Lansingburg Contingent Heads to Army Camp
The Selective Service Board No 332 sent 11 men from the November group to an Army camp for three weeks of training, part of the Lansingburg unit's deployment. Names include John T. Brehm acting corporal and Frank X. O'Donnell among others, with earlier groups already in training for Navy and Marines. Board chairman John J. Douguerty and member Michael J. Hanley attended at Thomas A. Knickerbacker Junior High School.
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Selective Service Board No
Army Camp
Army
John T. Brehm
Frank x. O'Donnell
John Kacharian
Charles H. Auer
Robert J. Stockholm
Martin J. Ryan
Earl Quackenbush
Malcolm &. Neils
Charles E. Dills
Walter E. Connally
Alfred L. Rescott
Preston K. Jones
Charles M. Hunter
John M. Cahill
Howard A. Kittell
Clarence R. Horton, Jr
Navy
Edward L. Morris
Edward J. van Wert
Robert D. Mac
TG Camp
Selective Service Board No. 332
Thomas A. Knickerbocker Junior High School
Camp Upton
Marines
Final instructions and thanks to Troy soldiers
Mrs. Frank Catricala and Mrs. James Rysing for the USO presented the men with copies of Saturday's Troy Record, along with pettes, essay aids, chewing gum, postcards, coffee and doughnuts to boost morale.
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Frank Catricala
James Rysing
USO
Troy Record
Pettes
Glens Falls Plans 9 15 P M Curfew For Youths
Glens Falls enacts a 9:15 p m curfew for anyone under 16 beginning Wednesday. Children must be off streets by curfew unless with a parent or guardian or responsible adult. A single fire station siren signals the 15 minute warning period for homeward travel.
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Glens Falls
Board of Public Safety
Gren
Navy Seeks Repair Men For Ship Repair Units
The Navy seeks skilled workers in the Troy area to fill 40 plus civilian crafts for Ship Repair Units SRU. Chief Gunner's Mate Joseph Sullivan announced interviews by civil engineers at the Court House Navy Recruiting Station for volunteer entry under a special induction plan. Eligible are 18 to 38 year olds in non restricted areas with trade experience who will be sworn into the Navy and assigned to SRU duties including on site emergency repairs to return ships to service quickly. Mrs. Morgan Post recovering from a broken leg after a West Coast trip, following a fall in San Antonio, was hospitalized for treatment.
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Navy
Joseph Sullivan
Court House
Troy
SRU
Sullivan
Navy Seabees
Mrs. Morgan
Post
McChesney Court
West Coast
Rev. Morgan
California
San Antonio
Tex
Mrs Barrett Mother of Priest Dies in Troy Hospital
Mrs. James G. Barrett widow of the florist founder died Saturday at Troy Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Troy she lived there all her life and was active in Church of St. Paul the Apostle and civic groups. She leaves sons Father Thomas J. Barrett and James S. Barrett, sisters Helen Kennedy and Elizabeth Murray, brother Martin L. Murray, and four grandchildren. Funeral tomorrow at 10 a.m. from the residence and 10:30 a.m. from St. Paul the Apostle Church with a solemn requiem mass. interment in St. Marx's Cemetery.
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James G. Barrett
Thomas J. Barrett
Immaculate Conception Church
Haines Fails
Troy Hospital
Barrett
Florist
Troy
Bardett Avenue
Della A. Murray
Father Barrett
William H. Sheridan
St. Patrick’s
Haines Falls Church
James S. Barrett
Helen Kennedy
Misa Elizabeth Murray
Martin L. Murray
Joan
James Philip
Adele Marie Barrett
Paul the Apostle
St. Marx’s Cemetery
Clear Driver In Bus Death
Coroner declares no criminal negligence in the death of Mrs. Jeanie Durand struck by a United Traction Co bus backing into Mount Pleasant Avenue. Findings urge the company to stop backing from Hoosick Street into the avenue at the fatal location. Driver Ralph W. Hidley operated the bus during the November incident. An inquest was held on November 17 at the Court House grand jury room.
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Jeanie Durand
United Traction Co
Mount Pleasant Avenue
Syeanay
Wor
Charles J. Cate
Cote
Hoosick Street
Benedict Commissioned Second Lieutenant in Air Corps
Robert C Benedict son of Harriet C Benedict of 2179 Fourteenth Street has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps. He completed the officer candidate course at the Air Force School in Miami Beach Florida and serves with the intelligence division there. A graduate of Christian Brothers Academy he previously worked for General Electric He is on leave visiting his wife at 511 Grand Siena.
