Fort Edward readies centennial observance parade setup
Fort Edward plans a nine day centennial celebration starting August 28 through Labor Day. committees and individuals are expanding efforts for events and projects. letters to 200 communities drew early acceptances from Wait Hose Co Hudson Falls Ballston Spa Fire Department Lake Placid Fire Dept Youth Glens Falls Fire Dept and Fort Johnson All Girl Junior Drum and Bugle Corps. The Schenectady Kilie Band will perform at the parade and other days.
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Fort
Edward
James P. Malin
Wait Hose Co
Hudson Falls
Ballston Spa
Lake Placid
Youth
Youth Glens Falls
Fort Johnson
U S Ambassador to Netherlands Quits in 1944 shuffle
The White House announced the resignation of Herman B. Baruch as Ambassador to the Netherlands. Selden Chaplin, a 50 year old veteran diplomat and former ambassador to Hungary, was speculated as his likely replacement. The exchange of letters shows the president’s sincere regret at Baruch’s departure.
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Washington
White House
Herman B. Baruch
Netherlands
Selden Chaplin
Hungary
Baruch
Timman
Portugal
Federal reshuffle shifts many federal duties to new agencies
A sweeping government reorganization transfers 800 federal workers and thousands of state employees, shifting control of unemployment programs, veterans services, and public employment offices. The Postmaster General role gains a deputy and new chiefs, while the Civil Service Commission gains a chairman and authority over day to day operations. Maritime, Public Roads, and National Security agencies undergo consolidated leadership to streamline policy and spending.
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Bureau of Employment Security
Truman
Veterman
Carl Gray
Tobin
USFS
Labor Department
Social Security Board
War Manpower Constitation
Federal Security Agency
Wor
Congresa
Jeson M. Donaldson
Congress
Poatenasters
U 3. Civil Service Commission
Commission
Harry B. Mitchell
Mitchell
Frances Perkins
James M. Mitchell
Maritime Commission
Philip B. Fleming
Fleming
Genville Mellen
Joseph K. Carson
David J. Codidaire
Raymond 8. McKeough
Public Roads Administration
Federal Works Agency
General Services Administration
Bureau of Public Roads
Commerce Department
Charles Sawyer
Mation Operator Fined On Machine Charge
A motion operator was fined after a machine charge in a local court. The ruling ordered the machine repaired and the operator to cover costs. No further names or places are clearly legible in the surviving text.
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Mation
Youth Suffers Head Injury At Playground
A youth sustained a head injury at a local playground after an incident near Dehn Conta Street and Magee Brsortal area. Witnesses report brief contact with a protruding object. emergency responders arrived and assessed the scene. Parents were informed and the incident is under minor investigation by local authorities.
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Serond
Magee
Troy Area Residents Win Scholarships for State Aid
Two Trojans and residents from Green Island and Cohoes were named winners of state scholarships for children of deceased or disabled New York soldiers. Walter Conway of 242 Fist Street and Marilyn McNamee of 7 Rankin Avenue in Troy also received awards, joining Joan Garrett of 46 Pleasant Court Cohoes and David E Bullock of 127 Hudson Avenue Green Island. The students will test for the May awards and receive full tuition and maintenance for four years at any state college.
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Green Island
Cohoester
New York State
Walter Conway
Fist Street l
Marilyn McNamee
Rankin Avenue
Troy
Joan €. Garrett
Pleasant Court
Cohoes
David E. Bullock
Hudson Avenue
Hawaiian Negotiators Urge U S Mediation Director
Honolulu negotiators called on Cyrus Ching head of the U S Mediation and Conciliation Service to travel to Hawaii and resume peace talks in the 111 day dock strike. Ching may be unavailable due to other duties, and talks remain in recess awaiting his reply.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Washington
Cyrus Ching
U. S. Mediation and Conciliation Service
Ching
Young Wife Admits Strangling Infant
Chicago police report a 29 year old wife and former University of Chicago payroll clerk confessed to choking her six day old daughter with a diaper over poverty. She said she contemplated killing the infant for about five minutes before acting. The baby, Susan Elizabeth Skeoch, was found dead on a bed in the dingy apartment.
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Chicago
INS
University of Chicago
Dorothy Skeech
Beig
Susan Elizabeth Skeoch
Thomas
Susan
Rescue Craft Speeds Toward Disabled Ships
A rescue craft accelerates toward distressed vessels as survivors aboard a sinking ship struggle to reach safety. Authorities coordinate efforts with escorting vessels and signaling crews to maintain position and readiness for potential transfer operations.
Queher Fire Smoke Scented in Vermont
Vermont papers report a fire incident with smoke lingering in the area near a town center. Details are unclear but authorities investigate possible causes and assess impact on residents and nearby structures.
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Vermont
Weill suit seeks injunction against Saratoga gambling dens
Mrs. Rose Weiss, of Ballston Spa, filed a motion for a permanent injunction in state supreme court at Lake George to close five Saratoga Springs gambling establishments. She claims her husband lost about $14,000 at the venues and asks Governor Dewey to order an investigation and remove county officials. She listed owners and operators and provided alleged loss details across several venues, seeking immediate temporary relief and an accounting of the funds.
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Lion
Saratoga County
Ballston Spa
Rose Weiss
Ian Amdavil
Saratoga
Ashe
Pat Grennon
Allie F. White
Alfed Pepper
Vic Urquhart
Peppe
Caroline Street
Wess
Railroad Place
Weiss
Urquhart
Weixe
Ausvand
Dewey
Bern
Toma
Delay Sentencing Delayed for Bennington Man
Delay in sentencing for a Bennington man was entered by the municipal court. The defendant pleaded not guilty to charges including a tractor theft count and faces pending instruction and potential transfers. Local officials and prosecutors plan further hearings as the case proceeds, with additional charges possibly added.
