Floyd Chapter Reelects H. M. Dibert as Regent
Herbert M. Dibert was reelected regent of the William Floyd Chapter Sons of the Revolution at the annual meeting in the Troy Club. Hobart W. Thompson was named honorary regent and Dwight Marvin vice regent. Two new members joined, Col. Frederick A. Thiessen and Herbert C. Blake, with reports from officers and committees.
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Herbert M. Dibert
William Floyd
Sons of the Revolution
Troy Club
Washington
A. Abbott Hastings
Albany
Episcopal Church
Marvin
Lieut
Abbott Q. Hastings
Hawaii
George E. Greene
Hoosick Falls
Tandy A. Bryson
Eagle Mills
Peter L. Harvie
Tamarack
Frederick A. Thiessen
Herbert C. Blake
Dibert
USO
Troy Union Depot
Local Chapter Supports USO Day and Naturalization Aid
The group covers all USO expenses for the day and provides homemade cakes and cookies. Members attend naturalization court, distribute the booklet Your Rights Under the Constitution, welcome new citizens, and offer help in many ways. Fifteen members serve in the armed forces. History books honor two students, Joseph Finkjestein of Troy High and Ethelind Giles of Lansingburg High, for outstanding work.
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USO
Naturalization Court
Joseph Finkjestein
Troy
Ethelind Giles
Lansingburg
Willi Chapter To Hold Party For Purple Heart Veterans
Willi Chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart plans a Washington's Birthday observance tonight at Eldorado Hotel. Commander Leo H. Trumble will preside and members are urged to wear medals. Committee heads include Thomas S. Pillsworth with G. Dewey Caswell and others.
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Army
U. S
Corporal Wills
Troy
Grand Army of the Republic
John W. Hays
Brookview
Hays
Gaines Mills
This
Leo H. Trumble
Thomas S. Pillsworth
G. Dewey Caswell
D. S.C
James F. Cox
Ernest Mosher
Sol M. Brafman
Jayne Broderick
Louis Anthony
First Lenten Service at Third Presbyterian Church
East Side reports a series of Lenten services to be held this week at 7 45 p m in Third Presbyterian Church with Chester Oil leading and Pawling Avenue Methodist Church cooperating Alternate services will occur at the latter church The weekday school of religious education meets tomorrow at 2 30 p m at Third Presbyterian Church.
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Third Presbyterian Church
Chester Oil
Pawling Avenue Methodist Church
Mayfair
Presbyterian Church
Charles Kirchert
Robert Ames
Troy Man Photographed Marshall Raid
A Lansingburg Navy photographer, Robert H. Gromoll, details his wartime experiences during the Marshall Islands campaign. He describes crawling through pillboxes, snapping battlefield images, and witnessing heavy naval bombardment that he says was a decisive naval victory. He recalls near misses, booby traps, and snipers as Marines landed to seize the objective.
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South Pacific War Area
Lansingburg
Joseph Sullivan
Marshall Islands
Robert H. Gromoll
William H. Gromoll
Eighth Avenue
Crow’s Nest
Trojan
Gromell
Navy
Sullivan
Atlantic Seaboard
South Pacific
Marshall Island
States
McMillian
Crosswords and Clues From a Quiet Puzzle Page
A fragmented crossword puzzle item lists clues and answers in a jumble with numbers and partial words. Entries include 0-Toware 1-Hunt Wegalty 16-Grvet there is-indef title and many near-misses like 21-Flamour author plus 43- Loune eggr. The text mixes abbreviations foreign terms and misprints, resembling a puzzle page draft with scattered solutions.
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Hunt Wegalty
Flamour
aAnswer
Island fighting memories from a veteran in wartime diary
An Erie Canal veteran recalls brutal island combat and salvaged souvenirs from a Pacific campaign. He describes rugged conditions, field rations, hardtack, and酒 from seized money while noting hopes for future operations. Funeral services are set for 385yearold Capt. John Fisher, a retired lake captain who began on the Erie Canal at age 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erse Canal
Pate Buffalo
John Fisher
Captain Fisher
Erie Canal
Advertising Club Hears Stillman on War Era Banking Shifts
Edgar Stillman National City Bank vice president outlines postwar lending shifts at the Advertising Club of Troy luncheon. He notes a drop in local loans and a rise in government bonds, with banks promoting personal small loans now used by 98 percent of applicants and a loss ratio of 0.3 percent. The talk ties banking to Red Cross War Fund publicity efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advertising Club of Troy
Edgar ©. Stillman
National City Bank
Red Cross
Tifft
Robert Y. Ames
YM. C. A
Ames
Red Cri
Stillman
Troy
Bank deposits rise in Troy and nation as year ends
Mr Stillman notes about 750000 paid to depositors for Christmas savings. He says bank deposits increased in Troy and nationwide with larger gains in some areas due to government finance. He questions whether workers earning wartime wages save enough, praising some saving but urging more.
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Stillman
Troy
Becau
Veelat
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