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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1943
Page
13
Pvt. George J. Bowen, brother of Thomas A. Bowen of 41 119th Street, was listed by the War Department yesterday as missing in action in the North African theater of operations.
Maurice Callahan of Johnsonville thanks all who assisted during the illness and death of his wife and expresses gratitude from the Cupolo family to relatives neighbors clergymen and friends for mass offerings floral tributes and sympathy messages after the bereavement.
In Memoriam entries for Joseph Merritt Bloomingdale Sally Ross Galarneau and Lorenzo Rosekrans recount deaths and memories. Also birth notices list Susan Lorraine Batson Mary Diane Burke Nancy Jane Robert and other newborns with parent names and hospital details. Includes multiple families and dated commemorations from June across years.
Delegates to the Military Order of the Purple Heart state convention arrive in Troy for meetings with the election of state officers set for tomorrow afternoon. Registration at The Hendrick Hudson tallies 100 delegates with more expected. The event features social activities for delegates and wives, a 10 am start, a memorial service at Monument Square and a 2 pm election. George D. Caswell chairs the convention committee.
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices dated June 1943 from Hudson Falls and nearby towns. Names include Crogan, Golden, Hayner, Hughes, Linendoll, Messina, Mulvey, Snook, Zimmer with relatives, churches, cemeteries, and service details listed for St Marys, St Patricks, Oakwood, and other local locations.
Dr Elizabeth Palmer age 40 of 71 Second Street was treated at Samaritan Hospital for a compound nasal fracture and facial bruises after a collision with an ice truck on Fifteenth Street south of Christie. She was driven to the hospital by Howard Madsen, with Patrolman Harry Anslow and others at Central Police Station filing reports.
A second registration period for the Troy Times Fresh Air Home at Geastan will be held 7 to 9 pm Monday at the Health Center on State Street and Seventh Avenue. Several vacancies remain for the first two week period as parents working in war industries contribute weekly fees for child care. The group plans a trip to Grafton next Wednesday and aims to register children for all upcoming two week periods.
The Republican party names Ahern as their mayoral candidate while the Democratic nominee is former Sheriff Daniel W. Carhart. The county clerk Collins submits a resolution praising American heroism in launching the municipal campaign.
The Labor Party and American Labor Party designate Troy and Rensselaer County offices for fall races. John S. Finch seeks Assembly District 2 endorsement. I Nathan Sidman named District Attorney. Ahern to head municipal government amid Republican alignment. Thomas H. Brown and Robert T. Murray receive endorsements. Joe McLoughlin named City Treasurer. Ahern urged for civic efficiency amid war effort context.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a Fort Edward soldier captive and a city treasurer candidate McLoughlin, with wartime context and a telegram from the War Department. The text also hints at Japanese actions and the fall of Bataan, but specifics are unclear. Names include McLoughlin and Caputo in a wartime administrative frame.
Captain John M Keeley former Troop G commander now heading Troop D Oneida received a doubled original War Bond gift from a civic testimonial dinner in Troy. A cash contribution to the Rensselaer Chapter American Red Cross was added. Treasurer Ray mond F Cipperly reported the final figures while Chairman Daniel W Carhart lauded committee members and local newspapers for their support.
Republican leaders in Troy convened a party meeting detailing endorsements and resolutions. Speakers praised independents McLoughlin and Brown for principled stances, urged strong law enforcement, and backed Dewey's leadership. Committee appointments followed and war effort pledges dominated despite inclement weather.
Scout Troop 18 of the Jewish Community Center held a well attended parent night with knot tying first aid and signaling demonstrations. Second class pins were awarded to Bernard Butler Robert Shields and Sidney Schemerhorn Flaming Arrow Patrol led by Leonard Filson won the inter patrol contest Benjamin Filson led the meeting while Louis Coplin was at Camp Smith with the New York Guard. Assistant scoutmaster George H Speidel Jr named. Multiple scouts passed tests Allan Tee Ronald Fournie Stanley O Grady George King Fred Ames. Troop 17 from Our Lady of Lourdes Church camped at Edward H Hyldeland property. Ernest Trankle of Troop 51 received dispatch bearer certification. Posters distributed by Carl Anderson and Ernest Trankle to merchants. Troop 21 Westminster Presby honored Rev Norman R Adams with a chaplain pin. Walter Winsack noted for outstanding troop achievement. Troop 50 St Paul the Apostle met in Gallagher's Woods performing outdoor tests with Join Downey Francis Buckley Alfred Trombley James Dundon Earl Gavigan. Theodore Piche Jr announced upcoming Army induction on July 1.
