Badoglio's Minister Resigns Amid Italian War Talks
German radio and Madrid reports say Italy remains in alliance talks with Germany as Badoglio’s government faces internal strife. Umberto Ricci replaces Bruno Fornaciari as interior minister amid peace demonstrations and unrest in Milan and Bari.
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London
Associated Press
Aly Pound
Benito Mussolini
Pietro Badoglio
Madrid
Badogna
Italy
Rome Radio
Umberto Ricci
Bruno Fornaciari
Formaciari
Germany
Greece
Sicily
Adolf Hitler
London Daily Telegraph
Europe
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Wilhem Keitel
Raffaele Guariglia
Vittorio Ambrosio
Guariglia
Ambrosio
Badoglio
House of Savoy
Spain
Rome
Milan
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Algiers Radio
Bari
Adriatic
Varese
Genoa
Milian
Turin
Eiume
Trieste
Yugoslavia
Erwin Rommel
Desert Fox
Rommel
Navy Enlists William C. Taylor From Averill Park
William C. Taylor of Averill Park has enlisted in the Navy at the local recruiting office and has been accepted for service. He will report for training at Sampson.
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NAVY
William C. Taylor
Averill Park
Sampson
Americans 7 Miles from Randazzo in Sicily Front
Allied forces press toward Randazzo in Sicily as German reinforcements retreat through rugged terrain. Air and naval bombardment pin down escape routes along the coast while American and British units close in from Bronte and Cesaro, with Randazzo seen as a potential breakout point.
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Sicily
Italy
Cesaro-Bronte
Randazzo
Mt. Etna
Bronte
Taormina
Capes Orlando
Calava
Milazzo
Capp Orlando
San Fratello
San Agata
U. S
Seventh Army
Riposte
Acireale
Torrenova
Cape Orlando
George 5. Patton Jr
Messina
Sicilian
Barcellona
Catania
Pedara
Cesaro
Woman Says Baby Snatch Unchallenged and Returned Home
A Hawaii case centers on Mrs. Wright who abducted infant Judith Gurney and kept her at the Wrights’ home near Camp Adair until police traced the child. The husband, Sgt. Jesse Wright, was held as a material witness and the mother faced kidnapping charges after her tale of losing a previous child.
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Camp Adair
Weinrich
Wright
Hickam Field
Sergeant Wright
Jack Green
Sergt
Jesse Wright
Baby Gurney
Gurney
S. W. B. Gurney
Judith
B. Lew Hurd
Mrs. Gurney
Gurneys
United States
Wrights
Judith Gurney
George Kant
State Police Bureau of Identification
Looking Glass Country in Illinois Mirrors a Legend
In southwestern Illinois a vast prairie reflecting after rain creates a natural inland mirror known as the Looking Glass Country. Dickens described it in 1842, and Scott Field near Belleville popularizes the tale for Army Air Corps trainees, who spread the legend as they train.
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Belleville
Looking Glass
Dickens
Charlies Dickens
United States
England
U. S. Army Air Corps Training Center
Scott Field
Army Air Corps
Ill
Charles Dickens
U. S
Army Air Force
Illinois
Universal Tongue Fails Says Wells
H G Wells argues universal language is a blind alley and predicts more languages will emerge in the next century. He proposes a visual system of symbols and a basic vocabularies converging into a global pigeon speech with a large common lexicon. He notes lovers create private words and warns articulation changes hinder a universal code.
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New York
H. G. Wells
Wells
Saturday Review of Literature
China
Norman OPA Feud Settled Over Pleasure Driving Ban
Norman C. Norman and the OPA ended weeks of dispute after a hearing before the New York County Wet Price and Rationing Board. Norman had refused to appear on a charge of violating the pleasure driving ban and had his basic four gasoline ration book recalled. The panel absolved him and restored his A book.
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New York
OPA
Norman C. Norman
New York County
Norman
Return to Duty for Yeoman First Class John Kelly
Yeoman First Class John Kelly of the Naval Reserve has returned to duty at Camp Peary Williams burg Virginia after a furlough with his parents Police Sergeant John Kelly and Mrs Kelly off Dudley Avenue.
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John Kelly
Naval Reserve
Camp Peary
Williamsburg
Kelly
Dudley Avenue
Cohoes Red Cross reports 136000 dressings by unit
The Cohoes Red Cross surgical dressing station reports 136,810 dressings and 2,967 hours of work since starting July 23 1942. Nineteen active workers hold 50+ hours with pins and 11 have 150+ hours with Red Bar. Members total 268 with 127 active. unit needs more workers.
