Theater Booth to Enroll Workers in Troy Area
The Troy ES Employment Service opens a recruiting booth in the Troy Theater lobby to hire machine operators for the needle trades. Miss Beth Moore says the effort targets at least thirty workers for Colonie Automotive Fiber Co. and notes additional positions in Troy water and surrounding areas as the campaign continues. Corp. Soutiere assists the USES office with the campaign, and Boy Scouts aid in literature distribution for war goods production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
ES Employment Service
Troy Theater
Ar Vitaly
Egscern
Beth Ho Moore
USES
Tas
Colonie Automnotive Fiber .Co., Inc
Northside
Notthside
South Pacific
Navy Air Corps
Jungie . Com
Si Addi Donal
Watervile
Cohney
Waterford
Bisa Moore
Corp
Joseph Soutiere
Cucciwra
Boy Scouts
Meadie
Desmond Proposes Missouri Plan for Judicial Selection
Albany Albany Democrat Senator Desmond of Newburg proposes a constitutional amendment to adopt the Missouri plan for Supreme Court Justice selection. A four member nonpartisan commission would nominate three candidates, with the governor appointing one, and voters approving after one year. The process would continue until a 14 year term is approved. Senator Dicoztanza adds a dog vivisection bill amid push for reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
UPI
Thomas C. Desmond
Newburg Republican
Vesterday
Supreme Court
Desmond
Supreme Teure
New Yorkate Bar Association
Gilbert Schenck
Richard
Local Notes Include Birthdays Visits and Wedding Anniversary
Clark Wright marks his eightieth birthday Afonday. Mrs Louis McClellan visits Salem area with the Burkes. Mrs a Roberson stays with her mother in Cambridge. Schools nearby plan a Monday closure for Lincoln's birthday. Mrs Paul Chammon hosts a card gathering Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Arthur Montgomery celebrate their daughter’s wedding anniversary. The couple wed at the home of Mr and James Hu in Jackson with bridesmaid Mrs Hill. Families reside on farms between Cambridge and Shushan. REBEKAHS HOLD PARTY A brief session led by Mrs Mason presided over by the grand president. Trax Union Lodge of Rebekahs hosts a Valentine party with an exchange of valentines and refreshments by Mrs Evelin Gray Mrs Ida Shullis and Mrs Nettie Uline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Wright
Louis McClellan
James Burke
Salem
A Roberson
Sarah Randall
Cambridge
Wil Se
Lincoln
Paul Chammon
Arthur Montgomery
James Hu
Jackson
James
Mis
Montgomery
Hill
Shushani End
Payette
Shu Shan
Wesley
Bennington
Cyru
Guy Clar
Rebekahs
Mas
Nobis Grand
Trax-Union Lodge
Evelin Gray
Ida Shullis
Nettie Uline
Mass Held For Soldier Killed In Action
A mass of requiem was celebrated for Private Anthony D. Busone, killed in Belgium. Fort Meade guardian P&.S Sgt. J Marchese and privates Puanieto and Gatto attended. The flag from the service was presented to his widow by Private Busone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin N.busone
Fort Meade
Renae
Anthony D. Busone
St. Mary's Church
Busone
Belgium
Ie Brofger
Suns
Joseph P
St. Marts
Celébraty
Edward J. UrMaley
Basone
Serge Dersy J. Marchese
Anthony Fpuanieto
Péter J Gatto
Boy 11 Dies After Auto Sled Crash in Malta
Roger E Willsey 11 of Ballston Spa Green Island born 1933 died at Benedict Memorial Hospital after a coastland accident in Malta. He was unconscious since the crash when struck from a driveway by a car driven by Robert Peery Leoninca a sailor on furlough. Survivors include Nelson and Mrs Willsey three brothers George Kenneth James and sister Barbara Funeral from Fonda's Funeral Home at 2 36 p.m. tomorrow.
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Roger E. Willsey
Ballston Spa
Green Island
Malta
Avent
Benedict Memororial Hospital
Robert Peery Leoninca
Glen Street
Malin Avenue
J Automobile
Carpenter
Saratoga County
Sheriff's Office
Green Lea Land
Nelson Willsey
George
Kenneth
James
Barbara
Willsey
Helen Snyder
Fonda
River Street
M C A Prepares For Eastern Area Weight Lifting Meet
The M C A announces preparations for the Eastern championship weight lifting contests to be held mid March in Troy. The events begin next week with four sessions on Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Friday at 7 25 p m. Harley G Hodgkins physical director says it marks the first time the championships will be conducted there in years. Additional arrangements will begin soon. Businessmen over thirty club gym classes meet Monday Wednesday and Friday at 5 30 p m with newcomers welcome. Pre induction gym classes are held Tuesdays at 7 30 p m. Plans for boys troubling classes will be announced next week when the new program is ready.
