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.
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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1944
Page
9
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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