Woman's Club to Meet Guest Speaker Bilian Riese
The Troy Woman's Club general meeting lists Bilian Riese, European correspondent for the Chicago Daily News, as guest speaker. He will discuss The Peace We Fight For with questions on postwar Europe and jobs for veterans, amid local hosting by Mrs. Howard D. Clayton and other club members.
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Bilian Riese
Chicago Daily News
Troy Womans Club
Second Street
Motherwell
Institute of International Relations
California
Europe
Germany
Howard D. Clayton
Mrs McConaghy Addresses Hium Club on Madonna Qualities
Mrs William H McConaghy guest speaks at Thum Literary Club Troy comparing modern women to the Madonna noting serenity idealism dignity and reverence. New members welcomed and Allied Communities War Chest mentioned. Supper planned for USO Club February 20. Dorothy McShane to sing in Syracuse University Chorus and perform Handel Messiah.
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William H. McConaghy
Thum Literary Club of
Troy
Hendrick Hudson
H. B. van Denburgh
McConaghy
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church of
Albany
James T. Whitehurst
Nen
Oscar Hasbrouck
Dale S
Dorothy McShane
W. H. McShane
Fifth Avenue
Syracuse University Chorus
Howard Lyman
University Chorus
Former Troy Girl Weds Former Troy Girl in Nyack Ceremony
Docher ty of Nyack and Thresher of Ithaca wed at Grace Episcopal Church Nyack with Theodore Keiser and Thomas Millspaugh as ushers. The bride wore powder blue crepe and carried white roses while the bridesmaid wore pink crepe. A reception followed at the bride’s home and the couple planned a brief wedding trip before he returns to Florida for flying school duties.
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Biss Marter Docherty
Alexander Docherty
Nyack
Robert D. Thresher
Army Air Force
F. W. Thresher
Ithaca
Grace Episcopal Church
Theodore Keiser
Waterviiet
Thomas Millspaugh
Edward Anker
Carnatar Mateau
Thresher
Wil
Florida
Mrs. Thresher
New Pastor Installed at Center Brunswick Gilead Lutheran
More than 250 people attended the induction service at Gilead Lutheran Church Center Brunswick for Rev Robert J VanDeusen acting pastor during his son Lieutenant Dayton G VanDeusen Army chaplain's absence Inducting officer Rev Morris C Skinner with multiple area clergy delivering greetings and remarks A letter from Lt VanDeusen was read and the service featured two adult choirs and organ prelude by Mrs Carl E Bulson
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Poestenkill
Robert J. VanDeusen
Gilead Luttheran Church
Center Brunswick
Dayton G. VanDeusen
Morris C. Skinner
Eastern Conference of the Lutheran Church
Zion Lutheran Church of
Trinity Lutheran Church
This City
van Deusen
Uniontown Gap
Clayton G. van Deusen
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Chatham
Brunswick Township
Stephen Sidebotham
Elmer Newton
Herbert Hayner
Miss White Wed At North Bennington
Miss Bette Jane White daughter of Mr and Mrs J Edward White of North Bennington Vermont and Wendell Philp Turner Jr son of Mr and Mrs Wendell P Turner of Malden Massachusetts were united in marriage Saturday evening at 8 oclock in the Congregational Church in Worth Bennington Rev Leslie Blundom officiated Mrs Kenneth Porter organist accompanied Mrs John Cole soloist from Boston who sang At Dawning Because and Beloved It Is Morn Miss Marcia Brown of Bradford Mass former classmate of the bride at Colby Junior College was maid of honor and Robert Ingraham of Boston was best man The bride wore ivory brocaded satin damask with fitted bodice bouffant skirt long train trimmed with chantilly lace and a long veil attached to a crown of seed pearls and orange blossoms She carried white rose buds and gardenias Her attendant wore a watermelon pink taffeta dress and a pastel bouquet The reception followed at the bride s home The couple left for Milwaukee Wisconsin to reside The bride a Fort Bennington High School Colby Junior College graduate The groom a Philips Exeter Academy MIT graduate and a research chemist for Chain & Belt Co in Milwaukee The bride s brother Ralph White cadet pilot at Sta Ana California sent congratulations.
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Bette Jane White
J. Edward ‘White
North Bennington
Wendell Philp Turner, Jr
Wendell P. Turner
Malden
Mass
Congregational
Worth Bennington
Leslie Blundom
Kenneth Porter
John Cole
Boston
Marcia Brown
Bradford
Colby Junior College
Robert Ingraham
Milwaukee
Wis
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chain & Belt Co
Ralph White
Sta Ana
Cal
Girls Friendly Society Plans Card Party Later
The Girls Friendly Society of St Paul's Church met last night to discuss plans for a card party and social on Monday evening. Miss Grace Bowman presided and Miss Pattie Montcag led the worship.
