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Newspaper

Troy Record

Location

Troy, New York, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1950

Page

21

Cohoes Hospital to Open Circulating Library Next Week

The Ladies Auxiliary of Cohoes Hospital will open a circulating library next week with more than 200 adult and children’s books donated by residents. Mrs. John Diehl and Mrs. Gerald H. Manly will lead the library for the first month, with book deliveries to patients twice weekly and washable covers on all volumes. The library, stored in a hospital room, will follow standard catalog procedures and include magazines and periodicals. An auxiliary meeting set plans for an annual tea on Tuesday Feb 7 with Mrs. O H Carlisle as refreshments chair.

Cohoes Hospital John W. Byron John Diehl Gerald H. Manly Cohoes Frank Marsolais O. H. Carlisle

Seventh Grade Games Set For Cohoes Public League

Two seventh grade games are scheduled for today at 3 30 p m in Cohoes Public School League. School 4 and School 4 have both been undefeated and will meet in the feature contest while School 5 plays Island School. Spectators are limited to seventh grade pupils due to gym seating limits.

Cohoes I van Sehaick Island

Playlet by Cohoes group raises funds for youth center

The Vagabond's Dream a staged musical playlet by Cohoes Chapter Society for Preservation of Barbershop Quartets ran three performances at Empire Theater Remsen Street. A 45 member mixed cast presented solos dances and scenes to benefit the newly formed Cohoes Youth Center Inc. Proceeds supported Rotary Kiwanis and patrons.

Cohoes Society For the ‘Preservation of Barbershop Quartets Empire Theater Remsen Street Joseph Poulin Joseph Corrigan George Pratt Wilfred Rubin William Coulbourn George Wilson Peggy Fitzgerald Vincentian Institute Albany Harold Swasey Nelson Greet Bira Jean RH de Lollo Eversharp Mr. Aubin Leo Devine George Coonrod Peter Geleta Coulbourn Marjorie Weaver Joan Fields Eleanor J Majorie Paley Ruhtz Francis Peat Clement Grignon Walter’ “Ruhtz Joan Devine Paul Clickner Harold Hayes Charles Ruhtz Cohoes Rotary Club Josephine Dorrance Rudolph A. Gagnon Rotary Youth Committee Rotary Kiwanis Club P.m Goto Cohoes Youth Center, Inc

Cohoes Youth Center Poster Contest Closing Date Set

The city poster contest for the Cohoes Youth Center invites school children aged 12 and up to submit posters by February 10. Prizes of five, three, and two dollars will be awarded. Entries are accepted daily 9 am to 4 pm with back names. judging at 5:30 pm in Miss Clark's office with Miss Joan Liberty assisting.

Cohoes Youth Center Migs Jan Clark Cohoes Envelope Co. Inc The Envelope Company George Wood Troy Arts Guild

Rebekah Lodge Plans Valentine Party in Cohoes

Spartana Rebekah Lodge of Cohoes meets to organize a Valentine party on Tuesday February 7 at 8 p.m. in the VFW hall. Mildred Wells and Louise Coons will lead refreshments. Ethel Sickles funds prizes. Members bring four valentine cards for a shared box. About thirty members expected. Scout session canceled due to progress examinations for Troop 44 Boy Scouts tonight.

Rebekah Lodge Spartana-Rebekah Lodge Cohoes V.F.W. Hail Mildred Wells Noble Grand Louise Coons Ethel Sickles

Obituary notices from Cohoes and nearby for Catherine Smith and others

The obituary record recalls Catherine T. Smith’s funeral at Salm and St Agnes Church with Rev Basil Corbett officiating and organ accompaniment by Miss Catherine Hudson. It lists bearers William Arnold Gerald and Richard Yarter and Laterence Favreau, with burial at SB Arnes Cemetery. The notice also covers Mary Bocheack Holove, widow of Samuel, dying at 21 Garner Street Cohoes after a brief illness, noting her church affiliations and survivors, and outlines funeral plans from James S. Calkins & Son and burial at Waterford Rural Cemetery, plus details of Ethel Blakely Levis and other relatives and services.

Catherine T. Smith Salm Edward J. Stanton Columbia Street St Agnes’ Church Basil Corbett St Anthony Son Hudson James Cox William Arnold Gerald Richard Yarter Laterence Favreau Paul J. Keeshan Patins SB Arnes Cohoes Mary Bocheack Holove Samuel Heloved Garner Street Cohoex Galicia Austria Kie Doetere Paul Michas Hetaved Davehte John Kras Jnopera Waterford Ethel Blakely Levis Hanford Lewis Albany Hospital Putnam Cohpes Inn Weehawk Street First Methodist Church Harry Moore Mohawk Street Clarente L Hoth Taterment Waterford Rural Cemetery

Boy Recovers After Pin Removal Surgery

Leonard Kvertsen a Waterford boy aged S years underwent surgery Sunday night to remove a swallowed pin from his stomach. The pin had been swallowed while playing at home Sunday afternoon and was embedded in tissue. Dr J M Mitchell Jr performed the operation at Cohoes Hospital after initial care by Dr AL Breault. The family is listed as Mr and Mrs George A Evertsen of 1M Third Street.

