Local Aircraft Warning Service Volunteers Honored as End of Work Arrives
The Aircraft Warning Service in Rensselaer County ends operations at midnight as Col Stewart Towle and Secretary of War Beary Stimson note the shift from defense to offense. About 3,500 volunteers are honored with certificates of honorable service while warnings to maintain confidentiality are issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselger County
Na Hon
Robert L. Ricardson
Tbhe
Fighter Command
Army Air Forces
Aircraft Warning Service
Beary L. Stimson
Secretary of War
Wer Department
United States
Stimson
Smnell
Sarobe
Asia
Alreref
Im Fenssele Rickerson
Commando Wounded In Italy Dies At Home
Charles Milling ton Millington of Troy died serving with a commando outfit in Thalys Italy. He was 22 and married before leaving the United States. Survived by his uncle Charles Millington and four aunts, with family ties to New York and Congress Street. Brother John has served in Africa and French Guinea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles FL Millington
Stanton Street
Charles Millingtom
Troy
Thalys
New York
Congress Street
Seventh Avenue
Millington
Margaret H
Marion D
Savina
Third Street
Bernard Fischetti
Welker Avenue
Willian Rourke
Lincoln Nue
Boy’s body recovered after creek drowning
Subalo Coast Guardsmen yesterday searched Cazenovia Creek and recovered no body of Robert Johnson, age 3, of Suffato. Grappling operations followed the discovery of the boy’s clothing and bicycle on the creek’s bank Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SuBalo
Coast
Festerday
Robert Johnson
Suffato
Cazenovia Creek
Creak’s
Volunteers Sought for Price Survey in the District
District Director Lester Herzog calls for volunteers to join Price Panels across 33 local boards to conduct price surveys and enforce price control under OPA. He notes 150 assistants are already engaged and urges one new panel assistant per board to boost compliance checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Lester W. Herzog
Batwhing
Herzog
Prica
Searda
Royal Board
Mr. Herzog
Bowles
Albany
GPA
Inter Best Board
Fementa
Huxtables Observe Golden Wedding Date
Mr and Mrs Willa J Huxtable of 6 Thompson Street yesterday observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary. The couple wed May 29 1894 at a parsonage. Mrs Huxtable was Catherine Palmer before marriage. He is a retired 20 year Water Street Arsenal worker and now assists the war effort at Behr Mansing Corp plant in Watervliet. They have a son Thomas P Huxtable Troy attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willa
J. Huxtable
Thompson Street
Thompson
Catherine Palmer
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Huxtable
Watervilet Arsenal
Behr-Mansing Corp
Watervilet
Thomas P. Huxtable
Troy
Prolonging Memorial Day Flowers With Practical Tips
Henry L. Pree advises careful care of graveside flowers for Memorial Day. Use pots planted in ground with peat or moss, and prefer evergreen ground covers like myrtle and English ivy. Avoid wreaths and dyed materials. dyes wash off and can discolor stones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L. Pree
NEA
G O P Women Bake Sale Plans In County Chapter
Penssemer County Republican Women's Club members prepare a bake sale for Saturday June 17 at Mrs Jessie Champion's Hoosick Road home. The group meets tomorrow evening at The Hendrick Hudson to finalize plans with Elia Mochon as chairwoman Nellie Krause North Greenbush Lansingburg Anne Bernard Lansingburg East Side orders Henry Benway East Side central section Mellie Founks central area committee members to be named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penssemer County
Republican Women's Club
Jessie Champion
Hoosick Road
Hendrick Hudson
Lnake
Elia Mochon
Nellie Krause
North Greenbush
Anne Bernard
Lansingburg
Henry Benway
St Josephs Conference Breakfast Speakers Highlight War Effort
Lieutenant Roger T Walsh of the Civilian Air Patrol War Training School at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute spoke at St Josephs Church breakfast, praising Cardinal O Connell and Boston school closings. He urged victory gardens and exercise, received a Miraculous Medal, with Edward S Evers as toastmaster and other speakers noting conference work and July retreat plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger T. Walsh
Civilian Aeronautic Administration
Rensgelaer Polytechnic , Institute
St. Joseph’s
St. Joseph's Church
Walsh
Cardinal O'Connol
Boston
St. Vincent de Paul's Conférence
St .Joseph's Conference
Victory Gardenis
Caawts
Victory Gardens
Lieutenant Walsh
St Joseph's Conference
Edward 5. Evers
Edward O'Brien
Ray
Edmund J. Burns
St Joseph's Church
James Hurly
Troy
Hury
Burly
Father Burns
St. Joseph's
WAVES Recruiter Visits Milwaukee for Navy WAVES
Ann McConnell of Milwaukee an officer in the WAVES women s auxiliary of the Navy will again be in the city at the Navy Recruiting Station to review Thursday and Friday This announcement was made yesterday by Chief petty officer Joseph Sullivan Chief Sullivan invited area women interested in joining the WAVES to consult with Miss McConnell during the stated days at the local recruiting station
