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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1944
Page
19
War Veterans for Roosevelt velt met Thursday to discuss the GI Bill of Rights. James F. Cox praised the bill and outlined efforts to contact veterans before election day. He noted assignments for Ward captains and cooperation with Roosevelt committees to boost outreach.
Telegrams warn that strikes threaten munitions flow to Eisenhower and Mac Arthur. Toledo sees six dismissals at Electric Auto-Tie amid union membership disputes. Detroit sees 2050 workers walk out at Kash-Kelvinster while Eureka Vacuum avoids walkout due to a no strike clause. About 4500 idle in Toledo and production slowed in 13 plants, with 12 others affected.
A British merchant ship sank in the Lawrence River near frontiers of Statane and Petite after explosions. Forty eight seamen are missing with seventeen surviving in a lifeboat. The incident follows a series of unexplained blasts near shore.
Work quickly and efficiently performed is the springboard for promotion and better pay. Good work requires good vision. Poor vision retards mental and physical reactions, causes fatigue. Good seeing is the result of clear eyesight and well directed light on every eye task. Have your eyesight examined regularly, defects corrected, and always work under good light.
American forces on Leyte move west along Carigara Bay toward Culasian Point and Pinamo as heavy artillery tightens against Orinoe Valley. Allied commanders say they established bases and lines of communication while repelling Japanese air raids that wounded a merchant ship and caused explosions near Ormoc Bay.
Whitehall High School’s paper Superior earned an A rating in Class at the Empire State School Press Association convention in Syracuse. The paper placed in Group 2 among printed newspapers, competing with other school publications statewide. Martin Van Buren School of Kinderhook earned Class A in mimeographed newspaper classifications.
Physicians from Troy and nearby areas joined an Eastern New York Eye Ear Nose and Throat Society session at the University Club Albany. Speakers included Dr Edward J Whalen of Hartford on sulfa drugs in nasal sinus disease and Dr John Rainey as moderator with Dr Daniel Canning and Dr Crawford Green offering medical and general practice perspectives.
First Army details late war operations as Allied forces push toward Antwerp with mine sweepers likely and German resistance centered on Walcheren. Canadians expand foothold while British reinforcements land further south. American troops move across the Mark River linking with British and holding bridgeheads near Moerdijk and Gosterkout, approaching the Minas.
Governor Dewey toured the Northeast delivering speeches to crowds exceeding a million nationwide. Pennsylvania Governor Edward Martin predicted Allegheny and Luzerne counties would swing GOP and boost Dewey while Philadelphia remains a key target in the campaign.
The Poestenkill Fire Department and Auxiliary sponsor a game party at Firemen's Hall on November 10 with Mrs. Florence Miller and Mrs. Audna Craver in charge. Proceeds help fund Christmas gifts mailed to service members. auxiliary meeting Sunday evening at the fre house will feature the Christmas boxes address and gift planning.
Green Island council members expect a busy weekend with regional conference attendance by Grand Knight Eugene and Deputy Grand Knight Everett Glynn. Secretary Fi esnélai and other officers will join the Utica council for a third degree session. Committee meetings target Armistic Day dinner plans on November 1 and a seal meeting, with Donald MacGregor chairing.
Cohoes War Councilmeeting presided by Dr Frederick Conners discusses coal shortages in New York State. Everett H Decker and others outline substitutes and conservation while community groups report efforts and church notices follow with service schedules and committee roles.
Mass times listed for Cohoes parishes include St Agnes St Bernard St Joseph St Marie St Michels St Patrick Sacred Heart St Rita with low and high masses at various morning and afternoon hours. Priests named include Rev Joseph a Franklin Rev Louis A Lavigne Rev Adrien Bechard Rev Valentine W Gierlack Rev Thomas A Flanagan Rev Raymond J Radest Rev Arthur J Reiliy.
State Troopers pursue a uniformed hitchhiker described as a masked assailant who commandeered an Albany insurance agent’s car near Nassau. The suspect reportedly flashed a 45 caliber pistol, forced the victim to an open field, stripped him, and fled with the car along with $5 in cash and four checks worth $15 each.
Telegram from War Department informs parents of the death of William F Dugan son of Mr and Mrs Waller J Dugan of 328 Sixth Avenue. Dugan enlisted December 1943 and served five weeks overseas. He graduated La Salle Institute 1942 and was a lieutenant colonel in mounted troops. He was a Siena College junior when he enlisted. His brother Ensign Walter J Dugan Jr, a graduate of Rensselaer and Annapolis, is stationed at Camp Bradford.
The United Span ish War Veterans met Thursday in G. AR. Mall with Marsaree Riely presiding. Elections planned for December. a raffle sale scheduled for Nov 16 at Goa 2 Hal. Committee includes Mary Collin Moran Vera Smith Mary Grogan Zema Hilton Lilida Alien Mae As chambeault Alvina Dicken 30m Mary Zordeau Louise Myllett Beatrice Shea Alta Ellen Gravie Xavierine Cannon Margaret Rialy. Lieut Milton Siegel of the U Army, son of Teodore and Mrs Siegel of Columbia, visited his parents with wife. Previously a dentist with Albany offices, he was stationed in Paris, Texas before reassignment to Louisiana.
Cohoes Board reclassifies 36 workers with transfers to 4-A and LA listings. Names include Peter Waleo Armand Longtin John Falato among 1-A, plus many moved to 4-A such as Ivan Brugie Frederick Woelfer Lawrence Atchambeaule George Weeland Leandro Montagnari and others. Additional names appear in Clase 4 Fare and those listed under Dennis Fafard.
The Cohoes Triangle held an installation at the Cohoes Masonic Temple installing Harriet VanWie as queen, with Jean Palitsch stepping down. Other officers chosen included Alice Stewart chaplain Shirley Bosc secretary Shirley Whittle treasurer Naomi Martan standard bearer Beverly Eager marshal Marcian Tashpan and more.
Local church notices list services at First Methodist St James and other houses of worship. Sermons cover Thanksgiving themes, youth meetings, choir rehearsals, and midweek studies, with dates and times for Holy Communion and auxiliary events.
Wounded in action reports reach Cohoes and nearby for paratrooper and Army service members from local households. One son of Evelys Derocher of 7 Cherry Street enlisted in 1952 and was wounded in France after landing with American forces. another Derocher brother serves in the U. S. Army. James Sloane of 7a United Bosco Road is reported wounded in France. Sunshine Committee of St Agnes Mothers Club held a gathering with prizes awarded, and a banquet is planned at the New Kerntore Hotel Albany on Tuesday November 1.
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