President Signs Social Security Bill
President Roosevelt reluctantly signed the Social Security tax freeze, delaying the scheduled 2 percent rise and promising to propose a comprehensive plan to broaden and improve the system. Congress had passed the bill despite expected veto, with margins sufficient to override if needed.
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Washington LP
Roosevelt
F Roosevelt
Congress
Brandog
Congreda
White House
House
Senate
Mer Gize
German Light Bomb On Counters Smoke Screen
Berlin correspondent reports a new light bomb tactic to neutralize Allied smoke screens on the Western Front. The device allegedly silhouettes troops to guide German fire. Aftonbladet claims four four-barrel AA setups along routes behind Aachen and Saarbrücken hinder Allied low altitude sorties.
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Stockholm
Western
Berlin
Aftonbladet
Aachen
Saarfron
Gasoline Ration Coupons Stolen at Waterford Station
State Police investigate theft of ration coupons for 1 927 rations from Frank Richter’s Waterford gas station at 6th Third Street. Attendant was outside during the theft. Richter, of 43 First Street Waterford, reported the loss yesterday.
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Richter
Third
Waterford
Newton- Fille
Froop G
First Street
Zord
DeMolay Christmas Dance Held by Trey Chapter
Dedidiay DeMolay Trey Chapter held its annual Christmas dance with music from recordings and a buffet luncheon. Eugene Rogers, master councilor, presided over ceremonies while Robert Welch chaired the committee with Lee Dennis William Cornes and Hugh Brown assisting.
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Trey
Dedidiay
Eugene Rogers
Robert Welch
Lee Dennis
William Cornes
Hugh Brown
Mary Warren School Holds Christmas Party
Mary Warren School held its annual Christmas party Friday before the holiday vacation. Carols a play and recitations delighted attendees. A fish pond and gifts for students and staff were featured. Rev Sumner J Brown the new principal and his wife received a fruit basket. Refreshments were served. School will reopen Tuesday Jan 2.
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Mary Warren
Sumner J. Brown
Food May Bring Political Stability In Freed Areas
Washington officials hope alleviating physical hunger in liberated European areas could curb political instability. Prime examples like Greece show food relief might ease tensions and foster a more conducive climate for political solutions as Britain and the United States plan to discuss relief measures amid looming winter shortages.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Richard Law
Stettinius
Greece
Christmas At Home Fades For Congress
Bitter Senate dispute over nominations stalls pre Christmas adjournment plans. President Roosevelt faces opposition to Archibald MacLeish and Grew as imagery secretary while a $563 million deficiency bill and a $500 billion river and harbor measure press Congress to finish. Senators LaFollette Pepper Murray Guffey resist, delaying six names until January.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Josep C. Grew
Japan
Imager
Grew
Nelson Rockefelier
Julius Holmes
James C. Duan
WL Clayton
Archibald Macleish
Roosevel
Clark
D.-Mo
MacLeish
Clayton
Pepper
Murray
Dmont
Guffey
D.-Pa
LaFollette
RAF Strikes Ulm German Rail Center
BR AF heavy bombers raid Ulm to hit a major German rail and industrial hub on the Danube between Stuttgart and Munich. The raid follows American daylight raids on Austria and heavy air battles on the western front. Ulm factories produce tanks and freight equipment. Losses and numbers cited include 112 German planes downed, 550 fighters over the front, and 134 aircraft hit during a separate mission over Merseberg.
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BR. A. F
Ulm
Austria
Western Front
PLA. Fis
Danube
Stuttgart
Munich
Germany
Dey
U. S. Ninth Airforce
Britain
Merseberg
Six Teams Enrolled In Troy House Basketball League
Six teams join the Troy M C A house basketball league as it starts Thursday night, plans two full rounds and playoffs in late February or early March. Enrollments hit a historic high with teams fielding about a dozen players each. New talent mixes with returning players across all six squads. The added schedule reflects rising interest in the game among local participants.
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Maurisam
Bech
Harley G. Hodgkins
Sas
Christmas Party at First Presbyterian Sunday School
The Sunday School of the First Presbyterian Church plans its annual Christmas party Thursday at 7 43 pm in the church. Songs and a devotional with candlelight will follow, with gifts from a Santa Claus. A Christmas tree will be decorated, and William Marvin chairs the committee with Robert Horr and Frank Ward assisting. Rev. Robert Campbell will join the program.
