Miss Walsh Resigns Principal Post at Watervliet
Mary A. Walsh, longtime principal of School 8 in Watervliet, submitted her resignation at the Watervliet Board of Education meeting and it was accepted with regret. Superintendent William Richmond called her departure a blow to the school system, noting she was among the district’s best principals and a trusted helper to students and families involved in civic and charity work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Walsh
Watervliet
Watervliet Board of Education
Miss Walsh
William Richmod
Legion Post to Name Delegates At Watervliet
Lieut John A Patten Post American Legion meeting tonight in Watervliet will hear a report on last weeks Menands carnival, deemed highly successful. Two delegates and two alternates will be named for the county meeting in Albany post rooms, with resolutions to be passed along by delegates. The second wartime regional post meeting will discuss veterans welfare matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Patten
American Legion
Broadway
Watervliet
Menands
Scully Post
Albany
Ambulance Corps In Watervliet Receives Equipment
The Watervliet Ambulance Corps expanded its gear with 16 stretcher cuts and individual first aid kits issued last night. OCD sent the equipment distributed to 20 members at the corps meeting chaired by Emergency Hospital Joseph Rainey. Eleanor McLoughlin led first aid demonstrations on stretcher use and patient transport. Members had previously received helmets and gas masks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watervliet Ambulance Corps
OCD
Joseph Rainey
Eleanor McLoughlin
Trojan Hurt in Crash at Watervliet
George Doahne age 30 of 1622 Fifth Avenue Troy was slightly injured in a crash between a truck and a motorcycle at Fifth Street and Sixth Avenue Watervliet around 3 45 p m He was taken to Troy Hospital and discharged shortly after Personal notices include Mrs Jane Simonian convalescing at Leonarding Home Loudonville after illness James and J Edward Quimnet to Hampton Beach Mis Orman Gamache at 439 Fifteenth Avenue returned home. a requiem high mass for Pst Joseph J Hueskar of this city who died in a Japanese prison camp was held at Sacred Heart of Mary Church with Legion Post attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Doahne
Fifth Avenue
Troy
Fifth Street
Sixth Avenue
Watervliet
Doahne
Troy Hospital
Jane Simonian
Twenty-Fourth Street
Leonarding
Loudonville
James Cavanaugh
Eighth Avenue
Cossaguna Lake
J. Edward Quimnet
Ninth Avenue
Hampton
Bea Hy
Mis Orman Gamache
Esterday
Pfe
Norman Gamache
Proving Grounds
Maryland
William O'reil
Park Place
Mass
Pst
Joseph J Hueskar
Phillipines
Sacred Heart of Mary Church
Raymond Doran
John A. Patten
American Legion
Samuel G. Wise
Arthur Roy
Orko
Joseph A
Mary Castor
Cohoes
John Castor
Furman Street
Schenectady
William T. Murphy
Palmer Avenue
Martin
Jane Connelly
Rexford
Mr. Castor
Watervliet Air Force flyer awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross
Watervliet resident Sergeant George B. Wido, 21, son of Mr and Mrs George Wido of 1331 Seventh Street, Watervliet, has received the Distinguished Flying Cross for downing ten enemy planes over New Guinea. The War Department announced the award during the weekend, the first word his parents had in five months. Wido, a former Watervliet High School graduate, enlisted after Pearl Harbor and trained as a bombardier, serving in the Southwest Pacific and Australia before the award. His brother Bernard serves with the Signal Corps in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Wido
George Wido
Seventh Street
Waterliet
New Guinea
War Department
Mnade
Sergeant Wide
Pennsylvania
Watervliet High School
Adirondack Foundries and, Steel, Inc
Pearl Harbor
Troy
Sergt
Harold F. Mills
Ramip
Las Vegas
N. M
Wirh
Detroit
California
Hawaii
Southwest Pacific
Lae Harbor
Australia
Bernard Wide
The
Signal Corps
Kansas City
Watervliet Post To Show Raid Pictures Tonight
Watervliet Post will screen six motion picture films tonight showing raids on London and other English cities. The event, hosted by the American Legion post, invites wardens and families to attend after the regular meeting. Intermixed items note local church services and memorial Masses with clergy from St Patrick’s, Our Lady of Mt Carmel, and Trinity Episcopal Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watervliet Post
London
Saad
Lieuten Post
American Legion
iGt
Jobs A. Pat
Sest
Acs
Navy enlistments and labor union certification reported
Kenneth F Tolagian and Harvey McDonnel, listed with Fifth Avenue Watervliet, recently enlisted in the Navy and were accepted at the Recruiting Center for training at Sampson. Miligan Higgins Johnstown 44 voted for collective bargaining for Adirondack Leather Workers Union. NLRB today certified the union as the bargaining agency.
