Kiska Taken as Allied Forces Free Island
Allied ground forces on Kiska, aided by Canadian air units, cleared the island under fog cover. The operation, led by Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid, resulted in the Japanese evacuation of a 10,000 strong garrison, with extensive Allied bombings and naval losses in the Aleutians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Hkisks
Kiska
Aleutians
Kuriles
Paramushiro
Attu
Gertrids Cove
North Head
Howeer
Navy
Little Kiska
Thomas C. Kinkaid
North
S .Au
Japan
Jossesa
Tokyo
North Pacific
Dutch Harbor
Fort Mears
Hiska
Mediterranean
Aleutian Island
Kiska Island
United States
Mother and Son Held for Murder in Tennessee
Clinton Tennessee authorities say Addison Jackson 19 and his mother Cora will be charged with the murder of Deputy Sheriff Reuben Fox who tried to arrest Jackson for desertion. Jackson and his mother fled Briceville after the deputy was killed with Foxs own gun. Jackson later aided by his grandmother Pearl White who was wounded in the hip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Tenn
Addison Jackson
Cora
Jackson
Here
Briceville
Reuben Fox
Fox
Pearl White
la Follette
C. H. Wella
Addison
White
Blythe
Cal
Army
East Tennessee
Ody
British Lose 11 835 In Sicily American Casualties 7400
General Alexander announced 7,400 American deaths wounded or captured in Sicily as Allied ground forces finished the 38 day campaign with Messina. British losses totaled 11,835 dead wounded and missing, while Canadians reached 2,388 and Allied casualties 21,623. Germans suffered heavy losses with prisoners exceeding 135,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifteenth Army Group
Sicily
Harold R.L.G. Alexander
Mediterranean
Germany
Alexander
Messina
North Africa
U. S. Army
Allies Abolish Fascist Police in Sicily
Allied Headquarters in North Africa announced Saturday the abolition of the Fascist Secret Police known as Oura and steps to restore legal rights and relieve Sicilians of fascist financial burdens. Public safety officers with Amgot maintain order via the Italian carabinieri, commended by Gen. Sir Harold R. L. G. Alexander for efficient cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied Headquarters
North Africa
Sicily
Secret Police
Oura
Amgot
Carabinieri
Harold R. L. G. Alexander
Pick Milkweed For War Effort
Washington launches a campaign urging farmers to pick wild milkweed pods and sell floss to the government. Officials say milkweed floss matches kapok for hollow fibers and air cells, meeting specifications for life preservers insulation and military products. Targets set for 1,000,000 pounds this year, rising to 3,000,000 in 1944 and 5,000,000 in 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Ufe
Odd Fellows Lodges Prepare Reports In Syracuse and Troy
Reports on recent Grand Lodge sessions will be presented this week by Odd Fellows Lodges in Troy and Syracuse. Fred W. Whitehouse will speak tonight at Diamond Rock Lodge in Diamond Rock Hall. Delegates from Hudson Valley Lodge will report tomorrow at the 112th Street Temple and Arthur Wright will address Albia Lodge Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Odd Fellows
Troy
Diamond Rock Lodge
LO. O. F
Diamond Rock Hall
Fred W. ‘Whitehouse
Hudson Valley Lodge
112Th Street Temple
Arthur Wright
Albia Lodge
Whitehall Soldier Missing Paratrooper Trumbull Jr
Whitehall soldier Paratrooper Sergt. Thomas Trumbull Jr., 24, of Whitehall, has been missing in action since July 10 per War Department notice to his mother Mrs. Joseph Zayachek. He served seven years in the Army and joined the paratroops at their inception. His father Thomas Trumbull lives in New York and a brother George Trumbull in Whitehall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Trumbull, Jr
Whitehall
War Department
Joseph Zayachek
Sergeant Trumbul
Army
Thomas Trumbull
New York
George Trumbull
