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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1945
Page
16
Mrs Mary Desa thanks Sisters and Priests of St Mars's care for prayers and support during illness. Neighbor Joseph and Dena and others assisted during their recovery after the funeral.
A long In Memoriam tribute and multiple death notices list survivors and funeral details for Marshall and Dobbs families, with March 1945 obituaries. Names include Peter Pubeda, Eva Beroud, Anna Theres, Mary Dobbs, and Daria Duel, among others, noting services in Watervliet Troy Cohoes and Albany areas and Catholic church rites.
A blazing heat wave set a record for the warmest March day, with temperatures hitting mid seventies to mid eighties across the region. The Weather Bureau warned the heat would continue, noting the prior record dated back to 1933, and described unseasonable growth signs like Forsythia blossoms and early lilac buds as Easter shopping surged amid summerlike conditions.
The Grst issue of a new school paper for Troy High School circulated yesterday. Victory T is named by Roslyn Patrick and produced by staff including Harry Cassavant Pauline McGonigal Arnold Wills co editors Hugh Hayward business manager and a full team of reporters columnists and typists. The next issue is set for April 20.
Dr. Harry Shulman, Yale Law professor and arbiter for Ford Co. and the GAW-GCTO, visits the Green Island Ford plant for conferences with plant management and Local 920 officers. He reserves decision on a case alleging seniority rule violations in layouts. He also hears ten other layoff cases and a dispute over voluntary seniority arrangements at the plant.
The Second Baptist Church and Trinity Methodist Church plan a Good Friday union service at 7:43 p.m. led by Rev. Earl Rovinson and Rev. Frank Jay Heid. The combined choirs will perform The Story of Calvary with Warren Gibson directing and Mrs. Wayne F. Koppes at the organ.
Carroll Herrington reports the Center Brunswick Red Cross War Fund surpassed its quota by 208 dollars with a district net of 1354 from house to house canvassing. The drive’s overall total reached 41150 plus 208.
Richard Maloney aged two and a half of 445 Third Street was removed to Samaritan Hospital in a police radio car after a cut on the left leg at his home. Sgt Arthur Fitzgerald and Patrolman John Delehanty assisted in the emergency transfer.
Schaghticoke performer Lelzad Marcellus demonstrated swift pulpwood cutting at a Rensselaer County contest on the M. J. Kijelsen farm in Sartin. About 25 spectators watched as he logged a 37. Aunuredits of spruce in 15 minutes, ranking second with a 78. six hundredths score, behind the winner of twenty state contests. The finals will be at Old Forge April 28 for state prizes and Northeastern finals May 5 in Laconia NHL. David Cook presented the Swedish pulpwood saw. Martin Dinvy Selkirk and Robert Geerhoit placed second and third.
At Troy Central Federation of Labor last night J Seymour Scote presided as delegates discussed active apprenticeship training committees. Programs aim to align with the G L Bill of Rights and must be registered with the State Department of Education. Trustees reported a quarterly audit with finances in excellent condition. Michael Breen presided over the labor temple trustees monthly meeting.
Corporal Joseph Costantini, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Costantini of Lansinghurs, recuperates after being wounded Christmas Eve when German forces breached American First Army lines in the Battle of the Bulge. He will report to a Colorado hospital in early April for further treatment. He served in England Scotland France Belgium Holland and Germany and earned two campaign stars plus a Presidential Unit citation and a British Second Army battle citation.
Gardeners should obtain certified disease-free seeds and check variety name germination rate and test date on every package. Western grown peas Puget Sound cabbage Idaho and California seeds are preferred. Buy enough seed for the season and consider weight over pack size.
The Patroon Club invites applications for plots at the old Defreest Farm site, owned by St Joseph Cemetery Association. Supervisor Al Smith coordinates the project with Rev. Jamies A Nolan’s church. Last season over three acres were gardened by 27 workers. plots prepared as soil dries and plows are allocated.
