North End Contingent Examined for Induction
A group of about thirty men from Selective Service Board 332 based at Knickerbocker Junior High School in Lansingburg reported to the Albany induction station for physical examinations. Acting corporal Howard A. Kittell led the unit, with numerous names listed as examines, including John B. Bendon, John Brehm, Fred Barber, Isadore LeMaiie, Edward Curran, and others transferred from the Bronx and Springfield, Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board
Knickerbocker Junior High School
Lansingburg
Albany
Howard A. Kittell
John B. Bendon
John
Brehm
Fred
Barber
Isadore LeMaiie
Edward B
Harry T. Dryer
Preston
Jones
Charles M. Hy
Cahill
Frederick M
Milvin A. Piche
Edward L. Curran
Nekers
Ter
Cyinas
Holm
John Kachatian
Leland
Weinstein
o'Donne
Edward J. Vavim
Neils
Iari Quackenbush
Marin J. Ryan
Robert D. Meallister
Clarence FR. Horton, Jr
Thomas F. Coyne
Charles H. Auer
Hyman Cohen
The
Bronx
Charles E. Dellinger
Springfield
Mass
Lansingburg Ward Honor Roll Meeting Plans Discussed
Seventeenth Ward Ci welfare groups call a meeting at 8 p m in the Twining Steamer Ho to discuss improving or moving the ward honor roll. Fred A Beck chairs Lansingburg Branch of the Red Cross seeking names of Ave star mothers with five children in service. Also P T A boards at Knickerbocker Junior High plan a 3 p m meeting for an open house tea during National Education Week, inviting parents. Whipple School P T A meets at 3:30 p m to discuss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventeenth Ward
Fred A. Beck
Lansingburg
Rensselaer County
American Red Cross
Parent-Teacher Association
Thomas A. Knickerbocker Junior High School
State to Appeal Court Ruling on Racial Ban
New York State will appeal a ruling by Supreme Court Justice William H. Murray in Troy that the Railway Mail Association is exempt from state anti discrimination laws governing labor organizations. Attorney General Henry S. Manley said the state will seek review after Murray found the 22 000 member group is not a labor organization and may restrict membership by race. The state previously supported challenging the racial ban in New York regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Supreme Court
William H. Murray
Troy
Railway Mail Association
Assl. Att
Henry S. Manley
Murray
Manley
American Federation of Labor
U. & Labor Department
New York
Woman's Society to Meet at Pawling Avenue Church
The East Side Woman's Society of Chun Service Pawling Avenue Methodist Church schedules its regular November gathering in the church parlors tomorrow. Mr Gummer will be welcomed for the annual Land 3 event as members such as Mrs Harald Bisa Crameh and Mrs G Kenneth and Marti Rhodes attend. The program includes social greetings and a guest speaker discussing travels in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Chuan
Pawling Avenue Methodist Church
Ayp
Gummer
Klude
Harald Bisa
Red Cross Blood Unit to Visit Mechanicville for Fifth Time
The American Red Cross Blood Donor Service mobile unit returns to Mechanicville on Saturday December 4 for its fifth city visit. About 400 local donors have contributed in prior visits and the committee seeks 200 more to support Army and Navy needs for plasma production this year. Appointments may be made by dialing Mechanicville 800 or at local theater and business offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross Blood Donor Service
Red Cross
Army
Navy
Masonic Temple
Mechanicville
Verdicchio
Frank DeLorenzo
Saratoga Avenue
New York State Electric and Gas Corp
West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co
Chase
Gainski
Riverside
Percy Aldrich
Staton
Talmadge
Stillwater
Vega Caravan Plans Event in Albany Ceremony Weekend
The Vega Caravan Plans Event in Albany with a 44th annual ceremonial at Our Lady of Angels Hall on Sunday November 28 following the supreme divan meeting at DeWitt Clinton Hotel. Supreme Commander Thomas J. Quinn of Philadelphia to preside and a large class of candidates to be installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cers of V
Three Tioy
Our Lady of Angels Hall
Albany
Supreme Divan
Order of the Alhamwara
DeWitt Clinton Hotel
Thomas J. Quinn
Philadelphia
Louis E. Fonda
John P. Hayes
James J. Marrisse
The
Oasis
James A. Finn
Troy
William J. Kenney
Cohoes
the Tower
David J. Behan
Mechanicville
Desert
John T. Anderson
Thomas F. Hart
Rensselaer
William A. Payette
Amsterdam
Bodyguard
Joseph A. Caputo
Scotia
Charles A Cassidy
Daniel J. Dugan
Edward N. Scheiberling
Bernard J. O'Connor
Ambrose BE. Domser
Joseph Winkler, Jr
Thomas L. Clooney
George J. Klopfer
Buffalo
G. Alfred Peters, Jr
Baltimore
Luz C. Robailin
San Antonio
Texas
Stillwater Social Notices and Club Meetings
