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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1950
Page
14
Captain Charles Worstall will recruit crew members for the first lunar expedition next Monday evening October 16 at 8 p.m. in the lounge of the John Paine Building, Russell Sage College.
Immortality notes mark nine years since Martin Essegian died in October 1941. The notice honors Kennth Flynn and other relatives with lines of remembrance from sons, daughters, spouses, and siblings, reflecting family grief across multiple generations and locations.
The appointment of Mrs. George N. Patrick as chairman of the Christmas Seat drive in Troy was announced by Dr. Ray Palmer Baker, president of the Rensselaer County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association. Mrs. Patrick has long served in the organization and currently is vice president of the County Board of Health. Envelopes for mailing will be prepared today by subcommittee chair Mrs. Dean P. Taylor, with volunteer groups from Rensselaer and Valley Falls assisting. Seals help fund chest X ray campaigns and health work. fall X rays begin today and run through Friday across multiple towns.
The Professional Division of the Community Chest campaign opens Wednesday with Joseph N. Delaney as chairman and John E. Ryan as cochairman leading the effort to solicit professionals and office personnel. Section heads include Mrs. Allen Taylor, Mrs. Charles Froelich Jr, Mrs. Van Rensgelaer Sickle, Mrs. Ernest L. Warneke, Rev. Richard J. Downs, Rev. George W. Doherty, and Rabbi Julius K. Gutmann, aided by forty volunteers. Delaney urged face to face pledge card contact to boost giving, while Ryan highlighted that the Chest consolidates 22 drives into one, saving time and money for the city.
Oct 13 1950 to Oct 15 1950 obituary items for Joseph Sipos Mary Ellen Judge Slattery George L Stalting Frida Tamm Letitia Bain and others note funeral homes streets churches and interment details with dates and locations in Albany area obituary notices warn readers of memorial arrangements and family relations across several families.
One man died from injuries suffered in an automobile crash near Bennington while eight others were injured in weekend accidents on area highways. George W. Didmore, 72, ex supervisor of car equipment for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad, died at St Marys Hospital after his car skidded on Pinewoods Avenue Road and struck a tree. Leo Longton, 32, of Cohoes, was critically injured when the car he rode in hit a parked pickup on Saratoga Avenue. Louis Young, 66, of Remsen Street, was treated for lacerations and chest injuries at Leonard Hospital. Longton remained between life and death. Ditmore, ville, Miesday, was connected to various local organizations and relatives. The funeral will be conducted at Tei) AREA CRASHES Continued On
John D. Haiss, formerly of Troy and now in Plattsburg, appears on the November 7 ballot as both Democratic and American Labor Party candidate for the New York Assembly seat in his upstate district. ALP endorsement confusion arose after Haiss disavowed ALP ties, but his name stays on the ballot per party rulings.
A former Finnish newspaper worker Armos Ingemar Liljeberg visited The Record Newspapers plant to observe American daily production. He recalls Finland's war service, notes higher American living standards and car ownership, and recalls his immigration with wife Ebba to Cambridge via Helsinki after serving in the Finnish army and working as printer and photographer in Ekenas.
Karl A. Borntrager, former superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson divisions of New York Central with headquarters in Albany, is appointed general manager of the Michigan Central. Borntrager, who served in Albany in 1943, will have his office in Detroit.
The R.P.I and Siena College flying clubs staged a student air meet at Troy Airport aided by the 139th Fighter Squadron. About 1,000 spectators watched the Thunderbolts perform simulated bombing and strafing and acrobatics. R.P.I won two of three contests led by William Johnson in spot landing and paper strafing, while Siena Upper 15 excelled in precision bombing. Robert Wasson of R.P.I received the winning trophy at Sleasman’s Restaurant in Loudonville after the event.
George L Stalting a Troy button broker and avid hunter and fisherman died suddenly of a heart attack at his summer home near Manchester. He lived at 28 Woodrow Court and had residence in Troy for forty years. Born in Coldwater Michigan he was a communicant at Our Lady of Victory and member of the Holy Name Society. His widow Anne V Guilfoyle survives.
Registration in Troy reached 37 334 with gains up to 6 793 in some boroughs. The data shows variable turnout across districts, reflecting uneven momentum for the registration drive.
Favored by a cloudless sky, more than 2,000 persons joined a city wide Holy Year pilgrimage in Troy. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, the procession visited four churches reciting 4 decades of the Rosary and the Papal prayer for peace at each stop. Contingents from several local councils carried Papal colors and marched in the procession.
George E. Fairclough of Second Baptist Church was elected president of the East Side central committee of laymen. Other officers include L. M. Townley as vice president Henry King as treasurer and Alton T. Sitter as secretary. The group schedules children's programs union services a men’s supper and various Christmas and Lent events across member churches. A new evangelism project is led by George Prophet of Second Baptist with teachers’ training also planned. The pilgrimage at St Mary’s drew large crowds with Rosary recitations and Benediction led by Rev Edward L. O’Malley and supported by clergy and parish groups.
A large search for a missing Bennington boy paused as authorities awaited new clues. Led by Jesse Watson and Sgt. Frank Constantine, volunteers scoured rain drenched woods after an airplane search showed no trace. Earlier, daylight patrols expanded care in Vermont and nearby New York, while alarms remained high due to the boy’s light clothing and cold conditions.
The executive board of the Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society will meet tomorrow at 2 30 p m at the home of Miss Sally Trance, president, to discuss plans for the coming season's activities. A Halloween card party is set for Tuesday Oct 31 at 8 p m at the Jewish Community Center to raise funds for Troy Area projects. Issacs is general chairman with Orunstein, Dinaberg, Symansky, Cohen, Davis, and Cohen on the committee.
Mrs. J. Edward Singleton wife of the Glens Falls Post Star and Times publisher died suddenly at home 163 Ridge Street Glens Falls after a heart attack. Survived by husband son Harry J Singleton sister Mrs. Robert Preston and several nieces and nephews all of Glens Falls. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 9:30 am from St Marys Church Glens Falls with interment in St Marys Cemetery South Glens Falls.
Color Chemists to meet the Hudson Mohawk Section of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists Friday at 7 30 p m at the Hotel Utica Utica New York seeking discussion of textile chemistry advances and section activities.
Graf ton supervisor Lea Watson, minority leader on the Rensselaer County Board, will preside at a dinner for Rep Walter A. Lynch Democratic gubernatorial nominee at The Hendrick Hudson Friday evening. Campaign manager Benjamin F. Marsicano announced the 5 30 pm start. Co chairmen include Mrs John J Purcell and William R Murray on the reception committee for Congressman Lynch. Lynch will be in Troy Friday October 27 for a mass meeting at St Marys Hall with other state and county candidates.
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