Two Injured In Auto Accidents In Troy Yesterday
Two persons were injured in automobile accidents in Troy yesterday afternoon. Milicent Bahrer aged 6 from Munro Court was bruised when struck by a car driven by Samuel B Dorrance. In a separate crash Carmin Pitanello drove a car into a truck at 1102nd Street and Fifth Avenue suffering a scalp laceration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Milicent Bahrer
Munro Court
Samuel B. Dorrance
Pawling
Fonda
Dorrance
Central Station
Carmin Pitanello
Sixth Avenue
Clayton C. Cooper
Second Avenue
102Nd Street
Watervliet Pastor Named to Assembly Faculty
Rev. William J. Clark of First Presbyterian Wa tervHet will join the faculty of the 22nd New York State Christian Endeavor Summer Assembly at Cook Academy Montour Falls from August to 15. Enrollees ages 14 and up will study Bible missions personal Christian living and Endeavor methods for credits from the International Council of Religious Education and the International Society of Christian Endeavor, announced Miss Hilda C. Applebaum, president of the State Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Clark
First Presbyterian Church
WatervHet
New York State Christian Endeavor
Cook Academy
Montour Falls
International Council of Religious Education
International Society of Christian Endeavor
Hilda C. Applebaum
State Union
Fire destroys baled paper yard at United Paper Board Co
More than 2,000 tons of baled waste paper were destroyed in a Tuesday night fire that swept the storage yard of the United Paper Board Co in Thomson. Officials say the blaze began by spontaneous combustion and burned through the night with damage not yet estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Paper Board Co
Thomson
Card of Thanks and In Memoriam Notices
Card of thanks from the families of Edward Doyle Jr and Magnus A Jensen express gratitude for kinship and floral offerings. In memoriam notices honor Frank A Ling Cassino, Rose Daley, and Rose Meile with memorial verses and dated anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A E
Edward Doyle, Jr
Jensen
Magnus A. Jensen
Died Audette Sudden death in Schenectady 1943
Obituary notices report multiple death and funeral details including Charles F Audette of Schenectady July 26 1943 husband of Marie Rourke and father of Charles J and Laurence F Audette with services at Bond Funeral Home and Immaculate Conception Church burial at Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery Also other notices list Carroll Lee Shortslees and Edward Tracey with funeral arrangements and masses in Troy Ballston Spa and Pittstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audette
Schenectady
N.Y
Charles F. Audette
Marie Rourke
Corp
Charles J. Audette
Laurence F. Audette
Emma Audette
Watervliet
William Audette
Troy
Bond Funeral Home
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Neiwerk
Most Holy Redeemer
Carroll
Frank Carroll
St. Peters Church
Lee
the Samaritan Hospital
Catherine Butler
Millard Lee
Millard H
Raymond W. Lee
Arza P. Berry
Elizabeth Farrell
James Butler
Fonda
River Street
Winantskill Cemetery
Shortsleeves
Rallston Spa
N. Y
Lucreta Croperiy
Charles Shortslesee
Robert
William
Edward Croperiy
William Elmer J
Stephen L. Ui
Joseph O'Brien
Howard & Tate
St. George's Church
Pittstown
St. John’s Cemetery
West
Edith Bussey
Dexter "West
Sissee
Dexte Wests
Joseph Bibb
The
Morris Funeral Home
Fig Ave
Frere
Oakwood
Jenda
Triumph
Rebekahs
Arphae
Bus Lines Appeal Curtailed Service Faces Review
The Office of Defense Transportation weighs restoral appeals from United Traction Co and Troy Fifth Avenue Bus Co as crowding and reduced service spark requests for data. Public Service Commission backing signals more appeals from Saratoga lines while Karlsfeld residents oppose loss of two hour routes. Albany Transit resumes all night service on New Scotland Avenue and West Albany line for West Albany railroad employee commute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles
The
Traction Co
Troy Fifth Avenue Bus Co., Inc
ODT
Albany
Albany Transit Co
New Scotland Avenue
West Albany
New York Central Railroad
Board Finds It Hot Setting Heat Rations
Troy War Price and Rationing Board fuel oil division, led by John E. Armstrong, works to prepare next winter’s heat rationing. Volunteers and staff process records, issue about 450 fuel oil books daily, and warn Trojans not to panic if books are not yet received, as issuance continues into next week.
