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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1943
Page
7
The Troy Record lists memorials and obituaries across multiple Troy area families with deaths announced from 1931 to 1944 plus service details. Entries name Edwin Ripley Lewis, Mary A Drury, Rose Mann, David J Matthews, and others, noting hospitals, residences, religious services, and interment locations.
A head on collision on the East Hebron Salem highway near Dead Man's Curve left two dead and five injured. Victims include Harvey Shaw and Elizabeth Rogers with others in serious condition. Autopsy and sheriff investigations followed, with services planned for the victims in East Hebron and Salem.
William Conant aged 61 of Hudson Falls died after his car hit the rear of a bus near Quarry Crossing in Hudson Falls. Bus passenger Mrs. Alexina Carpenter suffered facial injuries and shock. Conant, a Marinette Paper Co. employee in South Glens Falls, is survived by three siblings. Funeral services set for 8 p.m. at Potter Funeral Home with burial in Salisbury Vermont.
In Stephentown New York on October 17 1943 Katherine Daminsky widow of Frank A Wolf and other family notices list services at Laws Church at 9 30 AM and interment at St Joans Cemetery In Stephentown New York Sarah Elizabeth Wylie widow of Henry A Wylie aged 87 mother of James W Wylie of Petersburg and Abbie Spansier Ada Gardner and Ila Wylie with services at the Gardner Earl Memorial Chapel and Crematorium followed by burial at nearby Vagwoon Cemetery Raymond F Dresser Elizabeth Stearns noted in the register with details concise and segmentary within the obituary list.
Emily Kimbrough, co author of Our Hearts Were Young and Gay, will speak at Emma Willard School Friday at 8 p.m. on Confessions of a Scapegoat. The Bryn Mawr alumna, fashion writer and author, has just returned from the West Coast where she and Cornelia Otis Skinner prepared a movie script and drafted a new book.
Political campaigning heats up in Troy with two major rallies at Music Hall. Sen. Joe R. Hanley, Republican bid for lieutenant governor, set to speak Wednesday with Gov. Dewey introducing him. Democrats plan a Friday rally featuring Gen. William N. Haskell. Women's Democratic Club hosts a reception tonight alongside Republican gatherings in various wards. Local party organizers stage related events and a lawyers' committee aids the effort.
The Rosary Society of St. Peter's Church held its annual Communion and breakfast after an 8 am Mass. Rt. Rev. Mgr. Edward J. Magina gave the principal address on Christianity’s role in civilization. Miss Elizabeth O'Connell spoke on Mary’s place in daily life. Rev Francis A. Neumann offered the invocation.
In Troy 35,572 residents qualified to vote by closing registration for the November 2 general election, 333 more than last year and 4,491 shy of the last municipal contest. Leaders praised turnout while noting Albany Watervliet Cohoes Rensselaer fell short. Republican Dean P. Taylor attributed the rise to clear mayoral intent and GOP influence, while Democrat Daniel Conway credited Haskell candidacy and party activism.
Albany authorities widen probes into city finances as State Comptroller Frank C. Moore is subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury about a reported capital funds shortage of 1 664 328 86 dollars. Dewey aides, Albany officials, and the Democratic leadership clash as auditors examine accounts and a broader pattern of investigations unfolds. Mayor Corning denounces the claim as a falsehood while the administration pushes for fiscal accountability amid political pressure.
Postmaster Frank M. Collins announced changes allowing Christmas packages to overseas Army personnel to be sent through December 10 for those ordered to duty outside the country after September 30. The sender must show official change of address notices. weight and size limits remain the same. Collins noted unusually high overseas mail volume up to the deadline.
Two Troy women and a Waterbury man were injured in a four car collision on Broadway near Lawn Street Albany early last night. Paul Kowalchyk, 31, suffered a fractured skull and other injuries.
Fire at Warner Farms near Cambridge destroyed a large barn on the Henry Johnson estate. Firemen and neighbors fought the blaze with milk cans due to scarce water, saving several outbuildings as rain aided efforts. Loss described as several thousand dollars and partially insured. Cattle and hogs were affected, with some stock preserved. Authorities blamed lack of rain for water shortage.
A decomposed female body was located by a hunter on the Mohawk River bank about three miles west of Crescent. State Police at Schenectady identify the scene as a homicide probe with clues including a pair of false teeth. Dr. John J. Pheland estimates death occurred about six months earlier. The victim, aged 50 to 60, ~5 feet 2 inches, 115 pounds, had brown gray hair and wore a possible Persian lamb coat, black dress, pink slip, and black shoes. Coroner J. Gregory Nealon and officers from BCI and local troopers are handling the investigation.
Funeral services for John Gallagher M2 Second Steel, proprietor of the Court House Cigar Stand, will be held at 9am tomorrow from McGuire Washington Park Funeral Home and at 9:30am from St Mary’s Church. Burial will follow in St Mary’s Cemetery. Gallagher, long sightless, ran a cigar counter for years and had been absent for months.
Robert Carlson, 62, a laborer, fell down stairs at the Ly. House 150 Congress Street Saturday night. He received a forehead laceration and was reported in fair condition at Troy Hospital last night.
The Eleventh Ward unveiled a veterans honor roll bearing 285 names on a granite shaft at the former Adams Street New York Central station. The monument reserves space for 306 more, with future inscriptions as matters of service arise. Father Casey spoke on home fronts and the Declaration on Peace, Mayor Hogan praised the tribute, and a flag was raised by five local service members.
Troy Public Library adds a week long exhibit of new titles across history war aviation health and fiction. Authors include Adams Chase Cocke Cooper Follett Ruska Langer Spalding White and Williams with works on American history algebra of war and wartime cooking.
The Troy Union Rebekah Lodge will induct staff with Mrs Evelyn Gray noble grand and Mrs Versa A Hammersley district deputy presiding at the Fir idge rooms. Golcen Bay Rebekah Lodge meets tonight in Raymertown at Odd Fellows Hall for officer installations. Other meetings this week include Diamond Rock Lodge Hudson Valley Lodge Pleasant Valley Rebekah Lodge Crapsey ville Albia Lodge and Athenian Lodge with venues listed at local Odd Fellows halls.
Three days of steady rain ended yesterday morning and broke a fall drought threatening timberlands and rural water supplies. The Weather Bureau predicted cold, windy weather today with possible snow flurries in the north.
Representatives from Troy area industries join a 13-county regional meeting at Mohawk Golf Club to map postwar employment and security plans. Chauncey W. Cook chairs the fifth district. Galen Van Meter presides. Dinner speaker Curtis H. Gager outlines goals.
Mrs. Dora Messick of Troy chairs the Rensselaer County American Legion Auxiliary Committee leading delegates from Hoosick Falls Berlin Averill Park Schaghticoke Clinton Heights Rensselaer Castletown to a third district conference at Kingston. Morning sessions cover child welfare and rehabilitation with an afternoon school of instruction.
War Department announced last night promotion of Harold Carlos Rowe of 15 Grace Court Troy from first lieutenant to captain. John Richard Slattery of 61 Pine Avenue Albany also promoted from second to first lieutenant.
Rev. Frederick Allen D D former pastor of First Baptist Church and Keuka College trustee will be principal speaker at Founder's Day ceremonies at Keuka College in Penn Yan on Saturday.
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