Lt George H Robinett Survivor of Mindanao POW Camp
Lt George H Robinett of Eugene Oregon former Clark Field airman and prisoner of war on Mindanao for two and a half years describes brutal Japanese treatment. He escaped after a Japanese freighter was torpedoed, swam two miles to shore, and was evacuated by an American submarine to Australia. He served 18 years in the Army and is now at Fort Carson Colorado Springs.
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SY Marie D Wilson
Colorado Springs
Col
INS
George H. Robinett
Eugene
Ore
Thas Othe
Robinets
Mindanao
Mbaigihess
Te Syer
Ue Forte
Srivonet
Robnett
Clark Field
Philippines
Air Force
W. F. Sharp
Buraa
Red Cross
America
Robinett
Robipett
Australia
Philip Pines
Trial report on Petain Laval defense and Weygand testimony
The trial panel heard defense attorney Fernand Payen seek a postponement to secure Laval as a witness and supplementary information. Weygand testified he bore full responsibility for the Franco-German armistice, denying collusion with Petain, while other witnesses questioned Vichy actions and the police regime.
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Tom Wage
Laval
Fernand Payen
Petain
Mead
Fetain
Weygand
Jiaison
Stice
Marlet Paul
Consultative Assembly
Vichy
Gestapo
Poul Arrighi
Hitler
Montoire
Antibolshevik Legion
Val de Grace
Reynant
Paul Reynaud
Weigand
Werygand
Reynaud
Paris
Weygand recalls May 1940 French retreat and Brittany plan
General Weygand testifies on May 20 to 29 actions as France faced German advance. He details meetings with Reynaud Petain and Churchill, outlines withdrawal to a Brittany redoubt and North Africa, and notes Belgian, British, and French losses and insufficient matériel during the Somme-Aisne-Maginot counterattack. He cites aviation shortages and the armistice discussions already underway.
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Muftclad
Marshal Petain
Albert Lebrun
War Committee
Weyland
Lebrun
North
Somme-Aisne
Foreign Office
Patrio
Petain
Marshal Foth
Reynaud
Leopold I
Belgium
Biterree
Leopold
Supreme War Council
Churchill
Weygand
Lebdrun
Wergand
Gerziah
Brittany
North Africa
Somme-Aizne-Maginot
Pownal Boy Discovers Prize Bell Body
A year-old Pownal boy while exploring near the Hoosick River found the drowned body of a $2,500 prize bell from Mt. Hope Farm Williamstown. Charles Palmer reported the find to his parents who notified Mt. Hope Farms. John Cletenger, the superintendent, identified the bell and the boy received a reward.
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Pownal
Hoosick
Mt. Hope Farm
Williamstown
Charles Palmer
Mrr
Parney Falmer
Mt. Hope Farms
John Cletenger
Wartime pamphlets warn evacuation of key Japanese centers
Leaflets threaten American bombing with warnings to evacuate major war centers. Cities named include Aliso, Bachioji, Maebeshi, Nishinomiya, Nagano, Fukuyama, Otsu, Maizuru, Toyama, Kurume, Nagaoka, and Hakodate, highlighting rail yards, shipyards, factories, and ports serving Japan’s war effort.
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Baly
Baose
Thi Srackg
Aliso
Tokyo
Ibaraki
Tokyo Bay
Bachioji
Imperial Palace
Maebeshi
Nishinomiya Fram
Hohe
Nagano
Honsan
Maizuru
Honshu
Japan Sea
Osaka
Korea
Toyama
Japan
Kurume
Nagaoka
Hakodate
Eitty
Hokkaido
Rotary Head To Address Cohoes Club
Frank Waasung of the Garden Mix district 7s Intercations will visit the Cohoes Rotary Club for a weekly luncheon at the Van Schaick Island Country Club. He will meet with officers and the board of directors and speak during the program, with attendance planned by club members.
