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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1945
Page
2
A dense directory of area churches lists congregations, pastors, service times and events. Denominations include Baptist, Presbyterian, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Roman Catholic, and others with details on worship, Holy Communion, church schools, and special programs for several streets and avenues in the city.
A second Round Lake concert series will present placists vocalists jurists organists dancers and other performers in the auditorium on Fridays from August 3 to August 17. The program is directed by Mrs Eohers Boentz and Mrs Boenig Sdimer.
Readable notices list sermon topics and service times for churches in towns including St Henry Avett Park Pleasantdale Brunswick Port Kent Averill Park East Poestenkill Averill West Sand Lake and Watervliet with pastors and special events.
Troy police and Sremen cooperated to recover a stolen portable typewriter from the canal area near Schenectady Amsterdam road. Fireman Edwin A Ruf, wearing his department’s gear, dived to retrieve the item, and the Packard car stolen from the Troy Buick Co. was recovered. Morden P. Eastman of Schenectady faces charges as he is held in street county jail. Eastman admitted theft of another car from the same firm and a separate Troy Buick Co. theft.
Sunday school starts at 11 am at Fagleils Church of Christ. The main worship and sermon will follow at 11 am, conducted by superintendent Forrest H. Patrie.
Rastelle was charged with stealing a safe from the Western Union office in Mechanicville and fleeing by tossing the typewriter and safe into the canal. Police named Carl A Smith Chief of Fire Department Frans B Kendall Chief of Police Captain Enoch Eaton Paul Farrell of the Identification Bureau Detective William McGrane na Osiera as part of the investigation. Returning from the trip, firefighters extinguished a slight fire in a truck just outside the city.
Rev. Harry Hager of the Sacandaga Bible Conference will preach at the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church tomorrow. Rev. Wilford P. Fo vher will lead the Sacandaga conference and musical program. An evening service will feature Rev. BV Slanter of the Externalist Theological Seminary Philadelphia as speaker. Arthur Doohnster will direct the service.
Radio listings highlight 24 65 war nets and theater fare including matinees and concerts. Notable items include numbers for “Heaven,” “Match 5,” and “Warren Speegsy,” with air times ranging across the day and evening.
DPW reports the present summer and the just past winter and spring as the most rigorous in at least thirty years. Commissioner William F. Luby says crews battled snow and ice, repaired equipment, and endured washouts and frequent rain. Sewer systems, streets, and debris cleanup dominated city labor with collapses on Spring Avenue and Tyler Street requiring extensive repairs.
Mrs Spaulding and Mrs Burke of Salem called on Mr and Mrs J B Shaw Wednesday. Paul Chagnon Jr of New York visits two weeks with his mother Mrs Paul Chagnon Sr. Several locals and guests spent time with the Shaws including Miss Grace Arnold of Hartford and Miss Louise Peck from Salem Central School.
Miles McGrane Jr. of Troy is picked as a Veterans Guidance Counselor under a state plan to aid veterans. The appointment by State Director Edward J. Neary includes training in Albany and coordination with county directors. Other upstate selections include Albany and Saratoga Springs veterans. salaries range from 3000 to 4000 dollars annually.
Robert Glass sr of 371 Third Street vacationing at Lake Cos sayuns substituted for a physician to aid a girl cut by a fisherman's plug. A student rescued the girl by removing the plug after failed attempts to summon a doctor.
Greenwich clubs and churches announce meetings and events for the coming week. The Twentieth Century Club meets in Greenwich. Bottskill Baptist Church hosts a church picnic. Barbara DeShaw visits from Welles Bridge. Scouts from Troop 27 camp at Wakpominee. rationing office hours listed. George Jackson returns from overseas furlough to resume duty at Fort Dix and Camp Campbell.
The British press and public praise Prime Minister Churchill for wartime leadership as his resignation is announced. The Daily Herald and Times extol his transcendent eminence and courage while the Telegraph notes the coming years will judge his party's electoral decision. Crowds cheer as he leaves for Buckingham Palace and salutes.
Charles Philips of 199 Congress Street pleaded guilty to petit larceny in Poestenkill before Justice of the Peace Carl Bly. He received a six month suspended sentence in Rarselaar County Jail and agreed to restitution for items stolen from Robert Hoffay’s Poestenkill premises. Philips was arrested at his home by Deputy Sheriff Vincent McCarthy on a warrant issued by Justice Bly.
An 11 year old French Canadian child visiting Poestenkill expressed gratitude in sincere French after being rescued from a strong current. Norma Bayley reported the incident and described the child’s inability to speak English, using grateful looks and gestures instead.
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