Proclamation Sets Stage for Britain General Election
London reports King George V calls for a general election on Feb 23 as Parliament formed after wartime reforms. Churchill and Attlee attend the service as Labour pledges welfare expansion and tax changes while Conservatives plan economy and fewer controls. Morrison and Eden to campaign in Leeds and Liverpool.
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Bank of England
London
George
Churchill
House of Common
Attlee
Canterbury
Geoffrey Fisher
Win
Brotherhood
Ston Churchill
Ower Taxea
Labor Party
Britain
St. Paul's
Herbert Morrison
Leeds
Anthony
Eden
Will Belion
Liverpool
House
Morrison
Funeral Held For Former Assemblyman Earl McDermott
Large attendance marked the funeral for Earl McDermott former Cohoes Assemblyman and public safety commissioner for 12 years. Services at St Bernard’s Church followed a solemn requiem mass at the Reavy-Smart Funeral Home with honorary and active bearers from city officials and police and fire departments. A Cohoes Elks ceremony and American Legion tribute preceded interment at St Mary’s Cemetery Waterford amid salutes and Taps by a bugler.
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Earl McDermott
Cohoea
Puble Safety
Reavy-Smart Funeral
Remsen Street
Cohoes
St. Bernard's Church
Willian P. Brennan
Donald J. Gravelles
William T. Byrne
Perry Armstrong
Hugh A. Lavery
Rudolph L Roulier
John L. English
John F. Kennedy
Corp
John J. Dougherty
Donald C. ‘McLean
James Haggerty
J. Stanley Carter
James Conboy
Wil‘bur Perkins
James Marra
James M. Archibald
Raoul He
Charles B. Plomiey
Batt
John Arndt
James Coleman
John Ryan
Nelson Green
Fire Department
John Kieth
Jamison Green
Austin V. Garnon
Nicholas Valente
Police Department
Fathers Scott and
Gravette
St. Mary's Cemetery
Waterford
Company B
105
Film Benefit Tonight Aids Fire Victims In Cohoes
A motion picture program at St Patrick’s Hall Cohoes will aid Mr and Mrs Frank Dingley and family who lost their home in a Wednesday fire. Rev William Lanahan arranged the event with Mayor Rudolph Roulier and city officials invited. Donations of any amount will be accepted and a donor provided clothing. The campaign also benefits Mr and Mrs John Falato and their six children. Frank Kelly chairs the committee with Henry Guay as cochairman. Albany County Welfare Department offers temporary aid while clothes home furnishings and a place to live are urgently needed.
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T. Patrick’s
Cohoes
Frank Dingley
William Lanahan
T. Patrick's Church
Etricken
Rudolph Roulier
Severval
Dingleys
John Falato
Frank Kelly
Henry Guay
Cochairman
Albany County Welfare Department
Local Students to Take Part in Band Concert
Cohoes will be represented at a Thursday night concert in the Cohoes High School auditorium featuring Siena College Band. Cathedral chair Leo Chouinard announced the event, with Siena players Kenneth Deitcher William Bagar Frank Marsoleix William Reamer and Harold Vani Dueen among those participating. Tickets for students and the public are coordinated by a committee led by George Ely, with Miss Leis Benett and Ronen Ketz as cochairmen for patrons and patronsars.
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Cohoes
Cohoes High School
Siena College
Ancle
Leo Chouinard
Paul Qlisny
Ithat
Siena
Kenneth Deitcher
William Bagar
Frank Marsoleix
Wiliam Reamer
Harold Vani Dueen
George Ely
Top Keglers to Battle in March of Dimes Event
A charity bowling contest announced at the Renling Center showcases two top local keglers with strong reputations. Chairman Martin T. Lindeau and organizer Mantis Cramer say the event at Tom at the Coho will feature notable rivalries.
