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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1945
Page
2
Wartime salary adjustment for the City of Troy promises a large scale wage increase for city employees. The plan, referenced in December and May, aims to address disparities since 1929 and affects various departments with marked raises.
Catholic Women's Service League of St Shia drafts a forthcoming directory titled Who's Who. The plan lists Mrs J J Borie Mrs Dante Darn and Mrs J d among others as members aiding publication and distribution.
A garbled note suggests fans would favor a star vocalist like Stephen Foa Ler for a blues program. References to St Louis Blues and Basin Street Blues imply hopes for lively performances and period dialogue about style and showmanship.
The American Legion backs a constitutional amendment to expand veterans civil service preference to all veterans, disabled or not, with passage possible this year or 1947. Opponents argue the plan unfairly favors veterans and could sideline younger workers and children of veterans. supporters say it recognizes service time and tenure losses.
Dr. Millard Henry Jencks longtime educator and university leader, president of St. Lawrence University, died Wednesday at A E Burn Memorial Hospital. A former Troy and Lansingburg teacher and principal, he was 63 after a yearlong illness from a tropical disease. Born in Gravesville November 3, 1881, he studied at St. Lawrence, joined Phi Beta Kappa, and practiced law briefly before a career in publishing with Ginn & Co. He traveled the world for the firm, helped establish Manila office in 1933, and served on St. Lawrence Alumni Council and trustees, including as board chairman from 1934 to 1941.
Stanton Jencks, acting president and educator linked to Navy College and postwar industrial planning in Puerto Rico, died after contracting an illness there. He held war service roles, received an honorary doctorate in 1942, and served on hospital and academic boards. Survived by widow Ruth Kimball Jencks, son Ensign Kimball J USNR, and siblings Arthur Jencks and Rachel L. Jencks.
Chicago plan for the future proposes eliminating current transportation problems to give citizens extra leisure time. Ludwig Hilberseimer, professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology, discusses exhibit at the Art Institute showing sketches from his forthcoming book The New City.
Readers ask for values of 1936 to 1937 commemoratives Delaware Tercentenary and Roanese Island issues. The column identifies the coins limits, origins, and scarcity while giving approximate values for circulated pieces and noting a Syracuse token dating to 1898 misinterpreted as ancient Greece.
A speaker argued that relocating housing near workplaces would reduce travel burdens. He suggested gradual changes at modest cost and with little disruption to city life, enabling workers to live closer to their jobs without major upheaval.
Vilma Suber, 35, a blond from Portland, faces federal charges over alleged multiple marriages and a $4000 fraud claim. She denies the accusations, insisting she has only been married once and questions the evidence while awaiting hearings on removal to Sacramento.
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