Nassau fair set with many exhibits this year
The 7th annual Rensselaer County Agricultural and Liberal Arts Society exhibition opens Wednesday at Nassau Fair Grounds with garden, home bureau and 4 H displays. Demonstrations cover judging and growing practices while horse racing and a bicycle event entertain daily. Officials include Williams Nassau and Pochman East Schodack with directors Braman Nassau and Snow West Stephentown.
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7&Th
Rensselaer County Agricultural and Libera Aris Society
Weanewlay
Nassau Fan
7 Victory Garden
County Six Medias Araemen
Samuel G Io c Dorrence
Florence Thaye
Rensselaer County
Mabel Mahan
Grange
Ye Mercy
Exhipit
L. S Trotting Association
John F. Williams
North Greenbush
Bred M. Nissson
Nassau
Harry W. Pochman
Fast Schodack
Edgar Rowe
Chester A Braman
Esther Howes
Old Chatham
Jesse F Snow
West Stephentown
Raymond Koon
Wynantskill
Clinton J. Sheldon
Martin J Burke
Irving Wooding
Troy
Elton K Hanks
Rensselaer County Farm Bureau
Mr. Dorrance
Miss Mulhan
Home Bureau
Salem Mayor Blanchfield Dies at 77 Leader of Salem for 32 years
Patrick J. Blanchfield 77 longtime Salem mayor and fire chief died at home after a brief illness. Born March 17, 1866 in Rexlegh he served on the village council and board of trustees 18 years and led the fire department 25 years. He left a daughter and four sisters. Funeral at Holy Cross Church with village businesses closing.
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Patrick J. Blanchfield
Salem
Blanchfield
Rexlegh
Richard Blanchfield
Union Engine and Hose Co
Evergreen Cemetery
Salem Council
K of C
Modern Woodmen
The
Democratic Town Committee
Salem Chamber of Commerce
LeGrand Fraser
Granville
Alice Blanchfield
Thomas Hines
Wiliam O’donnell
Helen Blanchfield
Greenwich
Holy Cross
John H Ready
Siena Plan Courses On Postwar Problems
Siena plans advanced sociology and postwar problems courses for alumnae and open to all. Two non credit classes meet Tue and Thu evenings 6 23 to 7 45. Prof St Egon Plager will teach topics on The War and Its Effects on Social and Economic Conditions in America War and International Law and Post-war Reconstruction.
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Siene
Twe
Egon Plager
America
Shako Flying Fortress Ace Warns of Pacific Fight
Lieutenant George K Shako Jr a Flying Fortress veteran with 12 ships and 40 planes to his credit describes the Pacific war as tougher than home confidence suggests. He recalls gremlin-like incidents during skip bombing and milk runs over New Guinea and Rabaul, praises Red Cross aid, and notes Japan could endure on seaweed. He and his wife Rose Patricia Flanigan of Watervliet wake to base life with long combat service ahead.
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George K Shako, Jr
R. P I
Army Air Forces
New Guinea
Rose Flanigan
Sixth Avenue
Watervliet
Shako
Hilda Goodwin
Pacific
Japan
George K Shaho, Jr
Sheko
Singapore
Joey
Iman
Mionta
Lecer
R Pit
Buna
Snip Ponbing
Tne
Rabaul
Red Cross
Hamburg
Shakow
Bismarck Sea
Guadalcanal
Ranaul
Rose Patricia Flanigan
Samaritan Hospital
George K Shake
Westhampton Beach
RFP
Sam
Trojan Made Captain To Serve with AMG
Walter Clarence Bryant of 2 Albert Street has been commissioned a captain in the Army Special Reserve. He will serve as a financial administrator in Allied Military Government in Europe. Bryant was acting Albany District OPA director after June and previously regional fiscal officer for the New York Office of Emergency Management. He has lived in Troy about ten years with his wife and four children.
