Postwar Building Outlook from C E D Reports
The Incat Committee chaired by FE Gellagher issued a postwar building outlook noting anticipated job shifts as returning servicemen and workers leave for manufacturing and other agencies. It projects about 3000 more jobs in the construction sector by 1990 as industry reacts to war’s end.
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Fee Pomle
FE Gellagher Ie
Seressa
oy @ne
Ermed
Forres
Masniac
Fanile Haida
Menut Jeg Reid
Bassmann’s Gag Tablets for Gas Relief Ad
An old newspaper ad promotes Bassmann’s Gag Tablets for gas in stomach and bowels. It claims quick relief from pains, heartburn, nausea, and dizziness with no laxative effect and offers a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. Donnelly & Hanna and F. W. Curtis are listed as on hand.
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Bassmann
Bualmann
Donnelly & Hanna
F. WF. Curtis. Ady
Planning for Prosperity: Economic Development in Local Industry
A garbled report discusses a contraction of plans and uncertainty over when materials will be released. It notes rising orders in construction and wholesale sectors, praising the Committee for Economic Development and local builders for readiness to support planning and employment.
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Treceporte
van Be
Alleged Passer of Bad Checks Nabbed in Troy
Victor Evans faces forgery charges after being brought back from Jersey City. Police say Evans passed bad checks at about half a dozen businesses in Troy including a hotel. He identified himself with a Bronx draft card and a Congress press pass showing a Washington address.
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Victor Evans
Troy
Jersey
Juveniles Confess Safe Burglary in Troy District
The Troy Detective Bureau arrested four youths aged nine to 15 who confessed to a safe burglary at the Carl Machine Co on Udte Street and Fifth Avenue. Detectives recovered a portion of the $169 stolen, with officers identifying Chief of Detectives John F. Lynch stating recovery and arrest details.
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Troy
Lansingburg
Carl Machine Co
Udte Street
Fifth Aven Pue
Frank J. Connery
Wiliam J. McGrane
John F. Lynch
Marine Corporal Wounded on Peleliu in Recent Invasion
Corporal Charles LaHait of the First Marine Division was wounded during the Peleliu Island invasion. He has received the Purple Heart and is a 1944 Marine Corps enlistee and C. C. H. S. graduate, with parents Mr. and Mrs. Carlos LaHait of 59 Elm Street notified.
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Pelelic— Corp
Charles LaHait
Marine Corps
Peleliu Island
Marine
Carlos LaHait
Elm Street
LaHait
Ottober
Ladt. Ova Monte
Germany
Pic
Clarence A. Rink, Jr
Clarence Rink
Eagle Mills
War Department
Rink
Sicily
Italy
France
Troy High School
Firemen Responded to 43 Alarms in September
Troy firefighters reported 43 alarms in September per Fire Chief Carl A. Smith and Commissioner Ames. Of these, 32 were telephone, seven were telephone/reckless, and four were bell false alarms. Fifteen hours of service logged with 130 feet of ladder used and 12 booster tanks deployed.
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Troy
Carl A. Smith
Frank 3& Ames
Public Safety
Bell
Court Recesses At Ballston Spa In Sarato ga County
Supreme Court Justice Andrew W. Ryan adjourned Ballston Spa sessions until 10 am today. Calendar lists 68 cases, 37 retired yesterday, the trial set for Mrs. Marzet Festa of Mechanicsville versus James Forice. Festa seeks 5000 dollars for injuries from a two car collision with A J Seeley Jr of Round Lake Jaquinta.
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Ballston Spa
Supreme Court
Saratoga
Andrew W. Ryan
Platteburg
Marzetet Festa
Mechanisville
James Forice
Forico
A. J. Seeley, Jr
Round Leake, Jascinte
Headquarters Company Enlists 39 Men at Open House
About 75 guests attended the open house of Headquarters Company, Second Regiment, New York Guard, in the 205th Infantry Armory. Thirty nine enlisted to bring the company toward full strength, including Cadet Col. John A. Brady of La Salle Institute and Francis Burmeister and Donald J. George who received medical discharges. Forty vacancies remain and interested persons may apply to officers Monday nights. The event featured demonstrations of arms, machine guns, rifles, pistol shooting, judo, and communications equipment. Refreshments followed.
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Second Regiment
New York Guard
205Th Infantry
John A. Brady
la Salle Institute
Francis 2. Burmeister
Donald J. George
Former Trojan Dies in Schenectady
Willam A. Mower a former Trojan and longtime GE cashier in charge of the general office and payroll payments died Monday at his Schenectady home. He joined GE in 1913 as a clerk, became cashier in 1921, taught for the Quarter Century Club, and was an elder at Union Presbyterian Church. Survived by wife Estelle L. Mower and two sons DeWitt and Stanley E. Mower.
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Willam A. Mower
Trojan
Treasury Department
General Electric Co
General Office
Schenectady
Bern
Union Presbyterian Church of
Estelle L. Mower
DeWitt
Stanley E Mower
Albany probe makes limited progress in grand jury inquiry
An Albany County investigation led by a social grand jury and Supreme Court official in a Dewey era inquiry yielded no documentary submissions on property assessments or alleged political abuses. Indictments may be delayed as the court considers motions to dismiss and immunity questions involving city officials Cassidy and Harris.
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Albay County
Gali
Albany
Supreme Court
Patton. 2
Buffalo
Ferther
Meanwhie
Harris Steinberg
Monaghan
Supreme
William H. Murray
Troy
Robert Whaien
Frank J. Cassidy
Assicky
Cassidy
Frank S. Harris
ScGuiness
Cassie
Murray
Ing
Herris
Meyer
Justice Murray
Nathaniel Goldstein
Edward & Finch
John
Sonny} Jones
Howard 3. Kampf
Albany Grand Jury Probes Alleged Crime Investigation
Morris Zuckisn attorney for Jones alleges that investigators working for Governor Dewey ordered a grand investigation of Albany County crime. Jones says he was suspended by the hair from a 29th floor window and beaten during questioning. Finch found no basis for the charges after conducting the inquiry at the request of Attorney General Goldstein. FS Von Stade of Saratoga Springs and Frank L Crocker of New York City appeared before the governor with the grand jury and discuss investigations into legislative spending.
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Morris Zuckiisn
Jones
Albany
Dewes
Albany County
State Office
Finch
Court of Appeals
X. L. Goldstein
FS. von Stade
Saratoga Springs
Frank L Crocker
New York City
Dewey
Peerless Coming 32 Rechristened as Sitting Bull
In Medford Oregon a Hereford bull named Peerless Coming 32, owned by Nion Tucker, is noted for a throne-like sitting habit and was renamed Sitting Bull. The snippet references Tucker’s ownership and ties to the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Medford
Ore
Peerless
Nion Tucker
Rashef
San Francisco Chronicle
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