Watervliet Man Awarded Air Medal in War Letters Tale
A Watervliet man, Corporal David W. McGivers, earns the Air Medal after serving overseas for about three and a half months. A letter home to his mother recounts a reunion with his brother in England and notes a Presidential Citation. McGivers, son of Susie McGivern, graduated from Watervliet High School, worked at Bebe Manning Corp, and entered service in April 1943. Survivors include his widow Sylvia Lass and several siblings, with funeral planned at Brothers' Memorial Funeral Home and burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
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England
Corp
David W. McGivers
Susie McGivern
Dave
F. Twas
Weteriet High School
Anc
Bebe Manning Corp
Box
Perough
Maem
Fough
Francis
Catherine V
Playgrounds Close After Successful Season
Four playgrounds concluded a highly successful season with record attendance and family participation. Closing exercises featured a costume show at the High School Playground and a pet show won by Lois Batige’s dog. A barber union meeting and various community group notices followed, including a water department foremen exam and Mothers’ Club gathering. George W. VanVranken, longtime resident, died after a brief illness at 33 Seventeenth Street.
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the Brotherhood Flaminners
Kathleen
Jean
Lois Batiige
Mothers’ Club
the Sacred Heart of Mary Church
Bondar
Fifth Avenue
First Presbyterian Church
Arid Letory
Haswell Road
Ailpary
George W. VanVranken
Seventeenth Street
Watervliet Students Continue Paper Drive Despite Shutdown
Watervliet pupils persist in collecting paper as the Water Salvage Committee led by Alfred Meneely reports hundreds of pounds gathered during summer. Schools open weekly for paper drop offs and storage in schoolhouses for later collection while receipts declined through spring. Also notes convalescence of Nurse Luproving at Sasmarian Hospital following surgery.
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Watervliet Schoos
Alfred “C. Meneety
Tx Ebsionian
Water Salvage Committee
Meneely
Man Injured in Fall Through Glass at Watervliet
Berigma Provost of 439 South Avenue Troy was rushed to Troy Hospital at 4:06am with severe throat lacerations after falling through a pane of glass at Harold Dickson 254 Broadway Watervliet. Provost and cousin John Finch were visiting Dickson when Provost wandered away, then reportedly fell through the front door area. Police and paramedics responded as Provost bled heavily and was treated at the scene before transport.
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Berigma Provost
Sfth Avenue
Troy
Troy Hospital
Harold Dickson
Broadway
Waterviiet
Provost
John Finch
123Rd Street
Dickson
Waterviset
Finch
Stitch
Twenty-fourth Street
Flach
Community Club notices and fraternal group meetings
Local organizations announce upcoming events with plans for socials, banquets, and lodge meetings. Italo-Batho Club discusses mortgage burning banquet September 5, Gret Fit meeting of Hirwa tha Court, Order of Amaranth September 7, Festive schedules for Elks and Star groups, Laurel Lodge Odd Fellows meet tonight with George Miller’s visit, social hour to follow.
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Hesume Sesskrang
Hirwatha Court
Order of Amaranth
Mfuriet Bates
Aed
Joby McBain
Wilesta Caper
Order of Fastera Star
Ita Graz
Atarron Airs
Jang Sisters
Lord Alfred
Hart
Odd Fellows
Laurel Lodge
Broadway
Tenth Street
Grand Ceiling VanVars
George NM. Miller
Grand Lodge
Bebenectady
Eight Airmen Killed as Bombers Collision Routs two Liberators
Army officials disclosed that eight airmen died Friday when two four engine Liberator bombers collided in flight west of here. Witnesses said both ships crashed and exploded as they fell in close proximity.
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Army 5
Fight West
Hames
Ifire
Stillwater HS Talmade Bridge Club Evening
Friday night at their home on Lake Street residents were served and a pirate prize awarded to Mrs CS Hoskins. Attendees included Mrs A F Perry Mrs Hilda Wilbur Mrs C Hoskins Mrs W Devoe Mrs Charles Dyer Mrs Aurelia Pelussier and others. A drive is planned by the W S C 3 of the Methodist Church with a program and bag erive on September 1 at 2 30 p.m. Domat img are asked to bring bundles to the park. Personal notices include Mr and Mrs Eimer Guile and
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Airs
HS. Talmade
Ert
Lake Street
CS Hoskins
A. F. Perry
Hilda Wilbur
C. & Hoskins
W. &. Devoe
Charles Dyer
Ernest Ro Rede
Bergts
Aurelia Pelussier
W. S.C
Methodist Church
Local changes note retirements and hires in town
Mr and Mrs Floyd Shorter have retired from visiting at Buskirk. Frank Arexik, recently hired as music teacher in the high school, is moving into the Stump residence on Lake Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Shorter
Buskirk
Frank Arexik
Lake Street
Boys Combat Crime in Heverford Township Pa
In Heverford Township Philadelphia County authorities sworn in about two hundred boys aged 11 to 17 as visitor police to curb juvenile delinquency. George W Hit Jr program head said the corps is not a corrective measure.
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Pennsylvania
Heverford, Pa
BNS
Vistor
Heverford Township
Philadelphia County
George W. Hit, Jr
Instrument for Delinquent AIG Pat Recreation?
Fragmentary OCR text references an instrument related to delinquent activity and recreation. The readable parts are too incomplete to identify names, dates, places, or concrete actions. No verifiable event or entity can be summarized reliably.
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Sergt
Francis McG
PRN
Barbers
Board of Examiners
Ning
Theta Rho
Odd Fellows Hall
Sixteenth Street
Jean Schoonmaker
Alberte Potter
Municipal Civil Service Commission
Poesy
Tatu
Pine
Serene Cfargs
Peterman
Saeer
Pieterasat
Rugerst
Groter
Watervliet
Luproving
Elizabeth A. Halpin
Etty
Sasmarian Hospital
Pichic
Jermain Memo
Frank T. Mahar
Hig
Sta Sergi
Wil Ham
McDermott
Twelfth , Avenue
Lane George
Sergeant McDermidt
Barksdale Field
Louisiana
William Richmond
Supervien
Stillwater
Mrs. Eimer
Vermont
Vermont Treeut
New Leave Union Bus Terminal
Mote Towy
Firm and River Sta
Phong Troy
Sundsy
Bennalng
Hotlisd
Burlington
Vermont Transit
Frederic's
Permanen
Charm Beauty Salon
Third Street
Cearver Urnasten
Cemmany
America
United States
Bradley Dewey
Conference of Alcoholic Beverage Industries, Inc
Barsch
Bradley Desey
P. B. Offical
Walter G. FP Hitman
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