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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1945
Page
1
Infantry equipment and gear are shown at the arsenal to employees in a display titled Here's Your Equipment. The tour features machine guns pistols medical kits and various gear. Staff notes include birthdays anniversaries and inquiries about blood bank contribution.
The county clerk's annual 1945 report shows total collections of $592,957.59 with major revenue from real estate, motor vehicle, and mortgage taxes. The report cites automo licenses, papers, and chaufers licenses as significant sources, plus mortgage tax at $15,597.78. It notes large figures for deeds, mortgages, and other documents, and lists PTA officers and local civic updates alongside war era notes.
A Corinth resident died after his upper body fell into a tiled kitchen sink basin while water ran. Fire Chief Louis Woodestk and local firemen could not revive him. Coroner Frederick Eaton ruled accidental death by asphyxiation due to drowning after autopsy. Cel J Holohan and trooper F J Sayer investigated.
Rensselaer County Rationing Board receives heavy sugar applications for learning and canning needs. Volunteers from Freihofer Baking Co. assist under Alvin Ford as board executive, processing requests evenings to speed coupon release. Housewives call for faster action and assurance coupons arrive in time for the canning season.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, in a 4 to 2 vote, upheld the Court of Claims decision dismissing three claims against the state arising from a 3 am December 7, 1942, automobile crash in Pines Saratoga Springs. John T. McCarty killed. Anastasia McCarty Maloney administratrix sought $13.13. Blanchard sought $5,416. Eleanor Kelleher Gekey sought $122,216.30 and died later at Homestead Sanitarium.
The Troy Veterans' Information Center marks its flat anniversary with plans and publicity for returning servicemen. A steering committee coordinates 42 agencies offering pensions unemployment insurance housing and employment help, plus medical and vocational facilities. The group aims to help veterans find jobs and adapt to civilian life in Troy.
Mrs. Howard King of Lancaster, state department president of the American Legion Auxiliary, will guest at a dinner with several Rensselaer County units at the Melvin Roads Post in Clinton Heights on Monday evening. Mrs. May Matthews of Hingston, third district chairman, will also attend.
Police investigate theft of $90 cash from a metal strong box inside a grill at 2265 Fifth Avenue. The thief triggered an alarm and fled, leaving behind the box and most contents except $9. Residents alerted Radio Boon. officers arrived but found the burglar gone.
The Col C L MacArthur Circle No 69 of the Ladies of the GAB will meet Tuesday evening in Spanish War Veterans Hall for a memorial service and cake dedication. Miss Loretta A Mahoney president will lead. members meet tomorrow at 1 20 p m at Nicholas Ukrainian Church to view the dedication of the veterans roll monument.
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