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Troy
M. C. AW
Harley G. Hodgkins
Hodgkins
M.S Lionel LaMarche
Armyr Corts
Bir
Wilfred P. LaMarche
Syracust
Mitchel Field
Ladies” Auxiliary
T. Ruane Post
American Legion
Cohoecs
Army cooks praise Army food quality in Atlantic City dispatch
The article quotes Sergt Clair Hyer of Binghamton and S/Sgts Bertram of Anaheim George Manthene s and Hugo Lundin from several Army cooking staffers who say the Army Air Forces redistribution station serves superior meals. They contrast civilian wartime fare with current field rations praising the Army's food quality.
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Atlantic City
N. B
Army
Army Air Forces
Clair Hyer
Binghamton
Ritz
Ernest Dorsch
Poogh- Kloy
Uged
Rim
Fassat College
Vas-i Sar
Public Asked to Use Less Anthracite Coal
Erie Gen. Brice P. Disque, chair man of the Area Advisory Committee for Solid Fuels, urged Housewelders to limit anthracite use. He warned of conditions never before experienced in New York and said 4929 households in the past two weeks needed emergency coal rations. He blamed local shortages on supply and mining area constraints, not railroad freight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Aonas
Bishop Warns Against Harsh Peace Terms
London sources report Bishop Dr. Seneat W. Barnes condemning hard peace for Germany and Japan. He says such terms risk triggering a new war and urges responsible postwar governance balancing industry and national interests. He criticizes territorial changes and Morgenthau plans while calling for joint British American control of major industries.
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London
UPI
Germany
Japan
linSbence
socal _traning
Barnes
Charehii
Warapa
Poland
Pradek
Rhine
Morgenthau
W.ie
Britain
America
Red Army Presses Front Near Oder Amid Heavy Fighting
Soviet forces reportedly cut river lines between the Oder and Berlin while advancing from the east. Marshal Kuzhakev's corps hammer German positions with heavy artillery as battles intensify near Frankfurt and Breslau area, with multiple bridgeheads and counterattacks shaping a wide eastern front.
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Kustrin
Heute
Frankfurt
Fuersienberz
Frankfurts
Quastrin
Nuestria
Berlin
Moscow
Koner
Glogau
Breslau
Ratioor
Liegnitz
Giesau
Liecnitz
Troy High School Paper Completes First Year
The Visitor marks its first anniversary at Troy High School with growing circulation. Students publish and edit the paper, interviewing department heads, collecting news, and noting alumni messages while staffers handle typesetting and distribution.
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Troy High School
Shinini
Ite Purpte ! Iy
Isi En
Bogusa ci
Jane
Frouen Island
Volunteer Ambulance Drivers Assigned to Duty
Volunteer ambulance drivers and stretcher bearers at Leonard Hospital were announced by Civde w Heer, Troy Post commander. Schedule lists Siewert, Wheeler Monday. Dwyer, Laviolette Wednesday. Welch, Vandenburgh Thursday. O'Brien, Carter Friday. Lonsdale Saturday. Treharns, Rodillard Sunday. Dallas, Bloodood Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Leonard Hospital
Civde W. Heer
Troy Post
2Nd Division Veterans Association
Robert Siewert
Marshall Wheeler
Joseph Dwyer
Wiliam Laviolette
J. Don Welch
Henry
Vandenburgh
George O'Brien
Woodbury Carter
Leon Lonsdale
Thomas Treharns
Ernest Rodillard
Andrew Dallas
Millard Btood
New England Storm Paralyzes Transport and City Life
A major snowstorm crippled New England with collapsed roofs, power outages, and widespread travel disruption. Boston and Maine lines were halted while tracks and stations faced delays. Providence and Navy yards faced isolation. roads, airports, and railways were blocked as crews worked to clear 60 mph winds and 19 inch accumulations. Schools closed and shelters opened as residents stayed home to ease transportation strain.
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Springfield
Ganbury
Cone
Boston
Ius
Trafc Ve
Providence
Kewas
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N.H
Portland
Enghod Shipbuilding Corp
Zeark
Bar Harbor
Weather Bureau
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maine
Boston & Maine
Maine Central
New England
New York
New York City
Western Front Push Deep Into Siegfried Line
Field Marshal Montgomery sent reinforcements as Canadians and Tommies pressed into the Reichswald near the Siegfried Line. The second day of the offensive reached the valley of death with devastated towns and burning positions as Allied forces advanced toward the German defenses. The extent of the eastern path remains undisclosed for security reasons while Allied forces seek to break the German hold with men and armor.
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Montgemery
Drath
Reichswald
Rileve
Siegfried Line
Valley of Death
Koenigsberg Mayor Executed by Nazis
The Berlin radio said Mayor Schroeter of Barnics berg, Koenigsberg area, was hanged for failing to evacuate as ordered. Executed by Nazis, he was sentenced at Schwedt, thirty miles south of Stettin, as Red Army advanced.
