Troy Soldier Wins Audience With Pope in Rome
Private Frank C. Hutton of Brunswick Road, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Prenk E. Hutton, earned a rare meeting with the Pope during a Rome visit with American troops. He described the moment the Pontiff touched rosaries and blessed the soldiers, recalling his awe as he stood apart to await a chance to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grough
Troy
Holy Father
Rome
Frank C. Hutton
Prenk EL. Hutton
Brunswick Road
Cour
Amcan
Stersee
Hutton
America
Norsk State
Nis
Engeiraze
la Salk
Acknowledging Wartime Comforts for Feet and Insurance Figures
A hospital nurse praises a wartime foot relief bath using MU-COL powder mixed with water, offering quick comfort for tired workers. The ad notes MO-COL as a cheap hygienic remedy available at drug stores, and references a 1843 New York state insurance statement detailing assets liabilities income and disbursements for Fire Insurance in this state.
Trojans In Both French Invasions
Two Troy seamen from the battleship Texas Ernest F. Gratton Jr and Edward Hope Jr claim participation in two French invasions. They recall landing in Southern France and Normandy and serving as artillery for the Army. Letters mention Greek flags seen and French and Allied ships in their task force. Also Frank Ciccarelli of 3462 Fifth Avenue promoted from first lieutenant to captain at Camp Fatnin Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Texas
France
Ernest F. Gratton, Jr
Edward Hope, Jr
Gratton
Ernest Gratton
Mann Avenue
Hope
Edward Hope
Normandy
Frank I. Ciccarelli
Fifth Avenue
First
Heutemans
Infantry Replacement
Legion Campaign Aims to Fund Mountain Camp Endowment
Woble-Carlahan Post of the American Legion in New York leads a drive among members to support the American Legion Mountain Camp at Tupper Lake. If successful the camp can stay open year round. current funds cover only six months. Commander Willard E. Honesteel urges full participation and female returns at the post meeting Thursday. Nominating committees will be set for the October 20 election and installation. Several members seek commander as a large turnout is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woble-Carlahan Post
American Legion
Tupper Lak
Department of New York
Willard E. Honesteel
Legion Esce
Noble Callahan Squadron
Sons of American Legion
Chatham Fair
Su Parpate Andrade
Air Corps
Chatham
Probe Reveals Nazi Booby Trap on Pushkin Grave
Moscow authorities report the state investigation committee led by Mikolai Tikhanovt uncovered a booby trapped grave for the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. The Nazis allegedly burned Trigorie church, where Pushkin held funeral services, and destroyed the Cathedral of the Assumption at Trigoris with the 200 year old bell. They also cut and burned hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of trees in Pushkin Park for fuel.
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Moscow
Airo
Leningrad
Mikolai Tikhanovt
Alexander Pushin
Pushkin
Trigorie
Lord Exton
Photographer Volunteers Free Portraits For Families Of Soldiers
A newspaper photographer offers free home front portraits for families of service members overseas. He prints and mails photos at no charge and asks families to write to Northeastern News Photos at 15 Seventh Avenue with preferred shooting times. Despite anonymity requests, he reports letters from a dozen soldiers praising the homeward gift and notes he has photographed children, pets, and family scenes to boost morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seevng
Nin
Seventh Avenue
Victory Garden
Omer
Rev John M Stuart takes Third Presbyterian pulpit
East Side pastor Rev John M Stuart recently completed a summer course at Princeton and will preach at Third Presbyterian Church Sunday at 11 am. He will lead midweek prayer tonight at 7 35 pm and previously spent a week instructing at Boy Haven near Saratoga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Stuart
Third Presbyterian Church
Princeton
Wounded Men Sign Up To Give Blood
Two former members of Company A 205th Infantry wounded in action volunteered to donate blood at the Red Cross Blood Bank with members of Company A Second Regiment State Guard on Labor Day. Lieut John F Conway and Master Sergeant Alfred J Curtin spoke with captains as they gathered donors at the Armory, with an honor roll to record donors.