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Coho
Renling Center
March of Dimes
Tnd
Hs Martin T. Lindeau
Projects Sporte
Mantis Cramer
Choy
Sta
Shenertads
Henry Biette Dies of Coronary Thrombosis at 87
Henry Biette, 87, of 157 Tenth Street, was found dead in his bed by Mrs. Hattie Harria. Coroner Matera ruled death from coronary thrombosis. He was WWII veteran, survived by widow Clara Gordon and eight children, with funeral set for St Marie's Church and burial at St Joseph's Cemetery.
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Henry Biette
Tenth Street
Hattie Harria
Anthony FE. Matera
George D. Hoffoetdj
Matera
Donald Degen
Nicholas J. Padalino
Weaher
Biette
Napoleon Biette
Erie Street
Cohoes
Crescent
Clifton Park
E. T. Ruane
Anna Carey
Waterford
Charles‘ Beitte
Napoleon Riette, Jr
St. Marie's Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Veterans Auxiliary Initiates Five New Members
At a Wednesday night meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of Cohoes Post WAV five new members were initiated. The session on Remsen Street was presided over by Mrs Fiorente Vaughan, president. Plans were set for a social event in February with Mrs Frances Offenbecker and Mrs Charlotte Waterhouse named as co chairmen of the arrangements committee. The gathering concluded with a social period and refreshments.
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Ladies Auxiliary
Cohoes Post
Wav
Remsen Street
Mra
Fiorente Vaughan
Frances Ofenbecker
Charlotte Waterhouse
Thomas Kennedy Wins High Triple Honors At Cohves K C Bowling
Thomas Kennedy capped a high triple at Wednesday Night Cohves KC Bowling Len at Jackson Avenue alleys. He posted a best game of 2H and shared top lines with Peter Preston who bowled 214 high single and a three game 539. Other notable totals included Donald Parker 208-500 Gene Purificate 192-540 Raymond Quinn 158-528 Rev Thomas XK Scott 189-530. In team play Sprees and McKees won two of three games from St Rita's and Geadrons while Cohors Hardware and the Mc Graths swept Carrolls and Kenneys.
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Thomas Kennedy
Cohves K.C
Jackson Avenue
Ageold
Donald Parker
Gene Purificate
Raymond Quinn
Thomas XK. Scott
Sprees
McKees Taok
St. Rita's and
Geadrons
Cohors Hardware
McGraths
The
Carrolls
Kenneys
Waterford groups plan events and elections
Waterford Mra William Curtin is named chairman of a dessert bridge to be sponsored by the Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church on Thursday February 16 at 1 30 pm in John House Memorial Reservations can be made with her at home James McGrath of 34 First Street is ill at home for two weeks The Waterford Study Club meets at Mrs Harold Weber’s 8 Third Street with greetings and a talk on World Peace by Mrs Armin Chapman The Waterford Community Chorus elected Caminte Patcher as chairman with Joseph W Byrne as co chair and other officers named Plans for public appearances were announced by director Miss Angelo DeMino Prospect Hill Community Association held its February meeting voting to donate to the March of Dimes and nominating officers for March 1 election A bowling party is set for Feb 11 at Alpha Recreation Miss Ethel Gregg showed slides of California Mrs Fred Hansen Mrs Bernard Codd and Mrs Georgia Herring organized refreshments The report notes Japan’s eligible women voters cast ballots in the last general election in January 1849.
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Mra
Willam Curtin
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
John House Memorial
James McGrath
First Rtreet
Waterford Study Club
Harold Weber
Third Street
Armin Chapman
Watt
Caminte Patcher
Waterford Community Chorus
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Joseph W. Byrne
Edward Quinby
Frank E. Fitzpatrick
Sean Sorenson
Marvin W. Hazzard
William Favereau
Vincent A. Caruso
Angelo DeMino
Prospect Hill
Prospect, Hill
Benet
March of Dimes
Alpha Recreation
Ethel Gregg
Onarip
Calfornia
Fred Hansen
Bernard Codd
Georga Herring
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