Toughest Job in the Army Fire of a Mess Sergeant
A staff sergeant in New Guinea writes of a day feeding engineers building roads and bridges in jungle conditions. He details early breakfasts, dehydrated eggs, hot toffee, and fuel shortages, with trucks delivering meals to pillboxes under Japanese shellfire and back to reload. He recalls a 16 hour day over three meals, the crew’s thirst for normal life, and a brief cinema break after cleanup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl T. Paddock
New Guineas
Busch
South Sea Island
K-P'S
China
Earl
Seventh Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Wills admitted to probate in Rensselaer court
Two wills were admitted to probate in Rensselaer County Surrogate Court by Judge Edward J. Donohue. Frances Fannacito of Albany and Horatio McChesney of Albany died earlier. assets include real estate at 537 Fifth Avenue and a rear house, with remaining property divided among sisters and descendants. Attorneys John F. Murray and Robert T. Murray listed. Jeanie P. Goyer receives a smaller estate from McChesney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer County
Edward J. Donohue
Frances Fannacito
Horetio
McChesnay
Albany
Jamnacité
Fifth Avenue
Anthony Patwadi
Fourth Street
Jamnie Capano
Fourteenth Street
Mary DeXunzio
Jamestown
Dominick Patuadi
Syegway
Sherman Avenue
Angzelize
Paris
Anna Fea
Lucy Appélio
Adelaide Patricel
Frances Ciarlone
Thirteenth Street
John F
Robert T. Murray
McChesney
Jeanie P. Goyer
Nineteenth Street
Witerviiet
Chester G Water
Army Air Forces Note 37th Birthday
The Army air Forces marked 37 years since inception with today also honoring the 35th anniversary of its first flying machine. From a three-man beginning the service grew to 62,399,000 officers and men and 73,000 aircraft. An Aug. 1, 1907 order created a division of aeronautics in the Signal Corps led by air Charles Def. Chandier. His staff included Corp. Edward Ward and Pfe. Joseph FE. Barres. Two years and a day later the division got its first plane, a three-horsepower Wright Brothers craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Air Forces
Aviaulion
Wright Brothers
Vacation greetings from Lake George area residents
Latham and Mrs. Sidney Wells spend a week at Lake George. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bullock take two weeks to Paradox Lake. The Hoffman family and daughter Eileen vacation at Lake George. Rev. Harsh Gelloway of Burbank visited the Hewith Roseman home last week. Gunealus returns from a week with aunt Mrs. Betty Tryon at Valley Falls. Troop 62 Boy Scouts spent last week at Camp Hatley on Kinderhook Lake. Scouts included Robert Roberts Joseph Piska Joan Radigan Robert Silvernial John Hemmingwar David Greer John Blubacker Earl Turner and Daniel O'Sullivan. they earned an E for excellence for orderly quarters.
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Sidney Wells
Lake George
Frank Bullock
Paradox Lake
Adam Hoffman
Eileen
Loudon Road
Harsh Gelloway
Burbank
Richard Hewith Biss Roseman
Gunealus
Betty Tryon
Valley Falls
Camp Hatley
Kinderhook Lake
Robert Roberts
Joseph Piska
Joan Radigan
Robert Silvernail
John Hemmingwar
David Greer
John Blubacker
Earl Turner
Daniel O'Sullivan
Union Beef Co Registered by Dembo Brothers in City
Jacob Dembo of 110 First Street and Irving Dembo of 47 Taylor Court filed a certificate in the county clerk's office stating they are engaged in business in the city under the name Union Beef Co. The filing confirms the new trade name and the principals behind the enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Dembo
First Street
Irving Dembo
Taylor Court
Union Beef Co
Military and Navy Personnel Notices From War Era
A string of notices lists service members and family details. Private Johnnie Bosko and Marius Russo are noted with batting lines for Camp Wood. Joseph Peter Walsh, 13, begins indoctrination at Great Lakes. Corporal Arthur Judge and Chaplain Lawrence Ryan are cited with overseas duty. William Luce and George Waterman are mentioned in Pacific dispatches. Edward Cyril Hughes graduates Aviation Radioman School in Jacksonville, Florida, with service since December 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Bosko
Troy Hibal
Marius Russo
Yankee
Camp Wood
Russo
Johnnie
Bosko
Joseph Peter Walsh
