Salem and Watervliet Men to Receive Medals in Washington
Salem resident Tig. Francia J. Clark and Watervliet native will join 22 other Medal of Honor recipients in Washington for a ceremony on the White House South Lawn. Clark, a former Army sergeant with the 1st Division, distinguished himself at the Siegfried Line, earning hero's honors after boldly assaulting a pillbox and aiding fellow soldiers under heavy fire. His wife is from Salem and his family also has members in service.
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DiAtes
Gsadro
Weterviler
Homer
Clark
Sseen
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Mir
James A Clark
Sulens
Nommandy
France
Rex Momh
Rhinstead
Siegfried Line
Sith
Oe Siewfried
Unem
Diva
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Maxes James
Dorion
Waterviter
Honer
D'alessandro
Hearty 3
DeLeon
Chaitien Wii
Bernard P. Bell
New York City
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Madison
Alm
Cecil H Botton
Huntsville
Ale
Herschel F. Eriles
Anekeny
Bobbie Brown
Columbus
Iga
Herbert H. Burr
Han Leas City
Lesond
Edward JG. Dahlgren
Caribou
Michael J. Daly
Southport
Conn
Matario Gercia
Sugar Land
Tex
Robert E. Geratung
Chiacgo
James R. Hendrix
Lepante
Ark
Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Lloyd G. McCarter
Tacota
Wash
George L. Mabry
Hagood
S. C
Donald Rudolph
Minneapolis
Forrest E. Everhart
Bain Bridge
Jack L. Freadwell
Snyder
Okla
George B. Turner
Los Angeles
Sir Whiteley
Georgetown
Leonard Funk, Jr
Kinsburg
Seth Clyde Choate
Anna
Raymond HL Cooley
South Pittsburg
Tenn
Ralph G. Neppel
Glidden
Army Will Vacate Lake Placid Hotels
One hundred seven Army leased hotels will be vacated by November 15. The facilities include two at Lake Placid and five at Atlantic City, New Jersey. Acting Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson ordered the Army to vacate to align with department policy for rapid redeployment and civilian use.
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Washington
Army
Atlantic City
Lake Placid
Robert P. Patterson
Killed in Action Captain Sarauw Remembered in War News
Captain George C. Sarauw 30, former Wysaniskill resident, was killed April 18 on Shima Ryukyu Islands when his jeep hit a mine. Bronze Star recipient. born thirty, Lanc ingharg High School graduate. Wife and daughter in Plattsburg. Brothers in service in Coast Guard and Army in Italy.
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George C. Sarauw
Wysaniskill
Aefion
Shima
Ryukyu
Retia Islands
War Department
Elsie Sarauw
White View
Fste
Olaf J. Sarauw
Sarauw
Lancingharg High School
Plattsburg
Captain Sarauw
Seaman Ric Charles F
Coast Guard
Pvt
William C. Sarauw
Italy
Changes Ahead for OPA Rationing Boards in District
Rationing ends on gasoline and several staples, prompting reassignment of staff by Lester W. Herzog to the price division. Troy Rationing Board chair Charles C. Freihofer says several focal board changes are possible, awaiting official word. Chester Bowles notes lifting some controls while price stability remains a priority during a potentially unstable period.
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Lester W. Herzog
Charles C. Freihofer
Troy Rationing Board
Focal Board
District Board
Freihofer
Chester Bowles
OPA
Busy Little Squirrels Aid State Reforestation Effort
Red squirrels received first funding from the State Conservation Department as money savers. The department notes about 5000 dollars are saved annually in payrolls because the squirrels collect and store white pine seeds from tree tops. Conservation workers raid the squirrels vaults for surplus seeds to fuel the state's reforestation program.
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State Conservation Department
Gren
Jurors Drawn for Septem ber Term of Rensselaer County Court
County Clerk Lawrence J. Coltains, in Judge Herbert D. Hamm’s presence, drew grand and trial jurors for the September term. Judge Hamm will convene on Tuesday with jurors reporting on opening day. second panel on September 10 and third panel on September 27. Names span Royce G. Davis to George W. Schilo with addresses across Troy, Rensselaer, Averill Park, Schaghticoke, and surrounding towns.
