Temptation Topic Rev. Buttrick Leads Troy Service
Rev. George A. Buttrick of Madison Avenue Presbyterian preached on temptation at a noonday service in Second Presbyterian Church as part of a weeklong Troy Ministerial Association program. He urged redefining the phrase lead us not into temptation, noting life’s constant struggle between good and evil and the need for divine help through Christ. The series concludes with Rev H B Kerschner and presiding Rev Richard Cummings.
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George A. Buttrick
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Second Presbyterian Church
Troy Ministerial Association
Milton M. Lavery
Grace Methodist Church
Buttrick
Jesus
Buttrich
H.B Kerschner
Poughkeepsie
Richard Cummings
First Baptist Church
AA Club Publishes Telephone Number in New Directory
The Wilson Club, one of four Alcoholics Anonymous groups in St Louis, has dropped its secrecy and lists its phone number Delmar 1234 in the new telephone book. A club member said listing the number aids the growing national movement with hundreds seeking contact.
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Cali
St Lous
INS
Wilson Club
Alcoholics Anonymous
St. Louw
Delmar
Autowelders Feed British Troops with Pancakes
Joseph Di Angelo from Astoria Queens is named among a group of automotive welders at a U S Army General Depot in England who produce hot cakes from salvaged metal for soldiers breakfast. An English court decision in 1772 declared slavery legal and freed 15 000 Negroes.
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New York
INS
Joseph di Angelo
Astoria
Queens
United States Army General
England
di Angelo
Forrestal’s cap mix up on a U S Navy ship
On a battlestation in the Marshalls, Undersecretary James V. Forrestal wore the Leatherneck cap after a boatswain’s mate mistook him for a Marine. Forrestal, visiting to observe the offensive, kept the overseas cap thereafter, while the master-at-arms recalled hesitating to address him.
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John R. Henry
U. S
Battlestop
Marshall Islands
INS
James V. Forrestal
Wall Street
Forrestal
Marshal Islanda
Mr. Forrestal
Unlikely Hero Sailor Leader Inspires Crew at Kwajalein
The Under Secretary of the Navy earned the crew’s respect as a “real sailor” during a battle cruise. He mingled with enlisted men in the mess and, with his aide, moved freely among officers. From the fire control tower he watched the heavy bombardment on Kwajalein atoll.
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Under Secretary of the Navy
Naval Office Forrestal
Kwajalein Atoll
Sisters Run Ranch in Wyoming A pair of English sisters run a 100 acre ranch near Sundance
In Crook County near Sundance Wyoming two English born sisters Naomi F Dungey and Catherine Bennett operate a 100 acre ranch to feed farmed stock and support the war effort. They milk 17 cows raise their feed can their food manage sixty head of stock and hire help only rarely. They rely on horses for power and keep Hereford cattle Chester White hogs and a garden while canning haying and feeding their operation. Their father previously raised purebred livestock in England. In Middletown Connecticut police receive a tip from a Chicago woman about a man Joseph R Spencer. County detectives go to Chicago recover him from Haddam Jail where he had escaped earlier.
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Sundance, Wyo
INS
Crook County
Sundance
Wyo
White Cliffs
Dover
America
Naomi F Dungey
Frederick Dungey
Catherine Bennett
Dungey
Miss Bennett
Chester
England
British Girls Popular With Yanks
London reports show hundreds of American soldiers wed or court British girls amid church ceremonies and suburban notices. GIs mingle at markets and theaters, escorted home late, while UK girls offer treats outside American bases to sustain rationing.
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Wa Joesers
London
INS
Uncle Sam
Johnny Doughboy
West End
Piccadilly
WPB Orders Horse Collar Production Priority
The War Production Board in Denver ordered leather goods makers to prioritize horse collar orders to aid farm food production. In Newark, officials ruled blood donations to the armed forces are not deductible from income tax, despite a question about a pint donated.
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Denver
INS
War Production Board
Dobbin
WPB
Newark
Internal Revenue
Dewey vetoes bill easing city tax penalties
Governor Thomas E. Dewey rejected a measure allowing cancellation or reduction of municipal tax penalties for payments by Feb 1 1944. The bill faced opposition from state officials and the Citizens' Union who called it dangerous and discriminatory toward prompt taxpayers. The piece also notes other new laws on marriage licenses for servicemen and biennial physician registration among others.
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Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
Troy
Dewey
Nléxis
Frank C. Moore
Troller
Rollin Browne
State Tax Commission
Citizens’ Union of
New York City
Moore
Browne
Citizens’ Union
United States Merchant Marine
Allied Nations
United States
Oneida Lake
Admiral Farragut and wildlife policy notes referenced
The passage discusses how taking otter and fisher would be prohibited, noting years when these species were nearly extinct and questioning if their recovery justifies open seasons. It mentions Admiral David Farragut as a historical figure in American naval history.
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David Farragut
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Women’s Army Corps
Transportation Corps Wacs
New York Port of Embarkation
Pfe
Genevieve Meicht
Hudson
N. C
Gladys Schwartz
Chicago, IL
Mildred Weisner
Winston-Salem
Wilma Roles
Norfolk
Sisters Run Ranch
Wyoming
Middletown
Montgomery
By Paul Ford
East
West Beis
H.l.goatnner
Unegar
Joe
Silwelz
AES
Hasso's
U Serree Fur Vacues SS
Fourth ST
Troy Aly
the Rexall Drug Stores
Gund
Baby
Third ST. Cor
Broadway
River ST. Cor
Thermos
Harriet Hubbard Ayer
Sutton
Necial Dell 150
Araid
House of Westmore
Westmore Brothers
Iss
Drene
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