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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1945
Page
4
Pumper 2 was called by etl aiarta Saturday to extinguish a blaring overturned bucket of tar in a yard at 155 Hill Street. It was feeding tar to the roof of a dwelling owned by Mazzle and Boviro. A foany extinguisher was used. No damage was reported.
Community guidance urges gardeners to create compost heaps to recycle discarded plant matter. Experts note tons of potential material are wasted yearly, including yard clippings and weeds, and encourage transforming them into nutrient rich compost for gardens.
Contest open to residents of Troy Cohoes Waterford Green Island and Watervliet. Gardens must be at least 500 square feet or 25 by 20 feet. Communal gardens must be marked for ionification by judges. Prizes include War Bonds and Stamps valued at $350.
The Record Newspapers announce the Victory Garden Contest with 16 prizes across Troy Cohoes Watervliet Green Island and Waterford. Prizes include a $50 sweepstakes grand prize a $25 War Bond for best backyard garden and two $25 War Bonds for best community garden plus War Stamp awards for additional rankings. Entries must be postmarked by July 4 and gardens must be at least 300 square feet with two classes backyard and community. Residents of the five cities and their families may enter staff are excluded.
The Rensselaer County and Tres City War Price and Rationing Board will close Saturdays at 12 30 pm instead of 1 pm. The change provides about a half hour less service for the public but a half day off for paid staff. Clerks have previously worked until 3 pm on Saturdays.
Whitehall figures Charles Carswell and his Navy wife visit his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Carswell Poultney Street. Sam E Jackson recently returned from the Pacific and is honorably discharged from the Army living with his mother Mrs Mable Jackson Willams Street. Peter Kaulfuss son of Rev and Mrs Peter Hanifuss Gloversville spent the weekend with Lt Gerald Douglas Brookdale Avenue. Miss Bernice RicManus daughter of Capt Ray Ton McManus received a nursing diploma. Dr Bottighieri son of Mrs J Bottigheri and G Bowighes, graduate of Whitehall High School, earned Doctor of Medicine at University of Vermont Medical College.
Home Economies guidance from Miss Mithan emphasizes freezing vegetables slowly at zero or lower to form small crystals, pork needing colder temps to prevent fat rancidity, and keeping foods in contact with freezer surfaces. She warns against overpacking and advises moisture-vapor proof packaging, freezing in small portions, and storage under eight to ten hours at subzero.
Col. John J. Maginnis of Worcester says conflicting orders from U S and Soviet higher levels delay the American occupation of Schoeneberg district in Berlin. He reports being ordered to assume command, while another officer claims not to withdraw, as two Russian lieutenant colonels still direct local officials. The American detachment moved into the Rathaus offices after bomb damage, then relocated to a nearby apartment. Pro-Hitler Communist Ferdinand Graendorf remains the appointed burgo-master amid the confusion.
Lt Gen Alexander M Patch Jr named commander of the Fourth Army with headquarters at Fort Sam Houston Texas He will train troops for the Pacific Patch led early war actions against Japan in the Solomons and later commanded the Seventh Army through France and Germany toward the Italian Alps
Judge James F. Byron arrived at Central Police Station on Saturday en route to Police Court with a stained item in hand. He presented a case involving a young woman reporting theft from a confrontation with another young man described as not a lady. The complainant sobbed as she described the incident and a patrol van was dispatched to follow up.
Mary Sheer Hayner died Saturday morning at her son Arthur Heyner’s home at Burden Lake two weeks after her birthday. She was the oldest living member of Averill Park Methodist Church and received many well wishers and flowers on her birthday. She was born June 23 1833 to Jobe and Rosanna Sie and married Albert Hayner. The Hayner family remains at Burden Lake with interment at a local cemetery.
FBI and ENSh-PLBLL agents search nationwide for a man described as the brains of a fraud ring at Mitchell Field. The scheme granted fake discharges and transfers in exchange for large bribes, with eight Army personnel arrested and more under surveillance. The operation involved non combat assignments and hospitalizations to keep soldiers from frontline units.
A Soviet uniformed man armed with a pistol entered a WAC barracks room in Berlin Friday night and attempted to molest an American soldier. The intruder was overpowered by U S soldiers, then handed to Soviet authorities. He was reportedly drinking. Under Military law, a potential five year term awaits.
Mrs. Mate Mares of Albany was announced Saturday by John M. Smith of Cohdes County treasurer as desmty county treasurer succeeding Donald L. Lynch who resigned after enlisting. The post pays 3557 dollars annually and Mares serves as vice chair of the Albany County Democratic Committee.
Officials report Bonneville and Grand Coulee revenues exceed 62 million dollars with a net surplus of 14.3 million to cover power costs and maintenance. D L Marlett says the wartime surplus cushions future revenue dips and keeps an approximate 17.30 per kilowatt year rate, supporting long term repayment and regional job growth through electro process plants.
Sylvester Arrigo of Troy was elected junior vice commander of New York State Italian American World War Veterans of the United States at their Oswego convention. Other officers elected include Andrew Padula commander Angelo DeVartchio vice commander William P Nudo quartermaster John Vergine chaplain Anthony Marra judge advocate Dominic Tedesco rehabilitation officer Pasquale DeCesare officer of the day Michael Lagatta historian William P Nudo chief of staff.
Private Stewart Wendell of Northumberland died by drowning in Germany on June 19 per a telegram to his mother Mrs Eliza Wendell. A Schuylerville High School alumnus, Wendell joined Dec 7 WH44, trained at Camp Crofts, and went overseas in April, earning a sharpshooter citation. He served in the Army of Occupation and is survived by his mother and three sisters. The piece also notes a Saturday half holiday for the United States Employment Service office on Broadway.
Two aircraft carriers Princeton and Saipan and submarine Tusk joined the Navy as they splashed down along the Delaware River. The launch of the 27 000 ton Essex class carrier Princeton attracted about 70 000 people, the largest crowd ever to attend a Philadelphia Navy Yard launch.
One five year term trustee will be elected to succeed Townsend E Finch at East Greenbush Central School District 2. The meeting with clerk Frank O Wake man notes the event tomorrow at 0:50 pm at the school.
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