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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1945
Page
12
A short card of thanks from Withers H Frear Co Inc acknowledging and expressing gratitude for a recent assistance or support related to the Barbee matter. The message preserves the formal tone of a business acknowledgment and notes appreciation to involved parties.
Fragmented notice records multiple obituary snippets. Sara Goyer memorial note mentions passing Sept 1 1S with daughter Ella and son SARE. Rita J McLaughlin-Grennan birth Aug 31 1943 at Ss Josephs Maternity Hospital. Cheries Gresnan born Aug 30 1945 to Ray D Greene. Paulette Jean Green. Carollina Ritter born Aug 8 1955. Additional lines reference Garcia and Willington origins and Troy Hospital dates.
Gasoline availability and easing rationing spur a big postwar exodus as Trojans head toward Boston New York and seaside arenas Army camps and rail lines brace for busy holiday travel Weather is forecast hot with possible daily showers and high humidity Public transit agencies prepare for a surge while many cars are deemed unsuitable for long trips Officials urge cautious driving to prevent accidents
Obituaries and funeral notices for Grace Bacheller, Charles Birney, Margaret Broderick, William Carvill Sr, Mrs. Carvill and others appear with private or local services planned. Interments at Albany Rural Cemetery Saint Peter's and Oakwood, with church rites at St Patrick's and St Bridget's highlighted, plus details of residences and scheduling.
County filings show Empire Bar and Restaurant at 10 River Street now operated by Kenneth Marshall of Broadway Waterford. Partnerships dissolved and sales completed include Anthony Murine to Marshall at Troy, plus Cooper’s Sales and Service and Design Electric at Hoosick Falls addresses, and The Top Hat in Eagle Bridge succeeding Frank J. Carelli.
The Troy Public Library resumes regular winter hours starting Tuesday. The main library opens 9 am to 9 pm on weekdays. Children's department 1 to 8 pm weekdays, Saturdays 10 am to 8 pm. East Side branch School 16 3 to 6 and 7 to 9 pm Tuesdays and Fridays. Lansingburg Fourth Ave Dus and 5th Street Mondays and Thursdays 2:50 to 6 and 7 to 9 pm. Saturday branch School 13 Mondays and Thursdays 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm. All departments closed Labor Day.
Obituaries and funeral notices for Edward L White of Melrose James M Wilson of West Hempstead Elizabeth Zwack of Albury and related relatives. Notices list private funerals at Hack Funeral Home Schaghticoke Oakwood Cemetery Watertown and Albany area services with dates around 1943 195? and 1865. Relatives and St Elizabeths Society invited to services and church attendance details provided.
Students at the Y W C A pool held a Moving Up day and swimming demonstrations under Miss Bey Stanley and Emily Hemke. Paddlers, Frogs, and Beginners showcased kicks, dives, and strokes, with Red Cross tests determining class advancement. Certificates awarded. evening water games and a bathing suit fashion show capped the event.
A demonstration on sugarless desserts led 125 homemakers to sample cookies made with ginger and molasses substituting shortening. Mrs. Nellann Seefeldt urged readers to test substitutions. recipes available via Home Bureau offices. In Pawling Avenue, Joseph A Zakrezewski was charged with speeding 45 miles per hour and posted bond.
The Eight and Forty, honor society of the American Legion Auxiliary, announces its departmental march at the Hotel New Yorker on September 21. Mrs. Burs. Moemrick of Rensselaer County disclosed the plan last night.
Two youngsters playing near Dizir borers were struck by cars in the Vander street area between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Laurence Keefe, 3, of 190 Third Avenue, suffered facial and shoulder injuries after walking into the rear fender of a car driven by George E Trehan, and was treated by Dr Johnsey. Robert Burdick, age unknown, of 2222 Avenue, sustained facial injuries when he ran into the road from behind a parked vehicle driven by Wayne Chase, and was taken to Troy Hospital after examination by Dr Richard P. Doody. Police reports and witness statements from Chase and Trehan are filed with Central Station.
Treasury Department forbids keeping machine guns and automachine gas as souvenirs.seized by agents at demobilization points and sent to Water Valley Arsenal for deactivation. Owners receive receipts and later reclaim weapons after deactivation, with warnings of theft risk.
