Two Navy Officers Leave R.P.S
Two Navy officers depart R P S Troy as Comdr Harry M Denty leaves as head of the Naval ROTC to return to sea duty and Comdr R E Alison departs for the Marine School at Quantico Virginia Denty a 16 year Navy veteran led ROTC since its inception at R P T and served with the Pacific Fleet aboard the U S Arizona his Brooklyn birth and Burnt Hills upbringing noted Alison a former navigation officer on the U S S San Francisco returns to duty following hospital recovery from Pacific combat injuries the two men and their families contributed to local social life and Denty’s farewell public review also mentions an October Parent Teacher meeting at School 5 led by Mrs Nelson Schmay as council president.
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Troy
Harry M. Denty
Naval
R. E. Alison
Marine School
Quantico
Denty
Burnt Hills High School
Thomas B. Denty
Saratoga County
Alison
U. S S
San Francisco
Pacific
Anson
Guadalcanal Veteran Home returns on leave
Guadalcanal veteran Sergeant Thomas Hill of West Sand Lake has returned on a thirty day leave from Marine Corps duty after service on Guadalcanal. He was with Squadron 21 under Maj Joel Foss at Henderson Field and helped keep planes ready during heavy fighting. Hill recalls shelling at sea and bombing by Japanese planes as the fiercest experiences. He joined the Marine Corps in January 1932, serves in the First Division, and wears the presidential citation for Solomons service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Land
Robert H Hll
West Sand Lake
Marine Corps
Guadalcanal
Hill
Dir
Maine Corps
Joel Foss
Foss
Henderson Field
Hull
Hall
Southwest Pacific
Thomas F. Slavin
Lansingburg
Slavin
New Zealand
Marine I Corps
Solomons
Italian American Republicans Meet to Plan City County Ticket
G O P group of Italian American Republicans from the Eighth and Eleventh Wards gathered Monday at Frank Mazarillo's home 246 Fourth Street with Anthony Matera in the chair. They discussed upcoming city and county candidates and then enjoyed a social hour. Another meeting is set for Thursday at the same location.
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MEE
Frank Mazarillo
Fourth Street
Anthony Matera
War curios from son among Navy families in Troy
Mr and Mrs Joseph M Sullivan of 234 Stowe Avenue received a box of war curios from their youngest son Charles F Sullivan aviation metalsmith second class who served in the South Pacific He spent eight months on Guadacanal and writes the war is far from over The collection includes two Japanese flags French Indo China money jewelry and Native South Sea items Also photographs showing wrecks and dead Japanese provide a stark record of battle scenes Charles served Nov 4 1942 to July 28 1943 Others in the Sullivan family Edward J and Joseph T also serve in the Navy with long service histories
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Joseph M. Sullivan
Stowe Avenue
Navy
South Pacific
Charles F. Sullivan
Guadacanal
Troy
Bank of Indo China
Noumea
South Seas
Troy Sailor
Trojan
Troy Man
Edward J Sullivan
Joseph T. Sullivan
Postal Telegraph Offices Merged With Western Union
The Postal Telegraph office at 45 Fourth Street will close after a nationwide merger with Western Union. J T McCarthy, Western Union manager, said absorption of Postal Telegraph traffic may take up to eight months. As of Oct 8 midnight all Postal employees became Western Union employees. Three clerks and three messengers affected. Teleprinters remain in area plants until machine removal.
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Fourth Street
Western Union System
J. T. McCarthy
W. U
Western Union
Dr Anderson Promoted to Associate Professor at RPI
Dr Sven A Anderson has been promoted from assistant professor to associate professor of economics and business administration in the Department of Economics, Business Administration, and History at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He earned degrees from Upsala College Clark University and Columbia University and previously taught at Upsala Vermont Panzer College.
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Sven A. Anderson
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Anderson
Upsala College
Clark University
University of Stockholm
Columbia University
R. P
University of Vermont
Panzer College
Society For the Advancement of Scandinavian Study
American Economic Association
Richard Dusenbury 93 Found Dead at Home
Richard H Dusenbury 93 was found dead in bed yesterday at his residence 2202 Seventh Avenue. Coroner Charles J Cote ruled death natural. He was born in Troy lived locally a carpenter and husband of the late Brenda Green Dusenbury. Survived by daughter Leroy Host Dusenbury of Schenectady and brother Joseph Dusenbury of Troy. Funeral from Bryce Funeral Home 1820 Fifth Avenue tomorrow at 2 pm. Interment Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H. Dusenbury
Seventh Avenue
Loretia Klages
Charles J. Cote
Dusenbury
Troy
Brendan Green Dusenbury
Leroy Host Dusenbury
Schenectady
Joseph Dusenbury
Bryce
Fifth Avene
David J Livingstone
Memorial Methodist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Lansingburg Church Circles Plan Week Of Prayer And Socials
The Methodist circle at St Mark's met at 136 Sixth Avenue to plan Church Week activities including a candlelight communion on October 31 at the church. Officer reports were approved, and a buffet supper followed. Plans also covered a November meeting at 669 Fifth Avenue and a forthcoming card party and rummage sales. Multiple lodge installations and social events were announced, with details on dates, hosts, and officers.
