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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1944
Page
9
The Cluett Peabody company reports a net income of 2 292 310 dollars for the period. Elton K. Hanks, county Farm Bureau agent, will address Pittstown Men's Club at 7 pm Monday evening in the Pittstown Methodist Church.
In sad memory of Edson Tilly who died one year ago on Feb 15 1943. Everett Wolfe also mourned a year since Feb 15 1543. Daughters and family note silent tears. Birth notices include Ross Robert Bourgeois at Leonard Hospital Feb 10 1944. Richard Donnelly Feb 5 1844. Shirley Ann Knox Feb 1 1944. Maria Christina Palladino Feb 12 1944. Barbara Testo Feb 12 1944. Corporate report shows Cluett Peabody 1943 net income 2,292,310.66 with sales 34,332,720.43, plus plant acquisitions in Fleetwood PA and Lexington KY.
Obituaries list multiple deaths including Elmer T. Burns Willard Buxton Henry Calhoun Joseph Coonrad Joseph Glembocki Phebe Page Harrison Garrett Noyes George Rhemus George Santerre Bernard Schnurr Henry Snyder Elwin Strait Charles Van Allen and others. Notices note private or scheduled funeral services and interment details across Troy Watervliet Cohoes Hoosick Falls Berlin and Albany area cemeteries and churches with family survivors listed.
Sixth grade pupils under Miss Mabel Horton staged Tom's Dream portraying Lincoln's life during Lincoln Day exercises at School 1. Cast included Edward Anselment Rose Mosca Theresa Muscatello Kenneth Gordon Lallian Smith Jean Castanzos Barbara Aline William Killian Arvon Owens. Principal Miss Mary A. C. Halpin introduced guest Mrs William H Erskine who spoke on Little Theater of the Air and War Stamp prizes.
Camp Fire Girls of the Northeastern New York Council including Troy area bought ten War Bonds as part of the pledge a plane campaign. Board meeting at The Hendrick Hudson announced Campire Week from March 12 to 18 and the Grand Council Fire at Thomas A. Knickerbocker Junior High School on March 23 chaired by John J. O'Brien.
Members of Troy’s two Townsend Clubs and the Wynantskill unit will join Friday at 8 p.m. for a dinner at Diamond Rock Hall. Club No. 3 hosts with Mrs. Louise Coons chairing the arrangements committee. An informal program includes birthday observances.
Harry C. Young, purchasing agent for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad, died yesterday in St. Peter's Hospital Albany after a heart attack. Born August 28 1880 in Guilderland he joined D and H in 1901 rising to chief clerk before becoming purchasing agent in 1939. He leaves a wife a daughter a brother a sister and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 9 15 am from 912 Park Avenue Albany and St Vincent de Paul Church.
The Association of Russell Sage College announces its third subscription show, Alice In Wonderland, with performances Fri and Sat Feb 25 and 26 at 8 13 pm and a 2 15 pm matinee Feb 26 at the Little Theater 95 First Street. Edith Kelly of Amsterdam stars as Alice, using Eva LeGallienne’s adapted script and costumes from her New York production.
Members of Headquarters and Service Company of the Second Regiment New York State Guard trained at the Troy Armory in Enfield rifle and Rising machine gun techniques. Master Sgt John Woodbeck and Sgt John Canfield led the sessions with a separate class on chemical warfare attack and defense by Sgt Sidney Dworsky. First Sgt Harry Dean announced five new enlistees Paul Buehler Donald Mitola Harry Stockwell Frank Suriano and James Ziegler.
The Rensselaer County Red Cross plans to canvass members who completed standard first aid courses. Those interested in the advanced course will be asked to call Troy numbers 4730 or 4731 for details.
The warm day brought wet snow and sleet to Troy causing slippery streets and roads. Temperatures neared freezing, with the weather turning to sleet and rain by midnight, leaving sodden snow and icy surfaces. Winds raised drift fears but eased as the system moved on. County crews aided rural areas in Rennselaer County with no drift issues reported.
Glen Cogshall 37 of Valley Falls was fined after pleading guilty to leaving the scene of an accident. The incident occurred about 11 45 am on the Schaghticoke Stillwater highway when Cogshall’s 1934 sedan struck a parked tractor and hay baler owned by Homer Norton. He left the scene, according to Trooper A L Wildzumas.
Apollo Court branch of the Order of Aesculapians hosts a public card party Thursday in the rooms at 31 Fourth Street after a 7:30 p.m. meeting. Prizes and refreshments follow. Committee in charge: Mia, Minnie Newbold, Mrs. Edith Smith, Mrs. Anna Newton, and Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds.
Cold weather drives up demand for hard coal in Troy and nearby cities. Dealers report dwindling hard coal stocks as shipments lag and delivery crews work overtime. Officials warn of a potential switch to soft coal for private homes if quotas tighten further, with mid month to mid March seen as a critical period.
Patrolman Joseph L. Barbeau of the Central Police Station returned to active duty yesterday afternoon after being absent since April 20, 1942. He had been seriously injured by an automobile while performing his duties and reported to the Police Radio Bureau at 4 p.m.
Red Cross mobile unit at First Baptist Church in Troy reached 240 pints, 15 donors were turned away due to capacity. Despite full tests, a surge—including 21 volunteers from Readsboro Vermont—pushed total registrations to 255 with 92 repeat donors and several groups from local companies participating.
Joseph Richard Bullock injured while working for Nicholas Fatato was awarded 2.135 by Referee Lyman A. Kilburn at the Compensation Court in the Court House yesterday. Bullock gets 35 percent loss of use of his left hand. Ada Jones suffered injuries while employed for Cluett Peabody Co. The award covers Nov 1 1943 to Feb 6 1944.
The Grand Jury questioned Cohoes officials including Public Safety Commissioner S Earl Mc Dennott and Police Chief William F Maxwell as part of a county wide crime probe. Albany County authorities also prepared a spending probe jury with 21 jurors named led by Justice Parton Swift.
The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors voted 16 to 2 against a proportional representation plan for the county. The measure would have given Saratoga 32 votes and Mechanicville 18 of 151, concentrating power in two cities. A related per diem pay protest was tabled, while road upkeep and attorney fees were approved. postwar highway surveys were authorized.
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