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Koenigsberg
Sermon Topics in Cohoes Churches Schedule
Cohoes churches announce sermon topics. First Baptist Church led by Rev. George F. McRivein with morning service topics for youth. Second Presbyterian Church Troy mass meeting and Young People's service at 6 30 pm. St John’s Episcopal Church holds Holy Eucharist at 3 am and church school at 9 30 am. Marion Weiser from Schenectady will conduct the 9 01 am service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sillickint Memorial Presbyterian Church
Heel
Second Presbyterian Church of
Troy
Gingman Cing Fehurch House
George Lor
Hubert Nittal
Frank Fines
Merz. Geors
George
Cohoes YWCA Plans World Day of Prayer Event
Cohoes YWCA organizes World Day of Prayer on Friday February 16 at 2 39 PM in the YWCA building on Mohawk Street. The service brings together presidents of local Protestant missionary societies with Mrs Victor Jink as chairwoman. The event follows a universal order of worship observed by women worldwide.
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Cohoes
New German Sub Activity Reported In January
A Roosevelt Churchill statement says U boats used new devices to remain submerged longer and penetrate near shore shipping. Losses of Allied merchant shipping showed little change in January with no figures released. The report notes continued use of new submarines and predicted more types could enter operation at any time.
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Anzio
Roosevelt
Churchill
Iitro Marine
Three Cohoes Men Home from War Zone
Three Cohoes men are reported home from war zones. Private First Class Lipka, 33 months overseas, served in the Pacific Theater with the 5th Army, enlisting in 1939. Raymond Duval, son of Mr and Mrs Duval, served as ordnance man with the Fourth Marine Air Wing at Miramar and in the Marshall Islands. Ro land J. Duval, a technical sergeant, also served in the China Burma area with the Army Air Forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yaree
Cohoes Soldier Receives Purple Heart Award
Pvt. Joan J. McEniry of Cohoes wounded in action last November receives the Purple Heart. He enlisted three years ago and has served in Europe the past year with a brother in the Marines in the Pacific. Also reported: Cohoes Home Bureau meeting postponed to February 19 at the YWCA on Mohawk Street with a noon luncheon and activities including a lampshade demonstration and nutrition lesson.
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Joan J. McEniry
Mir
John MeEniry
Congress Street
Cohoes
Order of the Purple Heart
McEniry
Army
Vance
Witk
Saints Pacific
Thomas E. Marcock
Arthur J. Neriney
Gilbert C. Brndewald
Wiliam Grandall
Ahi
Cohoes Club Plans Mardi Gras Event Sponsorship
Readable fragments indicate the Cohoes Club will sponsor a Mardi Gras celebration with involvement from local individuals. Details are incomplete but affirm community event planning and sponsor role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes Club
R M Lackey Cohors Firm Head Dies in Waterford
R M Lackey of Waterford, longtime business leader and former director of the National Bank of Cohoet, died after contributing to envelope product machinery and service. Survived by wife Dor ny MacMillan Lackey, a daughter Mrs Patrick C Mitchel of Garden City, a brother James B Lackey of New York, and grandchildren. Funeral private Monday at 3 pm officiated by Rev Francis K McCaules at Silliman Memorial Presbyterian Church.
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Jozeph J. Rochard
Morris Street
St. Marie's Church
St Joseph's Cemetery
Waterford
Wiliam Lénehan
Cohoés
Detroit
Viola Meak
Lenehan
Edwin Gies
St. Ann's Church
Cohoes
Intermeni
St. Agnes
Raymond Sebastian
Central Avene
Frances Beierio Sebastian
Angelo de Russe
Alpany
St. Sergi
Albert Sebastian
Aucreaene
T. Charles Sebastian
Philippines
John Sebastian
St. Rita's Church
Mee
St Mery's Cemetery
Rovers M. Lackey
Hort Iiness
Waeningtos
Watertad
Cohors Lodge
National Bank of Cohoet
Hudson-Monawk Casualty Co
Dorny MacMillan
Patrick C. Mitchel
Garden City
James B. Lackey
New Yoansire Gindcildren
Francis K. McCaules
Silliman Memorial Presbyterian Church
Ganwood. Com
Cohoes Church Plans Jubilee Observance
A Cohoes church announces a Jubilee observance with congregational events and noted visitors. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but reference to Reformed and other groups suggests a shared celebration with commemorative services.
Mass Schedule For Coheces Visit Relatives
Mal Harey W. E. Diarra of the army and Mrs. Marra, a Heuten ant in the Army Nurses' Corns, have been visiting relatives there. They have tied for Williamsport, Pa, where they will spend their remainder of a temporary leave.
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Mal Harey
W. E. Diarra
Army
Marra
Whilamsport
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Eke Zerston
Selsen
St. Janes
Methodis
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First Baptist Church
George F. McRivein
San
Cohoes Y. W. C. A. Plans Day of Prayer
Women's Society of Christian Service
Edith Hainey
Thomas Ford
Mirs
Earl Co Freer
Cohess
Semsts
In Connect
St. Agnes Church
Seoul
R. M. Lackey
Cohors
Mabel E. Gildea
Congregation aMer Calleh
de Lac Stanen Ave
Asia
Joseph A. Franklin
Jentine W. Gieriackl
Se. Patricks
Thomas A. Fianazan- Low
Sacred Heart
Raymond J. Robert Low
St. Rio's
Acthir
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Beusch & Lamb
T. Brandon
Broadway
National Automotive Fibres
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