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NAVY
Kenneth F. Tolagian
Fifth Avenue
Harvey McDonnel
Watervliet
Secruiing
Sampson
Milligan & Higgins Corp
Johnstown
Adirondack Leather Workers’ Union
National Labor Relations Board
Latin America Holds Chance For Aviation
Ex Senator Josh Lee of Norman now on the Civil Aeronautics Board returns from a month long tour through Central and South America. He says postwar Latin American aviation growth hinges on Americans supplying equipment and spare parts to keep local airlines operating. He highlights Peck Woodside and Slim Fawcett as examples of US skilled aviation influence building ties with the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson
Josh Lee
Norman
Oklo
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Central America
South America
United States
Latin America
Lee
U. S
Peck Woodside
Mexico
Peck
Slim Fawcett
Peru
Curtiss
Lima
Fawcett
New York University
Pan-American Airways
Panagra
Panama Canal
Buenos Aires
Firemen Delegates Return From Hudson Mohawk Convention
Michael J. Upton and William F. Wareing of the Pleasantville Fire Department returned after attending the 16th annual convention of the Hudson Mohawk Volunteer Firemen's Association in Ravena where they served as delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Upton
wWil‘ham F. Wareing
Pleasant Dele Fue
Hudson- Mohawk Volunteer Firemen's Association
Ravena
Anything Can Happen Anything Can Happen TOUGH IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE
In Great Falls Montana Mrs Andy Cowan frets as her husband’s roast roils with plastic, not flour, costing 47 ration points. A series of odd cases follow from Tuscan Arizona to Walla Walla Washington and beyond detailing quirky wartime headlines and human moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Mont
Andy Cowan
Nutsy the otter dives back for more swim in pool incident
In Maplewood New Jersey two Maplewood Country Club golfers finished rounds at the 18th hole with aces. Charles Hayes used a No 7 iron to ace the 115 yard shot and hours later Joseph Hughes followed with a No 8 iron. It marks the third hole in one this season at the course. James Reynolds ace came two weeks earlier on the 165 yard eighth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maplewood
N. J
Maplewood Country Club
Charles Hayes
Short Hitl
Joseph Hughes
James Reynolds
Local residents list guests and travelers for summer visits
Eagle Mills Irene B. Miller vacationing at Lake Placid. Mrs Edward Gardner of Troy guest of Mrs Minnie Carner Corp. Ellsworth E. Morrison returns to Camp Pickett Va after furlough. Elizabeth Cox of Schenectady and Katherine Binglanf of Troy guest at Shaver's Pleasant View Farm. Mr and Mrs Oral J Swingle of Poughkeepsie visit Mr and Mrs J A Swingle. Mrs Roderick Owens and Beverly Elva with Mrs Garden Sherman Center Brunswick were guests of Mrs Nina W Dunham. Mrs Ray L Smith and son George and Mrs Ulric Sharpe and daughter Elizabeth return from Hedges Lake. Miss Dorothy Vogt returns to Mount Vernon after visit with brother Charles Vogt. Marion H Rogers transferred to Lincoln Field Neb and promoted to private first class. Mrs Ralph B Wimship and son David of Montreal and Mrs David Smith of Johnstown visit Miss Mayme Band. return home. Mrs Carleton Wager and niece Esther Giles spend three weeks at Lake Galway. later joined by Esther's parents Ralph Giles. Pvt William H Muller in aviation cadet training at Springfield College overnight guest of his parents. Annual church school picnic set for Saturday July 31 at Methodist Church with Joseph Duncan Jr in charge. picnic lunch at 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oral J. Swingle
Poughkeepsie
Carleton Wager
Esther Giles
Lake Galway
Ralph Giles
William H Muller
Springfield College
Springfield
Mass
J. Harold Miner
Methodist Church
Joseph Duncan, Jr
Church Events Schedule Across Labor Day Weekend
