Whitestown Roots Run Deep in Mohawk Valley History
The 1941 centennial of Whitestown traces its creation as part of Montgomery County and outlines the early growth from a 200 person settlement to a manufacturing hub. It notes Oriskany battles, frontier forts, and historic sites from Whitesboro to Westernville, highlighting notable locals and regional industry shaping the Utica area.
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Whitestown
New York State
Utica
Hugh White
Connecticut
Sauquoit Creek
Whitesto
Montgomery County
Pennsylvania
Lis Son
Oriskany
Nicholas Herkimer
Burgoyne
Saratoga
German Flatts
Mohawks Valley
Tith Utica
Little Falls
Sauquoit Valley
Rome
Remsen
Prospect
Hinckley
Mohawk Valley
National Defense
Farge
Whitesboro
Oriskany Battlefield
Fort Schuyler
Fort Stanwix
Fort Dayton
Fort Herkimer
Herkircher
Shoemaker
Mohawk
Walter Butler
Herkimer
General Herkimer
Dr. Gray
Sauquoit
George Eastman
Waterville
Old Palantine Church
St. Johnsville
Fort Block
William Floyd
Westernville
Peter Smith
Madison County
Henry Cullen Adams
Wisconsin
Federal Extension Service
Verona
Lane Briggs Arnold
Andrew S. Duller
William Harrison Morrison
Farm Institute Idea
GOP Urged To Defer Talk Of 44 Choice
Two unsuccessful 1940 Republican contenders Taft and Vandenberg urged delaying discussion of a 1944 standard bearer until after the 1942 elections. Capper and others echoed caution urging focus on organization and current issues as Willkie seeks a new party leadership and unity.
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Gop
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Vandenberg
Mich
Capper
R-Kan
Midwest
Joe Martin
R-Mass
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Stassen
Minnesota
Carr
Colorado
Italians Run As Usual Says British News Vendor
A British radio report cited by INS notes Italians are running as usual amid New York coverage dated December 16. The report, picked up by CBS, conveys routine movements in Italy on a day of standard activity.
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New York
CBS Din New
Army Camps Lay Attacked By Somervell
Washington December 16 The Army appoints Lieut Col Brehon B Somervell to speed up construction of camps cantonments and defense facilities He orders decentralization to nine corps areas and consolidates 11 HQ sections into five to curb delays and labor shortages.
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Washington
Army
Brehon B. Somervell
Somervell
Henry L
Stimson
WPA
New York City
War Department
Continental
United States
Man Credits Quick Actions for Family Survival
Louis Parent credits a timely instinct and a quick decision to save his family in Oneonta when a lunch stop was missed on December 16. His actions prevented a potential tragedy as he moved his family to safety just in time.
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Oneonta
Louis
British Take Sidi Barrani in Major Egyptian Advance
At Sidi Barrani Egypt on December 16 the British forces captured extensive Italian supplies including vehicles guns and munitions. They encircled the town after hard fighting at Nibeiwa Tum Mar and Maktila with Italian commander General Gallino captured.
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Sidi Barrani
Egypt
Benito Mussolini
Nibeiwa
Pietro Maletti
Tummar
Here
Tum-Mar
Maktila
Blue Sea
Gallino
Southern Group Calls for Full Capacity Aid to Britain
A 30 member southern alliance urged immediate full capacity mobilization of resources to aid Great Britain. In a declaration to Roosevelt and Congress the group warned it would be foolish to half protect U S interests and argued Britain cannot win with limited American support. The resolution, drawn at a Southern Policy Committee session, was signed by publishers educators industrialists economists and authors.
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Britain
Southern Pines
N. C
United States
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Congress
Southern Policy Committee
Red Cross Plans Two Food Ships For Europe
The American Red Cross has tentatively arranged ten ships to deliver food to Europe one headed for Spain and the other for unoccupied France. Departure hinges on US Britain talks with Britain blocking shipments to occupied zones. Norman H. Davis says aid must reach all suffering in Europe including infants in unoccupied France.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Europe
Spain
France
United States
Marseilles
Germany
Britain
South America
Norman H. Davis
Red Cross
Errico Joins Qualifiers in Pin Classic Amid High 693
Louis Errico of 410 East Jefferson Street posts 693 in City League, joining handicap and open divisions as a standout weekly qualifier. Other weekly leaders include Pete Piraino 710 and Win Scheding 710 with Fay Bailey 702. Tonight features top matchups in City and Greater Syracuse leagues.
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Cliff Mocee
Louis Errico
East
Jefferson Street
Herald-Journal
Errico
al Wie Toca
Pete Piraino
Stafford Avenue
Searburys
Tommy Kacprzynski
Lakeland Avenue
Hammers
Sanderson Steel League
Phil Erhard
Erie Street
Lyon
Scheding
Butternut Street
Alwams
Ken Russell
Cleveland Street
Langs
North Side Business Men's League
Fay Bailey
East Washington Street
Megawens
Moore & Quinns
Win Scheding
Gearmen
Dorsey's
Carlings
Gregory
Bailey's Recreation
Alwain
Sacred Hearts
Syracuse
Amos-Rice Coal
Renna Hotel
Brookfield Dairy
Simones
the Palace
Gilbey Glass
Connie Macks
Tonifiht
U S Commemorates 146 Year Old Pact With Six Nations
Akron December 16 The United States and the Iroquois six nations renew the 1794 Canandaigua treaty with a ceremonial gift of Calico cloth to about 4900 Indians on the Tonawanda Reservation. Chief Lyman Johnson presents a historic treaty copy as drums and pageantry reflect on faith and past betrayals.
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U. S
Akron
United States
Tonawanda
Canandaigua
Lyman Johnson
Inflationary Rise In Prices Doubted By William Kessel
William N. Kessel Buffalo Chamber of Commerce director of Research says national defense production will not cause inflationary price rises seen in World War I. He notes idle capacity and unemployed workers now, argues talk of inflation is a myth, and cites proposed higher business taxes as a brake on reckless spending.
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Buffalo
William N. Kessel
Buffalo Chamber of Commerce
Kessell
Kessel
4-H Members Earn $7,727 in Oswego County
Oswego County 4-H membros earned a total of 7727 dollars last year, according to a report filed with the Board of Supervisors.
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Special Dispatch
Oswego
4-H
Oswego County
Board of Supervisors
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