A O H Auxiliary Plans Communion Breakfast
Members of Division 2 Ladies Auxiliary of the A O H met in Spanish War Veterans Ball with Mrs Ann Lehentritt presiding. They discussed tentative plans for the annual communion breakfast in March with date and place to be announced. Mrs Mary Dunn and Miss Helen Butler were initiated. Mrs Mary Doherty and Mrs Sadie Burke are seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Lehentritt
Mary Dunn
Helen Butler
Mary Doherty
Sadie Burke
War letters reveal harsh English rationing and Army life
Sergi reports from England as Bill De Filippis, a Medical Corpsman, describes severe food and clothing shortages, high prices for fruit and grapes, and strict rationing while Americans aid morale and observe locals. He notes pubs beer and comforts scarce, praises U.S. standard of living, and details his postings and fellow servicemen across multiple bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergi
Bill DE Filippis
Muriel Cavanaugh
Eighth Avenue
England
Bill
Pearl Harbor
United States
Side Glances: War Service Updates From Watervliet
Sergt Steve Haytko of Watervliet arrived somewhere in India with a mapping squadron after enlisting in 1937. Several locals receive transfers and promotions in military service across camps and ships, including Art and Milt Shufelt, Joe Nold, Carl and Patricelli families, George Day Jr, Charley Woycik, Ken Webster, Bill Miller, Herb Writer, Don Hunter, John Kiley Jr, Anna Miles, Bob Barnes, Ed Barnes, and Walter Marland, with duties ranging from paratrooper wings to radio operations and sea duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Elliott
Art Shufelt
R. D. I. Cohoes
Camp Mackall
N. C
Camp Polk
Art
Pfe
Milt Shufelt
Seymour Johnson Field
MN. C
Kearns
Utah
Milt
Arthur L. Shufelt
Joe Nold
Charles Nold
Sixth Avenue
South Pacific
Joe
Troy
Mendel Marchese
Navy
Pfc
Carl Patricelli
LaSalle
Behr-Manning
AL Patricelli
Carl
A Patricelli
Washington Street
George Day, Jr
First Avenue
Maiden
Army Air Field
Fort Benning
Charley Woycik
Joseph Weycik
24Th Street
Waterviiel
Camp Parks
Cal
Don Hunter
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Don
Edward Hanley
Highth Air Corps
England
John Kiley
Frances
Arsenal. John
LHS
Alice Mills
First Street
Anna Miles
WACS
Des Moines
Bob Barnes
Marine Corps
Bougainville
Edward Barnes
Watervliet
Bob
ED Barnes
Signal Corps School
Butler University
Indiana
Walter Marland
Waterford
Second Presbyterian Church
Walt
Sister Eulalia Dies On 54th Anniversary
Sister Eulalia of the Troy Hospital, longtime nurse and first training-class member, died yesterday on the 54th anniversary of her entrance into the order. Born in Boston, she served at Troy Hospital her entire life, training there and nursing three generations of local families. Survived by a sister in Malden, Mass. Funeral is set for 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at the hospital chapel with a solemn requiem mass. Interment in St. Mary’s Cemetery Sisters’ plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eulalia
Troy Hospital
Charity
Troy
Boston
Sister of Charity
Emmitsburg
Eighth Street
Edmund F. Gibbons
D.D
C. F. Wallin
Malden
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Former Associate of Buffalo Bill Dies in Chicago Burial
Albert Parker Houghton once starred with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show. Known as Colorado Al, he joined in 1883 after Cody spotted his skill with guns and horses in North Platte Nebraska. He died at a home for retired show people and was laid to rest in a Chicago cemetery.
