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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1949
Page
4
A blast at a railroad yard left three New York Central Railroad workers injured with one crewman in critical condition yesterday. The incident occurred at the yard, and investigators were assessing the cause while medical teams treated the injured on site.
A weekend blast in Fear Street yard on Central mainline tracks injured three men. Mitton Noamarck 33 suffered extensive burns over much of his body. engineer Moses Cole escaped with a wrist burn. fireman Leo Shemm 148 sustained burns to face head and hands. Authorities blamed an overheated boiler causing the explosion. Bernard J Kircher named state manager for Siena College production Berkeley Square with Nov 20 and 21 performances.
Washington says Americans will eat about 167 pounds of candy per person in 1949, down from 189 pounds the previous year, a government report indicates.
Wittenberg College students collected 1500 bars of soap for French hospitals but faced shipping and regulatory hurdles. Special assistance and local help arranged packing in waterproof crates. More than 4000 pounds sent to France with insurance and freight covered by American Aid to France.
United Mine Workers welfare fund official Bridges calls for an immediate stop to payments from the multi million dollar fund. He sent a letter to John L. Lewis demanding further disbursements be halted citing rising expenses for hospital and medical cases and concerns over obligations incurred since the LTMW contract expired.
An American man Orren Eucht and a Japanese woman Tishie Choutomi married in Tokyo after a brief meeting. He, a member of the occupation forces, hoped to bring her to the United States under immigration rules. The couple, who arrived Friday, were married Sunday at a Lutheran church ceremony and will reside on the Lehy farm.
Manila reports the Philippines nearing the presidential vote with Elpidio Quirino favored to secure a four year term against heavy opposition from Jose Laurel and Jose Aveling. More than four million voters expected amid a looming tropical storm and police supervision. Balloting to spread across 10 000 precincts with elections officials counting returns. suspensions urged in Lanao and Occidental Negroes provinces due to pre election violence.
A 6 week old baby girl Susanne Adele Tehay was found dead near the Rabey family home in Albany. Coroner Frank O’Counnor ruled accidental death by suffocation after examination by Dr. Stanley Glarve. Police say the infant was found by mother Evelyn Rabay and rushed to St Peter’s Hospital where she died. Family: Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Rabey. Hospital staff: Dr. James Faure. Neighbor John C Washington aided.
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