Navy and college stars join wartime service notes
Former Siena College basketball star Ken Mackie has been commissioned as an ensign in the Naval Air Corps and serves as a flight instructor at Glenview IL after graduation in 1941. Other local servicemen include Bill Smith promoted to hospital apprentice first class in Boston, and Joe Laser of Cohoes noted for a World War II capture tale. The column mentions WALT RISKI completing A M school at Sheppard Field Texas and local updates on service life and tempers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Mackie
Siena College
J. G
Naval Air Corps
Ken
Siena
Jacksonville
Fla
Glenview
Navy
Lanhaeme
Naval Hospital
Boston
Bill Smith
Second Street
Bill
Sampson
Walter Smith
CCHS
Morris Silver
Abe
New York
Joe Laser
Cohoes
Morris
Tunisia
Joe
Public notice and military updates from Troy area 1943
Legal notices announce a foreclosure sale in Lansingburgh Troy under John H. Spain referee on May 16 1943 and a dissolution petition in the Marguerite Jordan Raymond L. Jordan matter. Local scholastic scholarships list June 14 17 1943 exams. Wartime notices report servicemen from Watervliet Troy and Troy area news with promotions leaves and schooling across camps and ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornel University
Coryell University
Renmeclac
Wehool
St Jeral
Troy
George H. Krug
Supreme Court
County of Rensselaer
Marguerite Jordan
Raymond L. Jordan
Pach
Albany County Court House
City of
Albany
Albany County
State of New York
Marguerite
Jordan
W. Joseph Shanley
P. O
Rice Building
Congress Faces Huge Expenditures In Coming Sessions
Washington officials warn that in the next six weeks Congress will approve a flurry of money measures. About 100 billion dollars in requests await action before July 1, with major items including a War Department bill near 53 billion and a Navy appropriation around 29.46 billion. Other agencies seek roughly 10 billion, Labor about 1 billion, and smaller bills for interior, independent offices, courts, and district needs. Veteran appropriations expert Everard H. Smith called the period “pretty rough sledding.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Congressional
War Department
House
Ways and Means Committee
War Agencies
Labor Department
Interior Department
Senate Appropriations Committee
Commerce
Agriculture Department
District of Columbia
Senate
Treasury
Senate House
Everard H. Smith
Appropriations
Senate Committee
Denied Washington grants price rise on used vacuums
The Office of Price Administration denied petitions to raise prices for used vacuum cleaners in line with President Roosevelt's wartime controls. At Camp Santa Anita California, aviation cadet Ben Liberty, son of Mr and Mrs John Liberty of 552 Fourth Avenue, was promoted to technician fifth grade. Ray Nible, son of Mr and Mrs Orville Nible of Melrose, attends the N U College of Engineering studying meteorology under the Army Air Force. Jimmy Brearton, son of Mrs Sara E Brearton Eaton Road, is taking meteorology with La Salle Fordham and Albany Law. Morris Castle, formerly of the Marine Aviation Detachment at Cherry Point North Carolina, transferred to Texas A and M College for radio training. His brother Charles Castle Jr also transferred from Camp Rucker Alabama to Nashville Tennessee. Henry Real, one of three brothers in service at Camp Breckinridge Kentucky, has his first stripe. brothers Leonard Real and Jimmy Beal also in service in Texas and Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court Unity of Rensselaer
Clara Alice Rafferty
Rensselaar
John H. Spain
Troy
County of Hensselaer
Lansingburgh
