Welfare Farm Gardening Plans Mapped
Plans for war time gardens at the Rensselaer County Welfare Farm were outlined after a conference with Douglas Hudson Samuel B. Dorrance and Al Kane. Last year seventy plots produced an average $75 crop per plot. This year twenty to 25 plots will go to County Welfare Department employees and forty plots to South End residents. Mayor John J. Ahern supports cooperation with the Victory Garden Organization. An assignment and plot reservations will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer County
Douglas Hudson
Public Welfare
Samuel B. Dorrance
al Kane
Welfare Farm
Hudson
County Welfare Department
South End
Welfare Home
John J. Ahern
Public, Welfare
Victory Garden
Victory Garden Organization
Dorrance
Troy Fire Apparatus Demonstration At Central Fire HQ
City officials and firefighters witnessed a morning demonstration at Central Fire Headquarters. Frank M. Ames, Fire Chief Carl A. Smith, William F. Luby, Ameda Bell, Walter P. Moloney, and others observed a film on modern equipment and a live show by T P. Sanders focusing on extinguishing electric, grease, alcohol, gasoline, and oil fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Fire Department
Central Fire Headquarters
Frank M. Ames
Public Safety
Carl A. Smith
William F. Luby
Ameda Bell
Walter P. Moloney
Martin B Stack
T P. Sanders
Jewish Youth League Service at Beth Israel Tonight
The Jewish Youth League will hold special services at Beth Israel Congregation tonight at 8 15 pm with Rabb Isaac J Teicher in charge. A symposium on The Story of the American Jew features Ruth Apt Estelle Siegel Bernard Adler and Marvin Cohen. An Oney Shabbos hour follows with hosts Mr and Mrs Simon Stanger. Other Sabbath services occur at Sharah Tephilah and Beth Israel today at 6 45 pm and tomorrow at 8 am. Sunday morning at 9 o'clock hosts sponsor father and son services by the Jewish Orthodox Brotherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewish Youth League
Beth Israel
Rabb Isaac J. Teicher
Ruth Apt
Estelle Siegel
Bernard Adler
Marvin Cohen
Tomorow
Jewish Orthodox Brotherhood
Grange Will Confer Degrees Tomorrow
West Sand Lake Grange plans a degree conferral tomorrow evening with third and fourth degrees for a large class. The program will be led by Chifford Moul’s degree team, with Wilbur J. Bower presiding. Mrs Merrill Zweig will speak and Ruth Prins will perform music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Sand Lake
Parole Release for War Veterans Vetoed by Dewey
Albany Governor Thomas E. Dewey vetoed a bill allowing parole or parolees honorably discharged since Pearl Harbor. He criticized parole as rehabilitation not punishment and left parole decisions to executive action. Dewey also vetoed a New York City school clerks salary bill, citing local home rule. A similar parole bill had been vetoed in 1939 1942 and 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Thomas E.i Dewey
New York State
Pearl Harbor
Dewey
New York City
City of
New York
Letters Granted On Three Estates In Rensselaer County
Judge Edward J. Donohue admitted to probate in the Rensselaer County Surrogate's Court the wills of Ella P Payne Catherine Langton and Kathryn B Hull. Payne leaves life estate to husband William D Payne with remainder to Bersheba George Barbara Jones and Colburn Jones. Langton leaves 3000 real and under 5000 personal with bequests to St Pauls Parish Little Sisters of the Poor St Vincent's Home and a niece Helen Dollard. residue to Helen Dollard. Hull's estate granted to husband Bertram G Hull. 1500 to a beneficiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Donohue
Rensselaer County
Ella P. Payne
Hoosick
Catherine Langton
Kathryn B. Hull
Pittstown
Payne
Wiliam D Payne
Walloomsac
Bersheba C. George
Barbara Jones
Colburn Jones
Syracuse
Sylvester E. Scott
St Paul's Catholic Church
Little Sisters of the Poor of
Troy
St Vincent's
Helen Dollard
Fifth Avenue
William OY
O'Connor
Hull
Bertram G Hull
Valley Falls
Seventeenth Ward Roll Fund Reaches 1941 Total
The Seventeenth Ward Honor Roll Committee reports a net fund total of 1941 dollars with 275 dollars in additional contributions this week. Alderman Henry E. Smith, treasurer, notes ongoing donations and plans for a new fundraising project. Residents urged to submit full names for new enrollees and check posted lists in ward stores. A public meeting is set for April 8 at 8 p.m. at the Twin Tong Steamer House, with Rev. E Eugene Cufiningham inviting all residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventeenth Ward
Ewining Steamer House
Henry E. Smith
E. Eugene Cufiningham
Ong Steamer House
Cunningham
Red Cross Drive Slump Promptly Rebuked by Industry Heads
Industrial management and business leaders faced criticism as the Red Cross War Fund in Rensselaer County reached only 60 percent of its goal. Leaders blamed complacent employers and urged recanvassing. Watervliet Arsenal reported progress with $15,000 raised and the drive continuing toward the overall target of $258,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Red Cross War Fund
Rensselaer County
First Baptist Church
John J. O’brien
Clueti, Peabody & Co. Inc
Joseph Rosenberg
Red Cross Fund Drive Reports Mixed Results Across Towns
The chairman James McNary reported a total of 40000 yesterday. Women canvassers under Mrs John Stanton Mahony reached 101 percent of quota with 15190. Many rural branches lag behind with Waterford and Green Island at small percentages. Lansingburg schools raised 589 while Schaghticoke hit 90 percent. Johnsonville exceeded its goal. Cohoes seeks more volunteers as recanvassing begins to boost donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosenberg
Recanvass
John J. Ahern
Wglress
Harold M J. Lewis
Watervliet Arsenal
A. G Gillespie
Gillespie
Red Cross
Watervliet
Waterviet
James McNary
John Stanton Mahony
Johnsonville
Lansingburg
Schaghticoke
Waterford
Green Island
Cohoes
Ensign Clarence Ko Lasher Commissioned in Navy Reserve
Clarence Ko Lasher of 5 Berk sure Drive East Greenousa completed training at Naval Air Station Pensacola Florida and has been commissioned an ensign in the Naval Reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ko Lasher
Berksure Drive
East Greenousa
Naval Ai Station
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Reserve
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grange
Hudson Valley Agency, Inc
Lawrence J. Collins
Edward A. Fitzgerald
Congress Street
Court House
Aloysius C. Kane
County Bureau of Old Age Relief
Isabel E. Slawson
Lillis A. Hull
Ruth H. Bladen
Harving Chasellis
Cert Tee
Will Recanvass
Elders
The
U.S
Warner's
Muhlfalder
Gol, Casper
Beautte
Esprayon Shanturg
River Street
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