Troy Army Officer Captures Seventy German Soldiers
An Army report from France recounts Lieutenant Vincent D. Sheeran of the Mtle Infantry who, while patrolling in Normandy on D-Day, confronted four Germans who surrendered and led to a larger group of prisoners totaling seventy. The story notes Sheeran’s family connections and honors, including his sister Mrs Anna J. Sheeran and his brother a Marine veteran.
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Troy
France
Vincent D. Sheeran
Anna J. Sheeran
Third Street
Ard
Mtle Infantry
Linded
Normandy
Bisbeg
Gerad
Vincent D. Sheeran Wes
Wigkela
Mechanicville Tax Records Highlight Large City Levy
City tax approximately 87 530 dollars collected by Johnn n Moore commissioner of gcrounts from a levy of 3 235 23 dollars, one of the largest records in years. Penalty for unpaid taxes is 3 percent. The high school corridors are being painted with Ann Grew Gaizendorfer from Hematrest Park noted among notices. Obituaries list Altivon F Woolsey funeral plans and cemetery arrangements. Organist resignations at First Presbyterian Church lead to Marion Wheelock replacement.
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Johnnn Moore
Gcrounts
Une
Ann
Gaizendorfer
Hematrest Park
Altivon F
Woolsey
J. BK. Woolse
Big Howe
Chicago
Hudson View Cemetery
Dorothy Welch
Myte
Public Legal Notice from Surrogate Court Proceedings
Official notice from Surrogate's Court regarding probate matters in Rensselaer County New York. Includes names Theodore Repromat and Anthony, addresses in Troy and Frey, and references to license numbers, testaments, and property actions with unclear dates and venues.
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Beverare
Orresremieen
Troy
Rensselaer Conats
Anthony
Foken
Frey
The
Aleo
On the Air Radio Programs From Local Stations Today
Local Morning and daytime radio schedule lists programs and hosts across stations. Highlights include Morning Melodies with Tews and Noontime Belodies, Twenty Fives News, and various talk and music segments featuring named hosts and programs throughout the day.
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Pioekeerer
Sardis
Cousty Bares
Local Rotary Club Luncheon Features Julian W Williams
Julian W Williams a former Troy Rotary Club member will speak at the luncheon at Memorial Baptist Church on the subject Sabote He speaks after returning from a Grand Temple convention in Saratoga Springs Crescent Temple Pythian Sisters and Star of Liberty Chapter members attend the event Ballston Lake hosts a Past Meirens Club picnic at the Neubauer cottage with games swimming and supper Words appear garbled but reference local fraternal groups and a temple convention in Saratoga Springs.
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Julian W. Williams
Press- Troy Rotary Club
Susie van Valkenburg
Crescent Temple
Pythian
Elizabeth Butler
Muriel Gut
Lilian Miler
George. Downs
Saratogs
Sprites
Meirens’ Club of Star of Liberty
Order of Eastern Ster
Sweer
Milton J. Neubauer
Ballston Lake
Teeland Life Shown In Trojans Paintings Exhibit
Serge Charles E. Roeck Jr of Troy displays watercolors and sketches of Army life in Iceland at New York Power and Light Corp offices on Second Street. A former Albany display artist, he served in Iceland during three years in ordnance. Roeck's works feature soldiers quarters work and recreation across seasons. He is a Troy High School alumnus and resides with wife Margaret McGrady Roeck at Forest Avenue. Their daughter JoAnne is one year old. Roeck's parents live on Brunswick Road.
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Teeland
Trojan
Iceland
Serge
Charles E. Roeck, Jr
Troy
New York Power & Light Corp
Second Street
Sergeant Roeck
Corporation At Albany
Army Ordnance
Sergeant Boeck
Troy High School
Margaret McGrady Hves
Forest Avenue
JoAnne
Charles E. Boeck
Brunswick Road
Rotary hears call for national physical fitness program
Troy Rotary Club luncheon hears George W Preece urge postwar plan to train every student in schools. He criticizes prewar free play focused programs and notes State War Council can assist employers wanting fitness programs for workers. A War Department film on fitness is shown.
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George W. Preece
New York
State War Council
Watson
War Department
Mec
Caravan Week Noted In Area Churches
Caravan Week will be observed in Easton Methodist Church from Saturday to Friday August 4. Seven Glens Falls District churches in Troy Conference host youth leaders and Miss Florence Turner Round Lake directing a seven church tour with workshops for all ages and evening worship.
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Easton Methodist
Glens Falla District of Troy
Florence Turner
Round Lake
Upstate Washington County Home Bureau elects officers
The Washington County Home Bureau units elected officers for the year across 11 units Bald Mountain Belcher Lolla Jackson Comsayuna Kingsbury North Grassville Putnam Salem Skenesborough up and up and Hudson Falls Young Women’s unit Irving Keworth and others with chairs vice chairs secretaries and treasurers named for each unit. The United States steel industry consumed 45,000,000 tons of scrap during 19s.
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Washington County
Home Bureau
Bald Mowrigin
Clyde H. Harrington
Herold Adore
Clyde Foas
Belcher
Ralph Reid
Robert Crosier
Maute Shields
Lolla Jackson
Lawrence McCauley
LeRoy Rich
Mira Merle Hunter
Skenesborough Alt
Frank Griffin
Glee
Cassine Lyons
Mila Jonson
Miss. Even Cuthbert
Mra
Lawrence McNeil
J. Pahren
Young Women's Unit
Hudson
Palle
Charles Co. Smith
Mre
Alan L. Nickerson
Steve Brown
Myre
Irving Keyworth
United States
Property Recovered in One Hour by Police
Police recovered three acetylene torches valued at 45 dollars within one hour after a theft at the Trojan Scrap Corp. at Division and First Streets. Anthony F. Santoro, president, reported the loss to the Detective Bureau and the articles were found by Plainclothesman Michael Bane.
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Roy
Trojan
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