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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1944
Page
6
Miss Mildred D. Millett of 3318 Seventh Avenue is engaged to Skad Seigh Willacost, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Bent. Millett attended Troy High School and worked for Montgomery Ward in Menands. Bent is a turret gunner on a B 17 stationed with the Army Air Forces in Virginia. No wedding date has been set.
Miss Dorothy M Bremner daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Bremner of 263 Second Street is engaged to George J Senex coxswain mate second class son of Mr and Mrs George J Seney of 332 First Street The couple's families and school/work histories are noted with plans for a wedding in the near future.
About forty members of the Troy Musical Art Club enjoyed a picnic luncheon and board party yesterday on the lawn of Mrs. Ellis H. Robison in Brunswith Hood. Mrs. Gilbert Lindgren chaired the affair with cochairman Mrs. Frank A. Stark. Other committee members included several named members.
Miss Mildred E. Gabriels of 607 Thirteenth Street Watervliet becomes the bride of Corp. John J. Noonan Army Air Force son of Mr. and Mrs. James J. Noonan of Cohoes in St Patrick's Church Waterdiet at 6 20 pm. Rev John C Cares officiates. Bridesmaid Miss Jaga McHeever Gabriels and brother of the groom Thomas J. Noonan. The bride wore white marquisette and lace with a lace cap and orange blossom and carried a white prayer book with baby's breath. The reception followed at the bride's uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs J Noonan in Waterdiet. The couple plans a trip to New York with Mrs Noonan in an alice blue suit and white roses. Both are Cohoes High School graduates. The groom also attended Siena College and the Weather Institute Technical School at Spring Lake NL.
Mrs Thomas McBride and daughter Mrs David Howells 2nd spend a few days in New York. Mr s Gorham Cluett and children depart for Milton Massachusetts to reside. Miss Alice Rainey returned from New York where she attended the American Chemical Society convention at Hotel Pennsylvania. Maynard F Witherill among Lake George Protective Association directors. Grace Gatgoe and George Turpit united in marriage at Round Lake Methodist Church. Jean Elizabeth Brown weds Lieut Paul E Burdett in Englewood New Jersey at St Pauls Church.
Personal notes describe Miss Eileen Kearns daughter of Mrs Frank Kearns spending a two week vacation with her aunt at Glen Haven Farm in New Market Virginia. Also noted is Mrs Eleanor Nardi leaving for Texas to join her husband Richard Nardi seaman second class stationed at Corpus Christi.
Doris Dale of Yederal Street wed Thomas Dolan son of this city’s Mrs. Thomas Dolan in a Friday ceremony at St. Peter's Church officiated by Rev. Peter J. Sheeran. Attendants were Mrs. Earl Haines and Harry Cunningham. Bride wore powder blue with navy accessories and white rose corsage. matron of honor wore navy with pink accessories. A reception followed at Otto's in Latham, after which the couple left for a wedding trip to an undisclosed destination.
Engagements announced for Miss Jean Carlian Zabriskie Garvin to Corporal Andrew Robbins Richardson of Saratoga Springs and the October weddings of Miss Kay Murtisky to Staff Sergeant Joseph G. Moody and Miss Helen Mazur to Technical Sergeant John Herrick at the Army Air Corps base chapel in Green Island. Also announced is the marriage of Miss Jane Francisco to Robert C. Mallinson at St John’s Church in Cohoes with a reception to follow.
Branding committees for the year were announced at The Hotel Troy for the Zeta Theta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. Officers taking office for the first time this year include Mills Rite Bartle president and Jeanna OBrien vice president. Committees include Program chaired by Lois Ludwig, Membership chaired by Jeanne OBrien, Social chaired by Hay Hyan, Publicity chaired by Peg Curtin, and Ways and Means chaired by Anne Taylor. September and October designated as rush months. Members rode back riding at Royal Mounted Patrol stables Sunday.
London announces establishment of an Allied Military Government for occupied Germany. General Eisenhower broadcasts guidance to civilians to continue normal activities while authorities secure communications and suppress Nazi supporters. The regime aims to destroy national socialism and remove Nazi party members from influential posts.
Judge John J. Sweeney denied the finance company’s motion for summary judgment in the Mohawk Finance Co. matter. The ruling found the Harringtons defense valid as plead and dismissed the plaintiff’s motion. A six page memorandum cites several legal authorities supporting the decision.
A clipped editorial raises doubts about wartime decisions on China bases for bombing Japan and the lack of effective Allied operations in China. It questions Churchill's influence, Teheran discussions, and the pace of equipping Chinese forces while emphasizing lives at stake and long campaigns ahead in the Far East.
The civil population will, as far as possible, continue in their formal occupations. Detailed instructions to these will be issued by the Allied Military Government in each area.
A resident from Troy writes of freezing homes and sick children as coal supplies tighten. She questions why a truck loaded with coal sits idle at a Masonic Temple while families struggle to heat their houses. She urges prioritizing warmth for those in need.
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