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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1949
Page
2
A garbled text about a Fort Worth letter mentions a "Cowboy Town" motif and a few scattered names including Jackie and Patrick in Seattle. The fragment shows unclear dialogue about a deputy or worker and a wish for a Fort Worth seat, with no cohesive events.
Washington announces two month suspension of draft calls as voluntary enlistments and reenlistments meet forces’ needs. Local boards report many calls. some selected men awaiting status on departures. few to leave in coming weeks. National Council Against Conscription criticizes policy as insufficient. Royall defends reliance on voluntary service.
The body of Myron Hiller, 59, of 14 Bohl Avenue Albany, was found in an overnight cabin at Selkirk Sunday morning. State Police and coroner officials ruled death from natural causes due to a heart attack with no criminal action suspected. The body was discovered by cabin owner Erwin Grunge, who had rented the cabin to Hiller the day prior.
Dr A E B Finholt chief research chemist of Metal Hydrides Inc will address the Eastern New York Section of the American Chemistry Society at 8 30 pm today in Ricketts Laboratory The subject is The Complex Hydrides A social hour precedes at the Troy Club 545 to 843 followed by dinner at Mason House RPT Dr Finholt a Chicago native earned his AB from Knox College in 1938 and did graduate work at Purdue He later worked in printing inks with Sun Chemical Corp and served in the Army before joining metal hydride research with the Manhattan District and vessels lab at Chicago before joining the University of Chicago faculty in 1946
A 100-ton diesel locomotive ran past a dead end and plunged 20 feet into the Spencer Street embankment in Albany while fog shrouded the scene. The engineer, recently promoted from fireman, misread the route. The engine rested with its cab on the tracks and a power pole beside the sidewalk. no injuries occurred and service remained unaffected.
The Fifth Avenue Bus Co Inc yesterday elected officers: Hugh C Morrissey president, Esther M Bosca vice president, Alan B Cobden treasurer and general manager, Joseph E Fettig assistant treasurer, and Mary V Harvey secretary.
Local report notes the opening of a new Gertrude school building on Arsen Avenue. Details are limited in the fragment, but the event marks a community education development with anticipated access for residents nearby.
A brief feature highlights local families, including the Himtons, as examples of earned happiness through self-reliance and neighborhood effort. The piece suggests readers know similar townsfolk solving problems with collective action and personal dedication.
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