Court House Hearts Honor Troops Abroad
Former county public health nurse Frances McGrath, now in Army Medical Service in Africa, writes of missing Troy friends and hometown days. Notices detail local soldiers and sailors: Johnny Abrams promoted in the Navy, Adolph Brown in the Pacific with the 105th Infantry, and others Uncle Sam-bound, with updates on postings, furloughs, and ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances McGrath
Tom Brown
Stan Pietro
Engineers
Stow Avenue
Johnny Abrams
Harry Abrams
Fourth Street
John
Adolph Brown
Howard Christopher
105Th Infantry
Pacific
Adolph
Dominick Pignone
Navy
Anthony Antonacce
Sally Brown
Camp Swift
Tex
Town
Gohoes
Tech
Francis Nolan
John H. Nolan
Binloch Avenue
Loans to Workers and Households Finance Offer
Households Finance advertises quick private loans for workers with options from $20 to $300. Repayment in 2 to 12 months, rates cited as 214 percent monthly, with example costs for small loans shown. Cash used for debts, taxes, medical bills or aiding relatives. apply by phone, mail, or in person.
Overseas to India and Italy linked war stories
The item lists numerous locally based service members aboard, including Sergt James Sweeney celebrating four years in the Army. Lieut Tony Ciuffi returning to duty after leave. cousins and siblings serving at sea, in the Aleutians, India, Africa, and England. notes on training at Maxwell Field, Sampson, and Parris Island. and family updates from Watervliet, Troy, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Kolenberg
Joe Kolenberg
California
James Sweeney
Thomas
Sweeney
Adams Street
Army
New York
Seattle
Wash
Jim
Africa
India
Tony Cioffi
Fomer Troy
Pasquale Sioffi
Oakwood Avenue
Mary Bell
Deshon General Hospital
Butler
Washington and Lee College
Lexington
Tony
CCHS
Union
St. Michael's
Deshon
Corp
Patsy Cioffi
Aberdeen
Pfc
Bernavine Clofes
Cherry Point
N. C
Jerry Cioffi
England
Louis Cioffi
Aleutians
Maxwell Field
Ala
Jim Brennan
James J. Brennan
Jesse Court
ED Carey
William F. Carey
Lansing Avenue
D McLaughlin
Dennis McLaughlin
Grotto Court
Watervliet
Marines
Parris Island
S. C
J. McGrath
Patrick J. McGrath
Third Street
Marine Corps’ Air Station
el Centro
Cal
San Diego
Marine Aviation
Lakewood
N. J
LaSalle
RPI
National Bond and Investment Corp
Albany
AL Curtin
Third Avenue
Fort McClellan
Hawaii
Panama
Australa
Charley Curtin
Aberdeen, Md
Arsenal
Sergeant O'Brien to Return To Duty and Reinstatement
James N. O'Brien of 719 Fifth Avenue, retired Troy police sergeant since 1941, will return to duty this week after winning reinstatement. He will receive about $3,700 back pay, per a decision upheld by courts. O'Brien, a La Salle Institute graduate and longtime K of C figure, rose to captain in 1912 and served as captain before moving to sergeant in 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James N. O’brien
Cornelius F. Burns
Troy
Fifth Avenue
John J. Ahern
O Brien
E. Stewart Jones
O'Brien
Supreme Court
Harry E
O’brien
la Salle Institute
Knights of Columbus
Harry E. Clinton
Funeral Conducted For Edward A. Keyes
The funeral for Edward A. Keyes, dean of printers at The Record Newspapers, was held from his home at 196 Seventh Avenue and St. Augustine's Church. A requiem high mass featured Emile Catricale on organ, with choirs and hymns during offertory and recessional. Honorary and active bearers included multiple named officials and union delegates. Interment followed at St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands, with Father Eells officiating and services by Troy and Albany typography unions and K of C delegates visiting the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Keyes
Printers
Record
Seventh Avenue
St. Augustine’s Church
Thomas J. Kelly
Emile Catricale
David B. Plum
Frank L. York
Dwight Marvin
J. A. Viger
Chester E. Velie
Granville Hutchinson
Thomas F. Leonard
Arthur W. Hyde
Cornelius A. McGrath
Alton T. Sliter
John J. McGrath
Thomas Walsh
John E. Caffery
Charles N. Marco
William F. Ryan
Howard F. Leffler
John ©. Burke
Cornelius J. Kelleher
St. Agnes
Menands
Father Eells
Troy
Albany
Troy Area Creditors Named in Albany Bankruptcy Petition
Albanian Troy and Mechanicville creditors appear in the U S Court at Utica filing by Alton Dean former real estate broker now Albany clerk 62 Chestnut Street He owes 7341 with 100 exempt assets among thirty creditors Eva M Waterbury estate George W Waterbury Stillwater Dr David W Houston Williams Tire Co Mechanicville Coal Co estate Karol Etoll Fowler's Garage estate of Sam Marris Mechanicville Rev Co R Miller 1000 Frank P Tucker 1500 Mrs Mattie S Tucker 500 Albany
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Mechanicville
U. S
Utica
Alton
Dean
Chestnut Street
Albany
Eva M. Waterbury
George W. Waterbury
Stillwater
David W. Houston
Williams Tire Co
Area Sailor Spent 11 Hours in Lifeboat
Thomas W. Hodgson Jr of Ballston Spa a gunner's mate third class U S N spent 11 hours adrift in a lifeboat when his ship was torpedoed last year He has been on active duty since February 1943 His ship was torpedoed on his first assignment and six crew members were lost After 11 hours in a lifeboat he was picked up by a passing ship
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Hodgson, Jr
Ballston Spa
Hodgson
Rotary Club To Hear R T Lansdale Speaker Tomorrow
Robert T. Lansdale former Trojan and state commissioner of social welfare will address the Troy Rotary Club at noon tomorrow at The Hendrick Hudson. He will speak on Whats Ahead In Social Welfare and later tour his boyhood haunts with old friends. Born in Elmira, he studied at East High Rochester Oberlin College and Columbia University holding an A M in social welfare. He served in federal state and local administration including the U S Office of Indian Affairs and worked with the Governor's Commission on Unemployment Relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Lansdale
Trojan
Troy Rotary Club
Hendrick Hudson
Mr. Lansdale
Herbert Lansdale
Troy ¥. M.C. A
Elmira
Lansdale
East High School
Rochester
Oberlin College
Rochester East High School
New York
U. S. Office of Indian Affairs
Washington, D. C
Columbia University
New York School of Social Work
Navy Flying Cross Awarded Posthumously
Lieut. Commander Richard D. Stephenson of Stockbridge Massachusetts received the Navy Distinguished Flying Cross posthumously for a Sicily mission on July 10. He refused to send any men on a suicidal task, found and destroyed a heavy inshore gun, then his plane was shot down by two Messerschmitts and crashed into the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard D. Stephenson
Stockbridge
Mass
Navy
Sicily
Stephenson
Messerschmidts
WORD QUIZ Hints on Pronunciation and Etymology
A compact guide explains proper accents for words like traverse culinary contrary and robust. It urges first syllable stress, cites Mary Mary quite contrary, and notes etymology from Latin robus tus for robust while offering a free WORD QUIZ by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid
Frank Colby
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Willard Clum
R. D
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A. H. Hogan
Stop 38
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Kathryn Foley
Latham
Stout Field
Ind
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Sergi
Bob Foley
Florida
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Felice Bovino
St. Peter's Avenue
Alaska
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John Bovino
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N.C
Bill Ahearn
William J. Ahearn
Bloomfield
Trojans
University of Chattanooga
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