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Newspaper

Troy Record

Location

Troy, New York, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1950

Page

2

Troy Couple Wed In Watervliet Nuptials At St Patrick’s

Mise Benirics Agnes Messier daughter of Dr and Mrs Gilbert A Clark of 308 Sixth Avenue and Gerald John DuPont son of Mrs Florence DuPont of 834 Third Avenue Watervliet were married Saturday at 10 pm in St Patrick's Church Cohess officiated by Adélard K. Bouchard. Attendants included Edward Wingert matron of honor and bridesmaids Mrs Ridney Lobdell and Mrs Joseph McDonough. Best man was Frank DuPont with ushers Roland Messier and Joseph McDonough. The bride wore a white satin gown with lace yoke a long train and orange blossom tiara. They planned a reception at Vandenberg Inn and a post nuptial incipient at Van Schalek Island Country Club. The couple will reside at 174 Second Avenue.

Mise Agnes Messier Gilbert A. Clark Sixth Avenue Gerald John DuPont Aog Florence DuPont Third Avenue Watervliet BM. Patrick's Chugeb Cohess Ray Adélard K. Bouchard Edward Wingert Vandenburg Inn van Schalek Island Country Club Jas Lansingburg High School H. Gordon Anderson Heatly High School Sima College Montgomery Ward & Co New York Washington Richmond Florida Second Avenue

Directory plans set for Catholic Women's Service League

The Catholic Women's Service League outlines initial preparations for its annual Who's Who Directory at Hendrick Hudson. Mrs John J Keenan is named chairman with Mrs John J Hyland and Mrs Edward J Ryan as cochairman. Further talks and committee selections occur next Tuesday afternoon at a hotel.

Catholic Women's Service League Hendrick Hudson John J. Keenan John J. Hyland League Edward J. Ryan Cochairman

Church Class Valentine Party at Bethesda Home

The King's Daughters' Class of Sixth Avenue Baptist Church hosted a Valentine party at Bethesda Home on Wednesday evening. Entertainment featured home members and duets by Mrs. Rowana Shoemaker and Mrs. Ann Shackford. The president, Mrs. Carolyn Lansing, presented a gift to the home. Valentines gifts were shared and refreshments served.

King’s Daughters Sixth Avenue Carolyn Lansing

Home Board Elects Directress at Presbyterian Home Meeting

The Woman's Board of Managers of the Presbyterian Home Association elected Mrs Archibald Buchanan as first directress at Wednesday morning session held at the home Other officers chosen include Mrs Austin Buchanan as second directress Mrs Irving Horton as vice president and Mrs Earl Rae as secretary Reports were submitted by Mrs Horton and Mrs Roe Mrs James Bowman reported for the hospital fund

Archibald Buchanan Presbyterian Home Association Austin Buchanan Irving Horton Wicre Uver Earl. Rae Horton Roe James Bowman Hospital

Shower honors Mrs Mary Ann Johnson before wedding

A shower in honor of Mrs Mary Ann Johnson was hosted Thursday by her mother Mrs William H Johnson and her sister in law Mrs Willian H Johnson Jr at 1717 Tibbits Avenue. Vocal selections were by Mrs Theodore Fischetti. Refreshments featured a blue and yellow theme. Miss Johnson, who received many gifts, will wed George F E Mahdesian Friday at Sacred Heart Church.

Mary Ann Johnson William H. Johnson Willian H. Johnson, Jr Tibbits Avenue Theodore Fischetti Miss Johnson George FE. Mahdesian Sacred Heart Church

Take Placid International Attendance Report

Personal Mrz Sohn Heatey of 234 Fifth Avenue and Mrs Madeline Woods of Diamond Point arrange travel to Placid where 43 Internationals will attend. Mrs Bertha Colterx of 232 First Street has returned home to Kisang at St Mary Hospital.

Mrz Sohn Heatey Fifth Avenue Madeline Woods Diamond Point Jeff Placid Miert Bertha Colterx First Streat Kisaang Aa Mnonss St Mary’ Hospitat

Troy Teen Bride-To-Be Betrothed To Watervliet Man

Mr and Mrs Joseph A Leben tritt announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Betty Lebentritt to Vincent A Lamb son of Mr and Mrs Vincent G Lamb of Watervliet. Betty is a Catholic Central High School graduate and Albany Secretarial School alumna employed by Cluett Peabody traffic office. Vincent Vincntarian Institute alumnus and Navy veteran works for the Veterans Administration at Watervliet Arsenal. The wedding is planned for September. Mrs Harry R Herald hosted a bridge club gathering with prize winners Mrs Leonard Derrick Mrs John Ray and Mrs Helen Temple.

