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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1945
Page
9
Residents of Watervliet are urged to gather rag and metal scraps to support salvage efforts. The War Production Board and Alfred C. oversee the program, directing salvage through local groups and proper channels, with closets and attics cited as potential sources of useful material.
Legion Post plans a dinner at Watervliet with Albert C Sharkey as dinner chair and G R Vise, Andrew Rivace on committee. Edward C Diamond will be guest, with county officials and Watervliet schools superintendent in attendance. Pleas for coming season to be made Aug 7 meeting. Birthday party honors Mary Ann Simmons for her second birthday at 32 Chestnut Street home.
Parishioners and friends gathered for the Watervliet church feast week with Rev. Vincent A. Mele and colleagues leading services Friday through last night. Proceeds fund parish activities while Rev Damian J. Sano and the Immaculate Conception Monastery figures joined in a solemn outside profession.
Report details a police raid on a Washington physiotherapy institute near 1713 Pennsylvania Ave. featuring eight men and eight women including a rumba dancer. Officers questioned participants and officials as headlines raised questions about government connections and wages in a sensational political din.
Garder recalls years in northern Canada including winters of extreme cold and isolation. He describes building fires to melt water, grizzly encounters, and the Aicar t Highway route through former cabin sites. Born in Grants Pass Oregon he now lives at 39 State Street and reflects on snowshoe travel and ice fishing.
A U.S. official warns that France faces a severe coal shortage this winter, risking heat and industry. France imports a third of its coal and aims to reach 200,000 tons monthly, far below prewar needs, while Caen and St Lo rebuild amid rationing and labor shortages.
Nunn's shoe company marks ten years of profit sharing with 395 workers receiving weekly checks based on skill and production. The plan, begun July 1935, aims to align management and labor with consumer demand, averaging $2,600 to $2,700 annually for 70 percent of staff while maintaining full production and no layoffs.
The piece notes a French move to annex the Saar amid German industry push and posters claiming Saar was French in warmer years. Authorities deny involvement while French and American technicians run the Saar under existing terms. Two options emerge: curb U S energy use or deploy many American technicians and trucks to the Ruhr. the Army reportedly favors returning home.
Church calendar summarizes services and meetings across Trinity Methodist Johnsonville Presbyterian Center Brunswick St Barnabas Christ Episcopal First Baptist Redeemer Lutheran and others. Dates show daily and weekend gatherings with Holy Communion prayer services choir rehearsals and youth activities across several locations including Ives Corners School and Van Rensselaer Home.
Rep. W. Kearney of Gloverville will visit Veterans Hospitals in Connecticut Maine Vermont Massachusetts and Northern New York during the summer recess to assess conditions and push reforms. He aims for semi annual checks to keep hospital managers alert and improve care for veterans.
Mayor and recreation leaders praised a busy pool day as swimmers earned Red Cross cards for passing tests. Instructors demonstrated lifesaving techniques and diving, while a large audience watched music and a staged Learnt to Swim sequence.
Multiple funeral notices and obituaries from Troy area sources. Figures name Mabel M. Ackart Alicia Cain Harold Bell William Mullen Metra Petrecki Louise Heger Bohne and others with funeral times, church services, and burial sites at Elmwood St Nicholas Ukrainian and St Marys cemeteries. Surviving relatives listed include spouses children and siblings.
During the actual class session 16 students were allowed to walk with clothes on and stay off the grass. The list includes Jean Weber Jack Carman Bun Simmons Helen O’Neil Jerry Griffin Art Albarelli June Ryan Jackie Shields Barbara Whitmen Bob Sickles Matie Peters Theresa Gorman Annie Casey Eddie Anderson Donald Johnson Mary Agnes Kekule Marie Deyo Shiney Beerwater Joan Babcock June Reynolds.
The battleship New Jersey, one of the Navy’s largest, joined Task Force 58 in attacks on Tokyo and Iwo Jima. It supported landings, shot down enemy planes, and covered operations across the Pacific from February to April. Built in Philadelphia, it was commissioned in 193.
James W. Walsh, former press official, reports a girl captain of the French Interior Forces witnessed the foiling of a Nazi mine plot. He says about 30 French workers planted mines in sewers, but the underground learned locations and within hours neutralized all devices, preventing Paris’ destruction.
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