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Newspaper

Troy Record

Location

Troy, New York, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1944

Page

11

Arsenal Worker Loses Room to Looters

The Detective Bureau investigates the theft from Roland Austin’s room at 2630 Sixth Avenue during his Watervliet Arsenal shift. Items stolen include a blue striped suit 50 dollars topcoat 50 dollars hat 7.50 shoes 7.50 wrist watch 36 ring 27 black overnight bag 7.95 portable radio 28.95.chargers

Arsenal Detective Bureau Roland Austin Sixth Avenue Austin Watervliet Arsenal Edward J. Houlihan William H. van Steenberg

Open House Scheduled by The Whipple School

The Whipple School Teacher Association will host an open house Monday evening. Displays of children's work will be shown in all rooms. The business meeting will be followed by a social hour with board members acting as hostesses.

Whipple School Eee Teacher Association

Card of Thanks and In Memoriam Notices

Card of Thanks for Carrie Rightmyer and multiple In Memoriam notices list bereavement acknowledgments, dates and relatives. Includes obituaries for Cassidy, Clarke, Cox, Desmond, Dewan, Herrington, Lawlor, Margosian, Myers, Southard, Walsh and others with funeral details and interment locations.

Rightmyer Carrie Rightmyer St. Mary's Cemetery Clarke Greenwich New York Elizabeth Clarke Arthur McAnn St. Joseph's Church St. Joseph's Cemetery Cox Schenectady Jane Elizabeth Bowman John Remsey Cox W. A. Teson Mason Chapel Second Ave North Proy Oakwood Cemetery Desmond Sarah Regan John Desamond Parker Bros Broadway Watervliet St. Patrick’s Church Albany Dewan Marie M. Dewan Catherine Cronin Thomas F. Dewan John J. Frank J James T William E. Dewan Walliam G. Hara Thomas C Bloomfield N. J William F. Smith Clarence G. Simmons Troy Bryce Fifth Avenue Lawlor George M. Lawlor Lucy P. Connell Mary &. Lawlor Elizabeth Alaridge Matthew J. Lawlor Third Ave St. Bridget’s Church St. Agnes Margosian Samaritan Hospital Rose Fokoyorian John Margosian Bryce Funeral Home Armenian Evangelical Church Elmwood Hill Cemetery Leonard Hospital Conrad Myers Elizabeth Marti Charles Myers Robert Schmidt Robert Sch Poestenkill Soutnard Emma _L. Gosha Frederick Southard Charles Gosha Vaccaville Calif Bryce Funeral Albany Rural Walsh Michael J. Walsh Mary Hanley John Philadelphia James England Mary Strohecker J. George Strohecker Cummings

School 16 PTA Plans Card Party and Food Sale

At the March PTA meeting in the School 16 auditorium plans were set for a card party and food sale on April 27. Mrs. Lloyd Austin presided. Miss Frances Dwyer named chairwoman. The Troy Council of Parents and Teachers to hold USO buffet at the Masonic Temple on April 23.

Parent-Teacher Association Lloyd Austin Frances Dwyer Troy Council of Parents and Teachers USO Masonic Temple Leon EB. Hoogsteel Pauline Raymond John DeLee Marjorie Dougherty Mary F. Fitzgerald Arleigh F Fish Michael Kilijian Marion Brothwell Miss Lawton Miss Barrett America Kathleen Eleanor Bailey Jeanne Cassavant

Troy Boys Club Maps Gardens For Spring Planting

Troy Boys Club members prepare to cultivate 245 acres under the Victory Garden program on the Joan E. Sambrook brook estate at Oakwood Avenue. Seventy five members will gather at 7 15 p m with executive director Edward A Kane to plan the season as 41 boys have signed on. John E Sambrook supports the project and plans a meeting of parents boys and the Victory Garden committee soon. Semi finals of ping pong pool and checkers start Monday and the Men’s Board meets at 5 p m with Raymond P Neitzel in charge.

