Army Plans Postwar Material Shifts Across Theaters
The Army aims to move about 70 percent of Europe’s equipment after V E Day to support Pacific operations, with 3 percent diverted for postwar Europe. Officials say the exact mix will depend on long range needs as munitions are redeployed and production adjusts after the war ends.
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Washington
Germany
Europe
Western Pacific
United States
Pacific
James & Byrnes
European
Vkgeniuson
Byrnes
Sergeant Eaton Dies of Wounds in German Camp
Still Sergeant James Eaton formerly of Fort Edward and Whitehall died of wounds received in combat while a prisoner in a German camp. He and Lieutenant Wise were captured after being wounded. Wise has since been liberated. A memorial mass is planned at Our Lady of Angels Church in Whitehall today.
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James Eaton
Whitehall
Fort Edward
Anita Eaton
Stonington
Eaton
Wise
Conn
Our Lady of Angels Church
Sergeant Eaton
War materiel recovery for Pacific theater outlined
The report details classifications of equipment for Pacific use, including items fit, repairable, or kept for peacetime needs, with varied recovery rates. It notes European factories aiding rehabilitation, the stay of technicians in Europe, and the challenge of adapting German and captured gear to American standards.
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Pacific
Europe
United States
America
Orient
American
Pacific Front
Hadio
Be Sure To Get Best Garden Seeds
A NEA Service article warns that poor seeds yield disappointment and advises buying from reputable seed sellers. It explains standard germination tests, seed longevity for various crops, and a simple at home germination method using blotting paper to estimate percentages and adjust sowing for proper plant stand.
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U. S. Department of Agriculure
Mountain View Home Bureau Dressmaking Lesson Today
Mrs George In Carrier of 9 Tower Avenue will open her home today at 2 pm to Mountain View Home Bureau Unit for a dressmaking lesson. Mrs Timothy Alarie hosted a food event Thursday at her home 4 Kemp Avenue. Plans for a June Picnic. The Partners' Club of Mount Ida Memorial Presbyterian Church met Friday evening for Zammes and supper. The club plans a June picnic and will discontinue until September. Amity Club members meet Wednesday at 7 pm with Mrs Morrill W Paine Broadview Terrace.
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George In
Carrier
Tower Avenue
Mountain View
Partners’ Club
Mount Ida Memorial Presbyterian Church
Amity Club
Morrill W. Paine
Broadview Terrace
Pacific War Logistics and Island Hopping Realities
The text explains why Pacific warfare demands different logistics from Europe, noting scarce housing, need for mobile tents, and the high cost of amphibious operations. It highlights ports as critical yet perishable assets, with forward bases quickly becoming rear, unusable zones as advances proceed.
Firm Signs Contract With Bus Union
The Troy Fifth Avenue Bus Co Inc and its employees signed a one year contract governing wages and working conditions. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Local Lodge 311 represents both operators and maintenance staff. Basic rate remains eighty cents an hour, overtime rates adjust, and new provisions include holiday pay and guaranteed hours. Maintenance pay differs for second class workers with small increases for cleaners, plus guaranteed weekly hours and overtime rules. Monthly meetings between company directors and union reps are required to address grievances.
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Troy Fifth Avenue Bus Co., Inc
Efec,ve
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Hugh C Marissey
Joseph E Fettig
Philip J
Lodge of the Brotherhood
Clifford G. Gunther
Thomas F. Howland
Troops Assist Flood Fight in Louisiana Straw of war letters
Troops battled flood waters in Louisiana as half a million acres flooded and thousands of families displaced. Camp Livingston sent soldiers to reinforce the Dade River levees while German POWs helped sandbag Red River defenses amid rescue efforts by Red Cross and Coast Guard. A Barksdale plane dropped rafts to rooftops and Moganza floodway preparations rushed to divert Mississippi floodwaters.
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New Orleans
Gpi
Road Bate
Louisianaa
Livingston
Dade River
Simee
Red Cross
Coast Guard
Barksdale Field
East Point
Louisiana
Red River
Mississippi
Moganza
Gulf
Borgan City
Frankfurt Lord Mayor in American Custody
Frankfurt lord mayor Dr Frederick Krebs, a Reichsrat member and Kommandant ally of Hermann Goering’s regime, was captured near Schmitter after fleeing Frankfurt. He claimed coercion into the Nazi Party and said he helped surrender 280 SS Elite Guard NCOs who resisted Allied tanks at Schmitten and later hid in village houses.
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Frankfurt-on-Main
CNS
the &1St
Reichmarshal
Hermann Goering
Frederick Krebs
Frankfurt
Staatsrat
Germany
Krebs
Tbs
Huntinng
Schmitter
Batt Neuheim
Schmitten
Vilage
Three Men Die When Blast Destroys Trawler
Block Island fishing tragedy leaves three men dead after an unexplained explosion tore through the foot beam trawler Nathaniel E B H Painter off Block Island. Only survivor Romeo Bessette 32 of Springfield Massachusetts described a heavy net before the blast. Captain Robert Moran of New London and crew members George Potter and Francis Jacks are among the missing.
