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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1944
Page
5
An executive board meeting of School 18’s Parent-Teacher Association was held Tuesday afternoon. The PTA voted to sponsor a cub pack with Clinton E. Rose of the Troy Area Boy Scout Council endorsing the effort and urging formation of the pack.
Albany leaders push a new plan to keep the soldiers ballot alive, seeking federal control of military voters after Assembly setbacks. Governor Dewey hints ballots should be drafted by states and distributed by the armed forces. lawmakers may reconvene if Congress delays action. Two local recruits, Joseph Jacon Jr and John Fisk, have enlisted and report to Sampson for training.
Hoosick Falls village board directs clerk to publish notices for the March 21 election and designates polling places in each ward with 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. hours. Appointed inspectors and clerks from Citizens and Progressive parties will be paid five dollars each, with substitutions allowed. The board asks the county for two voting machine representatives for Election Day. Other items note a March of Dimes benefit match, a Girl Scouts meeting, a child health clinic, and remarks on coal aid jurisdiction.
St Mary's basketball hosts Waterford High in a season finale on the high school court. The game marks the last home appearance for seniors Bud Coleton Bull Burns Bennie Nowik Junie White with graduation in June. A junior varsity game starts at 7:30 pm followed by the varsity at 8:30 pm and dancing after.
Eagle Mills Pfc Harold J. Winne Jr visiting Cherry Point parents. Pfc Milton H. Rogers with RAF at Farmingdale. Corp Joseph L. Welch returns to Camp Ellis after furlough with Welch family. A valentine party hosted by Youth Fellowship at the Methodist Church at 7:30 p.m. with Dor thy Ott Marjorie Ott and others in charge and a silver collection planned.
West Sand Lake notes Holy Communion observed at Trinity Lutheran on Ash Wednesday evening. Willing Workers' Class Salem Evangelical Church to hold Fellowship supper Saturday evening Feb 26. Salem church prayer meeting at Warren Kang home tonight. Families of Bame and Smauder plus John Ray birthday party attendees. Trinity Lutheran Young Women’s Missionary Society met at Walter Hitchcock home. world day of prayer observed Feb 25. March meeting at Rawland Pabst home.
Waterford District School No. 2 PTA met at Mrs. Clyde Pool's home in Watervliet. Plans were made for a Feb 28 card party at Mrs. Willetts home. A valentine chicken supper, seasonally decorated, preceded the meeting. The association gifted Mrs. Pool an evening bag. Readings by Mrs. Wilson Terry and reports by several members were shared. A noon soup lunch project was requested of members. Future events include an Annex Troy dinner and a St Patrick's Day party. Also noted: St Marys CYO vs St Augustine's CYO basketball at St Marys Hall. American Legion meeting at Town Hall and Red Cross dressings unit session at the First Presbyterian John House Memorial. A WPA dance at Waterford High School gym was planned with Harry Taylor orchestra. Personal notes mention Corporal Austin W Huftill in India and relatives' travel to Col. Walter H. Hereth's funeral in St Albans.
Washington INS Administra tor Harry Slattery of the Rural Electrification Administration testified before the Senate Agriculture Sub committee that White House pressure sought his resignation. Slattery said Jonathan Daniels asked him to resign for ill health on June 17 and again ten days later to aid rebuilding British power plants. He refused each time saying he would not resign under fire. The latest bid came last Thursday with a resignation letter offered at the White House.
Mrs Fred Buckley visits sister Mrs Edgar Conners and family in Albany as Buskirk Mrs Wallace marks fortieth wedding anniversary. Clarence S Wallace and wife hosted a dinner with relatives. cards and gifts arrive from friends. Their daughter Mrs James Murray and husband Ned of Lincoln and son Stanley Wallace of Glens Falls could not attend.
Mrs Helen Ryan R N assistant head nurse who had been acting head nurse since last July has resigned. A graduate of Troy Hospital she held supervisor roles in tuberculosis hospitals before her appointment. She will go to Albany for special work. A farewell party was tendered by staff on Tuesday.
William J. Hauberg, a Hoosick Falls gunner sergeant, newly in the county, was quoted from Italian dispatches describing the Benedictine Monastery atop Mount Cassino as the battle rages. Inducted Jan 4, 1933, he has served in Italy since the war began and noted German fire as "Jerry's mad."
Frank Martz of Sunbury Pennsylvania faces execution by lethal gas for the murder of 3 year old Kathleen Ann Geist in Colorado. A jury convicted him after he lured the child from a tavern, then raped and strangled her in his apartment. He claimed he was very drunk and did not remember.
The War Department revealed yesterday that Second Lieut Ray W Ryther husband of Barbara J Ryther of Glens Falls Sergt Lester Terry son of Florence Terry Gregg Street Trumansburg and Corp Richard E Wood son of Enlda G Wood of 10 Bradley Street Lake George are being held prisoners of war in Germany.
The War Department lists Staff Sergeant Raymond J. Nagle of 12 Tower Avenue as a prisoner of war held by Germany. He is identified with parents Mr. and Mrs. John H. Nagle and was previously reported as missing.
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