Troy Reduces Funded Debt Ten Percent in Year
A New York State study shows Troy’s funded debt dropped 10 percent from Jan 1, 1941 to Jan 1, 1942 to 6,012,685 dollars, with about 500,000 dollars cut since 1942. The report compares Troy with peers like Schenectady, Syracuse, Buffalo, Rochester, and others, noting mixed debt changes across 1933 to 1942.
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Troy
New York State
New York State Bureau of Municipal Information
State Bureau
Saratogna Springs
Schenectady
Syracuse
Three Hurt When Car Hits Walk in Albany
At 3 30 am yesterday a car failed to turn right at Clermont Street and struck concrete steps on Washington Avenue. Driver John DeGroff 21 of 277 Homestead Street faced driving without an operators license. Two passengers Joseph Bendell 18 of Stop 7 Western Avenue and Gerald Lindeman 20 of 1255 Western Avenue were hospitalized with head and hand injuries and a broken nose. Steps front 1047 Washington Avenue near Mrs Harry Link collapsed.
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Clermont Street
Albany
Washington Avenue
John DeGroff
Homestead Street
St. Peter's Hospital
DeGioff
Joseph Blendell
Western Avenue
Coast
Intruder Found in County Jail Living Quarters
A 70-year-old man in custody entered the Undersheriff’s living apartments at the county jail yesterday, claiming to just look around. Matrons alerted Jailer Horton and the intruder was placed in a guest room to recover from his confusion while authorities assessed the situation.
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Jal
Harry B. Nugent
Warren D Horton
Horton
East Greenbush Seeks Bus Ruling Exemption
East Greenbush Central School District No 1 will seek an exemption from a state ruling that would end school bus service for the district. The district intends to file for relief with the appropriate authority to continued transportation for students.
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East Greenbush
East Greenbush Central School District
State War Council
Ste. Day district meeting approves budget add for transport
Taxpayers vote to add 8000 to the annual budget to cover transportation costs on Route 9, deemed a dangerous highway. The total budget reaches 32360. Henry J. Leavitt of Hampton Manor is elected trustee for five years, succeeding retired S. J. Bennett. Action on the appeal is expected within three weeks.
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Ste.day
Henry J. Leavitt
Hampton Manor
S. J. Bennett
American Nurses Leave for Sicily Homeward via Europe
A group of forty American nurses left a North African port yesterday heading home by way of Europe and Sicily. The nurses, in shirts and slacks, sang and laughed as they departed, seemingly unconcerned about the hazardous nature of their assignment.
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Allied Headquarters
North Africa
SNS
North African
Europe
Sicily
Axis Submarines Sunk In Allied Convoy Attack
Maritime circles reported that three Axis submarines were sunk and three more probably sunk when a pack of U boats attacked a large Allied convoy carrying troops and war materiel from England to North Africa for the Sicilian operations. Two medium Allied ships were sunk in the Atlantic coast attack.
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Lisbon
England
North Africa
Atlantic
North African
Albia Odd Fellows Meet Led by Albert Fox Tonight
Albia Lodge of Odd Fellows holds a brief business meeting today at 8 pm with vice grand Albert Fox in charge. Also notes Mrs Ward Williams and daughter Betty of Pawling Avenue visiting relatives in Buffalo and Betty Powers visiting Pittsfield from Pawling Avenue. Soldier arrest report follows. Pvt Lawrence Folks of Troy, 24, and Pvt John Ricketson of Jacksonville, Fla, were arrested in Menands after escaping the Military Police Barracks in Albany. Both charged with being absent without official leave from a camp in Kentucky. Chief Albert R Graffunder of Menands returned them to Army custody.
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Albia Lodge of Odd Fellows
Albert Fox
Ward Willams
Betty
Pawling Avenue
Buffalo
Betty Powers
Vincent Powers
Pittsfield
Mase
Lawrence Folks
Troy
Menands
Albany
John Ricketson
Jacksonville
Fla
Kentucky
Albert R. Graffunder
Army
Indiana Congressman LaFollette to Visit Troy Guests at Taylor Home
Congressman LaFollette of Indiana and his wife arrive in Troy for a two week visit hosted by Representative and Mrs Dean P Taylor. He serves on a postwar planning commission and aims to study employment for veterans and wartime workers, focusing on industrial and agricultural postwar plans in the eastern New York area. A Republican, he works on a subcommittee with U S Senator Carl A Hatch of New Mexico.
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Charles M. LaFollette
Evansville
Ind
Dean P. Taylor
Taylor
Brunswick Road
LaFollette
Troy
LaFolette
Indiana
Special Postwar Planning Commission
Unti
Worth
New York
U. & Sen
Carl A. Hatch
New Mexico
Frosty Mint Help Keep Tand Calm
Fragmentary text mentions Mint and Frosty relief with unclear context. No identifiable names, places, or events to verify a full summary.
Acerno Files Trade Name for River Street Business
Nicholas J. Acerno of 638 Fifth Avenue filed a certificate with the County Clerk to operate a business at 588 River Street under the name pot Lattle Nick. The notice identifies the trade name and地址.
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Nicholas J. Acerno
Fifth Avenue
River Street
Valid Today Scores Get Vacation Gas Permits
Scores of Troy area auto owners applied for vacation travel authorizations at the Troy Rationing Board and County Board. The forms require name, address, car type, license, start point, destination, time, speedometer reading, and an A book. Applicants must appear in person with their Araton book. approvals depend on available A tickets and careful scrutiny by board staff.
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Troy Area
Troy
OPA
Ordnance Office Moves Regional Office to Albany
The Schenectady regional office of the Rochester Ordnance District will be transferred to Albany, announced by Col. Frank J. Atwood, district chief from Rochester. Maj. Ralph E. Newcomb remains in charge locally. The move follows a survey highlighting travel reductions.
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Schenectady
Rochester
Stamping yields cheaper guns for army ordnance
Army ordnance slashes cost by making .45 caliber and machine guns from stampings and uncritical materials. The redesign of the .50 caliber aircraft gun saves 82 pounds of steel two pounds of bronze and six hundred dollars.
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Army
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