Funeral Rites for William A. Gille and Others
Obituary notices from Troy area papers detail funeral services for William A. Gille and several locals. The Gille service was at Himes Funeral Home and Seventh Day Adventist Church with Rev. Leon Robbins officiating and burial in Elmwood Hill Cemetery. Other memorials include services for Delia Lorette, Curtis W. Dormandy, Edward V. Powers, and Anna Baird, with details on churches, cemeteries, survivors, and officiants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gille
William A. Gille
Himes
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Leon Robbins
Beavers
Troy Police Dept
Gille
William O. Gille
Jessie A. Strock
Richard A. DeLong
Howard Campbell
Nicholas J
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Rutland
Delia Alice Lorette
Robert L. Lorette
Wynantskill
St. Dominic's Cemetery
Proctor
Lorette
Sunderland
Francis Berge
Arlington, Vt
Robert
George D
Louis Gaucette
Manchester Depot
Curtis W. Dormandy
Brunswick
Albany Hospital
Troy
Dormandy
Eleanor Clarkson
Grace Elliott Elliott
Frances Elliott
William Dormandy
Scotia
Raymond Dormandy
Englewood
California
de Graaf
West Sand Lake
Woodbine
Sand Lake
Richard Vetter
Averill Park Methodist Church
Edward V. Powers
Boys Vested
Refessional
John J. Whalen Jr
William J. O'Brien
Joseph H. Baird
William T. Bracken
Stanley Conway
John F. Baker
Sisters of St. Joseph
New York State Dept. of Public Works
New York State
Mothers Club of
St. Augustine’s School
Eugene A. ‘ Mauch
C.5.a
Mothers Club
St. Marys’ Cemetery
Waterford
Father McNally
Benson Says U S Won t Dump Surplus Crops
AP reports Secretary Benson stated the United States will not dump its wheat and cotton surpluses at low prices. He outlined a campaign to dispose of surplus via friendly means and criticized the rule requiring 50 percent of U S cargo to be carried on American ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson
U.S
Copenhagen
Denmark
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
One Drowns Four Saved In Lake Champlain Incident
Oliver Bushey Jr. 18 drowned after an outboard boat foundered in choppy Lake Champlain near Burlington. Four companions clung to the craft for about eight hours until it drifted ashore at midnight. Bushey sank about 2 a.m. Others Garth Bushey 24 Clark Cross 17 John Penders 22 and Rene Shord 16 of Burlington were treated for shock and exposure. all were reported in good condition at Mary Fletcher Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington, Vt
Oliver Bushey Jr
Lake Champlain
Keeseville
Bushey
Garth
Clark Cross
John Penders
Rene Shord
Burlington
Mary Fletcher Hospital
New York July Business Sees New High Despite Employment Dip
Albany AP reports state business activity reached a July high with an index of 127, up from June and 9 points above July 1954. Non agricultural employment fell 16 700 from June to 5 834 000 due to contractions in trade and manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
New York State
Edward T. Dickinson
Dickinson
Accidents Reported Across Town Includes Multiple Injuries
Police report two crashes near Pinewoods and Maple avenues and Route 9 20 at East Greenbush. In one collision a sedan struck a cemetery fence injuring two riders, the other involved a tractor trailer and a car with injuries to Mary Gundrun and Leslie French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinewoods
Maple Avenues
Howard Magee
Alphonse Rosetti
Frances Evans
Maple Ave
Carl AC. Burwell
Des
East Greenbush
Leslie Ross French
Sand Lake
Albany
Bruen
Clinton Heights
Mary Dolores Gundrun
Park Ave
J. W. Creagan
Albert Willliam Fielders
RD 2
Randolph
Theodore Rossi
Howard -Johnson
New B57 Jet Bombers Reach Base In Japan
The first B-57 jet bombers capable of 600 mph and atomic bomb payloads have arrived in Japan. Two of four new B-57s landed at Yokota Air Base west of Tokyo after a Hawaii to Japan flight of about 2,410 miles in 5 hours and 45 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
U. S. Air Force
U. S
Hawaii
Labor Day Labor Leaders Push Political Power
Labor leaders praised gains under the AFL CIO era and urged political action to advance labor aims. Truman urged votes for the Democratic candidate, criticizing Eisenhower policy while Carey blasted administration policy and pledged unity in the later AFL CIO merger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey
White House
AFL
CIO
Afl-Cio
Arnold Bauman Named Counsel to Government Operations Panel
