Tax Assessments Debate Over City Revaluation
Stanton P. Lee says 1944 assessments rely on 1943 figures not the survey while 1945 may use the survey. James Madden argues a special Common Council session is unnecessary though Alderman Smith urges notice to taxpayers about changes for grievance days starting Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Stanton P. Lee
James A. Madden
Common Council
Henry E. Smith
Madden
Smith
Lee
State Hens Do Best for War Hens on New York Farms
New York farms report hens performing best for the war effort with June egg production reaching 10,000,000 more than 1942. The State Agriculture Department lists total production at 187,000,000 for the month, up 10 percent in the first half of the year compared with the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
State Agriculture Department
Former Rebekah Deputy Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Millard H. Lee longtime Rebekah and Odd Fellow figure died yesterday at Samaritan Hospital after a long illness. She lived at 13 McChesney Court and served as district deputy of Rebekah Rensselaer District No. 2 in 1935 and 1936. Survived by husband two sons two sisters a brother and three grandchildren. Funeral from Fonda's Funeral Home 537 River Street tomorrow at 2 pm with Rev. Arthur H. Landmesser officiating. Interment Wynantskill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard H. Lee
Lin Rebekah
Samaritan Hospital
McChesney Court
Grands’ Association
Clifton Park
Troy
Pawling Avenue
Fonda
River Street
Arthur H. Landmesser
Pawling Avenue Methodist Church
Wynantskill Cemetery
Area Men Join Marine Corps
Floyd Graves and Robert Joseph Scarry Jr. have been accepted for service in the United States Marine Corps. They left the Albany Recruiting and Induction Station on July 26 to begin recruit training at Parris Island. Graves attended Philip Schuyler High School. Scarry was active in Waterford High School athletics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Graves
Grace Graves
Second Street
Robert Joseph Scarry
Robert J. Scarry
Waterford
United States Marine Corps
Albany
Parris Island
Graves
Philip Schuyler High School
iPrivate Searry
Waterford High School
Ex-Trooper in Canajoharie Acquitted of Slot Case
Thomas F. Curnin former State Police member turned store owner in Canajoharie was found not guilty after a 38 minute jury deliberation in a justice court. The case charged possession of slot machines in his store with troopers testifying they played the devices. The defense noted a pending county court ruling on destroying the machines, while an exhibit slot machine and identified initials supported the testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justices
Canajoharie
Thomas F. Curnin
Curnin
Stacy Writes of Escape From Ship Strong Went Down
Mr and Mrs William E Stacy report a letter from their son William B Stacy Jr aboard the SS Strong during the Pacific disaster on July 4 He is safe as a naval radio operator The Red Cross provided clothes and toiletries The family at Camp Van Schoenhoven connected with MM C A work will share more when he returns Pvt John Stacy the other's son is stationed in Trinidad
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William E. Stacy
William B. Stacy, Jr
Strong
Pacific
Stacy
Camp van Schoenhoven
Red Cross
Navy
J. M. Warren Ca
Stacys
Pvt
John Stacy
Trinidad
Pythian Sisters Elect Staff At Saratoga
Mrs. Millie Kitzing of Rochester was elected grand priestess of the New York Pythian Sisters at Saratoga Springs. Other officers include Mrs. Rose Heisler of Brooklyn as grand junior, Mrs. Sue Essrow of Buffalo as grand mistress, Miss Kath leen Sellingham of Glens Falls as grand mistress of records and correspondence, and Mrs. Annie P. DuBois of Tottenville as grand mistress of finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millie Kitzing
Rochester
New York
Grand Protector
Ida Weistein
Brooklyn
Grand Outer Guard
Louise Penfield
Ogdensburg
Goldie Freeman
Mary Mandeville
Ithaca
Bertha Sellingham
Glens Falls
Clara Lipp
Buffalo
Lena Hafner
Linduper
Sacred Heart School girls spend week at Marion Lodge at Lake Luzerne
East Side reports nine Sacred Heart School girls Dolores Walsh Shirley Vaudin Peggy Evans Patsy Mc Grath Naomi Gagen Mary Gaffany Florence Finn Betty Neil Marion Sullivan visiting Marion Lodge Lake Luzerne mid week services planned at Pawling Avenue Methodist Church 7 45 pm pastor Rev Arthur Landmesser to lead good attendance asked choir practice afterPatrick? Noted persons William N Arnold 84 Fonda Avenue Samaritan Hospital hospitalizations include Herman F Berger 28 Blakeley Court recovering from two fractured hip Miss Ruth Landmesser attending South Institute Riverside Jackie Knaupp to spend rest of summer in Washington DC Adirondack guide Frank Sears dies Morrisonville aged ? longtime Adirondack authority led many hunting parties through Adirondack trails quotes lake placid growth notes
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Sacred Heart School
Marion Lodge
Lake Luzerne
Dolores Walsh
Shirley Vaudin
Peggy Evans
Patsy McGrath
Naomi Gagen
Mary Gaffany
Florence Finn
Betty Neil
Marion Sullivan
Pawling Avenue Methodist Church
Arthur Landmesser
Effie Hogben
William N. Arnold
Fonda Avenue
Samaritan Hospital
Jackie Knaupp
Washington, D. C
Ruth Landmesser
Pawling Avenue
South Institute
Riverside
Herman F. Berger
Blakeley iCourt
Frank Sears
Morrisonville
Sears
Lake Placid
County Tax Distribution Revealed in Albany County
County Treasurer Avery G Hall distributed 43256 71 in New York State income tax receipts across the county with Troy leading at 25733 42 and several towns and villages receiving smaller shares. The report notes allocations to Rensselaer Berlin Brunswick Greenbush Grafton Hoosick Hoosick Falls Nassau Nassau village North Greenbush Petersburg Pittstown Valley Falls Poestenkill Sand Lake Schaghticoke Schaghticoke village Schodack Castleton and Stephentown. Also mentions Clarence A McNally and police officers Edmund Spath and Charles Clark among local officials and personnel with Clark serving in the Army Reserve after discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery G. Hall
New York
Troy
Rensselaer
Berlin
Brunswick
Hast Greenbush
Grafton
Hoosick
Hoosick Falls
Nassau
Nassau Village
North Greenbush
Petersburg
Pittstown
Valley Falls
Poestenkill
Sand Lake
Schaghticoke
Schaghticoke Village
Schodack
Castleton
Stephentown
Clarence A. McNally
Edmund Spath
England
Charles Clark
Rensselaer Department
Army
Clark
Missisippi
Fourth Ward Name Honor Roll Subcommittee formed
A site and honor roll type subcommittee was named Monday night at Fourth Ward Honor Roll Committee. The next general meeting will be Monday Aug 2 in St Peters Hall. The committee will solicit funds and names for the honor roll with canvassing by a block working group. Coleman J Lyons named secretary. Mrs Cora Craver chairman of canvassing. John Closson cochairman. Site committee members listed. Discontinued actions filed in Rensselaer County Supreme Court involve Rose E Conway and Joseph H Conway against Charles Collins & Sons and Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity and Frank Hitton against Robert Murphy.
