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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1943
Page
2
Local radio listings present a dense schedule of 9 programs with various hours and sponsors. Programs include news, music, drama, religious services, and children’s segments, featuring stations identified as 225-WHAI and 100-WTRY with times ranging from morning to late evening.
Green Island 2 village exceeded its Allied Communities War Chest target of 576 by about 2 percent and aims to raise at least 800 with extended time. Mrs. Oliver Hunt, chairman, credits housewives for door to door canvassing and thanks workers for cooperation. Servicemen guests at Gabond Club dinner. another reception planned at 42 George Street. Gun Club rededicates rooms for New Year party. Dec 6 bond night to form committees for New Year’s Eve event.
Miss Ida Douglass and Mrs John Abbey of 2227 Fifth Street hosted guests last week Mrs Millard Bates of Syracuse and her husband and their son Gary from Jackson Heights.
John A. Massey at 57 Sixth Avenue has been named temporary organist for St. Francis de Sales Church during Mrs. John B. Bovino's illness absence. Massey, a former St. Barnabas organist, teaches piano and music history at St. Vincent's Home and studied music in Schenectady.
LaSalle Institute's Men's Club plans a forthcoming musical revue with cast drawn from performers who appeared two years ago in The Admiral's Part. William Switzer, William A Sanvidge, and Matthew Kelly head the production committees.
The Navy launched a destroyer escort in the Charleston Navy Yard bearing the name Lu. J. Chaffee in honor of Ensign Davis E. Chaffee brother of Mrs. Pauline C. Fyler of Scotia who was killed in action in the Coral Sea. Ensign Chaffee was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his sacrifice and it is unofficially reported he scored a hit on a Japanese warship before crashing.
Brunswick Home Bureau officers and project leaders meet at 1 30 pm at J H Hirst 2413 Avenue Watervliet to finalize plans for the second food drive by Mrs J A Miller at Mrs Hirsts home on December 2 and to complete arrangements for the Christmas party on December 9 at the United Presbyterian Church parlors.
November gathering of the Phil osophian Society of Memorial Church will meet tonight in the church basement with gifts for Bethesda Home to be brought. Mrs. Fred Reiner, president, will preside. BENNINGTON MAN CITED. J Lawrence Bradley of Bennington Vermont, carpenter’s mate first class, World War I, awarded the Purple Heart for wounds in action, per word received by his wife Mrs Lilian Bradley. Bradley is a member of the American Legion Post at Bennington.
A strong earthquake struck near Ankara hitting the Amasya Tokat region hard killing about thirty people and destroying hundreds of buildings. Quake centered in hills south of the Black Sea disrupted communications with Kastamonu region and caused Istanbul asimus recording to fail urging precautionary city blackout rumors in Istanbul reported by Turkish papers.
Tommy Doyle recalls reunions with Trojans in Hawaii and a Texas-sized look at fellow Troy veterans. The piece lists many local servicemen including Frank McLoughny and Grover Ostrander, noting promotions, transfers, and awards from camps in Alabama, Nevada, and California, with names and home addresses anchoring each update.
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