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Walter Clarence Bryant
Albert Street
Albany
CPA
Army Special Reserve
War Department
Europe
Bryant
OPA
Albert F. Oliver
Lester W Herzog
New York
New York State
National Youth Administration
Troy
Banker with New York roots joins Troy firm
The subject, educated in New York City and a former NYU and Siena College attendee, previously resided in New York before relocating to Troy to advance a banking career. His background includes time at the American Institute of Banking.
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New York City
Troy
New York University
Siena College
The
American Institute of Banking
Masonic Temple Tax Writ Seeks Exemption in Troy
The Troy Masonic Temple Association has obtained a writ of certiorari from Justice William H L Murray returnable Oct 15 to challenge tax assessment of its Third Street property valued at 185000 with requested reductions. Attorneys Wiswall Walton Wood MacArthur Albany file papers arguing that only fraternal used portions are exempt and eight other writs seek lowered valuations for neighboring properties. There are hundreds of good reasons to buy a War Bond in the notice at the end.
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Troy
Wiswall
Walton, Wood & MacaAtier
Albany
Masonic Temple
Third Street
Justice Murray
Leo R. Toomajian
Garabed Mooradian
Jacob Street
Charles Mooradian
Fifteenth Street
Sophie Z Belotte
Daniel Abdullian
Jacob Akuljuan
King Street
Joseph J. Conway Dies in West Coast Hospital
Joseph J. Conway a Trojan native and East horse shows figure died Thursday in the U S Marine Hospital San Francisco after travels with Allied convoys. Born here son of Fred and Rose Conway he trained and rode saddle horses before becoming a top rider with ties to Troy and Waterford relatives. Burial in San Francisco a mass held at St Marys Waterford this morning.
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Joseph J. Conway
Merchant Marine
U. S. Marine Hospital
San Francisco
Cal
Conway
Australia
Fred
Rose Conway
Lansingburg
Thomas McManus
Ith Street
Troy
Madison Square Garden
Harold C. Shaw
Waterford
Thomas Judson
Warrensburg
Joseph F
Edwin F
Augustine M. Shudt
City
Margaret T. McNamara
St. Mary's Church
Mechanicville Man Missing in Action
Frerca R. Moore, machinist's mate first class in the Navy and son of Mrs. Richard Moore of Whitt Street Mechanicville, is reported missing in action in a Navy telegram. He enlisted March 1942, trained in Newport Rhode Island, served in North Africa convoys, operated landing barges, and was a local high school graduate who worked for the public works department before enlistment.
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Frerca R. Moore
Navy
Richard Moore
Whitt Street
Mechanicville
Navy Department
Newport
R. L
Fire Truck In Collision On Call Near Bridge Avenue
Two cars and the River Street collision damaged Fire Truck 3 Hook and Ladder from Central Station as firemen answered an alarm shortly after 1 50 p m Saturday. No injuries reported. A blaze at 224 Tenth Street damaged attic and roof of a two story frame dwelling. Occupants were John F Lutz on top and Lula S Lord family below. Alarm came from Box 427 at Hutton and Ninth Streets. Cars belonged to John J Closson and Mrs Catherine Dauchy.
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Central Fire Station
River Street
Bridge Avenue
Tenth Street
John F. Lutz
Lula S. Lord
Hutton and
Ninth Streets
John J. Closson
Twenty-fifth Street
Watervliet
Catherine Dauchy
Haswell Road
Central Station
Army Nurse In Australia Thanks Trojans
Lieut Ruth P Ogden in Australia writes the Flensselaer County Red Cross chapter with warm thanks for a blue sleeveless sweater made by Troy knitters. She wore it in state service and in Australia where nights are cold, and she values the Troy origin and Emma Willard education as her hearts’ link to home.
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Australia
Red Cross
Troy
Ruth P. Ogden
Flensselaer County
Emma Willard
War Bond Appeal Urges Citizens to Sacrifice for Victory
The speaker warns that defeating the war will require dipping into saved money and giving up necessities. It stresses that contributing to U S War Bonds is the safest investment and that America is in the deadliest war in history, urging Americans to act.
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America
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