Exploring Johnstown and the Mohawk Valley Heritage Route
The piece invites Memorial Day travelers to Johnstown and nearby areas highlighting its historic sites, landmarks like the Fulton County Jail and Tryon County Court House, notable natives, Queen Anne streets, and scenic drives via Route 5 53 Route 29 and Route 10 A with pine scented valleys and Adirondack lakes.
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Cornwallis
Canada
Joseph Brant
Sir the Johns Society
Foumar
Tryon County Court House
Fulton Co
Fulton County Jail
Johnstown
Blackhorse
Niex Stoner
Stoner
Rmode
Joh
Edwards
Syracuse
Fonda
Mohawk River
Utica
Detgeville
Detzeville
Little Falls
Rockwood
Garoga
Lassellsville
Oppenheim
Caroga
Canada Lakes
Adirondack
Gloversville
Caroga Lake
Pine Lake
Stratford
Salisbury Center
Dolgeville
U S Honors War Dead in Solemn Rites
The nation paused to honor war dead with Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington and across the U S. President Roosevelt sent wreaths at Arlington as crowds braved rain. Ceremonies were held in Paris London Hong Kong Trinidad and other sites, with wreaths placed on American graves abroad and at home.
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Oa Ae
Washington
TOF Psm
New York and Recreation Centre
CREA
New York City
Lehwie
New York
Spirit of Unity
Adirondack
Belmont Parxe da Bali
Army
Richmond
Madison
Colum
Office of Production Manager
Fort , New Jersey
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Col
Horace
Smith
Arlington
Garet Alvin Wack Warr Yar
Britain
France
Belgium
Arlinston
A.e.f.s
Cros
Hong Kong
U. S
Asheville
Trinidad
U. S. Army
Navy
Air Corps
Dick Will Wins Inaugural Syracuse Yacht Club Races
Dick Will skipper of the Queen of Hearts II won both opening races at the Syracuse Yacht Club. He covered the three mile course in 35 minutes 20 seconds to win the first race, followed by Hearts with 35 minutes 50 seconds as Weber Young and Barzee trailed.
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Dick Will
Queen of Hearts 2d
Syracuse Yacht Club
Will
Howard Young
Bill ‘Barzee
Bob Weber
Milk for Britain Arrives in Cases of Machine Tools
Three cases of United States machine tools arrived at a British ordnance factory this week. Each case contained 48 pints of evaporated milk with a typewritten note from Jones Machine Tool Works of Cincinnati claiming the milk was sent for young children in bombed areas, without the purchasers’ knowledge.
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London
United States
Jones Machine ‘Tool Works
Cincinnati
Weather map outlines storm spanning central to eastern impact
A large storm system stretched from the Central Plains to near the eastern Crewt Tle area, moving east and slightly north. A warm moist air mass from the Gulf of Mexico brings rain to the Ohio Valley, Upper Great Lakes, and South Atlantic States as high pressure builds over Montana and off the Pacific Coast.
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Central Plains States
Crewt Tle
Arosa
Oritt Procady
Gulf of Mexico
Ohio Valley
Upper Great
South Atlantic States
Montana
Pacific Coast States
Banker Pays Traffic Fines In Advance
Idaho Falls banker D F Richards paid nine overtime parking tickets in advance after being cited for one violation. He told the police desk sergeant to write ten tickets and pay for nine in advance.
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Idaho Falls
Ida
D. F. Richards
Richards
Pepper Challenges Wheeler to Debate on Foreign Policy
Sen Pepper of Montana has challenged Sen Wheeler to a public debate on foreign policy. Pepper would speak in Helena on June 4 about President’s policies and isolationism, urging opponents to join in if Wheeler cannot attend. Pepper criticizes isolationists and Nazi sympathies while addressing the Kansas City chapter of a defense group.
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Pepper
Wheeler
Kansas City
Chaude Pepper
Lindbergh
Pei
Sas
Comsee
Aimerica
Reosovels
Deaths of Prominent Persons in America John J Mahar
May 31 report notes John J Mahar a detective famed for capturing notorious criminals during 30 years of service with the local force. Also listed Dr Earl B South 43 associate professor of education at State College for Teachers formerly instructor at Ohio University and Ohio State University.
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America
John J. Mahar
Everal Hotonous
Earl B. Soutit
Albany
Farr B. South
State College For Teachers
South
Ohio University
Ohio State
Night Out at the Zoo Sparks Dublin Bombed Zoo Escape
Dublin marksmen report a zoo escape amid bomb blasts and searchlights as animals broke barriers overnight. Guards recapture the creatures, returning them to cages and seeking calm after the raid.
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Zoo
Dublin
Guard Patrols Tighten Ahead of Holiday Sabotage Rumor
Across the United States Navy Coast Guard and FBI kept around the clock patrols at defense sites amid rumors of fifth column plans. Officials call the moves routine maneuvers while Washington sources warn of possible arson or bomb plots during the holiday period.
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International
Navy Department
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mangeehot
Astae
Doigiudicea
Washington
Nze
Los Angeles
New York City
Brooklyn
Sin Eadh
Newport News
Dies Claiming He Wrote Casey at the Bat in 1880s
George Whitefield D'Vys, 81, dies in Northampton claiming authorship of Casey at the Bat. He battled rivals for 30 years, citing Columbia University findings and a Mudville origin in Somerville Massachusetts, tied to a 1886 Chicago Boston series and King Kelly.