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann McConnell
Milwaukee
The
WAVES
Navy
Amorrow
Gimners
Joseph Sullivan
Sullivan
Apy Troy
Miss McConnell
Memorial Day Observance at Waterford First Baptist Church
A Memorial Day service at First Baptist Church featured the Charles J. Brady Post No. 234 American Legion and allied groups as guests. Rev. Blackmer led the sermon They Shall Not Sleep with aid from Rev. Perry. A street parade preceded the service led by St Mary’s Sponsored Corps. Memorial Day events included parades, church notices, and Boy Scout Camporee reports from Frear Park Trax with Troop 31 earning several tests and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Tme
Charles J. Brady
American Legion
Liena Club of
Waterford
St Mary's Sponsored Corps
Lewis M. Blackmer
Willam A Perry
Waterford Methodist Church
Oscar R. Cooper
Brady Post
Howard Swatling
John F. Harney
Fourth District
Harold Radcliff
Blackmer
Winifred Hicks
St. Mary's
St Marys
Nccals
Boy Scouts of America
Frear Park
Lin Trax
Norman’ Waterbury
Russell’ Walters
Arcond Clase
Joho “Mac- Lean
G. Raymoud Anderson
Caaspfire
Honor Roll Dedicated At Latham
Edward WN Scheiberling as principal speaker led dedication ceremonies for the Latham honor roll. He praised youth and recounted World War I and II heroism. The program featured parades, invocations by Rev. Cronin, music by Roessellville and Watervliet bands, and a gold star certificate presentation by Lt. Col. Hunsicker of the Voorheesville Army Depot to families of fallen WWII soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward WN. Scheiberling
Albany
Daniel F. Cronin
Merle Hinsdale
Roisselville
Watervliet High
Roessellville
Albert Southwell
Jean Ruhtz
Herbert Roberts
American Legion
HK. Hunsicker
Voorheesville
Luthera
Robert N. Alten
Seymour E. Galloway
Edwart J
Austin E. O'Tosie
Volontie Goark
Merchant Marines
VolontierGuark
Merchant Mariner
Donald E. Weed
Rites to Be Held Today for Mrs Camus in Troy
The funeral for Loretha Poland Camus who died of a heart attack at the U S Embassy in Mexico City will be held at 8 30 am from the family home 208 Liberty Street and at 9 am from St Marys Church in Troy She had served as a U S State Department attache for eight years with postings in Panama Venezuela and Mexico City The body arrived Sunday night after diplomatic efforts in Washington and Mexico City to resolve matters regarding her death and the ten Camus children Shirley Ann 13 and Edward Poland Camus 12 accompanied by relatives after their father Edward Camus a former Transfor Tax Atty was killed in 1932 in a plane crash
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretha Poland Camus
Mexico
U. S
Liberty Street
St Marys Church
Poland
Washington
Mexico City
Edeward J. Poland
Dean P. Taylor
Camus
Shirley Ann
Edward Poland Camus
Troy
FL Edward Camus
Grace Air Lines
Chile
Andés
Mins Agnes Poland
Mias Camus
Laredo
U. S. Department of State
Panama
Venezuela
Istexico City
Camera Club Plans For New Equipment
A Troy Camera Club meeting at Fourth Street Franklin Square discussed enlargements from preselected contests. Mia A Fordyea won first prize with L. J. Chouinard in second. Plans to buy more darkroom gear and assign instructors for weekly printing help were set. An excursion to Bennin Ps Pictures was held, with an exhibition and Ernest Shepherdson to speak on various topics at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Camera, Club
Chit Rooms
Fourth Street
Franklin Square
Mia A. Fordyea
L. J. Chouinard
Weta
Bennin Ps
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Staats Morris
Rufus Barton
Francis Dargen
George T. Robdy
Bernhard
F. Murnaghan
Menneth LI
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Utier
Leonard Lewis
Rosenthal
Lacuste Avenue
Gevond
Infantry
War Department
Italy
Charles Millington
Atlan Tarshish
Temple Beth Israel
Hazelton
Vnal
Brotherhood of the Third Street Temple
Sisterhood
Tarshish
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
North Bennington
Greenwood
Edwin Austin
Sampson Ig
Hall Street
Bennington College
Lewis Webster Jones
Jones
Michael Powers
Jim
Gloucester
Mass
Richard
Army
Nadeau
Church Street
Blanchard House
Florence Pratt
West Street
Agnes Burgess
Georgia
Fred Welling
Springfeld
Harry Pruitrich
Clifford
Shepard
Gertrude Buchnam
Durham
N. H
Edward Harris
Clase
Joseph Conlin
Ella Powers
Valley Stream
S. 1
South Pacific
General Martin Hospital
Topeka
Kan
Edward A. Tobin
Bermington
G.O.P
Bake Sale
St. Joseph’s Group
Bruno Boiz
Chicago
Grace Episcopal Church
James T. Kerr
Raymone Dudden
John Lee
Finn
St. Mary's Altar Society
Broad
First Streets
Memorial Bay
St. Mary's Church
Memorial Park
Broad and
First Street
Holy Name Society
St. Man's Church
Waterford Methodist
Board of Education
John Malpass
Saratoga Avenue
West Orange
J. Edward Boudreau
Leonard Hospital
Northside
Fred Preddette
Railroad Street
Sergt
Arthur Freddette
Canada
William LaBarge
Second of
Coast Guard
Berth Amboy
S.J
Louis Spretty
Mary Spretty
Hirst Street
Furough
Sergeant Spretty
Wyoming
Latham
Camera Club
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