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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1949
Page
16
Garfield Scott, 68, of 101 William Breet, died early last night at St Mary's Hospital after he was removed yesterday afternoon in a police radio car by Patrolmen William J. Ryan and John Grammick following a sudden illness.
Rev. Arthur A. McKay delivered the baccalaureate sermon at Emma Willard School as part of the annual service in the new chapel. He argued values undergird civilization, contrasted revolver and cross paths, and urged Christianity as the route to a more abundant life. The Emma Willard choir performed Bach, Mozart, and Mendelssohn pieces as seniors entered in procession and the service concluded with a benediction and recessional.
An obituary page lists numerous June memorials and death notices from Cohoes and Troy area, honoring Spencer Follos and others. It records dates, family relations, and burial details, naming many local families and funeral homes.
Mrs. Anne Rabie, longtime Lansingburg resident and Olivet Presbyterian Church member, celebrated her 95th birthday at her daughter Mrs. Elizabeth Gill’s home on Second Avenue. Four generations attended including daughters, sons, grandchildren and a great grandchild, with relatives from Green Island.
About 1000 Troy area residents attended ceremonies dedicating the new 400000 District Jewish Home for the Aged on upper Tibbits Avenue. Groundbreaking was marked by Joseph Goodman laying the cornerstone, with remarks by Rabbi George Wide and officials from Troy Albany and Schenectady counties. The facility, covering as far south as Poughkeepsie and as far west as Amsterdam, will house 100 guests in private rooms with baths and social spaces, official opening planned during the week of the Jewish New Year.
A Rensselaer County Home Bureau meeting will study antique jewelry Thursday at 1 30 p m in the United Presbyterian Church Fifth Avenue. Non members with an interest in antique jewelry are invited. Other weekly meetings include Ida Hii unit and various demonstrations and business gatherings across area towns.
Dr John J Keenan of this city travels to Atlantic City for the American Medical Association gynecological section convention. He attends as a member of the local medical community, joining colleagues and specialists in a year’s notable medical gathering.
In this fragment, military news mentions Pfc Arthur E. Riley Jr serving in Italy from a family with several relatives named. The text then shifts to multiple obituaries and funeral notices from various individuals including Schieder, Lis, Sturgeon, Walbard, and others, listing funeral dates, locations, and family connections across several churches and cemeteries. The garbled OCR blends service notes with memorials and funeral arrangements.
Joseph Q. Hunt was installed as president of the Troy Typographical Union at ceremonies in the Noble-Callahan Post American Legion rooms. Officers installed included William F. Ryan as vice president John J. Nolan secretary treasurer and Walter J. Raleigh retiring secretary was also noted. The event was directed by Frank H. Jackson with supper to follow.
An infant suffered second and third degree burns to the face and neck from hot water at home on Hooeick Street. Police say a vaporizer caused the accident. The child was taken to St Marys Hospital by Patrolmen Fox and Rokjer. condition 'beeched and fair' tonight.
The Most Rev. William A. Scully, coadjutor Bishop of Albany, was awarded an honorary doctor of laws and served as principal speaker at Niagara University's commencement for 260 graduates. He urged graduates to balance secular knowledge with faith, uphold the church as guide, and prepare to influence the world as Catholic leaders.
R P I officials released the alumni weekend schedule featuring registration Thursday 2 to 9 pm at The Hendrie Hudson, Senior Ball at Troy Country Club, graduation exercises Friday at 2 pm at 86 Field with Admiral Ben Morell delivering the address, baseball vs Union at Burdett Avenue, and a full roster of dinners, a 50 year club event, a smoker, and the Demers Awards presentation.
The State Health Department X ray unit will test heats of Lansingburg and Thirteenth Ward residents tomorrow through Friday. The trailer will be at Mendel's service station Sixth and Avenues from 2 to 5 am and 6 39 to 8 30 pm. Residents above 15 are eligible for free tests as health officials aim to screen more than eight percent of the population in the northern city area. Dr F E Coughlin notes tuberculosis is communicable in certain stages, not inherited, and early discovery aids recovery.
The Troy Public Library lists new acquisitions including Black Hills and their Incredible Characters, Journals of Andre Gide Vol 2, Out Alaskan Winter, You Can Change the World, Baseball Greatest Team, You and Psychiatry, Cycle of the Year, Leave It to the People, How to Make Potter and Other Ceramic Ware, Picture of American Industry, Box to Plan Your Financial Security, Testimony by Silence, Evergreen, Brave Enter, Praises Avenue, Favorite Animal Stories, Valley of Venezia.
Firemen called to a rubbish fire at the rear of a building on Grand Street yesterday at 6 07. Pumper 4 also summoned at 3 45 p.m. Saturday to a brush fire near a vacant garage at Draw Street.
State Police raided Cohoes imprisoning thirty people after simultaneous actions. More than 120 slot machines were seized from five to ten and twenty five cent varieties. Fines over 300 dollars were issued to two guilty defendants while others faced adjourned cases. Police, led by Chief Garrett and accompanied by local officers, conducted searches at Remsen Street and an Island district owner’s home.
Rep Dean P Taylor and Dr Roland F Beers named to the Russell Bage College Board of Trustees for five year terms. Dr Frank I Graves and Miss Helen McKinaity named honorary trustees. Dr Crawford R Green reelected five year term. Edgar H Betts and Dr Katherine Blunt named for one year. Announcement by Stephen N Saimpson, chairman.
Dr Henry Pliney Van Dusen, president of the faculty at Union Theological Seminary, told Brussel Bige College graduates at First Presbyterian Church that they stand on the threshold of an unknown future. He warned of change and widespread suffering, urging graduates to cultivate insight endurance and faith to meet uncertain times. Rev Edward S. Young gave invocation and benediction, with the College Choir adding to the service.
Frederick H. Wetmore and Mary Elizabeth Drake Wetmore celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in Troy on June 7, 1839 at the Church of Christ Disciples. An informal reception followed at the Willow Tea Room with relatives from Corning White Fixina Bolton Mass and Burlington Vt. Their son Harlowe, once a Record Newspapers staffer, is now traffic superintendent in Rochester for New York Telephone Co. Their grandson Janis Alden Werms attended.
Miss Sheeran presents a piano pupil recital at Cohumbae Hall tonight at 7 pm featuring Bothy Lamiann Nancy O Brien Marion Church Eileen Nead Marie Agoetine Luce Grom Emitsa Case Frances Patani Nicholas Krill Jr and Rocco De Beanie in a varied program.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a planned action tomorrow at a private residence involving offices and a person named Mrs. at Trem Corners. Details are unreadable, making exact location, time, and parties uncertain.
Federal Life and Casualty introduces a low cost hospital plan covering accidents sickness and childbirth. It offers daily benefits up to ten dollars and surgeon benefits up to two hundred dollars with two percent hospital insurance for individuals and families.
Local families welcome a new plan as a viable answer to hospital and doctor bill expenses. The approach promises small daily contributions to provide cash when needed, easing financial worries and protecting family savings during recovery and care.
Edmund A Willis of 493 Sixth Avenue reported a .38 caliber revolver stolen from his car at night while parked in front of his home. The theft was investigated by Plainclothesman Michael Salo of the Detective Bureau night squad.
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