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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1945
Page
12
At a Schenectady session yesterday the Troy based Veterans of Foreign Wars formed a new Cootie chapter. Mrs Ruth Douglas, grand organizer from Troy, presided as Mrs Mabel Ledtay, president of Trojan Chapter, presented the group with the charter and emblem during the ceremony.
The Troy Knights of Columbus celebrated the mortgage burning at the council clubhouse on the 19th anniversary night at The Hendrick Hudson. Judge Swift credited the council’s leaders for raising funds, with James J. Daley praised for four years of guidance. Speakers included Deputy Supreme Knight Fudge Jona Swift and Brooklyn and Troy dignitaries.
Memoriam notes the death of Marion Carpenter. The notice lists birth and family ties with parents Gordon J. Henry and Mrs. Gordon J. Henry, and references hospital arrivals and related family names including Joan Agnes, Estelle Conros, and Martin J. Quinn. The fragmentary text mentions Samaritan and Troy hospitals with dates in 1935 and 1951.
Died May 3 to May 6 includes Toomey Brady Coons Fenton Fox Gallagher Hudak Hume Jones Kennedy MURPOCK Palmer and Pal mer. Funerals from local homes to St Patrick’s and St Mary’s churches with high mass offerings and interments in Oakwood and Albany Rural Cemeteries. Families notified of services at Jofn SteBain and Bryce Funeral Homes.
Fostesses from the WGA including Mrs Charles Emerick and others plus junior hostesses from Russell Sage College assisted at the weekly USO Club dance at the Troy Central YMCA. Mrs Julius Selzer led the program for the USO.
Funeral announcements list multiple names with associations to Tamarac and nearby towns. Items reference deaths, memorial services, and burials at Eagle Mills and other cemeteries, with dates around March and May 1945. Notable names include Mrs. Banford Allenburgh and Sergi Richard T. Smith, among others.
Police investigate a burglary at Catholic Central High School where five boxes of candy worth about six dollars were stolen. Principal Revi T. Gerald Mulqueer reported entry through the front and a seaway taken from the cafe. Detective Bureau members Parrelmen Cbyver- DeCelta and Hert Pendt led the inquiry, noting the crime occurred since Friday.
Faith Mills staff at Averill Park attended a dinner meeting hosted by William D. Mahony. Lt Jobe FL Steinbrenner urged higher production to aid Allied efforts in the Pacific as veterans from overseas spoke on production needs and war plant tours. The gathering recognized Faith Mills and Wynantskill and West Sand Lake mills for earning the Army Navy E award.
Six fuel oil firms were permanently enjoined from selling oil above OPA price ceilings. Judge Stephen W Brennan signed consent decrees against Economy Fuel Oil Co Troy Cramer Oil Co Watershio t Harry Merton Saratoga Springs John A Goodrich dba Goodrich Oil Co Glens Falls Michael J OConnor dba Better Gas and Oil Co Inc Glens Falls. Three firms were temporarily unjoined: Francis G Whelan dba Whelan's Oil Heat Troy James & Helderbrandt South Schenectady Jane Leslie Tripp Gleow Falls.
The Regional War Labor Board issued an interim directive for Montgomery Ward Menands plant employees, via the United Retail, Mail Order and Warehouse Employer Union CSO. It covers value security arbitration seniority work week holidays and retroactivity while the contract remains under review since Sept. 9.
Street lights near People's Avenue and Fifteenth Street went out Saturday night due to a fire in an electric light pole caused by defective firing. Pumper 9 responded at 8:30 p.m. and New York Power and Tight Corporation workers carried out repairs.
WLB Officers and unions from Trac Gen Co announce a compromise in wage negotiations. Route operators would gain about three cents more per hour plus a route-specific sum, while remoperating workers would keep a four to ten cent rise. The National War Labor Board backtracked on earlier reports, sending the case back to a regional and then local arbitration process for contract approval. Attending the Washington hearing were union officers and company representatives.