Under Mrs. D. C. Gutbrodt direction a service at the Methodist Church led by Rev. G. H Pettingell will open. Choir rehearsal is set for 8:30 p.m. The official board will finalize Labor Day clamstead plans. Christian Endeavor hamburgers will be served on the Church of Christ lawn tomorrow at 7 30 p.m. A food sale follows Saturday Aug 7 at 1 30 p.m with committees Advertising Miss Thelma Schriner soliciting Mrs. Forrest Patrie Paul Schriner and Paul Albert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Gutbrodt
Methodist Church
G. H Pettingell
Christian Endeavor Society
Church of Christ Lawn
Thelma Schriner
Forrest Patrie
Paul Schriner
Paul Albert
Community Notices From Schaghticoke and Nearby
Local residents report military training departures and family visits. Schaghticoke Stanley Heenstreet leaves Friday for a military camp while Mrs. Elizabeth Stewart spends time at home in Eagle Mills. Various visits include Miss Ring at Valley Falls and Miss Mare Foley with her aunt in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Heenstreet
Elizabeth Stewart
Eagle Mills
War Gas Instruction Considered for Troy Area
The State Council of Civilian Protection plans a conference at Albany City Hall Friday to discuss establishing a gas warfare and gas mask training school for Civilian Protection aides in the Troy Albany region. Battalion Chief Carl A. Smith, who leads gas protection planning, notes existing instruction schools operate in several state areas and cites his participation in a prior Edgewood Arsenal program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Albany
State Council of Civilian Protection
Carl A. Smith
Chief Smith
Smith
Edgewood Arsenal
Local Guests and Visits Highlight Social Notes
Albany resident Shushan William Leonard stays with sister Mrs. Myrtle Campbell and the Wagar family while several visitors pass through. Miss Phyllis Parrish of Salem visits Miss Eleanor Jackson, and John Doane, MP, returns from Omaha to Trenton NJ and visits friends here Friday. Neil Tripp of Waterbury Conn and his son Jack from Shaftsbury Wis spend a week at their home. Marguerite Young of Catskill visits her mother Mrs. Robert Young at the Torrens home. Louise Peck, after serving as Salem Central School secretary, has joined Robert Wilson law office for the summer. Upstreamers Sunday School class elects officers: President Mrs Burton Jamison, VP Mrs William Getty, Secretary Miss Babel Rich, Treasurer Mrs Robert Shields. devotions led by Mrs Percie Watkins. Program includes piano solos by Marjory Center and Janice Steele, readings by Mrs Maxine McAuley and others, and a telegram game by Mrs Steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Leonard
Albany
Myrtle Campbell
Wagar
Phyllis Parrish
Salem
Eleanor Jackson
John Doane
Omaha
Trenton
WN. J
Neil Tripp
Waterbury
Robert Young
Robert Torrens
Louise Peck
Salem Central School
Robert Wilson
Upstreamers
Robert Shields
Burton Jamison
William Getty
Babel Rich
Percie Watkins
Marjory Center
Janice Steele
Maxine McAuley
Mabel Rich
Getty
Kenyon
McClellan
Steel
Local Notes From North Bennington And Bennington Area
North Bennington resident Miss Virginia Babson, employed at General Electric in Schenectady, visits her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Babson. Miss Antonette Paney celebrates 11th birthday with 12 guests. Lois White underwent appendectomy at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Jackie Trimble of Hoosic Falls, a Brattleboro U S Geological Survey employee, visits friends here. Gertrude Harrington, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walton Harrington, spending three week vacation. she trains as a nurse in Springfield Mass. Community honors Mrs Charlotte Mattison Tefft for 38 years as Grand View Cemetery superintendent. Mrs Joseph McCarthy chosen to fill Tefft’s vacancy. Misses Hileen Gates and Penelope Panog return from Episcopal Conference at Rock Point Lake Champlain. Rev Parker C Webb of Bennington leads religious education. Rev James L Whitcomb of Troy directs conference.
