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Newspaper

Troy Record

Location

Troy, New York, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1944

Page

9

Weather Hourly Temperatures Reported in Troy Record

The Troy Record from February 2, 1944 notes hourly temperature readings. Local weather data captures temperature changes throughout the day for Troy, New York.

In Memoriam Bates and Dommer and Carr Obituaries

In Memoriam notices honor Clara R Bates and family, with several obituaries and funeral details across New York towns. Names include Ham Dommer William Dommer and Carrie Carr, among others, with death dates in late January and early February 1944. Services listed for families in Watervliet Troy Cohoes Stephentown and Green Island, with mass and burial at local cemeteries.

Hall Supports Home Rule In Townships

County Treasurer Avery G. Hall of Rensselaer urged preserving rural home rule rights at a midwinter County Officers' Association conference in Albany. A bill proposes a State Division of Review with a commissioner and nine deputy commissioners to standardize real estate assessment appeals, while Hall backs separate county boards of review for townships and argues for higher paid assessors to improve accuracy and reduce costs.

Albany Avery G. Hall Rensselaer County Officers’ Association Supreme Court Hall William Bewley Lockport Joseph BR. Younglove Johnstown Clifford C. Hastings Senate Committee On Internal Affairs Rensselaer County Hoosick

Former Troy Salvation Army Officer Takes Saratoga Post

Captain Eunice Blackie formerly stationed at the King Street temple in Troy has been appointed to head the Saratoga Springs Army branch. She succeeds Maj. E. J. Parkins, who moves to Gloversville, and leaves a post at Hudson. Blackie trained at Salvation Army college from Buffalo and was commissioned in 1941. She served as musician and speaker and with Camp Altarmont staff last summer.

Eunice Blackie King Street Temple Salvation Army Saratoga Springs E. J. Parkins Gloversville Troy Camp Altarmont

Delta Psi Sorority Plans Charity Dance at JCC

Gamma Chapter of Delta Psi Sorority held a meeting at the Jewish Community Center where Roberly Stockser was initiated and Barbara Weinstein installed as parliamentarian. A tentative March 25 date was set for a charity dance and Alberta Braveman was named rush party committee chair with Shirley Batton, Rosalyn Schnabel, Shea Onmatéin, Florence Chernin, Beverly Stockser and Estelle Siegel on the panel.

Roberly Stockser Barbara Weinstein Gamma Chapter Delta Psi Sorority Jewish Community Center Alberta Braveman Shirley Batton Rosalyn Schnabel Shea Onmatein Florence Chernin Beverly Stockser Estelle Siegel

