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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1943
Page
11
In Memoria Carella recalls Chiara Carella died age 10 1931 gone but not forgotten. Card of Thanks praises family friends for sympathy and flowers during bereavement. Births listed from Leonard and Troy Hospitals include Boisen Carey Wayne Hepwell Maynard LeMay Masterson Bliskey Tallman with names and dates of newborns and parents.
The Junior League board ratified Mrs. Ernest L. Warncke of Troy to fill the unexpired term of Mrs. Garrettson as Region Two director at the annual New York meeting led by Mrs. Linville K. Martin of Winston-Salem. Martin outlined young members as capable volunteers and leaders. she noted a 2.7 percent membership gain across 15¢ leagues, with many provisional members from the employed sector. Other officers include Mrs. C. H. A. Armstrong of Toronto as secretary and Miss Willa Black of Westmount, Quebec, representing Canadian Leagues, for another year.
Rt Rev John J Hartigan of Cathedral College New York will speak at Catholic Central High School graduation in Music Hall on June 23. Over 250 seniors will receive diplomas. Hartigan, named Papal Chamberlain on Easter, has taught at several colleges and has headed Cathedral College since 1941. He is nephew of Lawrence Hartigan of Troy.
A dedication by the Troy Council Knights of Columbus unveiled an honor roll tablet for 48 uniformed brothers. James J. Daley read the names. Speakers urged Christian principles and renewal of prayer for lasting peace. Clergy offered invocation and benediction as Frances Harrington and Agnes O Brien led the national anthem and America.
Funeral notices list several local deaths including Henson Alliry and Elmer Alliry, with services at Ford Avenue and Morris Funeral Home. Other names: Leonard Barton, Claribel L. Snyder, George Learned Caulkins, Margaret Davis Curtis, John S Fitzgerald, Anna Mahan Hobbins, Lewandowski family, Robert W Marshall, Kenneth I Bhile, Joan Marie Saxby, Annie Louise Wimbury. Interments across Albany Rural, Oakwood, and Holy Trinity churches. May calls and funeral times noted.
Approximately forty chiefs and fire commissioners from Rensselaer County attended a Wynantskill firehouse meeting to form a by laws committee and plan a county mutual aid group. The bylaws panel led by Thomas Arnold will draft rules for adoption at a May 24 session at Central Fire Station Troy with permanent officers to be elected. Chief Charles E. Brunell presided, following temporary chair Frank Hack. The group viewed Wynantskill’s new tank truck and enjoyed refreshments after the gathering.
Rain delayed the 109th Street Victory Gardeners meeting yet volunteers pushed work in Lansingburg clearing and harrowing plots for planting. Engene B. Wiseman, chairman, planned twenty garden sites and assignments will be set as plots are cleared. Night meetings will continue to prepare land for individual garden plots.
A war dena style air raid area meeting will be held in Zone Two District 11 at the rooms on Front Lane Chih 416 Federal Street tomorrow at 8 p.m. An evening of refreshments and entertainment follows the business session.
Fifty four repeat blood donors were among 127 people who gave a pint to the Red Cross mobile unit at the First Baptist Church in Troy. One man made his fifth donation and said he had given in other cities while yesterday marked his second Troy donation. 144 kept appointments, 127 donated. Rotary Club members were among donors. The Red Cross seeks to register each city resident who has served. Registrations appear in this newspaper for next drive.
Pvt. Joseph Blasek of Cohoes and Corp. Peter Brescia of Brooklyn were captured and later staged a bold rush that caused over 100 Nazis to surrender when Allies entered Tunis. British forces then broke through as prisoners heard cheers from the city. In Tunis harbor awaiting transfer to Italy, several ships were destroyed or turned back by American bombers in the Sicilian Straits operation.
Troy Council of Social Agencies met in the WoW.CA to plan the annual gathering on Wednesday June 2 at The Hendrick Hudson. Committee appointments named Mrs Mary Murray Meardle Mrs Alan Cobden and Julius Goodman for arrangements. Nominating committee members elected include Miss Elizabeth Scherer John Je Givney Mrs William Cronin Mr Goodman and Mrs Ernest L Warneke. Dr Levey Bowman of the State Department for Education will be the principal speaker.
Three Watervliet residents were hurt in a two car collision at Broadway and Thacher Street Albany. Drivers Vincent Royale 38 Malcolm Lyons 23 were treated at Memorial Hospital Albany with cuts and bruises. Lyons passenger William Hoefer 21 head injury. A third car driven by Mar O Rourke 100 Congress Street Cohoes struck Kopcha 7 Fourth Street Watervliet and a southbound United Traction Co bus. Bus driver Albert Sandy 2414 Eleventh Avenue Watervliet. Several bus passengers shaken but no medical aid needed.
A new Red Cross unit will be formed at Clifton Park with the first meeting tomorrow from 1 to 4 pm at the Men's Clubhouse. Mrs. John Mitchell of Crescent is supervisor and area women are invited to join. Attendees may knit with No 6 needles and sew with a thimble and basic thread.
Col. Lester C. Higbee and officers discuss the New York State Guard summer camp tour at Peekskill from June 22 to July 1. Detailed orders are expected soon as Lieut. William C. Preston oversees close order drill and interior guard duty prep. New recruits Storm De Levite Seamon join, warrants awarded to Dean Canfield Castaldo Salsbury Strang and Ponzillo.
Members of the Taconic Hiking Club will hold an all day hike from Cropseyville to Peekskill led by Robert Wyant replacing the Tomhannock region trip. Last Sunday Ruth Hubbell led an afternoon hike from Waterford toward Mechanicville with ten members and nine guests participating.
Troy Public Library plans an exhibit in its main lobby featuring copies of more than 25,000 books burned by the Nazis on May 10. Titles include Story of My Life, Call of the Wild, Magic Mountain, Confessions, Musa Dagh, Jean-Chris tophe, John Brown's Body, and Farewell to Arms. Miss Fanny C. Howse says libraries nationwide mark the burning as a fight for free reading.
A 13 year old pictured youth later became captain of the T. H. Mason Hose Company. He studied at Troy Conservatory of Music, performed in Music Hall, and served 31 years in the Troy Typographical Union. He is a long-time printer, Rensselaer County supervisor, Lansingburg school board member, past Elks ruler, and civic figure, missing only eight months in California around the San Francisco earthquake.
Miss Hedgeman director of race relations for New York City regional OCD urges the Troy WCA to tackle racial bias as a community pulse. She cites discrimination in Red Cross banks and southern Army camps, noting Negroes face unemployment in war industries and enlistment barriers.
Owen McSweeney of Watervliet sues for damages after a January 12 auto collision with a truck from Silverstein Tire and Battery Service of Menands. He seeks 87 950 in Albany Supreme Court. Coleman Godfrey, truck driver, named as codefendant. Matthew M. Dunn represents plaintiff. Earl E. Jones appears for defendants.
Catholic Boy Scout officials and Catholic faith commissioners will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. in St. Peter's Lyceum. Dr. William Hunt of the national Boy Scouts office will speak, with Rev Harold Hinds and William E. Cashin also addressing. The meeting promotes Catholic parish Cub packs and discusses the Ad Altare Dei award and the new Catholic manual.
State Police recorded 121 speeding arrests in Rensselaer County during the first quarter. Capt. Joan Keeley reported to the Rensselaer County War Council that wartime duty and a 35 mph speed limit are being enforced on state and county roads. One third of Troop G personnel are in service, with escorts for explosives and other duties. air raid wardens have final authority during alerts. Council will not meet monthly. future meetings by call of the chairman.
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