Eight Troy men are listed as honorably discharged from the Army through the 1262nd Separation Center Fort Dix New Jersey per the latest headquarters release. Names include T/4 Georges H Lan sing T/4 Her ibert Moulton T/Kenmeth J Schneider and others with addresses in Troy and nearby towns. Additional discharged officers and enlisted men and women in the vicinity are named with several from Cohoes Hudson Falls Ballston Spa and Saratoga Springs including Sgt Faustin O'Neil Cpl Elwood Kine S/Sgt James Dube and more.
Thurman A Ott promoted to sergeant from private first class on August 9 in Germany. He served with J. Patton's Third Army in five major engagements including the Battle of the Bulge. Ott, a Lansingburg High School graduate, resides at 6% Fifth Avenue with his wife Miss Claira Jackson. He entered service February 2, 1944 and trained at Camp Croft.
Pazszy Romano and Michael Nazarian of Watervliet win $25 War Bond prizes in The Troy Record Vienery Garden Contest. Romano's 73 by 35 foot yard near Second Avenue features tomatoes basil peppers and squash with canning activity. Nazarian's 75 by 75 foot plot grows cabbage cauliflower peppers peas beans lettuce celery potatoes and more including an ambitious lemon tree in a tub. Both prizewinners maintain extensive gardens and preserve produce, with Romano noting tomato canning and Nazarian aging kraut and storing root vegetables.
Oldtimers theme concert in East Schodack features senior and junior bands with audience mass singing. Program organized by Lutheran Church East Schodack Fire Company and community groups under Rev. C M Wittheft with last weekly event of season. Clamsteam fundraiser set for September on church grounds by Ladies Aid Society with reservations led by Mrs. G Newman.
Freida Clairmont, unconscious since Tuesday morning after a gas incident with her two children at 4 Summit Avenue, regained consciousness yesterday at Troy Hospital. Officials say she is out of the critical list and improving slowly. The children were discharged earlier in the week. A special Board of Supervisors meeting is set for Thursday at 2 pm.
The Troy Welfare Department begins direct cash payments to eligible home relief recipients under a revised budget plan approved by the New York State Social Welfare Agency. Voucher relief is largely discontinued with exceptions allowed after proof of inability to manage cash.
Honors awarded at Camp Yonothes Yonothes last session were presented Friday night at Camp Fowochas. Lithan Fiesh Bus of Albany won Middler Honor. Erika Pieck of Valatie earned Junior Honor. Nanes Pearson of Schenectady Senior Honor. Seven-year-old Erika is the third Pieck to win honors. sisters Mariana and Karen previously earned Middler and Senior honors. Camp director Grace Lecomte read Robert Frost poetry after campers returned from Vermont. A Saturday athletic program included canoe tilting, diving and swimming demonstrations with various strokes and races. An evening lodge program featured dramatic readings, singing, recitations, tap and ballet dances, and a turkey dinner with toasts. A new camp song, The Fo wochaselle newspaper, and other tributes were presented.
Selective Service Board 236 registered four new men this week and reclassified 45. Eleven men were reclassified to different categories and several transfers occurred between 1A 2A and 4F. One death removal left a 4A case unresolved.
Congress or state action may extend operation of Cohoes child care centers as federal funding for upstate programs winds down. In July 1945, 732 children were enrolled across 33 centers, with 3,322 children previously noted during peak wartime need. Many workers losing war jobs have found new civilian employment, increasing demand for care.
Joseph O Rourke the sole seriously injured of three in a two car collision at Irish Street and First Avenue remains in critical condition at Leonard Hospital. He suffered facial lacerations a broken clavicle a possible jaw fracture and possible skull fracture. The crash involved a 1934 Plymouth owned by Joseph Cusack of Congress Street Cohoes driven by Roland Galerie with passenger Wanda Stack. The other car a 1937 Ford owned and driven by Thomas Prescott collided. O Rourke was unconscious for about 11 hours after the crash.
A small blaze started when a fumigant burned in a clothing closet at 3:3 pm yesterday in a two story house on Federal Street. Firefighters from Central Fire Station contained the flames to the second floor apartment of Emma South, causing slight damage. Hoseman J E Prendergast suffered a minor lip and ankle injury after a fall on the stairs while aiding the blaze.
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