Jockey's Wife Severely Hurt In Accident
Mrs. Jane Martin, wife of jockey Robert Martin Jr., was seriously injured when their car fled off Union Avenue en route to a New York Turf Writers dinner. She faces skull fracture, broken pelvis, right wrist, leg injuries, and internal trauma. husband escaped with minor injuries. hospital report notes slight improvement.
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Jane Martin
Robert Jr. Martin
Saratoga Springs
Martin
New York Turf Writers Dinner
Union Avenue
Completing Course Pvt John F Carroll Graduates Fort Sam
Private John F Carroll son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Carroll of 458 Seventh Avenue graduated recently from the medical laboratory procedure course at Fort Sam Houston Texas The state motto of Iowa is On Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain
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John F. Carroll
Joseph Carroll
Seventh Avenue
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Towa
Writ Denied in Lonely Hearts Killers Case
Raymond Fernandes and Mrs Martha Meek lost a federal habeas petition arguing jury fatigue and premature action after a 12 hour 4 minute deliberation. Judge Holtzoff ruled exhaustion of state remedies required, with the death sentence pending Monday before mandatory court.
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Raymond Fernandes
Martha Meek
Seasion
Alexander Holtsoff
Herbert E. Rosenberg
Supreme Court
Fer Dnando Pecora
Pecora
Holtzoff
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Rosenberg
Beck
Court of Appeals
Menands Man Named To Head State Bureau
Dr. Ernest A. Frier of Menands was named provisional chief of the bureau of instructional supervision in secondary education in the New York State Education Department. A former Schenectady resident, he is the son of Mrs. Elma L. Frier and the late Schenectady City Councilman Ernest A. Frier. He joined the department in 1944 as an associate supervisor after a recent reorganization.
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Ernest A. Frier
Menands
Bureau of Instructional Supervision
New York
Funeral notices span local obituaries and services
Funeral services for Martha Vinci and her family members are noted along with private and public memorials. The record lists interments at Our Lady of Angels Cemetery and Elmwood Hill, various church rites led by multiple clergy, and survivors including children and grandchildren. Also recorded are deaths of Walter King, Amanda Cannon, George Martin, and Frank Bolster with funeral details and burial sites.
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Mes
AmMimo
Mra
Martha Vinci
Anthony
J.presee
Baliston Spa
Vise
Mohawk Street
Yeo- Georges Pries
Thurebons
Mephen P. Vinci
Memories Hospital
Ballston
Notre Dame Dee
Whitehall
Saratoga Avenue
Balle
Celas A. Robinton
Opa
Harold T. Sharpe
Talla
Leonard
Methodist
Hicks
Our Lady of Angels’ Church
Ray
Charles Adame
Siena Collage Ag
Pietro Yon
Wes Eung
Fafard
Armand Fafard
Jerome
Campbell
Arthur Pippo
Charles Bebo
Our Lady of Angels’ Cemetery
Amanda A. Cannon
Edward J. Cannon
Edward L. Cannon
Highland Avenue
Troy
Amanda A. Simmons
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
St. Eliabeth Guild
Charles Waterman
Watervliet
James Gerighty
Edward L
Emmett H
Earl L
Harold W. Cannon
Malote
Elmwood Hill
Walter C. King
Walter ©. King
Rensselaer
New York Central Railroad
Washington Street
Harriet Frye King
J. A.ccitelio
Scherectady
J. King
Albany
Melvin Rowe
William
Jgoetz
Bern
Ard Farrell
Thomas King
White- Shail
Sullivan Funeral Home
Broadway
Bolster
Frank E. Bolster
Manchester Depot
Walter Hitt
Factor Point Cemetery
Village
Brunswick Volunteers Plan Clamsteam
Members of Brunswick Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 of Sycaway plan a clamsteam to be held Sunday August 28 at 1 p.m. on the firehouse grounds along Hoosick Road. John J. Leary Jr. is company president. Committee chairmen and cochairmen were named: reservations Ray Pettigrove and Jake Schlachter. grounds Walter Cantwell Jr. and Albert Russo. sports Charles Murray and Bernie Yeager. finance Robert Maguire.
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Brunswick Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1
Sycaway
Hoosick Road
John J. Leary, Jr
Cochairmen
Ray Pettigrove
Jake Schlachter
Cochairman
Walter Cantwell
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Pacman
Intereer
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Johnson
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Sidney W oSauers
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Trier
Joe
Morera Sabiatios
Alen Shellie
Troy High School Radio Workshop
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Record
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Eleanor Ohr
Margaret Spencer
Adele Cohen
Dorothea Behm
Ruth Wood
Diane Willetts
Troy Area
U.S
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Engemia
Halifas
Staten
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Lidjow
Spa Gaming
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Raat
Rotland
Tad Cherk
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Viherk
Barleton Spa
Preece Fa
Mary Jene Anderson
Grean Inland
Walter deNew
William Méshan
Donald Adderson
Green Inland
Margaret Baily
Emma Milter
Nisong
George W. Martin
George W. Marin
Averill Park
Beth- Hechem Center
Mary Schmander
Bethlehem
Harold Harvey
Clarence Fletcher
Weat Sand Lake
Joan Martin
San Diego
Cal
Mrs. Abigail Fountain
Abigail Benjamin Fountain
Stockbridge
Mass
James and Mary Care Benjamin
Adams
North Adams
Simmons Funeral Home
Hillside Cemetery
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