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205Th Infantry
Red Cross
State Guard
John F. Conway
Alfred J. Curtin
Plassia
105Th Infantry
Sai
Curtin
Merrill
Borat
John B. Prout
Company A
Willam C. Preston
Headquarters and Service Company
Iof
Way
Frank Leversee
Labor Day
103Rh Infantry
Saipan
Local families spend week at Burden Lake
Fesa Mack Katherine Shananan and Denise Culver, formerly of this section and power Utica, are spending the week at Burden Lake. They are chaperoned by Mrs. G Kenneth Brand, Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Clarie, Lewis Revoir, Jean Koeista and Mr and Mrs Martin How and family. The How family have arrived home after two weeks at Burden Lake. Miss Koeisch has left for East Hartford Connecticut to spend six weeks with her aunt Mrs Timothy Alatie, 3 Kemp 1 Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fesa Mack
Katherina Shananan
Denise Culver
Power
Utica
Burden Lake
G. Kenneth Brand
Timothy Clarie
Lewis Revoir
Jean Koeista
Martin How
Miss. Koeisch
East Hartford
Conater
Ore
Timothy Alatie
Kemp
Avenue
Five Men Sentenced in Albany Election Probe
Five men were sentenced in Albany during a special term of the Supreme Court convened by Gov. Thomas E. Dewey to probe alleged election law violations. Sentences ranged from two to four months in Albany County Jail, with several others given suspended or deferred terms while the grand jury prepares further indictments.
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Supreme Court
Thomas E. Deway
Albany County
Albany
Justice Pactom Swift
Walter L. Pincke
Prospect Heights
Waterford
James M. O'Brien
Coborg
O'Brien
Pincke
George P. Meélaghan
Harry Steinberg
Clarence Rockenstire
Joseph ¥Rasey
Clifton
Draper
Louis Filbush
I Francis Champagn
Jackson 14
Avenue
Gohoés
Charles J. Connor
Fred. Jakab
Dominick Ferrange
Abraham Rendolph
Louis Nolette
Fil Black Watch
John Neeley
John
F. Coughlin
Theodore Dyke
Peter Gilmer
Thomas Lacey
Edward L. Berg
Alfred Dunnigan
Roosevelt Robinson
John Sabo
Clarence Merridor
George Aldrich
Dean Fox
George Benoit
Tase
Steinberg
Benoit
Former Colonie pro Loguidice killed in France action
Former Colonie golf pro C. A. Loguidice, an Army paratrooper, was killed in action in France. He left a wife Mrs. Violet Hood Loguidice, his parents Mrs. and Mr. Philip Loguidice of Albany, two sisters Mrs. Annette Borick and Mrs. Jennie Britton, and a brother Sergi Francis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golf Fho Rieled. Corp. C. A
Corning Returns To Job As Mayor
Erastus Corning resumes civilian duties as mayor of the city after a military furlough. He returned today from Port Blanding and discussed plans with city officials to review the 1945 budget and pursue a tax rate cut of about 3.50 per 3000 assessed value.
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Aloany
Erastus
Corning
City Hall
Port Blanding
Bla
Meyor
Judge Clinton Affirms $155 Judgment in Auto Collision Case
Judge Clinton upholds the Troy City Court ruling awarding $155 to Giesel Connolly against Thomas Mi Galle and Thomas Salty from a November 3 collision at 463 Fifth Avenue. No injuries, property damage only. Plaintiffs represented by Tosena Stanley. defendants by Joseph Purcell. By affirming the City Court, the County Court rejects additional $34 and $54 claims but sustains the overall judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Citten
Troy
Giesel Connolly
Thomas Mi Galle
Thomas Salty
Fifth Avenue
Nere ‘Belg
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Pope
New York
Robert E Binsin
State of New York
Dereby
Berwatt
Fire ‘Insurante
Ase Sur-” Aine
Manufacturers National Bank of Troy
Franklin Square
Broadway
Third St
Second Ave
Corinth
N.Y
Meune
Federal
Carpetaten
Hollywood Milliners
Hollywood
William H. Frear & Co. Inc
Airport Inn
Lef
I. Hart Beresford
Rosella Saunders
Employees’ Association
Delima Haines
Michael J. Flynn
Louise B. Barber
Ethel Champoux
William J. Phillips
Legion
Camp
Mediciale
BUF
East Side
Arthur H. Landmesser
Deg
Pawling’ Avenue Methodist Church
Muriel Hoyt
Paul Kranin
Timothy Paler
Kemp Avenue
St Jean's Bowling League
Lst
Adele Crupe
Helen Adams
Alicia Benoit
Marion Fitzgerald
Beatrice Houlihan
Roy Riordan
Eugene
Saratoga
Catherine Jacqués
Mountain View Avenue
Myr
Ermest Maike
Lake George
Mary Jane Byrnes
Thez
By Paul Ford
Henry Foro
M15
Howard Radley
Frank Radley
Averil Park
Haly
War Department
Radley
Clinton
Payroll Records
IBC
Social Security
Mann’s
Fulton Street
Trom
Fred. Wrice
Third Street
Carrey Uresaren
OFEN
Tos F.M
Froelich
River ST. Troy
Rio
U.S. A
Brazil
Ds Janeiro
Coca-Cola Company
SAS -Cola Bottling Company
Coca-Cola
Cora-Cola
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