Educator W. C. Smith Dies at 74 Pioneer in Adult Education
William Chandler Smith 74 founder of the New York State Bureau of Adult Education and first director of the Troy Vocational School died yesterday at Stamford Hospital after a lingering illness. He spent more than fifty years in education retiring from the state department in 1939. He helped establish adult and immigrant education programs and served as first head of the Americanization Bureau in 1915. He was active in national education groups and left a daughter Sarah Frances Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Chandler Smith
New York State Bureau of Adult Education
Troy
Stamford, Conn
Smith
State Department
John H. Finley
Ilinois
Indiana
Winonah Technical Institu
Indianapolis
National Educa Lath
Aucan Association For Adult Education
American Viewpoint Sciety of
New York
Miwanis Club
St. Louis
Manual Training School
Washington University
Fron
Columbia Uniferal
Sarah Frances Smith
Stamford
Names of 232 more U S wounded in action released
War Department released 232 additional wounded in action list. Among those with kin in New York state is Sergija whose father Matthew Konopka lives at 024 Broadway Schenectady.
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War Department
New York State
Sergiza
Matthew Konopka
Broadway
Schenectady
Hoosick Falls Community Notices and Local Honors
Hoosick Falls events include a Hoosick Grange meeting at All Saints hall with speaker B Loveys and a roll call from the Supt. A photo exhibit of era members will be shown. The Home Bureau resumes meetings in the American Legion rooms. The King’s Daughters circle meets at 3 pm. Bratt. Court of Amaranth opens the new season at the Masonic lodge. Staff Sergt. Walter P. Graney receives the good conduct medal at Big Springs Texas. Fp. Robert Cookman on furlough from Norfolk. Elizabeth E. Bowers now in WAC at Spokane. Lieut. David Childs and family visit in Hoboken. A brush party is planned by the Women’s Relief Corps. Clambake at waterworks attracts nearly 200. James McLucas oversaw. Edward A. Gifford dies in Philadelphia at about 87. former Greene County district attorney and Athens native.
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Hoosick Falls
Home Bureau
American Legion
King's Daughters
Bd. F. Agan
Hoosick
Court of Amaranth
Masonic Lodge
Robert Cookman
Norfolk
Elizabeth E. Bowers
WAC
Spokane
David Childs
David
Hoboken
N. J
Carl Kempf
First Street
Childs
Amsterdam
Naval College At
Women's Relief Corps
Fred Smith
High Street
James McLucas
E. & Gifford
Edward A. Gifford
Greene County
Philadelphia
Mr. Gifford
Athens
Mechanicville Plans Reception for Albany Leader at Pythian Hall
Garfield Lodge plans a reception for Joseph Greenberg of Albany who was honored at the Grand Domain convention in Saratoga Springs. The event, at Pythian Hall on Monday Oct 11, features a dinner, program directed by James E. Phinney, guest Clarence Ward, and music by an orchestra led by David Silverman. A separate note lists local personal notices and recent travels of residents, plus community events including a Schaghn ecke Fair turnout and upcoming bowling league plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Joseph Greenberg
Albany
State of New York
Saratoga Springs
Pythian Hall
James E. Phinney
Clarence Ward
Glens Falls
First Fall Meeting Delayed In Village Improvement Society
Stillwater notes show the Village Improvement Society postpones its first fall meeting to Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Harold Tompkins. The committee includes Mrs. J. D. Sullivan Mrs. Margaret Goodrich and Mrs. Albert Becker. Several residents share summer travel and return dates including Helene Tairo Gordon Bull Louis Booth Claude Case Ellen Berry Thomas Whalen David Ford and Mrs. Ford resuming as secretary to Principal Ierso Armilin.
