Flannery Named Chief Clerk of Rensselaer Ration Board
Patrick F Flannery of 2297 Fitta Avenue selected as chief clerk of the Rensselaer County Rationing Board. The appointment by the district OPA places him at the Court House offices with a $2600 salary to be paid by the District OPA. The board lacks a permanent chairman after Russell D Meredith left, and Flannery is expected to assume most duties formerly held by the chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County War Council
Freihofer
Flannery
Meredith
Paul R. Duffie
District Opa
Troy Lodge
Elks
Hot Stove League
First Baptist Church
Time extension for T gasoline coupons to July 25
Local rationing board authorities announced an extension of T coupon validity to July 25 for commercial vehicles. Attendants at service stations will accept T coupons until that date. TT coupons will replace T coupons and be mailed to eligible vehicle owners. Do not visit board offices for replacements. current holders will receive TT tickets by mail.
Dr Plunkett 20 Years in State Service
Albany report notes Dr Robert E Plunkett of Troy completed twenty years in the New York State Health Department Division of Tuberculosis Since 1935 he led tuberculosis hospital work and shaped chest X ray study efforts He advised on economic social aspects and served as a consultant to several nations including California Colombia Bolivia and Portugal His division expanded to treat patients and employees, saving thousands in insurance costs as 26 counties lacked TB hospitals twenty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Robert E. Plunkett
Troy
New York State Department of Health
Edwards. Godfrey, Jr
Plunkett
U.S. Army Medical Corps
Otisville
Army
State Department
State Bureau
California
Colombia
S. A
Bolivia
Dominican Republic
Argentina
Portugal
U. S. State Department
New York State
Lakeview
Lansingburg
St. Augustine’s School
Albany Medical College
Old Lakeview Sanitarium
Rensselaer County
Whitehall
Miss Bandel to Teach Fifth Grade at Cobleskill Next Year
Miss Doro Bandel, a top student at Oneonta State Teachers College, has been hired to teach fifth grade at Cobleskill next year. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John Bandel of Shushan and holds a bachelor of education degree from Oneonta State Teachers College. Her student teaching occurred at the Andrew Draper School in Schenevus and at Bugbee campus school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Bandel
Oneonta State Teachers’ College
Cobleskill
Bandel
John Bandel
Shushan
Salem Washington Academy Central School
Andrew §. Draper
Schenevus
Bugbee
Joseph Besch Dies in Albany Former Sheriff and Developer
Former Albany County sheriff Joseph Besch died at his Albany home on Wednesday after a lengthy public and business career. Elected in 1907, he led local politics, served as elections commissioner in 1911, and later developed large land tracts into residential districts. Survivors include his wife Elizabeth Manifold, two sons, a brother, and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Besch
Albany
Real Esta
Marwood Street
Elizabeth A. Manifold
Albany OWI Office To Remain Open
The Albany Office of War Information will stay open until July 15 to aid orderly liquidation. Twelve regional and 46 branch offices nationwide close as the new fiscal year begins, with 1,200 beds in county and state hospitals plus chest clinics. Dr Plunkett, longtime tuberculosis supervisor and hospital director, dies? Note: actual text provided. non-graphic retirement and civic activity described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Office of War Information
OWI
Congress
OWT
Washington
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Richmond
Atlanta
Cleveland
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Daas
Denver
San Francisco
Last Ration Book Due By August In Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County residents who applied for War Ration Book No 3 and do not receive it by August 1 should bring the receipt stub from the original application to the local rationing board. Officials say no reapplication before August 1 and that unmailed books will be issued on certified nonreceipt. Theft penalties apply under the Second War Powers Act. War Ration Book 3, known as the picture book, features unit stamps and point stamps and will be distributed by late August or early September, with most deliveries before July 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer County
OPA
United States
Troy
Albert E. Oliver
Albany
Destroyer to Be Named Morrison in July Fourth Seattle Launch
A new destroyer to be launched on Independence Day in Seattle will bear the name Morrison in honor of John G. Morrison of Lansingburg a Civil War veteran who fought aboard the Carondelet on the Mississippi River. The christening will be performed by Morrison’s daughter Miss Margaret Morrison at Tacoma Yards by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co. Morrison served as a coxswain and earned Navy citations for leadership and bravery in multiple engagements, later rejoining service with the New York Cavalry before the war’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Morrison
John G. Morrison
Lansingburg
Mississippi River
Margaret Morrison
Hasbrouck Place
Rutherford
Tacoma Yards
Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co
Flynn & McMurray Brush
Thirtieth Regiment
New York Volunteers
Mississippi
Arkansas
New York Cavalry
Margaret
Father Settles Son Injury Suit In Albany Case
Samuel A. Lyons as guardian for William P. Lyons was authorized by Supreme Court Justice Pierce H. Russell to settle a claim against Eugene E B Abba for 3250. William was injured May 9 when struck by a car at Fifth Avenue and Hoosick Street. David Rosenfeld filed papers for Lyons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel A. Lyons
William P. Lyons
Supreme Court
Pierce H. Russell
Eugene EB. Abba
David Rosenfeld
Lyons
Abba
Fifth Avenue
Hoosick Street
Auto Use Tax Stamps Find Few Buyers
Postmaster Frank M. Collins reports only 7,000 of 17,400 federal use stamps sold as car owners delay purchases. Supply was based on last year people buying pace. new issues will appear monthly as cars go back into use, with the price dropping by one twelfth of 5 overall each four weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Collins
Collins
Mr. Collins
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G. W. Fredenburgh
Brookside Park
West Sand Lake, New York
Selective Service Board
Army Camp
Joseph F. Rosenberg
LaSalle Institute
Vincent P. Kilmartin
John D. Carroll, Jr
William J. Heffernan
John E. Brown
Joseph M. Sullivan
Frank J. Kottke
Robert A. Messin
William H. St. Marie
Clarence K. Cramer
Irving Levine
Ernest E. Boi
Minute Man
Waltex
Navy
Marines
Air Corps
Schenectady
Dr. Plunkett
River ST. Bet
Wells & Coverly's
Triangle Shoe Store
Paas Ea Tce Tr
Trojan
Hero
Ann McCabe
Schaghticoke
St. Augustine's Church
Morrisons
U. S
Frank McCabe
Trey
England
Madernella
Sat Modernella
Saton
Union Home
LGA
Baver ST
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