Amsterdam Officer First 105th Casualty in Pacific Action
Lieut. John J. Campbell of Amsterdam, wounded in action on Makin in the Gilbert Islands, is in a hospital on Oahu with very slight wounds and has received the Purple Heart. Maj. Ted Bradt of Schenectady and Maj. Jacob Herzog of Albany have been cited for service in the Makin attack. Bradt commanded the battalion that blocked Japanese forces. Neither major’s family has heard directly from them.
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105Th Infantry
John J. Campbell
Amsterdam
Makin
Gilberts
Ted” Bradt
Schenectady
Jacob Herzog
Albany
Ogden J. Ross
53Rd Brigade
Ross
Pearl Harbor
Bradt
Herzog
Campbell
Hickam Field
Oahu
Hawaiian Islands
War Department
Meetings Planned to Aid Farmers in Tax Record Keeping
Rensselaer County Farm Bureau schedules two more meetings to help farmers keep records for accurate income tax returns and to explain tax estimate procedures due December 15. Elton K. Hanks will attend one meeting at Haynerville schoolhouse and John C. Swan will lead the other at Tomhannock Village schoolhouse. The Bureau continues a countywide series of meetings.
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Rensselaer County Farm Bureau
Haynerville
Tomhannock Village
Elton K. Hanks
John C. Swan
Farm Bureau
Farmers Required To File Estimate As Victory Tax Bites
Acting to aid farmers, authorities note this year nearly all farmers must file an estimate due to the Victory tax. Exemption remains $624, shaping record keeping and reporting obligations for the agricultural community.
Shoppers Urged To Avoid Busses In Rush Hours
Office of Defense transportation urges shoppers and students to avoid Troy Area buses during peak hours before the holidays. They ask youths not to linger downtown after school and propose swift shopping, off peak riding, moving to make space for others, exact fares, shared taxis, and carrying parcels only in non rush periods to speed boarding and minimize crowding. President's son James Roosevelt returns from Gilbert Islands invasion as Marine Corps observer with forces on Makin Island.
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Office of Defense Transportation
Troy Area
ODT
San Diego
Cal
James Roosevelt
Gilbert Islands
U. S. Marine Corps
Makin Island
Labor Leader Green Urges War Halt and Global Economic Shift
Richmond, VA. President William Green of the AFL said labor will help stop the wars cycle and called for lifting economic standards worldwide to build a sound base for prosperity and peace. He spoke at the Catholic Conference on Industrial Relations urging an end to war and the threat of war.
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Richmond
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Catholic Conference On Industrial Relations
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