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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1945
Page
15
The Troy Times Fresh Air Fund gratefully acknowledges the following contributions. The list records gifts in a small sequence of figures noted as 3, 5, and 7, reflecting donor support for the program.
The family of the late Frank Seve wish to express sincere thanks to relatives and neighbors for kindness during bereavement. The family of the late Mrs. Lawrence Wample thank relatives and neighbors for support at their recent bereavement. Thanks also go to Fort Orange Paper Mill and others for assistance and sympathy during the loss of their beloved.
Heartfelt memorials honor Marine Cpl James Joseph Donahue who died May 21, 1534, and Sheridan J Gover, Frank E Hildenbrand, James Pickman, and others. Messages express grief, faith, and enduring love from spouses and children, noting anniversaries and missing their loved ones.
Fragmented birth notices record births at Troy and Samaritan hospitals dated May 2 and May 37 with families Bird Gundrum Mouser Lesnard and Wetherwax. Names, spellings, and dates are garbled, yielding an unclear list of newborns and parents with former surnames.
Death notices for L. J. Bottomley and Helen E. Smith followed by multiple obituaries from Cohoes and Waterford areas. Services held at William Jennings Funeral Home and local churches with interments at Oakwood Cemetery Hagaman and Poesten Kill. Calls and visitations scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. religious services include solemn Masses and Brotherhood of Railway details.
Emma Willard School honored 15 graduates as Radcliffe College President Dr. Jordan urged the class to seek new frontiers in mind and society. He warned that victory in war brings no true triumph without justice and urged lifelong education and personal responsibility.
The funeral of Aaron A. Armitage, noted Troy lawyer, was held at Morris Funeral Home with Rev. John YD. Gass officiating. Bearers included Dr. John J. Quinlan and Louis H. Gross. honorary bearers featured Chauncey W. Conk and Harry Eddy. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery.
Rev Ernest F Tripp delivered the principal address at the Troy Typographical Union memorial service for William Connery and fallen members. He argued the supreme value of the individual in faith and democracy, praising the printed page as knowledge, unity, and a bridge between East and West, with Miss Glorie Gege and Henry B Gould as soloists and Taps closing the service.
Patroon Club's annual banquet heads tomorrow at 7:30 pm at the South End Tavern with former city treasurer John J. Tower as pastmaster. Thomas J. Murphy and James Dalton announce a new service flag for 113 members in the armed forces, to be displayed, with one gold star for Pvt. Thomas J. Smith who was killed in action in Belgium. Entertainment includes a local quartet and a storyteller. special awards will be given. A brief business meeting will precede dinner as officers report.
Three Troy girls from Endla Willard School join 13 seniors elected to the Cum Laude Society at a Saturday ceremony. Alise Elizebeth Benson Shirley Clapp and Anne L. Sheary were honored along with peers from various regions. The event included speeches by William Avirett and the reading of subject-specific excellence awards in English French Spanish history math science and art.
Joseph Suil, son of Ate and Mrs La Suité of Broad Street Schuylerville, formerly in Gyrotan prisoner camp since December 22 1944, reports health and imminent homeward journey in June per War Department notice. A 1936 Schuylerville High School graduate, he served as basketball manager at Notre Dame Church and trained at Camp Dix before further instructor courses at Fort Hamilton.
Camp van Schoonhoven prepares for its official opening on July 1 under director Morrill Wy Paine with staff including Miss Jane Lawyer as waterfront director. Training begins Memorial Day week with Dr James Elleswood planning the summer program.
A Shushan man was injured in a hit and run Sunday morning while walking near his home. He suffered a fractured left leg and internal injuries and was taken to Mary McClellan Hospital in Cambridge. State Police at Cambridge investigated the crash.
Veterans groups back a proposed national veterans cemetery for upper New York, with Troy among candidate sites. Congressmen Taylor and Byrne voiced support while other figures discuss regional divisions and the Albany versus Rensselaer County selection. A Joint Veterans Memorial Day Committee meeting at the Rensselaer County Courthouse will address the issue.
The St Anne's Social Club presented a $1000 check to Rt Rev Stephen J Cerkemez for the church building and recreation fund. George J Yamin, club president, gave the check to Monsignor Cor Kenlaz at parish house after the 10 am mass. The funds aim to finance a new church site on Fourth Street and a postwar rehabilitation center for parishioners in the armed forces.
John Shade and Janice Smyth won two ninth grade prizes of 1.25 each at Knickerbacker Junior High. Earlier, eighth grade prizes of 3.18 went to John Williamson and Joan Schrager. Seventh grade prizes of 3.3 were won by Armon Toomana and Mary Lousetecte- Ofhe, with the latest contestants listed.
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