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Rensselaer County ‘Court
Coun‘ty
Lawrence J. Coltains
Herbert D. Hamm
Serif
Philete F. Kaver
Hamim
Dewey
Harcy B. Clinton
State Tax Commission
Hamm
Wil
Pasel
Roy G. Davis
Second Avenue
Catherine Hughes
Fiora “‘M. Bullies
Stephenrone
Josephine V. McGraw
Thirteenth Street
Wiliam J. Waters
Third Street
Edna L. Barber
Schaghticoxe
Harry Matthews
Mechanic Street
Edward P. Feathers
Cropseyville
Augusta Anderson
Eighth Avenue
Clarence D. Dankem
Johnsonvile
Asthur Goodermore
Berle
Nicholas Badishir
Averill Park
Arthur FL Bliss
Florence Angel
Rensselaer
Clyde Bassett
East Nassau
Kenneth Bailey
Lorraine Hutton
Schaghticoke
Michael J. Sullivan
Burdett Avenue
Talmadge Fadieman
Troy
R. D
Albany Postmaster expands staff with key appointments
The promotions of Peter J. Grant of Albany to deputy postmaster and James B. Rafferty of Albany to superintendent of postoffice motor vehicles were announced Friday by Albany Postmaster Jones Hayes. Grant succeeds William G. VanCott who retired after 53 years of service.
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Peter J. Grant
Albany
James B. Rafferty
Jone
Hayes
Grant
William G. VanCott
Appeal in Nead Case Returns to Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals has reversed a prior decision and returns the Nead versus Dikewa dispute to the county clerk for action. Nead allege a wall on adjacent property is a nuisance and seeks demolition, while the Dikewas contest the ruling. The case stems from years of litigation culminating in the Appellate Division affirming Justice Sturrey. Now the claimants plan further appeal to the Court of Appeals from that ruling.
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Court of Appeals
Greater Datas
Ithe
Philip J. Ciclo
Nicola and
Clementine DiLeva
Appellste
Edger Nead
John P. NeNamee
Nead
Dikewas
Wilden
Murray
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di- Levas
No 1
Appelste Bivi
Justice Sturrey
Ce Fandants
Buyer of Stolen Goods Sent to Jail
Troy police won their first round against persons purchasing stolen property from a minor today as Judge James F. Byron in Patent Court sentenced James Caroselli, proprietor of the Swap Shop at 162 Fourth Street, to serve two months. Plainclothesman Michael J. Kane led the case. Caroselli pleaded guilty to a Penal Law violation.
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Troy
James F. Byron
Pative
James Carousel
Fourth Street
Michael J. Kane
Detective Bureau
Caroselli
Lansingburg
Ceroselli
Local social notes from Troy and area
Cambridge Lyndon Wallace was in Troy Thursday. Mrs John Jacobsen hosted the W C S Thursday at her home. Mr and Mrs Raymond O'Brien and family of Giets Falls visited Mr and Mrs Perry Hipp this week. Miss Mary Varley is a patient at Leotard Hospital recovering from an appendectomy.
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Cambridge
Lyndon Wallace
Troy
John Jacobsen
Raymond O'Brien
Giets Falls
Perry Hipp
Mary Varley
Leotard Hospital
Albany Doctor Promoted to Army Captain
Fred Feldman former Albany Hospital psychiatrist and son of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Feldman of 172 First Street has been promoted to captain in the Army Medical Corps. He serves at Camp Upton New York in the Convalescent Hospital infirmary division and entered service as a first lieutenant in October 1944. He previously served at Mason General Hospital and is a graduate of Albany Medical College Union College and Troy High School.
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Fred Feldman
Albany Hospital
Benjamin Feldman
First Stree
Army Medical Corps
Army Service Forces Convalescent Hospital
Camp Upton
L. 1
Feldman
Mason General Hospital
Long Island
Albany Medical College
Union College
Troy High School
Carlisle Barracks
Pennsylvania
Firemen Get Call To Pick Apricots
Mrs. Ralph Crowder of St. Louis nearly solved a backyard apricot crop problem when she asked the fire department to pick the fruit. A ladder truck arrived but firefighters said they had no time to pick apricots, citing a fire somewhere else.
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Be. Louis P
Ralph Crowder
Sta Lous
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