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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1943
Page
5
Edward Coyne, 52, homeless, was ordered to serve 30 days in Fensselaer County Jail by Judge James F. Byron after pleading guilty to public intoxication in Troy Police court. Arrest occurred at 1:30 a.m. by Officer Edward J. Martin. The piece notes the Montreal melon origin from Montreal, Quebec.
The Behr-Manning plant at Watervliet launches three paid trainee courses at the Troy State War Training School in the Eat & Wilson Building. Fifteen men train in machine shop work for five weeks, followed by a three week shop course for about ten, plus a ten person electrical testing class next week. Trainees will work eight hours daily six days a week and be paid during training. The program aims to reduce skilled worker time and avoid early attrition by providing structured shop experience. Interested applicants may contact the school. entrants must not be in essential occupations or subject to military service.
Dr Leon K Jones of Washington State College reports a cross between a potato and a tomato as part of virus disease research. He predicts tomatoes atop and tubers below in the unusual plant, reflecting early agricultural experiments.
Trainees referred by Behr Manning Corp will train at the school without interfering with regular programs. New courses include blueprint reading shop mathematics and shop theory. George E Holliday announces a four hour class day with one hour theory and three hours practical work, each lesson a complete unit in machine practice.
FBI announced the arrest of Ernest Frederick Lehmitz on Staten Island for secret writing to German intelligence detailing New York troop and convoy movements. Lehmitz, a U.S. citizen and waterfront restaurant worker, was held on $50,000 bail and faces espionage charges with potential penalties up to death or 30 years in prison.
Funeral for Peter J. Mulvey, killed in an automobile crash at Kingston, held from James J. Clinton Brothers Funeral Home and St Joseph's Church. Rev Edmund J Burns officiated. Julia L. Walsh played the organ and sang during the service.
The fragment notes religious pieces performed at offertory absolution and recessional, with bearers Joseph F. Christopher Thomas D. Casey Michael J. Jubie and John J Butler. Burial listed as St Josephs Cemetery amid local rumor debunking.
The Record reports impounded Federal Aid for roads, with a total fund of 171 544 373 dollars for all states. New York receives 2 469 584 dollars, while 50 million is set aside for postwar highway planning and 20 million for emergency repairs after floods or storms. The act, passed by Congress, awaits presidential approval. funds would revert if not enacted.
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