Soviet Victory Moves Sakhalin Concessions to Japan
Izvestia reports Japan agreed to liquidate coal and oil concessions on Sakhalin, with Moscow asserting a diplomatic victory amid war shifts. London sees the surrender as a path to peace with Russia. The island spans 600 miles, rich in coal, oil, iron, gold, amber, timber, and fishing supports the local economy.
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Izvestia
Japan
Russia
United States
Britain
Moscow
Tokyo
Sakhalin
Sower Union
Sevestia
Soviet Union
Pacific
Hitler
Red Army
Solomon Lozovsky
Naotake Sato
Weme
Pravda
London
Strait of Tartary
Vladivostok
Alexandrovsk
Navy Reports Loss of Eleven Small Craft
The Navy announced the loss of 11 minor U S naval vessels in the Mediterranean theater from Jan 22 to present. The list includes Portent a minesweeper YMS 30 eight landing craft of undisclosed type and a harbor tug. This raises total U S naval losses in the war to 159.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Mediterranean
Navy
Portent
Palau Raid Aims Westward as US Forces Destructive
American naval task force, termed strong, approaches Palau in the Carolines after bombers from MacArthur and Nimitz fronts strike Truk and nearby targets. The Palau attack follows heavy air and sea bombardment that left enemy bases at Truk and Eten damaged and fires burning on Woleai, Hollandia, and surrounding facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nimitz
Truk
New Guinea
Carolines
Palau
Saipan
Central Pacific
Philippines
South China
Mindanao
Tokyo
Babelthaup
Koror
Caroline Islands
Spain
Japan
Central
Southwest Pacific
Solomons
Seventh Air Force Liberators
Eten
Omen Islands
Us&s. Navy
MacArthur
Caralmes
Woleai Atoll
Guam
Hollandia
Devasta
Watervliet Man Heads State Knights of Columbus Group
Joseph P. Halpin of Watervliet has been named vice chairman of the Bay Life Committee for the New York State Council Knights of Columbus. He will visit Albany Diocese councils to promote Circles of Columbian Squires for boys ages 14 to 18, with local councils forming circles and coordinating inter parish activities.
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Joseph P. Halpin
Watervliet
Bay Life
New York State Council
Knights of Columbus
Stephen J. Cushing
Halpin
Albany
Circles
Columbia Squires
Columbian Squires
Supreme Council
Circle of Squires
Amsterdam
Saratoga
Watervliet Circle
Peter J. Donnelly
Hnor
St Bridget’s Church
That City
Squires
St. Bridget's Parish
Holy Name Society
USO
Red Cross
Watervliet Woman's Daughter Found Dead in Albany
Mrs. Francis Luckey of 1919 Ninth Avenue Watervliet reports her daughter Mrs. Joseph Borey 25 was found dead in her Albany room at 187 Hamilton Street by the landlady who came for rent. Coroner J Gregory Nealon says death from a heart ailment and likely four days. Survived by mother and husband Joseph Borey overseas in England.
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Joseph Borey
Francis Luckey
Ninth Avenue
Waterviet
Hamilton Street
Albany
J. Gregory Nealon
England
Ballston Spa Man Regains Sight After Two-Year Blindness
Frederick Ingalls, 58, of Ballston Spa, regained sight after two years of blindness caused by cataracts. He had lost his vision in 1940 and left his knitting mill job, but after cataract removal he resumed work as a spinner.
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Frederick Ingalls
Ballston Spa
Ingalls
West Sand Lake church service at 11 am
The Church School of the Methodist Church will meet tomorrow at 11 am. Miss Marjorie Backhaus will lead the opening service. At the 11 am service Rev. John A. Lavender will speak on The Light of the World. Miss Florence Day will sing The Psalms.
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Church School of the Methodist Church
Marjorie Backhaus J
John A. Lavender
Florence Day
Edward W. Knapp Files Trade Name in Town
Edward W. Knapp of West Sand Lake filed a certificate with the bounty clerk to operate at 626 Pawling Avenue under the name Miss Troy Diver. The report mentions raids on Ponape and the Ujelong Islands in the Carolines and four enemy positions in the eastern Marshalls.
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Edward W. Knapp
West Sand Lake
Bounty Clerk's
Pawling Avenue
Troy Diver
Tion
Ponape
Ujelong Islands
Carolines
Marshalls
GOP Delegation Chosen Uninstructed for National Convention
Iowa Republicans at the Des Moines state convention elected 23 delegates to the national convention to be held June 26 in Chicago. Delegates include two per congressional district and seven at large, all chosen unanimously after the resolutions committee recommended sending no instructions to the delegates.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago
Resolutions Committee
Man Held in Ax Death of Stepdaughter
In Lansing Michigan a first degree murder charge is filed against James Riley Gillihan 46 a Tennessee war worker over the hatchet killing of his stepdaughter Margaret McAmber 22. Prosecutor Victor C. Anderson says Gillihan who had married Margaret s mother Ludina 41 confessed to killing Margaret in a fit of jealousy claiming they were sweethearts and she urged him to marry her mother. Margaret was found with head injuries from hatchet blows and Gillihan surrendered at police headquarters.
