Japs Fortify Bases in Kurile Isles
Aerial photos reveal Japanese fortifications across the Kurile Islands as Navy and Army flyers report bomb damage on several targets. The Kuriles stretch 690 miles across the North Pacific from Kunashiri to Shimushu, with major islands like Etorofu and Paramushiro bombed by Navy air and the 11th Air Force. Volcanic, rugged terrain features jagged peaks and dangerous passes while coasts offer bays and shoal-ridden anchors amid wartime buildup.
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Aleutians
North Pacific
Xurile Islands
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Army
Pacific
Kunashiri
Shimushu
Cape Lopatka
Kamchatka Peninsula
Sea of Okhotsk
Ttorofu
Uruppu
Shimushiri
Shasukotan
Onekotan
Matsuwa
Paramushiro
Fleet Airwing
11Th Air Force
Etorofu
Kuriles
Oyakoba Yama
Oraido Island
Kuriles Island Chain Amid War Preparations And Fishing
The Kuriles are mostly uninhabited with seasonal fishing and whaling. Population as of 1940 was 17 549 mostly Japanese, swelled by 20 000 to 30 000 summer workers. The islands rely on air and naval bases for defense, with limited roads and no railways.
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North Pacific
Bering Sea
Japan
Kuriles
Valley Falls People at Ticonderoga Survey and Farewell
Valley Falls residents Mark J Sweeney and James Kelly conducted a survey at Ticonderoga. Miss Carol Ann Sweeney hosted a farewell party for Barbara Jean Thomas. Several couples attended the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs David Ryan of Greenwich.
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Mark J. Sweeney
James Kelly
Ticonderoga
Carol Ann Sweeney
Barbara Jean Thomas
Marshall McGraw
Buffalo
Paul Clum
John Ryan
Wiam Ryan
Andrew Ryan
David Ryan
Greenwich
Paul Thomas
Glens Falls
Leighton Boom
Thomas
Cambridge and Court Leon ard Meetings and Local Visits
Cambridge Valley Chapter will meet tomorrow evening. Court Leon ard will hold its next meeting on May 1. Mrs Adolph H Stein, back from Brooklyn, returns home. Mrs Carlton H Smith has returned from Brooklyn after visiting Mrs George H Brash. Mr and Mrs Charles B Johnes and Miss Mabel Millis of Newark are here for a few days. The Book Club meets at Mrs I M Westfall Jr’s with Mrs Andrew Ashton hosting.
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Cambridge Valley
C. S
Court Leonard
C.D
Adolph H Stein
Brooklyn
Carlton H Smith
George H Brash
Charles B Johnes
Mabel Millis
Newark
N. J
Book Club
I. M Westfall, Jr
Andrew Ashton
Men at Sea Still Dream Of Beefsteak And Crabs
Aboard an aircraft carrier in the Southwest Pacific on March 25, William L. Worden chronicles sailors’ longing for beefsteak and crab meat while detailing tropical island fare. Fresh meat is scarce. coconuts, taro, fish, cabbage, olives, and canned beets fill menus as crews dream of better meals and snacks.
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William L. Worden
Southwest Pacific
Pacific
Australia
New Zealand
U. S. Navy
War effort hinges on them for survival at home and abroad
The article notes the conclusion that the war would be lost without these resources. It warns both Army and Navy would face starvation. It mentions food overall is scarce for civilians in the states, with tea and mutton less common, and dried vegetables available as a substitute.
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I States
School district votes to close centralised no 3
South Cambridge notes Bertha Wheldon visiting relatives in Albany. At a recent special meeting of School District No 3 which was centralized a vote was taken to close the school. Mrs Addison Moffat of Lincolnville visited last week with her brother in law William Ashen and sister Mamie Mattison at Buskirk.
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South Cambridge
Bertha Wheldon
Albany
Addison Moffat
Lincolnville
William Ashen
Mamie Mattison
Buskirk
Two Swimmers Open Lake George Season
Lake George opened its swimming season as ice receded, with Robert Cowan and Philip Cowan taking a three minute dip at Cloverdale at 1 p.m. Sheriff Baker announced the main lake was clear for a mile north of the bathing beach.
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Lake George
Robert Cowan
Philip Cowan
Cloverdale
Edgar J. Baker
Military Families and Personnel Notes Across Era
Whitehall Sergt Marc Rocque at Fort Bragg recovers from injuries after an automobile accident. Mr and Mrs Timothy Carroll receive word of an arrival. Aviation Cadet Leo A Dewey, son of Mr and Mrs William Dewey, earns a marksman medal at Maxwell Field. Miss Dorothy Elizabeth Rosas, daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Ross, now in New York, commissioned as second lieutenant in Army Nurse Corps. Seaman William Rehm, son of Otto and Mrs Rehm, assigned to an LST in the Atlantic after boat training at Sampson. Frank Youtt has returned.
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Marc Rocque
Fort Bragg
N. C
Timothy Carroll
South Pacific
Leo A. Dewey
William Dewe
Maxwell Field
Dorothy Elizbeth Rosas
James Ross
Adaran Sanctorum Meet Saturday at Diamond Rock Hall
Adaran Sanctorum Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans will meet Saturday night in Diamond Rock Hall with Grand Monarch Abe Wolvis in charge. A Fayoum Sanctorum delegation from Schenectady led by Grand Monarch Roy Adams attends, accompanied by Barry C. Wilmot, past district.
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Adaran Sanctorum
Order of Samaritans
Diamond Rock Hall
Abe Wolvis
Fayoum Sanctorum
Schenectady
Roy Adams
Barry C. Wilmot
District leaders and officers attend Poughkeepsie degree report
Deputy supreme monarchos Jesse P Williams and Arthur W Morton will attend with Alfred Marsh and a special committee. They will report on the recent trip to Poughkeepsie where the degree was worked for Sais Sanctorum. A moon feast will be served under Charles W Wend.
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Jesse P. Williams
Arthur W. Morton
Alfred Marsh
Poughkeepsie
Sais Sanctorum
Charles W Wend
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Kurile Islands
Tokyo
Western Electric Hearing Aid
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Capitol District
Audiphone Co
W. G
Canes Aan
Chas. H. Gardner Agency
First St
Troy
N. Y
Yel
Lois B. Ludowic
Union of Christian Endeavor
Oakwood Avenue Presbyterian Church
M. C. Timmerman
Helen A. Thau
Martin A. Punt
Ludowic
Marion MacAuley
Edward Myers
Valley Falls
Cambridge
U.S. Dept. OF Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Sam
Carstairs
Canonatone
Carstairs Bros.,Distilling Co., Inc
Baltimore
Menling Pri
Mary Youtt
William
South Glens Falls
Whitehall
Humphreys Pacarra
Humphreys Hareonathic
Michaeleen
Glamour
Stanley Roisi
Lds Ie
Mr. Grocer
Bamby
Keller’s New Bamby Bread
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