Joseph A. Lebentritt Spring Avenue Road Betty Lebentritt Vincent A. Lamb Vincent G. Lamb Eighth Avenue Watervliet Miss Lebentritt Catholic Central High School Albany Secretarial School Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc Lamb Vincentian Institute Harry R. Herald Griswold Avenue Bridge Club Leonard Derrick John Ray Helen Temple

Carnival Guests Depart for Dartmouth Winter Event

Miss Dorothy Blake daughter of Mrs Herbert C Blane leaves for Hanover N L to be guest of John Geary son of Mrs Georgianna Geary at Dartmouth College winter carnival. Geary serves as social chairman for Kappa Sigma fraternity. Weekend guest Mrs Writs E Merriman of Utica visits Mrs Earl F B Covert at Aver Park residence.

Dorothy Blake Herbert C. Blane Hanover N.L John Geary Georgianna C. Geary Dartmouth Col Dese Geary Kappa Sigma E. Merriman Utica Earl FB. Covert Aver Park

Hoosick Falls Woman Announces Engagement

Mrs. Lillian Main of Hoosick Falls announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Lucille Main to Clifford Eastman of North Bennington. Miss Main attended Hoosick Falls High School and works at Hoosick Falls Under garments Corp. Eastman, son of Mrs. Bessie Eastman, attended Arlington Central High School and served 18 months in the Navy. He is employed at Keough Bros. in North Bennington.

Lillian Main Hoosick Falls Lucille Main Clifford Eastman Bessie Eastman Bennington Hoosick Falls High School Hoosick Fails Undergarment Corp Eastman Arlington Central High School Navy Keough Bros North Bennington

Miss Jackson To Speak On Sterling Silver

Miss Catherine Jackson of Albany will speak on the origin of sterling silver at the winter picnic hosted by the Valley Falls Woman's Club. The event Wednesday at 1 p.m. will be at Mrs. Caroline A. Snyder’s home in Melrose with Mrs. Helen Briggs presiding.

Catherine Jackson Albany Woman's Club Valley Falls Caroline A. Snyder Melrose Miss Jackson Texas England Shel Africa Helen Briggs Valley Pst Valentine Mabel G. Lohnes

Family Night Dinner at Troy Club Honors Birthday Guest

The Troy Club hosted a Thursday family night with cocktails and dinner. Frank A. Richter was host for the evening as club employees presented a birthday cake to James P. Cornwell for his birthday anniversary, sharing it among the guests.

Troy Club Frank A. Richter James P. Cornwell

Busy Bee Club Hosts Social at Mrs Wetha McHale Home

Mrs Wetha McHale of 466 Fifth Avenue entertained Busy Bee Club members at her home. Following business, a social hour was enjoyed. The next meeting will be at Mrs Rose Zorian 601 Pawling Avenue on Wednesday.

Wetha McHale Fifth Avenue Busy Bee Club Rose Zorian Pawling Avenue

Garrish Anniversary Celebrates Sixty Years in Long Beach

Mr and Mrs Lyman Garrish of Long Beach California formerly of Troy celebrate the sixtieth wedding anniversary. Their sons attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Gogthaab Lodge meets after a testimonial luncheon for Christian Jensen past president and longtime member.

Lyman Garrish iLong Beach Cal Troy Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Godthaab Lodge

Boston editor offers candid view of postwar novels

Alle Dixon Bond of the Boston Herald addressed Troy's literary club at The Hendrick Hudson. She traced shifts in novels from 1900 to today, noting frankness and social critique, highlighted by pointed remarks on postwar fiction and the rise of face, color and creed themes.

Alle Dixon Bond The Boston Herald Lum Literary Club of Troy Hendrick Hudson Anthony West Baoks Gentian Hill Elizabeth Gouge Daphne de Maurier Richard Lewellyn Cleveland Amory Bond Frank A. Miller

Interdenominational Day Service Slated in Johnsonville

Schaghticoke residents invite United Young People's Society of Schaghticoke to an interdenominational day worship service at Johnsonville Presbyterian Church tomorrow. Johnsonville youths extend the invite as a community event. A local family dinner honored Burt L. Hack with Harlow Bender among the out-of-town relatives from Schuylerville. Ten delegates from Schaghticoke will attend the Presbyterian Union dinner in Troy to hear Rev. Clifford E. Barbour of Knoxville Tennessee.

