Dawn Attack Described by 105th Infantry Dawn assault on Okinawa recounted by correspondent
Oct 24 1945 report details a dawn offensive led by the 71st Division with the 7th and 21st divisions in reserve. artillery pounded frontline defenses as Marine and Navy air power supported the Ridge and Machinato aims. Soldiers like S/Sgt Alexander Sheriffs and S/Sgt Paul Lack endured heavy fire while repairing lines under danger.
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New York
Wath
Albert. K. Stebbins, Jr
Weafeld, XL
Skyline
Aknerin O'Hara
Hudson
N.Y
Chapel Hil
N.C
Luchitomari Ridge
2Ita
Alexander
Sheriffs of
Queensville
L. L
Paul Lack
Oye Spengee
Truman to broadcast White House address Wednesday
President Truman is to speak from the White House in a half hour program between 7 30 and 8 00 p m E W T with the World Security Conference in San Francisco opening. The speech of about ten minutes will be followed by other speakers including Secretary of State Stettinius Mayor Roger D Lapham of San Francisco and Governor Earl Warren of California.
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Truman
Washington
White House
San Frencisco
Stettinius
Roger D. Lapham
San Francisco
Marl Warren
California
Trojan Family Casualty List Member Wounded in Germany
Pfc. Thomas A. Halton, third of four brothers from the same family in New York, is cited as slightly wounded in the right forearm on April 4 in Germany with the Eighth Division First Army. His brother Lt. James P. Halton was killed in action in France. Pvt. William J. Halton is hospitalized in England. Prt John T. Halton is in Germany. Thomas, husband of Catherine A Canfeld, has a seven month old son Brian and is a former La Salle Institute student and New York Central Railroad worker.
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Germany
Eighth
First
War Department
England
James P. Halton
105Th Infantry
France
William . J. Halton
Prt
John T.halton
Thomas
Ek John
Catherine A. Canfeld
Jefferson Street
Brian Amlchasi
Mary Hatton
Third Street
Pearl Harbor
la Salle’ Institute
New York Central Railroad
Front Line Advances Around Constance and Freiburg
Western Front dispatches describe German open city status at Constance as French forces approach the Swiss frontier west of Lake Constante. French troops near the frontier twenty miles west of the lake have turned the Black Forest area into a threatened pocket while hammering from the Rhine toward Freiburg and German marketing centers.
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Radio Avantik
Wartorn Reien
Austria
Hitler
Lake Constante
Black Forest
Unie
19Th Amr
Rhhine
Freiburg
Blono
Refuse Dumpers Fined In Travis County Texas
Austin Texas reports fines of 10 to 20 dollars for dumping trash and garbage in Travis County. Half the fine goes to the citizen who reports the violation. County Attorney Perry L. Jones announced, echoing a warning from the county court commissioners.
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Austin
Fex
Travis County
Tex
Perry L. Jones
Russians Reach Berlin Front as Red Army Advances
Soviet forces pushed toward Berlin with advances northeast of Dresden and south of Berlin. Reports claim captured towns including Bischofswerda Luebbenau and Dahme while Berlin battles intensified under heavy artillery and air raids. Soviet spokesmen noted fierce resistance and described bombardments on Potsdamer Platz Wilhelmsstrasse and Unter den Linden as German forces defended the city’s edges.
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Red Army Inen
Bischofewerda
Berlin
Luebbenau
Dahme
Beelitz
Weither
Koenigswasserhausen
BIB
Stockholm
Weukodlin
Tempelhof
City
Moscow
Repoletta
Frederick the Great
Red Air Force
Buffalo Man Shot by Neighbor Boy Dies in Hospital
Jacob Cook, 56, died after being shot in the head by a 6 year old neighbor, David Levinson. The boy faces an accidental homicide charge in Children's Court as authorities describe the incident during a phone call. Levison’s father, Albert J Levinson, pleads innocent to possessing a firearm without a permit.
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Buffalo
Bufalo
Jacob Cook
David Levinson
Children's Court
William T. Fitzgibbons
Cook
Levinson
Frank Shanahan
David
Molotov Meets Truman as Big Three Confer on Poland Opens
Molotov arrives in Washington for the imminent Big Three talks with Truman Stettinius and top officials escorting him to Blair Lee House. The visit aims to accelerate urgent discussions on Poland and other grave issues before the United Nations conference in San Francisco.
