Wills Probed and Administrations Granted in Rensselaer Court
Two wills admitted to probate by Judge Edward J. Donohue in Rensselaer County Surrogate's Court. John B. Stapleton of Troy left over 5000 real and 5000 personal to widow Winifred Stapleton. Orrin L. Potter of Rensselaer left more than 5000 real and 5000 personal with 300 to Agnes Isler, and Anne Perry named residuary. Edith C. Niskey estate awarded administration to Christopher J. Clinton with heirs eight daughters and two sons. John H. Shuhart estate issued to son Clinton G. Shuhart and Rollin F. Shuhart plus Ada E. Aldrich. attorneys listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer County
Edward J. Donohue
John B. Stapleton
Troy
Orrin L. Potter
Rensselaer
Albany
Stapleton
Winifred Stapleton
Pawling Avenue
Michael D. Nolan
Potter
Agnes Isler
Belmore Place
Anne
Perry
Columbus
N.Y
Ernest L
Clinton G. Shuhart
Rollin F Shuhart
Ada E. Aldrich
Berlin
John F. and
Robert T. Murray
County Man's Cow Sets State Record
John H. Holser of Troy registered Holstein Heilo Valley Carnation Heilo set New York state marks for senior year-old cows milking twice daily. She produced 7347 pounds of butterfat from 17 829 pounds of milk, with a “very good” type classification. Testing was overseen by Cornell University with the Holstein-Friesian Association of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Holser
Troy
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Holser
Valley Carnation Heilo
New York
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Cornell University
Veterans' Auxiliary Names Three Officers At Meeting
The Rev Francis A Kelley Auxiliary met at their rooms on Third Street Tuesday. Officers elected: Mrs Margaret Ryan state committeewoman Miss Betty Riley alternate and Mrs Eleanor Deboli sergeant at arms. A memorial service was held for late gold star mother Mrs Alexandra Matera. Chaplain Miss Harriet Dailey read the prayer. Next meeting set for February 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis A. Kelley
Eld
Third Street
Margaret Ryan
Betty; Riley
Eleanor Deboli
Alexandra Matera
Harriet Dailey
Merchants Urged to Use Gummed Ration Sheets
Troy merchants must obtain gummed sheets from the Rationing Board to affix stamps for processed foods meats and fats. Charles C Freihofer says stamps cannot go in plain envelopes and urges application to The Hotel Troy for sheets. Sheets filled in multiples of 250 points will be deposited with ration banks to secure ration tokens.
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Troy
Charles C. Freihofer
Rensselaer County-Troy City
Washington
OPA
United States
Chester Bowles
Decorated Troy Man Now Teaches Other Soldiers
Sergt. Ralph W. Her 24 of 39 Grant Avenue Troy has arrived in England to train troops for the invasion of western Europe. He earned the Silver Star in North Africa for volunteering with a small patrol to destroy enemy gun positions near Port Yyautey, taking heavy fire and crippling the position to aid his battalion’s objective.
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Ralph W. Her
Grant Avenue
England
Europe
Tier
Ler
Port Yyautey
British Sailors Sue Schenectady Truckers for 125000
Two British sailors, Bernard Green and Walter Halliday, ages 21 and 20, injured in Schenectady in April 1943, sue Elliott Bros Trucking Co and Madeline Gadagno for 125000. They allege injuries from a city collision. accident details remain unresolved. Cases to be tried in New York Supreme Court at the convenience of the principals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Green
Walter Halliday
Schenectady
Elliott Bros. Trucking Co
Madeline Gadagno
Green
Skidmore Key Center Conference Postponed at Saratoga
The Skidmore Key Center Conference at Saratoga Springs scheduled for Saturday has been postponed due to an extended college recess. A definite date will be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skidmore Key Center
Saratoga Springs
Breen Awarded Oak Leaf Cluster for Second Wound
Corporal Frederick A. Breen, formerly a city truck driver, receives the Army Oak Leaf Cluster for a second wound in action against the Japanese on New Georgia Island. He already earned the Purple Heart for early New Georgia battles and now serves as assistant squad leader in a rifle platoon. Breen, overseas 16 months, was inducted March 1941 and once lived at 2251 Bur dette Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick A. Breen
New Georgia Island
Corporal Breen
New Georgia
Breen
Pacific
War Department
Munda
Burdette Avenue
Army
Waterford Lions Club events and community notices
