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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1944
Page
3
Norfolk Virginia. The baby daughter of Mr and Mrs Randolph Edwards will have a memorable birth date linked to the Allied invasion of France. She was born on June 6 and the parents named her Dee Bay Edwards.
The USO proposes a ride sharing system to help service members extend furloughs by arranging transportation home for brief visits. Alexander J. Darby Jr. is named chair of the plan as organizers seek local support and volunteers to supply vehicles and drivers.
In Troy at Union Station the USO plans a ride share linking Troy to Boston and beyond. Soldiers and sailors can board a truck or passenger car traveling toward Massachusetts Vermont or New York with willing trucking firms and deliveries noted on a service chart.
A mangled excerpt shows a father instructing someone to take the middle of triplets in a Boston setting. The fragment hints at a tense family moment with unclear speakers and context.
Mexico to increase air route services by coordinating with domestic airlines and neighboring nations. Compania Mexicana de Aviacion runs navigation, meteorology and mechanics classes in Mexico City to prepare staff for postwar routes. New airports will be built. current schedules aim for ten daily New York flights in 1938, with fares around $123 round trip.
Sar Willem F Polk age 26 son of Mr and Mrs John L Polk of 3 Lakewood Place former city resident promoted from captain to major. Reported for duty June 1941 at Governor's Island as second lieutenant. served at Fort Benning Camp Croft Washington. Presently detachment commander and intelligence officer and adjutant of Morale Services Division at New York Army Service Forces Headquarters.
Peters the woodchuck adopted by the Gearse Yetters on the Yetter farm near Pittsville Wisconsin. Discovered last June at Castleford Castle near Sparta the animal grew to seven pounds and enjoys lettuce ice cream and cookies. He naps on the porch and plays with a rubber ball while befriending the family dog.
Mrs. Robert Klingenberger of Arlington visits her parents, Afr. and Mrs. Edward Morrison, as Lt. William H. Miller moves from Craig Field to Richmond Air Base. Milton D. Nelson reports at Great Lakes Naval Training Station while Maynard J. Dizon stays with the Sampson Naval Training Station contingent. Demonstration day for the 31 Raples at Troys WoC. 4 postponed to Aug. 26 per Mrs. Florence H. H. Thayer. Jill Ann Johnson, daughter of Thomas J. Johnson, visits relatives with brothers Tommy and Danny joining grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Johnston.
Willer C Murrey of Stow Avenue, a chief radioman in the Navy, received a letter of commendation from the commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet for his role in air attacks that helped sink a submarine. Murrey was among 27 members of Composite 2, a squadron that aided Navy efforts in U boats and earned the Presidential Unit Citation for its hard hitting drive last summer. The unit included 16 pilots and many crew from New York State, aboard the escort carrier VC-1 long associated with U boat warfare in the Atlantic and Pacific.
Buskirk Bins notes Harry McClellan has returned from the Mary McClellan Hospital. Frank Sawtele and family visit Grafton relatives. Keech Crawford and Lake George guests of Bailey. Mrs. Kenneth Wallace hosts a birthday and anniversary party. Lydia Dyer returns from South Shaftsbury after a visit with Belle Welling and relatives. Earle Sutherland and son Richard of Latham vacationing with Clarence Wallace. Sergt. James Murray Jr and Mrs Murray of Lincoln arrive to visit the Wallaces.
Walter Van Orman hosts furlough day in Texas with South Cambridge Corp. Walter Van Orman hosts Mrs John Jacobsen and Miss Dorothy Becker visits at her Altamont home. Frances Van Orman and Gladys Hunt return from Fedgen Lake camping. Gannon couple back from Schenectady. Gillis brothers guests of grandmother Mrs Albert Wheldon in East Greenwich.
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