Roosevelt Returns From Canada Vacation With No One Met
President Roosevelt resumed duties in Washington after a brief Canada vacation on Lake Huron near McGregor and Whitefish Bays. He was joined by aides and military officers including Admiral Leahy and James Byrnes. He had two meetings set with Secretary Hull and General Marshall and reportedly some fishing during the trip.
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George C. Marshall
President Roosevelt’s Canada fishing holiday at Mamitoula Island
President Roosevelt spent a week on peace-time holiday at Mamitoula Island, the world’s largest inland island and a popular Canadian resort. It marked his first Canadian holiday outside Campobello, drawing attention from North country natives.
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President's private train trips through Ontario to Birch Island
The President traveled by a ten car private train from the United States through Ontario to Birch Island in the Georg ian Bay area. He fished in the afternoon catching five black bass with a light trout reel. Birch Island sits near Manitoulin Island and is connected by a small stream. a special track and platform were built for the train. Local guides Donald MacKenzie and Ernest St Pierre assisted the fishing outings, with waters around the area rich in bass pickerel pike muskelonge and trout.
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Halfmoon Ladies Guild Meeting and Camp Edwards Report
Halfmoon The Ladies Guild will meet at Mrs. Frederic Foshay's home on Tuesday August 17. George Roberts left for Camp Edwards Massachusetts with the Saratoga County contingent last week. John Dempsey stationed at Camp Crowder Massachusetts is spending furlough with his parents. The Ladies Guild of the First Baptist Church will serve meat loaf and covered dish supper on the church lawn today at 5:30 p.m.
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Cameras Barred For Civilian Use In Aircraft
Lieut. Gen. Hugh A. Drum announced that civilians may not use or operate cameras in aircraft within the eastern military area except with prior authorization. The rule also bans sketches drawings and maps by fliers unless official consent is secured.
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Local Notes From Round Lake and Whitehall
Round Lake Miss Beverly Brown is spending two weeks at the Y W C A Camp at Grafton. Mrs Nellie S Davis who had been in guest of Mrs J V Gailor the past two weeks returned to Whitehall Saturday. Laurence A Hickey of Miami Beach and Fransville Ind is spending a month at the home of his mother, Mrs Laura E Hickey.
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Bridges slams Pravda critique of Western front failures
Senator Styles Bridges denounces Pravda as unfounded and unfair while defending U S and British actions in World War II He says Russia has not supplied air bases for attacks on Japan but vows no attack on Moscow Bridges notes lend lease aid and Allied offensives in Africa and Sicily have constrained Germany and aided Russia amid the war.
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Fear of invasions haunts coasts in wartime warning
Bridges cited extensive losses of American lives delivering supplies to Russia via the dangerous Murmansk route, warning that coastal regions face heightened invasion fears amid ongoing wartime pressures.
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Murmansk
Berlin Residents Sue for 5000 Over Pittsfield Accident
Two Berlin residents Lewis Reisner and Charles F. Kimball sue Prentiss R. Eddy of Pittsfield for 5000. Kimball seeks 3000 for personal injuries and car damages, Reisner seeks 2000 for personal injuries.
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Albany Couple Injured as Car Hits Pole in Broad Street
Miss Mary Parisi of this city and Milton Roberts of Poestenkill were injured when the car driven by Roberts struck a pole near Tivoli Street in Albany. They were taken to Memorial Hospital where Parisi was held for treatment for severe cuts to head and face while Roberts received laceration care.
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