Josephine Ball Walsh
First Street
Great Lakes
CORP
Arthur Judge
River Street
Combat Engineers
France
Lawrence
Ryan
South End
Art
Newsy
Atlantic
William J. Luce
M.4 Fc
Pacific
Tenshun
George Waterman
Edward Cyril Hughes
Marie Hughes
Highland Avenue
Jacksonville
Fla
Stillacater Funeral for Mrs Sarah Hin Held at Local Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Hin who died at her home on Sunday were held yesterday at 2 32 p m from the F Perry Funeral Home Rev W Chollar Baptist minister officiated with Rev John C Scot Methodist pastor assisting Interment in Stillwater Union Cemetery pallbearers included Harry Bloomingdale Chester Bloomingdale Albert Bloomingdale and Howard Van Dendurzh Personal friends and relatives spent weekends visiting at Lake George Washington DC trip followed by local moves and vacations of several residents including Richard Monty Harald W Darrow and families Mrs E Lawrence and Miss Alice Lawrence returned from Camp of the Woods Speculator while other locals hosted visitors from Albany Hudson and Troy nearby Saratoga Lake plans noted for two weeks of respite for families still in town
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Hin
Suncey
the & F. Perry
W. Chollar
John C. Scot
Stillwater Union Cemetery
Harry Bloomingdale
Chester Bloomingdale
Albert Bloomingdale
Howard van Dendurzh
Marjorie Scote
Mary Roberts
Lake George
Wendell P. Staniford
Washington, D. C
Richard Monty
Alstead
N. H
Hemstreet Park
Scullwater
Harald W. Darrow
Troy
FE. Lawrence
Alice Lawrence
Camp of the ‘Woods
Harry Baker
Marcy
Albany
Liz
Virgil Tillson
Hudson
Erwin Bretester
Andrew Winter
T. A. Connor
Patsy
Virginia
Saratoga Lake
Local Notes on Residents Near North Adams
Pownal resident Hazel Seels returns home after weeks at Castleton. Mrs Alice Ladd visits North Adams to see her son Dr Lawrence Ledd Sfee and Mrs Edger Peters with daughters Jean and Margaret relocate from Hillside X. J. after two weeks with the Buchanans. Mrs Charles Bass of North Adams visited relatives after three months in Water town BC to be near Corporal Bass stationed there. George Sordeaux of Hopsick Falls says two men injured in the truck crash have been discharged from North Adams Hospital. The older man Steve Seroski suffered more from fright than injury, while driver Edward Cummings sustained no broken bones.
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Corporal Bass
C. George Sordeaux
Hopsick
North Adams
Steve Seroski
Edward Cummings
South Stull Ant i Roosevelt Sections Stir Electoral Talk
Discussion among Southern Democrats about potential elector defections in a Roosevelt era crisis. Many expect southern electors to back Byrd or split, risking a Dewey majority if enough electors switch. Georgia and Florida officials warn bolt threats persist, while Mississippi backs the party in principle despite dissatisfaction.
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South
Byrd
F Roosevelt
Key
Thomas Deway
Mr. Roosevelt
Mississippi
Parc
Chicago
Gibson
Georgia
Sikes
Florida
Russell
Texas
Fragmentary notes on Texas Democratic convention and electors
Fragmented OCR text references a Texas Democratic convention and electors, partial returns, and political maneuvering. Mentions Governor Olan Johnston, Senate member Ed Smith, and Roosevelts support, with unclear context and disrupted phrasing. No clear event date or outcome can be confirmed from the readable portions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wald
Texas
Sememh
Olan
Johnston
EB. &Corion Ed Smith
Local Society Notes and Military Updates Across Town
Poestenkill Mrs. Martin Hunt is in Samaritan Hospital. Mrs. Albertus Cropser spends the week at Long Lake. Ss Ann Hubier spends two weeks in New York New Jersey and Washington. Wilbur Carlin in the Army on furlough with his wife. Pvt Curtis Swenor reports to Camp Bunner North Carolina after two weeks’ furlough with sister and brother-in-law. Mr and Mrs Marshal Benson. Corp Carl Weinbrecht returns to Kentucky stationed in the Army after furlough with his parents. Willing Workers Society Lutheran Church meets at the Heffays. Young Ladies Missionary Society meets at Mrs Roland Kropp home. Mrs Curtis Jones leads. Sailor Myers near Schenectady seeks his mother unable to find since return. If Mrs Myers reads this call Schenectady 22967.
