Million-pound salvage shows Troy drive for war material
Troy Industrial Salvage Committee reports another million pounds of scrap collected last month led by chairman R O Kennedy and secretary Samuel W McCochrane. The total since the drive began exceeds 18 million pounds, with items including paper iron copper and rubber from numerous local firms. Also a Central News Agency dispatch notes over 1,000 Japanese troops drowned in the Yangtze River near Anhwei Province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
R. O. Kennedy
War Production Board
Washington
Samuel W. McCochrane
Chamber of Commerce
Troy Industrial Committee
Albia Box & Paper Co
the Beattie Mig. Co
Beanttit Mills, Inc
Beht-Manning Corp
Cohees Silk
Cellar City Creamery
W. J. Cowen, Inc
Cluett
McCreary Machine Works, Inc
G. W. Maxon & Co
Mohawk Paper Mills, Inc
Chungking (P
Yangtze River
Tungjiu
Anhwei
Petersburg Man Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Assault
Elmer Burdick, 48, of Petersburg pleaded guilty to second degree assault in Albany County Court after striking Earl Butcher, 23, of Hoags Corners, with a steel tubing during a shift change at Ludlum Steel Corp. Butcher suffered a fractured skull and Burdick was released on $1,000 bail. sentencing set for June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Burdick
Petersburg
Albany
Burdick
Earl Butcher
Hoags Corners
Ludlum Steel Corp
Butcher
Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace Nordin J. Shambrook
Colonie
Pomona Honors Fifth Degree Ceremony at Hoosick Grange
Fourteen candidates were initiated at the Rensselaer County Pomona Grange meeting held at All Saints Parish Hall Hoosick Fayette Binck Pomona master presided The class included Mr and Mrs Paul Clark Brownell and several others from Hoosick Brunswick and East Greenbush The charter was draped in memory of A G Hayner of Melrose Officers and guests spoke on county agricultural work and exhibits Attendance reached 1123 Grangers from five units attended with next meeting set for West Sand Lake on Sept 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer County
Pomona Grange
All Saints’ Parish Hall
Hoosick
Fayette Binck
West Sand Lake
Pomona
Paul Clark Brownell
Dorothy Prince
Vera Cipperly
Elizabeth Carr
Eleanor Olson
Ethel Hewitt
Edythe Smith
Arlden Olson
W. Robert Bentley
Charles Hoffman
James Wilwol
George Cipperly
East Greenbush
Charter Draped
A. G. Hayner
Melrose
J. Henry Lerch
Ketheryn Myers
George W. Bovie
Rensselaer County Agricultural Board
Allen A. Hayner
Brunswick
Almon Hewitt
Hoosick Grange
Maybelle Hayner
West Sand Lake Grange
Ehusworth Stevens
Retired Troopers Save Two Noted Horses from Auction
Two famed New York State Police horses Pat Grey and Gaudy will retire to the Hutton estate in retirement after remaining in service at Saratoga Springs. Pat Grey, owned by the Troop G Civic Association, once won top jumping honors at Madison Square Garden and will not be sold. Gaudy, the last of the original 275 mounts, served decades across eastern New York, escorting dignitaries and patrolling from Albany to the Canadian border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Grey
Gaudy
New York
Old Troy
Saratoga Springs
Sergeant Hutton
Pat ‘ Grey
Troop G Civic Association
Hutton
Civic Association
Dr. Paine
Rochester
T Pat Grey
Ireland
Canada
Paine
Corp
al] Rasmussen
South Glens Falls
Albany- Schenectady
New York State
Catskill
Adirondack
Navy
Josephus Daniels
Schenectady
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Indian Lake
William Cashon
Glens Falls
Cashon
Syracuse
Albany
New York City
Madison Square Garden
Navy Cruiser to Seek Recruits in Troy This July
A Navy recruiting trailer staffed by WAVES SPARS and Marines will visit Troy on July 2 and 3 to explain enlistment options for women. Recruits sign will be sent to New York City for initial processing and college training is offered for preliminary education. Most common roles include yeomen storekeeper radio operator with several other ratings such as hospital apprentice aviation machinist and parachute rigger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Troy
Marines
New York City
Frank J. Hogan
Women’s Reserve
Hayes of Hoosick Falls Commissioned Second Lieutenant
Havard E Hayes of Hoosick Falls was commissioned a second lieutenant after completing the officer candidate course at Fort Benning Infantry School. He joined the Army October 19, 1942, trained at Camp Croft, and rose from corporal to lieutenant. A Hoosick Falls High School graduate, he attended Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havard E. Hayes
Hoosick Falls
Army
Infantry
Fort Benning
Camp Croft
S.C
Hayes
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Faithful horse Gaudy May feted in naval celebration
S., French, and English naval celebrate Gaudy May, a horse that made a 200 mile round trip with 24 horses in ten days. Records show 23 years in service with an average of twenty miles per day for the first 15 years. A toast in the bar racks honors her faithful service and winning spirit.
