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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1943
Page
9
In loving memory of Charlea H Jones who died June 20, 1942. June brings sad memories of a loved one gone to rest. She will be remembered by daughters Helen Green and Fred Lee. Also记 In memory of Matthew Swankey who died June 2. We lived to do our best to save. Beloved on Earth, remembered in the grave. Daughter Ruth.
Card of Thanks from Daigault Thome and Thoman family expresses gratitude to relatives friends and local groups including the American Legion Waterford PTA Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp hospital staff and Troy district workers for support during bereavements. Obituary notices list births deaths in 1943 1948 and 1913 with names including Connelly Niles Noyes Rock Teal Therrien Abbey Ackner Bassos Besaw Dey Valviller Featherstone Fish Haire Fones Kaye and others. Funeral details and interment locations are noted for several families in Cohoes Waterford and nearby areas.
Alfred Rudolph Lemerick, 37, of 605 Grand Street, was sentenced to 1.5 to 5 years in Clinton Prison at Dannemora by County Judge Harry Clinton after pleading guilty to bigamy. He had married Ann Mae Scherbyk while his wife was Mrs. Lillian Genthner Lemerick and previously wed June 7, 1924, mother of four. The judge noted leniency but affirmed guilt. case followed by Harold Kelly’s abandonment hearing.
St Basil's Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of Maplewood Colonie has court permission to mortgage its parish house hall church and rectory for 30000 to Cohoes Savings Bank. The parish approved the plan in May 1940 with consent from Rt Rev Metropolitan Theophilus Pashkovsky Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of North America.
Obituary notices list multiple residents of Newburg Waterford Troy Albany and surrounding areas with dates June 19 to 21 1943. Persons named include Eliza Kennedy Charles Metcalf Samuel Ratcliffe Dennis Ryan James Sweeney John Toupin William Turley and Harry Palubniak among others. Funeral arrangements note private services residence calls and church or cemetery interments at Albany Rural Oakwood St Peters St Agnes and other locales. Burial and mass details appear for several listed families.
Troy High School Alumni Association awarded seniors Anna Renjilian and Carl Druba the annual alumni prizes at Class Day in the auditorium. Principal W. Kenneth Doyle presented the prizes and praised progress since entering the school as students prepare for tomorrow's commencement at Proctor's Theater. The program featured the senior orchestra, class officers, songs, a class history, prophecy and a servicemen tribute, with a full audience of parents and friends.
John Shaughnessy four of 1614 Highland Avenue is at Samar jitan Hospital with a possible fracture of the left arm and a mouth laceration after an incident last night. Central Police Station reports patrolmen Edward J. Houlihan and Frank Dippo investigated after the hospital notified police. The boy is under Dr. H. T. Wygant care. The report suggests he may have been struck by an automobile on Highland Avenue.
The Troy post office warns delays in ration book No 3 deliveries as the stagger system sends limited copies from the OPA. First copies reached a few families Friday. more are expected this week. Books smaller stamps feature guns tanks planes and pages with lettered stamps.
The Tenth Ward honor roll committee met at the Bussey Steamer House and elected Martin Manning as president. Alice Sheldon and Mrs. Mary Nally became secretary and treasurer, with district chairs named for four canvassing districts. A meeting is set for June 28 at 7 43 p.m. for progress reports, inviting all interested parties. Kenneth Anderson of 292 Ninth Street was treated at Troy Hospital for a right foot sole laceration after stepping on broken glass, transported by police.
A native of Fairmont who studied at the New York School of Social Science and the Y M C A Silver Bay, served as an inspector of state institutions and then moved to Troy to continue social work. He is a former president of Rotary, chairman of the Troy Council of Social Agencies, former treasurer of the Bus Side Association, and a former counselor of the Commercial Travelers’ Association. Turn to Page 11 to identify him.
Battalion Chief John J. McArevey, the department’s oldest serving member, completes 37 years with Troy Fire Department. He began as a vacation fireman in 1906 and rose through ranks to battalion chief, serving at major fires in Troy and Lansingburg, and enduring Ammonia exposure during early 20th century incidents. He resides with daughter at 446 Fourth Street after a long career rooted in St. Joseph’s Parish.
OPA officials warned about twenty women’s stores in Troy Albany and Schenectady for rayon stocking violations. Chief Enforcement Attorney James F. Carroll said eight stores overcharged and 12 failed to post prices as required. The thread and gauge must be marked since ceiling prices rely on these factors. Stores receiving a warning face prosecution on a second offense.
Firemen from Pumper 3 cleared First Street between Adams and Jefferson from tar spilling from a Midland Asphalt Co tank at 203 First Street. Valve opened. oil flowed into the street and was flushed during the 10 to 11:30 p.m. effort. Fire crews and patrol units assisted. tar described as highly inflammable and dangerous.
The seventeenth annual graduation exercises of the Town of Brunswick rural school were held last night in the Gilead Lutheran Church. The program opened with a march, flag salute, and "America," followed by invocations, salutatory by Robert Iverson, and valedictory by Betty Film. Honors were announced for students scoring ninety or more, including Betty Film and Robert Iverson, with diplomas awarded to a list of graduates.
Local 150 of the Troy Barbers Union hosts a fiftieth anniversary observance with a dinner and dance planned for July. Committee chair Albert Catone and co chair William Mertens lead a large board handling arrangements, entertainment, reception, and history with members including DeLeva, Smith, Sun Po, Milanese, Mulcahy, Carlson, Bourden, Harris, Donnally, King, Quinn, Carribeau, Merge, Fisher, Peresino.
Webster Weatherwax and George Bounds both of Greenwich were arraigned before Justice Malcolm Smith on petty larceny charges. With district attorney approval they pled guilty and Weatherwax received 180 days and Bounds ninety days in the Washington County Jail at Salem. The theft involved gasoline from a toll shed at the Nicholas Bruno Stone quarry in Greenwich on May date.
Hearings set for 26 motorists cited for Sunday pleasure driving as part of a district OPA enforcement in Albany and Troy. Inspectors, joined by police, reported 233 tickets area wide with dozens of license numbers noted for summons.
George Fierre of Cohoes was authorized by the Albany Supreme Court yesterday to accept $100 for injuries suffered by his son Armand in an automobile accident last February. The sum was allotted in a compromise settlement.
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