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Lansing
Mich
Ulp
James Riley Gillihan
Margaret McAmber
Victor C. Anderson
Gillihan
Tennessee
Margaret
Women Barristers Demand Bar Space in Baltimore
Baltimore women barristers protested the exclusion of unescorted women from hotel bars and threatened to seek liquor license revocations. Hotelmen argued bars are crowded and staff short, while liquor board member Delano Ames claimed no jurisdiction over private licensing choices.
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Baltimore
Liquor Board
Delano Ames
Renovations Completed At Levings Church Palm Sunday Service
Levings Methodist Church finishes extensive repairs after weeks of worship in Sunday School rooms. Ceilings painted and insulite panels on walls, new carpet planned for pulpit chancel choir loft aisles. Rev. C. J. Miller will preach the Palm Sunday sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levings Methodist Church
C. J. Miller
D.D
Albany
Nazi War Prisoners Strike at Camp Trinidad
Lieut Col Lambert B Cain said German prisoners at Camp Trinidad staged a two day strike after a search for three stolen escort guard guns. Home made liquor fermented raisins and other fruit were found in the prisoners compound during the search. Granville man Sergt Irvin Hughes seriously wounded in Italy Feb 16 and moved to a North Africa hospital.
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Trinidad
Lambert B. Cain
Cain
Granville
Irvin Hughes
Italy
War Department
Wiliam H. Hughes
Hosital
North Africa
Floods Devastate Deep South Like Columbus Hit Hard
Severe spring floods cause multi state damage with Tombigbee River flooding Columbus Mississippi area displacing about 1000 rural residents. Governor Bailey orders 15 Mississippi Guard companies on standby for evacuations while Drownings total nine across four states and flood levels rise toward 41 feet. Georgia Alabama Mississippi Louisiana suffer extensive highway and farmland damage as water recedes in some areas.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Columbus
Miss
Tombigbee
Thomas L. Bailey
Mississippi State Guard
Red Cross
Army
Louisiana
Joe Love
West Alabama
Chaplin Denies Love While Berry Testimony Unfolds
The trial centers on claims by Miss Joan Berry and Chaplin’s denials of romance. He recounts a Catalina Island yacht trip and a Beverly Hills police station incident as evidence, while FBI investigators wrap up. The judge schedules closing arguments and jury instructions before deliberations begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Berry
Beverly Hills
Chaplin
Berry
Navigation Season in Buffalo Opens Early
The Great Lakes navigation season in Buffalo opened yesterday three weeks earlier than last year as two freighters departed Buffalo harbor without difficulty slicing through ice floes and sailing rapidly from sight.
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Buffalo
Buffalo Harbor
Strong quake shakes Guayaquil and Quito
A strong earthquake was felt in Guayaquil and Quito yesterday but caused no damage. Residents reported shaking buildings and rattling fixtures as officials monitored aftershocks and urged caution. No injuries or structural issues were reported by authorities.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Quito
Mass Schedules for Cohoes Churches This Week
St Agnes Rev Franklin offers low masses at 6 7 8 15 9 30 and high mass at 11. St Bernard Rev Brennan has low masses 6 7 8 9 10 and high mass 11. St Joseph Rev Lavigne provides low masses 6 30 7 30 9 10 and high mass 11. St Marie Rev Bechard lists low masses 6 8 9 30 and high mass 10 30. St Michael Rev Gieracki offers low mass 8 30 and high mass 10 30. St Patrick Rev Flanagan holds low mass 7 30 and high mass 10. Sacred Heart Rev Robert has low masses 7 30 and 10 30. St Rita Rev Reilly conducts low masses 6 30 7 30 10 and 11.
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St. Agnes
Joseph A. Franklin
St. Bernard’s
William P. Brennan
St. Joseph’s
Louis A. Lavigne
St. Marie's
Adrien Bechard
St. Michael's
Valentine W. Gieracki
St. Patrick's
Thomas A. Flanagan
Sacred Heart
Raymond J. Robert
St. Rita's
Arthur J. Reilly
Holy Week Services at St. John’s Cohoes
The St. John’s Episcopal Church in Cohoes released its Holy Week and Easter service calendar. Palm Sunday includes 8 am Holy Communion and a 11 am processional, with 7:30 pm Evening Prayer. Daily Holy Communions and special meditations run through Easter week, ending with 11 am Easter Sunday Holy Communion and 7:30 pm evensong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's Episcopal Church
Cohoes
Schuyler D. Jenkins
Church School
Ephesians
Forrestal Urges Strong Postwar Naval Force
Undersecretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal told National Geographic Society members that the United States must maintain robust sea and air power after the war. He warned that disintegration of naval strength would erase wartime lessons and threaten survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrestal
Washington
James V. Forrestal
Navy
United States Navy
National Geographic Society
Yawning Woman Improves After Tuesday Tulsa Visit
Mrs. Helen Campbell, 22, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, had been yawning since Tuesday but rested more easily last night as hospital attendants noted yawns were less frequent. Earlier she yawned at five-second intervals.
