Assistant Agricultural Agent Named John C Swan in Rensselaer County
John C Swan longtime Cornell graduate and extension specialist is named assistant agricultural agent for Rensselaer County to replace C C DuMond Jr who will leave to run his Ulster Park farm after being named commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. Swan arrives Aug 1 and will assume duties then at the county farm bureau meeting. The group also discussed farm labor needs noting a current gap for experienced single hands with about fifty positions unfilled and an ongoing effort to place teens on farms while forecasting harvest labor for raspberries beans and corn. continuous planning emphasized to avoid last minute requests to mobilize workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Swan
New York State College of Agriculture
Cornell University
Rensselear County
C. C. DuMond
Ulster Park
Ulster County
DuMond
Thomas E. Dewey
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Mr. Swan
Schroon Lake
State College of Agriculture
Niagara County
Swan
Rensselaer
Canfield
Coast Guard Reopens Albany Office for SPARS Recruitment
The Coast Guard reopens Albany offices to recruit SPARS for the Women’s Reserve and a 1-year-old group of boys. Applicants must be American citizens aged 20 to 36, pass vision and physical tests, may be married but not to a Coast Guardsman, children over 18, and have at least two years of high school or business school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Coast Guard
Albany
Women's Reserve
Coast Guardsman
SPARS
Rensselaer Man on Sunken Ship
Rensselaer resident Robert S. Whittam of 1235 First Street served on the U.S.S. Helena when it was sunk in the Southern Pacific battle early this week. His parents note this was his third vessel sunk while in service since enlisting January 1, 1942, and he has not had a trip home. A brother, Herbert Whitlam Jr., serves in Military Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Whittam
Herbert Whittam
First Street
Rensselaer
U.S
Helena
Lexington
Benham
Herbert Whitlam, Jr
Arsenal Women Employed 37 Percent At Watervliet Plant
Brig. Gen. A G Gillespie announced Watervliet Arsenal now employs women for 37 percent of the payroll, an all time high for heavy industry. He said schedules are met, no layoffs planned, and women replace male relatives in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Gillespie
Watervliet Arsenal
Army Ordnance
Arsenal
Big Gun Plant
Gillespie
Washington
War Department
Navy Seeks Hospital Corps Aids in WAVES recruitment
The Navy seeks women aged 20 to 36 with no children under 18 who are of good character and have at least two years of high school for the Hospital Corps. Chief Gunner's Mate Joseph Sullivan notes an intensive WAVES enlistment campaign in the Troy area and invites interested women to visit the local recruiting office for booklets and information. The Hospital Corps carries broad duties within the Medical Department, excluding professional medical and dental officer roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Joseph Sullivan
The
Court House
Troy
Sullivan
WAVES
Troy Area
Medical Department of the Navy
Hospital Corps
Woman Sues Grandson for Title to Property
Mrs. Anna Sicker 83 of Sicker Road Colonie sues grandson John E. Sornberger to recover title to real estate. She says he induced her to sign a paper notarized as "it didn't amount to anything" and later claimed ownership of the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Sicker
Sicker Road
Town of
Colonie
John E. Sornberger
Local residents gather for funerals and visits in Pownal and area
Anna Myers of Brooklyn visits Mrs. Nina Granger while David Powell returns from training at Camp Smith with the National Guard. James Rice of Utica and Francis O Malley of Schenectady join families in North Pownal for the weekend. Ross J Barber, apprentice seaman at the Newport navy training station, and Ruth Pike of Sunnyside Long Island return home after time with relatives. Richard Haley visits North Church Street from Westfield with parents and other relatives. Mrs. Stanley Schilling of Detroit stays with Edward Alcambrigh’s family on Orchard Street. All attend the funeral of Eugene LaFortune, brother of Mrs. Alcambright and Mrs. Schilling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Myers
Brooklyn
Nina Granger
David Powell
Peekskill
Canp Smith
National Guard
James Rice
Utica
Francis O'Malley
Schenectady
North Pownal
Ross J. Barber
L. H. Barber
Navy
Newport
R. L
Ruth Pike
Sunnyside
L. I
William Burdick
Upper Main Street
Richard Haley
Westfield
F. BR. Haley
North Church Street
Stanley Schilling
Detroit
Michigan
Edward Alcambrigh
Orchard Street
Eugene LaFortune
Alcambright
Schillsing
Waterford Youth War Art Draws National Attention
Charles Phillips, Waterford High School graduate now in the armed forces, may wonder how his war art exhibit fares in the national high school war art show at the Library of Congress. The exhibit, opened June 15, is sponsored by the U S Office of Education, Office of War Information, and the Library of Congress, and features Waterford youth among several thousand notable works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Phillips
Waterford High School
Library of Congress
U. S. Office of Education
Office of War Information
Waterford
One Declination Filed in Troy Primary Races