J T Foxell Dies in Hospital in Troy

Joseph T. Foxell 72 longtime Troy businessman civic leader and former city treasurer died at Samaritan Hospital after a month long illness. He lived at 314 Hightide Street and formerly ran Boughton and Co on Broadway. Foxell active in Rotary Y M C A Chamber of Commerce and Elks. WWI Red Cross and Liberty Loan drives. bowling leader. Survived by widow two daughters a son and two sisters. Funeral Saturday at J W Burns Sons chapel and St Mary's Church with interment in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Bink Samaritan Hospital Irene Trumble Jacob Bink Joyce Richard and Wayne Bink J. K. E Grant West Sand Lake Kendis CAHR Stephentown Center N.Y William Henry Carr Elizabeth Carr Avery G. Hall Comis Watervhet Carlo Comis Philomena Bellezza James C Gatherine M Joseph C. Comis Peter J. Lamb, Jr James C Comis, Jr Sixth Street St. Bridget’s St Agnes Coon Green Island Edward €. Coon Anna Mansfeld Henry C. Coon Army Air Corps George Smith Brtrs Augustus H Berger Edward W Daniel A. Coffey Pame St Tuneater Cross Cohoes Hospital Phyllis A. Cross Martha Corrigan Maurice W. Cross Garry Sardha Cross Katherine Cross Albany Charles A. Corrigan Troy Cohoes Road St Joseph's Church St. Peter's Cemetery Everitt Watervoet Clarence O Everitt Martha Bailey Gertrude John Everitt J. Gregory Nealon Fourth Avenue Watervliet Oakwood Farlee Emeline Morand Farlee George Farlee Delinda Morand Lowell H. Bryce Fifth Avenue Oakwood Cemetery Foxell Samantan Hospital Joseph Thomas Foxell Mary Elizabeth Wagstaff Mary Elizabeth Edmund B. O’brien Jose I William Foxell Elsmere Richard L Hogan Providence Elizabeth CG. Riley J. W. Burns St. Mary’s Church Hastings Michael Hastings Stephen Hastings Ellen Ryan Lawrence F. Hastings Martin Timothy Hastings Margaret Hackett Helen Lynch James Fo Egan Third Street St. Joseph's Church St Joseph's Cemetery McConshe Albert R. McConthe Lawrence , Trembly Warzhiet Mabel M. Bayley Douglas McCombe Morns McDonald Dodges Hospital Catherine McDonald Gertrude Donah William John Barber Tester Youmans Akron Ohio Ann Dillingham Frank C Reavy-Smart Remsen Street Cohoes St. Bernard’s Church McGovern Luke V McGovern Mary Fitzgerald Joseph A Donov Ann Margaret Joseph Donovan Fleet Street Palmer Troy Hospital Alfred M. Palmer Nettie Wenster Alfred Palmer Earth Raley Florence Ruth Palmer Weston Palmer U. S Sadie Lewis Charles Palmer Ralph Nutting Bryce Funeral Francis P Quirk Mary A. Plunkett Francia B. Sylvester F. Quirk Jennie H. Hoffay Veronica Kelly Elizabeth Godson Willam Breen Martin F. Hoffay James J Clinton Barbera Funeral Home Petersbog Petersborg Amsterdam Joseph T. Foxell Highthe Street Boughton and Co Broadway Rotary Club Foxett Chamber of Compaerce Troy Lodge of Elks Troy Vocal Society Retail Clerk's Union Red Cross Liberty Loan Joseph and Mary Condon Foxell Business College Thomas H. McGill C. F. Wilson City Welfare Department Mary Elizabeth Foxell Edmund E. O'Brien Tray Joseph William Foxell Richard L. Hogan R. I Elizabeth C. Riley Edmund E., Jr T. Hart O’brien

Zero Cold Forecast In Area Today

A strong wind driven cold wave grips the Troy area with temperatures dipping below zero. The Weather Bureau predicts continued cold and fair conditions, while wind gusts reach gale strength and snow raises road hazards. Groundhog shadow prospects loom as officials warn of lingering cold and wind-related travel disruptions.

Troy Weather Bureau Mercury Bern Central New England

Little Theater Planned At Troy YMCA

The Little Theater of Troy will be formed at the Troy YMCA with headquarters at the Y. It aims to be experimental, patterned after the Provincetown Players, giving budding playwrights a chance to hear lines and try for stage careers. Talent scouts and producers will visit Troy. participation open to adults, with training in all theater roles. If progress continues, a summer theater at Camp Van Schoonhaven and a Children's Theater for under 18 will follow.

Little Theater of Troy Robert W. Ames Ames Old Provincetown Ann Harding Bette Davis Walter Houston Mr. Ames Little Theater Camp van Schoonhaven Burden Lake

St Marks Church family night series opens with Rev Don Clute

Rev Don Clute of Scotia will speak at the first of three St Mark's Methodist Church Family Fellowship Nights. Host Rev Ernest Tripp will present a digest of Bishop McConnell's The Church After the War. The 7:30 pm program includes a gospel song service led by Rev William J Clark and Mrs Evelyn Johnson Small, with refreshments served afterward. The series continues on Feb 9 and Feb 16.

