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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1945
Page
21
Americas Legion chapter will suspend all meetings and social affairs for the duration of the emergency. Wilkes BM Burke commander announced the move in a brief address.
In loving memory of Clare Bates wife mother and dear. Also memorials for a husband father and grandfather with references to children and grandchildren. Includes dates of death and family names and a hospital birth note for a son and a later team reference.
A sequence of death notices and funeral arrangements from Troy and surrounding areas. Entries include births, spouses, and survivors for individuals such as Margaret McEtver, James Carver, and others, with service details at St Joseph's Church and local cemeteries. Interments follow at designated local cemeteries.
A special St Anne's Parish committee approved plans for a new church to be built several buildings north of the current structure on Fourth Street. A two story hall will be erected to serve as a recreation center and house church organizations. Construction is slated to begin in early April under Rev. Mer Stephan J. Korke with architects, as parishioners prepare for a general meeting.
Two Supreme Court cases from Ballston Spa were settled out of court yesterday. Joseph Ambrosina and Anthony Geremia sued Troy Buick Co Inc over a July 1944 collision on the Saratoga Springs Piers Falls Highway. Louis Morris of Ballston Spa sued North American Contracting Co after a tannery roof collapse injured Primomo, who survived with four broken vertebrae while Morris aided his fall.
In Saratoga County Supreme Court at Fallston Spar, verdicts totaling 5200 were awarded to Mrs Jean VanWagner 5000 and Edward K Green 3200 against Harry Goldberg of Troy for injuries from a two car collision. The Saratoga Springs incident occurred Sept 1 1944. Nellie Hotaling sued City of Mechanicville Central Markets and John F Boyle for injuries from a Nov 20 1943 slip.
The Welfare Department directs emergency coal deliveries to the Troy mayor's office for non Home Relief and Old Age Assistance clients. Deputy Commissioner Tom Rankin Jr says general public aid came first but limits have been reached with 48 on relief rolls needing help. Mayor John J. Ahern assigns two city trucks for immediate use.
Notices report multiple obituaries including Mrs. James Barry Mrs. Pat Fiyan of Canada and Mrs. Alice Ferrington of Chicago with interments at Sephs Cemetery. Also listed are Charles J Vollmer husband of Sarah Lemmon and Vedder Rector of Schenectady with services at Mor Funeral Home and Oakwood Cemetery. Yamin family notices at St Anata Chart include requiem mass and interment at St Marys Cemetery.
Thirty Huskies aged 14 to 19 offered their time to clear snow for three hours as their league games were canceled. Six teams, each with two city trucks, worked in districts around fire hydrants cesspools and home entrances to aid frost and funeral sites during the suspension. Morris W. Paine organized the effort for the city.
At the Satien Community Center meeting Rominic Patti led his first session announcing the year's committee and urging each member to recruit at least one candidate for 1955. Michael Morine was authorized to mail former members or eligible newcomers and discharged veterans of Italian descent may join as honorary members for one year with no dues.
Frank Costello denied pressuring for legislative appointments as Manhattan Grand Jury probes Sullivan claim of Costello’s reach into Tammany Hall. Sullivan testified Costello sought reappointment of Irving D. Newstein as search clerk to Assembly leader Irvin Steingut. Costello said he appeared voluntarily and was not summoned.
Ronald E. Mosher, 71, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard C. Mosher of 135 Delaware Avenue Hudson Falls, was seriously wounded in Belgium. He entered the Army March 12 1943 and arrived overseas in May last year. He has two sisters and attended Hudson Falls High School.
A blaze damaged Skidmore College dormitory causing smoke and water damage. Eighty sophomores were displaced and housed in private homes or a new dormitory being prepared for the opening semester. Extensive repairs and renovation will be required.
Kenneth Johnson of Fort Edward is hospitalized with contusions after a concrete roof collapsed on him at the Sentan Plant warehouse in Hudson Falls. The accident occurred during work yesterday. other employees escaped uninjured.
Merchants vote unanimously to support Mayor Ahern's directive urging full compliance with emergency electricity conservation. The plan bans window lights and on site signs during evening hours and calls for closing non essential businesses Monday through Wednesday next week. Ernest J. Facteau chairs the session of the Merchants Bureau meeting.
An award of 735.95 was made to Harry G. Hiscox by Referee Lyman A. Kilburn for Ream Realty Corp. The case will continue six months with compensation. Andrew J. Quinn received 20 for facial disfigurement and John Gregware got 150 for injuries with 29 percent loss of use of the right hand. William S. Daler, with 25 percent loss of use of the right great toe, was awarded St Charles. Powell sustained 25 percent loss of use of the right great toe and 238. Fitzgerald Bros. Brewing Co. employee Herbert R. Quinn got 2774.
