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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1945
Page
15
The Baptist Church plans a Sunday School picnic at Central Park in Schenectady on July M. Attendees will gather for a community event with church members and visitors invited.
Funeral services for Rev Walter D Strangewar pastor emeritus of Jermain Memorial Presbyterian Church in Watersies and former pastor of United Presbyterian Courts of Troy were held at Jerssein Cearch stew. Clergy from nearby churches and many friends attended viewing the body at the church and paying last respects amid floral tributes. The service preceded burial at Albany Rural Cemetery with the Board of Sessions bearing the casket.
Watervliet to open city playgrounds Tuesday with equipment set up Monday. Joseph L. Lamb, director, announced supervisors chosen and summer program plans nearly complete. Birthdays observed at Third Avenue Methodist with party at Mrs. John Pickering's home. celebrations for Mrs. Charlotte Bonjukian and Miss Anna Mae Behuniak noted. picnic planned for Monday July 16 at Mrs. George Mansfield's Troy home.
S/Sgt Albert J O'Brien of Watervliet, son of Mrs Mary O'Brien and brother of Mrs George Cusack, was reported missing in July and later found alive as a German prisoner of war. A bartered gunner of a Liberator, he holds the Army Medal and the Distinguished Service Cross, presented at Remé Air Field on March 29. A Troy High School graduate, he worked for the New York Central Railroad before joining the Army Air Force in January.
Watervliet United Nations Clothing Campaign, led by Rev William J Clark of First Presbyterian, completed packing at Watervliet High School except for shoe pairing. Actual usable poundage reached 71423 pounds. Special thanks went to Rev Max O McCantley, civic groups, Fire Headquarters staff, teachers and pupils, parish churches, City Manager Frank T Mehar, Home Bureau volunteers, and all workers for sorting and packing efforts.
Thomas L. James of 2332 Broad Way will retire after 34 years as Watervliet’s longtime mail carrier on the same route. A farewell for James will be held soon by post office staff. He is the father of J Wilson James of Waterier and Bis Arthur E Johnson of Albany. Two Watervliet servicemen, sons of Mr and Mrs John Grantty, have returned home on furloughs. Pvt William J Gravity completed training at Fort Bragg G, and Sgt William J Gravity, veteran of the South Pacific, is stationed in Nebraska. William was a former Sacred Heart School coach and known in local athletics.
San Francisco reports Dr Yoruzo Oda a former judge of the International Court of Arbitration at The Hague and a noted authority on international law was killed in a Superfortress raid on Tokyo. Oda, once Japan’s good will envoy to Europe and a member of the Japanese Academy, had been missing since the raid.
Watervliet Selective Service Board 36 reclassified 31 registrants this week. Names include Everett J. Haba Bernard J. Mielewsei and Earl Bore Stertie Henogian Ed Iwward Reis in LA group. Several 2B and class 10 assignments cited with multiple individuals and two deaths noted since last reclassification.
American Legion Legnaré-Curtin Post will run a village pickup in Green Island starting at noon tomorrow. Members using a village truck will canvass streets to collect waste paper and rags, directed by Alfred Gareau and Oliver LaFlame. Residents should place items at the curb before noon to facilitate pickup.
Watervliet Republicans plan a reception for city ticket candidates at 1535 Broadway. A late August date will be chosen and committees to arrange the event will be formed by chairman Louis N. Paley. The meeting also discussed a summer outing.
Three year-old Johnny Palmore began a town-wide search for his missing dog Blago after losing his appetite and starting a hunger strike. His siblings Pade Bingo and Blackie also stopped eating, as grieving parents plead for help. The boy remained at the front door before retiring to bed.
Numerous obituaries outline deaths of Mrs. Lynwood Champine and Theodore Navin, with services at Cherry Piping Community Christian Church and St. Lawrence Church. The list includes Charles A. Doty, Howard W. Van Order, Mrs. Josephine Chamberlain, James A. Warnock, William J. Horton, and William Eugene Virgil, detailing survivors, residences, and upcoming funeral arrangements across Troy, Berlin, and surrounding towns.
Four deep water divers recount their toughest assignment as they search three miles down in the violent Columbia River for a suitable anchor point for a proposed dam. Army engineers study bottom conditions and submerged crate trials to confirm stability in the narrow Gorge reach.
Authorities investigate a heavy fish kill on Cattaraugus Creek near Goward as pollution from an unidentified source wipes out many game fish including black bass and yellow pike. Conservation officers and warden Titman called in mobile pollution teams to sample water and take larger fish for observation. The loss is described as one of western New York’s worst pollution related fish kills in recent years.
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