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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1943
Page
7
In Memoriam notices recount Wal ee C Freemantle memory five years past, plus a few family dedications. Birth announcements list Eleanor Brooks and Linda Jean Carroll, with related parental names and former surnames. Subsequent birth reports note Daniel Joseph Cunha Nell Frank Daus Diane Marie Martha Judith Ona David George Patricia Lois.
A compilation of death notices and funeral details from Cohoes area residents, including Henry Abare, Donald E. Becker, James Farrell, James H. Flanigan, Michael Germano, Eliza Grosjean, Robert Johnson, Harriet Link, Dennis Lyons, Daniel Mackey, Christopher Myers, and John Nash. Notices cover dates June 9 through June 14 1943 with funeral times and residence addresses.
Three persons were bitten by dogs in Troy during the week end, police reports show. Agnes McGrath, 2, of 739 Burden Avenue, was bitten on the chin and taken to Troy Hospital by John Clinton before returning home. Lorraine Evans, 10, of 540 Con ee Street, was bitten on the left arm above the elbow. her mother notified police Saturday night. Mrs. Joseph Whitman, 2334 Seventeenth Street, was treated at Samaritan Hospital after a dog bite on the left knee on Seventeenth Street between Hutton and Hoosick Streets.
Obituaries from Albany area listings note John Matthew Neary funeral at Blessed Sacrament Church and burial in St. Mary's Cemetery Coxsackie. Also posted are funeral plans for Joseph H. O’Keefe Cohoes Lansing and several Brunswick and Albany residents with dates June 1943. Memorials include local church services and interments in St. Mary’s Waterford St. Augustine’s St. John’s cemeteries.
Sergeant Pilot Leslie A. Moore, native Trojan now with the Royal Canadian Air Force, earned a mention in dispatches for a daring attack on Focke-Wulf 190s over Flushing Holland while escorting RAF bombers. Moore set fire to one fighter and forced a second to withdraw, relying on machine guns and cannons amid heavy combat. He is the son of Mrs. Alice M. Moore of 246 Third Avenue and joined the Canadian air force after visiting Ontario two years ago. his brother Lieutenant Lawrence C. Moore serves in the U S Naval Reserve.
Albert Vroman aged 68 died in a Brookview Castleton area house fire discovered by neighbors Joseph and Mrs. Marlow. Firefighters from East Greenbush and Schodack found him in a second floor workshop. authorities suspect a gasoline stove explosion. Coroner Dr. George Duffy awaiting further findings. Vroman ran a watch repair business from his home. body taken to Spooner funeral home Hast Greenbush. Fire was investigated by state troopers and local sergeants from East Greenbush post.
Two young boys drowned in a creek were recovered after about 20 minutes of grappling work in eight feet of water. One boy, Mackey, could not swim and was possibly with other playmates. Coroner Cote ruled accidental drowning after an estimated 12 hours in water. Survivors include parents, three brothers, a sister, and Mrs. Mackey formerly Mary Taggart. Funeral plans to be held at St Michael's Church with interment at St Mary’s Cemetery.
A new effort to curb black market meat operations and ensure a controlled supply begins today in upstate New York including Rensselaer Saratoga Washington and Warren Counties. Leo F Powers of the Food Distribution Administration is named marketing supervisor to roll out the plan county by county through the New York State Agricultural War Board and the Department of Agriculture. A county committee will regulate slaughtering insure humane handling and route animals through reputable plants with federal permits and sanitation standards.
Trainor’s restaurant at 257 Broad Way was barred from using processed foods for two days after an OPA hearing in Albany. The overdrawn account dropped from 66 000 to 48 000 points by the hearing. Owner Owen T. Trainor blamed workload at Wetervliet Arsenal and said his sister, running the Troy shop, overdrawn unintentionally. The will of Agnes Jourke left her Fort Edward estate to daughter Katherine Rourke, who was named executrix.
James Farrell prominent Troy lawyer and first attorney of the Industrial Building Loan and Savings Association died in Winchester Mass from complications after a fall suffered while visiting his son. A native of Scotland he settled in Troy, studied at Troy High and Albany Law School, led Ferrell and Finder before starting his own firm, and served 54 years as association attorney. He chaired church and lodges, loved fishing, and is survived by his wife two daughters and two sons. Funeral at Bryce Funeral Home tomorrow at 2:30 p.m.
Lazarus, 25, of Albany, was appointed assistant attorney general yesterday under the state policy of appointing recent law school graduates upon recommendation. He will work in the Albany office after completing Harvard Law School in two and a half years following Union College.
About fifty yellow tickets were issued by OPA inspectors in Troy as they checked compliance with the pleasure driving ban to conserve gasoline. Cars from other cities, including Plattsburg, were seen. Hearings are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. before hometown ration boards.
Troy Elks Exalted Ruler John F Fleming Jr invites veterans groups churches and fraternal orders and the public to a Flag Day observance at the Elks clubhouse 39 Third Street tonight at 8. Commander Harry B Southworth of the Naval ROTC unit at RPL will be the principal speaker with a full program including marches hymns floral tributes and a history of the flag.
The Troy Public Library presents a one week exhibition of new titles including Your Legal and Business Matters and How to Take Care of Them by EH Ashman Last Man Off Wake Island by W L J Bayler and North Africa by A H Brodrick Chile by Erna Fergusson Westward from Vinland by H R Holand Victory in the Pacific by Alexander Kiralfy How to Grow a Victory Garden by W P Pollock Pond Lake and Stream Fishing by B C Robinson Fiction titles Driscoll Peggy Gaddis Herself E G Jordan Happy Land by McKinlay WKan tor and more.
In 1922 a native Trojan from Troy High School graduates to start a law career with Albany Law School credentials. He has served as Surrogate's Court clerk and assistant corporation counsel and secretary to Mayor Burns. Now he seeks an office, stays active in alumni affairs as treasurer and executive committee member of the alumni association. He is a member of Columbus. Rea appears today in the feature.
Edward Elder, 46, of Watervliet, was arrested by FBI agents in Schenectady for impersonating a Federal Housing Authority official and soliciting $50 from a contractor with promises of OPA materials priorities. He is jailed in Schenectady County awaiting a June 21 hearing after failing to post 2,500 bond. Elder had a prior arrest on June 3 in Albany for similar deception, with a $1,000 bail later raised.
Major John K. Meneely, Watervliet Arsenal administrative officer, was elected president of the Albany Academy board of trustees on Saturday. He succeeds William L. Polz, who retired after 32 years. Meneely, a West Point graduate, served in World War I and was recalled to active duty last July. He has served on the board since 1939, with Louis L. Woodward elected vice president and Prentiss Carnell Jr. as treasurer.
State police announce a public auction at Troop G barracks at 10 am on June 23 to sell all but ten horses. About 35 to 40 horses will be disposed of, with four kept for Saratoga and Long Island Parkway duty. Horses come from Troop G in Troy C Sydney and D Malone. The sale aims to mechanize policing statewide.
A large gathering from the three districts of the Sixth Ward selected a central site near the Troy approach to the Troy Menands Bridge for a memorial. James Smith chairs the committee with Helen Kitt rick as cochairman, George P. O’Conno r as secretary, and Joseph Smith as treasurer.
The West Sand Lake Bureau will hold its regular meeting Wednesday at the home of Mrs. C. R. Miller Civics and health will be the lesson topic Members will answer roll call with a flag related item Leaders and officers meet June 25 to plan next year’s program book, Mrs J E De Graaf to host the evening rest.
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