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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1943
Page
11
A collection of thanks and birth notices from Albany area sources. Entries include Edwards card of thanks for bereavement kindness, in memory notes for Butler Wimbury and others, and birth notices for Maloney, Kimball, Orlyp, Schulze, Tobin. Names, hospital dates, and locations listed.
William J Blair husband of O'Brien and father to several children. Baxley son of late George Baxley and Alice Savage, with funeral notices to Clark and Jake Memorial Chapel. Carmela Coviella and family, Watervliet and Camp Stewart, noted in service. Multiple obituaries list funeral home details, church services, and interment plans across local towns.
The second campaign of the Allied Communities War Chest starts in Rural Rensselaer County with residents asked to donate to National War Fund agencies. Town canvassing and district committees begin electing volunteers, with countywide coverage to begin Friday at a Hendrick Hudson luncheon.
Miss Mary Catherine Jennings of the national Girl Scout staff urges forming a Troy area council at The Hotel Troy meeting of Leaders Association. With 15 troops in Troy Watervliet and vicinity coordination could benefit programs, though council feasibility depends on troop growth. leaders urged to publicize and recruit Brownie and senior troops while Betty Simmons presides.
Mrs. Jennie Durand of Troy died from a fractured skull and brain laceration after a United Traction Co bus backed from Hoosick Street into Mount Pleasant Avenue in Brunswick. She also suffered a right arm fracture. No autopsy performed. Widower Frank Durand employed at Watervliet Arsenal. stepson Joseph Durand also survived. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. from Fred J. Lowe Funeral Home. interment Elmwood Hill Cemetery.
Albany chauffeur Charles W. Butler was sentenced yesterday to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to transporting a woman across the state border for immoral purposes before Federal Judge Frederick H. Bryant in Syracuse. Two Granville men Arthur Pagones and Rodman Owens pleaded guilty to failing to report for induction and had trials set for November 16.
Thomnd Elizabeth Dutton wife of Thomas F Thorns mother of Mrs. William Smith Thomas Frank Howard and Joann Thorn all of Watervliet and Mrs. Frederick Wood of Troy. Funeral from fer dass residence 20 Fourth Watervliet Wednesday at 2 oclo thenes to St Daniscopal Caute wn. Entercient oat Albany Rura eters. Friends are invited and may sday evening.
The Rensselaer County Board of Supervisors will meet at 2 p.m. in the County Court House to receive recommendations from the treasurer, auditor, welfare department, county clerk, highway committee, and board of elections. Chairman Leroy H. Nible called them minor in nature and said they aim to straighten up year end business. The board also expects to name committees to canvass the November 2 election results.
New recruits joined the New York State Guard units at the Armory indoor range for rifle training. Eight members scored forty plus with private Flint and sergeant Dwarsky prominent in the sessions supervised by Lieut. Rosenberg. Several enlistments were announced and a celebratory Armis tice Day party planned at Brownies Tavern.
Rev Arthur Johnston of Mt Ida Memorial Presbyterian Church spoke at Troy Chapter De Molay parents night in the Masonic Temple. His topic was Honesty of Parents To ward Their Children and Honesty of Children Toward Themselves. Prof Arno G Schubert presided as De Molay chapters nationwide marked Parents night. Next meeting November 22 will appoint a De Molay class with Leo Grathnei Arthur Kander and Rev John R Palmer directed by Jay Ostrander. A De Molay informal dance at the Y M C A is planned for Saturday November 27.
Miss Alicia Dowd of 197 Sixth Avenue Troy is hospitalized at Troy Hospital with a fracture of the upper right arm after a fall on State and Third Streets on Sunday morning. She was en route to Mary at St Anthony's Church. Attending physicians are Dr John J Quinlan and Dr Michael E DeLuca.
The Rensselaer County Farm Bureau reports a record 1,587 members for the next fiscal year at the Roundup Dinner in Syeaway Community Hall, surpassing the 1,415 previous record and beating the 1,450 quota. East Greenbush led with 2 percent over quota, Raymertown 37.5 percent, and Pittstown 33.3 percent.
The Jewish Orthodox Brotherhood held its annual veterans night at Beth Israel Synagogue vestry rooms. Samuel Caplan, senior vice commander of Jewish War Veterans, spoke as fifty members voted unanimously to support War Chest campaigns.
Castleton Community War Services Committee unveils an honor roll on Sunday to recognize local men and women in the armed forces. Rev. Francis J. Gostomski will deliver the main address with Rev. Arthur Posselt and Rev. A. Patton unveiling the roll and Rev. Edward Ton offering the dedication prayer. The Castleton School Band will play. The organizing committee includes Frank Folmsbee, Mayor Fred Miller, and others.
The Red Cross Bank in Troy collected 160 pints of blood from 160 donors at First Baptist Church headquarters. Of 180 registrants, twenty were rejected mainly for lacking parental consent for those under 21. Gertrude Moore noted consent rules, with several donors each contributing multiple times and many volunteers from Watervliet Arsenal. The drive pauses for two weeks and returns November 29 with expected larger turnout.
George Davenport of Valley Falls and Robert West of Mechanicville pleaded guilty to third degree burglary in Saratoga County Court at Ballston Spa. Each faces 5 to 10 years at Dannemora Prison. Arraigned before Acting County Judge George C. Tuck, they admitted the act dating two months prior. Thomas Randall, 17, also pleaded guilty to third degree burglary and was placed on probation for one year. Court adjourned until 10 a.m. today.
Air raid wardens of Zone 2 District 11 gather at the Frosolane Club on Federal Street for a meeting at 7 pm tomorrow. District Warden TF J. Hester announced. A social will follow.
Chromatic Concerts, Inc. announced pianist Rudolf Serkin will perform Thursday night at Music Hall starting at 8:30. The program opens with Mozart variations on Gluck, then Beethoven, Schumann Carnaval, Mendelssohn Rondo Capriccioso, two pieces from Ravel's Miroirs, Chopin Etudes No 2 in B flat minor and No 7 in C sharp minor, and Chopin Polonaise. Serkin, Czech-born prodigy, rose to prominence after Toscanini introduced him with the New York Philharmonic in 1936 and has since toured extensively.
Health Commissioner Dr Edward J. Godfrey Jr says wives must file for government maternity care payments with the State Health Department before services unless in emergencies or unusual cases. Delays have caused many denials. government funds cover hospital, physician fees for natal, delivery and postpartum care but not expensive accommodations or extra private payment.
A complaint filed by Verdoy Improvement Association president W S Buldong alleges overcrowded buses in poor repair and long waits on the Troy Schenectady Road corridor. The Public Service Commission ordered Railway Co to respond within ten days or satisfy the complaint with the commission and complainants.
District Office announces a new ceiling price schedule lifting costs on 143 and 1443 packs of canned goods by about 3 to 3 percent. Cocoa baby foods tea canned fish and other items appear for first time. Coverage spans Rensselaer Albany Schenectady Schoharie Fulton Montgomery and nearby towns in Saratoga Washington and Ulster counties. Some items remain unchanged in two store types.
Nelson T Drew and George L Drew two prewar fathers living in Schuy and Mills terville have been called up by the Saratoga Springs Draft Board for their Army physical tomorrow. Six others were also summoned. The brothers run a market in Schuy.
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