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Newspaper

Troy Record

Location

Troy, New York, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1944

Page

6

Arsenal 10 Percent Over Red Cross War Fund Quota

At Watervliet Arsenal the Red Cross War Fund Drive has surpassed its $15 000 quota by over 10 percent with more returns expected in the final week. Brig Gen A G Gillespie led the drive, supported by Foremen Association plans a meeting with music and refreshments. Hospital, WAVES and Navy personnel are noted among donors and workers across departments, with numerous staff updates and farewell events mentioned.

Arsenal Red Cross War Fund Red Cross Watervliet Arsenal A. G. Gillespie Foremen's Association Broadway Little Theater Inspection Department S. E. Hammersley Orin Galbraith Ray Sturges Frank Rancourt

Oceania unions and island descriptions across Micronesia and Melanesia

A survey details Micronesia and Melanesia with six archipelagoes in Northwest Oceania and Melanesia’s 450 000 square mile area. It notes populations around 110 000 and 1 700 000 respectively, diverse native mixes, and varied island types from barren coral to fertile volcanic lands.

Oceania Yap Ponape Guam Marshalls Micronesia Equator Asia Melanesta Black Islands New Guinea New York Denver Australia

Oceania Explored as Dreamland Yet Complex Pacific Isles

An overview of Oceania describes its vast reach from Melanesia to Polynesia, noting diverse peoples, early Polynesian seafaring, and cross-cultural exchanges. It traces exploration from Masellan to Cook, Christian influence, and later challenges including disease, slavery, cannibalism, and tribal conflict in Melanesia. The piece emphasizes strategic wartime importance and ongoing cultural resilience.

South Seas Oceania Dreamland Islands Texas United States New World Polynesia Maidj Ocean America Mironesia Melanesia Asia Pitcairn Island Bly Peru Isles Moeronesia Masellan James Cook

Gage Department Adds Francis Milczarek to Post

A furlough note identifies George as former secretary to Leon Dwyer, senior ordnance engineer. Francis Milczarek is appointed a new position in the Gage Department as a gage checker.

R. L. Mealey Arsenal Washington Watervliet Gage Manley Mildred Rip New York PMH Department George Merly Leon Dwyer Francis Milczarek

Rediscovering Oceania Shapes Pacific Security Role

The passage frames Oceania as a theater where American troops act as frontier guardians of a new world. It notes diverse island climates from pleasant to malarial and barren, all viewed as potential bases that secure peace in the Pacific and protect America’s western shores.

Oceania Pacific America

Legion Convention Declined in Albany Over Lodging

Albany officials refused to host the 1944 State Legion convention due to insufficient hotel rooms. Officials found only sixty double rooms available for delegates while about 2,000 regionnaires are expected to attend.

Albany County American Legion State Department of the Legion Albany

Cambridge Book Club to Meet and Local Notices

Cambridge The Book Club will meet with Miss Mary A Potter Monday afternoon. Ralph J Weir visits son in Philadelphia. Lenten mite boxes to be collected at Embury Methodist Church tomorrow morning. Miss B Grace Westfall of Barrington School visits Cambridge friends. Local church union events conclude with The Defeated Christ. Elecitions and hospital board changes announced. Funeral of Ernest E Smith held in St Petersburg with body to be brought north. Survivors include Mrs Smith with recent death.

The Book Club Mary A. Potter Ralph J. Weir R. Donald Weir Philadelphia Embury Methodist Church B. Grace Westfall Barrington School Great Barrington Mass Cambridge George E. McGeoch Northeast American Agricultural Adjustment Agency of the War | Food Administration New York J. L. Peacock Glens Falls Coula United Presbyterian Church Harold C Harmon Bla Rhoades St. Petersburg Mr. Smith Joshua V. N. Smith Union Endicott Cortland Normal School Amherst College Beta Kappa Fraternity Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Columbia University Cambridge Union School Canajoharie Mohawk Boys’ High School Brooklyn Normal Training High School Mary Louise Lorman Florida St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Smith Grace Devendorf Smith C. M. Devendorf

Community notices and church services around Averill Park

Ill with pneumonia Averill Park Percy Horton improves to fifteen. Local youths Sidney Gallant Donald S Morris left for Camp Dix. Gasper Basolt and family hosted at John Basolt’s Troy home. Local students and service members with families. Fire Company meeting and roast beef supper planned. Palm Sunday services at Presbyterian and Methodist churches with Baptism, Sunday School, and choir rehearsals listed.

Percy Horton Sidney Gallant Donald S.morris Camp Dix Lena Basolt Troy John W. Basolt George Dickenson Wallace Dickenson Inshomie Pfc Wesley Muller, Jr Camp Upton Wesley Miller Harold Gundrum Edward Walter Teal Alps Theodore Simmon Hartford Alfred Simonson Avenu Park and Sand Lake Russell McCaw Methodist Church Orrin Ireson, Jr John Gundrum Hoags Corners Ireson

Local Service Members and Families Mentioned in Quiet Visit Notes

Newtonville Pvt Malcolm Lyons visits his parents Mr and Mrs Clinton Lyons while Second Class Petty Officer John Bragin returns to Chicago to teach. Mrs M G Scholten hosted a gathering for several local women. Corp Abbott Lobdell, on furlough with his parents, returns to duty as Mrs Lobdell plans to stay home with him overseas deployment pending.

Pvt Malcolm Lyons Clinton Lyons John Bragin Chicago M. G. Scholten Ernest Christie Frank Felden Arthur MacWhorter James Kelley John MacCracken John Hellwig Chester Robdall Virginia Smith Corp

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