Waterford Lions Hear Dr Eldred on Education
Waterford Lions hear Dr Eldred of Troy, executive NYS Teachers Association official, discuss education policy. Meeting arranged by Roger Williams includes Crescendines music program directed by Mrs. F L Spraggins. Farewell for James T. Williams. Memorial service for Pfc Robert C. Hicks. church awards to graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterford
Arvie Eldred
Troy
New York State Teachers’ Association
Educational Conference Board of
New York State
Lions Club
the Gables
Eldred Ives
Treat
Sunday School Session and Missionary Meeting Notices
The text lists attendees and participants for church groups and describes upcoming events. The Sunday School schedules the regular 12 noon session next Sunday, its last until fall. The Women's Missionary Society plans a meeting at Mrs. William J. Porter’s home with a 1 pm covered dish luncheon and bus options from Mechanicville. Rev Willenberg will review Victory to Peace by Paul Hutchinson. Committee members include Wilson Chamberlin Parkis Casey Haskins Bull Wright Flack MacHall Waller Brown Bennett. Summer dues will be collected at this meeting.
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Ters
James “Gorham
Donald Brondice
Marilyn Sickles
William Sickles
Nancy Parkis
Jay Gorham
Phyllis Chapman
Leong Joslin
Russel Walters
Ferdinand van Deursen
Robert’ MarHa ®Ie
Frederick Harder
Judy Culdwick
James Casey
Women’s Missionary Society
William J. Porter
Mechanicville
Herbert Co. Willenberg
Paul Hutchinson
Grace M. Bartholomews
Wilson Chamberlin
Chester B. Parkis
Chester Mu Casey
D. W. Haskins
Frank J. Bull
J. Brewster Wright
Jeannette Flack
BR. G. MacHall
Harlan F. Waller
William Brown
Ralph Bennett
Prisoners Shifted as Red Cross Notified in Shanghai Camp Move
Robert Luce, representative of Prisoners of War for Rensselaer County, reports the P W camp at Shanghai housing 426 American servicemen is moved to an undisclosed North China location. Red Cross suspects near Heiten Manchuria as possible new site. Hans Jost of the International Red Cross visited Shanghai centers in the last month and found facilities and health conditions in good shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Luce
Rensselaer County
American Red Cross
P. of W
Shanghai
China
Japan
Red Cross
Heaten
Manchuria
Hans Jost
International Red Cross Committee
County Auxiliary of Legion Plans Meeting
The Rensselaer County Committee of the American Legion Auxiliary will meet tonight at the Fort Crailo rooms in Rensselaer with Mrs. Frederick Haley as chairman. The group also notes the spring conference of the Third District Auxiliary will be held at the American Legion rooms in Hingston on Wednesday with Mrs. Mae Matthews as toastmaster.
