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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1943
Page
2
Troy residents ask about War Book No 3. Edward J. Rohan and Paul Duffy explain applications cannot be made to local boards before Aug 1. Forms not available until after Aug 1 and books used late Aug or early Sept. Some applicants may not receive Book No 3 due to New York office notices.
Rev George Kilgus pastor of LeRay Presbyterian Evans Mills has been called to the First Presbyterian Schaghticoke He succeeds Rev John Robert McClain who resigned to enlist in the Navy Chaplain Corps in December Kilgus and family arrive today and will preach Sunday His son Donald will enter the armed forces this month.
The War Production Authority explains where to send application cards and notes many were illegible or incomplete. Holders of War Ration Book No 3 must fill address age sex weight height occupation and signature on the cover. no further action is needed, and do not take the book to local boards for information.
A health warning describes risks of inhaling mineral and animal oils from nose drops and salves. Mineral oil can cause fat pneumonia and broncho pneumonia, especially in children. Forcible feeding of cod liver oil or mineral oil is discouraged due to lack of benefit and clear dangers.
Robert W. Sturges, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Sturges of 616 Third Avenue and grandson of Mr and Mrs Irving C Dater, has been commissioned as an ensign in the Navy and sent to Cornell University for four months of training. A Lansingburg High School and Springfield College graduate, he captained the Springfield football team and earned his diploma in March.
The city’s baseball diamonds are being pre season mowed and lined by Public Works aided by the Recreation Department. Work slows due to short handed crews and limited equipment, but should finish by week end. Playgrounds open city wide Monday June 26 and Prospect Park pool opens then. Tennis courts and golf course are already in use. Bus transport to fields makes them likely to be popular as the season grows.
Dairy trade sources report a sharp rise in cold storage butter on June 1, with 82,666,000 pounds stored, triple May’s level and the highest since 1930. DPMA and other agencies hold most of the stock after price rollbacks diverted butter from retailers, while DPMA’s purchase price exceeded market offers.
A caravan of 32 WAACS left New Brunswick after their first stop in a six week recruiting drive through the East. The commander said the trip is for women, adding that if any tires fail the girls will have to get out and fix them. Sherman was right.
Richard E. Mosher, 20, of Albany, suffered two back stab wounds after a street attack Wednesday night. Pasquale Vitette, 52, of Albany, is charged with second degree assault. Mosher was treated at Memorial Hospital. Police say Mosher walked with Vitette's daughter Frances, whom he hoped to marry, when the assault occurred. Frances phoned police from a Second Street pay station.
Tony Galento the two ton prize fighter and bartender clashed with a policeman Wednesday night over a parking meter charge and received three stitches in the head after the officer reported abusive language and a swung at attack.
Patrolman Meehan warned the boxer to pay the meter or move his car. During the melee a nightstick struck Galento on the head amid the confrontation.
After hospital treatment for head injuries, Galento was taken to police headquarters and released on $200 bail on charges of disorderly conduct resisting arrest and assault and battery.
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