Troy Boys’ Club Victory Joan E. Sambrook Oakwood Avenue Edward A. Kane John E. Sambrook Victory Garden Committee Raymond P. Neitzel

Endeavor Leaders To Dine in Watervliet

Christian Endeavor leaders from Troy area gather at First Presbyterian Church of Watervliet for a 6 30 p m dinner. Lois Ludowie chairs with Helen Thau and Rosalie Civalier assisting. James F Hargrave former NYS Christian Endeavor Union trustee to speak. Rev William J Clark to lead singing with Mrs John MacCochran on accompaniment. Edith Gordimier chairs dinner committee. Reservations close Tuesday night.

Christian Endeavor Troy First Presbyterian Church of Watervliet Lois Ludowie Union of Christian Endeavor Helen Thau Rosalie Civalier James F. Hargrave New York State Christian Endeavor Union William J. Clark John MacCochran Edith Gordimier

Man Held on Warrant Issued Four Years Ago

Earl Parsons, 26, formerly of Troy, returned from Milford Conn to face a bench warrant issued in 1939 charging burglary and larceny. He was lodged in Rensselaer County Jail after being extradited by state police officers. A Rensselaer County grand jury indicted him in October 1938.

Earl Parsons Troy Milford Conn F. J. Schoonmaker John Palle B.C. L Rensselaer County Parsons Rensselaer

Missing in Action Sergt William E. Shay Wins Praise for Red Cross

Staff Sergeant William E. Shay 19 year old Albany native and tail gunner in a Flying Fortress was reported missing in action February 25 after a Regensburg raid on the German factory. His mother Olive M. Shay a department buyer at Peerless Co. Store speaks of his Red Cross praise and hopes he is alive or a prisoner. He enlisted 1942 and served with the Eighth Air Force overseas since October 1944.

Red Cross William E. Shay Germany War Department Olive M. Shay Peerless Co Washington Avenue Albany Shay Flying Fortress Messerschmidt Regensburg Joseph Shay Red Cross Information Service Ohio Cathedral Academy Vincentian Institute Air Corps Eighth Air Force Robert U. S. Navy Joseph, Jr Maury Elizabeth Shay

Hudson River Crest Passes as Flood Threat Recedes

The Hudson River crest held at about four feet above normal after two days of rain and thaw. As temperatures fall and fair weather returns, rivers and smaller streams recede, with only scattered ice and snow remaining and flood danger unlikely unless heavy rain resumes.

Weather Bureau Hudson River Federal Dam Troy

Palestine Court Hosts Amaranth Officials in Lansingburg

District Deputy Grand Matron Grace J. Crawley and assistant grand lecturer John R. Simko visited Palestine Court Order of the Amaranth at the Lansingburg Masonic Temple. Crawley spoke on Amaranth work and progress, Simko on Our Obligations, and a unitory degree was conferred on a new class.

Grace J. Crawley John R. Simko Palestine Court Order of the Amaranth Lansingburg Masonic Temple Crawley Simko Jennie Howe Arnold Snyder Marie Nielsen Elsie Stanley Palmer White

Red Cross War Aid Captures Troops Heart

Excerpts from a letter by a young lieutenant in Italy describe how the Red Cross delivers comfort items. He notes the luxuries of a warm shower soap coffee and doughnuts and requests candy and a box to boost morale. The letter highlights daily hardships and gratitude toward the American relief effort.

Leutenant Italy Red Cross

Hibernians Honor St Patrick St Patrick’s Day banquet attended by Troy area groups

The St Patrick's Day banquet of Division 2 Ladies Auxiliary of the AOH was held at Pawling Inn with Division 8 members and delegations from Troy Rensselaer Albany. Toastmaster John F Costello introduced talks by Patrick J Ryan John H Culnton and Mrs Ann Lebentreit. Also featured were short talks by local presidents and performances by singers and Irish dancers.

HONOR ST. Patrick Order of Hibernians Pawling Inn Ann Lebentvitz John H Clinton John F. Costello Patrick J. Ryan Mary Coons Division Troy Rensselaer Albany John H. Culnton Ann Lebentritt Mary Patrick Garrison Army and Navy Union Ethel McCrean Trojan Post Hazel Crehan Anna Blair Cootiettes Amelia Roussell D. A Charles Crehan Lebentritt John Canfield Harriet LeBeau Mabel Henderson Betty Ethgott Ann Keating Mary Wallace Mary Wood

Payroll Bond Buying Drive To Be Pushed

Payroll bond sales in War Bond series EH F and G total 27.891 billion with 178 million redeemed through February. Paul H. Conway, new upstate payroll savings director, hails Troy progress and urges broader reach to small employers in Rensselaer and 47 upstate counties to boost participation.

