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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1945
Page
16
Obituary items mourn multiple local residents and families. The text lists memorials for the late Dr. Mandy and partners, names like Joseph Coreeace Fa, Mary Kate Chard, and Mrs. Hentz, with references to hospital births and a death in March.
Obituary notices list multiple deaths and funeral arrangements including Fannie Dodson widow of Julius Pletleyn of Los Angeles and Detroit, burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Bates family memorial mass. Bulmer mass in Albany. Connolly at Sacred Heart. Conroy officers killed in action. Cook Alice R Cook of Cohoes. Danaher mass at St Mary's. Fiset Joseph Sargent Fiset USAAC killed in France. Galbraith Hugh of Washington DC. Gorwey Goewey family service in West Sand Lake. Gronau Emma in Albany. Guire Edward and family at St Agnes. Hoffman Albert B. LaBoissiere Heien South etc. Siller Henry Miller memorial. Myers Edwin and Hattie. additional names with funeral details.
In Stephentown and Bennington areas a Cornell University specialist led 25 Home Bureau leaders through tailoring basics. She warned against relying on standard sizes, urging pattern selection by bust or hip inches and recommending organized, time efficient sewing blocks. Charts with standard measurements were handed out as plans for the next class at the Post Office.
The article describes Red Cross home nursing courses led by registered nurses with about 25 students per evening class. It covers detecting illness with thermometers, liquid and soft diets, meal presentation, and the classroom setup at the Proctor Building, stressing practical, hands on learning for home care.
George Webber a 70 year old man of North Greenbush was fatally injured when struck by an automobile owned and operated by 21 year old Thomas Amos Williams of West Sand Lake shortly before midnight on West Sand Lake Road near Snyder's Corners. Williams was driving about 35 mph as Webber walked east on the south side of the highway. Coroner Charles J. Cote and Troopers investigated and Webber died at Saint Samaritan Hospital.
Edward Olsen of the FBI Albany field office and Corporation Counsel E Stewart Jones spoke at the Troy Police Training School on Laws of Arrest and City Ordinances. An open discussion followed on legal procedures for arrests with Capt Frederick H. It bott introducing them.
Frank Rawner, 63, was arrested yesterday afternoon on a charge of legal use of a parking meter. Plainclothesman John Buehler and Traffic Officer John Hicker reported Rawner using a bottle opener on four parking meters near State Street and William Street. The bottle opener is held as evidence. Rawner will be arraigned in Police Court this morning.
The display features a bed cradle crafted from Burrel hoops to relieve bedding pressure and a bed table fashioned from an old door panel. A makeshift table holds personal items within reach of the patient while a hot pack wringer demonstrates safe use.
The price panel of the Troy rationing board released its February report on the 103 per cent men’s wearing appeal survey and 33 per cent food survey. It notes compliance actions, consumer complaints, and price information practices across foods, services, fuel, and apparel with several retailers agreeing to comply or refund, while others faced referrals or pending cases.
The Rensselaer County Victory Garden Council invites county students to enter a two section poster contest. Awards include blue red and green ribbons with cash prizes up to one dollar amounts. posters must read Victory Garden and be delivered to the Troy Public Library by March 25.
Rev Richargé Cummings of First Baptist Church is ill and will preach at the union Lenten service tomorrow at 7 30 p m at St Mark's Methodist Church. Rev Eurene Cunningham of Olivet Presbyterian will preside with Rev Seth N Genong of First Presbyterian Church of Lansing as speaker. Music will be provided by the First Presbyterian Church Choir.
Rensselaer County sugar bush owners ready for maple sap run as thaw near. Farmers expect sap to flow by March 35 if weather stays mild, with warm days and cold nights aiding syrup prospects. High lumber, fuel costs, and equipment expenses threaten small producers as larger operations anticipate changes.
Girl Scout Troop 11 resumes meetings at Whipple School led by Mrs. Emily Harold with a Brownie group and a sponsoring committee. Intermediates plan a rat luncheon at the First Presbyterian Church in Lansingburg. Miss Betty Mower leads with Miss Mary Large as assistant. Betsy Ross Troops host a Birthday Week tea at Haskell School for mothers and friends as girls work on international friendship projects.
Private Edward J. Petraitis of 624 River Street earned the Bronze Star Medal for a November 144 rescue in Germany. Despite heavy shelling, he marked a path through a mined area and helped evacuate wounded infantrymen, then carried them to safety with a mine detector operator. Petraitis joined the Army in 1941, served overseas since 1942, took part in D Day, and is with the Second Armored Division after graduating from La Salle in 1937 and attending Manhattan College.
The midnight curfew disrupts weeknight leagues, costing about 33 games per week and an estimated 560 games monthly. Tavern and bowling alley managers report offsetting losses through expanded lunch programs, while some see co operation citywide and expect a short-term measure to conserve fuel and power.
City Clerk James McGrath announced February dog licenses in Troy total 1224 since the 1945 season began, about 30 percent of all licenses issued. Many new purchases come from residents under the impression licensing is optional without streets.
The annual meeting of the Troy Conference Historical Society will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Fifth Avenue Methodist Church on State Street. Rev. Luther A. Brown D D will preside. The society includes clergy and lay members from Methodist churches in the Troy District of the Albany Conference area.
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