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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1944
Page
6
Londoners especially women pay over five dollars for “colored water” labeled with exotic names in bars. A chemical analysis shows these cocktails cost mere pence to make, with markups up to 2576 percent. Firms push these “hottied cockteits” via direct salesmen, avoiding reputable retailers, amid sharp concerns.
Amid heavy shelling near Wor selen Germany Pvt Chester Mauro of Bradford Shert Schenectady stood in a doorway with a water jug, declaring an egg fry would follow. The report notes the artillery and infantry assault, Mauro’s calm demeanor, and a village rubble backdrop as he surveys his find.
East Side members of the Church of the Ascension will attend a 6 30 p m covered dish seder at the parish house followed by a family service. Charles EG will speak and the film We Also Receive will be shown. Kathérine Gray of Lansingburg High School will address the Women's Service Guild and gifts for a missionary box will be collected for a South Carolina school.
Eagle Mills resident Pay L. Smith plans a weeklong hunting trip to Indian Lake. A turkey supper is served at the Methodist Church today. Almon J. Felling serves as general chairman for choir rehearsal at the Methodist Church, with directions from Mrs. Sheard Grant. A Halloween masquerade party will be held at the Methodist Church Friday under the auspices of Garnett School’s Choral Club. Churchmanship Night occurs at the Setca iat Church Wednesday with Rev. John C. Wilson leading. The suds period centers on the theme Evangelism. A memorial service honors Ph. Alson J. Ott, killed in action in France in World War II, with a commemorative cross presented by his family. Ott was the first church member reported killed in action. Rev. John C. Wilson conducts, with organist Bride Marjoris and Mrs Ed- present.
Local notes mention Byron Stickles a former Stillwater High School and pro football figure, with various lodge and district affiliations active. A Past Matrons meeting at the Masonic Temple hosted by Upton Chapter officers occurred with seven candidates initiated and plans announced for January, while other residents travel for studies and duty across New York and Louisiana.
A hotel fire in the St George Hotel in downtown Manhattan killed two people and injured four others, one critically. The dead were Edward Millen of Middletown and a young woman identified as Mrs. Gerald Lester Gallagher. A US sailor named Gerald Lester Gallagher was found beside her and was in critical condition with multiple injuries.
A schedule of church activities is announced at Memorial Methodist Church. Women’s Society meets tonight at Mrs Thomas McArthur’s home. Sunday School workers and official board members convene at the church tomorrow. Weekend visits include Cadet Nurse Jane Longstat in training at Binghamton visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goebel, with Jean and Charles Jr. Also mentioned are guests from South Ozone Park and Patterson New Jersey.
The fragment lists rehearsals and services for midweek events including a major choir rehearsal at 2 30 pm and a 7 45 pm session, a Thursday service, a Friday dinner by business girls and a Halloween party hosted by Senior Youth Fellowship. It mentions Miss Kay Hussey returning home from Bennington Row and A Leste Potter returning from Mes sena after visiting his mother Mrs Arthur Potter of Euclid Avenue. Lieut Robert Pation is noted with an incomplete trailing query.
In the Pacific weir era Me and his parents reside at 49 Raskin Avenue. Five cottages in the Kashoug Lake Colony along Seneca Lake burned yesterday after an overheated stave ignited one, according to Geneva Fire Chief Louis J. McGuigan. The blaze followed a furnace-related fire at the Fire AWERPA Lake Colony.
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