Don 5 Clute First Methodist Church of Scotia Troy Methodist Church St Mark's Methodist Church Ernest F Tripp F. J. McConnell James S. Rising William J Clark Waterview Evelyn Johnson Small

Area Auto Accidents Take Toll of Seven During January

Seven lives were lost in the Troy area in January with one more death from a separate accident. Victims include three children aged 8 to 12 and four seniors beyond 63, with deaths in Cohoes, Troy, Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer, Hudson Falls, Waterford, and Stephentown Center. An 81 year old man, William Henry Carr, died in a house fire trapping him at his Stephentown Center home.

Troy Daniel D. McCarthy Francis Moore Division Street Cohoes Phyllis Cross Maurice W. Cross Cohoes Road Norma Boylan Nor Man Boylan Fifth Avenue Bus Company, Inc Robert Andrew MacArthur Hoosick Falls Mary J. Mahar Rensselaer Albany Edward Whiting Hudson Falls Fort Edward Harry E Shumway Waterford William Henry Carr Stephentown Center

Farmers Map Greater Production Initiative in Rensselaer County

A dozen county farm groups met with Agricultural Agent Elton Hanks to adopt a six point plan aimed at boosting crop and livestock yields in 1944. The plan emphasizes corn, nitrogen top dressed timothy, productive pastures, poultry culling, more tomatoes and carrots, and pruning and spraying fruit trees. A February 15 launch meeting at The Hendrick Hudson will officially present the program to farmers and organizations, with over 10 participants anticipated.

Rensselaer County Elton K. Hanks Sixpoint Hendrick Hudson Hanks Rensselaer County Farm Bureau County Granges Dairymen's League Cooperative Association Troy Musk Producers’ Association Eastern State Milk Producers Association Agricultural Adjustment Agency Farm Secunty Administration Rensselaer County Bankers’ Association Rensselaer County #H Clubs Agricultural Defense Committee Lt 18 Mr Hanks

Plan Dinner For Hogan With City Leaders

Progress on a testimonial dinner for former Mayor Frank J. Hogan was outlined at a February 16 meeting at The Hendrick Hudson. General chairman Thomas F. Dougherty announced speakers including Thomas V. Kenney City Judge John J. Sweeney and others. committees set 12 15 pm meetings at the hotel. The dinner, open to Hogan’s friends of all genders, drew strong ticket interest and a further planning session was scheduled.

Frank J. Hogan Hendrick Hudson Thomas F. Dougherty Thomas V. Kenney John J. Sweeney Ely S. Koplovitz Frederick C. Casey Charles J. Ranney Williem J. Fagan Em S. Bartle John W. Higgins Charles E. Craymer Thomas W. Rourke Kenney George F. Curley Hogan

Shotgun Wound Fatal To Fort Edward Man

Lucien Gannon of Fort Edward died after a shotgun wound to the abdomen sustained Monday. Coroner Dr. Roy E. Borrowman ruled death a suicide. Surviving relatives include a widow, seven daughters, four sons, a sister and a brother. Body taken to Carleton Funeral Home in Hudson Falls.

Lucien Gannon Fort Edward Glens Falls Roy E. Borrowman Washington County Harrie M. Gannon Harold I. Osgood Andrew J. Smarko Joseph Smith Leona Byers William Cummings Corinth Phyllis Barbara Gannon Leonard R. Gannon S. A John A. Barl James Gannon William Gaul Hudson Falls Frank Gannon Carleton Funeral Home

Betsy Ross Girl Scout Troop to Receive Pins

Fourteen girls of the Betsy Ross Girl Scout Troop in Lansingburg will receive tenderfoot trefoil pins at investiture ceremonies Thursday at 4 pm at Air Flowers School. Mrs. Maurice Friot, scout leader, assisted by new assistant Mrs. Clayton J. Coons, will present. Parents and friends will attend. The troop chose the name Betsy Ross at the last meeting. national commendation has been applied for and is forthcoming.

Betsy Ross Lansingburg Air Fowers School Maurice Friot Clayton J. Coons Sixth Avenue Friot

Triplet daughters born at Leonard Hospital draw care at birth

A Waterford sergeant and his wife welcomed triplet daughters at Leonard Hospital on a Monday before noon. Anne, Jean, and another Jean, each under 4 pounds, require special care with Breck Feeder and incubators. Dr A M Breault oversees their progress as family plans visitations and hopes remain high. The birth marks a rare Troy event with continued medical notes on triplet outcomes.

