War era notes from the South End homefront
Roy Shudt reports on local soldiers and alumni visiting or stationed across the country and overseas. The piece lists many servicemen with home towns, family ties, and current postings from Fort Eustis to Pensacola, Lowry Field, Camp Pickett, and beyond, noting promotions, training, and era mood as nine months pass since last home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ryan
Fritters
South End
Benedict
Genevieve Kusky
Washington, D. C
Globe
Porky” Considine
North Africa
Tenn
Johnny Jones
The
Saratogian
Johnny
Fort Eustis Va
Troy Lad
Camp Peary
Joe Sheehan
John Sheehan
Bond Street
Bob Wiltsey
Ninth Street
Fort Logan
Cal
Alpena
Mich
LaSalle Field
Troy
Gloversville
Obie Slingerland
Obie
Albany
Bearcats
Naval Aviation
Pensacola, Fla
Ringmasters and locals join active Marine Corps ranks
Still the Ringmaster neth Dumas of Cohoes and Andy Sykela, son of Mrs. Mary Sykela, have begun boot at Parris Island. Many local families report sons in training or on leave, including Gerald Vday in England, Bill Kuhn in Washington, Al Lynch in Tennessee, John Vermilyer with bride in transfer, and several Watervliet youths finishing boot at Sampson.
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Corp
Harold Evertsen
Panama Canal Zone
Army
Sampson
Bob Meeson
Johnston Avenue
Cohoes
Ken Lyon
Mabel
Lves
R D
Schenectady
Wallace Wilson
Edythe Wilson
Fifth Avenue
Tom Golden
Bessie Golden
Wynantskill
Nappi Roullier
Saratoga Avenue
Camp Dix
N. J
Camp Clairborne
Nappi
Engineer Corps
Ken Dumas
Ken
Neth Dumas
Andy Sykela
Mary Sykela
Craig Street
Watervlet
Marine Corps
Parris Island
3. C
Cohoes Hi
Andy Watervlet
John O'Day
Egbert Street
Gerald Vday
England
Jerry
Bill Kuhn
Coast Artillery
Washington, D. C
Frank Kuhn
Third Avenue
Bill
Sergeant Sharp
AL Lynch
Camp Forrest
Tenn
Alpheus F. Lynch
Eighth Avenue
Watervliet
John Vermilyer
Alaska
Eugene Vermilyen
Grafton
Edna Currelmeyer
St. Paul
Mion
Joe Teson
Joseph Teson
Nineteenth Street
Ben Huskie
Benjamin Huskie
Second Street
Charley Parslow
Seaman
John ¥. Parslow
Jimmy Sullivan
Navy Enlists Two Trojans In World War I Era Note
Two Troy men Edward Joseph Martone of 680 Fourth Avenue and Donald Perry Elden of 457 Third Avenue enlisted in the Navy and were sent to the Navy Training School at Sampson. Chief Gunner's Mate Joseph Sullivan announced this to the local Navy Recruiting Office in the Rensselaer County Courthouse. Seventy two planes were downed in World War I by William A. Bishop, Canadian air marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sampson
Paul Matteson
Howard Matteson
271
Ninth Street
Paul
Don Pitcher
Ruth Smith
Hoosick Road
Sanford Pitcher
Mountainview Avenue
Upton
Camp Campbell
Corp
Bill O'Connor
Detroit
Bill's Ordnance
Walt Nal
Army Air Force Technical Training Command
Grand Rapids
Mich
Joseph B. Nial
Fourth Avenue
Frank Barhydt
Bijou
Gardner Hall
Sergi
Frank Bakhydt, Jr
Army Air Force
Fort Myers
Fla
Frank
St. Petersburg
Panama Canal Zone
Troy
Edward Joseph Martone
Donald Perry Elden
Third Avenue
Navy
Joseph Sullivan
Rensselaer County Court House
William A. Bishop
Crossword Puzzle Clue List From a Scrambled Page
A compact listing of crossword clues and partial answers across varied categories. Names, angles, and numeric codes appear tangled with terms like Chinese weight, Greek letters, and common crossword prompts. The readable fragments hint at a wide range of definitions, from celestial signs to building parts, with several items misprinted or incomplete.