Waterford Lions Club held a Tuesday chicken dinner at the K of C home with Ralph H. Dean presiding. Guests included George Sorensen on leave from the Seabees and Capt. Marshall Quandt on furlough from Italy. A March of Dimes collection and Red Cross Blood Bank appeals were announced along with efforts to aid Boy Scout activities and a paper salvage drive. A committee was named for the Cramer triplets’ birth welfare and for Youth Recreation Fund tickets. Charter Night is set for Feb 22 at the John House Memorial with detailed committees listed and reservations due Feb 15. Court St Monica will host a Valentine card party. the Red Cross Surgical Dressing Unit will meet to fold bandages. Personal furlough updates include Sergt Charles R. Tibeault visiting his wife after Army service. Sodality officers were elected at St Marys Church. Waterford-Halfmoon PTA will meet with a bus trip and Valentine party. Seals sale results for Saratoga County show $9,720.96 raised for 1943. Obituary notes Eugene Daly’s funeral arrangements. Senior class at Waterford High chose You Cant Take It With You for a play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterford
Red Cross Blood Bank
Cramer
John F. Harney
Richard Gleason
Louis Cuomo
Associaton
Youth Recreation Fund
John House
First Presbyterian Church
Wellington B. Bishop
Ralph H. Dean
Joann G. Cole
C. Wilson Chamberlin
J. Steward
John F. Walsh
Bishop
Bank of Waterford
Charles R. Tibeault
First Street
Armored School
Fort Knox
Camp Cook
Cal
Sodality
Lillian Gentile
The
Blessed Virgin Sodality
St. Mary’s Church
Elizabeth , Parker
Lena de Palma
June Michon
Waterford - Halfmoon District School
Clyde Poole
Sixth Avenue
Waterviiet
Troy
Alaska
Percy Willetts
James H Glavin
Saratoga County
James Skiff
How to Apply for Veterans Affairs by Branches
Navy veterans and officers apply to the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington D C. Enlisted men use the Field Branch in Cleveland Ohio. Army veterans apply to the finance officer in their induction state. New York State applicants go to Court Square Building New York City. Marine Corps and Coast Guard offices listed in Washington D C or Cleveland as applicable.
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Navy
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Cleveland
Army
New York State
Court Square
Lafayette Street
New York City
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
U. S. Coast Guard
Troy Barber Board To Check Conditions
The Troy Board of Barber Ex aminers met yesterday morning to plan stricter enforcement of 6 pm closing hours and sanitary standards. Mayor John J. Ahern said police will inspect shops while health inspectors review sanitary conditions. The board includes Frank M. Ames, James M. McGrath, Dr. James H. Flynn, Philip La Plante, and Frank Milanese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Board of Barber Examiners
John J. Ahern
Public Safety
Frank M. Ames
James H. Flynn
James M. McGrath
Philip la Plante
Frank Milanese
Fourth Marriage Bill Seeks Court Permission in New York
A bill introduced in the New York Legislature would require a thrice divorced person to obtain Supreme Court approval to remarry within three years. Sponsored by Democratic Sen. Louis B. Helier of Brooklyn, the measure demands evidence of good faith to the court’s satisfaction and argues marriages to accumulate ex-wives undermine state welfare and dignity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
New York
Louis B. Helier
Brooklyn
Weller
High School Plans March Satire Play The Sycamores
Production underway under Miss Helen Gainor to be staged in the high school auditorium in late March. The entertaining satire about a home loving American family features Carolyn Currier Helen Wilson Josephine Gimmelli John Barker Verna Dick Doris Dupree Albert Mazula Howard Swatling Richard Bilis Raymond Conklin Frederick Willetts Francis Forget John Opera Marvin Hazzard Robert Berard and John Normandin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Gainor
Sycamores
Carolyn Currier
Helen Wilson
Josephine Gimmelli
John Barker
Verna Dick
Doris Dupree
Albert Mazula
Howard Swatling
Richard Bilis
Raymond Conklin
Frederick Willetts
Francis Forget
John Opera
Civil Service Announces Postal Clerk Examination
The Civil Service Commission announced a nationwide examination for substitute railway postal clerks. The job pays $1,850 annually plus about $615 in extra weekly compensation under a 48 hour week. Applications must be filed before Feb 30. Informational forms are available from Irving Dutcher of the local Civil Service office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
Irving
Dutcher
Civil Service