Mrs Hilda Wilbur hosted a bridge gathering with two tables of contract won by Mrs Co Hoskins. A Woolworth party followed with refreshments. Upcoming meets include Stillwater Bowling League tonight and a World Wide Guild gathering at Miss Gertrude Farringtons home. Life of Christ pictures to be shown at the Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Wilbur
Stillwater Women's Bowling League
Stillwater Recreation Center
World Wide Guild of the Baptist Church
Gertrude Farrington
Ruth Blizzara
Carolyn Osgood
Cat Dies in Wynantskill Kitchen Fire
A cat perished in a Wynantskill house fire at 3 45 a m on Saturday. Richard Wolfe Church Street reported the blaze confined to the kitchen with smoke damage to other areas. An overheated wood burning stove is suspected. The fire was extinguished by the Wynantskill Fire Department using the department s new 600 gallon junk truck under Chief Charles E Brunell. House and contents are partially insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Wolfe
Church Street
Wynantskill
Charles E. Brunell
Round Lake Residents Move to Scotia and More Local Moves
Round Lake residents Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jobin and family relocate to Scotia. Joan Lewis leaves to enter Swarthmore College near Philadelphia as a naval air cadet for a year of training. He is a Round Lake High School graduate and son of Mrs. S. Hirahara. Malta Home Bureau changes its regular meeting to Mrs. Robert Koppe’s home Wednesday due to Saratoga training school. Project leaders attend meetings and the Wednesday lesson “Weaving” is taught by Mrs. J. Wesley Morris and Mrs. Reginald. The Study Club of the Methodist Church met at Mrs. John Van Gaasbeck’s home. topic was “The Oriental in America.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Jobin
Scotia
Joan Lewis
Swathmore College
Philadelphia
Round Lake High School
S. Hirahara
Malta Home Bureau
Robert Koppe
Saratoga Springs
Home Bureau
J. Wesley Morris
Reginald
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
John van Gaasbeck
America
Meeting notices on study topics and host rotation
Presented by Mrs. M G Cole Miss Woodruff spoke on her work in Arizona among Japanese prisoners The next meeting will be at Mrs Rodney O Winans home with study topic The Latin Americans in the United States
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Cole
Sailor and Wife Face Court At Hoosick Falls
Louis Alonzo of Mechanicville was found AWOL from the Navy after a chase in Hoosick Falls. His wife was fined $25 by Police Justice Ezra Tiffany for damage from a jail door incident following a public intoxication and disorderly conduct arrest. ALonzo hid in a cellar and was turned over to Navy recruiting officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Louis Alonzo
Mechanicville
A.W.O.L
Navy
Ezra Tiffany
Alonzo
Joseph Sullivan
Tiffany
Frank Van Ness Dies Rail Dispatcher at 59
Frank Van Ness 59 a Boston and Maine Railroad train dispatcher and former Johnsonville Mechanicville resident died Friday at Greenfield Massachusetts He was a native of Johnsonville As a youth he joined the railroad as a telegraph operator He survived by his wife one sister Mrs Leon Elis of Poland N Y and two cousins Eugene T Hunter and Mrs Hiram Sheffer of Center Brunswick The funeral will be held today at Greenfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank van Ness
Boston and Maine Railroad
Greenties
Mass
Celia Ballard van Nes
Leon [Ellis
Johnsonville
Mechanicville
Greenfield
Leon Elis
Poland
Eugene T. Hunter
Hiram Sheffer
Center Brunswick
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Clinton E. Rose
Ella Hickey
Edward Hinchey
Donald
Francis
Pruyn’s Hill
Yankee Stadium
John Stewart
James K. Stewart
First Terran Church
Swarthmore College
Ithmore
Library Club
Miss Antolick
Chine
Developeo Modern
Fust
Schaeffer
West Vaca
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Giants
Athletics
Tigers
Reds
Phillies
Yanks
Browns
Dodgers
Pirates
Red Sox
White Sox
Let Shop
Caplans
Ellsworth Hotel
Paddoe
OQ. K. Shop
Oakes
O'bryan’s
Alys Collins
H. R. Collins
Mechanicville Merry Maids
Miss Collins
Margareta V. Hinchey
Melvin C. Exston
Schoors
Eastern Star
Bertha South
Mettian
Star of Liberty
Order of Eastern Star
Masonia Temple
M Smith
Olin Salmon
Broadway
Warren Hamilton
Joan Fort
Fred H. Burgoyne,Jr
First Methodist
East Nassau
Ernest Thomson
Leona Carter
Lee, Mass
Isabede Poli
Jacqueline
Waterbury
Conn
Edward Gokey
Clinton Heights
Minnie Woodward
Corp
Walter Martin
Philippines
Rabaul
U. S. Army
Fifth Air Force
Vunakanau
New Britain
Fie
Rerive
Vega Caravan
Presbyterian Church
Prince Humbert
Italy
Mussolini
Ivan Konev
By Paul Ford
Round Lake
U. S
River Street
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