War letters and service notes from Troy area soldiers
Local readers learn from letters and gossip about Troy area servicemen serving in England, Alaska, Africa, and the Pacific. Jerry O Day writes from England about differences in life and weather, while many others from Waterford and Troy describe training, deployments, and home visits as relatives await news from North Africa and the South Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry O’day
Fifth Avenue Pharmacy
England
Ida Campbell
Wimpole Street
United States
Cohoes
Troy
Albany
Wartime Local Notices and Enlistments Highlighted
Local columns list multiple service members and fliers from Troy area towns. Includes pledges of letters, furloughs, transfers, and promotions, with brief home addresses and unit details across Camp Swift, Camp Shanks, Camp Lejeune, and Italy North Africa theaters.
Woman Dies At Mother's Birthday Party
Mrs. James E. Stewart 60 of Petersburg died Friday afternoon during her mother Mrs. Charles Hewitt Hast Grafton birthday party. Coroner Dr. C H Packard Berlin ruled natural causes a cerebral hemorrhage. Survived by mother husband two daughters five sisters four brothers. Funeral at 4:30 pm today from Berlin Baptist Church Rev George E Whitehouse officiating. Burial Petersburg Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Stewart
Petersburg
Charles Hewitt
Hast Grafton
Hewitt
Stewart
C. H. Packard
Berlin
Ella Crandall
Berlin Baptist Church
George E. Whitehouse
Petersburg Cemetery
Settlement Approved in Two Actions In Rensselaer Courts
In two actions in Rensselaer County courts guardians have authority to settle minor injury claims. Fred B. Rose of Brunswick, guardian ad litem for Elva V. Rose, seeks $425 from the Lansingburg Board of Education for a Knickerbocker Junior High student struck by a boy’s bat on April 17, 1940. Nicholas Risley, guardian for James Risley, settles with John Russell for $125 after a May incident when a Russell truck left the highway and hit a pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer County
Fred B. Rose
Brunswick
Elva V. Rose
Harry E. Clinton
Board of Education of
Lansingburg
William F. Darby
Guardian
Miss Rose
Knickerbocker
Supreme Court
William H Murray
Nicholas Risley
River Street
James Risley
John Russell
College Avenue
Malcolm D. Springer
The
Risley Boy
Russell
Fifth Avenue
104Th Street
Saratoga Man Beaten in Parked Car
Fred Mellen of Saratoga Springs was attacked in a parked car in Niagara Falls during a late Friday night incident. He suffered facial and head injuries and is listed in favorable condition at St. Marys Hospital. Police believe an attempted robbery occurred as he had $114 on him. bystanders aided him as the assailant fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Mellen
Saratoga Springs
Niagara Falls
St. Mary's Hospital
John J. Collins
Mellen
Home Owners’ Loan Corp
Albany official admits childish note over parking fine
Henry L Amonette of 775 Myrtle Avenue Albany supervisor of private trade schools in the State Education Department told Albany Traffic Court Friday that writing for rackett or a $1 check to dodge a parking ticket was a silly act. Judge M Michel Dobris questioned the meaning of for tackett and noted the spelling error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L.amonette
Myrtle Avenue
Albany
State Education Department
Rackett
M. Michel Dobris
Amonette
Tackett
Alligator Allergic To Thunderstorm Put to Death
A 3 foot alligator, kept as a pet by Louis Wabning in Adams Massachusetts, grew aggressive after recent thunderstorms. Neighbours feared bites and police shot the creature after Wabning asked authorities to euthanize it. The animal had previously been friendly in a pen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Mass
