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Newspaper

Troy Record

Location

Troy, New York, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1943

Page

7

Christmas Shopping Off To Early Start In Troy

The Troy Record reports an unusually early Christmas buying surge despite snow and wartime conditions. Merchants cite shortages of stock and staff, with shoppers prioritizing general gifts, especially women’s undergarments and toys, while postal deadlines prompt early shipping to servicemen overseas. Store managers note brisk, across the board demand and concern over replenishing stocks before Christmas.

Troy Joseph R. Snyder Troy Report Robert A. Block Stanley's Department Store Tray Retail Merchants Bureau Block James F. O'Crowley W. H. Frear & Co United States O’crowley Joseph Rosenberg Rosenberg M. H. Hartigan, Sr Hartigan’s Tov Lester A. Rosengardt Muhifelder’s, Inc Ernest J. Facteau Facteau

Thanksgiving Travel Delay Dampens Holiday Traffic

Travelers faced delays as Troy Union Station reported Thanksgiving travel near normal for a holiday but warned that not many will return on Sunday. No extra trains were run and heavy snowfall reduced usual traffic, with Albany bus and rail lines near normal after a preholiday surge.

Troy Union Station Albany Associated Press New York Central

In Memoriam Beale and Obituary Notices

In loving memory of Mary 3S 1e who entered rest Nov 26, 1 hou’ve left sorrow free from pain. Daughters Mary Very and Evelyn Michele, born Nov 22, 1943, at Troy hospital. Notices list multiple obituaries with names Bolton Bourque Glebân Ernsin-Al Folderman Gemmill Goerold Hunter Jackson Maxwell O'Toole Wentzel and others with funeral details in Troy area churches and cemeteries.

Mary Very Evelyn Michele Troy Hospital Norman Mudde Mic Mary Lawrenson Bolton Sorto Mar Dore Raymond Doro- Paulo, Jr Roy Bourque Avenue St. Mary's Church Joseph's Cemetery Gleban Episcopal Church Curran Biorna Fifth Ave Bervises Church of the Holy of Oakbrood E Funeral Home ERNSI Los Angeles Cal iMrs Gertrude Ernst Otto Kuhl Otto Ernst Troy Folderman Joseph A. Folderman Henry Folderman Magdalena Heinz Daniel D. Purcell Reo Pawling Henry’s Church Averill Park Fueral Fonda Pigeo St Oakwood Cemetery Friends Goerold Lena Kazinaler Bert Goerald Carl Petke Louis Albert Goerald William Schultz Third Ave Ovin Banal New James J. Hunter Margaret Canavan J. G U. R. N. R. Concord Jennie Hunter Jessieauthier Elizabeth Wing New York Lark & Blake Memorial River Street Oakwoont Cemetery Sackson Leonard Hospital Marrar t_J Oso Mann Haneah Maxwell John J. Maxwell W FR Emnett Grac Maxwell William Coox Frank Jurphy St. Joseph Eas Campis O'Toole Ward J Toomle Ae Omerd Hospital Ann O' Tole Butler Ehpel Athena Smit Joam Smith Anna Mis Irquhart Richard Aroan Frands Wentzel Madu A Ph FL Wentzel Mae Hensinger Wetzel Theresand Joyce Wentzel John Wentzel Corp. Ifred Lawrence Edward, Einvat Aha Wentzel Herbert Price Truman Leary How Thenree St. Joseph's Church Iranhive

Fight to Clear Traffic Lanes Not Finished

Exhausted snow plow crews struggled on county and city roads amid record snowfall and staffing shortages. Weather forecasts warned of rain and colder temperatures tonight, likely extending cleanup as sand trucks and buses faced delays and some areas remained untouched. Emergency crews from multiple cities aided repairs to telephone service after the storm.

Weather Bureau Skelton United Traction Co Gavsatha New York Telephone Co Buffalo Hendrik Hudson Thomas J. Kenney Troy Watervlist Cohoes Waterford Mechanicville Poughkeepsie Liberty Newburg Kingston New York

Two Eras Compared In Sermon At Thanksgiving Service

Rev Richard Cummings contrasted 1492 and 1620 as two prosperity philosophies. Spaniards sought gold conquest and empire while Pilgrims pursued God food and freedom. The sermon urged linking daily bread and work with faith and liberty, cautioned against luxury, and called for inclusive freedom and service. A union service at First Baptist and R P I memorialized Prof Heister with choir and an Allied Communities War Chest offering.

Richard Cummings First Baptist Church Brewster Bradford Carver Standish Seymour A. Smith Union John G. Tracy Mr. Smith Columbus Spain Cummings New World Plymouth Harbor Mr. Cummings Latin America H. Townsend Heister Heister Emma Willard George H. Pickering Allied Communities War Chest Carol Grey Emma Wilard

Hudson Falls Workers Choose Agency and Union

Hudson Falls workers in the packaging department of the American Locomotive Co. chose Alco Local 483 to represent them in a National Labor Relations Board election. Of 254 employees, 24 voted, with 180 approval for the union. Officers elected include Victor Blanchard president and George A. Simmons vice president with other officers named. A separate notice: Paul De Longe will preside at the Albany Chapter NA CAs officers and directors dinner at Circle Inn, Latham, on Dec 1, with plans for a technical session December 14.