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Village Improvement Society
Harold Tompkins
J. D. Sullivan
Margaret Goodrich
Albert Becker
Helene Tairo
New York
Gordon Bull
U.S.N
Clarence Bull
Louis Booth
Bucyrus
Claude Case
New York City
Dayton Case
Ellen Berry
Pittsfield
Frank Thierolf
Thomas Whalen
Merchant Machine
David Ford, Jr
Baltimore
Stillwater
Ierso Armilin
North Bennington Veep and Local Wedding Notices
North Bennington reports enlistments and service updates including Ted Scary joining UC service and Bernard Knapp in the U S Air Corps in Iceland. Local club treasurers for the Young Married Couples’ Club are Kenneth Couch and Mrs. Couch. A marriage uniting Miss Bernice Berman and LeRoy Cranston was performed by Rev John Maxwell with plans to reside in Albany. The Lillian Haswell property was purchased by Ephrem and Margaret Bernard. Family notices include Army, Navy and hospital updates for Cole, Austin and Corcoran families. A former surrogate, G Patrick Budson, passed away at Hud Hospital. he was a director of the Farmer’s Bank and hospital trustee president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Scary
UC. G
Paul Hurlburt
Bennington
Kenneth Couch
Baptist Church
Bernice Berman
Montreal
LeRoy Cranston
John Maxwell
Albany
Lillian Haswell
Bennington Road
Ephrem
Margaret Bernard
Bernard Knapp
U. S. Air Corps
Iceland
Myron Jones
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Robert Cole
U.S. Army
Salisbury Beach
Mass
Ted
Delia Cole
Ralph Austin
Austin
Promotions Slow In Army As New Rules Cut Fast Rises
The War Department issued limits on rapid officer promotions at Water View Arsenal. Second lieutenants must serve six months before promotion to first lieutenant, up from three. Promotions to major captain or first lieutenant require three months in higher duties, with waivers for outstanding combat performance. The changes echo earlier limits on lieutenant colonel and colonel promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Record Newspapers Bureau
Washington, D.C
War Department
Waterviiet Arsenal
Army
Supreme Court September Term Opens With Multiple Docket Items
The court opens at 10 am for the September term with negligence case v. 24 and a list of calendar numbers including 185 120 121 36 37 46 60 102 107 124 144 147 145 161 162 163 163 165 136 and 233. Two jurors are noted as farmers among five accused from serong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serong
Officers’ Promotion Path Brief Mention
A July order allowed suspending the minimum service requirement for two grades, enabling officers to move from major to lieutenant colonel after six to nine months. The note cites outstanding performance in actual combat as a factor in the expedited promotion consideration.
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W. C. Smith
France
Anios
Eileen Coon
M. Edwin Coon
Quarry Street
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Robert E. Maderer
Sergi
Walter P. Graney
Helen Graney
Elm Street
R. A. F. Bombardier School
Big Springs
Tex
Bombardier
Big Surings
William C. Smite
Joseph H. Hart
Pan American Airways
Mechanicville
Masonic Club
Masonic Temple
George Thomas
David Silverman
New York Telephone Co
Valley Inn
Valley Falls
Arthur J. Hebert, Jr
Lilian B. Coons
William Powers
Elmer Cowen, Jr
Pat Conley
Ruth Bartlett
Mary Grace
Eleanor Murray
Angela DeMadevu
Mary Mooney
Earl Cole
William Sheppard
George S. Lylands
Whitehall
Darwin C. G
West Sand Lake
Pfe
Joan Parker
Fort Dix J
Leslie Ryan
Newark
N.J
Burt L. Hack
William Bean
Bacon Hill
Corp
Montclair
K. Baker
Augustus Buffington
Joan Golden
Nancy Allen
Margaret Boucher
Saratoga Lake
Earl C. Whitbeck
Merritt S. Roberts
Waterford
Louise Collins
Corinth Public School
Starvey Collins
Charles Ehren
Sylvia
Charles, Jr
New Brighton
Staten Island
Halfmoon
Lillian Collins
Saratoga
Jr. Phur Lake
Omar Valerie
Muriel
Claudette
Mechanicvile-Waterford Road
New Berlin
N. H
Lorraine
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co
West Waco
Elks
Woman's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Wesleyan Guild
Anti L Mido el
Farm Beach
Adirondack Steel
Fred Zitter
Frank Martin
Adirondack Steel Co
Bates’ Grove
Mr. Zitter
North Bennington
Budson
Columbia
Hud
The
Farmer’s Bank
By Paul Ford
Tony
Supreme Court
Supreme Coaurt
Remsce
Err
Court House
Wiliam H. Murray
Fiakopie
Wells & Coverly’s
Shortie
Wells
Coverly
River St
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