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State Department
Stettiniks
W. Averell Harriman
Moscow
James Dunn
Charles Bohlen
Great Britain
Desidea Eden
Alexander Cadogan
Archibald Clark- Bert
Arthur H. Birse
Eden
Russia
Molotov
Andrei Gromyko
Washington
Truman-Molotov
Wag
Blair-Lee
Bwo
Stettinius
Truman
Ailoiov
United States
United Nations
Stalin
U.S
Britain
San Francisco
Green Island Students Present The Little Prop Boy
Second grade at Beatty School staged an assembly titled The Little Prop Boy under Ries Anna F Scully. Cast included Penhy Gage Raymond Barbertia Marjorie Downie Frederick Padula Vernon Mazon Jessie McCoubrer Jackie Sthenski Gail Cole Michael Roscoe Diane Finting Benjamin Cramer Catherine Behuniak Terrance Trahan Frederick De Miarest. Music directed by Richard Tweedy. Official visit by Mrs Adelaide Vetoich district Deputy Albany Lebensh District 37 OOF at Green Island Rebekah Lodge 194 meeting tonight. she will impart the semi annual password. Mrs Elizabeth Resco will preside. business session to be followed by social.
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Beatty School
Ries Anna F. Scully
Penhy Gage
Raymond Barbertia
Marjorie Downie
Frederick Padula
Vernon Mazon
Jessie McCoubrer
Jackie Sthenski
Gail Cole
Michael Roscoe
Diane Finting
Benjamin Cramer
Catherine Behuniak
Terrance Trahan
Frederick de Miarest
Richard Tweedy
Adelaide Vetoich
Albany Rlebensh
O. O
Green Island
Rebekah Lodge
Old Feller's Hall
Elizabeth
Resco
Noble Grand
Women of Moose Plan Anniversary Dinner
Miss Etta May Payton was initiated into Women of the Moose Friday at Youngs Hall with Miss Virginia Bertrand and senior regent Kent among officers presiding. An official visit was received from Mrs Grace Makeba senior regent of the Pittsfield group.
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Etta May Payton
Women of the Moose
Youngs Hall
Virginia
Bertrand
Kent
Grace Makeba
Pittsfield
Last Rites Conducted for Donald Cowley
Funeral services for Donald Cowley a prominent Troy dealer were held Saturday. The rites began at 9 am at his residence 28 Kinlock Avenue and moved to Sacred Heart Church for a 9 30 am solemn requiem mass conducted by Rev George B Phillips with Rev award T Reilly as deacon and Rev T Gerald Musqueer as sub deacon. George A Geiger played organ, the boys vested choir sang responses and Miserere during processional. John J Nunn sang Panis Angelis at the offectors and Then Day's Shadows Lengthen at recessional. Bearers included C R Sherwood Jr Tom Rankin Jr Roland C Whiteman Clarence G Simmons Joseph F Doocey Wilbur H Caney Frank A Richter and John J Salkin. Delegations from Sisters of St Joseph and Sacred Heart Church Boy Scout troop attended. Interment was in St Peter's Cemetery officiated by Father Reifty with assistance from Fathers Mulqueen and Phillips.
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Cowley
Troy Atte
Kinlock Avenue
Sacred Heart Church
George B Phillips
T., Reilly
T. Gerald Musqueer
George A. Geiger
John
Nunn
Panis Angelicus
C. R. Sherwood, Jr
Tom Rankin, Jr
Roland C Whiteman
Clarence G. Simmons
Joseph F. Doocey
Wilbur H. Caney
Frank A. Richter
John J. Salkin
Sisters of St. Joseph
St Peter's Cemetery
Father Reifty
Mulqueen
Phillips
Legion Notables to Act as Advisers at Frisco
Albany PA National Commander Edward N Scheiberling said he asked Past National Commander Ray Murphy and Mrs Charles B Gilbert president of the Legion auxiliary to serve as advisers to the American delegation at the San Francisco United Nations conference The Legion consultants would have the advice of Pvt Herman Pheffer of Brooklyn twice wounded veteran of the Italian campaign and a native of Russia as a representative of veterans of the present war
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Albany
Edward N. Scheiberling
American Legion
Ray Murphy
Charles B. Gilbert
Legion Auxiliary
San Francisco
Legion
Herman Pheffer
Brooklyn
Russia
Pittsfield Man Named To G E Executive Post
Pittsfield native Dudley E Cham bers is named executive engineer of General Electric Research Laboratory succeeding retiring Dr Lawrence A Hawkins. Chambers, a Kansas City native and Stanford alumnus, replaces Hawkins a Pinsheld Mass native with Williams College and MIT background.
