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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1949
Page
2
A readable fragment notes an engagement involving Mary Vincent and Thomas Daly. It mentions a Catholic college and a World War II era setting. Details are incomplete but indicate a wedding planned for April.
Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel J. Solomon depart today to spend the winter at Lake Waleg Finland. During their absence the Crossways residence will be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Burch McMoran, chief engineer of New York State. Entertainers today are Mr. and Mrs. Livingston W. Houston and Mr. and Mrs. Irving L. Burrows who will host gatherings at their homes.
Frankfurt reports estimate about one million American cigarettes daily enter German markets through smuggling. Western zones face strict tobacco rations with no legal imports. Officials cite a long fortified border as a smuggling magnet and note limited German policing powers under Allied rules. Cross-border smuggling routes from France Belgium Luxembourg Netherlands Switzerland feed cigarettes coffee chocolate and other goods despite police efforts.
New York State Commerce Department predicts a prosperous year despite danger signals from the last three months. It notes weak spots in agriculture prices, factory employment, and rising unemployment claims late in the year, with November to December store sales below the previous year. Commissioner Harold Keller cited offsetting evidence of fundamental strength, including record total employment and all time high personal incomes and savings.
The year saw multiple French cabinets fall as coalitions shifted between the Third Force, Radical Socialists, and Gaullists. Schuman faced budget contention while wage and inflation worries persisted. Western Germany aimed at tighter controls as wartime backlogs faded and prices and employment fluctuated through December. A Rome earthquake report followed the political dispatches.
The Civic Planning and Transportation Committee reports cities face persistent congestion as costs block expressways underpasses and garages. A survey of 44 cities finds stopgap measures like one way streets bans and staggered lights dominate while private capital or state authorities may fund needed projects beyond municipal budgets.
The year 1948 saw volatile prices despite record harvests, with price controls failing and black markets rising. France endured periodic strikes from miners to dockers as Communist–led actions challenged the Marshall Plan, while Marshall Plan aid helped France and the German zone. By year’s end tensions persisted over Western defense, Germany, and political stability. Schuylerville and Victory Mills held outdoor decoration contests with prizes awarded for originality and artistry. Bankruptcy petitions were filed in Utica Court against several firms, and local notices announced a pancake supper for charity. Beasie M Orr married Thomas A. Bingham in Newark, New Jersey, with details noted by Fort Miller residents.
The American Legion lodge plans a benefit card party on January 19 at the Legion Home on Pleasent Street Balatom Spa. Proceeds will be used to buy two cribs for the Benedict Memorial Hospital nursery at Ballstor Spa.
J Servia LaRue, pastor at Fort Miller Reformed Church, hosted at the Orr residence withattendants Mr and Mrs Harold Hitchcock sister and brother in law of the bride. Youth Fellowship Meetings in January at Ol Saratoga Reformed Church with Rev Martin Hoeksemda as speaker and special music by a mixed quartet. Mrs J Edward Molloy hosted a contract bridge gathering with prizes won by Mrs John L Hartis and Mrs John J O'Brien. William Keeley has enlisted in the U S Air Force for three years with basic training in San Antonio Texas. Various local families visited or returned from Brooklyn and New York City with illnesses noted for Miss Nancy Martinovich. Other entries report guests of Mr and Mrs Joseph Gagne and Mr and Mrs James Flannery and family, plus travel and house guest notes across Yonkers Middle Village and Green Street.
Local church notices outline services at Episcopal Clifton and Holy Communion churches. Morning worship, youth activities, and monthly meetings at various parishes including Memorial Baptist, Salvation Army, Church of the Assumption, St George's, and Sacred Heart Sodality with mass times and devotional programs.
Scientists at Kodak laboratories developed a fast photographic emulsion to record atomic particle footprints and help identify cosmic rays. The emulsion records bombardments quickly, is four times faster than prior plates, but is highly sensitive to light and noise. One solution is shipping it in dry ice to reduce sensitivity until exposure. Commercial fishermen adopted the method, using it at night to locate fish schools, including sardines near Portugal, where a fleet operator found big sardine shoals by his dock.
The depth recorder translates echoes into depth marks on paper as sound travels through water at 4790 feet per second. Echoes reveal bottom features and fish depths, aiding navigation and fishing. In wartime, the method detected submarines. Modern use outfits hundreds of boats with water eyes to locate fish and avoid nets.
Seoul says Moscow radio report that Soviet troops left North Korea by Christmas clashes with Rhee’s information. He warns the UN Commission due mid January will test Soviet good faith as Korea moves toward elections. Korean officials note troop numbers and warn against a new civil war.
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