Arsenal Delivers Restyled 20 mm Cannons for Bombers
Watervliet Arsenal processes large 20 mm cannons from storage, trimming tubes and removing rings to cut weight and speed up fire rate for B 36 and other bombers. The guns are dunked, oiled, knitted, and plastic wrapped before packing for shipment, with preservation lasting up to three years.
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Watervntet
Watervliet Arsenal
Army
Watervliet
Arsenal
Secretary Virginia Boswell Named Civilian Defense Secretary
Mrs. Virginia E. Boswell of 215 Sixth Avenue was sworn in as secretary to the Troy Office of Civilian Defense on Wednesday afternoon. She had served part time since December and now becomes a full-time employee handling office correspondence and issuing bulletins to industrial concerns. She will act as liaison between the Office of Civilian Defense and local organizations to promote the group’s aims. The position carries an annual salary of $2,000.
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Virginia E. Boswell
Sixth Avenue
Troy
Civilian Defense
Boswell
Boswe Wto
Office of
Interior designers certificate filed in Rensselaer County
Elizabeth Wilsey Ide of B Terrace Place and Pearl EB Davidson of Brunswick Road filed a certificate with the county clerk stating their intent to form a partnership under the name Elizabeth Wilsey Ide Interior Designers. The business address is 7 Walker Avenue.
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Rensselaer County
Woman arraigned for flashing revolvers in tavern
A woman pleaded innocent in Washington County Supreme Court to charges of carrying a concealed weapon after police said she flashed two revolvers at the Silver Leaf Tavern on November 1. Bail of $500 was continued. the case was moved to Washington County Court with a Jan. 16 convening date.
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Schuylerville
Fort Edward
Washington County Supreme Court
Cleo Charles Hart
Saratoga-Schuylerville
Supreme Court
Hudson Falls
Daniel Fimrie
Silver Leaf Tavern
John Clancy
Washington County Court
Marie Bourn
Herbert Bourn
Eiliot M. Brown
Calvin Bourn
Guardian
Eliot M. Brown
Irene Bourn
Elliot M. Brown
Ruth H. Brown
Charlotte Mar Howitth
William J. Robertson
Cambridge
Thomas £. Dewey
Washington County
Robertson Becomes Sheriff Succeeding Alexander in Salem
Robertson is sworn in at the County Clerk's office to fill the unexpired term through this year, succeeding Sheriff Archie M. Alexander of Salem who retires due to ill health.
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Archie M. Alexander
Salem
Robertson
Bronco Charlie Celebrates First Birthday in New York
Charles Miller once of Glens Falls now in New York marks his first birthday since retirement after a colorful life. A pony express rider, Buffalo Bill performer, wild horse tamer, and Texas Ranger, he last rode in 1949 at Fort Edward centennial parade. He led a riding school and served briefly in Canadian cavalry in WWII despite recruit refusals for WWII and Korea.
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Bronco Charlie
Glens Falls
Canadian Cavalry
VA To Give Up Part Of Halloran Hospital
The Veterans Administration will surrender its leased portion of Halloran Hospital on Staten Island to New York State on April 1. Veteran patients will be removed by February 15, and 959 Sampson patients will be transferred there in April. About 475 Halloran patients are currently in general medical and surgical sections, with most to be discharged before February 15.
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Albany
Veterans’ Administration
Halloran Hospital
Staten Island
New York State
Thomas E. Dewey
Carl R. Gray, Jr
Halloran
Sampson Naval Base
Sampson
Gray
Dewey
Synagogues Schedule Seeks Services Across Troy Area
Readings and worship marked at Third Street Temple and Congregations Shaaray Tephilah, Beth Israel Bikur Cholim, plus Temple Beth El and Talmud Torah events. Daily services listed at multiple locations, with Sabbath sermons, Minchah and Maariv, Sunday School, and Bible study plans. Community notices mention visits, weddings, and local engagements.
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Third Street Temple
Third Street
Julius K. Gutmann
Rabbi Gutmann
Shaaray Tephilah
Division Street
Beth Israel
River Street
Troy Community Talmud Torah
Jewish Community Center
Temple Beth el
Fifth Avenue
Hershel Matt
Rabbi Matt
Death summons Greco family to Fo Ann
Whitehall Mr and Mrs Raymond Greco of Broadway summoned to Fo Ann by death of Mr Greco s brother. Miss Mary Ann Noonan of Al-
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Raymond Greco
Broadway
Fo Ann
Greco
Mary Ann Noonan
Local families return home after county meeting in Fort Edward
The passage notes residents and families including Mr and Mrs Hughes Commander William Martin and others returning to Lansing after attending a county meeting in Fort Edward and visiting relatives in Washington and nearby towns.
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E. Hughes
William Martin -Whitehall
American Legion
Dorothy
Harry Loucks Havel
Atp
Lansing
Burg
Fort Edward
Vee
Catholic University
Washi D
Leo Rocque
Potter Street
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Poultney Street
Washington County Veteran's Service Agency
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Bartholomew
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America
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American Institute of Laundering
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