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Fourth Ward
St. Peter's Hall
Coleman J. Lyons
Cora Craver
John Closson
Cochairman
Albert Quinlan
Leo Doran
John H. Burke
Clifford A. Sanhein
Eugene Behan
Thomas McGinis
Thomas Williams
Clyde Meighan
Louis Ormsby
William Hanley
William Hope
William Hart
Charles Coleman
Jr. Supreme Court
Rensselaer County
Rose E. Conway
Joseph H. Conway
Charles Collins & Sons
Phi ‘Iota Alpha ‘Fraternity
Frank Hitton
Robert Murphy
Writ Seeks Release for Trooper Soule On Bribe Charge
Sergt. David Soule, 38, Tribes Hill state police officer held in Columbia County jail on $20,000 bail, seeks habeas corpus release. A writ returnable before Justice Christopher Heffernan in Amsterdam was issued by Columbia County Judge George C. Inman. The case stems from a July 1 alleged $600 bribe from Albert Holmes of Stockport, part of a three county probe into police bribery involving truckers and officials.
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Sergt
David Soule
Tribes Hill
Soule
Henry 5S
Travis
Binghamton
Columbia County
George C. Inman
Supreme Court
Christopher Heffernan
Amsterdam
Dewey
Albert Holmes
Stockport
H. and
H. Transportation Lines
Milton V. Soulpaugh
Prattsville
Greene County
Washington County Surrogate Court Actions List
Proceedings for the week ending July 26 include estate actions in Greenwich Granville and Salem. Notable items: Helen Andrus exempt from estate tax. Michael W Hudak letters of administration to Sophis Hudak. Nellie F Matheson will admitted probate and J B McCormick letters testamentary. tax receipts for Emily Cronkhite and Henry Kingsbury Powel. John M Finch tax determination and securities transfer order. Mabel Shephard administration to Albert H Shephard. Florance T Hulett appraisers Jane Cornell and Andrew M Veion. Mason Hulett appraisers J Marshall Perley and Frank H Demirjean. Charles H McLaughlin inventory. Newcombby Pratt Greenwich probate objections transferred to Supreme Court. Helen Amelia Coleman probate citation returnable Sept 7 at Salem. Hugh Williams judicial settlement citation returnable Sept 7 at Salem. Margaret McF Churchill judicial settlement decree. Christiana Martin administration de bonis non to Mary T Martin.
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Washington County
Helen
Andrus
Greenwich
Michael W. Hudak
Granville
Sophis Hudak
Nellie F. Matheson
J. B. McCormick
Emily M. Cronkhite
Kingebury
Henry. Powel
Kingsbury
John M. Finch
Whitehall
Mabel
Shephard
Hebron
Albert H. Shephard
Florance ‘T. . Hulett
Jane Cornell
Andrew M.vevion
Mason Hulett
J. Marshall Perley
Frank H. Demirjean
Charles H. McLaughlin
Putnam
Newcombby
Pratt
Supreme Court
Helen Amelia Coleman
Salem
Hugh Williams
Margaret McF. Chamberlin
Christiana Martin
Hartford
Mary. T. Martin
Pastor Continues Fast Through Seventh Week in Michigan
Saugatuck, Mich. Rev. Charles Horswell, an 85-year-old Biblical scholar, has refused food since June 13, two days after his wife’s death, and says he will fast until he dies. His prolonged fast enters its seventh week as he seeks spiritual resolve. The article notes U.S. paper consumption about half of the world’s output.
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Saugatuck
Mich
Charles Horswell
Watch Repair Boom Caused by Soliders
City watch repair shops are flooded as servicemen furlough brings in watches weathered by desert sand salt water and extreme temperatures. On busy Mondays repairmen handle about 125 pieces with service men’s watches prioritized while civilians wait.
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Rebekah
Marine Corps
America
Grefin Allwite
Griffin Allwite
Griffin
Allwite
Ford Motor Co
Green Island
Florence Gillman
Frank Murphy
United Automobile Workers of America
Marion Hope
Saratoga
East Side
Wee AA
Erich Raeder
Naziland
By Paul Ford
United States
Syracuse
Solidiers
Wodernella
Imperial
Hiram Walker 4& Sona Inc
Peoria
Illinois
Oon
Ok Rotor
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