Louis Wabning
Wabnig
Soldier's record: Plattsburg to South Pacific service
Four years earlier he was stationed at Plattsburg Barracks before transferring to the South Pacific. He saw active combat in New Guinea and was invalided to a hospital in Australia. Latest reports say he is in good health and back in active service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsburg Barracks
South Pacific
New Guinea
Australia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roy Shudt
Jerry
Fifth Army General Hospital
College of Pharmacy
ED Leary
Seabees
Alaska
ED Gregory
Tucson
Ariz
Admiral Halsey
Jack McKenna
Mary Gabardy
223Rd Street
Guadalcanal
Jack
New York City
John T. Egan
390
Second Street
Corp
Joe Egan
North Africa
Joe
Troy High
Dare” Flynn
First Street
John Telesky
Stan Grochmal
Saratoga Ave
Northside
Vince DE Paul
Mechanicville
Tony DE Mario
Charley Milliman
Camp Gruber
Okio
Sarah Milliman
Liberty Street
Charley
Camp McCoy
George Herrington
25Th Street
Watervliet
George
Pfc
Harold Herrington
Fort Jackson
Elizabeth Chrie&tian
Kathryn Christian
Hall Street
Fort Devens
Lowry Field
Col
Pensabene
Natili
Lawrence Pensabene
Second Avenue
LHS
Upton
Atlantic City
Buckley Field
Goldsboro
N. C
Wheeler Bros. Iron Foundry
Joe Schofield
Homestead
Waterford
Lawrence Gentile
Larry
J. Gentile
Fourth Street
Phillip Morris Co
Babe Bartnick
Latham
Waterford High
Camp Lejuene
New River
Babe
Hidwell
Air Corps
Jefferson Barracks
Bud
Camp Santa Anita
Cal
Edward Kidwell
Jupe Church
John Newland, Jr
John Newland
Worthside
Pacific
Johnny
Atlantic
Annapolis
Ned Sorensen
U. 8S
Army
California
Fort Riley
Kan
Carl Sorensen
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Carl
Syracuse University
Ned
C. Sorensen
Middle Street
Ralph Hammersley
Pentagon
Washington
U. of Oklahoma
R. Hammersley
Poughkeepsie
John Fudge
C. U
J. Judge
John Malo
Fuly 4Th
Jackie
Watervliet Arsenal
Schenectady
Sampson
Johnny Hunter
Margaret Hunter
Behr-Manning
John Connolly
Frank Connolly
Sixth Avenue
Aeronautical
Memphis
Tenn
LSI
AL Noble
Edward Mayo
Fourth Avenue
Arsenal
Bill McGrath
Aleutians
Gire
H—Supernatues
New England State
S—Orient
Canvas Shelter
Antelog
Joseph Travers
Bob Travers
Fort Bliss
Tex
Dan
G. E
Bob
Lockborne
Columbus
Ohio
Fred Clemens
N. ¥. Power & Light Corp
Pic
Walt Foley
Daniel P. Foley
Seventh Avenue
Camp Swift
AL Picarello
Abraham Ficarello
Anthony Picarillo
Camp Rucker
Ala
George Boyd
Camp McCain
Miss
Tenth Street
Jim Elliott
Mae Elliott
Garnet Street
Jim
Camp Shanks
Jim Engleman
William Engleman
Tony Demeo
Germane Demeo
Havermans Avenue
Keesler Field
Biloxi
Morris Zusman
Army Radio School
Brunswick, Ga
Zusman
Sylvia Rosenberg
Samuel Rosenberg
Third Street
Georgia
Michael Roach
Francis Narron
Mohawk Street
Francis
Pete Corrigan
Peter Corrigan
Camp Lejeune
N.C
de Lagatto
Panfilo Lagatto
Mike Lagatto
Bob Scarry
Carmen Ziccardi
Sesto Gambelli
Bobe
Marines
Bob McCormick
Red Cross
Williams
Frederick L. Schuman
Williams College
F. C
Kerr
Africa
Ordnance School
Detroit
Mich
Frank Brust
Frank
Ken Qualktock
LHS ‘31
Coulton
Bill Trescott
Bill
Record
Country Day School
Pete Duffy
Charles B. Duffy
Pete
ED Davenport
Solomons
E. J. Davenport
Ray Sliter
Orin Sliter
Ninth Avenue
Midland
Art Catellier
A. J. Catellier
Jack Degnan
Fitzgerald Brewing Co
Vinnie Caddick
Bill Caddick
Catherine Caddick
Helen Partanen
Vinnie
Wis
Bob Gromoll
William H. Gromoll
Highth Avenue
Pensacola
Fis
North Atlantic
Hudson Valley Agency, Inc
Lawrence J. Collins
Edward A. Fitzgerald
Congress Street
Court House
U. S
Thomas A. Martin, Jr
Tenth Ward
Eighth Street
Martin
Saratoga
Buy-A-Pak, Inc
Vending
Canvas ST
Pinewoods Ave
Roosevelt
Wallace
Fulton Oursler
Waby
SY Dobler Brewing CO
the Walloomsac Paper Mills, Inc
jAnmene
New York
Walloomsac
Breslaw’s
Cohoes and Troy
Breslaw's