American Locomotive Co Hudson Falls Alco International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper IA. F.of L National Labor Relations Board Victor Blanchard George A. Simmons Fort Edward Edward Delsignore William L. Whalen Neil Haiey John H. Blair Frank Danahy John H. King Paul de Longe Behr-Manning Corp Albany National Association of Cost Accountants Circle Inn Latham Plana

Miss Walker Reads Poems For Students At Emma Wilard

Miss Margaret Walker, noted Negro poetess, read several original poems to Emma Wilard School students during the Thanksgiving observance. Her book For My People reflects race themes in three forms and she emphasized aims to interpret her people to the world and delight readers. She discussed poems on desire, folk ballads, and experimental sonnets, noting Our Need and The Struggle Staggers Us as stirring works. Walker, praised as a Yale Younger Poets selection, closed with her best poem from For My People.

Margaret Walker Emma Wilard Delta Miss Walker Poppa Chicken Kissy Lee Misa Walker Yale

Police Surgeon Examining Pension Applicants Nearing Retirements

Several members of the Department of Public Safety underwent medical exams with Dr. Richard P. Doody as retirements loom. Reports name a police captain, a sergeant, a patrolman, and others seeking pensions. Chiefs Conroy and Casey expected to retire by year-end with promotions and $30 pay increases tied to a $100 yearly total.

Department of Public Safety Richard P. Doody Police and Fire Departments Sreman John B. Conroy Cornelius A. Casey Carl A. Smith Fire Department

Scouts Honor Memorial For A Leonard Barton Scout Leader

A granite memorial funded by pennies and dimes of local Scouts will be erected in Oakwood Cemetery to honor A Leonard Barton Troy Area Boy Scout council executive. The dedication Sunday May 7 1944 marks the first anniversary of his death occurring May 8. Barton began Scout work after graduating Syracuse University in 1917 and built programs increasing local Scouts from 579 in 1927 to 1118 in 1942.

Hig Snany Oakwood Cemetery A. Leonard Barton Troy Area Boy Scout Council Barton Syracuse University Buffalo Jamestown

Army Chest drive plans formed at breakfast meeting

At a breakfast yesterday 125 majors and team captains of the men s gales army AWied Community Chest met Col Samuel Godfrey. Plans for the drive were drafted and the event will close at a luncheon Monday at 12 15 with all prospects reported. A list of firms and groups reaching quotas was read including Behr Manning Bendix Waitex Manning Peggy Parkilinery Stanley s department store Amalgamated Clothing Workers Callahan Bros The Hotel Troy D H Flight Office Green Island Fifth Avenue Bus Co Troy Savings Bank Union National Bank and several school and church groups chaired by Jesomas Rankin Rev Seymour A Smith Rev John G Tracy Nils G Sahlin and Isaac G Fiack.

Men’s Gales Army Samuel Godfrey Hendrick Hudson Behr-Manning Corp John G. Tracy Russell Sage College Emma Willard School Nils G. Sahlin P Office Isaac G. Fiack

Troy Area Payrolls Up

A State Labor Department report shows Troy area employment declined slightly in October from September, but overall payrolls rose. The industrial sector faced a small dip yet total employment and wages increased, reflecting mixed trends across the local economy.

Troy Area Whe lState Labor Department Stat and Information Parisu Tis

Watervliet Woman Injured by Fall in Troy

Agnes Fleming of 1517 Fifth Avenue fell from a sloop at 281 Fifth Avenue while visiting her sister Jean Semple. Police report cited possible fracture of the right ankle. She was taken to Leonard Hospital by passing motorist for treatment.

Agnes Fleming Fifth Fifth Avenue Jean Semple Fourth Precinct Sergei Arthur Fitzgerald Ferrolman Frank Mizell Radio Patrol Leonard Hospital

Mrs Bolton Dies After Long Illness

Mrs. Bolton longtime resident of the city died yesterday at her home 328 Second Avenue after a long illness. She was born in the city and lived there her entire life. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.

Hope Russell B. van Buren Dorothy E. van Buren 119Th Street Royal Canadian Air Force van Buren England Europe Cologne Hamburg L’orient Martin Eddy van Buren Charles B. van Buren Royal Oak Mich Willam Bolton S City Second Avenue Bolton T Melasbard Fishley Fiss

Taylor Opposes Subsidies Inflationary Policy

Taylor of Troy argues subsidies inflate prices and burden taxpayers. He says government payments to meals and groceries act like a wage increase and doom poultry and dairy industries. He criticizes current administration for failing to curb inflation and stresses returning soldiers should not bear higher food costs.

Record Newspapers Bureau Washington Dean PF. Taylor Troy Congressman Taylor

Canal Traffic To Continue On The Barge Canal

Canal traffic on the Barge Canal will continue until water freezes despite office closing time. Officials say barges may depart from Buffalo to Waterford without special permit if authorized by the Division of Canal. End of season restrictions apply to rail parts of the canal system.

Muunight Sterdage Waterford Forth othera-Senaca

Fort Edward Water System Enters Full Operation

Fort Edward’s water system is back in service after hydrochrator approval and a required health department sign off. The General Electric Co facility at Fort Edward previously drew water from Spring Brook Co in Hudson Falls, now restored to the Fort Edward system.

Fort Edward Opr Fort Elvord Wbomow State Health Department General Electric Co Spring Brook Co Hudson Falls

Aeno Flane Bags and Matched Sets in Repair Shop Find

A fragmented report notes items including Gert's Travel Sets and sport bags along with fitted and calated cases for trucks. Repairs mentioned involve Ms Ferry and a second phone line, with no clear incidents or dates provided.

Gert Masa Phone

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Este IN Memoriam Beale Hudson Falls Workers Select Agency Elizabeth A. Whittemore Oak Street Whittemere Hudson Falls High School Mount Holyoke College Scouts Men’s Army of War Chest A. Leonard Watervliet Taylor
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