Welfare Clients Grow 262 Gardens in Rensselaer County
Welfare clients across Rensselaer County cultivated 262 garden plots this season. A C Kane reported the totals, with 45 plots under child welfare, 25 under Veterans Relief, and the remainder under old age and home relief. County gardens include 34 Victory Gardens at the Welfare Home grounds and 20 staff gardens. One gardener valued his yield at about 350 dollars at wholesale prices. Seeds were supplied by the county welfare department through state supervision, with each client receiving the same seed packets for a fifty by fifty foot garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer County
A C Kane
Board of Child Welfare
Veterans Relief
Oalance
Welfare Home
Kane Dung
Victory Gardens
Gillanus
Ment
Bilgers Club To Stage Show At RPI Gymnasium
Bilgers Club presents a student produced variety show and dance Saturday at the RPI Gymnasium. The event runs 8:30 to 9:30 with dancing afterward. Music by the Bluejackets orchestra from the V-12 group. Rev Seymour A Smith oversees campus activities with ROTC and student committees coordinating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RPI
Rotc Bugers
Bluejackets
V-12
Seymour A Smith
Roveit Aieghrebhan
ROTC
Navy Men At Hens Selleer Polytechnic Enjoy Reading And Music
Navy students at Hens Selleer Polytechnic Institute show strong interest in religious reading and classical music. Chaplain Smyth reports 150 plus requests for New Testaments while weekly Music for Listening Features draw 100 to 125 Navy trainees on Thursday evenings in two sections. Local Gideons and Presbyterian camp activities cooperate with the resident chaplain to supply Bibles and literature as long as funds allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Hensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Tev
Seymour
Smyth
Institute
M. Smith
Albus
Fairy
Music For Listening
V-12
Cu Tia- Wright
Army and Navy McA
Gideons
Iampus
Raymertown Man Dies Suddenly at New Job
William F McLaren of Raymertown, 56, died suddenly at Mohawk Paper Mills in Cohoes while starting his first shift. Coroner ruled death from coronary thrombosis. He moved from Scotland and leaves a widow, two daughters, a sister, a brother, and a brother-in-law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F McLaren
Raymertown
Mohawk Paper Mills
Cohoes
Leo Friedmann
Small & Reavy
Tatiois
McLaren
Rajyme
Boin
Scotland
Tio
Mohawk
Georgiana Chicoine McLaren
Tohn Jefferson
Raymeitown
Earl Mason
Hoosick Falls
Dorothy LaBeau
Troy
Ruth McLaren
Albany
Thomas Heron
Pvt
Walter McLaren
Army Air Corps
Court Grants 17 Tax Writs In New York City
Supreme Court Justice William H Murray grants seventeen writs of certiorari to reduce valuations on numerous city parcels. Reductions total $318 64 to $135 84 thousand with October 15 return date for records to contest assessed valuations. Attorneys include William K Shine for petitioners and Emmett Howd for proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenteen
Supreme Cource
William H Murray
Municipal Commission of Assessment and Taxation
Supreme Court
William K Shine
Municipal Commission
Frances R Mansfeld
Seventh Avenue
Harry McClure
Front Street
Frank
Ethel Zibro
Fifth Avenue
Ethel L Zibro
A Hagerman & Co
Fourth Street
John H Brelsford
Westover Road
Horace Johnson
Corena Bradley
Fort Street
Edard J
Edward D Nicoll
Rover Street
Mary A Collins
John B
Wills Haker
Joan VanWeit
J M Warren & Co
River Street
Robert MacAdaley
Shyne
South Pacific War Area
Emmett Howd
Veterans Unit To Pick Officers In Harmony Hall Conference
A non-partisan veterans committee backing Dust Atty Earle J Wiley of Rensselaer County will hold a conference Monday at pm in Harmony Hall with Dewey Caswell as temporary chairman. Officers to be selected. Republican workers in Troy wards plan campaign activities at The Hendrick Hudson tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atty Earle J Wiley
Rensselaer County
Harmony Hall
Dewey Caswell
Troy
Hendrick Hudson
Rensselaer Rally Opens Campaign
Rensselaer County Democrats and city ticket representatives met at the Hart Hose Company house in Rensselaer to launch the fall campaign. William W. OConno of Troy is the district attorney nominee and Charles A Cassidy of Troy seeks a seat in the Assembly. Mayor Thomas H Clark urged removing partisanship for the war effort while City Treasurer Albert J Schiebly noted debt reduction from 1.6 million to 853,900. William J Lyon chaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer
Democratic
Hart Hose Company
William W. Oconno
Troy
Charles A Cassidy
Thomas H Clark
Albert J Schiebly
William J Lyon
Democratic City Committee