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George W. D’vys
Dies
Casey
Northampton
Mass
George Whitefield D'vys
Ernest L. Thayer
D'vys
New York
Gamus Aigedie Belult
Thayer
San Francisco
D’vys
Columbia University
Dwys
Mudville
Somerville
King Kelly
British Face Only Nazis In Iraq Now
Special cable from 1941 reports Baghdad amid a power shift as a four member committee seeks an armistice after Rashid Ali Gailani's fall. Britain credits Greek and empire troops in Crete with delaying Axis moves, predicts a push toward Cyprus and Syria, and anticipates intensified bombings around Alexandria and Suez.
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Iraq
William H. Stoneman
Chicago Daily News, Inc
London
Rashid Ali Gailani
Revel
Baghdad
Nni
Contiaues
Caibaho
Red
Rashhid AH
Rashid Ali
Abdullah
Committee of Four
Crete
Cyprus
Syria
Alexandria
Suez
Britain
Near East
Greece
Germany
Syracuse Weather Forecast From U S Weather Bureau
Occasional showers tonight and Sunday with slightly warmer temperatures tonight. Local conditions show 24 hour precipitation none. Winds vary from northeast in the morning to south and west by noon.
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Syracuse Weather
U. S. Weather Bureau
Portheast
Easthwest
Arques
South Dakota to be launched as third new battleship
Camden May 31 The South Dakota third battleship in the 35 000 ton class will be launched next Saturday nine months early. The $52 794 000 vessel, with Washington and North Carolina, raises the Navy battleship total to 18. The christening will occur with officials and South Dakota delegates present.
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Camden
N. J
South Dakota
Washington
North Carolina
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Philadelphia Navy Yard
South
New York Shpsbuilding Corporation
Navy
Fireside Chat Signals Likely US Action in Atlantic
The Roosevelt fireside address sparks talk of broad national moves in the Atlantic region. Insiders say he could act soon, possibly strengthening patrols and pressuring Vichy forces, with plans involving Martinique, Guadeloupe, Dakar and Azores under a Western Hemisphere defense scheme. A theft report from Mrs. Kunow concludes the item.
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Edgar Ansel Mowrer
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Hyde Park
Atlantic
Pacific
Navy
Ween
Pottain
Martinique
Guadeloupe
Vichy
Charles de Gaulle
Azores
Cape Verde Islands
Portugal
Cape Race
Dakar
de Gaulle
French Equatorial Africa
Jean Darlan
Adolf Hitler
Berchtesgaden
France
Crete Struck by Air Control Gap in Invasion
Cairo dispatch notes that Crete's fate hinged on air control. German air superiority helped paratroopers and bombardment crush British defenses while RAF air cover was limited by distant bases and damaged airdromes. Night attacks and sea battles underscored the advantage of German mastery of the sky.
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Richard Mowrer
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Cairo
Crete
Royal Air Force
Eise
North
Africa
Meleme
Dodecanese
Greece
Gloucester
Fiji
Juno
Greyhound
Kelly
Kashmir
York
Suda Bay
Mediterranean
Aegean Islands
Malta
Egypt
Maleme
Middle East
British Peet By WILLIAM H. STONEMAN
British wartime analysis notes the Bismarck as a colossal 45 000 to 50 000 ton battleship. It describes the pursuit by Rodney and King George, torpedo and shell barrages, and ultimate sinking by torpedoes. Survivors and German defenses are briefly mentioned.
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William H. Stoneman
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Bismarck
Holid
William H Stoneman
Tirpitz
Greenland
Brest
Rodney
Norfolk
King George
United States
Great Britain
New Type Ship Propeller Offers Variable Pitch Design
Gloucester Massachusetts May 31 A new type ship propeller with a variable pitch mechanism to adjust blade bite is the invention of millionaire Johns Hays Hammond Jr and George Colley Washington naval architect They predict it will revolutionize marine propulsion and cut operating costs The patentees explain the device combines auto gears and model airplane variable pitch concepts and demonstrate with a regular set auto gears to show improved water bite and speed over fixed gear props.
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Gloucester
Mass
Johns Hays Hammond, Jr
George Colley
Washington
Hammond
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Te RE Hatte
Caiant Gee
R Rowley Ou
U.S
Sergt. York
Arlington Cemetery
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Hearts
Weber, Young and
Barzee
Aidan
U.& Weayser Bureau
New Orleans
Raarteras
Abbott Vincent Huber
Peru
Abbati
Gof
St. Bede
St. Leander Academy
Pueblo
Colo
Benedictine
Rome
Arthur W. Berresford
aArthur’ W. Berresford
Cutler Hammer Manufacturing Company
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Robert H. McCarter Rumson
Robert Harris McCarter
New Jersey
Hall-Mills
Philip Morton
Philp ‘Morton
Cuedoor
Preeseré
Uarie
Dunes
S. Dakota
Cape Verde
Furse
Anna M. Kunow
Canastota
Partie
Terday ‘Aternoon
Mie
Kuriowie
Barnes Avenue
Iting Deck
Peet
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