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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1949
Page
8
Firemen answered a 11 02 a m alarm at 104 Jackson Street to a blaze on a back porch. The two story frame dwelling was owned by Oliver Machon and occupied by Mrs Clayn Lefebvre on the first floor and Peter J Hernich on the second floor.
January graduates from four Troy public schools were announced by Superintendent Charlen H. Connolly. He noted these January classes will be the last under the semiannual promotions trend. Diplomas will be presented at ceremonies in each school. The list includes graduates from School 10 and School 12, such as Carmela Campani, Judith Fisher, John Sawyer, Mary Casale, James Gavin, and Irene Vrondes, among others. In Manchester, New Hampshire, National American Legion Commander James F. O’Neill resumed duties as chief of police after a leave of absence.
The speaker praises Leonardo da Vinci and Benjamin Franklin as bridge builders between science and practical craft. It notes Leonardo’s innovations in sanitation, canal work, marble cutting, a repeating arquebus, iron staves canyons, and a proposed Milan rapid transit system, plus his effort to use science for the common good. It highlights Franklin’s practical applications from the Philadelphia stove to lightning rods, bifocals, moisture-guarded ships, and early meteorology concepts.
Floyd Chapter elects Brig Gen W Frank Leversee as regent of Whillamoya Chapter Song of the Revolution at the annual Troy Club meeting. Four other officers reelected plus names of several officers. speaker Col Sydney Hamnerassey discusses Mohicans Mohawks Fort Orange and early Troy history while noting Edison bridge building in science and engineering.
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