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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1945
Page
4
The Rebekahs Past Noble Grand Association plans to install newly elected officers after a business meeting. Mrs Barbara Moreland will assume a stated office, with ALG Fa. Maze and Christasven as hostess.
A garbled report details Albany County inquiry tied to Empire State Court actions. It mentions Appellate Division proceedings, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, and political campaign finance issues impacting timelines and a planned legislative session adjournment. The piece references Supreme Court sessions and a possible public ballot or inquiry outcome, with no clear verdict.
A fragmented political scene centers on attempts to reform the method of selecting Supreme Court justices. Governor Dewey hints at change while common talk mentions a governor appointing justices and swearing in leaders. The debate includes discussions of Supreme Court figures and ongoing votes amid a tense legislative atmosphere.
Local reports show Vuilaze Treas illness Alice Rice improving at home on Williams Street. Edmund Milano on leave with family at Broadway home. Richard Garland returns to Main Street school after measles. Sara Brooks, Kirtland Street, IN Moses Luddington Hospital. Mrs Eric Seligmans hears of Lieut Eric Selismann’s arrival in England. Jack Bock spends thirty days leave. Gazi Leduick on Bellamy Street after Pacific service. Napoleon Matte promoted to sergeant, stationed in Holland. Oliai Zoriang Jr. returns to Bayonne barracks after leave. Beatrice Belleville learns son Vincent Belleville, R M, is near Philippines. Lester Shoveh returns to Ashford General Hospital after furlough. Mrs Howard Fish leaves Queen Street to join Corporal Fish at Camp Robinson. Royal Block razing begins on Broadway under county contract. Lieut Francis Donar arrives in U S, with Foster Jackson unit, after serving in South Pacific. Captain John Donar, son of Mrs E Mams Street, noted in Third Division quarters.
A fragmentary editorial critique accuses officials and unions of corruption and underworld influence. It portrays Padway, Rex Smiai Tellaw, and allies as targets of criminal networks in Florida and Miami. The piece urges removing William Green and renouncing Padway to restore public confidence amid syndicate pressure.
In Minnesota the deer hunting season proved deadliest with 19 fatalities. Harold Searls, information director for the conservation department, noted six killed and 17 injured in duck season, two killed and 28 injured in pheasant shooting, rabbit and squirrel hunters adding rounds, and two deer hunters drowning.
A British ship with a damaged rudder after D-Day off Normandy faced ruin until a Merchant Navy skipper and a trained team used a bulldozer to straighten the rudder. An American group of engineers defied standard practice to steer the vessel to seaworthiness.
Corp Gerald Wade of Lewiston Idaho, the first Bataan death march survivor to rejoin American forces, arrived in northern Luzon after nearly three years in hiding. He described brutal march of 1942, malnutrition, and Japanese cruelty, recalling aid from a Filipino boy and his own escape. Wade joined a tank unit before surrender and evaded capture for years, now resuming service aboard an airstrip observation.
Brookline Massachusetts reports a collision on South Street involving Laurence Tikton of Foxboro and Gabriel Glendrange of Medfield. No injuries cited though both vehicles were listed in the incident.
Waterford Agnes Guild of Grace Episcopal Church will meet tonight at Clark Memorial House with Miss Eva Egreston presiding. Hostesses include Mrs. Arthur Fero Mrs. Rey Inglis and Mrs. James Z Kerr. Mrs. John F Harsey guests in North Beach for two months. Bernard B Finegan chief petty officer U S Navy stationed at Davisville RI visited home at 4 Whirl Street Northside this week. Ladies Aid Society of First Presbyterian Church hosts a tea at Harold M Grout residence Thursday at 2:59 p m. Miss Max Bet Gordon assisting hostess. Devitt escapes eternity report from Galveston Texas notes Asa Lee Crowdy back from the South Pacific.
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