East Side women gather for church service and supper
The Pawling Avenue Methodist Church Women’s Society of Christian Service held a well attended Tuesday gathering led by Mrs Arthur Landmesser. A covered dish supper preceded devotions on Following Christ's Way of Living. Members reported on the Riverside retreat, and officers presented notes on finances and supplies. Hostesses named for the next meeting and the society plans, including fundraising by a fancy booth and collecting old newspapers and magazines. An executive meeting is set for September 28 at Mrs A J Cranmel’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawlinga Avenue Methodist Church
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Artaur
Artaur H Landmesser
Landmesser
Riverside
Harold F Bissell
Martin Burwell
William R Goetz
Clifford Cooper
Arthur Knapp
Daisy Zeph
Gunhildt Meyer
F B Beaman
A J Cranmel
Pawling Avenue
Bowling League to Meet at Mayfair Alleys Tonight
Members of the Thad Presbyterian Church Bowling League will meet at 9 pm in the Mayfair alleys to bowl. The event will feature the Rev John M Stuart, Harry Juedes, Charles Mealy, and Mrs Ruth Barnum. Teams will be selected and the session hosts urged attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad Presbterian Church
Mayfair
Ate Tains
John M Stuart
Harry Juedes
Charles Mealy
Ruth Barnum
Brownell Named Campaign Manager for Hanley in NY Race
Albany reports former Assemblyman Herbert Brownell Jr. of New York City is officially named campaign manager for Republican lieutenant governor candidate Hanley. Brownell led last year’s Dewey bid. HQ will open in New York City Sept 24 with Harold Ostertag as assistant and Marv Donlon co-manager handling women’s affairs. Irving Ives to head speakers bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Herbert Brownell Jr
New York City
Senaoe
Hanley Republican
New York State
Brownells
Brownell
Thomas E Dewey
Harold Ostertag
Attica
Marv Donlon
Womens Affairs
Alvermb
Mayout
Irving M. Ives
Norwich
Public Invited To Club Opening At Masonic Temple
Citizens invited to visit the new L3O Club in the Masonic Temple on September 25 for all service men and women in Tia and Navy students at RP I. The USO Club operates under the Troy USO Council and is run by the USO Lounge with Mig Alexander leading the House Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Tia
Navy
RPI
USO
Troy Uso Council
House
Mig Alexander
Darby
Lowell HK Bryce
Charles Girosberg Mirs
Eugene F Connally
Thomas R Morse
Ray, Palme, Baker
David W Houston
Anne T Shields
Ogden J Ross
Charles F Freehch
Lyingston W Houston
Twining
Con
Fellowship Plans Retreat at St Marks Methodist Church
The Youth Fellowship commission of St Marks Methodist Church announced the season opening for Sunday meetings and a camp fire retreat at the Crooked Lake farm departing the church at 4 pm. Regular Sunday meetings with a supper are planned, starting Oct 19, with events including a hobo party Sept 24 and an older girls party. A Christmas Eve communion service and a December rally for Methodist youth are also scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission of the
Youth Fellowship
St Marks Methodist Church
Crooked Lake
Commission For Community Service
Rites Conducted For Fire Victim
The funeral for Miss Marc P Modot, a blind woman from Green Island, was held at Moris Funeral Home and St Joseph’s Church. Requiem high mass was led by Rev Caleb S Auchan with deacon Rev Peter and subdeacon Rev Kenneth Doyle. Bearers included William Freeman Harold Meal John Canlan and Birdell Putnam. Interment followed at St Peters Cemetery with Father Doyle officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marc P Modot
Burns
Green Island
Moris
Fifth Ave
St Josephs Church
Caleb S
Auchan
Peter
Kenneth S Doyle
Wiss Ahern Leonard
John L. Berghamer
Wiliam H Freeman
Harold Meal
John Canlan
Birdell Putnam
St Peters
Father Doyle
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Taft
Alfred Lewis
Mgr Taft
New York Times Square
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ITY
Ring & Bing
Haeare
Rass
Fregan
Roy
Victory Garden
Welfare
John J Ahern
WL. Myers
State Garden
State Welfare Department
Rensselaer Counts Welfare Garden
Veterans’ Unit
MAN
Rubin
Optometria
Rudolph
Third Street
Pup
E Ehild
East Side
Women's Guild
Womens Guild of
Frank W McNeil
Harnet Loesch
Charles Mealy, Chaiman
Hanley
Lorp Gurghley
Bermuda
Trey
Silex
Ellery Queen
E. S. Gardner
Agatha Christie
Raahe
Munich
George ST. Messersmith
Wire
Mexico
By Paul Ford
Firestone
Polonium
Uncle Sam
Congress ST
Corner
Vowes of
Richard Croke
Firestone Symphony Orchestra
Aera
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