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Frank BR. Waasung
Garden Mix
Ketan
Hamilton
Bermuds
Cheo
Cohoes
Tegab
Woamo
J. Harry Sodes
Widorfel
Cauhoes Club
Priday
Alden Warres
Wes Coombe
Bowery Clue of Lordoz
Waterford Drives Clothing Aid for War Relief
Waterford chairman Louis Crome reports to Henry J. Rutser on international clothing shipments en route to aid war torn nations. Lions Club sponsors the drive and thanks are extended for community support.
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Louis Crome
Waterford
Eaket Nationaling
Henry J. Rutser
Crome
Gnome
Waterford Lions Club
Lansingburg Boys Club Pet Show and Camp Closure
Members of the Lansingburg Boys' Club directed by Thomas Rafferty plan a pet show at 7 Bm tomorrow with prizes for most brilliant pet smallest and largest. The club will host a Friday afternoon movie and a Miami Beach outing ending with a hot dog roast and activities.
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Lansingburg
Thomas Rafferty
Miami Beach
Charles Freihofer Baking Co
Rafferty
Nobody Loves Austria Seeks New Chancellor
Vienna reports Prime Minister Kar Renner says his provisional government has established 20 relations with the United States and Britain, but no discussions with the State Department. He claims the Soviet Union has maps of telecommunication and notes the three party setup is a de facto administration recognized only by the Red Army.
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Vienna
Kar Renner
United States
Britain
State Department
Renner
Soviet Union
Social Democrat
Christien Social
Communist
Red Army
Bankok Military Hospital Damaged by Heavy Bombs
A Bangkok military hospital funded by the Rockefeller Foundation was struck by three heavy bombs during an Allied air raid last Sunday. The hit caused daily damage and raised concerns about hospital safety amid ongoing hostilities.
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London
Cruiser Augusta Leaves Antwerp for Unknown Destination
Le Soir reported that the U S cruiser Augusta that ferried President Truman to Europe departed Antwerp during the weekend for an unknown destination, at the same time another US cruiser Philadelphia sailed out.
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Brussels
le’ Soir
U.S
Augusta
Truman
Europe
Antwerp
U. S
Philadelphia
Cohoes Youth Hit-Run Victim Being Treated At Hospital
An incident in Cohoes involving a youth struck by a vehicle left the victim in shock. The driver fled the scene but investigators from the local police department are examining the case and seeking information. The victim was rushed to hospital for emergency treatment by attending medical staff.
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Nizes
Flilert
Robert
Earl J. Massey
Woolley Resignation Accepted as New York OPA Chief
Chester Bowles, head of the OPA, accepted Daniel P. L. Woolley’s resignation as New York Regional OPA Administrator. Bowles also rejected a request for a further hearing submitted by Paul L. Ross as part of the related personnel matter.
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Woolley
OPA
Washington
GPI
Chester Bowles
Daniel PL Woolley
New York
Leo F. Geniner
Bowsional Aé
Bowles
Paul L. Ross
Ross
War Department postpones new point score for troop discharge
The War Department has delayed announcing a new point score for discharging troops under redeployment. An interim score was to be replaced in July with a permanent system, but officials say the new critical score is not ready and will be announced in the coming days. A reduced point score may also affect later credits.
Four Convicted in Michigan Murder Conspiracy Case
Four Detroit men were convicted in Battle Creek of conspiring to murder the late State Senator Werren Ge Hoover. They received immediate sentences in Circuit Court to Michigan State Prison at Southern for not less than four and a half nor more than dive years.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Detroit
Werren Ge Hoover
Michigan
Bronze Star Awarded to Everett Rosenburgh in Italy Action
Everett Rosenburgh son of Grace Rosenburgh 860 River Street and Cxawscey Rosendurzi 702 River Street received the Bronze Star for bravery near Shenders Italy. He and a companion evacuated three patients under fire and chose to risk the danger zone to pull them to safety. He enlisted April 1941 and served six months overseas with the 10th Mountain Division. his brother George Rosenburgh serves in Trinidad with a medical battalion.