Troy Library Displays New Books in Exhibition
The Troy Public Library adds numerous titles on display for one week. Notable entries include Journey Among Warriors by Eve Curle and Free Men Are Fightin by Oliver Gramling, with fiction selections from Elizabeth Daly to James Hilton and a children's room assortment featuring Ski Patrol and Little Navajo Bluebird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Public Library
Eve Curle
A. D. Divine
W. B. Duryee
R. T. Fuller
Oliver Gramling
S. W. Herman
Berlin
Dontald Hough
Bogota
W. M. Paxton
Colombia
Salem Rizk
Philippines
C. P. Romulo
Washington
W. O. Stevens
T. N. Wilder
Elizabeth Daly
Dr. Wassell
James Hilton
Nurse Merton
Louise Logan
Hope
Jeanette Seletz
M. M. Atwater
Manuel
Margot Austin
Jesus
Story Buble
Catherine Bryan
A. N. Clark
John
Eleanor Clymer
E. J. Coatsworth
H. B. Sheahan
Martha Washington
Amateur magician’s theft and cow accident headline ignite Cortland items
A rare Javanese pigeon and a rabbit were stolen from Dr Gordon C Peck as police chased burglars who entered a party through an open window. Fred Praasch was shot when a cow kicked his shotgun, wounding him in the thigh. Mary Pharand earned top scholastic honors at St Mary’s parochial, sixth in the family to do so. In Orchard Park a cemetery caretaker let sheep graze among graves to keep the lawn trimmed. Pennsylvania built its first castrations bridge in 1835.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glens Falls
Gordon C. Peck
Weary wartime travel advice for passengers and crews
The message urges travelers to pack light avoid showing off wardrobe excess and to travel midweek to ease crowded trains. It acknowledges a strained railroad system with 3,000 seasoned staff and new recruits, asks for passenger cooperation, and offers tips on baggage and avoiding weekend travel to Boston on the 7:49.
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Talcott Eliason
Pawling Avenue
Fred McKeon
Closson’s
St Joseph’s
Boston Naval Receiving Station
Fourth Street
Freddy Keville
Henry B. Gould
Lancoln Avenue
Great Bend
Kan
Pic
John Gould
Army Air Base
LaSalle Insitute
Behi Manning
Gould
Kansas
June C. Alward
Pleasantdale
Camp Edwards
Mass
Bob Robinson
Bob
Lowry Field
Colo
Derrick Filley
Fredrick C. Fille
Derrick
Miami Beach
Buckley Field
LHS
Williams College
Bernie Mantha
E Mantha
Miami Head
Sim & Co
Bo’ Ing
Bob Osgood
Camp Young Desert
Calfornia
Mass Ethel Osgood
A.C. Marsh
Irene Markham
Harry A Markham
Ida Street
Naval Training School
Cedar Falls
Smith College
Northampton
Naval Supply School
Hadcliffe College
Cambridge
Armed Forces
Frank Markham
Camp Croft
John Markham
Pacific War Zone
Pacific
Tom Simpkins
Frank van Tine
Rensselaer Street
John Miller
Greeneboro
N. C
Mike Miller
West Sand Lake
Doug Anderson
Elmer A. Anderson
Myrtle Beach
Florence
S. C., Army Air Base
Doug
Bob Kenna
John Kenna
Congress Street
Clyde Spiers
Chanute Field
Pyote
Tex
Clyde
Warren Spiers
Hank Jensen
Henry Real
James Street
Green Island
Camp Breckinridge
Joe Murphy
Watervhet
Henry
Frank Reiley
Camp Polk
Pete Recitelli
Jimmy McMahon
LaSalle
Siena
Avon Park
George Kunz
Leopold Kunz
Mt. View Avenue
State Teachers’ College
Sigma Lambda Sigma
Louis
Ekjar
Margery Madsen
Sixth Avenue
S. Paul Proctor
4Th ST
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Suargo Usairl
Persia
Answee
Troy Library
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Clara (Ingram) Judson
H. B. Kane
Abraham Lincoln
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Mounted Messenger
C. L. Meigs
Ethel Parton
FM Rock
Mary Urmston
Mia
Laura (Ingalls) Wilder
Patterna
Elizabeth Yates
Orchard Park
Friends’ Cemetery
Benjamin G. Baker
Friends’ Society
Pennsylvania
Crescent Cleaners & Dyers
Pinewoods
Lats
Rey
Alphonse
Gaston
Victory Garden
Suburbanville
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