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Castle
St Mark's “Methodist Church
Warren Lilly
Sixth Avenue
Iva Mearns
Lircle
Gretchen Fryette
Roger Wiseman
Fifth Avenue
Parent-Teacher Association
Thomas A. Knickerbache
Congress Street i
Mothers’ Club
St Augusttmes
Wiliam Burns
Thomas McDonough
Palestine Court
Order of the Amaranth
Lansingburg
Columbus Day Rotary Notes Highlight Navigator Pioneers
Rotary speaker Captain M C Bowman of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute traced Columbus as a scientist, noting advances from compass to gyroscopic devices and radio timekeeping that aid modern navigation. He linked past voyage discovery to today’s tech, urging spiritual development alongside material progress. Guests included Lieut Malcolm Hormats on leave after wartime service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
M. C. Bowman
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rotary Club
Hendrick Hudson
Captain Bowman
Lisbon
Paris
America
Europe
Bowman
Vasco da Gama
Magellan
Captain Cook
Pacific
Mariner
Huncheon
Malcolm Hormats
Troy
Britain
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Joseph Hormats
St Josephs Church Receives Flag From Auxiliary Members
Members of Leo H Bluma Post Auxiliary presented an American Flag to St Josephs Church at Sunday afternoon exercises before the parish honor roll. Mrs Mary Eagle, president, offered the Flag which Rev Edmund J Burns accepted. Parish school children led the pledge. auxiliary to meet at 1 00 pm tomorrow night.
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Leo H. Bluma
WW. F. W
St. Joseph’s Church
Mary Eagle
Edmund J. Burns
Washington County Probate Report Filed
Washington County Surrogate's Court proceedings for the week include several probates and administrations. The last wills of Ambrose Arnott Jackson and Catherine Tierney Salem were admitted to probate with letters testamentary issued to Ruth Arnott Pederson and Catherine Tierney Cronin, respectively. Estates of William J. Sadler Fort Edward and John W. Walker Argyle received letters of administration to Esther M. Sadler and Marjorie Walker Cuthbert. Receipts for legacies filed for Louise Brown Greenwich. Citations issued for modification of the decree of sale of real property and appointment of administratrix de bonis non in the Estate of Eilen T. Dougherty Granville returnable Nov 9, and for probate of the last will of Grace E. Gooding Creek returnable Oct 26 in Salem. Estate of Mabel Porter Perry Cambridge last will probated with letters testamentary to Walter A. Perry.
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Washington County
Ambrose Arnott
Jackson
Ruth Arnott Pederson
Catherine Tierney
Salem
Catherine Tierney Cronin
William J. Sadler
Fort ‘Edward
Esther M. Sadler
John W. Walker
Argyle
Mabel Porter Perry
Cambridge
Walter A. Perry
Editor Addresses Sage Students at Chapel
Dwight Marvin editor of The Record Newspapers spoke to Russell Sage College students in a Columbus Day chapel program on Our Post-war World. He urged thinking in honest generalities rather than detailed plans for world peace.
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Dwight Marvin
Record Newspapers
Russell Sage College
Marvin
War era reflection on ideology and human nature
A fragmented quotation argues that in wartime clarity is scarce. It urges not to seek ideological alignment but to value other viewpoints and recognize human nature. It stresses preferring opportunity over security in a period of conflict.
Also Mentioned on This Page
R.P.S
Trox Council of Parents and Teachers
Nelson Schmay
RED Cross
Rensselaer County Chapter
Manufacturers Bank
Madeleine A Henry
W. Russell Bird
Wiliam P. Herbert
George T. Geisler
Gladys Alden
Grace Rankin
ARMY
Third ST
Sam
Williams
Lee Tire
Postal Telegraph Office
Dr. Anderson
Dr, Sven 4. Anderson
Richard Dusenbury
By Paul Ford
Nicholas Murray Gurler
Corea
Edmund W. Starl
Ieee i
White House
Secret Service
Rebekahs
Aucemmeia
Noble Grand
Rebekah Lodge
I. C. O. F. Hall
112Th Street
Helen Christensen
Geraldine Clark
Marie Mertens
Julia Dahl
Millie Hohn
Nellie Castle
Winifred Tasey
Mary Enfield
Mildred Enfield
Lillian Mower
Frances Ruerdon
Bernardette Christengen
Mary Monk
Emma Schultz
Guardian
Mary Moak
Florence Schultz
Ella Kiersted
Margaret Turcotte
Marion Mosher
Marion Clark
Harriet Warner
Elizabeth Curran
Ruth Stressel
Versa Hammersley
Rensselaer Rebekan Dnstrict
No. L
Christensen
Dorothy Rasmussen
Elzabeth Curran
Tina Noe
Rotary
Washington County Probate Report
Sage
Chapel
Syracuse
Ford
House
State Front
Sprocusen
Hom Yraacuuse, NY
Berner
Optometrist
Third Street
LUC
Ake
Pista
Oomel
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