Arsenal Labor Day Parade At Watervliet Arsenal
The Labor Day celebration centers on a giant parade of all Arsenal employees led by Lt Col Meneely and Brig Gen Gillespie. The Arsenal Band, Ukrainian American Drum Corps, and three division formations highlight the procession planned between athletic events and evening festivities. Local staff, families, and civilian employees are invited to attend, with the event touted as the Arsenal’s largest to date.
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John EK. Meneely
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India
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Kohima
Pope Says War Criminals Must Pay and Punishment Debate
Vatican and Churchill discussions touch on punishing war criminals and avoiding punishing Italy. Pope Pius XII cited justice for offenders while urging safeguards for Italy, and urged consideration of nationality in peace terms. Also notes various vacation updates and personnel from local offices.
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Gise
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Shoemaker Leads Arsenal Specifications Section in Wartime
Fred Shoemaker a machinist by training rose to civilian head of the Specifications Section at the Arsenal after DeVore retired in 1940. He supervised preparation and issue of specifications for cannon and related weapons and materials during wartime expansion. Shoemaker, a native of Illinois, studied mechanical engineering at the University of Illinois and worked in engineering roles at several firms before joining Watervliet after two years as assistant to the director of research at Springfield Armory.
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Neb
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University of Illinois
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Springfield Armory
Watervliet
East Greenbush Man’s Estate Goes to Widow
Probate in Surrogate’s Court grants entire estate to Jessie M. Sharp widow of Henry B. Sharp of East Greenbush who died in August. Personal property valued around 35,000 with real estate not exceeding 5,000. Son Reaph Sharp named heir. Ernest L. Boothby acts as attorney for the estate. Judge Edward J. Donghue presides.
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Henry B. Sharp
Edward J. Donghue
Jessie M. Sharp
Reaph
East Greenbeeh
Onother
Ernest L. Boothby
Home Pressure in Congress as Lobby Groups Push Hard
Washington lawmakers grapple with intense home town pressure from amateur and professional groups. Visitors seek price boosts and policy exemptions, prompting frequent delegations, mail clogs, and doubled staff as congressmen balance agency directives and wartime controls.
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Congressiman
Jap Cruiser Believed Sunk Off East Indies
Gen Douglas MacArthur announced that skip bombing Mitchells sank Japanese freighters and damaged three other ships in the Dutch East Indies on Thursday. A cruiser was left blazing from stem to stern and believed sinking.
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Dutch East Indies
Douglas Macarthur
Separation Granted in Assumpia v Peer Supreme Court Case
Separation granted to Assumpia KE Shulza in Peer v Snulgady. Justice Francis J. Bergan dismissed the defendant's counterclaim of abandonment and ordered the defendant to pay the plaintiff six dollars weekly plus $99.39 costs. The couple married September 1 1339 and had no children. La Verne Orvis represented the plaintiff.
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Army Looks to Oct 1944 for German Collapse
House Postwar Military Policy Committee member Woodrum said the Army tentatively plans to end the war with Germany by October 1944. He spoke at a hearing where Navy official Horrish indicated continued Pacific fighting into 1945. No further details were provided.
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Pacific
Army Plans Revamping State Guards Postwar Study
The War Department opened a study toward revamping the National Guard in the postwar military structure. Officials weigh federalization risks and consider maintaining the guard as a state agency for emergencies, with broader authority for top officers. Committees will also review reserve components and align guard and reserve policies.
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Methodist Church Elects New Dean at Cedar Crest College
Rev. Robert FB Powell of Camden was elected dean of the northeastern jurisdiction of the Methodist Church yesterday during the fourth annual leadership school at Cedar Crest College in Allentown. Powell succeeds Rev. J. Earl Stark of Newark and is executive secretary of the New Jersey annual conference. The jurisdiction covers New England and Mid Atlantic states including DC and West Virginia.
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Harmon and Elyse Knox to Wed Today at Michigan Chapel
Former football star Tom Harmon and actress Elyse Knox plan a wedding in Arbor Michigan. About five hundred guests expected at the campus chapel. Miss Knox will wear a white dress fashioned from a parachute used to rescue Harmon when his Army Air Forces plane crashed in China last year. Harmon will wear his air forces lieutenant's uniform.
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Air Forces Leutenant
Mattress pad description from textile guide
A mattress pad is a folded cotton or wool blanket or other large soft washable material that covers the top of the mattress completely and can be laundered satisfactorily several times a season.
Senator Abbe Tops Final Raceway Card
Saratoga Springs reports a busy final race card at the summer meeting. Notables include Senator Abbe and Adage with Mose Day and Czar Man among outside contenders. purses range up to 350, with events for four-year-olds and up.
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Rome Celebration of Paris Almost a Riot
A chaotic scene in Rome as a demonstration for Paris celebration turned violent. An Italian flagstaff was torn down, police intervened and used force to disperse the crowd. The incident ended with the crowd singing and officers maintaining control.
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Paris
Savoy Cross
Wallace Visits Maine To Boost Liberalism
Wallace visits Maine to promote liberal policies amid remarks cited as boosting liberalism. The trip underscores political emphasis in New England regions as campaign chatter intensifies.
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Maine
Police Benevolent Assoc Meeting for Conroy Memorial
Troopers were asked by President William J. Ryan to attend a service at Morrison and Stow Avenues and then march to the home of John B. Conroy former Troy police commissioner and chief. Mr Conroy has died and a prayer recitation is planned with S.J. Cleary chaplain at Troy Hospital.
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Owen D. Young Advocates Split Germany Into Two States
Syracuse University notes Owen D. Young who devised the Young Plan on postwar German payments urged dividing Germany into two states after the war. He proposed Prussia and Bavaria become separate nations in a stark plan outlined at a public talk.
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Syracuse
Ufi-Owen B. ‘Young
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Bavaria
Italian Prisoner Flees New York Camp Shanks Escape
Italian prisoner of war escapes from Camp Shanks near New York. Details indicate the incident involved aircraft and movement restrictions, with search efforts mounted by authorities as part of postwar security measures.
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Camp Shanks
Conn
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