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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1945
Page
3
Brief wartime notes from Bellaire report a sergeant named Angelo Delura writing from Germany to his wife. He mentions Christ and a cancellation of an encampment, with unclear phrases and distorted wording reflecting damaged OCR text.
Richard C. Thompson, manager of the export division of the Electric Ammunition Co, predicts progress this year through private commerce. He notes private trade can outpace government during postwar era, easing transport issues and rebuilding private trade foundations with Europe and other regions.
Sean Bevis was elected president of the local game club at Schaghticoke. Purniah Vite becomes president of Hoffay with Harry H. Sharpe as treasurer. Francis T. Ss served as water commissioner and outgoing president was given a vote of appreciation. The Texi meeting will host a Friday gathering for installation of officers.
Local residents report illnesses and absences including Mrs John Sabo confined at home with grip and Mrs Sherman Freeman visiting New York. Captain Anthony Seymour arrives stateside at Halloran Hospital after leg wound in France and to undergo surgery. Radioman 3rd Class Howard C Hildreth serves aboard a Coast Guard cutter in the Central Pacific after duty on an invasion transport.
Mrs Ardwon L Armsby and family spent Saturday in Troy. Mrs Henry R Wulff and Robert Wilson of Cambridge visited Mrs James D Paddock on Sunday. Hoosick Baptist Church announces pastor J Gould will preach at 9:30 am and Sunday School at 10:30 am Rev William Garner to speak at Episcopal Church on Sunday.
First Lieutenant Earl H. Morrow declared a prisoner of war by the Red Cross after going missing on November 2 over Germany. He served with the Eighth Air Force as a Flying Fortress pilot and, on his 17th mission, his bomber did not return following a battle over Merseburg. He had earned the Air Medal and Oak Leaf Clusters and is a Hartford Connecticut native who later studied at Iowa State College and worked for General Electric. He married Nell Lee Brawley on May 1, 1944 in Nashville Tennessee.
The Saint’s branch of the Girls Friendly Society plans a card party and meetups at the parish house in Hoosick Falls. Hosts include Mrs. WilHam Garner and Mrs. Harry Co Brattill. Awards to Bes Car Stevens and Harrison Webster. consolation prizes to Mrs. Forrest Sherman and Charles Prebbie. Next event February 10 with Miss Edna Gibbs. Valentine party details and USO cookie shipments. Donations of yarn welcome for a Junior Red Cross afghan.
The paralysis drive, slated to end yesterday, will continue in Heneselace County through February 7, county chairman Edward J. Rowan announced. Adverse weather hindered rural chairmen and prompted the extension, while Troy Uniformed Firemen’s Association presented a check for 510625 to aid the drive, by Carl B. Larkin and Capt. Joseph F. Carey.
Lake Mrs Willard Ford is critically ill at her home on Andrews Avenue. Mrs Lillian Thompson visits Albany with her daughter. Mrs Leonard Glover and daughter stay with her husband in Hempstead. Mrs Hiram Carroll travels from Lawling for Vila Bewirt illness. Mrs Ernest J Evans visits her father Albert Beecroft in Waterbury Conn. Mr and Mrs Richard H Gorshine learn Donald is in Germany with the First Sian. Mrs Flord Parker learns her brother Corp Thomas W Cornell serves with Jee Ordnance Evacuation Co in Germany and may reach Paris soon. Mrs Carl W Robbins elected chairwoman of the Women’s Round Lake Improvement Society committee. William Taylor cochairman. Methodist Church prayers move to parsonage tonight. Sunday service continues at church while coal lasts.
Eagle Bridge reports a weekend of visits as Mrs Harold Robson stayed with Mr and Mrs Waller Robson in Hoosick Falls. Mrs A A Roberts of Dorset Vi visits Henry Roberts and family. Henry Rich of Boston and Patrick Roberts and two sons visit Henry Roberts. Lloyd Moses hosts guests including Mr and Mrs Patrick Roberts and sons. Pot Boy Moses reaches Belgium. Forrest Moses family hosts surprise birthday dinner for Mrs. Forrest Moses. John Chemidlin of New York visits Mr and Mrs Lloyd Moses.
Dispatches recount German civilians reacting with humility and silence to Soviet troops as the Red Army advances through occupied Prussia and Silesia. Reports note Germans avoiding contact, offering food, or bowing, while many evacuate or remain hidden. The Ladies Auxiliary Unit 1 AOH meets today in the Chasen Building on Broadway with Mrs Alice O'Grady presiding.
A dubious home remedy touts lemon juice and a fake compound Ru-Ex to ease rheumatic and arthritis pain. The ad promises rapid relief and a money back guarantee via a local sales network, urging readers to buy three pints daily and return empty packages for a refund.
Mrs Sarah Ksensky Foléa proprietor of Elkan's Loan Office at 456 Fulton Street died yesterday in Troy Hospital after brief illness. She operated the Troy office for many years, succeeding her late sister Esther Elkan, and was active in religious and charitable groups including the Third Street Temple. Survived by several nieces and nephews and two sisters, Mrs Sadie Rothschild of Denver. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm from Fred J. Lowe Funeral Home with Rabbi Cherlea B. Lesser officiating. Burial will be in Af Cemetery.
A Hillsboro resident distributes a pile of hose priced at six dollars per pair, sharing the profits among herself and others. The fragmented note hints at a local sale or informal fundraiser with multiple buyers.
Fragment describes high prices and shortages for snow shovels in Pittsburgh. A police or OPA official notes sales may exceed limits while indicating shovels are sought after amid wartime controls. Mentions a husband sending money and a warehouse capture context.
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