A. J. Armstrong James Y. Bolster Kaley Schenectady Johnsonville United Young People's Society of Harlow Bender Schuylerville Schaghticoke Presbyterian Union First Presbyterian Church Troy Presbyterian Church Clifford E. Barbour Second Presbyterian Church Knoxville Tenn

Round Lake Library Hall Hosts Woman's Social Evening

The Round Lake social gathering Tuesday at the Library Hall featured Mrs Harrison E. Goddard as literary and entertainment committee chair introducing Postmaster Richard S. Allen who spoke on Covered Bridges with color slides. A short hour of refreshments followed.

Woman's Round Lake Harrison E. Goddard Richard S. Allen Trury Walter M. Goddard

Toastmaster Appointed for Lincoln Day Dinner

Paul R B Jones named toastmaster for the Lincoln Day dinner of the Renascaler County Republican Committee to be held at the Hendrick Hudson on February 14. Congressman Dewey Short will speak, introduced by Dean P Taylor. The event features music and a restrained program. Reservations aim for 400. open to men and women.

Paul RB. Jones Ranaseiner County Republican Committee James M. Brebas Hendrick Hudson Dewey Short Missouri Aiong Congress Dean P. Taylor General Committee Jones Union College Albany Law School Smith, Pattison, Roberts & Sampson R.P.L Troy Junior Chamber of Commerce Renasclaer County Bar Association Senate Gilbert I. Seelye Republican Club Asat Atty Richard Bolton Edward F. Livingstone

Lanzit Heads Temple Board in Troy New president named

Robert G. Lanzit named president of the Third Street Temple board. Officers elected include Joseph Levy as vice president Henry Rickman as secretary and Herbert August as treasurer. New three year terms assigned to Herbert August Harold Goodman and Joan Newell. Lanzit, former Trojan Maid Co. executive and Penn Wharton alumnus, urged unity for the temple's eighty fifth anniversary celebration.

Robert G. Lanzit Third Street Temple Joseph H. Levy Henry E. Rickman Herbert G. August Herbert G. Auust Harold H. Goodman Joan K. Newell Mr. Langit Temple Trojan Maid Co Troy Albany Wharton School of Finance University of Pennsylvania Ohio State University U. S. Army Troys ‘Business and Professional Men’s Club Area Personnel Association American Psychological Association Troy Council New York State Commission Against Discrimination Jewish Community Center Lamit

Gibbons Pleads Guilty At Local Court

Leo T. Gibbons, 26, West Arlington, formerly of North Hoosick, pleaded guilty to breaking out of jail amid a Bennington County Court session. The event was part of a broader schedule for a community anniversary celebration led by Joseph B. Rosner. A special session covered a foods lesson and lunch, with Judge James S. Holden setting February 13 as the trial date.

Gibbons Leo T. Gibbons Bennington James S. Holden Floyd Granjean

Wordenville Society Notes and Church Service Report

The Woman's Guild meets at Mrs. Mary Chapman's home Wednesday at 7 p.m. Mrs. Allen Sisson assists. Walter Agan visits his mother Mrs. Helen Agan and sister Mrs. Lynn Manchester in Letchworth Village. Rev. Meredith Wood leads the Church of the Holy Name service tomorrow at 10 a.m. The W.S.C.S. elected officers at Mrs. Jane Cockfair's meeting: President Mrs. Jane Gookfair, Vice President Mrs. Ira J. Wagar, Treasurer Mrs. Thomas Lee, Secretary Miss Mae Wagar.

Boyntonville Melbourne Armstrong Woman's Guild Mary Chapman Allen Sisson Walter Agan Letchworth Village Helen Agan Lynn Manchester Meredith Wood Church of the Holy Name W.S.C.S Jane Cockfair Jane Gookfair Ira J. Wagar Thomas Lee Mae ‘Wagar

County Sells Stone Quarry For Dollar

Rensselaer County accepted a token one dollar from the Tibbits Estate to transfer title to a small stone quarry on the Troy Hoosick highway. The move clears title to adjacent land given to New York State for a potential roadside park and allows the state highway department to consider future park development. Holly berry abundance is noted as female trees produce berries only under proper weather.

Rensselaer County James N. Brahan Tibbits Troy= Hoosick New York State Tibbits Estate County Highway Department Troy-Hoosick Road Smith, Pattison, Roberts & Sampson Tibbits Eets State Highway Department

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Bethesda Home Board Joveph Lechres Batenes Beltone Chas. I Limerick River St Trey, Not Phews Lucille Maln Club Hears Boston Editor Round Lake Sixth Ave Music Hall Troy Vocal Society Jerry Randall Paul & Jones R. G. Lanzit Joseph B. Rosner West Sand Lake George Judy Breigle Maude Wallace Frederick J. Bali Hevely Vievomy
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