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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1943
Page
11
The page lists numerous obituaries birth notices and family announcements from June 1943. Entries name individuals such as Judith Ann Carey Jean Frances Hermance Carol Anne Murray and many others with relatives and services details including hospitals birthplaces and funeral arrangements across Troy Watervliet Cohoes Elmwood and nearby communities.
Tomorrow evening at 7 45 p m a rally at Sixth Avenue Baptist Church will present Sunrise Mountain Bible Conference with Rev John Hess McComb D D of Broadway Presbyterian Church New York as speaker gospel pianist Rev Hubert Swetman of Boston will perform The second service will be Friday at 7 45 p m with Dr McComb delivering a Bible message and Mr Swetman playing piano Both services are open to the public Conference speakers from June 1 to September 6 include Rev John Clark Rev John Wertzen Rev Walter McDonald Rev Herbert Lockyer Rev William Ward Ayer Rev Donald Gray Barnhouse Lawrence McGuill Walter Kallenbach Rev Vincent Brushwyler and others.
The Johnsonville Daily Vacation Bible School meets for its second week at Johnsonville Presbyterian Church with theme The Church and Its World Mission focusing on Latin America. Activities include worship Bible study mission study recreation music and handwork. The final program and handicraft exhibit occur Friday July 2 at 7 45 p m with all students taking part.
Died notices and funeral details for Dennis J. Ryan, Anthony Sanzo, William Stevens, James H. Sweeney, Seron Heghinian Topatian family, Willian J. Turley, and Rachel McMath Wickert. Each listing provides residence, relatives, service times, churches, and burial sites with dates in 1943. Interments include St Joseph, St Mary Cemetery, and Oakwood.
The three day state convention of the Military Order of the Purple Heart will be held in Troy with a reduced attendance. Activities include Patriot's Night, general sessions, war plant tours, and a memorial service at Monument Square. Notables such as National Commander William Thomas will attend. reservations for the convention dinner close Friday night.
Staff Sergeant Frederick N. Bird of Lebanon earns the Air Medal for more than 100 hours of flight in combat and adverse weather. The ceremony, led by Lieut. Gen. Simon Buckner Jr., honors rescues near Riska and other operations with the Alaska Defense Command air wing.
Registration for the full season at the Fresh Air Home in Grafton will be held today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Health Center on State Street and Seventh Avenue. These will be the only two registration dates unless another is required later. All children wishing to attend the two week periods at the Home must register today.
Dr Reet Brinsmade Bontecou a former Troy physician died Saturday at Clifton Springs after retiring in 1934 Born December 1 1864 in Washington DC he studied at Albany Academy Gunnery Williams Harvard and Columbia and served in the Army Medical Corps rising to major He later worked as medical referee for the Veterans Administration and lived in Clifton Springs Survived by wife Lula and four daughters and one son Funeral held in Clifton Springs with interment in Oakwood Cemetery Troy when convenient
The Troy Burns Club and Auxiliary plan a Thistle Day basket picnic Saturday at Glenwood on Russell Sage College grounds. John T. Campbell presides. David C. Lithgow leads a quiz. prizes are War Stamps. A 6:30 p.m. basket lunch and twilight program follow with Piper David Murray, and Albany groups Clan Macfarlane and Daughters of Scotia attending.
Miss Mary E. Jacobs supervised a piano recital at the YWCA last night with twenty two pupils performing before an audience of parents and friends. Participants included Joan and Jean DuCuennois Theresa Ann Vacca Anne Facteau Edward Picken Timothy Quinlan Barbara Schoonmaker Marilyn Martin Patsy and Nancy Townley Joan Richards Scott Jackson Ann Fromeil Anne Sheary Paul Sahagian Anna Kolian Geraldine Backensto Willard McNary Patty Biehl Anne Parker Margaret Smith and Jack Purcell.
A lifelong Ida Hill resident pictured as a St. Francis de Sales Church choir member. Former amateur dramatics supporter who played a detective in Stop Thief. Ex Emerald Baseball finance committee member and, for 14 years, part of a city public safety department. Find him on Page 13.
Ninety degree temperatures that began Saturday wore down a granite block pavement on Congress Street at Second Street. By yesterday afternoon a 12 foot bulge rose over a foot above the ground while a concrete bond remained intact. Public Works crews barred the area. Public Works Commissioner Thomas F. FitzGerald noted such bulges are not frequent but not unusual.