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Girls Friendly Society
St Paul's Church
Local Notes on Residents and Visits in Town Style
Personal Mrs William J Luby returns to town after visiting husband Corp W J Luby and is stationed in Toccoa Georgia Miss Hazel Hurd formerly of Troy returns to Binghamton after weekend service with recuees and trends in town The Misses Jayne Rossi and Anne Pafund spent the weekend in New York City and attended the Notre Dame game versus Yale at Yale University New York trip mentioned in error with Lou Carr of Sixth Street
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William J. Luby
Corp
W. J. Luby
Toccoa
Hazel Hurd
Forrerly
Troy
Ox York
Sheegoeen Army
Dame
Yenrnee
Townsend Club Forms Auxiliary in Troy and Rensselaer County
Townsend Club No 3 held its regular meeting at Diamond Rock Hall with President Mrs Anna Duffy presiding. Reports by Secretary Mrs Bertha Simpkins and Treasurer Charles Wend were shared and a Townsend Club Woman's Auxiliary for all women in the area was announced to start next Friday at the YWCA led by Mrs Cora Traver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend Club No. 3
Townsend Club
Diamond Rock Hall
Anna Duffy
Bertha Simpkins
Charles Wend
Troy
Rensselaer County
Cora Traver
Syracuse
George Campbell
Club 2
Alice Gatman
Hattie Harris
Bertha Coons
Junior Hadassah Plans Benefit Card Party
The Troy unit of Junior Hadassah will host a card party at the Jewish Community Center to aid the Palestine war relief program. Elaine Semelisky, Youth Aliyah chair, and Helen Greenberg, Jewish National Fund chair, reported on their projects. Muss Ihester Dembo led a closing program.
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Troy
Hadassah
Palestine
Elaine Semeliskyv
Youth Aliyah
Helen Greenberg
Jewish National Fund
Muss Ihester Dembo
Provisionals Hear Miss Newlin On Social Work
Mrs. Rachel Newlin director of the Day Home spoke to provisional members of the Junior League on case work in social work. She outlined the history and focus of social work with emphasis on child care as practiced in Troy.
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Rachel 5. Newlin
Junior League
Newlin
J Troy
R P I Women’s Club rummage sale announced
The R P I Women’s Club will hold a rummage sale tomorrow at 118 Congress Street with Mrs Sol Goldstone as general chairman assisted by a workers committee. cashiers will be Mrs Robert J Rickerson and Mrs Eugene D Fallon. Contributions may be left at Spouttel s Garage Fifth Avenue near Congress Street or brought to the store tomorrow. Birthday party noted for Jean Rooak with first day anniversary at grandparents home on Glenmore Road. Ten guests attended with games and gifts for the honoree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. I. Women's Club
Congress Street
Sol Goldstone
Robert J. Rickerson
Eugene D. Fallon
Spouttels
Fifth Avenue
Ron Jean Rooak
Joseph Kieth
Glenmore Road
George Durivage
Jurgeon DeRiezo
Town Notes Visitors Return Home to Rome
Captain George W. Browne returned Sunday night to Rome after a weekend with Mrs. Browne at her mother Mrs. Wooham B Frear’s home. Mrs. Lawrence DeWitt Digton has returned to New York City after visiting County Jucke and Mrs. Harry E. Clinton on Tibbits Avenue.
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George W. Browne
Rome
Mrs. Browne
Wooham B. Frear
Lawrence DeWitt Digton
New York City
County
Jucke
Harry E. Clinton
Tibbits Avenue
To Light Tower Clock At Court House
The Court House tower clock will be illuminated again starting tomorrow night. Superintendent Thomas J. Graulty announced the clock, darkened since the blackout program began, will be lit by electric lights with a master switch to extinguish during air raid alarms per request of Chief John B. Conroy.
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Court House
Annea
Thomas J. Graulty
Graulty
John B. Conroy
Greenwich Girl Becomes Bride in Greenwich Church
Miss Jane Sherwood Wilson daughter of Mrs Paul Sherwood Wilson and the late Mr Wilson married Donald Dean Hanks son of Marshall Hanks of Salem in St Pauls Episcopal Church Greenwich. Attendants included Polly Parker Wilson and Marshall Hanks with ushers Harold McEachron Carlos Cary. The bride, a Greenwich High School and New York State College for Teachers alumna, was librarian at Scotia High School and wore heirloom lace with gardenias. The groom, a Dartmouth and Amos Tuck School graduate, will reside in Salem.
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Jane Sherwood Wilson
Paul Sherwood Wilson
Greenwich
Mr. Wilson
Donald Dean Hanks
Marshall Hanks
Salem
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
A. W. Abraham
Wilson
Polly Parker Wilson
Harold McEachron
Carlos Cary
Glenn A. Milliren, Jr
Greenwich High School
New York State College For Teachers
Albany
Scotia High School
Hanks
Washington Academy
Dartmouth College
Amos Tuck School of Business Administration and Finance
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Old Railroad Engine Saves Plant Tie-up
An aging Chicago and North Western locomotive saved the Daury land Condensery in Juneau Wisconsin from a four day shutdown by supplying steam to maintain the condensing process. The plant, shipping about 500000 pounds daily, produced milk for government needs including armed services and lend lease, tallying around 2 million pounds preserved.