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Rensselaer County
American Legion Auxiliary
Fort Crailo Rooms
Rensselaer
Frederick Haley
Third District
American
American Legion Rooms
Hingston
Mae Matthews
Miss Helen Ramroth to Teach Social Studies at Waterford
TO TEACH Miss Helen Ramroth daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Ramroth 15 Brookside Avenue has been contracted to teach social studies at Waterford High School for the coming year. She will graduate from State Teachers College at Albany next week. At college she was a member of Pi Gamma Mu social studies honorary fraternity Pi Omega Pi commerce national honorary fraternity Chi Sigma Theta social sorority Newman Club and named to the Dean s list for four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Ramroth
Lawrence Ramroth
Brookside Avenue
Waterford High School
State Teachers College At
Albany
Pi Gamma Ma
Pi Omega Pi
Chi Sigma Theta
Newman Club
Green Island Urges Victory Gardens to offset wartime shortages
Mayor Francis Dreyer urged Green Island residents to plant Victory Gardens to offset a projected six ton per cent decline in food production and ongoing shortages of meat and eggs. The mayor cited a State Emergency Food Commission warning and the need to can and preserve vegetables to aid the national food basket during winter. Harold M. Stanley, chair of the commission, warned that demands in the Pacific and for liberated populations would strain food supplies, making home gardening a key wartime service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis
Dreyer
Greensland
Victory Gardens
Wizver
New York State Emergency Food Commission
Dwyer
Fener
Harold M. Stanley
State Emergency Food Commission
Europe
Japan
Pacific
Mr. Stanley
Moving Up Day Planned At Heatly School
A moving up day and American Legion award ceremony will be held at Heatly School starting 10:30 am. Eighth grade honors, ninth grade highest average, and public speaking awards will be presented by Miss Norine B. Keating and Miss Marcella A. Keating with athletic trophies. A social event follows with local church leaders as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Heatly
Jiaim
American Légion Post
Norine B. Keating
Green Island
Miss Keating
Norman W. Lavender
Serval
Four Albany Club Roster Changes Reported
Four players were dropped from the Albany Baseball Club roster, announced by President Tom McCathey last night. HI Kovelak to Borzelt of the Fony League and Don Spencer to Selisbury of the North Lowen State circuit. Cleir discharged by the armed forces ordered to report to Hornell. Rene Watois given his release after working with the Senators and Hornell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Baseball Club
Tom McCathey
Hes Beer
HI Kovelak
Borzelt
Fony
Don Spencer
Selisbury
Prieber Bt Cleir
Hornell
Carcher
Rene Watois
Monreal
Thefts Reported Uptown
Burglars Sunday hit several Uptown businesses including da sacher bus station at Fifth Ave and 109th St where eight packs of cigarettes were stolen after entry through a rear window. Attempts were made at a gasoline station on 108 Fifth Ave Leonard Longs store at Sixth and Ingalls Aves and Clark D Perry’s station at 2817 Sixth Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
109Th Street
Adam Wise
Leonard Longs
Sixth
Ingalls Avenues
Clark D. Perry
Sixth Avenue
Local News Briefs From Whitehall And Surrounding Areas
Whitehall Mrs. Robert Hoy of Mountain Street underwent an operation at Moses Liddington Hospital in Ticonderoga. John Jones, manager of the Borden plants in this area, returned home to Potter Street after an operation at Glens Falls Hospital. Mr and Mrs Antoine Guerin hosted their daughter Gillian Guerin on her seventh birthday with games and refreshments. Principal Bernard P Murphy of Whitehall High School announced that the 1944 class diplomas have arrived and should be called for at the superintendent's office. Pic Lawrence R LaMore has received the European Theater of War Ribbon with one Bronze Star for participation in the German campaign. He is the son of Mr and Mrs George LaMore of Poultney Street and is stationed in Buchtea France near Strasbourg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hoy
