Labor Federation Calls for Cooperation in Wartime Unity
The New York State Federation of Labor neared its 80th annual convention as delegates adopted a resolution urging cooperation on a statewide, national and international scale behind President Roosevelt. They criticized the Smith Connally Act, supported labor representation in government bodies, and backed postwar veteran rehabilitation while opposing sales and poll taxes and discrimination.
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Buffalo UP
Yo State Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
Board of Education
United Nations
Office of War Mobilization
Deadline Today for Jap War Prisoner Packages
The deadline for packages from home to Japanese war prisoners to travel on the Gripsholm is today. Red Cross of Rensselaer County reports a cargo valued at $1,565,000 will be loaded, with 55 percent for Philippine Islands prisoners taken at Bataan and Corregidor. Remaining off loads include Java Shanghai and Japan, and supplies cover food, medicines, vitamins, blood plasma, clothing, and religious materials for prisoners and internees.
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Japan
Gripsholm
New York
Rensselaer County
Red Cross
Philippine Islands
Bataan i
Corregidor
Java
Shanghai
Far East
Canadian Red Cross
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Red Cross Prisoners of War
Philadelphia
Army
Navy
American Red Cross
U. S
Philippines
Surgeon General's Office
United States
Pleasant Valley Home Bureau Plans Sewing School
Pleasant Valley Home Bureau held a meeting at the home of new chairman Mrs. Leslie Hakes Cropseyville. They plan a sewing school on September 15 at Mrs. Leroy Adams’s home with new clothing and remodeling. At times Mrs. Clifford Lewis will lead room arrangements lessons. Mrs. Sprengle and Mrs. O’Donnell will teach cooking and storage space in the jail. A community party is being planned for the Christmas holidays.
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Pleasant Valley Home Bureau
Leslie Hakes
Cropseyville
Leroy Adams
Clifford Lewis
Howard Sprengle
James O'Donnell
City Tax Rolls Opened After Grievance Days
The Troy Board of Grievance reviews 1944 tax assessments as the city displays its fixed tax rolls for 15 days. Books are on the first floor of Central Fire Headquarters to avoid stairs, open daily until Monday, Sept. 13, with hours 9 am to 4 pm and 9 am to 12 noon Saturdays.
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Troy Board of Grievance
Central Fire
Mechanicville
Charles Gibbs
Fort Devens
Mass
Seth N.genung
First Presbyterian Church
Troy
Waterford First Presbyterian Church
New York
James H. Glavin
Supreme Court
Saratoga County
Democratic State Committee
William N. Haskell
Waterford
Blame Firemen For Blazes Patchogue Youths Charged
Two 16 year old youths enlisted as probationary volunteer firemen for Patchogue Fire Department were arrested charged with turning in false alarms and setting minor blazes. Philip Liguori pleaded guilty to several false alarms while Arthur J. Mullen denied the charges.
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Patchogue
INS
Patchogue Fire Department
Philip Liguori
Arthur J. Mullen
Troy Officer Jap Prisoner Writes Home
The Burke family learns their son Lieut. J. LeRoy Burke of the Army Air Corps is a prisoner of war in Camp I Philippines and is safe. Burke, a former 105th Infantry Service Company member, flew in the Philippines and served before Pearl Harbor. He has two brothers in the service, one in South Carolina and one with the Amphibian Corps at Fort Edward, Massachusetts.
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J. LeRoy Burke
Army Air Corps
Philippines
Burke
William J. Burke
Warren Avenue
War Department
105Th Infantry
Catholic Central High School
Siena College
Pearl Harbor
Air Corps
Corregidor
Sergt
South Carolina
Francis Clayton Burke
Amphibian Corps
Fort Edward
Mass
Pownal Man Suffered Bad Infection. Beebe Spends Week Away
William C. Sulle of Pownal is badly infected in the left hand and away from work in North Adams for several days. Miss Helen Beebe is spending this week at Pontoosuc Lake with a group of girl friends from Williamstown.
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William C. Sulle
North Adams
Helen Beebe
Pontoosuc’ Lake
Williamstown
D. & H. Railroad Wins Review Of Assessments
Delaware & Hudson Railroad wins court review of special franchise assessments for Waterford and Whitehall. Writs granted by Supreme Court Justice Francis Bergan. Case returnable Oct. 8 in Albany. Rail line claims levies illegal and excessive. Waterford Barge Canal bridge cited as only partially used for railway purposes. Waterford assessment 164700. Whitehall 225792.
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Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Waterford
Whitehall
Supreme Court
Francis Bergan
State Tax Commission
Albany
Barge Canal
Waterford Citizens Party petitions for November slate
Waterford residents circulate petitions for Citizens Party nominees in the November election. Slate lists Angus Garrett supervisor, Allen Germain town clerk, J Edward Surgess justice of the peace, Edward Whitehouse councilman, Eli Gilbert councilman, George G Gero assessor, Arthur Marland assessor, Raymond R Beddow highway superintendent, Hiram Vedder school director. No opposition named.
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Waterford
Citizens Party
Angus Garrett
Allen Germain
J.edward Surgess
Edward Whitehouse
Eli Gilbert
George G. Gero
Arthur Marland
Raymond R. Beddow
Hiram Vedder
Regents Exam and School Calendar Schedule Note
Dates outline a school year with recess from January 17 to 20 and February 22, Easter recess to April 14, and May 30 for Memorial Day. Regents examinations run February 22 and June 18 to 22, with school closing June 23, baccalaureate June 25, and commencement June 27.
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Washington
Bace Calaureate
Suspected Thief Begs for Life
New York dispatch reports 19 year old Robert Walsh of Roxbury Massachusetts was held on 2500 bail after he fell to his knees and begged a policeman not to shoot. Walsh was found with jewelry when a window was smashed nearby and a patrolman fired one shot in the air. Walsh pleaded for mercy as another man fled.
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New York
SNL
Robert Walsh
Roxbury
Mass
Walsh
Carl Hubner
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D. & H. Railroad Wins
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