City of
County of Rensselaer
State of
New York
John Bevat
Fifth Avenue
Prem
Jaca
Don Guenther
Bire
LeGrand C. Guenther
Sixth Avenue
Don
Charleston
D. C
Walt Nial
Joseph B. Nial
Fourth Avenue
Army Weather School
Grand Rapids
Mich
Air Force
Bocz
Camp Crowder
Corp
Tommy Dolan
Thomas F. Dolan
133 Second Street
Signal Corps
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Army
Tom
James Kennedy
DeRidder Army Air Base
DeRidder
Howard Martin
Times
Miami Beach
Fla
Florida
Arsenal City
Aviston
John Estabrooks
John H. Estabrooks
Center Brunswick
Carolyn Davis
Strother Army Air Field
Winfield
Kan
USC Club
Highland Park
George Bates
John C. Bates
Ninth Street
Frank van Denburg
Washington Street
Fort Sheridan
George
Tiny Town Toys
Army Life
Frank
Hugh Hipwell
Camp Adair
Ore
James T. Hipwell
Grove Street
Mechanicville
Mae Mancinelli
North Africa
Corporel
Niagara Hudson Coke
Harry Church, Jr
Tenth Street
Radio Training School
Miami University
Oxford
Norfolk
Camp Polk
Joe Laeault
Joe
North Lake Avenue
Dale Marlory Fieh
Tallahassee
George Melanson
John Melanson
Isratoranue
Northside
Moore General Hospital
Pacific
Guadalcanal
Pic
Joe Guilianelle
Michael Guilianelle
Schaghticoke
Camp Croft
8. C
Guilianelle
Portsmouth
AL. Christopher
Our
Circulation Department
Coast Guard
China
Evundeman
Camp Santa Anita
Cal
Ben Liberty
John Liberty
Ray Nible
Orville Nible
Melrose
Jimmy Brearton
Sara E. Brearton
Eaton Road
Jimmy
la Sallie
Fordham
Albany Law
Wiswall, Walton, Wood & McAffer
Charles Castle
Johnsonville
Pfc
Morris Castle
Marine Aviation
Cherry Point
N. C
Texas A. and
M. College
Morris
Glass Bakery
Schuylerville
Pvt
Charles Castle, Jr
Camp Rucker
Ala
Nashville
Adirondack Steel
Camp Breckinridge
Henry Real
Leonard Real
Bombardier Training School
Childress
Tex
Jimmy Beal
James P. Beal
James Street
Green Island
la Salle
Manufacturers National Bank
Broadway
On the Air Radio Programs From Local Stations
A detailed listing of radio program schedules across multiple stations with times and show titles, including News, Music, Dramas, Farm Reports, and various entertainment interludes featuring hosts and performers such as Uncle Sam, Captain Midnight, Roy Porter, Grace Fields, and Victor Borge, spanning morning to midnight time blocks.
Pop Stuff Leads Cast Of Early Morning Radio Schedule
Radio listings outline a dense schedule with 1,000-WTRY-TROY on 8 a 0:15 Breakfast Club 7a 0-Ida Horns Melodie -All Sar Dance Parade 5-Little Jack Little tb00-NGOR Edition :15-Piano Ramblings pete and Swing 6-Kay Moser's Matinee Christian Science Program a:15-Mystery Chef 4:45 Victor Arden 4:50-Melody Time 3:00-Hop Harrigan -Dick Tracy BION 7 Ho-Captain Sianigat 6:00-Lat's Dance the mami Shuat News and ports Re a 5:30-Dinner Music 7300-Victor Borge 7:05-Evening Reflections 7:15-Headlines and Miretines T:3-Pop Stuff 10: 130-Uncle Sam 10:45-WOI Bradley 11:00-Mante For
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Employment Service
Eweeit
Sye
Sir Dorald
Morton Downey
Aurice
Midnight
O—The
Lone Hanger
O—Earl Godwin
Lamard Abner
Harry Wismar
Raymond Gram
Gracie Fields
Alec
Templeton
Uncle_Sam
Jim Healey
Pete
Swing
Kay Moser
Victor Arden
Hop Harrigan
Dick Tracy
Bion
Sianigat
Lat
Ports Rea
Victor Borge
Uncle Sam
Woi Bradley
Mante
Radio Schedule Fragments and Local Notes
A long OCR fragment lists radio programs and times across days, naming programs, hosts, and sponsors. It also includes brief local notices about residents moving to Poestenkill, a furlough for a sergeant, and a Parent-Teacher Association meeting with remarks on “Your Dollar in Uniform.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent
