Waterford Pastor Receives Army Chaplain Commission
The waterford First Baptist Church pastor Rev Lewis Blackmer received a commission as first lieutenant in the U S Army Chaplain Corps and plans to leave Aug 46 for active service at Fort Devers Meas. His regignation as pastor was tendered and he will preach Aug 22. He is a Colgate Rochester Divinity School graduate and has pastored Waterford since Aug 6 143. He and his wife Ruth have a son Richard Lewis.
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Chris Jgn
Mir
Blackater
Colgate Rocer Divinity School
Rochester
CBP & Chorus
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
Irondequoit
Livonia
Pine City
Blackmer
Ruth Leaner Smith
Richard Lewis
Second Street
Waterford Soldier Killed in Italy in World War II Remembrance
Waterford man Sergeant Albert G Parker was killed in action on the Italian front July 22. A graduate of Waterford High School and the State College for Teachers Albany he served with the Retail Credit Co before enlisting July 24, 1942. He survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Parker and four sisters and two brothers with a Vatican audience earlier this year.
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Radford
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Loudonville
George Parker
Waterford Officer Capt Halpin Praised by Troops for Leadership
Dispatch from France describes Captain Robert B. Halpin of Waterford as the Army’s best officer, praised by troops for guiding men under D Day pressure. He rose from second lieutenant at Fort Belvoir to captain in 194?, and has served since 1952 with the Normandy unit building the first American airstrip in Britain and sustaining crews amid mud and dust.
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New York
State Labor Department
France
Cariyta HL
Nommandy Orchard
Feat
England
Britain
Robert B. Halon
Toughest D Day Strip Built Under Fire
Report describes days after D Day when engineers cleared a sand strip using bulldozers amid ongoing fighting. They found paratroopers' graves decorated by a French girl and later moved to other fields as infantry advanced. The front line stayed within artillery range as work continued.
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New York Series E Bond Sales Ended At 18 Percent
State War Finance chair Nevil Ford announced Fifth War Loan totals. Statewide Series E bonds reached 300,200,000 with individuals accounting for 247,400,000 in sales. fourth loan figures were 181,200,000.
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Nevil Ford
War Finance
Navy Reports Cutback in Submarine Building Program
The Navy announced a cutback in submarine construction due to lower projections and the need to fund eight other weapon types. Submarine completions will stay at current levels for seven to eight months while crews shift to other shipbuilding and repair work. The overall Navy program will still grow through 1935, with emphasis on aircraft carriers cruisers fast assault ships tankers and other munitions.
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Hopi Snake Dancer Chief Succession This Year
Barton Ladd, Hopi Reservation superintendent in northern Arizona, says the senior priest dies in 1912 and no successor found. The annual rain ceremony may be canceled due to manpower shortages as only a brother or nephew can be priest and the surviving relatives decline. Other Hopi villages likely unaffected.
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Artie Shaw's Marriage Hits Sour Note in Divorce Talk
Artie Shaw and his wife Ben Kern Shaw have separated and she said she would sue for divorce. They wed in Yuma Arizona in 19 and have a one year old son, Steven. Shaw previously divorced Lana Turner in 19 after a lengthy marriage. Mrs Shaw declined comment on details.
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Ariz
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