The 27th Division on Okinawa honored three war correspondents with honorary membership. James Lindsley of Los Angeles, Charles P Gerry of Long Island, and Langdon Senick of Butte, Montana received certificates presented by Maj. Gen. George W. Griner. The awards recognize their courage under fire and their aid to soldiers. Gerry was praised for rescue work after a carrier was hit. Lindsley covered the Iwo Jima invasion before Okinawa.
State scholarships at Cornell University will be awarded on an examination basis this year for the first time. Examinations will be held March 16 and 17 under Dr Harold G. Thompson, Director of the State Education Department's Division of Examinations and Testing. A total of 150 Corbell scholarships are awarded each year, one for each assembly district, providing a $200 yearly reduction for four years from the regular tuition. university scholarships are payable at $100 a year for four years. Applications must be made through the candidate's high school principal.
Five Troy Typographical Union members aged 52 will be awarded fifty year emblems at a Sunday meeting. The event includes Frank T. Akin James H. Baxter John W. Byrne William Higgins and Willam A. Singleton. An arrangements committee will select the special session piece and a buffet luncheon will follow.
Angelo M. Patetta was reelected president of the Italian Community Center Bowling League at the annual banquet. Rosario Pasa tere captained the winning team as trophies were presented by Dominic Patti. The event highlighted league personnel, bond purchases for the war loan, a milk fund contribution, and awards for Class A B and C winners with various high averages and scores.
Ex convicts on parole arrested for grand larceny after found with a stolen 1929 coupe valued at 309 dollars. Officers Moran and Branen chased the car on Congress Street, Swedick and Aransky identified, both known to prison authorities, with one in custody and the other later lodged in Rensselaer County Jail for pending police court action.
Taconic Valley Post and Andliarr organize American Legion Poppy Sale at a joint meeting in Hive area towns on March 26. Posters will be distributed to sale points in Zazie Mile Crop seyville Grtafion Petersburg and Berlin. Memorial Day services May 27 will be held at Petersburg Methodist Church with Rev. Howard Hills officiating.
Jonas L. Fleming of Troy was elected vice president of the New York State Elks association during a Northeast New York region meeting at Albany Elks Club. The gathering, attended by 23 lodges, replaces the state convention due to transportation limits. Peter Buchheim was reelected to the state board of trustees. Dr J Edward Gallico of Troy gave the opening address outlining the day’s business.
Williams College trustees named six new professors to vacancies in Williamstown. New appointees include Elbert C. Cole biology George M Harper Jr ancient languages John Y W Miller intellectual and moral philosophy John H Roberts rhetoric Elwyn L Perry geology and mineralogy Charles R Keller American history Literature and eloquence Leaves of absence granted to Donald E Richmond mathematics and Dorig E Merriam recorder and editor Reappointments made include Walter H Taylor chemistry Willard A Ballou physics Lee E Holt physics Josephine P Flowers mechanical drawing Reuel K Rust chemistry Dorothy L Coyne mechanical drawing Margaret M Scully mechanical drawing Classes for the summer term begin July 6 with exams October 17 to 25 and recess to follow.
Rev. Harvey L. Desautels, former assistant pastor of St Starie's Cohoes and now headed to Port Devens Maas to serve as an Army chaplain, received a farewell reception at Hudson Falls parish hall. Congregation, Knights of Columbus and St Anne's Society sponsored. speakers included Rev. Paul Oligny and others.
Fire Chief Carl A. Smith announced Trojans contributed about 30000 pounds of clothing to the United National Clothing Drive up to Saturday night. Volunteers will collect leftovers from depots over the weekend and ship the donations to Roxy Enterprises in Cohoes for processing. Chief Smith praised the strong community response.
Emma Willard hosts a weekend horse show with near equal first place ties across many classes. Competitors from Joseph Stewart Albany and Miss Betsey Zerbey lead in multiple divisions as spectators cheer through an afternoon of jumping, gaited riding, and hunting events.
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