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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1944
Page
14
Rebels in Paris clash with German troops as authorities impose curfew and ban gatherings. Parisians face machine gunfire and fires as French Forces of the Interior resist, with Gen. Charles De Gaulle and Koenig coordinating efforts from Normandy. Reports say Maquis control parts of France while Petain’s fate waits a decision by the National Committee.
Report from the front describes heavy Allied air action over Hungary and central Serbia. Normandy Typhoons and Fifteenth Air Force Liberators struck Luftwaffe airfields and tank formations, destroying dozens of tanks and wrecking enemy airfields as V-18 forces push against the Falaise pocket.
Allied air forces report repelled strong Japanese fighter opposition while hitting key targets in Japan including Yawata steel works and ships in the China Sea. B-24 Liberators scored direct hits on a major warship, with follow up raids claiming enemy losses and significant fires visible from long distances.
Allied forces under Patton push toward Paris as German units retreat from pockets near Falaise and Argentan. British Canadian troops widen the Seine defense while heavy air and tank actions collapse pockets east and west of the capital with thousands of German casualties and prisoners reported.
RAF Mosquitos bombed crossing attempts as Germans flee toward the Seine. U S Ninth Air Force and British Second Tactical Air Force destroy 62 tanks and 21 vehicles along the Allied left flank from Pernay to the Seine. De Gaulle arrives Cherbourg signaling Paris likely to fall to Allied forces. British naval fire neutralizes batteries at Houlgate Bonville while R boats near Le Havre suffer hits. Severe weather disrupts German Seventh Army but does not halt Allied advances.
Portland police seek a new type of saboteur blamed for prowling in a backyard garden before attempting burglaries. Affected residents report suspects watching properties and planning break ins, prompting warnings to secure yards and report suspicious activity to authorities.
Sergi Anthony Voey of Cohoes, son of Mr and Mrs Afee Veey of 2 Ontario Street, has received the Purple Heart after being wounded twice in two months in Italy. Wounds occurred May 10 and July 3, with the latter keeping him in hospital while he remains in service after a year overseas. His brother, Corp Angela Very, serves in the Army Air Corps in New Mexico. A soldier’s meeting is set for 3 p.m. today, with Young People’s Meeting tomorrow at 4 p.m. and an evening holiness service Friday at 8 p.m. Cohoes Lodge No 696 F and A M plans to confer the second degree tomorrow at the Masonic Temple, with W Lée Blood presiding.
The War Refugee Board said yesterday that the Turkish motor ship Merkura carrying Romanian to Turkish refugees was shelled and sunk by German surface craft on August 5 in the Black Sea. More than 250 passengers perished in the sinking. Survivors, led by executive director Konin W Pehle, are en route to Palestine.
Shirley Ann Hansen of 230 Tenth Street was bitten on the left ankle by a dog in her home hallway last night. Police officers Cart Pendt and Edmund Hickey transported her via radio car to Troy Hospital, where she received treatment before returning home. Dog owner’s identity could not be learned.
Pvt. Marcel Michaud of the U S Army, reported missing in France since July 15, was killed in action per a War Department telegram to his wife Mrs Helen Michaud of 6 Cayuge Street Cohoes New York. He entered service December 3 last year, had overseas duty since June 16. Survived by wife and two sons Marcel Jr 12 and Alfred 1. A military funeral mass is planned Saturday at 8 30 am at St Agnes Church with service men on furlough invited.
Lieutenant Walter C. Rowan, son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Rowan of Cohoes, reported missing in action after serving as a bombardier in the Army Air Forces. He has held the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and has been recommended for the Distinguished Flying Cross, with over five years in service and overseas in the South Pacific. The grandson of Mrs. Andrew Rowan of 31 Amity Street, Cohoes.
The Red Cross plans a home nursing class in Cohoes with weekly sessions at 7 30 pm starting Monday Sept 15 taught by Mrs Sally Cummings and Mrs Mary Lynch public health nurses for a 12 week course Registrations are taken at the War Council offices in City Hall Plans for a later list aid course will be announced Soldier guest Pvt Howard Webb Perrier son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Perrier is guest of honor at social events before duty at Fort Dix En route to New York he will join his brother Gary Perrier Open house and gifts marked his send off Friends neighbors and relatives honored him with dinners and a party Mrs Eugene LaFarre was surprised with a 50th birthday attended by about 50 guests including piano solos and dancing A 1200 feet concrete sidewalk project at former School Park Breslin Avenues was contracted for 889 the only bid by George F Wertime the work includes removing three large tree stumps Lieut J C Byron left for M cDill Field as air field instructor after 18 months in the Mediterranean Robert McMahon reported to Naval Training Station at Sampson for boat training
Officials of the Cohoes Selective Service Board issued a call to a contingent of inductees with a forthcoming preinduction physical exam. The exact number chosen remains unrevealed but is expected to be sizable. The quota has recently included newly registered 15 year olds, and a second group will be summoned this month as the date for reporting to an induction center approaches.
Pte Curtis G Daley son of George Daley of 2430 Mohawk Street Cohoes receives Bronze Star for risking his life to reestablish and maintain communications after heavy enemy fire near Edmondeville France on June 4. He and another soldier faced danger beyond duty to save lines amid losses of eight men. Daley, now with family in Cohoes, previously worked at American Service and Refinery Co before enlisting.
Mrs Anna LeBlanc Louprette widow of William Louprette died Sunday morning at Troy Hospital after brief illness. She resided most of her life in Cohoes and was active in St Joseph's Church and local women’s organizations. Survived by three daughters Mrs Louis Jean Mrs Floyd Baker and Misuy Lena Loupretta of Cohoes one son Miller Louprette of Round Lake five sisters two brothers and several grandchildren. Funeral from 129 Remsen Street at 8:50 am then St Joseph's Church for Solemn requiem mass. interment in St Joseph's Cemetery Waterford.
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