St. Menny Cramer Sergt Frank Cramer Waterford Leonard Hospital Sergeant Cramer Anne Jean A. M. Breault Cohoes Cramer Triplets Troy

New York Resents State School Aid Cut

Albany and New York City school leaders rally upstate support against Gov Dewey's budget proposal to cut state school aid by 7 8 million from last year s 117 7 million allocation as attendances fall during wartime. Housing loan bills face low chances, with the Mitchell Coudert measure for 35 million NYC restricted loans most likely to advance.

Albany New York City Ent Ee Upstate Thomas E. Dewey Dewey Assembly Ways and Means Stephen J. Jarema New York Democrat Samuel L Greenberg Kings Democrat Senate House

Boy Loses Suit Over Slap By Principal

A Albany Supreme Court jury rejected a $5000 damages claim by Joseph Drezelo of Middlesburg alleging his son James was struck by Principal F Edward Thomson of Central School District 1. The eight women and four men found no cause of action after three quarters of an hour.

Supreme Court Albany Joseph Drezelo Middlesurg James Drezelo F. Edward Thomson Central School District 1 Thomson Francis Bergan Berne Knox New Scotland Westerly Albany County Middleburg Wright Schoharie Poy Schoa

Financial Troubles Led To Slayings

District Attorney John T. Delaney disclosed that Ed ward F. Swarts 50 murdered his two elderly sisters Helen M. 60 and Hattie M. 64 and then killed himself at their Albany Stanford Court home. Foreclosure fears and unpaid taxes of over 6000 fed motive. letters hint at impending loss. Swarts died from a gunshot near his body as fire set in the cellar consumed the home. Bodies were found after neighbors discovered the charred cellar. Coroner noted death likely occurred days earlier.

John T. Delane Edward F. Swarts Stanford Court Albany Helen M Hattie M. Swarts Board of Assessors and County Treasurer's Office Swarts Delaney

Plattsburg Man Backed For Regent

Republican district representatives from four counties north of Rensselaer endorse John P. Myers of Plattsburg to succeed the late Dr. Grant C. Madill as a member of the University of the State of New York Board of Regents. Myers, former president of the New York State Bankers Association, is current president of City National Bank of Plattsburg. Other contenders included E MacDonald Stanton, Jessie Zoller, Francis B Trudeau, and Lawrence Cuthbert.

Albany Fourth Judicial District Rensselaer New York John P. Myers Plattsburg Grant C. Madill Ogdensburg Board of Regents The University of the State of New York Myera G. O. P. General Conference Alyers New York State Bankers’ Association City National Bank of Myers Clinton County E. MacDonald Stanton Schenectady Jessie Zoller

Lindsley McChesney Promoted to Major in Air Corps

Lindsley McChesney of R. D. 3 Troy promoted from captain to major in the Air Corps per a War Department announcement. The list of temporary promotions and appointments also names Dayton Groff Van Deusen of Poestenkill advancing from first lieutenant to captain.

Lindsley McChesney Troy Air Corps War Department New York Department Dayton Groff van Deusen Poestenkill

Also Mentioned on This Page

Troy Record Troy, N.Y Clara R. Bates Pommer Ham Dommer Dommer Rian ‘Dommer Minnie Tillie Howard F. Carberry Carberry Cecile Perreault Ohoes Pasaniella St. Joseph's Maternity Hospital Albert A. Pasaniella County Treasurer Hall Troy Salvation Army J . T. Foxell Josepe T. Foxell Y.M.C. A St. Mark’s Church Girl Scout Trio State Motor Vehicle Bureau David H. Meehan Moortor ST 34Th ST Lyman Eldridge Lavin Daniel J. Michel Jacob Mia Otwe Franklin Square People’s Office Second Ave Third St Corinth, N.Y Bank of Troy Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
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