Arnold Bauman, 41, head of the criminal division for the U S attorney in the Southern District of New York, was named counsel to the Joint Legislative Committee on Government Operations. He previously worked with Thomas F. Dewey and on the U S Senate District Crime Committee. The announcement came from Assemblyman William F. Horan of Tuckahoe, head of the GOP watchdog group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mbany
Arnold Bauman
U.S. Attorney's Office
New York
Bauman
Thomas F. Dewey
Manhattan
U.S. Senate
Washington
William F. Horan
Tuckahoe
Harriman
Nehru's Call To End Marches Rejected by Opposition
Ten opposition members in New DelhI rejected Prime Minister Nehru's appeal to end peaceful marches into Portuguese India. The communists socialists and right wing Hindu groups called the proposal sabotage of Goa Daman and Diu freedom efforts. The Satyagraha movement seeks Portugal to relinquish the three territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delm
India
Nehru
Portuguese India
Congress
Portugal
Subcontinent
Goa
Daman
Diu
Canal Navigation Closure From Fort Edward To Whitehall
The Champlain Division canal will close from 8 a.m. Thursday to 8 a.m. Saturday due to a serious leak in the Glens Falls feeder. State Public Works Superintendent John W. Johnson announced the shutdown to permit repairs on the summit level supply line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champlain
State
Barge ‘Canal
Fort. Edward
Whitehall
John W. Johnson
State Superintendent of Public Works
Glens Falls
Pompey Boy Dies After Syracuse Crash
AP reports seven year old Larry Bumpus of Pompey died at St Josephs Hospital from injuries suffered in a two car crash Sunday night in Pompey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Larry Bumpus
Pompey
St. Joseph's Hospital
Red Cross Near Target in Northeastern Flood Relief Drive
President Eisenhower was informed that the Red Cross has surpassed the 10 million dollar goal for flood relief in the northeast and is ending the campaign. National chairman E. Roland Harriman reported the response as magnificent and Hagerty noted the President's gratitude to the public and the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Eisenhower
Red Cross
E. Roland Harriman
American Red Cross
Harriman
James C. Hagerty
White House
Speedboat capsized on Lake Champlain kills Edward Duclos
State Police recovered the body of Edward Duclos, 55, of New London, Conn., after a speedboat named Bol Babe overturned on Lake Champlain Sunday night. Eight others were rescued with minor injuries. The boat, owned by Howard Milling and Ralph Worthington III, was valued at about $10,000 and destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Henry
Edward Duclos
New London
Conn
Lake Champlain
Bol Babe
Howard Miller
Ralph Worthington III
Vergennes
Worthington
Flora Heads Northward Across Atlantic Threat Dims
Storm Flora, now larger than before, is forecast to curve into the North Atlantic and stay away from the American mainland. Maximum winds reach 100 mph with hurricane-force winds extending 115 miles from the center. At 5 p.m. it was about 850 miles east southeast of Bermuda, moving northwest at 17 mph, and located 1,270 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, N C. Meteorologist Cecil Gentry of the Miami Weather Bureau notes an upper current could push Flora further north while remaining offshore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Flora
North Atlantic
Bermuda
Cape Hatteras
Cecil Gentry
Miami Weather Bureau
Settlement Granted For Troy Girl In Injury Claim
Justice Donald S. Taylor approves a $1,000 settlement for Madeline Persechino 18 of Troy. The compromise favors Mary Persechino mother and against Carleton G. Griffin Auburn and John Lear Waterford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald S. Taylor
Troy
Mary Persechino
7Th Ave
Madeline Persechino
Carleton G. Griffin
Auburn
John Lear
Waterford
Navy Sailor Completes Advance Composition Course
James A. Poulette radarman 3/c and husband of Lois Ann Mason completed an advanced composition course with the U S Armed Forces Institute while serving aboard the destroyer USS Hale in the Atlantic Fleet. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Poulette of 420 Whiteview Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Poulette
Lois Ann Mason
W. Sunnyside
U.S. Armed Forces Institute
Hale
Mr.Poulette
Alfred Poulette
Whiteview
Alabama bound plaintiff Gene Carolyn Cady in car collision case