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Troy War Price and Rationing Board
Troy
John E. Armstrong
Armstrong
Area Women Prove WMC Truck Point
Area women lead wartime trucking efforts challenging norms. Anna Jean Smith pilots a Taconic Trail bus. Dorothy Powers drives a taxi with city mastery. Rhea Witchworth and Pauline Leavitt load trucks at Cluett Peabody. Sally Dixon, a college graduate, farms and delivers milk trucks at 3 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State Motor Truck Association
War Manpower Commission
Albany
C. E. Palmer
Association
A. L. McGinty
WMC
McGinty
Molly Pitchers
Anna Jean Smith
Second Avenue
Ahe
Troy
North Adams
Dorothy Powers
Petersburg
Cluett, Peabody & Co.,Inc
Rhea Witchworth
Pauline Leavitt
Sally Dixon
Speigletown
State Worker Gets Award for Loss of Arm in Court
William J. Ryan received a $2,600 award in a Compensation Court session for one third permanent loss of use of his left arm while employed by the New York State Department of Public Works. Other workers awarded include Joseph Petite $1,634.88 for one third loss of use of his right arm and John Baniak $172.50 for 15 percent loss of use of an index finger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Ryan
Lyman A. Kilburn
Fran
New York State Department of Public Works
Joseph Petite
Champlain Brick Co
John
Baniak
Ludlow Valve Co
Mary H. Fish
Rudolph Brothers
Harry Bahicr
Adirondack Steel
George Topjian
Commodore Cleaners
Edward Walsh
Albany Packing Co
Louis Dee
James F. Bell
Bert Taylor
Madden Lumber Co
Henry M. Peters
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Co
Mar. S
Jerry Hajeck
Allegheny Ludlum
H. Wage
Allgheny Ludlum
Thomas Mahon
Lawrence Mahan
Pruyn Lumber Co
Luigi Palozzi
Ford Mfg. Co
Herbert Wemett
Let Vacancy Issue Lie In Dewey Nomination Battle
Republicans delay action on filling the late Thomas W. Wallace’s lieutenant governor vacancy. Gov. Dewey has not sought a ruling from the attorney general and reportedly favors a statewide election to resolve succession, inviting Democratic party input as the meeting of the Democratic State Committee nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Wallace
Thomas E. Dewey
Edward J. Flynn
New York
Dewey
Paul Lockwood
Atty
Nathaniel L. Goldstein
Lockwood
Goldstein
Albany
Edwin F. Jaeckle
James A. Farley
Uw. D. P
Jaeckle
Joe R. Hanley
Senate
Labor Party
Rensselaer Republicans Plan Public Meeting
The Stevens Republican Club schedules a public meeting at 8 pm in Rebekah Hall Rensselaer on Fifth Street and Central Avenue. Chairman William T. Wright will introduce candidates for city offices including James Stevens for mayor Edward Bonacker George McCarthy Mrs Laura Wiltsie and Abram Jordan. Election inspectors and ward workers are urged to attend by Harry Hedrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens Republican Club
Rebekah Hall
Fifth Street
Central Avenue
Rensselaer
William T. Wright
James Stevens
Edward Bonacker
Common Council
George McCarthy
Laura Wiltsie
Abram Jordan
Harry Hedrick
Republican City Committee
Trojan Awarded Navy Promotion to Carpenter's Mate First Class
Frederick J. Sweers, a Trojan who joined the SeaBees, has been promoted to carpenter's mate first class while stationed in the South west Pacific war zone. He enlisted in September as carpenter's mate second class and has served seven months on active duty. His mother, Mrs. Margaret M. Sweers, lives at 371 Hoosick Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick J. Sweers
Trojan
Navy
SeeBees
Southwest Pacific War Zone
Troy
Sweers
SeaBees
Margaret M. Sweers
Hoosick Street
126th Street Swimmers Win Inter Playground Meet
Swimmers from 126th Street won the inter playground championship at Prospect Park swimming pool with 45 of 82 points. Norine Quackenbush, 13, led the team by capturing the Class A girls eighty and forty yard events and placing third in Class B. The event, directed by Edmund F Bennett, drew 590 spectators and featured time trials, relays, and demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
