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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1945
Page
3
Fragmented OCR text notes British naval force at Hong Kong yesterday with references to the colony and personnel. Mentions third crash victim and Penn Yan 30, but details are unclear due to damaged wording and incomplete names.
A damaged OCR fragment provides unreadable text with scattered letters and no clear event, date, or involved parties. The readable portions do not identify a location, action, or outcome.
The Hoosick Falls Youth Canteen opens Saturday in the American Legion rooms with definite arrangements and a volunteer roster led by Mrs Fussell Miss Stoma and Mrs Elwig Bentley. A minimum chaperone age limit is set and volunteers are urged to help supervise evenings during operation.
Capt. Arthur W. Wermuth, famed as the One Man Army of Bataan for killing 126 Japanese, was reported liberated from a Japanese prison camp. His wife said a War Department telegram confirmed the news.
A United States Air Force B 29 or similar bomber crashed in the hills near Tergamura while returning from a mission. Ten airmen were killed and one survivor suffered severe burns and is receiving medical care. The crash occurred Tuesday afternoon and was reported by the Algerivan board via Newsy Agency. Local residents hosted a picnic supper before the incident. Various area residents and family members are named, including Mr. and Mrs. Sanford H. H. Rudd and others, while recovery and investigation details are scarce. The incident prompted hospital treatment for a tour member and drew attention from federal communications monitors.
C B Downs reports Allied troops of the 11th Airborne Division landed at Atsugi airfield in Japanese trucks with Japanese drivers. He notes Marines and sailors guard the route to Yokohama where a million residents endure shantytowns and survivors live in cages or sewer pipes. A B29 crew member recalls Yokohama as a burning, bewildered city.
A clipped account describes Japanese attire shifting from kimonos to baggy trousers, with soldiers in various uniforms. An Interlocutor recalls being unable to speak with a piano dealer named Jape as he interviewed others who confessed they were terrified by the sight of American air power.
Wednesday a Newark boy won a city wide sewing contest with the only male entrant. He received a prize of 5 dollars and made an apron for his widowed mother, as the winner stood unchallenged in the competition.
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