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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1945
Page
12
Astral expert Zelen Paul reads a horoscope said to have guided Adolf Hitler and concludes the Führer left Germany last week on a long journey. Mrs. Paul asserts the charts name the destination, keeping the claim unverified.
Detective Captain Frederick H. L. Yabort is named acting assistant chief of police by Commissioner Frank M. Ames. The new night chief will oversee all personnel from 6 pm to 4 am while remaining head of the Detective Bureau and the vice squad. He began as a patrolman in 1925 and became a captain in 1964, a graduate of the FBI National Police Academy.
A bill signed by Gov. Dewey extends the trout season and allows armed forces in uniform to fish without a license with proper orders. It also authorizes the Conservation Commission to set pheasant seasons for two years and provides special deer licenses. Bear, beaver, and rabbit seasons are adjusted across counties including Catskills, Adirondacks, and Long Island with specific opening dates.
Rensselaer County residents who reached majority since the last general election must register in person at the County Board of Elections before June 30 to vote in the July 31 primary. New voters must prove literacy and, for naturalized citizens, present naturalization papers. Regular registration days in Troy and Rensselaer are October 5, 6, 22 and 27. Central registration runs June 1 to October 1.
Kenneth Grant of Troy died in action in Germany on April 2 while serving with a tank destroyer unit of the 20th Armored Division. He was the son of Mrs. Florence Wagar Grant of 131 Second Avenue and a graduate of Lanstenburg High School and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His tank destroyed a burning vehicle to smother the crew, and Lieut. Grant sacrificed himself in the rescue. He is survived by his mother a sister Mrs. Robert Laustrup and a brother Lt. Donald Wagar, Merchant Marine.
Former Albany County district attorney John T. Delaney has been named deputy clerk of the Surrogate Court at an annual salary of 3000. Gydlte C. Reed of Cohoes was chosen as stenographer-clerk at 150 a year. Appointments are provisional pending a competitive exam. Delaney’s is temporary for up to six months after the war.
The will of Paul Dexter Fairchild of Tarrytown leaves the residuary estate to Edward J. Guilfort of Rensselaer after cash bequests. A sister, Mrs Frances F Wiley of Troy, receives $5,000. Fairchild died at 86 on April 17 and was a former purchasing agent for the New York Central Railroad. His estate is reported as about $22,000 real and over $26,000 personal with appraisal pending.
Willard D Bulson of Center Brunswick husband of Emma Sheen of Troy is missing in action per War Department. Born in Center Brunswick 27 years ago he worked at American Locomotive in Schenectady. He served since Oct 19 1943 with six service stars for invasions and battles in the Pacific. Two brothers M W Alfred Bulson and P C Willis Bulson also in the Pacific.
Sister Berena Joseph of the Order of Sisters St. Joseph of Carondetet marks a quarter century in teaching. Former Miss Margaret Cassidy of Hoosick Falls, she began at St Barmnard's Cohoes and served in Syracuse Binghamton and other posts, teaching kindergarten and remaining active. Her golden jubilee mass was led by Rev. Michael F. English at St Peter's, with a luncheon for about fifty sisters and priests, and flowers from the Parent-Teacher Association. Family visits included sister Mrs. Thomas McGuire and relatives from Hoosick Falls and Troy.
An assembly at School 18 Tuesday afternoon featured an instrumental concert directed by Principal Edward W. O'Brien. Pupils of Harveys J. Provost performed under his instruction, with participants including Leon ard Eddy Nancy Heffron Samt Ridion Rob Ross Don Goldster Borman Gould Billy Marthe Jacquelyn Finland and David Pred die.
Sta Correspondence reports Gov. Thomas D. Dewey named Dr. Robert H Gray of Westport as Essex County coroner replacing the late Dr. John M. Brafford Essex. The appointment follows Brafford’s passing and marks Gray’s new post in county medical office duties.
Two Ocean Grove natives, Gray and another, are noted as veterans of World War I. Gray serves as health officer of Westport, president of the Essex County Medical Society, medical advisor to the county welfare department, and on the staff of Champlain Valley Hospital in Plattsburgh.
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