Truck Unit Commander Appointed In New York State Guard
Willam S Wentworth named lieutenant and commander of the Troy section of the Third Truck Company MC. He launches a recruiting drive at the Troy Armory to fill enlisted ranks for the unit serving the Second Regiment and state training needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam S Wentworth
Civil Air Patrol
New York State Guard
Troy
Third Truck Co
Wentworth
Troy Armoury
State Guard
Shell Oil Co
Grea
Albany
The
Guard
CAP leader served as adjutant and group executive officer
The official spent years at the Cisul At Patio and began with Albany Squadron as adjutant before advancing to Group executive officer supervising CAP operations across the east central region of New York, including Troy and surrounding squadrons.
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Cisul
Patio
Albany
CAP
New York State
Troy
Schuylerville Woman Wins 2900 Award in Rutland Court
Mrs Addie E Sonn of Schuylerville won 2900 from the estate of her aunt Mrs Sarah Warner in Rutland County Court after a three day trial. Sonn sought 4500 for care provided between 1915 and 1943 plus illness expenses. probate court denied the claim and she appealed. The jury of seven women and five men deliberated two hours and a quarter. Harold I O'Brien was her attorney and Judge Angelo Spera presided for the estate.
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Addie E Sonn
Schuylerville
Rutland
Sarah Warner
Fair Haven
Moe
Lend-Lease Tales Branded Falsehoods
Washington labeled as fiction a series of claims about lend-lease funds and supplies. Leon Crowley cited radio Tokyo and Congress critics as sources, debunking rumors from mislabeling goods to boots for Russian troops to diapers used as headdresses.
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Washington
Foregn
Leon Crowley
Crowley
Radio
Tokyo
Britain
Congress
Fioms
Africa
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Russia
Red Army
Radio Tokyo
Unjustifiable Items Bill Sparks Australian Election Flap
A Sydney press plant linked a bill for frivolous imports including powder puffs and nylon stockings to a political opponent of a reelecting Australian MP. The claim suggested an Allied mission profited, while a dinner party requisition was denied and an embarrassed denial followed in Australia.
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Washington
Sydney
Australia
Army Salvage Drives In Italy Turn War Waste Into Useful Goods
In Italy with the Fifth Army, soldiers salvage unserviceable gear for reuse or prisoners of war. Private Woodrow Wilson Smith cleans canteens in lye and acid to renew them. A camp post exchange run by Staff Sgt Louis Van Hollen aids recovery and redistribution while provocative road signs urging salvage drew attention.
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Italy
Woodrow Wilson Smith
Mishawaka Ind
Smith
Lye
Honest van
Camp Post Exchange
Camp Post Exchange Honest van
Seigt Louis van Hollen
Baltimore
Van
Post Exchange
G Js
Eday
Crossword Puzzle aCE08S
Crossword clues cover multiple small words with numbers and letter counts. Readable fragments include hints like 1-hopeless bump and 9-4 Osn plus 12-Lyric poem and 13-Fool. The puzzle lists several terse definitions awaiting solutions.
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Osn
Patriot
Patr
Laughingly
Onpera Scio
Puzzle Answer Set Reconstructed from OCR Fragment
A compact listing of clipped clues and partial solutions including items like Tibet gazelle queer Arab end puts on diameter tabler and 1q0 small island with unclear crossings. The fragmentary page mixes numbers words and foreign terms, leaving several entries unreadable or malformed for final fill.
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Sicily
Rom
Num
Trojan On Bomber Coming Home On Wing and Prayer
An American B 17 crew led by Staff Sergeant William Gavitt of Troy returns safely from a daylight bombing run on Berlin. Gavitt recalls multiple mechanical failures including fuel and electrical problems, bomb bay issues, and a dauntless emergency landing in England with dry fuel lines but all crew safe.
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England
William $ Gavitt
Troy
Berlin
Harold R Gavit
Northern Dune
Horseshoe Returned to Britain From German Wreck
Yorksmith Asquith forged a silver plated horseshoe for an R A F bomber crew. After the plane was shot down over Germany the horseshoe was recovered from the wreck and placed in a German bomber. That bomber was later shot down over Southern England and the horseshoe returned to Asquith.
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London
UPI
Asquith
Yorkship
Royal Air Force
Germany
England
Fertilizer Donated For City Hall Park
The City of Troy received a contribution for City Hall Park. Mayor John J. Ahern announced Otto J Svensson of Troy Fire Works surveyed and determined a half ton of fertilizer is needed for the shrubbery and will make this contribution.
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City of
Troy
John J. Ahern
Otto J Svensson
The
Troy Fire Works
First Jap Deserter Captured Near Imphal
Admiral Mountbatten disclosed that during a visit to the Imphal front a Japanese soldier who deserted his unit and was captured near Imphal spoke to him. The admiral said the deserter expected good treatment and was assured he would not be beheaded.
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den Delhi
Lord Lous Mountbatten
Southeast Asia Command
Mountbatten
Imphal
Uncertain Death and Taxes for Sing Sing Executor
Joseph Francel of Cairo near Catskill faces uncertainty as he files 1944 estimates while Sing Sing holds 17 death row inmates. Francel earns 150 dollars per person as state executioner, and the number of inmates is likely to change due to reversals, reprieves, and commutations.
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Joseph Francel
Cairo
Catskill
Francel
Sing Sing
Frances
Columnist Praises Troy USO Lounge Hospitality
A well known newspaper columnist visits Troy Union Depot and praising the USO Lounge for servicemen. Frank Sullivan notes the women serving sandwiches coffee and smokes are efficient and hospitable on the platform despite weather and delays. British sailors and New Zealand aviators aboard that day join in the welcome Refreshments are highlighted as warmly received by troops and WAAFS.
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Troy
USO
Troy Union Depot
PM New York
Frank Sullivan
Tro N Y
Wartoc
von Ltreal
Rutland
Troopers Accuse Driver In Auto Fatality
Leo V. Fraser, 46, of Cohoes accused after a February 14 hit and run led to a man's death on the Northside Bridge. Fraser pleaded not guilty and is jailed in Saratoga County after failing to post 350 bail. Grade: left the scene and failed to report the crash. Grand jury later exonerated him on criminal negligence.
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Leo V. Fraser
Wao
Sergi P. J Fitzpatrick
J V. Minnicki
BCI
Fraser
Edward Burgess
Waterford
Saratoga County
Joseph Gembocki
Cohoes Bridge
Ramagantad
Tate Madan Sarge
Toga
Ladies of Troy Shine In Community Effort
A letter praises Troy residents for a fine community effort as women volunteers from the area are commended for well organized work. Sulman, a former Saratoga resident, is mentioned in passing as part of local recollections.
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Troy
Sulman
Saratoga Spipings Bos
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Three Feathers
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Red Cross War Fund
Albert Snyder
John J. O Brien
Cluett, Peabody & Co, Inc
Joseph Rosenberg
Alexander Leatby
Army
East Indies
Popes Chapel
Tee
Trojan
Horseshoe
Reich
City Hall
Fourth St. Troy
Modernella
Third ST
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Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Mutual Savings and Loan Association
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