Plans for the Lansingburg PTA Founders Day dinner were approved at the council meeting held at Knickerbocker Junior High. The event is scheduled for Tuesday February 27 at 633 pm at the First Presbyterian Church of Lansingburg with speaker Charjes Noble, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Syracuse. Committee chairs were named for decorations hospitality and tickets.
The YWCA announces suspension of dancing in clubs tonight and Monday as fuel shortages loom. Health Education Department will cease all recreational activities until further notice.
Hampton, 24, facing indecency charges, was found dead with a bullet wound in the head and a pistol in his hand. Coroner W. vs. Inglee of Willercllenlé ruled the death self inflicted. Dr. C. Pint Clough noted instantaneous death as the bullet pierced the brain. The victim’s father said the man had been brooding since an official order to appear. The gun had been owned by Edward Rusk, brother-in-law, who had borrowed it and not returned it. Survivors include three sisters and a brother.
City records show the total valuations of special franchises in Troy amount to 3 090 152 this year, with a 86 percent equalization rate. Listed firms include New York Telephone Co, American Telephone and Telegraph Co, New York Power and Light Corp, Boston and Maine Railroad, Delaware and Hudson Railroad, and Troy Union Railroad Co with varying parcel values.
Funeral services for Dr Dixon Bren Fox president of Union College will be held at 4 pm at Union College Memorial Chapel. Rev George Long will officiate with assistance from Rev Bertram Atwood and Rev H Victor Frelich. Board of Trustees members will serve as hosts and students will be pallbearers with interment in Scarsdale.
The Catholic Service League and Women’s Service League report progress on a booklet titled Who’s Who to list subscribers and league members. Mrs. Frank A. Tilley chairs the committee with Mrs. Joan J. Rainey as cochairman. advertising is led by Mrs. Edward E. Rem. Reports from multiple members were presented at last night’s Hendrick Hudson meeting.
About one third of Troy's dogs carry the new 30.5 dog tag per City Clerk M. McGrath. January licenses total 618 with 414 issued in ten. December and February show activity as the census briefed next week.
The Troy Boys Club Glee Club of 22 voices, organized by Edward of Hane, with Lois Jean Floyd directing, held its third week practice under church supervision. The group aims to develop musical talent through volunteer leadership and community support.
A Troy Common Council session was held in Rensselaer County with the Frostslaters group present. The minutes reflect minor chatter and uncertain topics as the council discussed meeting room arrangements and related matters.
The annual conference of health officers and public health nurses, scheduled for Saratoga Springs in June, has been cancelled. Dr. Edward J. Godfrey Jr., state commissioner of health, cites government travel facility limits. the event typically attracts about 2,000 delegates.
George Gray county Home Bureau leader and others transform discarded lamp shades into new ones. Mrs. Comstock guides teaching on salvaging materials. lessons cover opaque linings and color choices. Brunswick and Petersburg unit heads anticipate members learning the craft over time as an economic skill.
Trojan Post FLOW and Ausiliary members will visit the Saratoga Springs Veterans Hospital Thursday. The meeting on Tuesday discussed the 25th anniversary of Trojan Post and welcomed new member Sergeant Richard Bateman. Veterans shared overseas experiences including members from the Marines and Navy.
Arthur D MecGeeseh of Hudson Falls receives War Department telegram that his son Private William Elldred McGeoch aged 20 was killed in action in Belgium on January 15, his birthday anniversary. McGeoch enlisted December 1939 and trained at several camps, went overseas in November 1943 with a field artillery unit, a Hartford Central School graduate.
A notice announces a change of meeting site for the Women of Mose group. The gathering will now be held at one home of Miss Serirand, located at 2325 Seventh Avenue, with two members expected to attend and new candidates to participate in the program.
Disorder and lines mark a city in crisis as fuel scarcity limits travel and activity. Shops, theaters, and fountains run sparse while residents debate rationing and prices. Citizens from outside towns flock in seeking fuel and basic services, provoking protests and confusion.
A family seeks information about POW Joseph Ford 32921023 believed captured on the Western Front and held in Germany. A Washington County, Pennsylvania, American Legion contact requests any details from relatives or friends. William Burke at the Department of Veterans Welfare in New Jersey administers the search.
Miss Catherine Corcoran captain of Troop 7 St Peter's Lyceum led the second session of the leaders training course at Central Men. The meeting covered methods for instructing Girl Scout troops in international friendship and related activities.
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