The Rensselaer City Republican Committee met last night and did not select a mayoral slate. They discussed several names for city posts and scheduled a joint meeting with the County Republican Committee in Troy on Friday to finalize candidates. Names considered included James Stevens for mayor and Edward Bonacker for city clerk.
John C Zimmer father of Assemblyman J Zimmer died last night at his home after four weeks illness. Born in Lincoln Nebraska he moved to Troy as a youth and lived in the Fourteenth Ward. He was a cigar maker and foreman at Quinn Bros Co. Survived by widow Josephine Cudah six children and four sisters. Funeral plans incomplete.
Corinth man Corliss Ramsey is jailed in Ballston Spa awaiting grand jury action after allegedly stealing two cars Saturday night and ramming one into guard rails on Spier Falls Road. Ramsey, previously held four weeks for theft of three other cars owned by Harold Mills and Emil Willett, is charged with taking cars owned by Victor and Frederick Pike, with the Pike car wrecked. Both Pikes reside in Corinth.
Local Second Regiment units from Yonkers Mount Vernon White Plains Peekskill and others set up for a ten day field training at Camp Smith Peekskill while First and Sixth Regiments depart for home. About 280 Second Regiment members plus 700 total in NY State Guard are involved with troops from Troy Cohoes Hoosick Falls Schenectady Amsterdam Gloversville Saratoga Springs and Glens Falls. The First Battalion travels to camp while wartime transport delays shift schedules. A few relatives bid farewell including Mrs Ogden J Ross wife of Brig Gen Ross serving in the Pacific theater.
An award of 1094.51 was granted to John M. Schumaker by Referee Lyman Wilburn for loss of use of 15 percent of his right hand after a work injury while employed by W. J. Cowee Inc. Other awards included Volney Robinson 457.70 for 15 percent loss of left foot and Wahler Olurzack 276.96. Sebastian Cicarelli and D. & H. Railroad personnel received 267.74 for disability periods. Love man Durkee received 892.37 for left foot loss and prior award rescinded, Edward Tuthill and Albert E. Clermont for left hand and prior award rescinded, Fred Goldie. Faith Knitting Mills Inc. 407.32 for finger impairments with prior award rescinded.
Lieutenant Eunice Blackie of the Salvation Army will be guest at a farewell service Sunday at 8 pm. Major Eric Smith announced the move from the Troy Temple staff noting she came from Ohio and has been ordered to a new assignment with the locality to be announced.
The graduation exercises were held Monday at 9 30 a m in the school auditorium for a class of 31 pupils. Diplomas and preliminary certificates were awarded by Miss Elizabeth M Hyland the principal.
Two Rensselaer County men, John W. Hayes and Frank E. Cooley, were elected state commander and senior vice commander at the New York G A R encampment in Syracuse. Retiring state commander James A. Hard spoke of wartime fears and today’s trained soldiers, noting youth’s fear but readiness to fight. Other officers named included Robert M. Rawnd and John E. Banks. Hayes was previously Troy’s Memorial Day honorary marshal.
Playground directors will attend a training institute at Arcadia Frear Park on Friday June 25 to prepare for Troy playground openings the following Monday. The program opens at 10 a.m. with welcomes by Edward A. Wachter and Mayor Frank J. Hogan then speakers address the need for correct information and safety measures.
Mrs. James Powers, 43, of 413 First Street, sustained a bruise and shock about 7:45 a.m. yesterday when a car owned and driven by Frank Gorke collided with a second car driven by George L. Cutler at the Congress Street bridge entrance. Dr. J. H. F. Coughlin attended Powers. Cutler told police he was westbound when Gorke’s car, proceeding ahead, struck the rear of Gorke’s vehicle.
Peter John Cerkowski of Stillwater was arrested and charged with second degree assault and robbery in the home of Esse Dodge two miles north of Mechanicville. Dodge identified the suspect. he was arraigned before Judge Howard J. Reilly and is held in Saratoga County jail for examination.
War Department announces Corp. Henry A. Houle of Cohoes listed among four U S soldiers killed in action in various theaters. His death had been reported earlier.
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