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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1949
Page
1
New York based aviator Bill Odom rises as an air age legend before turning 30. The lean adventurer resembles Lindbergh in looks and ambition and thrives on piloting any aircraft. At 20 he already earned a reputation for daring history making flights.
The article recalls Howard Hughes and Milton Reynolds aboard the Reynolds Bombshell as Odom breaks a 1947 world record by flying 20,000 miles in 18 hours 66 minutes 56 seconds, then shatters the prior mark 73 hours 5 minutes 1 second later after a Chicago start in August. It notes Odom's later China observers flight and his extensive hours in myriad aircraft, including wartime service with the British ferry command and the Hump route in India.
Margaret Truman daughter of the President is named our woman of the year by the Harvard Hasty Pudding Club. The club invites her to sing in its 1948 musical Tomorrow Is Manana and notes a long line of famous families who have appeared in shows. The letter calls her kindred in spirit and praises her courage and devotion to the arts.
Chester A Robdau longtime Colonie official and milk dealer died at his Troy Shuker Road home after a long illness. Born May 27 1877 in Colonie he served as secretary and trustee at Newtonville Methodist Church and is survived by his wife Bette Warner and sister Carrie Pateman. Funeral services will be at Newtonville Methodist Church with burial in Albany Rural Cemetery.
Police Chief Frank B. Kendall reported that parking meter receipts for IMD in the first two months of 1946 rose to 4878.91, more than double the 1945 period and nearly 600 more than the previous year. January totals were 2341.64 versus 2040.33 last year. February 23596.06 versus 2065.50. He attributed the gain to stricter enforcement and greater turnover with more than 100 meters removed from business streets, maintaining that receipts would not drop.
A dispute over ownership of borrowed harness equipment between Earl French of Poestenkill and a 25 complaint against Richard was settled by civil compromise, ending the contention.
Justice Bly stated that Quinn Teal and Augustine agreed to pay $100 as full damages and $1.58 court costs each after a negotiated compromise. Ely noted the agreement was authorized on the premise that intent to defraud was in dispute and no public trial would yield a benefit.
William A. Dumbleton, son of Mr and Mrs Stephen J Johnson of 54 Mt Pleasant Ave, receives a National Conference of Christians and Jews Brotherhood Week citation for helping promote brotherhood. He studies at New York State College of Teachers Albany for a bachelor of arts degree. The award was one of two given by the national group.
February arrests for major crimes in New York State edged down from January totals, state corrections commissioner John A. Lyond reported. A total of 2,008 arrests for major crimes were recorded as of the report.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate January figures: 40.4 percent of persons charged with rape, 33 with homicide, 17 with manslaughter by negligence, and eight with arpos. The text also references Essomena and mentions attempted thefts and arrest counts, but details are unclear.
Edward Robbins a 17 year old from Lathams New York won a brand new bicycle in Wells and Coverly’s Boys Shop contest for the best answer to a Archie magazine prompt Unique Suggestions on How to Run a Party The bike is on display in the store and will soon be ridden to Watervliet High School where he is a freshman He has five brothers and a sister and this is his first contest win at the store
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