Mountain Street
Moses-Liddington
Ticonderoga
John & Jones
Borden
Potter Street
Glens Fells Hospital
Antoine Guerin
Gillian Guerin
Sefresh Meems
Bernard P. Murphy
Whitehall High School
Pic
Lawrence R. LaMore
George LaMore
Poultney Street
Buchtea
France
Strasbourg
Center Brunswick Gr ead Brotherhood Plans Annual Picnic
At the Gr ead Brotherhood meeting plans were made to hold the annual picnic Saturday July 7 on the church lawn. The committee includes John Hreiger Freeman Haynes and Myron Lockrow. A covered dish lunch will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gread Brotherhood
John Hreiger
Freeman Haynes
Myron
Lockrow
Branswick Red Caps
Eagle Mills
Bestamer’s
Catt O'Brien
Paul Morse
Brimmier's
Cropsey Family News Across Troy and Nearby Areas
Mrs Albertis Cropsey and Mrs Frank Snider visited relatives in Troy during the week. Carl Weinbrecht, on furlough from Texas, stayed with his parents Edward and Mrs. Weinbrecht. Pfc and Mrs George Cropsey visited their parents, while Private Cropsey has been stationed in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albertis Cropsey
Troy
Air
Frank Snider
Carl Weinbrecht
Texas
Edward Weinbrecht
Pfc
Birs
George Cropsey
Cropsey
Florida
French Radio Propagandist Lord Haw Haw Arrested
Paul Ferdonnet known as Lord Haw Haw was arrested in Württemberg. He had been tried in absentia and sentenced for propaganda, and allegedly harangued French patriots from a German radio station in Stuttgart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Haw Haw
Paul Ferdonnet
Wuttemberg
YY Communiane
Ferdonnet
Stuttgert
Cohoes School Observes Class Day Ceremony
Annual Class Day exercises at St. Patrick's School Cohoes featured diploma presentations to graduates. Constance Arndt gave the welcome with musical selections by various students and a class will and tableaux. In other notes Gwendolyn Fontaine returned to duty and Lionel Tikettiault was promoted to petty officer in the Naval Reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick's School
Cohoes
Constance Arndt
Eleanor Rioux
John Arndt
Jec- Queline Masse
Patricia Snay
Eileen Leonard
Lois Elliott
God Our Father
Thomas A. Flanagan
John Rioux
Our
Wynantskill Reformed Church Notices
Wynantskill Reformed Church announces Sunday service and events. Ketchum of Long Island visited his mother Mrs. Sanford B. Ketchum. Freddie Coonradt underwent an appendectomy at Samaritan Hospital. Choir rehearsal is tomorrow at 8 pm. Women's group meets Thursday at 8 pm. Consistory meets tomorrow. PTA meets Thursday for installation of officers and a lawn game party at Cushings on Edmund Court with refreshments. Mrs. J. Wilson Shilinger to install officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Reformed Church
St P.m
Parent-Teacher Association
John Cushing
Edimund Court
Bmrs
J . Wilson Shilinger
Three Officers Honored by Cohoes Moose Lodge
Three officials of the Cohoes Lodge, Loyal Order of Moose, were honored at a ceremony at Moose Temple in Schenectady. George Garzon was named Great Noble Moose in the second degree, Roland Bekeroe installed as Guiding Moose, and James Stacken elected representative to the second degree. Plans discussed include a June 24 initiation class named the Thomas 3 Pos class and July entertainments for Contestmens Legion, with a large Second degree gathering set for July 8 at Le Pavilion Ontario Street. Earl Bracken serves as general chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cokes Lodge
Level Order of Moose
Costented Legion
Schenectady
George Garzon
Pes
Level Lodge
Roland Bekeroe
Iunior
James Stacken
Coboes Lodge
Moose Temple
Ontario Street
Thomas
Cohoes
Jodge
le Pavilion
Earl Bracken
Knights Confer Degree and District Events Highlight Local Knights