The petition states Miss Gene Carolyn Cady, daughter of Mrs. Genty, was a passenger in Griffin's car when it collided with Lear's auto on Jacob Street and Congress Street. A 1955 graduate of 5th Avenue, she has enrolled at Alabama College for Women to major in home economics while continuing music studies from Emma Willard School and Troy Conservatory of Music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Carolyn Cady
Griffin
Genty
Lear
Jacob Street
Congress St
5Th Avenue
Thomps J. O'Conner
Alabama College For Women
Emma Willard School
Troy Conservatory of Music
Troy Burns Club Members Attend Scottish Games
A crowd over 9,000 attended the 64th annual Scottish games and field day at the Alco grounds in Schenectady. The Troy Burns Club led by Neil W. Laird and Howard D. Whinnery joined delegates from the U S and Canada. Highlights included a parade of 12 pipered bands with the Adirondacks Pipers Band and prize results for both Canadian and American divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alco
Schenectady
United States
Canada
Troy Burns Club
Neil W. Laird
Howard D. Whinnery
Clan MacRae
Adirondacks Pipers Band
Hudson Falls
Hall Demands Equal Time After Truman Labor Day Speech
Republican leaders urged NBC CBS and ABC to grant the GOP equal air time to reply to former President Truman who on Labor Day urged support for the Democratic presidential candidate. Leon Hall said the remarks were an outright political appeal and demanded network time for a Republican counter. He spoke from Oyster Bay as the committee filed protests with the networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Catholic Welfare Conference
O’boyle
Meany
Cardinal Gibbons
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Truman
Eisenhower
Detroit
CIO
James B. Carey
America
Washington
GOP
Leonard W. Hall
NBC
CBS
ABC
Hall
Oyster Bay
Republican Committee
Dr. Peter J. Lucas Dies Native of East Greenbush
Dr. Peter J. Lucas aged 45 prominent physician and former Montgomery County coroner died at his Amsterdam home. A native of East Greenbush he interned at Troy Hospital now St Marys and moved to Amsterdam 16 years ago. He is survived by his mother wife seven sisters and three brothers including sisterMrs Frank Piela and brother John Lucas of East Greenbush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devanny
Pitts. Hield
Mass
St. Mark’s Church
Edward V. Powers
Vincent E. Powers
Troy
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Pittsfield
Powers
John St
Francis J. Powers
Bernard Lay
Ralph Monroe
Elizabeth Powers
Peter J. Lucas
East Greenbush
Amsterdam
Joseph
Mary Lucas
Montgomery County
Troy Hospital
St. Mary’s
Lucas
Frank Piela
John Lucas
Townsend Returns For Visit In Britain
Group Captain Peter Townsend, linked romantically to Princess Margaret, returned to Britain for a brief visit. Surrounded by photographers at London Airport, Townsend said he would be here for a few days and returned to attend the Farnborough Air Show opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Peter Townsend
Princess Margaret
Britain
Townsend
Brussels
Government take from drink taxes drops in late 1954
Federal tax receipts on alcoholic beverages fell 5 percent in the last six months of 1954 compared with the same period in 1953. Tobacco taxes dropped 414 percent, wagering excise payments declined 26 percent, and taxes on playing cards also fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Injured Man Taken to Hospital After Fall
William Robison 35 of Griswold Heights was treated for a head laceration from a fall at his home. He was transported yesterday morning by radio car to St Marys Hospital with Patrolmen Raymond Hogan and Frank Brearton. He was not held at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Robison
Griswold Heights
St. Mary's Hospital
Raymond Hogan
Frank Brearton
Ancient Deidersheim Bil ly Goat Auction Declares Ritual
The article notes Deidersheim Germany holds an annual Whit Monday billy goat auction tied to Lambrecht grazing rights dating back 350 years. The event features merrymaking following the sale and a ceremonial keepsake by Lambrecht residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deidersheim
Germany
Rhine
Lambrecht
Lambbrecht
Isezaki
Japan
Ankara
Turkey
Takatsuna Tsuchiya
Swimmer Drowns Off Georgia Beach
An AP report states 57 year old Maddi Charles Georgia Beach from the Bronx drowned yesterday while swimming in Chipley, Georgia near the Long Island Sound area. Police reported the incident occurred at a city beach known for its inland white sand and notable water area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles
