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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1950
Page
10
In 1937 while Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover was shown on early Belt Telephone Laboratories apparatus. The head and shoulders image traveled from Washington to New York by wire and radio.
Pearla Kling was 73 and served as Albany postmaster from 1923 to 1934. She died yesterday in Albany after a heart attack. Kling also served twenty four years on the Republican State Committee.
Ely Saveria aged 77 was taken ill at his residence yesterday afternoon and transported to Bamaritan Hospital where he remained in hospital care on arrival.
Mrs. David Greels of Water Vliet was unanimously re elected president of the Troy District Woman's Society of Christian Service at the annual spring meeting in Mechanicville First Methodist Church. Officers include Mrs. Mahlon Wemple vice president and others from Troy Pittsfield Cohoes Green Island and Averill Park.
Rev David K E Richards of Schenectady was elected Suffragan Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany after an eight ballot election. The selection came after Bishop Barry sought an aide to serve without succession rights. Richards, former assistant rector of St George's Schenectady, was nominated at the bishop’s suggestion and will be consecrated next January upon reaching age.
The record traces an early career path from New York City to Central America and Colombia, with a shift after election as a bishop while a missionary assignment to Bogota was set aside. Separately, James Confeld of 78 Main Avenue, Troy, suffered a knee injury while working on a Department of Public Works truck and was hospitalized accompanied by officers.
Lifebuoy Health Soap claims daily bathing with its purifying ingredients cleans skin better than rivals, defense against invisible dirt and body odor. It touts protection across 13 body areas, safe for babies, with rich coconut oil lather from Lever Brothers.
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