More than 700 attended a Str Agnes Lyceum gathering where 167 candidates received the third degree under Cohors Conscil No 192 K Knights of Columbus. A Steaklyn Council team conducted the degree led by District Deputy David Henry. The program featured Bernard J. Quigley, Raymond Coutu, and others with a 300 guest dinner at Keveny Memorial. District Deputy Emmett Burke of Yonkers gave the keynote on the Squires organization. Delegations from numerous area councils attended. Welfare clinic announced by Health Dept for today at City Hall with Dr Han Weiss in charge. Veterans of Foreign Wars to meet Thursday at Remsen Street Quarters. Funeral set for Stephen Kuwczak Bacik with mass at St Michaels Church. He was born in Austria and resided in Cohoes for 45 years. Burial at St Michaels Cemetery Waterford. Survivors not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Str Agnes
Din Her
Keveny Memorial Atstemy
Andrew Santspres
Sauires
Emmett Burke
Yonkers
Squires
William P
Health Department
Han D. Weiss
Salty Cummings
Mary Lynch
Coloes Fest
Remsen Street
David Maveroff
Stephen Kuwczak
Bacik
Ann Lee
L. P. Gorski
Ontario
St Michaels Church
St. Michaels Cemetery
Waterford
Austria
Kuwczak
Cokses
Mohawk Street
St. Michael’s Church
Woman Marks 91st Birthday at Cohoes Celebration
Mrs Simard born in Canada now living in Cohoes celebrates 91st birthday at 2 Maple Avenue with about twenty relatives and friends. Her children Cartter Melanson Adelard Himard and others attend. Grandchildren and great grandchildren present as games and refreshments follow a large cake with fourteen candles. Also notes returns from military service and a Boy Scouts Troop 43 meeting at the First Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simard
Canada
Cohoes
Cartter
Alex Melanson
Pai Adelard Himard
Warsaw
Boy Scouts of America
Ander
Francis Muir
First Methodist Church
Draft Board Reclassifies 22 at Cohoes
Twenty two Cohoes residents were reclassified yesterday by Selective Service Board No. B53. The group includes Jobe F Alma George C Lameau William T Metter John J Rainville Edward F Dudek G Goodtess John Marisucel Winse Andres Shiods and others. Several were assigned to Class DA with various designations and FF notices.
Cohoes Workers Sign New Contract With 446 Union
Approximately employees of Star Woolen Co Lowenthal Co and Enterprise Garnetting Co in Cohoes sign a new contract with Local 446 United Textile Workers AF of L ratified by the NLRB and retroactive to March 15. The deal sets 70 cents base pay hour with shifts differenced. vacation scale depends on 4?hour week and length of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Woolen Co
Lowenthal Co
Enterprise Garnetting Co
United Textile Works of Ame
AF of L
National Labor Relations Board
Yréayor
James Ey Cornett
Grasp
Also Mentioned on This Page
James T. Williams
Maple Avenue
Mr. Williams
Campim
Spnday
Waterford Methodist Church
Robert C. Hicks
Germany
Wiliam A. Perry
Mildred — "Halse
Troy High School
Evelyn South
Shirley Legan
Jean Tat
Mildred Ellery
Alhbany
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire
Mary-Martha
Mirs
Thomas C. Lavender
Pworth League
First Presbyterian Church
Joan van Deur Wen
Raymond Walters
Reed Wal
Jay
Black
DR. Savie
County Auxiliary of Legion Plans Meeting
Are
J. Kaufman
Prop
Methodist Church
Clair Carpenter
Ralph Cooper
Ateairs
Oliver Hunt
James Reid
Justine Gilbert
Heatly School
R. J. Erickson
Mildred Brown
Margaret Sickles
Erickson
Whitehall
Center Brunswick
Poestenkili
Robert D. Kennedy
Marine Corps
Daniel J. Kennedy
Vier Boulevard
Okinawa
Sixth Marine Division
22Nd Marines
Kennedy
Guam
Cohoes High School
Cohoes School
Gwendolyn Fontaine
WAC
Halloran General Hospital
Staten Island
Philip Fontaine
Central Avenue
Lionel Tikettiault
Anthony Therriault
Mevur Avent
Naval Reserve
Wynantskill
Cohors
Army
Hendrick Hudson
Second Services Command
Troy Chamber of Commerce
Col. L. R.bullene
Second Service Command
Samuel W. McCochrane
Chamber of Commerce
John. J. Ahern
Sack Steinbrenner
Pfe
William
MES. Acrelie Sprarp
Katherine Skoina
Olmstead Street
Albina Helen. Skoina
Carmen
Scerbo
Josepha Scerdo
Saratoga Avenue
Draft Board
Bausch & Lamb
T. Brandon Timpane
CD. Optometrist
Remsen ST
Roxy Enterprises
Delaware Ave
Cohces, M
Seda of Friérson & Packer Cask Ces
Shockel
Ideal Ie River
Notts
Seauty
Kellogg’s
Mltogg, AS
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