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Tulsa
Okla
Helen Campbell
Rotary Bowlers End Season With Y M C A Dinner
The Troy Rotary bowling league wrapped its113th season with a club dinner at the Troy Y M C A. Lightnings captain Stephen H. Sampson led the winning team, with Gerald W. Hull and others receiving awards. Frank M. Warner staged an unusual program on US folk songs with a handmade Kentucky banjo.
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Rotary
Troy Rotary Club
H. Frank Phelps
Gerald W. Hull
George M. Fellows
Troy Rotary Clubs
Troy Y. M. C. A
Frank M. Warner
National Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations
United States
Lightnings
Stephen H. Sampson
Elmer Clifton
Ineut
O. J. Krieder
J. Wesley Wood
Harry A. van Velset
Jens Olesen
Robert A. Block
Spitfires
Warner
Kentucky
Ellis H. Robison
Robert Campbell
D.D
First Presbyteran Church
Frank B. Waid
Catricala Trio
Cohoes Mounted Patrol Holds Farewell Party For Instructor
Members of Troop B Cohoes Mounted Patrol held a farewell party at Van Schaick Island Country Club for instructor Con Cublin heading to armed forces. About 50 guests attended with patriotic decor and a large central cake. Miss Carmella Sanisro hosted, with Mrs. Alice Wright giving the farewell, and others reading poems and speeches.
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Cohoes Mounted Patrol
van Schaick Island Country Club
Con Cublin
Armed Forces
Carmella Sanisro
Alice Wright
June Michon
Ejyleen Maloney
Gardenias
Wright
Frances Smith
Group Elects New Officers After Meeting
Agnes Dickson Mrs Newton and Mr Elaine Hutchinson lead in a business session followed by a social period with refreshments. The new officers will serve at the next meeting on Thursday night April 12.
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Agnes Dickson
Newton
Elaine Hutchinson
Six Cohoes Churches Plan Holy Week Services
Six Cohoes Protestant congregations join in a Holy Week series opening with a 7 30 p m communion at Suliman Memorial Presbyterian with Rev Francis L McCauley officiating. Other churches include First Methodist St James Methodist First Baptist Reformed and St Johns Episcopal. Noonday services run 12 05 to 12 50 p m Monday through Good Friday at the Reformed Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes
Suhman Memorial Presbyterian Church
Francis L. McCauley
First Methodist Church
St James’ Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
The
Reformed Church
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Suliman Church
McCauley
Donald RL Lewig
George F. McElvein
Amorrow
Raymond J. Hall
Earl C. Fryer
St. James’ Methodist Church
Cohoes Man Richard W Holt Dies After Fifty Years of Service
Richard W Holt longtime boss knitters at Root Manufacturing Co Cohoes died after a short illness at his home 50 Chestnut Street Cohoes He was a lifelong resident and held many lodge affiliations including Cohoes Lodge 116 F and A M and Cohoes Elks for 25 years Survived by widow Mrs Meryl Fonda Holt and nephew George Slater Funeral services will be held at 230 pm Monday at his residence Reverend Victor J Biekkink will officiate Interment in Oakwood Cemetery Cohoes Lodge of Elks to conduct services at his home tomorrow Salvation Army Palm Sunday service set for 8 pm at Salvation Army Hall 76 Oneida Street Brig Charles A Trew to speak and lead street meeting at 730 pm Public invited Also planning meetings for annual silver tea by Mothers Club of Agnes School at 3 pm Monday in school library
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Richard W. Holt
Chestnut St. Cohoes
Elks
George F. Butler
Root Manufacturing Co
Cohoes
Chestnut Street
Cohoes Lodge
A. M
Holt
Bloss Council
R and SM
Apollo Commandery
Knights Templar
Oakwood Cemetery
Salvation Army Service
Salvation Army Hall
Oneida Street
Charles A. Trew
Brigadier Trew
Salvationists
Willam Addy
Thhe
Mothers’ Club
Agnes’ School
Leo Fitzgerald
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Palau Islands
Waterviiet
Levings Church
Clared
Catalina Island
California
Hum
Rotary Club
Y.M.C.A
First Ward
William F. Maxwell
St. Agnes’ Church
J. G. Lyon Camp
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
A. R
Remsen Street
Walter Bailey
Gar
Dirk
T. Brandon Timpane
Optometrist
Remsen St
Cohons
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