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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1944
Page
4
Crowds fill Paris as American troops parade along the Champs Elysees. The 42nd Infantry Division leads the procession, followed by their drummers. Parisians cheer and salute, recalling prewar years as priests and residents offer prayers.
Mayor Jane J. Ahern considers a municipal Victory Day observance plan to be directed by the War Council. He notes the council’s role in civilian defense and air raid provisions and says Victors Day ideas will be reviewed for approval or rejection.
In Paris after the liberation, De Gaulle establishes a civil administration while General Hoenig leads military rule and American forces restore order. US troops set up a vast supply network and anti aircraft defense as occupation services harden presence. American workers and Red Cross volunteers arrive amid ongoing regime transitions.
Five officers of the Chinese Fourth Army were executed on charges of corruption and profiteering during the Changsha evacuation in Hunan Province. General Hsueh Yueh ordered the executions after Gen. Chang Tseeng was executed for negligence. The case alleges use of military transports to move contraband civilian goods. Publisher Mellie dies from injuries after a locomotive collision near Lansing.
A 4 percent report on the National Encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Chicago was given by national delegate George W. McCune at the Troy Post VIB meeting. Commander John SicCracken presided. the group’s resolutions were adopted unanimously as the largest delegation attended. The encampment criticized postwar preparedness and urged self help while planning fall and winter socials.
Gladys F Geerrich of Stamford becomes the first American housewife permanently enjoined for violating food rationing rules. The injunction from U S District Court bars her and associates from further ration violations under order 16.
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