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First Presbyterian Church
Wiliam Marvin
Ty Robert Horr
Frank Ward
Robert Campbell
WPB Orders Freeze Civilian Production Amid War Needs
The War Production Board dated December 7 orders all civilian production frozen at present levels to push labor toward war needs. The policy allows limited expansion only when essential and via Office of Civilian Requirements requests or factory spot plans. Affected areas have faced stricter spot-approval bans for 90 days to divert labor to weapons and materiel.
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WPB
War Producton Board
Io Beatr Dew
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Samui Anderson
War Menpower Commission
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Navy
Planta
Troy Sailor Burned In Fire Destroys Pier And Cars
The fire at 2:30 am gutted the 100 foot pier owned by Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad destroying forty railroad cars and pier equipment. Four injured were hospitalized two seriously. Sailor from Troy, named leave, helped fight blaze before being detained. His wife Anna Matic and parents Nell and Mrs Roarke located in Troy. He previously served in the Troy Police Department radio room.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Frojan
Anna M. Rourke
Second Avenue
Ann Matic
Nell Roarke
Bill Street
Roarke
Rourke
Troy
Department of Correction
West Coxsackie
Big Three in Rome? Roosevelt Stalin and Churchill to meet
Paris radio quotes informed London circles saying the next meeting of President Roosevelt Premier Stalin and Prime Minister Churchill would be held in Rome. No date was predicted for the proposed talks.
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Paris
London
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Stalin
Churchill
Rome
Churches Schedule Yuletide Parties in Troy
Troy churches plan a busy Yuletide schedule with Christmas parties today and tomorrow at First Baptist Su Mark’s Trinity Episcopal St John’s and Second Baptist. The First Baptist Women’s Missionary Society hold a Christmas tea at 2 30 pm at 40 Pinewood Avenue with readings and a fundraiser for the Baptist World Emergency Forward Fund. The St Mark’s Fellowship Group meets at 5 pm tomorrow with a grab bag. Trinity Episcopal Women’s Council hosts a party at 7 pm tonight. Second Baptist Marie Antoinette Whitman Society starts at 5 pm with a Christmas pageant at St. Sarah Haus’s home. St John’s Episcopal plans a pageant beginning at 6 pm tonight.
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First Baptist Church
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St. John's Episcopal Church
Second Baptist Church
Women’s Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Pinewoody Avenue
Harry Larkin
Peter Heffern
D. H. Harkness
Baptist World Emergency Forward Fund
St. Mark's Methodist Church
Church House
Paul Derritk
George Goodwin
Mary Jane Kenyon
Lucy Marzello
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Trinity ' S Episcopal Church
Marie Antoinette Whitman
Dewey's Vote Highest of Four Losers
The article notes Thomas E. Dewey, though losing the presidency, had the highest popular vote percentage among Roosevelt's four opponents. New York Governor Dewey held 45.9 percent of the November 7 vote, behind Roosevelt's plurality of 3,392,769. Total votes were 47,968,328 with Roosevelt at 25,010,460, Dewey at 22,018,177, and minor candidates 349,703.
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Associated Press
Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
New York
Wendell Wilkie
Dewey
Rooseveltt
Destroyers Launched at Federal Shipyards in Kearny
Two CP-Tro Navy destroyers were launched yesterday at the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company yards in Kearny New Jersey. The launches mark rapid progress in the navy program as officials note streamlined design and expected near term commissioning.
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Kearny, N. 3
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Deck Co
German Front Advances And Allied Pullbacks In Western Front
A wartime dispatch describes German forces making three major advances to ease pressure on Aachen Saar and Palatinate fronts while Allied units press in the Saarland Roer line. U S Seventh Army advances near Bitche Karlsruhe Ludwigshafen and Mannheim as Germans blow bridges and retreat toward Siegfried defenses.
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Sarresne
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Murder Trial Nears End In Rossi Case
The first degree murder trial of Prank Rossi Jr. may end today as defense rests after testimony from Albany Hospital experts Dr Eugene Barrera and Dr William Corneil. Barrera said Rossi’s statement linking himself to the crime would show he knew it was wrong, while Corneil described Rossi as a low type moron and placed his mental age around 7 years.