126Th Street Playground
Prospect Park
Inter-Playground
Norine Quackenbush
126Th
Street
Edmund F. Bennett
Kinloch
126Th Street
Prospect
Miss Quackenbush
Mary
Womans Death Near Watervliet Linked to Foul Play
A woman found near Watervliet with a skull fracture and alcohol in the stomach is being investigated for foul play. A detailed dental description was broadcast, autopsy by Dr. A. M. Breault for Coroner Nealon noted a missing molar set with a gold cap, and a leather cigarette case and cheap bracelet were found. Several witnesses, including Navy crewman Harry Weatherby, assisted at the scene and at Burns funeral home as investigators questioned suspects and observed the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Breault
Nealon
Albany
WatervHet
Nineteenth Street
Schenectady
Cooke
Burns
Watervliet
Connecticut
John H. McMahon
Skeleton Found Under Tree Near Glass Factory Mountain
State Police investigated a human skeleton found half buried in pine needles under a tree off Glass Factory Mountain road in Greenfield. The remains, spotted Tuesday by 17 year old Charles R. Reeves while assisting forestry disease control, include teeth but no clothing, suggesting long exposure. Reeves reported the skull first and helped uncover other bones. The discovery fuels ongoing missing persons inquiries with no identification yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glass Factory Mountain
Greenfield
Spa Barracks
Charles R. Reeves
Charles P. Reeves
Saratoga Springs
Reeves
Forestry Disease Control
Trojans Average Five and a Half Pounds Tin Per Person
Trojans have averaged five and a half pounds of tin cans per person for salvage since last August. Total Troy collection reaches 400,000 pounds with Pittsburg plant yielding about four percent as first grade tin and ninety five percent of residue usable for scrap. Schenectady leads with ten pounds per person. Troy aims to improve as collections continue with a next drive planned for early next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. FitzGerald
Public Works
Pittsburg
Troy
Schenectady
FitzGerald
Schaghticoke Fair Grounds Set for Labor Day Fair
The Rensselaer County Horticultural and Agricultural Society sponsors four days of events at Schaghticoke Fair Grounds from Labor Day September 6 through September 9. Harness racing on the first three days, a complete carnival midway, thousands of farm exhibits, and a new Victory Garden feature mark the season. Staffing under Philip B. Caird and Carl W. Lohnes, with racing grounds prepared by daily horse training, the fair also plans improved water facilities and postponed other improvements due to material shortages. Notables involved include Cornelius A. Casey and Edward J. Hughes among harness horse owners wintering at the grounds, with horses already moving to Empire back and Schaghticoke participants awaiting competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer County Horticultural and Agricultural Society
Schaghticoke Fair Grounds
Philip B. Caird
Carl W. Lohnes
Fair Grounds
Victory Garden
Cornelius A. Casey
Troy
N.Y
John McBain
Albany County
Walter McBain
Frank Dunn
Albert Film
Thomas A. Arnold
Edward J. Hughes
Clarence Mattison
Cambridge
Casey
Empire
Hughes
Woman Shot To Death at Ballston Spa
Mrs Charles A Shortsleeves 36 of 47 Center Street Ballston Spa Troy native found dead at home with a bullet wound early Tuesday night Dr Ralph B Post notified Coroner Dr Frederick G Eaton authorized removal to Guertin Funeral Home She was born in Troy September 8 1886 and had lived in Ballston Spa many years Private funeral at St Marys Church Ballston Spa with burial in St Marys Cemetery Survivors include husband two sons parents four sisters three brothers one granddaughter and several nieces and nephews
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Shortsleeves
Center Street
Ballaton Spa
Ralph B. Post
Frederick G. Eaton
Guertin
Shortsleeves
Troy
Ballston Spa
St. Mary's Chureth
St. Mary's Cemetery