Frank Jones
Sanford Osterhoul
Raymond K. Meixwell
Troy Savings Bank
Eugene Adams
Nomi
Green Island Knights honor 35 service members at breakfast
About 100 Green Island Council Knights of Columbus attended a Holy Communion breakfast at EK C rooms and St Joseph's Church led by Frederick Wehmyer with remarks by Judge Denter H. Pryor on Americanism. Italian Mutual Aid Society to fund war charities via upcoming socials. Ralph Choppy presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Island
Italian Mutual Aid Society
George Street
USO
Red Cross
Ralph Choppy
Local Club Names Officers for Coming Year
The nominating committee presented officers for the year including President Mrs Frank Jones Vice President Mrs Francis Hilke Treasurer Mrs John Butler and Secretary Mrs Sanford Osterhout The secretary cast one ballot for the officers The president announced a hobby night for the June meeting The card and game party chair has completed plans for a Friday event at Firemen's Hall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jones
Francis Hilke
John Butler
Sanford Osterhout
Firemen’s Hall
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Rae
Roy Shudt
Sanitron
Betty O'Malley
Charles Mackie
Seventh Avenue
Bob Holmes
Bret
Columbus Army Air Field
Columbus
Ind
Burnt Cork
Bob
Walt Riski
Franklin Place
Sheppard Field
Walt
Texas
Corporal
Federal Street
Renseelaer County
Kipaa. Uillinan
Reral Oe
Leo Curley
Earl Stewart
Earl M. Stewart
First Avenue
Watervliet
Harvey Roy
Frank Roy
River Street
Leon Vitusenski
Nicholas Vitusenski
Twenty-fifth Street
Waterviiet
Bill Kane
William Kane
Machinist’s Mate School
Florence Solomon
Joseph Solomon
First Street
Women's Reserve of the
Marines
Naval Training School
Indiana University
Bloomington
Office of Price Administration
Roosevelt
Howard Christopher
Fourth Street
Whal— Troy
Li. Po
Philis Keyne Gordor
the Voice of the Army
Iron Lewis
Dr. Force
Ity Club
Power Commis
Parade
Atyst
Wv Diamond
Music Box
Farmer's Almanac
Morris Melodies
Timekeeper
Shine
Rose Iteom
Blarket Basket
Roy Porter
Troy Caapel
Sardi's
Haiti
Schenectady
the Wildwood
Otis
Eleanor
Ted Steele
Gene O’haire
Jennys
Road of Life
Vic and Sade
Snow Village
David Harum
Otis and Hileanor
Afr
Quartermaster
Carey Longmire
the Guiding Light
Hymns of All Churches
Mary Marlin
Ma Perkins
Repper Young
Stela Daas
Lorenzo Jones
Widder Brown
Portia
Plain Bill
Page Farrel
Gene O'Haire
Lowell Thomas
Fred Wearing
John W. Vandercook
H. V. Kalienborn
Cavalcade of America
Pelepnans
Ugo
Harkness
Newsradio Newa
Rose Room
Transradio
Chapel Singers
Public Service
Valiant Lady
Dltty Foyle
Amanda
Honeymoor Hill
Gal
the Goldberts
Dr. Malone
Ails Rorp
Frost
Mosher
Dad
the Duncan's
America
RTEST
Heatly School
Delores O'Hara
Jack Little
Maureen Sheedy
Shirley Lewis
Joan Geer
Jean Clifford
Frances Cameron
Ruth Lewis
Joay Finning
John Kissinger
Sam
WGY
Rarm
Church
Wilwood
Newws
the O'Neilla
Head of Life
Bnow Village
Dusant Eleanor
S—Carey Longmire
Newa
Guiding Light
Mary Martin
Pepper Young
Stella Dallas
Young Widder Brown
Farrell
Dave Murphy
The
Fred Waring
Jonany
Bob Hope
Fed Skelton
WOKRO
Sacred Heart
Orate Man
Titi—Transradio News
Uncle Bam
Haitly Foyle
Honeymoon Hut
Helen Trent
the Goldbergs
Jusee Jordan
M.D
Forrest Willis
U—aame
Interhide
Perry Come
Medeleine Carrol
Transradio News
Frazier Hunt
John BE. Kennedy
Harry James
Music Makers
American Melody Hour
al Jolson
Decil
Robert Lantz
Poestenkill
Frank Cisey
Morrw
Eace Na Cal
By Edwin Cox
Simon Patino Bouma
Breslaw Bros
River ST
Troy Pease
Peasanal
Finance, CO
Ird
Misa Madizaa
Spa
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