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Rossi, Jr
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Rosai
Supreme Court
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Eugene Barrera
Albany
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Rossi
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Trojan Lodge Odd Fellows Elect Officers This Week
Nominations and elections for Trojan Lodge Odd Fellows conducted tonight at the Jewish Community Center with Reuven D. Cohen in charge. Installations and officer appointments planned for January 15 by Abe Wolvns and staff at Diamond Rock Hall.
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Jewish Community Center
Reuven D. Cohen
Noble
Abe Wolvns
Rensselaer
Diamond Rock
Helé
Earl- Hohn
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Alvin Lodge
Albert BR. Fox
Silver Brook Lodge
Wyinamshill
Staf
Lansingburg Resident Telephones Mystery Return from War
Joseph Schulze of the Fourth Precinct was surprised by a call from a former Lansingburg resident and service member who had not been heard from since enlisting three years and eight months ago. The caller, a former Green Island resident, described overseas service and an upcoming potential departure for duty.
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Schulze
Lansingburg
Armed Services
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People’s Bank Im
Green Island
Hazerafi
Nortfo
Tenth Ward Plans Veteran Rehabilitation and Jobs Program
The Tenth Ward outlines a veterans rehabilitation and job plan using a ward committee with residents aged 25 and older to gather practical suggestions. Former Aldermen Marie F. Water and Thomas J. Douherty oversee the effort, with meetings planned after the New Year and funds or equipment being arranged to support the program. A separate report notes Christmas Eve carol events at Hoosick and Streets with a sound system at Bussey Steamer House to attract and engage passersby.
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Marie F. wSater
Troy
Thomas
Tase
Fe Ward
Act Ar
Hoosick Anc
Bussey
Walz
Beware Check Forgery Warns Police Chief During Christmas Season
Police Chief Frank B. Rene warns merchants to guard against check thieves and forgers during the holiday rush. The department cooperates with the U S Secret Service to curb the racket. Business owners should require employee initials on checks and note identification details to fix responsibility and prevent loss. Merchants should question if they can locate the forger to recover funds if a check is forged.
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Frank B. Rene Dall
Iocal
U.S. Secret Service
Foresters Hold Short Meeting in Troy YMCA
Members of Court Pride of the Hudson Ancient Order of Foresters conducted a brief business session at the Troy YMCA Saturday night. Election of officers was deferred and plans for an executive board meeting after the New Year were discussed. Two men attended as officers presiding.
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Hudson
Order of Foresters
The
Troy
Plata
Twoman Bode
Troy Burns Club Program Marks Ladies Night
The Troy Burns Club held a Ladies Night at the Boresteet Memorial Gymnasium with guests from Albany and Schenectady. Vice President Davie C. Lithgow led the program as Clan Campbell was recognized, and a choir performance followed by songs and stories. Reverend HESzeg2 presented an entertainments outline while Albany’s youth group offered humorous recollections. Refreshments and dancing concluded the evening.
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Davie C. Lithgow
David S. Murrey
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Eneé
Campbell
Padere TV
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Tay
Frank
Bishuerer
Sfarh Afiehell
Chep- Heszeg2
Slethodiss
Albany
Coloniz
Jahan
Hearth and Atar Class Holds Party
A covered dish supper and a putette program marked the Hearth and Atar Class Christmas party at the Church of the Christ. Disciples attended a festive event with Wesley Salmon and Mrs John Arek as cochairmen. Louis Rochford and Samuel J Cox, Rev. and Mrs Charles M Sharpe were guests.
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Church of the Christ
Wesley Salmon
John Arek
Charles M
Baron Ikki Bies Dies at 77 in Texas Home
Baron HitoEaro Ixas, former president of the Japanese Privy Council and one of Emperor Hirohito’s personal financial advisers, died yesterday of pneumonia at his Texas home. Domei agency reported the death in two FCC recorded broadcasts.
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HitoEaro Ixas
Privy Council
Emperor Hirohito
Pneumonic
Texao
Domei Agency
Federal Communications Commission
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