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Antonette Paney
Lois White
Hiram White
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Jackie Trimble
Hoosch Falls
Brattleboro
U. 8 Geological Survey
Bennington
Gertrude Harrington
Walton Harrington
Miss Harrington
Springfield
Mass
Grand View Cemetery
Charlotte Mattison Tefft
Joseph McCarthy
Tefft
Hileen Gates
Penelope Panog
Rock Point
Lake Champlain
Parker C. Webb
Round Lake social notes highlight visiting guests
Mrs Ada M Harwood stays with Mr and Mrs Frank Vorce in Ballston while Dr C A Mac Minn is mentioned. Mrs Wilson N Gorham and Patricia Gorham have returned from several days in New York and Hedonfield New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada M. Harwood
Frank Vorce
Ballston
C. A. Mac Minn
Wilson N. Gorham
Patricia Gorham
New York
Heddonfield, N. J
Obituary notices from Schenectady and Berlin listings
Obituaries and funeral notices for Mary Castor Helen Murphy Helen Donahue and Mrs Stewart, Shuhart, with service details, church affiliations, and burials in St Johns Petersburg and Center Berlin cemeteries. Named locations include Cohoes Rexford Schenectady and 55 Furman Street. Noted survivors, relatives and clergy involved in rites.
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Legion Post
Trojan
Guhoes
Orters
G. B. Wido
Air Force Award
Inhemas Scocer
Our Lady of Mr. Carmel Church
Rathi Gherne
Vincent Mele
Girollamo Scorzoso
Agnes Dundon
St. Paricks Cemetery
Vincent Scocca
Charles Little John Deminick
Joseph Deminick
Church Notes
Tne
St. Anthony of Padua
Lad
Mt. Carmel
5. Bridgets Church
St. Patrickis Church
Theodore Haydn
Trinity Episcopal Church
Fist Avenue Methodist Church
Hudson-Kncher
Lews E. Barker
Third Avenue Methodist Church
Little Pittsburg
Kellogg
Idaho
Davis Monthan Air Field
Cherry
Long Beach
Cal UP
William Cherry
Air Transport Command
Eddie Rickenbaeyer
Pacific
Greenville
Poard
Nutsy
Philadelphia
Natasy
Jimmy Hippopotamus
Jimmy
Irene B. Miller
Lake Placid
Edward Gardner
Minnie Carner
Schaghticoke
Margaret T. Ring
A. Allen
Valley Falls
Mare Foley
Margaret Foley
Boston
George de Zuba
Bobby
Stillwater
R. Ackart
Loretta Hyland
Francis Williams
Corp
Charles Antolick
Dover
Robert Antolick
Ray Cukrovany
Camp Pickett
Michael Cukovany
Robert Lesson
Fort Bragg
David J. Dinsmore
Connecticut
Oliver Ralston
iSampson
Katharine Ralston
George J. Birdsinger
New York State
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Ezra Lesson
David Dinsmore
Gordon Lesson
Wellie B. Leyfeld
Chandler
Whyland
Margaret Jackson
Margaret
Eugene Putnam
Richard
Janet
Edward Hoffay
Eileen Wells
David McGreevy
Mrs. Wells
Mrs. Hoffay
Mrs McGreevy
Prospect Park Pool
Record
Troy Recreation Department
Shushan
North Bennington
Virginia Babson
General Electric Co
Fred Babson
Round Lake
Miss Murphy
Helen A. Murphy
First Street
St. Joseph's Church
Edmund J. Burns
Gerald F. Millett
James B. Lawlor
Julia L. Walsh
Elizabeth 4A Morrissey
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father Buros
William A. Dunne
James Dunne, Jr
Wiliam McGarry
Timothy Collins
Edward Ryan
John J. Powers
St. Joseph's Home
Miss Donahue
Helen C. Donahue
Thomas J. Duffy
Second Street
St. Augustine's Church
Raymond M. Collins
Peter J. Bertasso
T. John’s Cemetery
James Ryan
Owen D. Connolly
Charles E. Straymer
William C. Buckingham
Johan D. Fogarty
Roy Harris
Stewart
James E. Stewart
Berlin
Berlin Baptist Church
George H. Whitehouse
Mildred Hall Craib
Austin Saxby
Isle of Somewhere
John
Jesse
Grant
David Crandall
Edward Weeden
Petersburg Cemetery
Shuhart
John Shuhart
Berlin Methodist Church
Oscar Egh
Center Berlin
New Lork
Hall
Ette Permanent
Frederics Vitron
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