L. Maloney past district deputy will be the installing officer.
Charles A. Hoffman a 74 year old Green Island resident died of a heart attack Christmas Day during a family reunion at his home 174 Paine Street Green Island Coroner J Gregory Nealon ruled death a heart ailment He was a retired Delaware and Hudson Railroad trainman with 49 years service and later member of Mt Zion Lodge 311 F and A M Trojan Lodge 90 Brotherhood of Railway Trainsmen He attended Green Island Methodist Church Survived by his brother John J Hoffman Funeral services set at his home Wednesday at 2 pm with burial in Oakwood Cemetery Mt Zion Lodge plans rituals at 8 pm and Trojan Lodge mourners at 7 30 pm tomorrow
Edward Carey age 20 of 1% Winter Street was treated at Samari tan Hospital for a rifle bullet wound to the left chest suffered while inspecting a 22 caliber rifle at his home. The weapon discharged when it tipped to the floor at about 12 45 am. Police Patrolmen Ibbott Fake and Detective Sullivan investigated. The bullet traveled under the armpit and through a window. the wound was not serious and the gun was a Christmas gift.
Fire damaged the lobby of the Palace Theater at 2383 Fifth Avenue early yesterday with flames spreading to a second floor apartment. The origin is undetermined. firemen battled the blaze with three lines, returning to stations by 2:59 am. The Sequoia Theater Corp owns the building. Smoke and water affected adjacent properties on Fifth Avenue and nearby addresses.
George Cort of Glens Falls, who served in Cuba and Nicaragua in 1912, is awarded two honorary medals after years. A separate crash in Glens Falls injured Mrs Emma C Reiley of the Pawling Sanitarium when a car driven by George Driscoll struck a pole on Spring Avenue. She was taken to Leonard Hospital with scalp lacerations and possible rib fractures. condition listed as fairly good.
Police report a 10 year old boy named Ralph Zero suffered head injuries in a fall at the Knickerbocker Playground skating rink near 773 First Avenue. He was treated at Leonard Hospital and released to his home after transport by Sergt. John J. Noonan and Patrolman John Hobbauer of the Fourth Precinct.
Lieut. Richard N. Cunningham, Green Island's Flying Fortress flyer who escaped capture after being shot down over Germany and returning to England, becomes a father at Leonard Hospital as Christmas births surge in local hospitals. His wife presents a seven pound two ounce boy fifteen minutes after Christmas began, the first holiday birth in the area, while eight other Christmas babies are recorded across Leonard, St. Joseph's Maternity, Samaritan, and Cohoes Hospitals with multiple parents stationed at Romulus Field and local addresses.
The Troy Masonic Temple USO lounge hosted hundreds of servicemen during a holiday period with a record crowds over the weekend. Naval cadets from RP1 joined sailors and soldiers from the region for dancing, meals, and hospitality as they waited for trains and relaxed between missions. Volunteers from Temple Beth El served buffet supper while lounge members staffed two bars, welcoming cadets from RPJ and others from Florida and Texas.
Miss Priscilla Hayes died Thursday afternoon at 20 Hoosick Street after a week of illness. Her sister Mrs James Shea was buried a week prior. Born in Troy, she resided in the South End before moving five years ago to Hoosick Street. Survived by a niece Mrs Mary Lamb of Schenectady. Funeral Wednesday at 2 PM from Bragle Funeral Home with interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
Otto Klotz chief observer will preside at an awards meeting for aircraft warning volunteers. The gathering occurs Wednesday at 8 pm in the Episcopal Hall Boyntonville.
Freezing rain coated roads and vehicles in Troy, paralyzing bus service for about an hour while residents waited for chains and plowed routes. Police urged caution as state roads remained slick. no major accidents were reported though many cars skidded. Crews worked to clear ice and restore transit, with warming temperatures expected to end the icy conditions.
Two new pumpers for the Troy Fire Department arrived at 4:30 yesterday from American LaFrance Foamette Corp in Elmica. The vehicles mirror a recently received unit now on duty at Central Fire Station. One was sent to Pumper No. 1 and the other to Pumper No. 3, with trials planned at Free Park Reservoir. Transported by Michael Naan and Clar Horton, factory representatives, they will boost city readiness.
Mrs Mabel Mason aged 65 of 2128 Seventh Avenue fractured her left leg when she fell on the Hutton Street and Sixth Avenue crosswalk Saturday morning. She was driven to Troy Hospital by Patrolmen Eaton Dwyer and Hickey of Central Police Station. Dr Joseph Padalino treated her and she remained for further care.
The Frank Morgan residence on the Troy Melrose highway burned to the ground yesterday while the family attended church in Troy. Morgan, an architect, and his wife and four children lost valuable prints and records. Firefighters struggled due to scarce water supply, and the loss may be partly covered by insurance.
Troy Boys Club provides crossword cards for the United Seamen’s Service Institute to cheer Merchant Marine crews in New York. The group aims 1,500 cards with 300 ready this week. rest to reach the Institute by February 1. Under Edward A. Kane, with staff Fred Vetter and Al Jacobsen, the program promotes fitness, sports, and wartime youth work while supporting Red Cross cannotteens and victory gardens.
Joseph O'Rourke, 33, a laborer and Troy resident, faces arraignment in Police Court for burglary and larceny after police say he broke a rear door glass at Effell Blair’s home on Hoosick Street Saturday night and stole $162.50. He was arrested on Fourth Street between Congress and Fe Streets.
Trinity Lutheran Church dedicated an altar Bible yesterday in memory of the late Mrs. Martha A. Ot. The gift was presented by her five children. The church choir will rehearse tomorrow at 7 30 pm.
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