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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1949
Page
10
A gasoline spill ignited a fast spreading fire in a garage causing near total destruction of an old car and about half a car’s worth of drums. Thick black smoke billowed from the blaze as neighbors reported the scene.
The fragmentary text hints at a proposed sidewalk project costing about $10,008. It mentions injury and a request to show acceptable action, with unclear names or dates. The passage is garbled, offering limited discernible facts beyond the possible budget and safety concern.
Unionists press Congress for immediate repeal of the Taft Hartley Law and restoration of the Wagner Act. They cite plans to ban steel exports and restrict overseas plant operations, urging support from the New York State Commerce Department to keep industries from moving abroad.
Troy Albany Schenectady area residents will meet at Sage Hall at R.P.I. to discuss forming a Naval Reserve air unit at Schenectady Airport. The Navy will send a representative and planes will be available. Former Navy pilots and crewmen are invited to attend the meeting.
The Dance a Month Club will hold a dance at 8:30 p.m. Friday January 23 at the Hendrick Hudson. John H. Viner president announced. Music by Lynn Chapman and his orchestra and the Accordionaires. Next meeting set for Germania Hall 134 Street Monday February 7.
Veterans may apply for gev iction study at Rensorteer Polytechnic Institute with sessions two or more evenings weekly for 17 weeks. Applications open as early as feasible and close January 21, 1949. inquiries to Evening Division, Room 161, Sege Bellding, Trey, New York, or by telephone.
City officials fight layoffs under the 1949 municipal budget amid a staffing squeeze at Central Police Station and City Hall. Custodian positions face removal or transfer to fire duty to cut the workforce while preserving essential services and heat for facilities.
John J Delaney 77, former New York State Barge Canal employee and river boat captain, died Saturday at Blakeley Court. He worked on Troy Watervliet Ferry and Albany Troy boats, retired in 1943, later with J M Warren Co and various ship companies. Survived by widow Elizabeth Lawrence, two daughters, two brothers. funeral Tuesday 9 am from residence and 9:30 am Sacred Heart Church, interment St Marys Cemetery.
The Anti-Vivisection Society of Troy will meet at the VULCA venue to hear a talk titled Redes by Gay ip Dacei, president of the National Vetera League of America Against Vivisection. Decti will speak to Albany impiety Wednesday night at 10.0.
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