Kelley Chapter Organizes Memorial Day Plans
Rev Francis A Kelley Chapter Disabled American Veterans met in Harmony Hall to plan participation with city posts in Memorial Day observances. A Memorial Day committee was formed with Cmdr Sol M Brafman, Capt Joseph P Dwyer, Capt Charles H Burkhardt and others. D A V members from World War II also noted.
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Francis A. Kelley
Harmony Hall
Rensselaer County Court House
Sol M. Brafman
Joseph P. Dwyer
Charles H. Burkhardt
Peter J Murphy
Timothy L. Collins
James Cashel
Frank F. Howe
Frank J Leatham
William A. Long
Harry ©. Stevens
Anthony Reitano
William J. Langlois
Clarence W. Lennon
Ralph K. Baker
Weaver Renamed Petersburg Chief at Annual Meeting
Arthur Weaver was reelected chief of the Petersburg Fire Department at the department annual meeting. Parley Thomas as assistant chief Earl Wilcox as secretary reelected Earl Church treasurer Lawrence Hewitt captain No 1 John Vincent captain No 2. The department answered 15 calls last year. Active firemen for No 1 include Earl Church Andrew Sawyer Howard Church Harry Brown Harry Jones Leslie Hill Victor Newton Earl Wilcox Lloyd Hewitt Earl Haynes. Active No 2 members listed Leyton Spencer Shirley Snyder Robert Evans Floyd Spencer Byron Jones KE Jay Church Garry Church Raymond Clark Claude Brook Oscar Lemers.
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Arthur Weaver
Petersburg
Howard Church
Harry Brown
Harry Jones
Leslie Hill
Victor Newton
Earl Wilcox
Lloyd Hewitt
Earl Haynes
No. 2 Company
Captain Vincent
Leyton Spencer
Shirley Snyder
Robert Evans
Floyd Spencer
Byron
Jones
Jay Church
Garry Church
Raymond Clark
Claude Brook
Oscar Lemers
Stomach Cramps Hazardous for Combat Airmen
Gas attacks are not enemy weapons but a danger from high altitude flight. Rarefied air at five miles increases body pressure causing cramps that threaten crews and aircraft. The Air Force mitigates by monitoring pilots diets and warning crews about this risk.
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American
England
America
Air Force
Air Force Medic Notes Dixon’s Sauerkraut Preference
Hours before a mission soldiers avoid foods like cabbage dried beans and onions to prevent distress. The Jerry fighter pilot’s fondness for sauerkraut raises curiosity about its impact on performance.
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Air Force
Warden bans striped zoot suits at Gamboa Penitentiary
Deputy Warden O H Lindstrom halted a prison tailors scheme that outfitted four inmates in striped zoot suits. The two tailors had been turning regulation garb into fashion by pinching cuffs and lengthening coats. The four suits were sent back for recutting with a straight pleat and jail tail.
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Gamboa Penitentiary
Canal Zone
U.P
O. H. Lindstrong
Lindstrom
Court of Appeals Reverses in Smith Estate Case
The Court of Appeals, by unanimous decision, reverses the Appellate Division and reinstates the Smiths’ complaint against Continental Bank & Trust Co. over $6,000 in principal of Strauss bonds tied to the Strauss Building at Fifth Avenue and 46th Street.William E. Smith argued the appeal.
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Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of Complain
William E. Smith
Helen E. Smith
James W. Smith
Continental Bank & Trust Co
New York
Strauss
Fifth Avenue Corp
Alco Reports on Production Plans
Alco Motive Co. expects about 65 percent of its 1944 output to be regular products with roughly half under war contracts. Chairman William C. Dickerman said 70 percent of unfilled orders by year end were war contracts, a portion for regular products and a portion for commercial contracts. The firm noted dividend and sinking fund obligations and provided per share figures for common and preferred stock based on yearend results.
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American Locomotive Co
William C. Dickerman
Willkie Returns to New York After Nomination Bid
Wendell Willkie arrives at Grand Central during the morning rush hour, cheerful but guarded about his plans after withdrawing from the Republican presidential race. He repeats his Omaha statement that he cannot be nominated and declines to comment on supporting any remaining candidate.
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New York
Wendell Willkie
Grand Central Station
Willkie
Omaha
Republi
Willkie Declines tambahan on Dewey and campaign plans
Willkie offered no new statements on Dewey at the national convention, saying his Omaha remarks were comprehensive and he would not add to them. He announced his campaign headquarters in Grand Central Terminal would close immediately and said he would focus on his law practice in Omaha, where he lives.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Willkie
Omaha
Grand Central Terminal
Wisconsin
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