American Forces Take Gagliano In Sicily Battle
Allied columns press toward Troina and San Fratello as German defenses collapse along a widening Sicilian front. American artillery drives doughboys up steep slopes to seize hill positions near Troina while naval and air bombardments target Adrano Francavilla and Messina. Bundeswehr retreat concentrates on a Mt Etna north last line as heavy bombers strike ports and rail links.
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Doughboys Press Troina Ridge Assault in Sicily
American troops struggled up steep, rock-strewn slopes under heavy machine gun and mortar fire near Troina as heavy cannons and infantry formations finally gained footholds. Axis defense centers on terrain to cover retreat toward Mt Etna while Allied air power concentrates over Messina Straits amid a climactic phase of the Sicily campaign.
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Leroy Appointed To State Post
Albany UP)-State Civilian Protection Director Edward O. Thomas yesterday appointed Gardner Leroy of Liberty as state property officer of the civilian protection division. Leroy, a graduate of Syracuse University law school, served as district attorney of Sullivan County from 1929 through 1931. He will receive an annual salary of $4,500. Ithaca INS)-A prediction that a 100,000 miles automobile tire will appear sometime after the war was made yesterday by Dr. William C. Geer, Ithaca scientist and inventor, and a former vice president of the B. F. Goodrich Co. The development will come from certain synthetic grades that will outlast natural rubber. London 2435)-The American-like pay-as-you-go income tax plan is being studied by the British Treasury. The scheme may have to be on a trial and error basis, as our income tax system is different.
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San Diegan claims youngest grandmother title in state
Mrs. Dorothy F. Brittain of San Diego has filed a claim as the youngest grandmother in California at age 36 with a 3 month old granddaughter. The claims of several other women are to be investigated to determine the winner.
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Americans Mopping Up At Munda
Allied forces conducted air and ground operations on New Georgia advancing on Munda and Bairoko. 65 tons of bombs were dropped on Rekata Bay seaplane base as Japanese resistance was shattered. Reports note hundreds of thousands of cigarettes found and continued progress toward clearing the island, with unclear remaining Japanese forces at Munda and Bairoko Harbor.
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Watkins Stars Beat Monarchs 6-4 at Knickerbocker diamond
The Watkins All-Stars defeated the Monarchs 6-4 last night with Bill Ryan earning the win on the mound. Ryan went five hits and eight strikeouts while going 3 for 3 with a triple. Curtis Hayner made key defensive plays at shortstop and Jimmy Wilson caught for Watkins. Harry Jones and Rudy Meoli led Monarchs with two hits and a Meoli double. Ed Blair pitched for Monarchs, Meoli catching.
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Practical Joke Ends in Death in Waterbury
In Waterbury Connecticut two men aged 26 and 53 were held on manslaughter charges for a fatal practical joke. They were cutting a wrecked car with an acetylene torch when they sprayed compressed air on 63 year old Joseph Rinchuso, causing internal injuries that killed him three days later.
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Ordinary Young Man Sidney Robbins Dies in Tunisia
Sidney Robbins, 21, who helped drive the Axis from Africa, left a final letter to his parents from Hill 609 in Tunisia promising to die for the world to be free. He wrote of pride in his family, gratitude to his mother Adele, and a wish to make the world a better place, asserting he died not as a hero but as an ordinary young man.
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Nazis revive tale of secret weapon saga
Berlin correspondent for Arriba claims Goebbels plans a new secret weapon to crush Allied forces. The report says November 1943 introduction, end of passive resistance by Christmas, and a brutal plan to annihilate enemies. Observer notes heat wave and noon meals in Berlin.
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Volunteers Eligible for Service Bars for Civilian Protection
Several hundred Troy area volunteers in Civilian Protection and rationing are eligible for woven ribbon bar service stripes. County director Lewis V. Griffin said distribution plans will follow after coordinating with deputy directors. Insignia arrive in six levels from 500 to 5,000 hours.
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Sweden’s Noble Families Introduced at House of Nobles
Stockholm report: Sweden yesterday introduced 666 noble families at the House of Nobles in Stockholm. In ancient times the number reached 3,000. Unlike England, Sweden does not create new counts or barons to swell the noble ranks. The total number of nobles today is about 15,000, with roughly 1,600 living abroad.
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Nazi radio promotes Watch on the Rhine to quell invasion fears
London dispatch says after three years of the We Sail Against Britain tune, German broadcasts now push The Watch on the Rhine. Goebbels drives a nationwide radio campaign designed to dispel anxiety about invasion as all German stations carry the song.
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Anything Can Happen In A Riot Of Chickens
Widespread Brooklyn chaos as Benjamin Schafer’s truck released 150 chickens fleeing into a softball game barbershop and barber crews, a dentist, and a barber shooing birds with shaving cream amid feathers and panicked bystanders.
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U-boat Crew Locked Up in Oslo Prison Akershus
Reliable Oslo reports indicate a sizable group of German U-boat sub officers and crew have arrived in London and are confined in Akershus military prison. The lockup stems from a refusal by sailors on six U-boats to go to sea, with later figures placing the imprisoned at about 200.
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Anga Enters To Open Sage Series
The Dramatics Association of Russell Sage College announces the 1943 44 subscription season featuring two plays a dance mime recital and a lecture opening September 24 with Angra Enters performances by actress Dorothy Enger, a leading theater figure.
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College Dramatics Association Announces Three Plays
The association schedules The Taming of the Shrew on November 5 and 6 with Shakespearean induction scene. Alice in Wonderland adapted for stage by Eva Le Gallienne to be performed February 25 and 26. Mady Christians, star of The Watch on the Rhine, will lecture March 31 on An Actress Between Wars. An unrelated note reports that on the job accidents cause many absences in war industry plants.
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