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Juneau
Wis
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Dauryland Cooperative
Built heroes rescue ship at Albina Works
Seaman Basizzi told war workers at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland of 83 days adrift on a raft. The crowd cheered when he named the rescue craft that saved him, the workers having built the rescue ship.
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Portland
Ore
Basizzi
Albina Engine & Machine Works
Crossword Puzzle i Mountain inka Symbol of Massachusetts
Grid hints mix letters and clues for a themed crossword. Entries range across numbers and letters, including a mix of common terms and proper nouns such as Massachusetts and Germanium symbols. Answers fill intersecting slots, yielding a final completed puzzle.
Apple Price Edict Sparks OPA Debate in 1940s
The Office of Price Administration issues Amendment 9 to MPR 426 setting six apple price zones with per pound caps and prohibiting selling by the bushel. It triggers questions and a 38‑item Q&A clarifying rules on carload sales, grower distributions, container charges, grading limits, and pricing regardless of fruit decay.
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Hesperides
Sodom
Herbert Hoover
Johnny
Office of Price Administration
Washington
Apple
OPA
Pownal Neighbors Share Local News Snippets
Mrs Walter L Barber enters Baptist Hospital Boston. Mrs Jennie Barber North Adams cares for grandchildren. Eight tables at PTA card party with prizes to five winners. Mrs Marion S Harrie to lead meat canning demo at Mrs Frank Bowman's home tomorrow at 10 30. Homemakers invited. Bennington County Farm Bureau meeting attendees listed. William Burrington Eunice Burrington Roy C Lampman Wisen Rathbun from this town. Robert Benn of East Pownal among 40 speaking contest participants on Farmers Buy War Bonds.
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Bennington County Farm Bureau
Manchester
William Burrington
Eunice Burrington
Roy C. Lampman
Wisen Rathbun
Rparmers
Robert Benn
East Pownal
Draft dodger school head gets seven years
Stephen Weinberg, 50, famed as the great impersonator since 1921, was sentenced in New York to seven years in prison for running a school for draft dodgers. Judge Murray Hulbert also fined him $17,500 and placed him on probation five years after completing his term. Weinberg pleaded guilty to seven counts under the Selective Service Act.
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New York
Stephen Weinberg
Fatima
White House
Murray Hulbert
Weinberg
Masonic Service Observed at First Presbyterian Church
Waterford readers attend Go To Church Sunday at First Presbyterian with members of Clinton Lodge No 140 and Tonic Chapter OES. Rev Herbert C Willenberg spoke on Religion of a Common Man, noting justice mercy and humility. Music featured the choir led by Mrs Chester B Parkis and organist Miss Grace M Bartholomew. Fire Auxiliary To Meet. Personal items note Adellor Martin at Camp Upton and Mrs Joseph Babbs returning home. Birthday celebration for Mrs Edith Williams. Lieutenant Frederick C Moore promoted to captain, effective Sept 7 1943, after training and service at Camp Lee Moody Field and Kansas City Depot.
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Clinton Lodge
No. 140
A. M
Tonic Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
First Presbyterian Church
Herbert C. Willenberg
Chester B. Parkis
Thompson
Oy Sullivan
Grace M. Bartholomew
Knickerbocker Steamer Company
Pearl Street
Eva Hagadorn
Adellor Martin
Seventh Street
Camp Upton
Joseph Babbs
Waterford-Mechanicville
Leonard Hospital
James T. Williams
William
Edith Williams
Maple Avenue
Northside
Moore
Frederick C. Moore
Corps
United States Army
T. F. Moore
Waterford
Waterford High School
Montgomery Ward & Co
Albany
Stockman
Camp Lee
Virginia
Moody Field
Georgia
Kansas City
Draft Evader Sentenced to Year Plus Day in Army Induction Case
John Papaserge, 29, was sentenced by Judge John Knight to one year and one day in federal prison for avoiding induction. He lived in woods near Brant and North Collins for seven months to escape the draft, pleaded guilty November 1, and was arrested October 23 after vanishing the night before his induction in Jamestown. Federal agents and U.S. Attorney Henry W. Kineen Jr. led the case.
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Buffalo (P
John Knight
John Papaserge
Woods
Brant
North
Coling
Papaserge
Henry W. Kineen, Jr
U.S
Jamestown
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Grand Jury to Report to Justice Russell Tomorrow
The October grand jury, continued by Supreme Court Justice Pierce H. Russell at the request of Dist. Atty. Earle J. Wiley, will hand up its final report tomorrow at 11:30 am. A prior report has been presented. The panel was extended to consider any cases arising from the election, though none were expected. four other cases were on the docket, including two automobile thefts and two moral offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Pierce H. Russell
Dist. Atty
Earle J. Wiley
Russell
Forgotten General Recalled to Duke at Boston Monument
During a Boston visit to a Bunker Hill monument the Duke of Windsor could not recall the British general Howe tied to the battle. Sir Anthony George and others failed to name the general until a caretaker, Joseph Miller, provided the name Howe.
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Boston
Bunker Ball Monument
Duke of Windsor
Anthony George
Joseph Miller
Howe
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F. B. Royal
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H. B. Southworth
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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