With the Aug 10 primary nearing in Rensselaer County only one declaration was filed for a Republican ward seat in Troy. Morris Koenig opposes Joseph M. Graham in the First Ward, while Oakley Palmatier faces Theodore Morello in the Fourth Ward with an objection filed. The board meets Monday to hear objections. no change on the Seventeenth Ward supervisor race between Albert Marcoux and Lloyd E. Bingham. Today is the deadline to adjust party enrollments or transfer districts or enroll by becoming of age or U.S. service status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer County
Board of Elections
Morris Koenig
Joseph M. Graham
Troy
Oakley Palmatier
Theodore Morello
Palmatier
Albert Marcoux
Lloyd E. Bingham
U.S
Women's Clubs Report Bond Buying War Bonds totaling nearly six million
The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs announced 5 985 604 worth of War Bonds and stamps purchased in the past year. Miss Hina Kinsella cited 633 clubs viewed by OPA as key in price control and rationing policy. President Minnie L. Maffett urged using women’s brains to speed war effort, while Eunice Harrison projected 6 000 000 women to be employed in war production this year. Directors from 48 states and D C congratulated the Labor Department’s Women’s Bureau on 23 years of achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Hina Kinsella
Bolton Landing
OPA
Minnie L. Maffett
Dallas
Tex
Federation
America
Eunice Harrison
District of Columbia
Women’s Bureau
The
U. S. Department of Labor
Bird Expert To Speak At Troy M C A Parents Night
Charles Crawford Gorst a renowned lecturer and master of hundreds of bird songs will speak at the Troy M C A Day Camp Parents Night program in the main gymnasium. He will demonstrate bird songs and lead a bird walk for campers and parents the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Crawford Gorst
Central “I
Gorst
Stamp Club
Everett G. Ham
Bird
Prospect Park
Frear Park
Verdict in Stowell case awarded to Charles H Stowell
Judge John J Sweeney of City Court ruled in favor of Charles H Stowell against Felix Adams for 535.34 with interest from October 1942 on a promissory note. The suit, heard about two weeks ago, was prosecuted by Thomas H Mohan and defended by Guy F Swinnerton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Sweeney
Charles H. Stowell
Felix Adams
Sweeney
Thomas H. Mohan
Guy F. Swinnerton
Boyntonville Card and Game Party Benefit
A card and game party for St. George's Church Fittstown will be held at the home of Joseph Sullivan Boyntonville at 3 pm today. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyntonville
St. George's Church
Fittstown
Joseph Sullivan
Wage Raise Sought by Schenectady Railway Workers
Employees and management of Schenectady Railway and Rapid Transit Cos have appealed for a new contract with a 12 cent hourly wage increase. The proposal was sent to the Regional War Labor Board in New York, aiming to avert a transport tie up in the war production hub. City and county officials and labor groups signed the appeal, hoping for swift WLBB action as bus drivers and other workers delay a strike under union leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady Railway and
Rapid Transit Cos
Regional War Labor Board
New York
Schenectady
WLBE
Schenectady Transport Workers’ Union
Boy in Fire Case to Get Mental Test
Thirteen year old Albert Bramer, who confessed to starting a fire at 80 Jay Street on June 26, will be examined for mental condition. Judge Harry E. Clinton ordered the examination by Dr. George K. Butterfield of Marshall Sanitarium and adjourned the case to next Friday for the report. The inquest into the tragedy was held at the Court House Thursday by Coroner Thomas J. Duffy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Bramer
Jay Street
Robert Durocher
Nora L. Richmond
Harry E. Clinton
Children’s Court
Clinton
Bramer
George K. Butterfield
Marshall Sanitarium
Butterfield
Thomas J. Duffy
Court House
Vinett Named to NY Bar Subcommittee on Unlawful Practice
Albany attorney Arthur H. Vinett of Stillwater was named a member of the New York State Bar Association subcommittee on unlawful practice of law. The panel will study information from the state Workmen's Compensation Law investigation led by special commissioner William F. Bleakley, appointed under the Moreland Act by Gov. Dewey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Arthur H. Vinett
Stillwater
New York State Bar Association
Supreme Court
William F. Bleakley
Thomas E. Dewey
City Welfare Costs Down Says Givney
Commissioner John J. Givney reports the first half of 1943 shows welfare expenditures down from 1942 levels. Old age assistance, home relief, and hospitalization costs are all reduced, with salaries slightly lower and reimbursements from state and federal sources also declining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Welfare
John J. Givney
Frank J. Hogan
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Coast Guard
Rensselaer Man
Esther Welch
Renee Mirra
Goering
Stockholm
UPI
Goeteborg
Handels-Och'sjoefartstidning
Reichsmarshal Goering
Selective Service Headquarters
U. S
Troy Record CO
P.S
Pownal
Paul V.m‘.Nutts
M.C.A
Stowell
By Paul Ford
Turkey
Ismet Indnu
LAW School
Vinett
Givney
United States
Troy Retail Merchants’ Bureau
Pioneer Building Loan and Savings Association
Building Loan and Savings Association
Second Street
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