Mrs. Walter Totty long active in Troy society died in Coral Gables Florida after retiring from Aunt-Don Co. She was the former Miss Alice Ford of Cobbes attended Troy Female Seminary and remained active in the Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross. Survived by husband in the Army and three grandchildren, with services expected Friday.
Committees for a dinner honoring Brig. Gen. Alexander G. Gillespie were named. The event, to be held Friday at Hendrick Hutson, will include officials such as Mayor John J. Akers and Congressman Dora Taylor, with staff members and Navy officers from the Arsenal and RPL among the guests.
Letters from civilians and service members praise the Red Cross Home Service Department for relief and support. Mrs Livingston W. Houston cites Lt Theresa Ingrate a WAC nurse from Greensland and stationed at Fort Des Moines as an example of timely home front aid.
Coroner Dr Chauncey B Packard of Berlin ruled an accidental drowning in the death of Mrs John Adams 49 whose body was found Saturday in a cistern behind her Hoosick Falls home The funeral was held Tuesday from the residence and from the Church of the Immaculate Conception
A young American soldier in England will join a Cambridge Westinghton County Methodist church by proxy on Easter Sunday. Reverend Burnett will oversee the proxy service with questions to be asked of Corporal Lyttle as part of a historic arrangement reflecting wartime religious support. The plan centers on appointing a chaplain to conduct the ceremony in England for the soldier’s spiritual membership.
The Daughters Of America filled offices and installed officers last night in the Chasan Building. Deputy State Councillor Hareiee E. Ludwig presided as installing officer. New officers include Councillor Loletta Mahoney, Conductor C. Irene Hayden, Inside Sentinel Mary Horton, Outside Sentinel Stilicent Lyons, Assistant Recording Secretary Anne Ogden, Assistant Financial Secretary Chadeite Ogden, and District Deputy State Councillor Inez Guerize. About 15 Alba delegates attended the ceremony.
A man was fined ten dollars and sentenced to sixty days in the Rensselaer County Jail with the sentence suspended for abandoning three dogs when moving from Babcock Lake to Mechanicville about March 1. One dog was rescued. two remained at large as Humane Society searches continued.
The Troy Lions will organize a drive to send used clothing to Europe to aid poverty stricken people, in partnership with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Association. Clarence Simmons chairs the committee and urged all members to participate at a luncheon held at The Hendrick Hudson. Howard Branagan, Thomas de Dandrex, and Simmons were named chairmen for the event.
Four Troy Boy Scouts aiding Troop 31 members helped fight a grass fire near the night school on Burdett Avenue. Fire department crews and volunteers, led by Robert Milhouse and others, remained on scene until the blaze was extinguished.
Grass fires forced Troy firefighters to respond to multiple calls after a box alarm, with minor property damage and an undetermined blaze cause. Units from Pumper 6, Pumper 4, and other stations battled flames near residential blocks including Mid Street and Spring avenues.
In protest over rulings by the regional War Labor Board regarding contracts workers set a definite date for a hearing before April 2. If not resolved by then the strike would be cancelled.
A note accompanying a dollar contribution arrived during a Red Cross canvass run by Record Newspapers. The donor, noted as a woman away during the canvass, sent a coupon and gift to Hot Cross headquarters. The coupon will be found in this newspaper for contributor convenience.
The OPA expands shoe ration benefits for veterans including two stamps for those discharged from service. ex servicemen may start bakeries ice cream and other ventures with ration relief. New rules shift seed potato pricing and limit tire availability. overall price and rent controls will cost the average American about 133 dollars this year aided by ration board volunteers.
In Surrogate's Court Judge Edward J. Donohue admitted the will of Frank Zarporian to probate. The widow Helen Zarporian is executrix, the sole other heir is a daughter. The estate worth under $5,000 will be shared by a son and daughter. Ernest Cowles of Toha street is named in the Tohastown matters. AgnesDealns works as attorney for the estate.
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