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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1945
Page
12
A Lansingburg group plans a February benefit film at the city rooms to raise funds. The meeting of the local Camp Fire Girls unit discussed the program and organizers.
Sincere thanks to relatives and friends for kindness and support after the bereavement. The Sisters of St Joseph extend heartfelt gratitude to all who offered sympathy, prayers, and assistance during this sorrowful time.
An obituary page lists multiple death notices and memorials from St. Joseph's Hospital, Samaritan Hospital, Troy Hospital, and local churches. Entries honor Frances J. O’Donnell, Abigail Ellsworth Boushion, Gertrude Rosecrans, Margaret Howe, and others with funeral details, kin, and interment plans, reflecting New York area families and military related remembrance.
Dr Voss urged open Jewish immigration to Palestine and outlawing propaganda in the United States. He called for cooperation among Catholics Protestants and Jews to end religious persecution and noted Palestine’s desert has blossomed amid efforts. The Troy Rotary Club heard the address introduced by Rev Seymour A Smith.
Three veterans of foreign service were admitted to the Leon H. Blume Post V F W at Harmony Hall. Attendees included John J. Bloomfield, Charles T. Salerno, and Frank E. Walsh. George Lehn led a county council report and a four member legislature committee was formed. The post will attend a Memorial Mass at St. Joseph's Church and upcoming meetings were set for the building committee and other sessions.
The body of Pfc. Paul Toman, 23, of 23 Nelson Avenue Saratoga Springs, was found in the Augusta city reservoir. Toman, attached to a medical detachment at Oliver General Hospital, Augusta, had been listed AWOL for several days.
Burial and funeral details for Edward S Whalen husband of Gertrude with services at Sacred Heart Church and a high mass. Also references to a Rourke and Blake family connections with late January entries and mass times. multiple relatives named, residence locations listed and invites for friends to attend.
Lieutenant Helen Groesbeck of Troy, a Samaritan Hospital graduate, became a recruiting poster girl for the Army Nurse Corps. The article notes her selfless decision to join after a wartime hospital experience, her training in Atlantic City, and her transfer to Fort Jay for specialized study as part of broader nurse recruitment.
Three Clinton Prison inmates at Dannemora had their sentences reduced by Washington County Judge Weeman at Hudon Falls. Alten W. Oaks saw his second offense reduced while remaining armed penalty stood. James Burke’s second offense term shortened. Robert Anderson’s term increased to four years as a second offender. Also, Nathan Henry Winny and Belgium B. Rogue received suspended sentences pending restitution after guilty pleas to old burglaries. All were returned to Clinton Prison after hearings.
State Police said Harold Perry Road Cobees and William Cox Gi Step 23% Troy Schenectady Road suffered neck sprains after a collision on Latham Schenectady Road at 3 pm yesterday. Noah Fischer of 67 Main Street Cohoes drove a following car that skidded, rear ending Wright who was stopping to discharge a passenger near the Latham Traffic Circle.
La Borbonniere switches management with Guisepzina D Agostino of 14 Fourth Street taking over from Mattes D Agosting.
A northbound D H Freight train struck a stalled car on Science Street near Ballsion Spa Monday night after the driver abandoned the 202 mobile owned by Walter F. Sn. Snyder tried to start the vehicle then pushed it to safety but returned as the locomotive struck the car.
MacArthur Circle elected 2573. Mabel Smith to accompany Mrs. Maude Rent to the Safe convention and preside. Plans were made to hold a social at the next gathering and to initiate a new member at last night’s session.
The Fue staff of the local rationing board held a coasting and toboggan party last night. After outdoor activities the group went to Mrs. Joseph Allary's home on Mountain View Avenue for refreshments. Mrs. Michael Rubina chaired the organizing committee.
Ann Brady and Peter J. Feb hold welfare department posts. Brady, a former supervisor, led the exam for the new social work slot and is a World War I veteran. Felitti is appointed to replace George Wes at the Van Fensselaer Home, with annual pay listed as $1300.
The Trojan Post discusses its 25th anniversary plans at a Glen Avenue meeting. Commander William J. McCracken presided, with William J. McGrane named anniversary committee chair. George W. McCune appointed national aid to Jean A Brunnés, a past commander. Pvt Joseph Ferris, U S Marines, was accepted as a member. Richard Curran is convalescent after surgery.
Fire from an oil stove exploded, heavily damaging the home of Charles Watt in Saratoga Springs. Mrs. Christine Arper owns the property. Earlier, a overheated chimney pipe at the Army Engineer Depot carpenter shop caused a small blaze on the eaves, prompting a fire department response.
Troy Real Estate Board members heard from Robert C. Christie and Arcola Wise on OPA rent control methods and eviction procedures. Christie outlined 12 paths to rent increases tied to major improvements taxes and seasonal conditions while Wise explained eviction steps and the need for OPA approval only in certain cases. A question period followed the briefing.
A settlement was reached in Saratoga County Supreme Court yesterday in two auto negligence actions involving Hathaway Bakery, Inc. James J. Hughes of Greenfield and Jean E. Garey and Harold V. Smith sued for injuries from a July 6, 19{4} crash in Saratoga Springs. The total settlement amount was about 325,000.
First Sergt Louis Doring of Troy is listed among the Lost Battalion of the Pattippines, a noted unit in the Leyte campaign. He serves with the Second Battalion of the 24th Division's 18th Regiment and endured four days of mountain combat on Leyte Island while supplying the road block against Japanese reinforcements.
A wartime airman named Troy Flyer died in Action during World War II after serving with the Army Air Forces. He trained at Mar and was part of the Chvearoid unit. He left survivors and was noted for his contributions to the war effort.
A World Student Organization speaker told a Troy audience that German prisoners in Canadian camps show rising defeatism and waning confidence. He described three prisoner groups from ardent Nazis to anti Nazi dissidents and urged aiding anti Nazis with reading material and care through prisoner services.
Word reaches that the son of Assemblyman and Mrs. of Sarasota was wounded twice in France during December. Reports from Red Cross and a hospital teller confirm injuries and ongoing treatment.
Miss Loretta Bennett aged 8 was found dead in her bed at 18 Deowyn Street. Coroner Thomas J. Duty and Dr. Stoize inspected the scene and pronounced death. Police report unclear details but note a local residence in Hedson Pals. Local authorities declined further comment pending investigation.
The Troy section of the National Jewish Welfare Board announced a procedure change shifting benevolent aid from Camp Boucle in Alabama to Marlee Hospital in New River, South Carolina. Supplies including blankets and games will be sent monthly on a non sectarian basis, with volunteers Mr s Weltman and others coordinating sewing, crochet, scrapbooks, and gift packages for recuperating servicemen.
A representative of the Social Security Board Bureau of Old Age and Survivors Insurance will be at the Cohoes post office Thursday from 9 am for interviewing claimants for Old Age and Survivors Insurance and other matters pertaining to the Social Security Act.
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