Ohio Man Named to RPL Faculty
Prof. John R. B. Weske joins Renesc ratz Polytechnic Institute as a professor in the Aeronautical Enginesmniz department. A German-born engineer, he previously taught at Case School of Applied Science and worked for General Motors, General Electric, and Bethlehem Shipbuilding, contributing to high speed aircraft development and jet propulsion research.
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John RB. Weake
Renescratz Polytechnic Institute
Agramautical Enginesmniz
Case School of Applied Science
Cleveland
Weske
Norn
Germany
Bremen
United States
General Motors
Geners, Electric
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp
Harvard University
Case
Pat E. Heimke
RBPLL
Aeronautical Enxin
Aero
de. Weske
Swamp Root advertised as cure for kidney issues
An old advertisement touts herbs and extracts allegedly from Dr Kilmer and Co for backache nervousness and poor kidney elimination. It claims Swamp Root helps kidneys and invites readers to request a free sample by sending name and address to Dept 204.
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Garoroe Biante
Feoix
Celeeks
Biel
Aimee
Caplen Setlory
Valerlen
Furptsa
Sautatray Moothark
Ateet
Andra Kamer
Kilmer
Kitmer & ‘Co
P.O
Stamford
Conn
Weske Family Ties Highlight Ohio Academic Circles
The article notes Br. Weske as chairman of the Cleveland Engineering Society and a member of the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, Sigma Xi, and other bodies. His wife Dorat Bruces has taught at Western Reserve University and Hathaway Brown School, serves on multiple Ohio and Episcopal groups, and the Weskes live near Cleveland in Hudson awaiting their son John.
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Tocal
Institute of Aeroraurical Sciences
Cleveland Engineering Society
Bellety of Medesical Engineers
Society For the Promotion of Engineering
Sigma Xi
Tou Betz Pi
Br. Weske
Dorat
Bruces
Dexorée
Radcliffe
Fescher
Battiacre
Apartments Burn in Fort Edward
A fire in the Powers Block business district of Fort Edward damaged two apartments and left two families homeless. The blaze started in the second floor kitchen and spread to dining rooms on both the second and third floors. Mrs. Effie Sprague and her daughter Ada Barker with Ella Barker occupied the second floor, while Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Walkup and three children lived on the third floor. Mrs. Sprague was injured trying to enter the kitchen. her dog perished on the back porch and was euthanized by a fireman. Fire damage and smoke loss were about $3,000.
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Powers
Fort Edward
Effie Sprague
Ada Barker
Ella Barker
Joseph Walkup
Sprague
Lamont 2nd Reported Missing on Submarine Snook
Thomas W. Lamont’s grandson and JP Morgan director is reported missing in action aboard the overdue submarine Snook. The Harvard student enlisted October 1, 182 and sought submarine service, becoming a nephew of Mrs. Corliss Lamont.
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Thomas W. Lamont
Zadh
J. P. Morgan & Co
Corliss Lamont
Margaret Irish
Troy
Harvard University
Purple Heart Tardy Hero From Troy Recalls War Honors
Troy native and former bus driver Sergeant Raymond B. Smith, infantryman with the 7th Division, recounts his combat service including a Silver Star and Bronze Star for bravery near Wawa Dam and Zig Zag Pass on Luzon. He notes two Purple Hearts may have been earned, with one arriving four days late, and reflects on why Purple Hearts should go to truly wounded men. Smith, wounded at Wawa Dam and in other actions, also earned the Distinguished Unit Badge and Philippine Liberation ribbon. He trained as a platoon sergeant and served overseas for six months, awaiting transfer at Letterman General Hospital before medical care.
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Raymond Bi. Smith
Troy
Luzo
Abe
Smith
Sith Infantry
Merritt Ir
Leteeman General Hospital
San Francisco
Cal
Tranefer
Secon
Hacky
Wawa Dam
Sergeanit Smith
Manila
Home Arts Group Meets At Pfeffer Home
The Home Arts Group of the Home Bureau met Monday at Mrs. E. C. Pfeffer's residence 97 Twenty third Street. Leaders were chosen and members discussed projects for this year's Home Bureau program.
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The
Home Bureau
E. C. Pfeffer
Twenty-third Street
Wounded-Sgt George Wetherbee returns home after Okinawa wounds
Wounded-Sgt George Wetherbee, son of Mr and Mrs Ray E Wetherbee of Eagle Bridge, returned to New York after ten weeks in a Guam base hospital. He enlisted March 26, 1942, trained at Fort Jackson and performed desert maneuvers in Arizona and amphibious training at Norfolk and Shreveport. He went overseas March 10, 1944, saw action in Guam Leyte Ryukyus and Okinawa, and earned the Good Conduct Medal the Purple Heart and Oak Leaf Cluster for wounds received May 13 1945 on Okinawa.
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George
Wetherbee
Ray E. Wetherbee
Eagle Bridge
Duip
Guam
Okinawa
Serpean Wetherbee
Army
Tith Division
Fort Jackson
S.C
Arizona
Norfolk
Shreveport
San Francisco
Hawaiian Islands
Leyte
Ryukyu
Demonstration At Canning Center Draws Large Crowd
More than 14 people visited the canning center in the lobby of the Ute New York Power and Light building. State food agent Mrs. GeO Van Keuren urged using reliable Home Bureau guidance for canning, noting berries and fruits can be preserved without sugar while retaining vitamins and minerals. She warned that proper canning according to instructions is essential for safe preservation.
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Canning Center
Atonday
Ute New York Power and Li
Geo van Keuren
Home Bureau
Col Greene Dies in Overseas Accident
Lt. Cob Earle D. Greene son of Mrs Semel Greene of Weyward Hayes Massachusetts and Fort Lauderdale Florida was killed in an overseas accident in Czechoslovakia on July 2. A Harvard graduate and field artillery officer, he earned the Bronze and Silver Stars along with the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Merit during eight campaigns with the First Infantry Division. He was buried with full military honors in the cemetery.
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Cob Earle D. Greene
Isar Belle Trotter
Czechosiovakia
Hocopene
Greese
Semel £. Greene
Vweverd Hayes, Masa
Fort Leanderdale
Fla. Re
John Trotter
Wilam Trotter
Janes, Lowe
Pirfield
Harvard
B3ré Field Artillery
Ee ? Greede
We Welcome Your Help in Recruiting War Workers
A. J. McGinty, head of the War Manpower Commission, told The Times that the paper’s appeals for skilled labor to support the Hanford project in Washington and the Clinton project in Tennessee were effective. He praised the newspapers and unions for their cooperation, noting that Trox workers and survivors of the field’s campaigns were grateful for the assistance and the spread of the appeals.
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A. J. McGinty
Ares War Manpower Commnission
The
Times Second
Frey
Ainmie Hom
McGinty
Hanford
Washington
Clinton
Tennessee
Exhibition of Twenty One Army Paintings Opens in Schenectady
Twenty one paintings portraying the Transportation Corps activities in the European theatre will be shown at the Sigma Phi fraternity house on the Union College campus in Schenectady. The exhibit opens tomorrow and will be free to the public daily except Friday evenings, with hours from today through Tuesday.
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Army ‘Transportation Corps
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John R. Weske
Thomas Lamont
Nabisco
Mogors
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Troy Soldier
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Bermsress
By Galbraith
Yietia
Bateholis
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Ink
Jewelle Permanent
Victory Gil Wave
Col. Greene
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Frears
Zemo
Frears Clearaway Price
Uege
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Confort
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