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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1943
Page
7
Readable fragment notes a warm day in Troy with rising temperatures and pleasant conditions. No detailed figures are available in the surviving text. Local readers are advised to expect gradual warming through the afternoon.
An appeal to women to volunteer as nurses aids at Troy Hospital was read at Catholic masses across the diocese. Signed by Rt. Rev. Edmund F. Gibbons, the letter warns staff shortages strain patient care and urges morning volunteer hours.
New price ceilings for more than half the grocery items in Troy and nearby areas may be announced within ten days. OPA regional director Albert E. Oliver says the move follows Albany and Rensselaer ceilings and aims to curb living costs. About 600 items are affected and stores must post ceilings and issue receipts. violators may face prosecution for black market practices.
William Lyons age 5 of 522 River Street suffered a leg abrasion after being struck by an auto owned by Eugene BE Abba of Schenectady on Hoosick Street east of Fifth Avenue. He was taken to the Troy Hospital. The driver said the boy was playing in the street when he ran into the car.
Multiple notices list Kenneth L Philo May 9 1943 husband of Mary Carroll of Troy son of Frank and Mrs Bordeleau of Schenectady. Afra Kelmer Weidenbacher May 6 1943 wife of Vital Weidenbacher mother of several Troy Cohoes Schenectady residents. funeral from 300 Third St to St Lawrence Church. Annie Disney Wimbury May 9 1948 obituary. funeral May 11. Villetta Chapter OES services. other recent services listed at Oakwood Cemetery Gardner Earl Memorial Chapel.
Susan L. Keane of Waterford receives all property including the home and contents by the will of Ellen M. Keane of Waterford now admitted to probate. Agnes A. Post and Kathleen H. Knickerbocker of Ballston Spa named executrixes in Harriet A. Hayes will. Probate granted by Surrogate George O. Tuck in Saratoga County.
Navy aviation pilot William Tranter Jr. made a surprise flying visit to Troy with his buddy Earl Pasomem. He landed at Troy Airport for a brief, hours long family reunion after three years apart while on leave from Lakehurst New Jersey. His parents William and Mrs Tranter 35 Grant Avenue enjoyed stories of his service and learned their other son John W Tranter recently completed primary flight training at Troy Airport.
Harold Littlejohn five of 212 Congress Street was rescued from drowning in Belden’s Pond off Pawling Avenue yesterday afternoon by an older boy whose identity police did not learn. Capt. Michael J. McElligott and Battalion Chief Russell Sheehan rushed an inhalator to the scene at 2 51 p m but it was not used. The boy was taken home by Driver John McGraw, apparently unharmed.
Philo Hordeleau a Schenectady native and former advertising worker for The Record News papers and a familiar face at Schenectady Airport died in transit to Schenectady after serving in the Air Corps Reserve. He lived in Frear Avenue with his wife Mary Carroll and his parents Mr and Mrs Frank G Hordeleau. The body was en route to Schenectady early today.
Louis La Point late of Hudson Falls probate filed in Washington County Clerk’s office. Grandson Robert F. Cavanaugh receives vacant lot at 4 La Clair Street and house with furnishings at 6 LeClair Street for life use by Ellen LaPoint, then to Raymond J. Cavanaugh and Lina H. Cavanaugh. Rest of estate to wife. Executor named as Robert F. Cavanaugh.
The Green Island Ford plant will convert its radiator department to manufacture 2000 horsepower Pratt and Whitney aircraft engines. 830 additional workers will be hired, about half women, and floor space will grow 50 percent as 75 machines move to accommodate new equipment. Parts produced locally will be tripled, then shipped to Dearborn for assembly. Ford cites government funding of about 34.2 million dollars to expand manufacturing facilities.
Prayers for mothers and service members marked communion breakfasts observed yesterday by five Catholic organizations in four local churches. Leaders included Lieut Richard T Pratt U S Navy Paul Conway and Sally Shields delivered speeches with Mayor Frank J Hogan and Rev William H Sheridan addressing the groups. Toast master Louis Rosamada presided as choirs and soloists performed and church clubs at St Patrick’s St Anthony’s St Lawrence and Sacred Heart noted participation during morning mass.
A survey of the tank truck situation in 15 northeastern New York counties to detect any fluid transport shortage will be conducted by the regional ODT office. Lawrence F. McDonald announced the plan, sending questionnaires to listed tank owners about size, condition, and data on food tank vehicles such as milk and molasses carriers across Schenectady, Saratoga, Washington, Warren, and Albany counties.
Patrolmen Michael Minahan and Charles Page of the First Precinct radio patrol reported a fire at 5 07 p m yesterday that destroyed a push cart loaded with papers on Church Street between Congress and Berry Streets The owner’s name was not learned.
Rev. George T. Lemmon, 76, longtime Sand Lake and Chester pastor, died early last night at Dover Memorial Hospital in Mt. Tabor. An ardent Lincoln scholar, he donated his Lincoln data collection to Drew University and prepared public copies from Library of Congress items. Survived by wife, two daughters, a brother and a sister. funeral set for Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in Chester, New Jersey.
Mrs. Abram Oliver, 40, of 22 Second Avenue Lansingburg, suffered an abrasion to the back a possible vertebrae fracture and a head injury when she fell from a Fifth Avenue bus step at Congress Street and Fifth Avenue. She was taken to Troy Hospital for observation, per Central Police Station report by Patrolman John Buehler.
Miss Kate Mahoney of Troy heads the Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Association a national fraternal insurance group with assets nearing 329 million She was awarded the Papal Gross Phocesia et Pontiface medal in Albany by Bishop Edmund F. Gibbons The 33 years of service included leadership since 1910 and a salary of 7650 with annual income for investments totaling 836533 last year The organization founded in 1890 expanded from Troy in 1891 and runs across more than thirty states with 4000 women and 10000 children insured
Lieut Malcolm A Hormats listed among American Spitfires pilots credited by United Press with downing Axis pursuit planes Thursday without loss, a possible new record for a single unit in North Africa. Hormats, who joined Royal Canadian Air Force in May 1941 then transferred to U S forces, has fought in Dieppe and faded from home recently. parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Hormats of 2 Burdett Avenue report last word three weeks ago of his third kill.
A Motor Transport Corps sergeant seen in a France photo now trains men and women for war jobs on the home front. Born in Ireland, he studied at University of Birmingham and New York State Teacher's College, Albany. He lived in Nebraska and western New York, hoped to be an architect, but chose education and heads a Troy schools department. He belongs to the Troy Rotary Club.
Funeral services for A Leonard Barton longtime Troy Area Council Scout executive will be held tomorrow at 1 am from Morris Funeral Home with Rev Seth N Genung officiating. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. Honorary bearers include George N Patrick and Charles M Heistead with executive board members listed.
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