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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1944
Page
1
The Troy Burns Club and auxiliary presented gifts to the Crescent Church at its dedication service on Sunday. Speakers valued the new baptistery and noted community support with musical selections and greetings from church members and local figures.
St Francis Church begins a triduum in honor of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Rev Dunstan McDermott of St Anthony’s on the Hudson will direct. the program includes a Rosary, sermons, and benediction. Masses and talks continue Friday and Saturday with liturgical themes and a solemn benediction by Rev. Bick A. Crowe.
Mrs Helen Lewkowitz of 326 Second Street reports War Department letters confirm both sons have been wounded in action. Corporal Alex Lewkowitz, a D Day participant, recuperates in England after receiving the Purple Heart. First Lieutenant William J Lewkowitz, with five years overseas experience in Africa Sicily and Italy, also earns the Purple Heart and has returned to action. Both brothers served in the cavalry and trained at Fort Riley Kansas.
In Rensselaer County Surrogate Court three estates are pled. Attorneys include Taylor & Taylor and Sylvester E. Scott. Estates include Mabel F Hetfield who died Sept 2 2944 with gross 5435.99. Arthur McCaffrey who died July 18 1934 with gross 3435. Constance N Lantz and others share. Beneficiaries include a niece and siblings with varying shares. total estates range from 100 to 5500 dollars.
Moscow reports that the Lithuanian Soviet republic and the Polish Committee of National Liberation agreed on an evacuation and settlement program exchanging Polish and Lithuanian nationals. The plan is voluntary, with compensation for losses and safeguards, aiming to ease minority tensions and create uniform governance across the affected areas.
Hoosick Falls resident Edward Kalinowski is listed as missing in action in France since September 6. A War Department telegram to his parents Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Kalinowski notes his last letter said he was behind the lines. He trained at Fort McClellan Fort George G Mead Fort A.P. Hill and Fort McCoy and went overseas last April entering France in June soon after D Day.
Soldiers of the American Infantry Division on a tropical Pacific island convert a junk-pile into a woodshop. Lieut John Graves of Roundup Montana sparks a project to build a lathe from tank parts and with Sergt Merion Hanson of Amenia North Dakota they craft ash bays lamps pipeholders and cigarette humidors from mahogany and teak wood found in the area.
Troy Public Library lists new acquisitions for one week exhibition. Titles include Heaven Below by EB HL Clayton and Never Left Home by Hope, with works on politics, war, aviation, and social studies such as Use of Presidential Power by G F Milton and W R Sorokin. Fiction items include Joanna and Nurse Merton in the Pacific.
A U S merchant freighter survived a torpedo hit off the North Carolina coast and a subsequent hurricane. The ship reached Norfolk under escort by tugs and Coast Guard cutters Jackson and Bedloe, with no injuries reported among the crew.
Mrs Stella Welker was guest of honor at a farewell party hosted by the Saturday Night Club at Mrs William H Crogan Fifh Avenue. The event honored Mrs Welker who is moving to New Britain Connecticut. A pig dinner and gifts were part of the evening and high scores followed the supper.
Fragmentary OCR mentions individuals including Mrs Frank Therren and Mrs Sarah Slattery. References to Walker and Crogan appear with related names, suggesting a small community gathering or social notice without clear date or place. No identifiable event outcome or organization can be confirmed.
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