Treasury Department War Savings Committee Paul H. Conway Syracuse Upstate Payroll Savings New York State Finance Committee Conway Troy Friends of St. Patrick’s Rensselaer

Birthday party planned by Haskell School group

Mrs James H Donnelly spoke on Children and Books at the Haskell School PTA meeting. Plans for the annual birthday party on April 18 were set with Mrs Paul E Weckmuller as general chair and Mrs Marvin Brown as co chair. Tic ket head is Mrs Hiram Patton with co chairs Mrs Thomas Treharne and Mrs Leslie Maltby. Room mothers include Mrs William McNulty and others.

Haskell James H. Donnelly Haskell School Paul E. Weckmuller Marvin Brown Hiram Patton Thomas Treharne Leslie Maltby

Troy Woman Receives medical degree at 92nd commencement

Miss Zevart Manoyian daughter of Marderos Manoyian of 1 Tenth Street earned the Doctor of Medicine at the 92nd annual commencement of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She is a Troy High School and Russell Sage College alumna. Ann Crowthers of 21 First Street was elected president of the House Presidents Assembly in Women's Student Senate at Syracuse University and is a junior in the College for Home Economics and a Kappa Gamma member.

Zevart Manoyian Marderos Manoyian Tenth Street Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Dr. Manoyian Troy High School Russell Sage College Ann Crowthers First Street Syracuse University Miss Crowthers College For Home Economics Kappa Gamma Sorority

Four Buildings of Stillwater Tissue Mill Destroyed by Fire

Fire of undetermined origin last night destroyed four buildings of the Stillwater tissue mill in the village center. The blaze, fought by the Stillwater Fire Department and the D. E. LaDow Steamer Company of Mechanicville, drew hundreds of spectators as a reflection rose high into the night. No injuries were reported. about 45 employees were on site but not in the heater room when the fire began.

Stillwater Tissue Mill Stillwater Stillwater Fire Department D. E. LaDow Steamer Company Mechanicville W. Arthur Collins Wood Flong Corp

Staged at Troy High delivers lively 44 Fling show

The 750 strong Troy High audience enjoyed the senior variety show 44 Fling staged at the school. Boogie woogie piano by John Bachinsky drew three encores and acts included Norma Nailor Marilyn Newell and Clifford Hopkins with pieces such as Old Man River and Stormy Weather.

Troy High School John Bachinsky Old Man River Clifford Hopkins Norma Nailor Marilyn Newell Troy High Red Skelton da Lent Bernie Adler Luella Dickerson Adelene Martuce Mucho Emily Katz Lee McGinnis Perry Massey Barber Shop VanArnum Farrell DeLee Cassavant Facultyes Leat Clark Virginia DeBonis Helen Felter Ruth O'Donnell Doris Pickering Aileen Lapino Mr.Stuarts J. Randolph Whitney Nazareth Chanderjian Shirley

Boy Scout Group to Map Ten-Year Plan

The Troy Area Council Boy Scouts of America plans a ten year development plan discussion with deputy regional executive Stanley Woodhead at Scout Headquarters Monday evening. The council lists district representatives and outlines camp repairs and committee meetings plus notable troop tests and new members across several local troops.

Troy Area Charles M. Hill Wayne F Koppes East District Willard VanVranken West District George E. Davis Cluett Richard L. Thomas Woodhead Scout Gregory M. Connolly Edward W. O'Brien Francis McKnight Roland H. Trathen Troy High School Stanley C. Zellner Clinton E. Rose Frederik F. Whiting Pleasantdale Public School St. Augustine’s Church Martin Ratigan Larry Hickey Thomas Donnelly James Forbes John Flannigan

St Josephs Parish Hosts St Patrick Day Party

St Josephs Church held its annual St Patrick Day parish party in the club last night. The program included cards and games followed by dancing with ground and square numbers and Trish Reels. Mae Aiken chaired the committee with John Kane as co chair.