White House Lauds Heavy Bomber Group in India
Maj. Gen. Clayton L. Bissell praised the group at an Indian base for a glorious record in Burma and Thailand. The unit, with roots in World War I, earned a president's citation for duty against Japanese forces from Jan 14 to Mar 1, 1942, including long range bombing over the Philippines and Dutch Indies to Java. In May they dropped 1.4 million pounds of explosives on over forty targets, with over 100 tons in a single day, as crews faced adverse weather and heavy enemy air defenses. The report lists numerous pilots, copilots, navigators, bombardiers, and other crewmen by name and hometowns across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
India
Clayton L. Bissell
Tenth Air Force
Burma
Thailand
Lorraine
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
United States
Xxx Bombardment Group
Philippines
Netherland Indies
Java
Conrad F. Necrason
Cooperstown
James Barton
Binghamton
Allan Kass
New York City
Russell Codington
Hudson Falls
Robert Corrigan
Stamford
Leo Levi
Thomas Columbus
Buffalo
N. J
Eric Kyhlen
Brooklyn
Paul Paskey
Roselle
Lewis Harris
Richard Clements
Larchmont
Tech Sergi
Military Roster Noted Names and Locations Listed
The list documents numerous service members and their hometowns across Connecticut New Jersey New York and Rhode Island with varied ranks including staff sergeants technicians corporals and technical sergeants. Names include Adolph Scolovino John Craigie Henry Ley Francis Diegman Ralph Perrone Frank Chi arrelio Daniel Sbarra Adrian Ablaza Elmer Lewis William Carver Martin Flanagan Robert Egnor John Imre Kenneth Marks Robert Murphy Joseph Cushman Robert Mayotte Eliott Ryan Robert Banner John Baltes James Ryan Don Myers Henry Caldwell Irving Van Valkenburg Samuel Keyser Walter Rozell and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Scolovino
Providence
R. L. Tech
John Craigie
West Haven
Conn
Henry Ley
New Haven
Francis Diegman
Kenilworth
N. de
Ralph Perrone
New York City
Frank Chiarrelio
Bridgeport
Conp
Daniel Sbarra
Woodside
N. J
Adrian Ablaza
Elmer Lewis
Trenton
William Carver
Rosemont
Martin Flanagan
Brooklyn
Tech
Robert Egnor
Catskill
John Imre
Bordentown
Kenneth Marks
Springfield Gardens
N. Y
Robert Murphy
Mt. Vernon
Joseph Cushman
Hastings-On-Hudson
Robert Mayotte
Hudson Falls
N.J
Eliott Ryan
Long Island
Robert Banner
Meriden, Sonn
John Baltes
Inwood
James Ryan
Sumit
Don Myers
Greenwich
Albany Fire Chief Wins $2000 Verdict in Auto Crash
Battalion Chief Philip W. Reilly of the Albany Fire Department received a $2000 verdict in Albany County Supreme Court on Wednesday for injuries from a December 1941 auto collision. Reilly had sued Edward Lieberman of Albany claiming chest back and arm injuries and a heart condition worsened by the crash as he responded to a fire call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip W. Reilly
Albany Fire Department
Albany County Supreme Court
Reilly
Edward Lieberman
Albany
Lieberman
Fire Department
Welfare Official Joins NY Public Welfare Board
Jesse Starbuck Warren County commissioner of public welfare elected as one of two vice presidents of the New York State Association of Public Welfare. Thomas W. 8. Jeacock of Erie County named president of the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Starbuck
Warren County
New York State Association of Public Welfare
Thomas W. 8. Jeacock
Erie County
County Road Repair Under Way in Rensselaer County
County highway officials say winter damage to roads in Rensselaer County is being repaired slowly due to labor shortages and parts delays. John W. Hansen notes crews from townships work regionally, with emergency switches of men to address urgent needs as material shortages persist. The aim is to reduce tire wear and car trouble, though long term fixes may Suffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer County
John W. Hansen
Troy
Renaselaer
Hansen
Grandmother Graduates With Hunter Geology Degree
Mrs. Catherine Rice, 32, of Minerva, earned a geology degree from Hunter College and revealed she is a grandmother. Her daughter is a current Hunter student, making the milestone part of a family graduating moment at the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Catherine Rice
Hunter College
Rice
Minerva
Hunter
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Marshall Eclipse
John A. Manning Paper Co. Inc
M. Nirenberg Sons, Inc
Noble & Wood Machine Co
Nirenberg & Sataman, Inc
New York Power & Light Corp
Putnam Knitting Co
Regal Art Press
Ross Valve Mfg. Co., Inc
Rototiller, Inc
Mfg. Co., Inc
the Stanton Brewery, Inc
the Troy Record Co
Troy Novelty Co
Walter Snyder
Whitehurst Printing & Binding Co
Housen Printing Co
John
Tilley Ladders Co., Inc
Troy State Training School
Troy Chain Co
James Thompson & Co. Inc
Whit's Underwear Co., Inc
Watervliet Iron & Brass Foundry, Inc
Wynantskill Mig Co
James T. Young, Inc
Mong
Adel Sor Troy
Navy “Cruiser
Boa
By Galbraith
White House
Flying
Beverwyck
Beverwyck Breweries, Inc
North Ferry Street
Nehi Bottling Company
Broadway
Weigel Beverage Company
Myrtle Ave
Swan Street
West Street Beverages
Cenral Avenue
N.Y
Fulton Lewis, JR. Wasrington
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