Wounded Officer Back from Africa
Lieut. Graeme Parrish of Cambridge arrived at a government hospital in Staten Island after being wounded in the right shoulder during the North African campaign. A telephone call to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm M. Parrish, confirmed the report yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graeme Parrish
Cambridge
Staten Island
Malcolm M. Parrish
Graeme
Barn Fire Destroys Farm at Boyntonville
Herbert Simmons farm in Boyntonville lost a large barn and hay in a daytime blaze. Horses and cattle were moved to safety. The nearby house was saved by the Hoo sick fire department. Fire origin undetermined. Granville reported slightly wounded in North Africa. father Philip Wood of West Granville notified. More details promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Simmons
Boyntonville
Hoosick
Granville
War Department
Philip Wood
West Granville
Sergt
Wonala Wood
Ign
Mechanicville man reduced sentence after appeal
William Liberty of Stillwater was ordered to begin a six month term in Saratoga County jail after a sequence of convictions for indecent exposure. The City Court sentenced him to one year, a county court appeal upheld, and a petition led Judge Tuck to reduce the sentence to six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Liberty
Stillwater
Saratoga
Ballston Spa
Howard J. Reilly
George O. Tuck
Christopher J. Heffernan
Liberty
Rickenbacker predicts US air power could retake Canton
Eddie Rickenbacker told American reporters in New Delhi on June 10 that with the 1st U.S. Air Force aid, the Canton-Hongkong area could be retaken at will. He outlined a four to five day window to strike Japanese convoys, push them to the open sea, and use Formosa as a springboard for a broader line to China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
Eddie Rickenbacker
The
World Observer
Stimson
U. S
Canton-Hongkong
Southwest Pacific
Formosa
America
China
United States
Rickenbacker
Russia
Jase
Rickenbecker
Eastern Airlines
India
Himalayas
New York
Richmond
Police Assist Young Mother After Unattended Birth
Police aided Mrs Margaret Maynard 20 of 122 First Street after she gave birth unattended Saturday night. Officers Connolly Buebler and Fake brought mother and infant to St Joseph's Maternity Hospital where Dr Fred W Lowinger attended. The baby weighed six and a half pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Maynard
First Street
Edward Connolly
John Buebler
First Precinct
Kenneth Fake
Central Police Station
Maynard
St. Joseph's Maternity Hospital
Fred W. Lowinger
Local Officers Win Army Promotions
Promotions for two Army officers from this area were announced by the War Department on a temporary war basis. Second Lieut Eugene E Brown of Cohoes advances to first lieutenant in the Air Corps. Captain Norman H Miller of Colton advances to major in the infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes
War Department
Eugene E. Brown
Lancaster Street
Air Corps
Norman EH. Miller
Castleton
Infantry
Hunter Field
Brown
Paul ¥. Brown
Teresa Brown
Warsaw Street
Mechanicville
Fort McClellan
Ala
Hawaiian Islands
Fort Benning
Dehees High School
Tivoli Knitting Mills
Watermelon Feed Benefit Planned at Stone Bridge
The Stone Bridge Community hosts the annual watermelon feed Saturday at the Community House. A program starts at 8 p.m. with 4-H Clubs of West Stephentown, Ruth Lilienfeld on piano, and Bert Dymond on accordion performing. Proceeds benefit the 4-H Clubs and the Community Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone Bridge
West Stephentown
Ruth Lilienfeld
Bert Dymond
Loveland Resigns as Hudson Falls Warning Center Chief
George C. Loveland, chief observer at the Hudson Falls Aircraft Warning Center since its start, resigns. Francis J. Allen, area supervisor, urges volunteers to maintain current schedules until Loveland’s successor is appointed.