St Patrick's Day St. Joseph’s Church Clb Mae Aiken John Kane Cochairman

Safety Engineers to Hear State Hygiene Supervisor in Albany

John W. McDowell of the State Labor Department will speak at the District Society of Safety Engineers monthly meeting in the Wellington Hotel Albany on Tuesday night on Safety in Industry. Joseph B. Downey will present Production with Safety motion pictures and Stanley G. Allen will preside.

John W. McDowell State Labor Department District Society of Safety Engineers Wellington Hotel Albany Joseph B. Downey New York State Insurance Fund Stanley G. Allen Wil Preside

Workshop Sessions Open At Y W C A

Miss Marion Cuthbert of the National Board YWCA leads Troy YWCA workshop sessions with a noon luncheon and a 2 pm meeting for advisors and councils. She outlines volunteer and professional roles, stressing organic ties to society and precise methods. Tea followed the address. morning session chaired by Mrs Paul Hemke discussed programs for Troy area women and girls.

Marion Cuthbert Young Women’s Christian Association Troy Y. W. C. A Cuthburt Misa Cuthbert

Pudgy Saves the Day Health Play At School 18

Health play titled Pudgy Saves the Day staged by Miss Elizabeth Daley grade 7A pupils at School 18 yesterday afternoon. Cast includes Delores Mandell Shirley VanEipps Marilyn Martin Helen Prestare Marian Luby Gloria Grecer Alice Songian Ann Breen. Marilyn Hamilton Health Club president presided. Shirley Woodruff read health percentages. Songs With Brush and Paste Help Our Crusade. Susan Sibblad solo. Isabel Chodikoff announcer. Mass Frances McMann piano accompaniment.

Pudgy Elizabeth Daley Delores Mandell Shirley VanEipps Marilyn Martin Helen Prestare Marian Luby Gloria Grecer Alice Songian Ann Breen Marilyn Hamilton Shirley Woodruff Susan Sibblad Isabel Chodikoff Frances McMann

Soldier Vote Bill Goes To Governor

New York Republicans push war ballot legislation for servicemen with Gov. Dewey. bill passed 88 to 48 in Assembly after Senate approval, amid Democratic charges of timing and voter access. Amendments extending rights to Merchant Marine and Red Cross were defeated.

Albany Thomas E. Dewey New York State Dewey Roosevelt Congress Steingut Senate Merchant Marine Red Cross

Compensation Law Reform Near

Albany reports a likely late today approval by the lower house and governor for workmen's compensation reforms. Bills would create a medical practice committee for treatment referrals, allow expert advisers for claimants, empower fines on insurers, criminalize fee splitting, bar interference with physician choice, allow up to 15 percent increases for justified awards, and raise total disability and death benefits for silicosis. The Senate sent a concurrent constitutional amendment legalizing bingo in New York City.

Albany Thomas E. Dewey New York State Senate Bronx Kings New York Queens Assembly New York City

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Troy, N. Y da. m. P Sa. m WM. E. Shay Colarusso Michael Colarusso Lampheebe Madge McGivern John W. McGivern Salmon Martha Schwartz Salmon Coffey Troy Hospital Eugene V. Coffey Troy Boys Club Sergt Palestine Trojan Hibernians Boy Scout Group St. Francis de Sales Church Thomas James Leonard John Drinkwine Bernard Canfield Robert Evers John Collins Donald Calkins Garnet Ronson Robert Wallace First Methodist Church Cohoes John W. Whitney Cambridge Mass Bar Ward St. John's Episcopal Church John Celeone First Avenue Methodist Church Victor Baniak St. Lawrence’s Church Harold Bayly Kenneth Davis Poestenhill Donald Bibb First Presbyterian Lansingburg Donald Jensen Robert Hunziker St. Joseph's Parish St. Patrick’s Party Y.W.C.A Elwin File Third ST Frears Hartigans Troy’s Reliable Cash Dept Congress St Ubs LSPA Ari
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