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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1944
Page
13
Troy Fire Department will demonstrate oil and gasoline fire fighting at Freer Park at 2:33 pm. Fire Chief Carla Smith says auxiliary trailer pumpers will be used to apply foam and fog nozzles. The fog process turns water into vapor to blanket the blaze and cut off oxygen.
The Troy Selective Service Board sent eight volunteers to the Albany induction center for pre induction proceedings. The group boarded a bus after farewells at the U S O Lounge in Troy and included leaders from the board such as Matthew J. Kelly Jr. and Hendrick Hudson. The lineup lists dozens of volunteers and examinees including William F P Casey Edward W Bailey Paul Flanagan and John F Broomfield among many others.
Raymertown and regional residents hosted guests for weekend stays including Mr and Mrs Louis Le Loup and Mr and Mrs Leo Doubleday from Springfield Mass. Several families entertained relatives and friends from Troy Schenectady Jersey and Herkimer with vacations and furloughs noted. The Dorcas Circle plans a meeting at Mrs Peter Panning in Lansingburg Friday evening. Harold Campbell visiting from San Francisco Calif spends a week with his parents.
Mrs Flore Wilcox spent Saturday at Lake Pleasant. Henry Druba in the Navy spent the weekend with his parents in Utica. Warren Jones stationed at Roads General Hospital Utica spent the weekend with his parents. Evangelical Lutheran Church council met last evening. Ladies Aid Society met at Mrs Henry Fittings home this afternoon. Churches of Christ eastern district meet July 30 at Pogstenkill Church for afternoon and evening service.
Tokyo radio reported by UPI that the Japanese government approved a mass centralization plan for 400,000 children across 13 cities in the Tokyo Yokohama Osaka Nagoya and Northern Kyushu districts.
War Department advisement lists T/4 Edward A Hanselman in Greenland medical care after a skull fracture. Harol Tilson of Main Street is reported promoted to coxswain mate third class in the US Navy. Community notes include health clinic, fish and game syllabus, and local visits. Weather storms caused electric and telephone outages impacting dairy farm milking.
The Area Cross sewing group will meet at the Church of Christ tomorrow at 1 pm. Mrs. Gertrude Finch and her son Mac of Schuylerville are visiting their cousins Mr. and Mrs. John 3 Hook. Miss Beverly Brown of Troy is spending a few days with her aunt.
Police in Rutland locate 20 year old local woman described as Robin son missing since yesterday. Authorities say items of clothing were found on the riverbank near Newman Avenue as officers and a coroner investigate.
Janes Bylvester and Thomas Marrin led a search across Mechanicville and the James River area after a young woman seen in Rutland Saturday reportedly returned home Sunday. Police say she later disappeared again. Mrs Giles, wife of a discharged servant, is mentioned in the report.
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