Troina Liberated by U S Seventh Army in Sicilian Fight
Americans enter Troina to find civilians traumatized by German looting and bombardment. Witness recounts streets strewn with ruins, refugees crowding cathedrals, and two elderly women guiding a grateful procession as Maj. Horner and troops push through shell wreckage. Civilians praise U S forces while recalling Mussolini era hardships and fear. Also note Richard Krebs passes Army induction tests and will report August 27.
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Don Whitehead
U. S. Seventh Army
Troina
Everett Booth
Chicago
Ibuit
Ishambles
Ste
Booth
Krebs
New York
Richard Krebs
Jan Valtin
Valley Falls Weekend Guests and Local Affairs
Valley Falls is marked by visits as Mr and Mrs Robert Darling of Williamstown stayed with their uncle H H Sharpe over the weekend. Miss Katharine Prickett nears recovery after an appendectomy at Samaritan Hospital. The Aremen hosted a clamsteam at Schaghticoke Fair Grounds drawing about 220 attendees. Mrs George Slawaon, visiting her parents Mr and Mrs G B Hall, has returned to New York.
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Robert Darling
Williamstown
H. H. Sharpe
Katharine Prickett
Samaritan Hospital
Schaghticoke Fair Grounds
George Slawaon
G. B. Hall
New York
Ogdensburg Gets New Archbishop McEntegart Installed
Most Rev Bryan J McEntegart was installed as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg in a ceremony led by Most Rev Walter Foery. The former social worker and charity leader has a 25 year record in relief and Catholic charity work in New York and national service.
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Ogdensburg
Bryan J. McEntegart
Walter A. Foery
Syracuse
Francia A. McIntyre
New York
St. Patrick's Cathedral
New York City
McEntegart
Adirondack See
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Catholic Charities
New York Archdiocese
National Conference of Social Work
White House
New Catholic Diocese Installations Mark St Lawrence Feast
The national secretary of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association described as Pontifical Society overseeing Near East missions reported the death of Bishop Francis J. Monaghan on November 13. An outdoor procession with medieval pageantry accompanied the new bishop’s installation as St Lawrence feast day was observed. The diocese spans Northern New York from Lake Ontario to Lake Champlain and down toward the Mohawk Valley.
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Catholic Near East Welfare Association
Near East
Louia D. Berube
Francis J. Monaghan
St. Lawrence
Maine
St. Lawrence County
Ogdensburg
New York
Lake [Ontario
Lake Champlain
Mohawk Valley
Gave Them Light First Street Lights In Easton
Henry Burrows aged 78 flipped the switch to illuminate the first street lights in Easton Maryland marking a milestone for the town. The event was reported by INS and noted as a historic community improvement for residents and local authorities.
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Easton
Ins
Henry Burrows
Burrows resigns after 56 years as town power engineer
Easton reports Burrows has turned in his resignation after 56 years of service at the town power plant. He says he enjoyed lighting the streets and now believes it is time for someone else to lead.
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Easton
Burrows
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