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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1950
Page
4
East Greenbush will host a child health clinic in the Community Hall on Wednesday from 1 to 9 pm. Dr Josph Balser health officer will examine children ages nine to six years, with vaccinations including diphtheria tetanus toxoid and smallpox. Nurses assist. reports will go to each child’s physician.
General MacArthur discusses air and sea control, base adequacy, and occupation policy. He rejects rebuilding Japan as a military power, notes Japan cannot rearm quickly, and urges Western and Russian powers to reach a common understanding to solve postwar problems. He reiterates continued occupation bases in Japan and Okinawa.
Delegates from 37 Methodist Churches in eastern New York Vermont and western Massachusetts heard Rev J Howard Carruthers present a report of the commission on education in social action. The program calls for federal aid to education and a national fair employment practice law while urging use of the United States economic power to promote peace and a decent standard of living globally and at home.
A report urges rapid support for international control of atomic weapons and stresses social welfare to curb economic discontent. It argues against long term socialization of industries and favors voluntary initiatives within capitalism. The piece also notes a federal aid to education debate and features Bishop Oxnam urging fact gathering and liberty, warning against iron curtain barriers.
Funeral services were held for Joseph J Preston a Ford millwright who died after a heart attack with services at his home and St Patrick's Church. Other obituaries include Jane L Hannon Agnes C Sheeran John Wanko and Julia A Snyder with interments at St Mary's Troy and Hoosick Falls. Several services noted at St George Pittstown and Sacred Heart Troy plus Bishop Barry officiated at services for local families.
John T. Raleigh of 1 Eagle Street is chosen by the Bureau of Naval Personnel as one of 1400 successful candidates for the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps.
Builders at Hoosac School and volunteer supporters mobilized after hiring building superintendent ard Hanson. They traded logs for millwork and paint, rented or salvaged gear, and hauled a 12-ton dozer from Mountain to the campus. The machine was repaired and used to cut rondas, build a dam, and clear a lake bottom as work progresses.
The Troy Common Council confirmed the appointments of 27 persons as commissioners of deeds for two-year terms. Names include George W. Rexey, Mary B. Crofts, Edwin J. Mahoney, Thomas J. Demain, Richard W. Coughlin, Ely Koplovitz, Frank J. Reintart Jr, Carolyn Nachman, James S. Lindy, George H. Goodwin, Betty Leonard, Lawerence J. Tomei, Carolyn C. Popp, Patrick P. Sheridan, Elsie T. Quinlan, Edward J. Moore, Alleine V. Conway, Joseph T. Sproule, Marjorie Portel, Elsa Clarkson, Robert A. Ritchie, Ethel M. Gardinier, Charles F. Baumis, Charles Smith, Kenneth W. DeVoe, Leo F. Boland, and Mathilda F. Mallinson.
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Acheson said the pact lacks funds to build up armaments and bases without U.S. aid as Western leaders, including France, seek to integrate Germany into the western alliance while avoiding over independence. They fear German unity with Russia and note Germany’s occupation fate may shift in about 18 months. Moscow papers flag Paris protests but no Communist demonstrations at the airfield. Trygve Lie heads to Moscow as the UN faces China’s continued representation. East Germany’s Communist leaders reportedly meet in Moscow in a hurried conference.
A Requiem Mass will be celebrated Tuesday for Rev. Joseph H. Boldt pastor of St. Lucy's Altamont. Coroner rules accidental asphyxiation after a fire at the rectory early Saturday. Survivor details include his service in Troy Albany and Walton, with bishop Edmund Gibbons attending.
Newtonville Mr and Mrs Elmer Swatling and family move into new home on Shaker Road. Mrs Lorenze Warner visiting her daughter and son in law the Krakers of Rainier turns home. Mr and Mrs M E Guy of Shaker Road entertain the by law committees of the Parent Teacher Association District 12 at their new home Thursday evening.
Amphibian tanks, then known as oe or tanka, were sent to the US Marines in 1924. The arrival marks an early use of mobile armored vehicles by the force, reflecting interwar experimentation with all terrain warfare.
The western Rimouski district suffered massive destruction as a townwide blaze swept through the city. Fire destroyed homes and key buildings including St Joseph Hospital and the Sisters of Charity convent, while evacuees sought refuge by train, bus, and car to neighboring towns. The cathedral survived but wind damage and smoke filled the area as 600 seminary pupils were moved and later returned home.
Mrs John Esmond returns home from Brooklyn with her daughter and family. Grace Methodist Church hosts the second Mother and Daughter Banquet for the Senior Sunday Class on Tuesday evening. Doris Mason chairs. Alice Kagel cochairman. Marion Brownell led decorations and program.
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