Leonard Kvertsen George A. Evertsen Third Street Waterford Cohoes Hospital Tn Pinter Diane AL MM Breault J. ML Mitchell, Jr

Homecoming Planned by Elks Lodge in Cohoes

Announcement details a Homecoming event for Am brose A. Scully district deputy grand exalted ruler of the Northeast District. The program begins 2 p.m. with a past district deputies meeting, followed by a 3 p.m. dinner in Scully’s honor. Mayor Rudolph I. Rouller chairs, with Homer A. Tessier and William F. Finn as cochairmen.

Cohoes Lodge of Elka Ambrose A. Scully Scully Rudolph I. Rouller Homer A. Tessier William F. Finn Willamb. Harney Edward M. Smith Wallace Rudebush William B. Hickey

Adjourn Hearings On New York Telephone Rate Request

Public Service Commission adjourned hearings on the New York Telephone Co. rate increase until January 30. Witness Henry M. Long testified as the state’s witness while Ralph W. Brown, the company vice president, faced questions about the 1913 pension plan and full accrual basis. Long admitted doubt that any other U S company used full accrual for pensions in 1913.

Public Service Commission New York Telephone Co Gten R. Bedenkapp Henry M. Long Lang Ralph W. Brown

School PTA to Hear Nurse Miss Mary Boland Guest Speaker

The school Parent-Teacher Association will hear nurse Miss Mary Boland speak at today’s 2:30 pm meeting. Officer candidates will be nominated, and refreshments will be arranged by Mrs Kyran Knapp and Mrs William C Snyder. Students were recent guests at a PTA party.

Ladies’ Auxiliary Collin- Ross Camp United Spanish War Veteran's V.F.W Remsen Street of \Keyeny Memorial Academy Baudstorium Arizona Pais. Nal Mary . Boland Schoo Parent-Teacher Association of School 2 Kyran Knapp William C. Snyder

Cohoes Masonic Lodge Conferred Third Degree

Routine ceremony at Cohoes Masonic Lodge last night conferred the third degree on a large class of candidates. Lewes England report notes two men jumped a prison wall and were pursued by guards. detectives later checked the wall and found workmen had towed it during the escape attempt.

E Cohoes Lodge Lewes England Edward Hempel Morris G Harple Charles E. Dawson

Waterford Sophomores Host Round and Square Dance

Waterford High School will host a round and square dance in the auditorium tomorrow night from 9 p.m. to midnight. Sophomore committee chairs include Shirley Smith as general chairman Nan Shaw publicity Alex Cicchinelli refreshments Joy Martland tickets Geraldine Kelventon orchestra.

Waterford Shirley Smith J Publicity Nan Shaw Alex Cicchinelli Joy Martland Geraldine Kelventon

German Beat Sellers Boosted by Translated Books

German publishers report a strong bonanza as war memoirs and Gone with the Wind top the EST seller lists in Western Germany. Titles like Daddy Long Legs and Anthony Adverse compete with up to 200000 copies in German translation sold in a month. The Young Adult Group plans serial translations and a church gathering hosts an informal entertainment at Johns House Memorial led by Mins Jeanette Flack.

Frannfayt Germany Esenhowrt Anthony Adverse Papera First Presbyterian Church Johns House Memorial Mins Jeanette Flack Aincheon

Wild Cherry Leaves Danger to Cattle Warns Maryland Professor

College Park Maryland Professor Trussell Brown of the University of Maryland warns livestock danger from wilted wild cherry leaves. He notes leaves in pasture can poison cows, with fresh wilted leaves especially hazardous under certain conditions. Local meetings include the Kotony Club at University of Maryland and Young Women to Meet at the Rangerous Church chapel.

College Park Ladies Aid of the Baptist Trussell Brown University of Maryland Forrest Willis Frw Shirley Bull

Bethany Bible Class Postpones Meeting to Jan 26

The Green Island Bethany Bible Class of the Methodist Church had its supper business and social meeting postponed from today to Thursday, January 26, with plans for a later gathering and updated schedule.

Bethany Bible Class Methodist Church

Belgium's tonnage figures in early 1940 invasion context

Belgium shows a tonnage of 414 779 versus 101 Jahips in May 1940 redex when invaded. The note mentions a prior growth to about 433 000 tone.

Belgium

Copenhagen Restaurateur Slashes Prices to Boost Turnover

A Danish restaurant keeper trimmed prices to the 1925 level and saw a turnover surge about 200 percent as guests packed the restaurant. Colleagues mocked him as a madman yet other owners copied the policy once turnover stayed around fifty percent above normal.

Copenhagen Pra

Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery for Weight Gain

An advertisement promotes Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic to stimulate appetite and aid digestion, claiming it helps convert food into body weight. It asserts people underweight can gain pounds by using the product, priced at 50 cents for tablets or 90 cents for a larger quantity.

Dr. Pierce Golden Medical Golden Medical Discovery

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