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Cohoes
American Red Cross
Charles A. Northe
Edward Hemple
Cochairman
Red Cross
Mohawk Street
Northey
Hemple
Scouts Return To Cohoes After Week at Camp
Members of Troop 44 Boy Scouts of America tied to St. Agnes Church COhoes returned from a seven day camping session at Saratoga Lake. Scoutmaster William D Donlon and Assistant Scoutmaster Edward Grennon led a program with first and second class tests, merit badges in many fields, and a plan for annual future camps. Local residents Josephine Piwnica and Mrs Thomas Brown recover from operations while families on Forest Avenue, Main Street, and Columbia Street hosted visitors and Green Bay. Gagnon commissioned second lieutenant at Fort Benning after serving at Fort Bragg and Camp Butner. Seaman Nicholas Mack returns to duty at Sampson Naval Training Station. Irene N Mataheer promoted to first sergeant in the WAC at Fort Jackson. Fire at Beaunit Mills slight damage. Engagement announced between Marian Gilbert and Albert Mayville.
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Boy Scouts of America
St. Agnes
Cohoes
Saratoga Lake
William D. Donlon
Edward Grennon J
Thomas Chevalier
Mario Giammattie
John Martin
Edward Murphy
Francis Dingley
Joseph Legace
Bernard Beaume
Richard Cuddy
John Cunningham
Ronald Derocher
William Mullen
William Miler
Donald Gamache
John von Buskirk
Robert Stopera
John McDonald
Martin
Legace
Cudding
Cunningham
William Carney
Benjamin Rosecrans
Frank Warzyk
Cuddy
Murphy
Dingley
Beaulne
James Sokotoski
McDonald
Sylvester Moak
Howard van Buskirk
Josephine Piwnica
Hamilton Street
Cohoes Hospital
Thomas Brown
Forest Avenue
Samaritan
William Smith
la Salle Institute
Infantry
Fort Bragg
N. C
Camp Butner
Nicholas Mack
Naval Training Station
Sampson
WAC
Irene N. MiaAteer
Fort Jackson
5.C
Corp
Francis H. McAteer
Army Air Corps
Africa
Odille Brassard
Adams Avenue
Beaunit Mills, Inc
North Mohawk Street
Marty B. Gilbert
Fourth Street
Marian Gilbert
Albert Mayville
Bertha Mayville
Berkley Avenue
Cohoes Salvage Committee Praised For Paper Drive
William J. Vandercar, chairman, received a letter from D. R. Hartshorne of the War Production Board praising the Cohoes salvage program. The Cohoes Paid Firemen's Association also assisted, with members securing cartons from businesses as they plan to resume paper collection next week.
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William J. Vandercar
Cohoes Salvage Committee
D. R. Hartshorne
War Production Board
Cohoes Paid Firemen’s Association
Cohoes Draft Board Announces August Induction Plans
Cohoes Selective Service Board 345 issued notices for the August draft contingent. Inductees will undergo final physicals at area centers in about ten days, then those chosen for Army service will receive 21 day furloughs before duty next month. Others may be called seven days after induction. Fathers’ supplementary questionnaires are mailed to update classifications, notarization required, with aid available at City Hall. In Rotary talk, motor machinist James D. Zink and SPARS Ensign Doris B. Menshaw to speak at Van Schaick Island Country Club. Lt. Comdr. Thomas Kiely to oversee program. Seaman Second Class Ernest L. Gicewicz received furlough after boat training at Sampson.
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Cohoes
James D. Zink
U. S. Coast Guard
Craig Elected By Write-in At Cohoes
In Cohoes yesterday Oliver Craig won the Third Ward Third District GOP committeeman post by six write-in votes, defeating regular candidates George Stewart and Charles Surprenant who tied at five. A coin toss by the Albany County Board of Elections will decide whether Stewart or Surprenant serves. Polls were open noon to 9 pm with slower morning voting and higher turnout later in the day.
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Cohoes
Oliver Craig
Jas
George Stewart
Charles
Albany County Board of Elections
Stewart
Surprenant
Cohoes Auxiliary Plans Convention Participation
Final plans for the Ladies' Auxiliary of E. T. Ruane Post American Legion of Cohoes to attend the state convention in New York City were outlined at a meeting. Delegates include Mrs. Pearl Smith and Mrs. Elizabeth Dundon with alternates Mrs. Josephine Hildreth and Mrs. Sarah Halloran. Albany County committee chair Mrs. Mary Landry also to attend. other local members listed to depart for NYC. past members attending include Commander Alvin P. Bullock and others. A social will be held in their rooms tomorrow night.
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New York City
Ladies’ Auxiliary
E. T. Ruane Post
American Legion of
Albany County
Mary Kiiduff
Vera Aves
Martha Gilligan
Marie Landry
Elizabeth Parker
Blaine Parker
Eva Connors
Alvin P. Bullock
William Hutchins
Lawrence Connors
Frank Schenck
Anna Mae Patnode
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Stull
Paradiso
Toe
Catanzaro
Angitola
R. A. F. Liberators
San Giovanni
Castel di Tusa
Draft Board
Ernest L. Gicewicz
U. S Naval Training Station
Craig
Troy
River Stre
Haddock
Mohican Sane
Mohican
Rancncon
U.S. NO. 1
BOC
Iga
Raphy
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