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Everett Rosenburgh
Grace Rosenbarggh
River Street
Cxawscey Rosendurzi
Shenders
Italy
Rosenburgh
10Th Mountain Division
George Rosenburgh
Trinidad
Cohoes Man Commissioned Wins Wings
Jehn E. Taylor of the US Naval Reserve, son of Mr. and Mrs. Johm E. Taylor, graduated from flight training at Pensacola and received his wings becoming an Ensign. He completed training at Great Lakes and served at Pearl Harbor before returning to the county. He is the former student of Ebivadet School and June family.
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Jehn E. Taylor
US Naval Reserve
Johm.e. Taylor
Mann
Aix
Pentacola
Bia
Conces
Marcy
Hazes Naevsi
Earl Harbor
Catege
California
Pontechoir
Suture
Corege
Cal
Pensfedia
Eesign Taylor
Parker Couple Celebrate 23rd Anniversary at Home
Mr and Mrs John V Parker of WS Mechanic Sinegt hosted a family gathering to mark their 23rd wedding anniversary with relatives and friends. Guests included son Pfc Donald Parker and daughter Elaine, plus nephew John Casey and his wife. A mock wedding and vocals by Edward Fortin entertained. gifts and a purse were given to the couple. They wed Aug 2 1900 at St Bernard's Church, per the article.
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John V. Parker
WS Mechanic Sinegt
Pfc
Donald Parker
The
Arny
Furionge
Teage
Fort Cases
Wash
Elaine Seis
Did
Parker
St Bernard’s Church
Daniel: Foran
Cohoes Churchwomen Help Troy USO Collections
Women of Sacred Heart Church organized weekly food and supply contributions for the USO Lounge at Troy Union Station. Mrs Hermann Zajeunesse chairs the committee with listed members. St Peters and Pauls women to handle next Tuesdays donations. A Boy Scouts Troop 4 hot dog roast planned for today at Phoenix Grove with gathering at Gavin Hall at 7 pm.
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Sacred Heart Church
USO
Troy Union Station
Hermann Zajeunesse
William Higgins
Walter Deyo
Omer Clermont
Elizabeth Pevette
James Hanley
Edgar. Planker
Lorena Janotte
Claude McMahon
Senator Bushfield in critical condition after train collapse
Senator Harlan Bushfield of South Dakota remained in very critical condition late last night at Huron hospital after collapsing on a train bound for Miller. He was evacuated yesterday morning following the incident and is under medical care.
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Huron
Harlan Bushfield
R.S.D
Huron Hospital
Miller
Cohoes Tax Rolls Open To Public
A listing and notices detail tax roll access for Cohoes residents and property owners. The piece notes public inspection areas, including Mrs Francis Le ven Street, Northside, and mentions related social events and local organizations involved in War Savings Stamp sales at Woolworth.
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Cohoes
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T. Brandon Timpane
C.D. Optometrist
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Cohoes Alt Condeewoned
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Remsen Street
Bospitat
Germany
France
Africa
Jrar Darian
Darian
Buchman Comfort Products
Harmony Mill
Cohoes, N
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Peterton
Pockar Coat Ca
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Grunish War
Pant Ford
Ape Ber
Rotary Head
Cohoes Club
Joseph Kent
Phitman
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Merion Lodge
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Batwo
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la Salle
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116Th Street
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Rochester
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Lansingburg Boys’ Club
Austria
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Cohoes Man
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Cohoes Churchwomen
Troy Uso
Sen. Bushfield
Sohn
Taylor
Bridtte
Francis Leven
Northside
Dufresne
Eleanor Stevens
Albany
Leseart
Arthur
Enor Wee
LePalme
WeetervEet Arsenal
Miss Stevens
Bayer Co
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Woolworth
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Mae Mpoxwell
Grave Vorex
Rose. Caldwell
Louise Corbell
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