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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1943
Page
5
Phoenix police recovered their stolen squad car after broadcasting a short wave radio call. The thieves, hearing the transmission, abandoned the vehicle promptly. Other items note a 102 year old man enjoying his first airplane ride, a senator’s reaction to election results, and a draft classification, plus Iowa corn height concerns and a road safety measure in Clay County.
In Charleston, S C UPI reports the Aldridge family from Oriental N C has four sons in naval service. Seaman Second Class John Purdy Aldridge, 17, is assigned to shore duty while his elder brothers Carl died in 1940 after 14 years in the Navy. Thomas and Fred served aboard the cruiser Helena. Fred recovered from injuries but disappeared when the Helena sank at Kula Gulf near New Georgia Island on July 6.
Mechanicville fifth visit of the Schenectady mobile unit to the Masonic Temple, aided by the Red Cross Chapter, collected 159 pints of blood. About 200 reservations represented all districts. some could not attend and some were rejected. Nurses led by Mrs. Milton J. Neubauer supervised, with Miss Florence Mead in charge of canteen duties.
Mrs Merritt Dean and children from Weymouth Heights visit Miss Regina Dean as First Class Seaman Ellis Manon Jr returns to Bainbridge Navy Training Station after a visit home. Florence Potter heads back to Chatham for school prep, teaching high school math. A geranium blessing box at North Pownal Honey Rolls lists 33 local men in Army or Navy. Dedication of the Honor Ball for the village with 26 names postponed due to illness, now set for 3 p.m. Sunday. AWS arm bands awarded to local volunteers with 25 hours at the observation post. multiple names listed. Aircraft Recognition certificates earned by a group of residents. In 1939 the U S imported over $15 million in spices from now-closed UN trade sources.
Berlin reports Mrs Beaman visiting relatives in Massachusetts. Mrs Denison Greene, previously ill, is improving. Mrs Lloyd LeFever and her Kingston children visit her parents Mr and Mrs Jesse Maxon. Mr and Mrs John O Deil and family have purchased and moved into the Harris Hull house.
Harvard shows its class records from 1643 to 1933 in Widener Library, including the 1743 ministers roll and the famous James Otis entry, with mementoes from earlier classes and a 1643 list of ministers. In another item, Centralia police release a two year old transient after he damaged the jail, started fires, wrecked the lockup, and flooded parts of the building.
Charles Yee, linked to a laundry business, was instructed to file a ceiling price schedule. He complied by sending an eight by one sheet filled with Chinese characters, though the regional CPA office had ordered the submission.
Cropseyville Mrs Walker Hughes and James Wager visit grandparents Mr and Mrs Adam Wages. Mrs Mina Stewart of Grafton spends days with Mrs William Gamby. Carrie and Minnie Davis visit their niece Mrs Charles Pitiout Malling as On The Missionary Society met at.
Cairo report notes Capt F J W Bartlett of Pontypriddel Wales helped the Eighth Army by inventing a palm resin plastic to replace bakelite for rotor arms and distributor caps. He initially produced a thousand rotor arms from palm resin and later developed a better plastic from Middle East tree sources to keep essential spares available in the field.
Six teen members and one guest attended at the home of M. L. Newbury. Guests included Mrs. Kenneth Simmons of Cropseyville and May Wagner of Syca. The party occurred during a visit to New York.
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