Nassau Barn Fire Destroys Live Stock
A large barn on the Samuel Zweig farm near Nassau on McClelland Road burned Tuesday, killing two cows and a horse. Hay and two wagons were lost. damage was about 7000 dollars. Mr. Zweig alerted Nassau Fire Department which saved a second barn. cause not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Zweig
McClelland Road
Nassau
Zweig
Nassau Fire Department
Firemen Rescue Cat From Tree in Church Yard
Troy firefighters used an 85 foot ladder to rescue a cat stuck in a tree in the Second Presbyterian Church yard on Fifth Avenue. A woman alerted police who summoned Truck 3 and Fire Chief Carl A. Smith sent a rescue squad including Capt. William H. Miller and firefighters John Levine John C. Leffingwell and Edward Driscoll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Fire Department
Truck 3
Second Presbyterian Church
Fifth Avenue
William Bell
John Moran
Central Fire Headquarters
Carl A. Smith
William H. Miller
John Levine
John C. Leffingwell
Edward Driscoll
House Rejects Senate Federal Ballot Plan for Soldiers
The House rejected the Senate federal ballot amendments to the soldier vote bill by voice vote and sent the measure to conference. Conferees were named as Worley Rankin Bonner LeCompte Ellsworth to defend a states rights approach while the Senate proposal faces possible blocking in coming negotiations. A separate vote on a federal ballot measure passed 46 to 40 in the Senate, with a large House opposition margin noted. LAUNDRY TRUCK BURNS: A Willie Laundry truck caught fire after the driver left it parked on Washington Avenue in Rensselaer. Firefighters from Chemical 4 extinguished the blaze. the driver could not explain the cause.
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Washington
House Elections Committee
House
Senate
Sam Rayburn
Worley
John E. Rankin
Miss
Herbert C. Bonner
N. C
Karl M. LeCompte
Harris Ellsworth
Ore
Bonner
Rayburn
Republican League
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Wally Nusbnaum
Willie
Washington Avenue
Rensselaer
Chemical 4
Nusbnaum
Veteran Railroad Conductor Dies At Lansingburg
William A. Sheffer Jr., longtime New York Central Railroad yard conductor, died at 788 Fourth Avenue after a lingering illness. A Spanish American War veteran and former Collin-Ross WW W aide, he leaves a widow Ellen Cox, four daughters, two sons, a sister and seven grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at 9 am from his home and 9:30 am at St Augustine's Church followed by interment in St Mary's Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Sheffer, Jr
New York Central Railroad Co
Fourth Avenue
Mr. Sheffer
St. Augustine’s Church
St. Patrick’s School
St. Patrick
Purificato Named Medical Consultant in Troy Welfare
Dr. Alfred T. Purificato was named medical consultant in the Troy Welfare Department by Commissioner W. Frank Leversee yesterday. He succeeds Dr. John J. Rainey who has resigned. salary set at 1500 dollars a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred T. Furificato
Troy
W. Frank Leversee
John J. Rainey
Community clubs plan events in Green Island village
The Women's Industrial Society of the Presbyterian Church hosts a Valentine Party at Mrs. Albert Moeske’s home 104 Hudson Avenue. The Methodist Church parsonage hosts a Heart's Desire party by the Wouth Club. Vagabond Club meets at 42 George Street to prepare for service men entertainment. World Day of Prayer planned Friday Feb 25 with Methodist hosting joint observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Industrial Society
The
Presbyterian Church
Albert Moeske
Hudson Avenue
Methodist Church
Wouth
George Street
John Cietek
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Presbyterian
St Mark's Episcopal
William Gilbert
Spiritual Life Committee
Firemen's Retirement Board Plans Week Meeting
The Troy firemen's pension board is set to meet before week’s end to act on the retirement of several department members. It is understood those affected have filed for retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Firemen’s Pension Board
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Veterans’ Auxiliary
Chas. H. Gardner
First St
N. Y
OPA Aid
British Tars
Billluebird New
Florida
Caruso Fruit Distributors
Ati Ea
Apso
Corp
Valentine
Mus
Continental
Eugene Daly
Albany Hospital
Finn Funeral Home
St. Marys Church
Daly
D. & H. Railroad
West Waterford
Waterford High School
Hart and Kaufman
U. S.S. Army
Troy Barber Board
Lansingburg
Dr. Purificato
Green Island
Cole
Max . Rubin
Lord & Tonn
Fulton ST
BP Ieee Re
Lady and Jill Hankesheer
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