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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1943
Page
4
Two health troubled workers from Buffalo, Rose Kurek and Minnie Sperla, completed a 3,000 mile horseback trek to Los Angeles begun May 16 after quitting their war jobs at a Buffalo airplane factory. They avoided gas coupons by selling cars and riding nags.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service hosts Sunday service at 11 am with Dr Naomi Ekdahl as guest speaker on The Task and the Vision. A friendship tea follows and a musical program precedes her brief talk on Church Woman. All Protestant women invited.
Fayette G Myers, secretary, announces the Ondawa Lodge F and A M meet in the Masonic Temple on Tuesday December 14 at 7 30 pm Reports will be read and officers will be elected and installed for the ensuing year
Mrs Clinton Wagar of Grafton comes home Sunday from the Troy Hospital. Church dinner proceeds totaled $131.55. Miss Mabel Lawson of Poughkeepsie is mentioned in the readable fragment.
A Albany metal warehouse owned by the R. B. Wing Co. suffered substantial damage from a fire likely starting by spontaneous combustion. The blaze, located on Second Avenue near the New York Central tracks in Rensselaer, mainly damaged the machine shop area before employees noticed the flames and raised the alarm. A second alarm was sent after Albany Fire Chief Louis Dombrosch arrived.
Pvt. Morris Nichols of Cincinnati confessed to assaulting Mrs. George Quigley at her farm home, forcing her husband to face the wall. A farmer later killed Pvt. Holie Willis of Chicago when he was found making insulting telephone calls to nearby women.
Kept company with Mrs Henry Solton and Mr and Mrs Howard Snyder and family. The Grafton air raid wardens and auxiliary police will hold a roast beef supper Saturday from 6 to 9 pm at the Methodist Hall for the benefit of the National War fund. After supper dancing will be held at the Town Hall.
Santa Claus appeared in a Fourth Street Chamber of Commerce window in Troy reminding Trojans to shop early for Christmas. The scene shows a red coat figure, sleigh and jingle bells as government urges early mail and purchases.
A series of explosions at the Army Raritan arsenal in Metuchen New Jersey damaged two magazines yesterday but caused no deaths or injuries among employees. The event was noted in connection with wartime efforts and the Christmas window display at the Chamber of Commerce.
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