Georgia Beach
Maddi
Bronx
Chipley
Robin Lake
Long Island Sound
White Island
Storm Gladys Threatens Rio Grande Region In Texas Mexico Flood Forecast
The storm Gladys tracked toward the Rio Grande, prompting flood warnings from the Upper Nueces watershed to the Mexico border. Gusts reached 70 mph near Brownsville with gales spreading 40 miles from center, bringing heavy rains and potential flash floods across Del Rio Laredo and Falcon Dam areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Panuco
Texas
Port Isabel
Middle Rio Grande
del Rio
Laredo
Alice
Rio Grande
Gladys
Eighth Pass
Soto la Marina
Brownsville
San Fernando
Presabelazucar
Mart
Middle
Upper
Nueces
Weather Bureau
Stevenson Critics Eisenhower Record in Farm Policy and Foreign Affairs
Stevenson attacks Eisenhower on farm policy and foreign affairs, citing a Minnesota farm speech site and a Look magazine piece. He accuses the administration of rigid farm policy, slogans without solutions, and dangerous Formosa policies while urging cross party cooperation. He notes Republican double talk and warns against partisan treachery and cold war rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Eisenhower
Congress
Stevenson
Henry Snow
Kasson
Minn
GOP
Chicago
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Ching
Sen
William Knowland
Calif
Styles Bridges
Formosa Strait
Mechanicville Schools Open Tomorrow For 1955-56
Mechanicville Public Schools begin the 1955-56 session with full-day plans. Morning kindergarten operates at Schools 1 2 3 and Hemstreet Park 9 11 30 a.m. Afternoon sessions run 12 45 to 3 15 p.m. High school hours 8 50 to 11 55 a.m. and 12 55 to 3 20 p.m. Buses on multiple routes start 7 50 a.m. Students to Hemstreet Park and district schools return by 8 15 a.m. Some St Pauls students start Sept 12. Milk sales begin Sept 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville
Hemstreet Park
St. Paul's School
Mechanicville Board of Education
Common
River Road
Waterford Road
Newton Road
Central Avenue
Halfmoon No. 8
Pruyn Hill Anes
Michael T. Griffin
M. Main
William Streets
Melrose Man Shoots Wife Kills Self
A Melrose man killed his wife and then shot himself after an argument. State police found an arsenal in their home including rifles and shotguns. The couple has four adult children: Beatrice Coonrade Cohoes Gordon Smith Troy Raymond Smith Potsdamkil Malcolm Smith Florida. Coroner Matera said a full investigation would determine next steps and the whereabouts of the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Coonrade
Cohoes
Gordon Smith
Troy
Raymond Smith
Poestenkill
Malcolm Smith
Florida
Matera
Siblings reveal captives used aliases after World War II release
Army interrogators seek to verify identities of three former captives claiming aliases Cpl Michael Feingersch Fields Kumis Fem Sersch and Hopkins. They face medical screening and possible court martial while Russians release 20 other European prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fields
Cpl
Michael] Feingersch
Bayside
Queens
N. Y
Herman J. Bailes
Firs
Merchant Marine
Europe
Hopkins
Army
Cumish
Kumis
Comnish
Arctics
U.S
Moscow
Foreign Office
Berlin
Arthur Boyd Jr. Corona
N.Y
Francis F. Bunting
Barnesville
Ohio
William D. Clayton
Richmond
Edward Hoban
Raymond N. Hutto
Orlando
Fla
William J. Peterson
Beaufort
N.C
Robert J. Petee
Arthur T. Shearer
Washington, D.C
George Stabley
Jersey Shore
Soviet Russia
East Berlin
Traffic Toll During Holiday Weekend Surges
The article details Labor Day weekend fatalities with figures for 12 hours to Monday midnight, comparing 1952 totals to prior years. It notes 364 traffic deaths, 92 drownings, and 83 miscellaneous deaths last year, plus an overall toll reaching 638 in 1951, with safety officials projecting 400 auto deaths for the holiday period amid 25 million vehicles and 60 million people on the roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Safety Council
Bomb scare at Grand Central prompts two hour search
Two anonymous calls yesterday triggered a two hour hunt for a bomb at Grand Central Terminal. Police and bomb squads checked about 2000 lockers but found no explosive device. The alerts follow a wave of recent similar threats in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Central New York
Annoyaont
Grand Central Terminal
Potiticel Advertia
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