Community notices from Stamford and Port Allegany
Mrs. Howard Bailey and Mrs. Bailey visit Stamford Catskills with Lawrence W Bailey a senior at Philadelphia College of Osteopathy spending a week with his parents Mr and Mrs F Wayland Edward A Collins chief petty officer Seabees stationed at Dutch Harbor Alaska visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Harvey Collins Rev Earl D Wooddell pastor Memorial Baptist Church and Mrs Wooddell called to Port Allegany Pa by death of Mrs Wooddell's brother Raymond Bowen funeral set today at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Bailey
Stamford
Catskills
Bailey
Lawrence W. Bailey
Philadelphia College of Osteopathy
F. Wayland Bailey
Edward A. Collins
Seabees
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Harvey Collins
Earl D. Wooddell
Memorial Baptist Church
Multiple Cohoes Obituaries Include Provost and O Day Farewells
The notice reports the deaths of Mrs Bridget Provost and Mrs John F O Day in Cohoes with home addresses. It lists survivors, church affiliations, and funeral arrangements at St Patrick's and St Agnes churches, plus interment at local cemeteries. Additional notices cover the funeral of Alyre Bail largeon at Sacred Heart Church and services for Mrs Anna Ensel at Sts Peter and Paul Church with burial in Waterford, including attendees and sodality details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget Provost
Bridget Dyer
Manor Avenue
England
St Patrick’s Church
St. Agnes’ Cemetery
Cohoes
John F. O'Day
Anastasia Burns
Cohoes Hospital
Cohones
Egbert Street
St. Agnes’ Church
Rosary Society
League of the Sacred Heart
Gilbert E. Roberts
Thomas J. McGrath
John
Corp
Gerald B
Kenneth J. O'Day
William Bickley
John J.doran
Herbert E. Sherman
Bernard J. Ryan
Clara
Irene Burns
St. Agnes' Cemetery
Cohces
Alyre Baillargeon
Ontario Street
Sacred Heart Church
Raymond J. Robert
George Fontaine
Winooski
Louis Guerin
Troy
Henry Lambert
Raymond Bissell
Frank Bordeau
John Benenfant
Henry
Alyre
Leo
Francis
Edward
Arthur Breton
Robert
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Waterford
Ladies of St
Vliet Street
Sts. Peter's and Paul's Church
Michael Martinuk
Leo Honikewicz
Michael Mazurko
John Jadros
Samuel Fisika
Michael Mazurek
Michael Priznar
Wasyl Warynica
Sts. Peters and Paul's Cemetery
Ladies’ Sodality of
Sts. Peter’s and Paul's Church
Cohoes Price Panel Helps Grocers Cut Prices
A volunteer price panel working with the War Price and Rationing Board in Cohoes reports substantial monthly savings for housewives. The panel trained grocers to calculate ceilings amid shifting prices and subsidies, normally checking about 11 items per store with only three above ceiling. Rechecks will continue and violators may face formal sessions and potential legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes
War Price and Rationing Board
OPA
Albany
Price Panel Association
Charles B. Coon~ Tod, Jr
Coonrod
Price
Anna E. Barnes
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Japs Free Island
North America
Aleutian Command
Kurile Islands
Southwest
Pacific
Sat Modernella ‘Ston
S&t
Phivee
Africa
First Methodist Church
Wilma Spaulding
Board of Education
Melvin C. Livingston
Home Service Committee
Red Cross
Earl D. Woeddell
Baptist Parsonage
North’ Fourth Avenue
Harry CG. Iden
St Paul's Court
Catholic Daughters of America
Court Prague
Ravena
Anna Tierney
South Main Street
Pender Block
North Main Street
Ese Aal
Thomas Marrin
Fred Hosley
Camp Butner
N. C
Gladys Hossey
John H. Sheehan
Sheehan
Maine
Earl Simpson
Santa Monica
Mr. Simpson
Mrs. Simpson
Ella Pangburn
Deborah Dyer
John Dyer
JW. McCormick
Schenectady
Canton
Eva McGee
Reservoir Street
Jayne McGee
William
Rudolph I. Roulier
Cary Brick Co
James Gavigan
High Street
Mr. Hall
Rasonal Finance Company
Albany Troy
State Street
Broadway State Bank
Fa Cm
MD St
Flor
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