Headquarters Company 105th Receives Distinguished Unit Citation
Headquarters Company of the 105th Infantry, first in the 27th Division to earn the Distinguished Unit Citation, was cited for gallant and distinguished service on Saipan. Commanded by Capt. John C Baker, the unit resisted a desperate Japanese attack and counter-attacked with clerks, communications, and specialists forming a fighting force. Maj. Edward Me. Marvire received word of the decoration from Captain Baker. the letter notes the unit proud to wear the badge and urges continued excellence as the division heads to Okinawa.
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Okinawa
105Th Infantry
Saipan
John C Baker
Troy
Edward Me. Marvire
Baker
Divizion
SE Teat
Benor
Adi Merahers
Thomas E “Horton
Hepimental
Sth
Air Corps
Maguire
Hawaii
Thor
Wander
Homme
Test Street
Company cited for outstanding service in Saipan battle
The headquarters company earned a public citation for its actions during the Saipan battle. Captain Jack Baker and First Lt Jack Arestrong helped lead the unit, with Major Maguire praised for leadership as commander and later adjutant. Captain Geiger, a World War I veteran and former commander, expressed pride in the unit’s recognition and noted the company’s long record of service.
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Albert Geiser
Saipanace Lion
Saipen
Gelser
Jack Baker
Jack Arestrong
Geiger
Funeral for Former Troy Fire Captain Burke Held
The funeral of Thomas E. Burke retired captain of the Troy Fire Department was held at 9 am Saturday from Frank Himes Funeral Home 1993 Fifth Avenue and at 9 30 am at St Peter s Church where a solemn requiem mass was celebrated by Rev James Jones with deacons Rev Charles C Smith and Rev Edward A McManus The bearers headed by Capt David A Barron were all Troy firemen and included John J Scully John F Hartnett Thomas L OConnor William J Shea Daniel K E Conway and John J Troy Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery
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Thomas E. Burke
Troy
Frank
Himes
St. Peter's Church
James Jones
Charles C. Smith
Edward A. McManus
W. Leo McCarthy
David A. Barron
Milk recruitment calls for 3,000 workers this spring
The Records Washington bureau reports the evaporated milk industry seeks at least 3,000 additional workers through April May and July. War Manpower Commission and U S Employment Service offices will carry the effort nationwide. 1945 production could reach 90 million cases with armed forces needing 40 million cases, lend lease 10 million, and civilian use about 40 million.
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Newspapers Bureau
Washington, D. C
Jane
United States Employment Service
War Manpower
Robert Smith Awarded Purple Heart
War Department reports detail Sgt Robert M. Smith of the 105th Infantry Medical Corps wounded on Saipan July 7 during a banzai attack. He now serves at a general hospital in the United States and is married to Marion E Jones of Lord Avenue.
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War Department
Ave Frey Brothers
Robert M. Smith
105Th Infantry Medical Corps
Saipan
2 General Hospital
Wiliam J. O'Brien
Robert
Marion
Trac- Gon Ca
East Side Gleaners Class elects officers at annual meeting
Edith Finegan was elected president of the Gleaners Class at Pawling Avenue Methodist Church on Friday. Other officers include Mrs. John Heger vice president Mrs. LeRoy Prenktin secretary Arthur J. Gummer treasurer and Brainard Cipperly assistant treasurer plus A H Landmesser Good Cheer. Social games followed the business session. Refreshments were served by the hostess.
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Edith Finegan
Gleaners
Pawling Avenue
Naomi LaMey
Crossword Puzzle Clues From a Fragmented Page
A garbled crossword puzzle section shows scattered clues and partial headers, including numbers like 22, 38, and 41, with stray words such as Water, Feeine, and Englieeting. The text appears as OCR noise with interleaved letters, suggesting a damaged puzzle page fragment rather than a coherent puzzle solution.
Fragmented Puzzle Clues From Obscure Source
Puzzle lines present cryptic phrases and misread terms, including Mao, Pasay, Roman river, growth, gratages, and ant in ming. The garbled OCR yields no coherent narrative but hints at a wordplay puzzle with numbers 2 28 30 5 and fragmented phrases.
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Pasay
Former Trojan Dies in Cambridge
Henry Looms Beveridge, daughter of W L Gurley founder of Gurley, died Friday at her Cambridge home. Born January 1860, she was a Emma Willard graduate of 1880 and widow of a paper manufacturer in Indianapolis. Survived by daughter Mrs Gordon Phelps of North Adams and two grandsons. Funeral today at 11:30 from Cambridge First Congregational Church, grave service tomorrow at Oakwood Cemetery, Troy.
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Henry Looms
Beveridge
William Gurley
Indianapolis
Andrew Beveridge
First | Presbyterian Church
Ladsingburg
Cambridge
Gordon Phelps
North Adams
Dirs
Paul Cook
Edgar HL Betts
First Congregational Church of
Oakwood Cemetery
Troy
General Sees Little Hope for Early Peace
Paris reports Lt Gen Walter Bedell Smith, Eisenhower's chief of staff, says no hope for an immediate end to the war in Europe. He warns of bitter fighting and heavy casualties to come, while noting Eisenhower aims to finish the war as soon as possible without wasting lives and will fight economically.
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Paris
Walter Be’ Dell Smith
Eisenhower
Europe
Stepreme
Smith
Sugar Freight Car Fire In East Greenbush Tragedy
A freight car carrying a heavy sugar load derailed on East Greenbush Air Road. The derailment caused a tire blowout forcing the vehicle into a telephone pole and igniting with flames. Driver Forrest K Holmes of Albany survived. investigators cite probable sparks from electrical system gas lines as the cause. Trooper B F Ressell reported the East Greenbush barracks investigation.
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Albany
BF. R. Ressell
East Greenbush Barracks
Hicks Appointed to Welfare Committee in Albany
Albany report states Waite Hicks of Washington County was reappointed by Gov. Thames to the Special Committee on Social Welfare and Relief of the Joint Legislative Committee on Interstate Cooperation. Also named were Robert T. Lansdale, Joseph F. Kienzle, and Ralph W. Witmer.
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Hicks
Bratt
Albany
Waite Hicks
Washington County
Thames BE. Dewey
Joint Legislative Committee
Robert T. Lansdale
State Department of Social Wel Iare
Joseph F. Kienzle
Elmira
Ralph W. Witmer
Webster
Tennis Courts Opened in Prospect Park
Prospect Park opened its tennis courts Saturday with 23 usable courts after resurfacing and remarsing delays. Edward A. Wachter, supervisor, noted the improvements while annual tournaments and local events were expected to boost activity at the facility.
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Elay
Bdward A. Wachter
Supe Freck “Ross
Temance Higa Fq
Sore Britten
Banaater
Son
Troy Area
Yanks Free Canadian in German-Tambach Drive
A field dispatch reported by the Times states U S 87th Division freed two Canadian soldiers captured at Dieppe as they overran the German city of Tambach during the advance.
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London
U. S
87Th de Fauncy Division
Dieppe
Tambach
Times
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