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General Electric Co
Dudley E. Chambers
Lawrence A. Hawkins
Chambers
Kansas City
San Diego
Cal
Stanford University
Hawkins
Pinsheld
Mass
Williams College
Massachusetts T Institute of Technology
General Electric Sings
Ann Elms Named Chair For 26th Anniversary Dinner
Mrs. Jennie Risley of Pittsfield and Ann Elms were involved as plans firm up for the 26th anniversary dinner. Elms was named chair man of arrangements for the May event with the next meeting scheduled for May 4 to complete plans.
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Jennie Risley
Pittsfield
Ann Elms
Dewey Signs Bill for Slum Clearance
Governor Dewey signs and comments on a bill authorizing municipalities to condemn blighted areas for clearance reconstruction and rehabilitation, arguing for powers to reclaim unsanitary neighborhoods for public health and urban renewal. He vetoes bills expanding medical licensing and corporate reorganizations and approves a bill standardizing election supply filing procedures.
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Dewey
Department of Education
National Public Utility Holding Company Act
Department of Education of Dental Laboratories
New York City
German Naval Base Surrenders to British
The German North Sea base at Buxtehude capitulated to the British Eleventh Armored Division yesterday. Commandant Admiral Siegfried Engel and staff, plus about 300 German women naval personnel in uniform, were captured along with additional enemy ratings and WRENS or WAVES among the prisoners.
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North Sea Naval District
Buxtehude
Eleventh Armored Division
Siegfried Engel
Hth Armored
Who's Who Biography Features Hitlers and World Leaders
The British Who's Who 1045 edition fills 31 biography lines with Adolf Hitler including a reportedly Berlin listed telephone number. It also dedicates 33 lines to Roosevelt, 68 to Churchill, and 45 to Marshal Stalin in its newly released pages.
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Hitler
London
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Berlin
Tate
Roosevelt
Churchill
Marshal Stalin
Troy Office Sees 1,077 Jobs Placed In March
The Troy office of the U S Employment Service placed 1,077 job seekers during March, a 6 percent rise from February. Anna Basen, agency director, reports 633 placed in manufacturing and 29 in other sectors, with overall placements well above statewide averages.
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LC. S. Employment Service
Feteruary
Totel
Anna ML Basen Heres
Feencet
WME
Actee
Sereen
Swedes Report Berliners Not Defending City
Stockholm dispatch quotes German controlled Swedish telegraph bureau claiming Berlin's panic and civilian hesitancy to defend the capital. Goebbels allegedly fled to Mecklenburg as Berlin faced a last stand with a new commander Lt Gen Brano itter von Havenschild. Propaganda networks faltered and war roundups offered no military news, focusing on Churchill and Roosevelt.
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London
Stockholm
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Berlin
Mecklenburg
Benita
Stockholst
DNB
Germany
Geo. Heymann
Branoitter von Havenschild
Churchill
Roosevelt
Air Veterans To Visit Area War Plants
Four veteran bomber crew members from Troy area will visit local plants engaged in war work. Led by Captain Ber Mo Twamley the team includes Hobers Ellis Granville and William Vogel. They plan stops at Ford Moor Co Green Islems Waters view Nations Astomo and other facilities to inspect tester and glove shop operations.
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Troy
Iraes Gransitte
Ber
Mo Twamley
Behr-Manning Corp
S/Sgu
Hobers JL Ellis
Granville
Sgu
Wiliam Vogel
Bureto
Ana
Silvatore J. Vensin
Gloria Vanderbilt And Stokowski Wed in Mexico
Leopold Stokowski married Gloria Vanderbilt de Ciero in Mexicali with civil judge Apolonio Nunez officiating and Jimmy Alvarez as best man. They arrived from Reno, Nevada after her divorce from Pasquale de Cecio, amid U.S. immigration clearance for the naturalized citizen groom.
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Mexico
Leopold Stokowski
Gloria Vanderbilt de Ciero
Bbyehroia
Delace
Apolonio Nunez
Jimmy Alvarez
Stokowsil
Gloria
Calexico
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