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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1949
Page
3
A fire destroyed the six year old Sherman Grads School in Ogdensburg yesterday. About 300 students were led out safely by teachers with no injuries reported. The roof and tower collapsed and the wooden interior burned in under an hour as volunteers fought the blaze for two hours.
The City of Troy received gifts from the French Gratitude Train via New York Stars. Mayor John J. Abern announced plans to display them in the business district before later transferring the collection to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The items include a history of the French L'Kedla Polytechnique and images noting Catholic population statistics.
Display includes dolls in French costumes brasa ehell casings and a series of paintings and booklets depicting life in France.
Oekar Von Hindenburg, son of Germany's former president and alleged Nazi offender, will be tried by a denazification court next Monday in Lueneburg. Prosecution witness Franz Von Papen, Hitler's wartime envoy in Turkey, is expected to testify that Von Hindenburg influenced his father against Hitler's side. Papen had recently appealed a conviction as a major Nazi offender.
Local residents include Mrs Bernadette Yella in Albany Hospital and visitors to Schenectady. Miss Marie Ross received an honor certificate from Mildred Eley Secretarial School and is a Whitehall High School graduate. William Herzog Jr and Mary Herzog sail on a goodwill tour aboard the USL Manchester under Admiral Conolly. A group from Hartford High School joined a play day program with girls from the School of Physical Training.
Stephentoen Mies Mary LaValle of Pittsfield Maas spent the weekend with her friend Miss Alice Smith here. Mr Evan Williams of Konwan' was the weekend guest of her cousins Mr and Mrs Leonard Smith and family here.
Washington dispatch outlines Hoover Commission findings urging Treasury to curb political appointments and tighten supervision of lending and agencies. Proposes central Treasury oversight, transfer of FDIC, Narcotics Bureau shift to Justice, and a national monetary council to unify policy.
Final plans for the 45th anniversary dinner dance of Mandela Fremtid Lodge Trane Sisterhood of Troy will be outlined by Mine Esther Jensen at a Danish Brotherhood Hall meeting tonight. Helen Gailey presides and Dora Rasmussen reports on the recent card party. games feature Thekla Osterberg Marion Clark Edna Wider and Irma Sosa as hosts.
Washington UP report shows 94 individuals earned 1 million dollars plus before taxes in 1946, a sharp fall from 518 in 1940 and 2220 at an all time peak. The Treasury released figures detail 1346 top earners, with 53 earning 1.5 to 2 million and 36 at mid ranges. Taxes paid by these high earners totaled about 110 million, while half of all taxpayers earned under 2000 and half paid most income taxes.
Stillwater Varty members of the Beliyrater Fire Department met Monday evening to announce plans for the emasal fair and parades at Clifton Park in May. Lawrence McDonald was voted into membership and a parade for the Garatega County Fire Chiefs Convention was approved. Donations were approved for the American Legion and Peter Purcall Post. Next meetings set for April 4 with refreshments by local officers. Community notices include church committees meeting and a Republican Club gathering with card games and refreshments, plus a clothing drive by Circle I of the Women’s Society to send garments to Virginia.
Buskirk Mr and Mrs Duane E Burch of Hoosick Falls visited Mr and Mrs W E Burch Sunday. Mr and Mrs Guy Eddy were recent guests of Mr and Mrs Warren Buell of Greenwich. Misses Sandra and Merry Jane Ames of Cambridge were guests Saturday of Mr and Mrs Guy Eddy. Mrs Florence McLean of Johnsonville, who has been a guest of…
M. Maley and Mr and Mrs Charles Dick of Pitts Town visited Dowdetee Mire. The group spent time with ME Me.
South Cambridge Mrs. Mra. M. BR. Goodrich of Troy visited Mrs. Bertha Goodrich Saturday. Lyndon J. Wallace collects Wed Cross contributions for District No. 5. Mrs. Raymond Harrington recently visited Mr. and Mrs. Edward Walker of Troy. Nelson Bassett, ill, is improved. Call at the Bassett home by Mr. and Mrs. Leopard Bassett of Johnsonville and Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Lee and children of Troy.
Petersburg Star Chapter 608 will hold a pancake supper March at 6 pm at the Masonic Hall Star Lodge F A A M conferred the third degrees of John Green before a large attendance at the Masonic Hall this week. The lot owners of Meadow Cemetery will meet today at 6 pm at the Methodist Church Hall to discuss plans for incorporating the cemetery. The Peters burg Home Bureau hooked mat class will meet this afternoon at Mrs L B Watery home for their frat lesson led by Mrs Ernest Haas. At the Women's Society for Christian Service meeting at the Methodist Church Hall the group entertained Berlin W808 Barlin OW W and Grafton W208.
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