Edward J. Ronan, Troy War Price and Rationing Board comptroller, spoke at Townsend Club No. 2 about a typical day in the rationing office. He emphasized courteous staff, aid to applicants, and details on gasoline sugar and canned goods rationing, with visitors from Albany and delegates named for a Glens Falls meeting.
Nettie Baker of Waterford receives all property of her husband under a will admitted to probate by Saratoga County Surrogate George O. Tuck. She is named executrix. Letters of administration issued to Fred J. Frasier of Edinburgh in the estate of his wife Bertha J. Frasier. John Shoemaker of Victory Mills issued for estate of brother George Shoemaker. Lawrence Yonne of Clifton Park granted letters in Addie Youne estate. Personal property under 3900 dollars. real estate valued over 5000 dollars.
The veteran sports figure, long associated with Emerald baseball as player manager for twenty years and active in sports business, is identified in a wartime aerial photo. A Knight of Columbus leader, former deputy grand knight, organizer in the Alhambra order, and Parochial High School Athletic League governor, he remains a familiar sports supporter.
A fifteenth straight day of above normal temperatures presses Troy as officials report highs near 91.3 at 4 p.m. amid a statewide heat wave. Breezes kept peak levels down. 4 p.m. Troy unofficials hit 101. Limited relief expected from potential thunderstorms and humidity. gas rationing and a delayed pool opening compound residents’ heat stress.
Two people were injured about 9 40 p m yesterday in a motor vehicle crash on Averill Park Road near Snyder s Corners. Mrs Maria Rothenheber 46 of R D 4 Troy suffered forehead and left side bruises while her husband John 46 received a forehead contusion. A sedan owned by Fred Blackburn R D 4 Troy was left on the highway out of gas and Rothenheber driving his wife s sedan hit the rear of Blackburn s car. State Police Troopers J F Loftus and Geof Abbott investigated from Troop G barracks.
Six automobile owners summoned to appear before the Warren County War Price and Rationing Board on charges of violating the pleasure driving ban were ordered to surrender their gasoline ration books after hearings in Glens Falls. OPA enforcement checked county records. hearings led by Louis Rolling and J Ward Russell with J Burke Collins. Six books held pending Albany review. five others released after providing valid reasons for Sunday driving.
The Troy Times thanks donors to the Fresh Air Fund including T. F. A. B. in memory of F. B. W. and Hugh C. Morrissey. It notes an annual school pupil contribution and proceeds of a graduating class play. Other memorials include Delmer Runkles and Charles S. Ehrich with multiple donors named.
Julio Passignino won the third annual Soap Box Derby of Cub Pack I at the Northern Drive speedway, finishing in 33 seconds on a two tenths mile course. He earned the Cub Masters Trophy, held for a year with potential permanent possession if he wins again.
Probate records show Edwin Taylor of Moreau bequeathing 13 shares to Fort Edward Methodist Church with Annetta Taylor named executrix. Other Taylor heirs include Reuben J. Taylor and several siblings. Money bequests to Etta Dorrete Freeman and Ruth Ebert. residual estate split between a son and a daughter. personal property valued at 500. Letters granted to George E. Smith of Maplewood for Georgianna E. Smith estate.
Two youths were slightly hurt when a bicycle they rode struck a truck fender on Ferry Street. Joesph Ma Street sustained a cut to the right elbow and Thomas Maithe of 160 Hutton Street received back bruises. Frank W. Humphreys, driving a truck owned by Don DeLee and Seve Aver nis, reported turning left into a garage driveway as the bicycle traveled west. The probate of Mrs Albina Belanger’s will left a 5300 estate to husband Joseph L. Belanger of Green Island.
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