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Block Island
Nathaniel EB. Pahner
Palmer
Stonington
Conn
Romeo Bessette
Springfield
Mass
Bessette
Robert Moran
New London
James # Lawrence
Mandales
George Potter
North Adams
Francis Jacks
Begansburg
Y Auxiliary Members Hostesses At Dance
Members of the auxiliary of the Railroad Y M C A hosted a Saturday night USO Club dance at the Central Club. Junior hostesses were students from Lursell Saxe College. Mrs. M Stephen Piper chaired arrangements with a committee including Mrs John Keyes and Miss Genevieve Keyes. Mary Bags presented several monologues. Supervisors Meet Tomorrow at 815 pm in the Court House.
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Central
Hursell Saxe College
M. Stephen Piper
John Keyes
Joseph Dunwoodie
Genevieve Keyes
Fred Richardson
Frank Ward
Julius Selzer
USO
David B. Howard
Miss Mary Bags
Rensselaer County Board of Supervisors
Court House
Red Paper Denounces Japanese and Soviet Pact Conflict
Izvestia and Investia in Moscow denounced Japan as an imperialist ally of Germany and warned that Japanese actions against the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom risked a broader war. They cited border clashes, Outer Mongolia fighting in 1933, Pearl Harbor linking Tokyo to Berlin, and Japan's bid to exploit a supposed golden opportunity.
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Moscow
Investia
Russia
Germany
Tevestis
Lavestia
Japan
Iiireles
Soviet Union
Tzvestia
Izvestia
Wehrmacht
Mosrow
Tapan
South Seas
Pearl Harbor
Sevestia
Congress Delays Action On Training Postwar Military
Washington reports that postwar universal military training hearings are postponed at the State Department’s request to avoid clouding San Francisco World Security Conference deliberations. Rep Woodrum says hearings will not open until the text is ready. This marks the third postponement amid efforts to prepare youth for peacetime military service.
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Washington
ENS
Rooseveltt
Congress
Department of State
State Department
House Committee
San Francisco
Woodrum
D.-Va
War Department
Killed in Belgium Private Murray Reported Dead
Private David MacDonald Murray son of Mrs Gretchén Ostrander Murray of New York was killed in Belgium December 1944 after being listed missing in action months earlier. He was born in Branford Ontario and raised in Schuylerville New York. his Canadian Army father Ian Murray serves abroad. He is a grandson of Rev A B Murray former rector of St Stephen's Episcopal Church.
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Belgium
David MacDonald Murray
Gretchén Ostrander Murray
New York
War Department
Sarregate
William Ss. Ostrander
Vibert L. Ostrander
Schuylerville
Ian Murray
Trey
A. B. Murray
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Private
Murray
Branford
Ont
Canada
Waterford Past matrons to be honored at Ionic Chapter meeting
Waterford Past matrons of Ionic Chapter O E will be honored at today's meeting at Som Masonic Temple. Worthy matron Miss Juanita Frost and Worthy Patron Milford E Frost will preside. A social will follow with Mrs Geneva Devitt chairing the committee. Raymond Stanley has completed Navy training at Sampson and is home visiting his parents on Broad Street. George Michoo has arrived in England per word to his parents Warren and Mrs Michon of 24 Broad Street. Mrs William Wells of 27 Second Street and her grandson Corporal Richard McDermott of 11 Lincoln Avenue Cohoes visit Mrs Wells son Edward in Johnson City. Obituary: The funeral of Miss Elizabeth A. Boudrias was held Saturday at 2 p m from the residence 34 First Street and St Marys Church at 9 30 a m where requiem high mass was celebrated by Rev Francis E O Bryan OSA. Mrs Mary C Butler sang Ple Jesu at the offertory and Rest in Peace at the conclusion. Miss Margaret Holton was at the organ. Bearers were William Flevin James McGrath Edward Hartnett and John Dudden.
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Ionic Chapter
O.E.&, Avill
Som
Leste
Raymond Stanley
Navy
Sampsom
Mrs
Abert E. Stanley
Broad Street
George Michoo
England
Hll
Warren Michon
William Wells
Second Street
Cpl
Richard “McDermott
Lincoln Avenue
Elizabeth A. Boudrias
First Street
St. Mary's Church
Francis E O'Bryan
Mary C. Butler
Margaret Holton
William Flevin
James McGrath
Edward Hartnett
John Dudden
Jap Americans Capture Monte Belvedere in Italian Front
Japanese American units of the US Fifth Army advanced toward the Italian front, seizing Monte Belvedere after a multi hour battle and nearing Mass a headquarters area. They reported heavy fighting, the destruction of enemy units, and capture of prisoners. The assault disrupted German lines near Carrara and threatened important coastal positions.
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Brome GP
US & Fifth Army
Itabian
Have
Monte Selivedere
Masta
Akiet
Nagi
Masse
Carrara
la Spezia
Messa
Sid Peder
Monte Belvedere
A4ind
Cerreta Ridge
Monte Felgorito
Fifth Army
Ponte
Maysa
Hopkins Now Getting Salary of Fifteen Thousand
Washington DC Harry Hopkins receives 15440 annually as ad assistant and advisor to President Roosevelt, a pay rate for cabinet members. Daniels notes a raise from last year and cites emergency funds covering other salaries. Cattle domestication history referenced in brief.
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Washington
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Jonathan Daniels
White House
Seth Hopkins
Samutel Lk Rasenmat
Congress
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