Troy Fireman Recalls "Longest" Fire
Battalion Chief John J. McArevey recalls Troy Waste Co. blaze on River and Jacob Streets Feb 1 1907 as the city’s longest fire. The seven week blaze involved bales of waste cloth, freezing water, and the collapse of Truck 3’s wall with continued smoldering returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. McAvevey
Troy Fire Department
Troy
Troy Waste Co
River
Jacob
McArevey
Hugh Ranken
Federal Street
Patrick Byron
McAvevey
Jacob Street
Franklin Square
Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc
River Street
Waste Company
River Streets
Veteran fire chief recalls shift from volunteer force to paid system
Since February 1 1907 a veteran fire man and battalion chief notes the volunteer system is gone along with horse drawn apparatus and public fire alarms. A new central fire station exists and only one active member remains ready to respond when alarms sound, McAvevey and Liback sharing duties for the uptown district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Fire Station
McAvevey
Walter J. Liback
Uptown
Report Dead Nazi in Plot Against Goering
Moscow radio quotes Tass dispatch claiming Col. Hans Jesschonnek chief of staff of the Luftwaffe, died August 20 1943 from a malignant disease, had private talks with air force generals about replacing Hermann Goering, and that Goering uncovered the plot prompting changes in air force command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goering
London
Moscow
Zurich
Hans Jesschonnek
Berlin
Reichmarshal
Hermann Goering
Tass
Jesschonnek
Air Force
Air Force Command
On the Air Radio Programs From Local Stations
Local broadcasts list varied daytime and evening slots across multiple stations. Programs include Morning Melodies, Timekeeper, Breakfast Club, News, and church services alongside interludes, serials, and variety features featuring stations labeled with times and program names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
j—News
Timekeeper
Breakfast Club
Sweet River
Troy Chapel Service
Baby Institute
Star Parade
Sardi
Gil Martyn
Bluebird
Biuebird
Bill Seeks Equal Pay For Women
Albany action proposes equal pay for equal work for New York State workers excluding certain non profits and domestic labor. The bill, backed by Assemblyman Todd and Senator Falk, includes a provision against pay discrimination based on sex and a separate rule restricting male hiring at subminimum rates for women and minors. An appropriation of 40,000 dollars funds Labor Department administration.
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Albany
New York State
Jane HA. Todd
Westchester County
Alexander Falk
New York City
Labor Department
Miss Todd
Women's Trade Union League
New York State Federation of Business and Professional Women
New York State League of Women Voters
Federation of Republican Women’s Clubs of
Women's Advisory Commission
New York Senate Advances Parolee Relief and Tax Cuts
A parolee release bill to exempt honorably discharged parolees after service since Pearl Harbor moves through the Assembly. Other measures include higher unemployment benefits for dependents, two new victory medical colleges, and a 50 percent reduction in personal state income taxes on 1943 returns. Senator Hampton and Assemblyman Brady sponsor parole reforms. Lazarus Joseph urges colleges.
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Arthur Wachtel
Bronx
Congress
House
Wachtel
Assemblyman
Brady
Hampton
Pearl Harbor
Senate
William H. Hampton
Utica
Victory Medical Colleges
State Education Department
Lazarus Joseph
New York City
Dewey
Joseph
Sister William Dies in Hospital
Sister William of the Sisters of St. Joseph died at St. Marys Hospital Amsterdam after a long teaching career across several New York schools. Born Anna Scanlon of Syracuse she served as superior at St Marys Little Falls and Albany then taught at St Patricks and St Anne in Albany before retirement. Funeral services will be held from St Josephs Seminary with a solemn requiem mass followed by burial in St Josephs Cemetery.
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William
Sisters of St. Joseph
St. Mary’s Hospital
Amsterdam
College of St. Rose
Albany
Willam
Anna Scanlon
Syracuse
St. Mary's School
Little Falls
St. Augustine’s School
Hoosick Falls
St. Patrick's School
St Anne's
St Joseph's Seminary
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Navy Enlists Local Man Donald Dansen for Sampson Training
Donald Dansen, 31 College Avenue, has enlisted in the Navy at the local recruiting station and has been accepted for service. He is assigned to Sampson for initial training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Dansen
College Avernue
Navy
Sampson
Skal
Cocala
Coca-Co
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Troy War Bond
Hop Harrigan
Dek Tracy
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Schenectady
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Greene County Republican
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New York
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Connolly Drug
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Wright's
Dahl's
S. Paul Proctor
4Th ST
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Shetland
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Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
1Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Troy, N
Coca-Cola
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Halhive
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