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Chicago
INS
Albert Parker Houghton
Buffalo Bill’ Cody
G. Houghton
Colorado
Cody
Frontiersman
Houghton
North Platte
Neb
Schenectady Native Recalled as Betsy Ross of New Brunswick
Mary Ouderkirk Sullivan 103 died in Plainsboro New Jersey at the home of her grandson William J. Sullivan. Born in Schenectady she lived in New Brunswick when the Civil War began and crafted a large national flag from repurposed fabrics after flags became scarce. The banner flew at official functions during the war and afterward in New Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainsboro
N. J
Mns
Mary Ouderkirk Sullivan
Betsy Ross
New Brunswick
William J. Sullivan
Schenectady
New Jersey City
Communicants classes and church events listed for East Side
A series of church and guild activities are announced. Communicants classes start today at 4 pm at Third Presbyterian Church with follow up at 2 30 pm at Pawling Avenue Methodist and a 7 45 pm talk by Rev John M Stuart on the Westminster Confession. Session meeting and choir rehearsals follow. Bowling at Mayfair Alleys tomorrow at 9 pm. February Group of Women’s Guild clam chowder sale Friday noon to 3 pm in church hall. Gleaners and Cleaners classes meet at Pawling Avenue Methodist Friday at 8 pm with hosts Mrs A H Landmesser and Mrs Edith Turner. Trinity Church Junior choir today 3 45 pm. senior choir 7 30 pm. Church membership classes Friday 3 45 pm and 7 45 pm executive board meeting of Women’s Society of Christian Service at Mrs William Smith’s home. Cassina begins sentence. A Spanish nobleman Count Carlos Jarano Y Cassina, 26, begins a one year federal prison term for failing to register as a Nazi agent. He is husband of Wilma Baard, a model, and pled guilty last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Presbyterian Church
Pawling Avenue Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
John M. Stuart
Mayfair
Women’s Guild
Church Hall
Ethel Schutt
A. H Landmesser
Edith Turner
Trinity Church
Trinity Methodist Church
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
William Smith
Lee Avenue
Cassina
New York
INS
Carlos Jarano Y Cassina
Wilma Baard
Former Trojan Named By State Churches
Rev George Walker formerly of Troy and now pastor at Brick Presbyterian Church Perry Wyoming County was elected secretary of the New York State Garden of Churches in Albany. He is son of late Charles H Walker long pastor at Leansingburg. Dr Roy Williamson of Syracuse was elected president. Other officers named include Bishop Charles W Flint of Syracuse and Dr Norman W Peale of New York as vice presidents, W Henshaw Sche nectady, Mrs Frank Tarrant Rochester, Dr Robert Bruce New York as treasurer, W W Gibson Albany as assistant treasurer, and Chester Husted Poughkeepsie as counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Walker
Troy
Brick Presbyterian
Perry
Wyoming County
New York State Garden of
Albany
Walker
Charles H. Walker
First Presbyterian Church
Leansingburg
Roy Williamson
Syracuse
New York State Baptist Missionary Convention
Charles W. Flint
Norman W. Peale
New York
W. Henshaw
Schenectady
Frank Tarrant
Rochester
Robert Bruce
W. W. Gibson
Harry M. Clark
Chester Husted
Poughkeepsie
Frank L. Gosnell
Auburn
Alfred H. Rapp
Syra
Wallace Named Assistant Librarian for State Legislature
Mrs Thomas W Wallace of Schenectady, widow of the late lieutenant governor, was appointed an assistant librarian for the State Legislature. The appointment was announced yesterday by Lieut Gov Joe R Hanley and Oswald D Heck, speaker of the assembly. Down Beekman of Schenectady was named to fill a vacancy on the board of trustees of the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Thomas W. Wallace
Schenectady
Joe R. Hanley
Oswald D. Heck
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Martin
Sweeny
AMC Airlines
Cae
America
Sam
Kansas
Joseph DeFilippis
Otsego Avenue
Trey
Larry Bernstein
O'Reilly General Hospital
Springfield
Camp Robinson
Ark
University of Nebraska At Lincoln
Camp Phillips
Kas
Hank Bride
Curtis Bay
Frank DeFilippis
Syeanay
Arsenal
Alix Rgotelli
Hoosick Road
Alix
Pvt
Don Rotelli
Italy
Army. . Corp
Ken Willi
South Troy
Michael Gulla
Bazyli Gulla
Champ Isin Street
Mike
Arizona
Dick Pease
Stephentown
Coffeyville
A J. Pease
BR. D. Stephentown
Cornel
ED Simpson
Edward Simpson
Parris Island
New River
Troy Hi
Sampson
Howard Hill
Columbia Street
Cohoes
ED Lang
Main Avenue
Jim Kirby
John 4A. Kirby
Third Street
Air Corps
D. Thorsland
510
Second Avenue
Dave Thorsland
Maxwell Field
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Joe Steinberger
110
Fourth Street
Chet
Roy Shudt
By Galbraith
San Antonio
Tex
Ken Webster
Latham
Army Air Corps
Great Lakes
W. H. Vanderpool
Frank W. Vanderpool
Hamilton Avenue
Bill Miller
RE. D. 3
Orangeburg
D. C
RAF
Eastern
Herb Writer
Ann
Brookside Avenue
Herb
Worcester
Mass
Austin Empire Engravers
Russell
Sarah Anne
Pat
Washington
Berkray Corp
River ST
U.S. A
Coca-Cola Company
Troy Coca-Cola Bottling Company
108Th Street and
Fifth Avenue
Troy, N
Coca-Cola
Buffalo Bill
Jersey
East Side
Marvelous Cean
Zemo
Anabe
van Curler
Empire Super Markets
Yan Curler
Keme Pilay
ULESS
Rubber Company, Inc
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