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Martin Hunt
Samaritan Hospital
Albertus Cropser
Long Lake
Ann Hubier
New York
New Jersey
Washington
Orp
Wilbur Carlin
Army
Curtis Swenor
Camp Bunner
N.C
Marshal Benson
D Corp
Carl Weinbrecht
Kentucky
Edward Weinbrecht
Willing Workers’ Society
The
Lutheran Church
Robert Heffay
Young Ladies’ Missionary Society
Roland Kropp
Curtis Jones
Liquor Prices Decry Low Rates Across State
Liquor dealers report prices are too low as federal price controls hit the market. Imported brands show declines with one brand down from 4.15 to 3.79 while the federal tax remains at 1.57. Local businesses warn impacts on revenue and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal
Rev Paul Maitland to Be Pastor at Grafton
Rev Paul Maitland to be pastor of Grafton Baptist Church. He will arrive with Mrs Maitland in a month. He is Moody Institute graduate and comes from Hamburg where he served as pastor for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Maitland
Grafton
Grafton! Baptist Church
Maitland
Jailed for Gas Fraud by Buffalo Rationing Board
Bufaloi Carl Terrane, 27, convicted of making false statements to obtain 5,000 gallons of gasoline coupons. He was sentenced yesterday to one month in a federal penitentiary by Judge Joan Koight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bufaloi
Carl Terrane
Buffalo
Joan Koight
Two Arrested For Sale of Untaxed Beer
Two men were arraigned before U S Commissioner Clark yesterday morning after police reported they sold untaxed beer. Payment of the federal tax was involved as investigators pursued the case. Frange Spowten and others were identified as the arrests, with locations cited as Church Meérola and 235 South eee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Clark Tip
Frange
Spowten
Beyerinvesti
Stagle Yani Captures 1,000 Nazis in Allied Push
A World War II field report claims Stagle Yani units captured 1,000 Nazi troops within 43 hours, advancing from Coutances to Avranches. It notes prisoners held, complains of slowed operations, and mentions heavy resistance from German forces.
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Los Fortes
Nexmandy
Otto Attericio Rampans
Bis
Coldiine
Coutances
Avranches
Beyorul
Duvehbeys
Chertury
Local notes from Halfmoon area and Aug 7 9 hearings
Halfmoon Frederic Chase visiting relatives from 4 camp Texas. C S Hawley Chemical Co to meet Monday Aug 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the firehouse. Frederic Groat at Pampa Texas furlough with parents Earl and Mrs Groat. Assessments in town open for inspection at Earl Groat home Monday Aug 7 through Aug 9 hearings at town clerk office to hear complaints.
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Frederic Chase
Texas
C. S Hawley Chemical Co
Wil
Frederic Groat
Pampa
Earl Groat
Ae Uatl
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Forces of
All Ee
Thomas C. Hammond
North Lake Avenue
Gannel
Corp. Emsiett R
Marzello
Hammond
Air Force
G. I
India
Sicily
Ford Motor Co
Bird
Watervliet Arsenal
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Atd
Lan-singburg-Cenier Brunswick Road
Vic William ¢ Eis
Maple Avenue
36Th
Texas Infantry Division
Fifth Army
Intaly
Charles 22 Hill
RD de Waterford
15Th Army Air Force
Maly
Deborah A
Navel Air Station
F. A. Durer
Ninth Street
Naval Training Center
Sulton DL. Nelson
Robert E Lindberg
Averill, Fark
James L. Hills
Third Avenue
Theodore Debonis
Havermans Avenue
Deming Dusters
Deming Army Air Field
Dusters
Guy C. Keefer
Thompson Street
Guy.c. Keefer
Saipan
Keefer
Pacific Island
George
Kewlet
Edward C. Xewley
Navy
Sampson Naval Base
Lansingburg High School
John G. Kewley
Philip C. Eitzsimmens
Admiralty Islands
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Phil
al, Ladd
Chuck Goewey
Pickles
Darden
Pete Fitzsimmons
Ieave
Australa
John Francis Kennedy
Lafayette Street
Green Island
Sampson
Carl W_ Diller
Woodlawn Court
Carl Wmiller, JR
Elying
John L. Brady
Lexington Avenue
John Charles Fleming
Keesler Field
Biloxi
Mixs
Joseph A Pussatere
Rattorio Ut
Pelt
Latham
Nne
Europe
Guam
Hotilla
Asan
South Stull
Gied
Poestenkill
Sailor
X Myers
Schenectady
Dean My
Stagle Yani
GOLON
Stuarts Health Institute
Fourth St
Sunset Ave
Asbury Pack
Ella Macreynolds
Broadway
Third Street
Modernella
Deanna Dithin
Dudy Garland
Bonat Life Oil
Halfmoon
Buenos Aires
Franco Diligenti
Carlos Alberto
Franco
Maria Ester
Maria Fernanda
Maria Christina
Caribbean
Arctic
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
18Th Street and
Troy, N
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