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Robert C. Benedict
Harriet C. Benedict
Fourteenth Street
Army Air Corps
Benedict
Air Force School
Miami Beach
Fla
Christian Brothers Academy
General Electric Co
Grand Sireri
Christmas Seal Sale Falls Short in County Drives
Mrs George N Patrick chair of the Rensselaers Christmas Seal Sale reports receipts are well below last year’s first week. Storm and mail delays likely slowed response though some donors redirected funds after employer deductions. With no other revenue, a successful sale funds the tuberculosis association work for 1844 and supports prevention and care programs.
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Rensselaers
George N. Patrick
Patrick
Navy night vision lab led by Lieut Sulzman in Norfolk
Lieut John H Sulzman directs the Navy’s new night vision laboratory at Norfolk under his city-based command to train sailors and study eye adaptation during amphibious testing. The lab, part of Camp Bradford exercises, tests night vision using star-like pinpoints of light and emphasizes vitamin A benefits.
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Navy
No Fotn
John H Sulzman
Sulzman
Darane
Niy
Wash
Ark Room
Cor Xu
Sick Bay
Salzman
Camp Bradford
Norfolk
St. Augustine's School
St. Peter’s Academy
LaSalle Institute
Manhattan College
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Medical Department
Columbia University
Troy Hospital
New York Eye and Mar Infirmary
Troy
Salaman
Merrill FL
Aleutians
Stans
Dr Carl E Guthe Named Director of New York State Museum
Dr Carl E Guthe professor of anthropology and director of University of Michigan museums is appointed director of the New York State Museum. The post pays 36700 a year. He succeeds Dr Charles C Adams who has retired and will take office March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl E. Guthe
University of Michigan
New York State Museum
Guthe
Charles C. Adams
Maren
Two Masonic Lodges Confer Degrees This Week
Apollo Lodge No 133 and King Solomon's Primitive Lodge schedule joint degree work. Apollo Lodge to confer the third degree tomorrow evening at Temple. King Solomon's to conduct same degree Thursday evening at the Troy Temple. Royal and Select Masters and Phoenix Chapter also set to perform corresponding degrees this week.
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Omic
Freetings
Apollo
Salomon
Phoenix
Ouneil
S&s
Troy Temple
Rebekahs Plan Christmas Party at 81 Fourth Street
The Troy Union Rebekah Lodge met Friday with Noble Grand Mrs. Belle Gordon presiding at 81 Fourth Street. Games were led by Mrs. Catherine Bristol, Mrs. Mary Anserment, and Mrs. Mae Brown. A Christos party is planned for December 1 with a charity bag reading and entertainment program.
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Rebekahs
Troy Union
Rebekah Lodge
Fourth Street
Noble Grand
Belle Gordon
Catherine Bristol
Mary Anserment
Mae Brown
Hudson Man Dies Of Auto Injuries
Robert Hewitt aged 32 of 218 State Street Hudson died Friday afternoon at Memorial Hospital Albany from injuries he suffered Nov 5 when his sedan collided with a truck at Winter Street Road and the Troy East Greenbush Highway. Passengers Ellen Stevenson 18 Alex Matthews 34 Roland Moore 45 and Charles Purvat 48 all incurred minor injuries. The truck owner Cyril Webster of Pleasant Valley transported evergreen shrubbery from Rutland Vermont to Woodlawn Cemetery. Hewitt is survived by his widow two sons Robert William and Charles Franklin and a daughter Shirley Patricia Hewitt.
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Robert Hewitt
State Street
Hudson
Memorial Hospital
Albany
Winter Street
Troy-East
Greenbush
Ellen Stevenson
Stottsville
Alex Matthews
Roland Moore
Charles Purvat
Kinderhook
Cyril Webster
Pleasant Valley
Rutland, VI
Wooodlawn
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Lansingburg
Sma
Onyx
Third Street
Lieut. Sulzman
Navy Laboratory
Dr. Guthe
State Museum
Lielt
John H. Sulaman
Selective Service
U. S
Troy Record Co
P.S
Givan
Pioneer Building Loan and Savings Association
Second Street
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