Robert Shortsleeves
William Shortsleeves
Edward Cipperly
John O'Brien
George Rotherhan
Moline
Charles Clark
Montreal
Canada
James Quinn
Saratoga Springs
William J Cipperty
Elmer J. Cipperly
Glendale
Cal
Stephen L. Cippers
U. S. Navy
Caroline Shortsleeves
Baiiston Spa
Wynantskill Seeks to Keep Ambulance
Wynantskill Ambulance Association forms to finance insurance and upkeep of a modified delivery truck serving as town ambulance. Plan canvass across North Greenbush precedes an August 6 meeting to elect officers and finalize outreach. The volunteer unit answered 49 calls this year, about half from Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wynantskill
Harold E. Rowe
Rowe
North Greenbush
May Bay
Troy
War Loan Drive Parley Slated in Albany Tonight
Rensselaer County and Troy representatives join regional leaders at a Dewitt Clinton Hotel session to map county and regional plans for the War Loan Drive September 9 through 30. District A spans 16 counties including Albany Schenectady Rensselaer Saratoga Washington Columbia and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer County
Troy
Meering
Albany
War Finance Committee
The
Treasury Department
Dewitt Clinton
Schenectady
Rensselaer
Saratoga
Washington
Columbia
Wardens Gather for District Meeting at 1620 Fifth Ave
Air raid wardens from District 10 Zone 2 are told to assemble tonight at 3 pm for an important meeting. Capt. Frank Milanese will preside and all wardens are urged to attend. A social period with games and refreshments will follow the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District 10
Zone 2
Fifth Avenue
Frank Milanese
Retail price ceilings set on berries and fruits
OPA regional headquarters announced immediate retail price ceilings on berries and fruits aimed at farmers who claimed to be retailers after wholesale limits. The new rules allow a 34 percent retailer markup, with enforcement at Menands Market Albany Center Public Market and other farmer markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menande
OPA
F. Paul Riley
Menands
Center Public
Albany
Eugene J. Nathan
Nathan
Washington
Troy
Schenectady
James J. Devine
War Workers Class Graduates 804,234 in Three Years
Oakley Furney announced a three year report showing 804,234 individuals completed vocational training for war production. Of these, 415,859 did preemployment and 388,375 took supplementary courses with steady year by year increases. Direct placements from the school reached 104,839, rising 91 percent in the last year over the prior two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakley Furney
Cats Benefit In Odd Will In New Scotland
Three cats receive special care in the will of Mrs. Philena S. Weidman of New Scotland. The provision orders feeding twice daily or transferring the pets to others or humane killing. Executors state the cats had died before Mrs. Weidman’s death. A second item reveals siblings share in the William Stevens estate, listing Moses Stevens Waterford, Wilmham Stevens Watervliet, Isaiah Stevens Westerlo, and Elizabeth Grunewald Maygeid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philena S. Weidman
New Scotland
Albany
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Troy Record
Troy, N
Aure
Cassinoin
Frank A. Casling
Daley
Mrs
Rose Daley
Melle
Rose Meile
Office of Defense Transportation
United Traction Co
Indi
WMC Truck Point
Rensselaer Republicans
the Record
Troy Recreation Department
Latham
Burns Funeral Home
Broadway
Joseph Ormsby
Patrick Hogan
Central Police Station
Harry Weatherby
Albany-Schenectady Road
Weatherby
Navy Medical Corps
Deland
Fla
Sonia Catch
Second Street
Donald Hillis
Wentonville
Hills
Yietla
John J. McNamee
B.C. I
John T. Delaney
Latham Barracks
J. R. Reynolds
A. J. Pelneau
HE. O. Hageman
Sergts
Fred J. Schoonmaker
McNamee
Harry A. Scoville
B. C
Naalon
Joseph W. Cooke
Palace Hotel
Bronx
Watervilet
Frank F. Meyer
Probe Skeleton Discovery
Wardens
City Treasurers Office
John F. Shannon
Chey
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