Veterans Get Job Choices Says McNutt
Washington veteran relief officials pledge broad job choice for returning servicemen and women. McNutt says veterans need not take war jobs and will be referred to any suitable position for up to sixty days after first civilian placement. War Manpower Commission women’s committee urges plans to preserve women’s jobs during reconversion and to define full employment to include all women at work.
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Washington
VLP
Paul V. McNutt
Women's Advisory Committee
The
War Manpower Commission
McNutt
Bernard Baruch
Office of War Mobilization
Margaret Hickey
St. Louis
Appointments in City Government Shift Under New Administration
From 1921 to 1926 he served as deputy city engineer and has been in charge of the water bureau from 1926 to 1935 and from 1938 to the present. Leversee, a veteran of World War I and current New York State Guard officer, will succeed John J. Givney. Fitzgerald will succeed Stanton B. Lee, former Troy postmaster and longtime business figure. Crowley has a strong municipal service record, including public works administration and a new system of real property valuation to be tested by the next administration. Changes may occur as appointments rest with the mayor, with cabinet posts first and other offices after departmental study. Supervisor Charles P. Duncan is named Tombhannonck Reservoir superintendent. Comptroller Edward J. Ronan reappoints his staff. James A. Madden, successor to John F. Shannon as city treasurer, will pause appointments until he reviews the department. County changes remain contingent with no fixed plan yet.
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Stanton B. Lee
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Charles P. Duncan
Tombhannock Reservoir
Edward J. Ronan
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James A. Madden
John F. Shannon
Fifteen Missing in Quebec Hotel Fire
Inspector J M Lavigne said 15 persons are missing after a fire at the 60 year old Central Hotel in Hall Quebec. A preliminary check listed 11 to 43 missing, with two more added after an updated count. About 44 people were believed in the hotel when the blaze started and damage is pegged at 200000 dollars.
Hartford Woman Sends 42 Letters to Overseas Husband
A Hartford woman wrote 42 letters to her husband, an Army private overseas, saying she wanted at least one Christmas message to reach him. She told post office clerks her plan to ensure contact during the holidays.
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Hartford, Conn
Hartford
Guide Dead William H Wilcox at 94 on Lake George steamers
William Henry Wilcox died last night in Albany Hospital of pneumonia aged 94 widely known among vacationists for his work with Lake George and Lake Champlain steamers. He was a prominent figure in regional leisure transport and a longtime operator and promoter of scenic cruises. He leaves a family and is mourned by friends and business associates across the lake region.
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William Henry Wilcox
Lake George
Albany
Allied Air Blitz Targets Northern France And Western Germany
Allied air forces pounded northern France and western Germany in a four day offensive. RAF heavy bombers attacked objectives in northwestern France while American and RAF formations faced heavy resistance, shot down 38 German fighters and lost 25 aircraft.
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Father Kenzel Dies at Saratoga At 82
Rev Francis Kenzel priest author of the passion play Pilate's Daughter died yesterday in the St Clement's College infirmary at Saratoga Springs after a cerebral hemorrhage. The play, presented since 1902 with an all female cast, is to be staged during Lent at Mission Hill Boston. Funeral set for Tuesday from St Clement's College chapel.
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Saratoga Springs
St. Clements College
Florida Freeze Ruined Vegetables
Jacksonville Florida reports a four day cold wave cost consumers 3000 carloads of fresh vegetables and state growers 5 000 000 according to the State Marketing Bureau. It is estimated that 3800 carloads were killed outright and another 1200 carloads lost in reduced yields stripping and culling. The effects of the severe cold will exist for 45 to 90 days.
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Jacksonville
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Gpa
Florida
State Marketing Bureau
Frank H. Scruggs
Germans Claim Baltic Sub Proof
A Berlin broadcast cited Captain Zimmerman of the Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung reporting that Germany laid a 50 mile anti submarine net sealing the Gulf of Finland from the Baltic Sea. The network was spread by special craft and described as the largest ever used in naval warfare to block Russian submarines.
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Berlin
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Zimmerman
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Washington and MacArthur in Pacific War Struggles
The piece discusses criticism that Washington under supplies General MacArthur while addressing his pacific role. It notes MacArthur’s focus on retaking the Philippines and the strategic clash between China and Europe for resources. General Marshall’s Hawaii trip is praised as unifying strategy and countering political gossip about MacArthur’s presidential prospects.
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Navy
Court Matron Receives New Gold Badge of Office
Mrs. Nellie A. Krause of North Greenbush Rensselaer County received a new gold badge as the official emblem. Court officers presented the badge yesterday without formality, and she found it in a package labeled a Christmas present when reporting for duty in the Supreme Court this morning.
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Nellie A. Krause
North Greenbush
Rensselaer County
Corinth Man Given Oak Leaf Cluster
The War Department announced Pvt. James H. Wheeler of Route 2 Corinth Saratoga County was awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Silver Star for gallantry in action in Tunisia. He voluntarily delivered food and ammunition to front line units over roads exposed to heavy artillery and machine gun fire, showing notable bravery.
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James H. Wheeler
Infantry
Corinth
Saratoga County
Tunisia
Wheeler
President presses for arbitration in rail labor dispute
The President urged a prompt settlement and asked all parties to accept arbitration within the law. Leaders of the Brotherhoods and Associations signaled varying positions with some agreeing to arbitration and others declining. Non-operating employees proposed a new settlement plan, to be reviewed by Justice Byrnes and Judge Vinson for alignment with the stabilization program.
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Order of Railway Conductors
Justice Byrnes
James F. Byrnes
Fred Vinson
Accident Hearings Held in Glens Falls
Deputy Howard A Connelly of the office of Motor Vehicles presided at Glens Falls City Hall hearing several auto cases. Jacob Heber of Gansevoort had license suspension ordered after his car collided with Mrs Edith Castle of Fort Edward on Sept 24. Campbell of Salem had his case closed for injuring William Long of Fort Edward on Sept 14. Varley and Mulligan of Buskirk had no action. Warley serves in Australia and Mulligan is deceased. Towne of Cambridge had his case closed. Mary Hiney of Cambridge awaiting decision for a July 9 accident near Cambridge.
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Office of Motor Vehicles
Glens Falls
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Gansevoort
Edith Castle
Fort Edward
Roger Campbell
Salem
Campbell
William Long
Thomas Varley
Harold Mulligan
Buskirk
Jackson
Washington County
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Australia
Milligan
Charles Towne
Cambridge
Mulligan
Mary Hiney
Main Street
Fiber Tags Foil Voracious Dogs In New York State
Agriculture commissioner C Chester Du Mond said the 1931 dog tag issue will be zone alloy rather than fibre or plastic due to metal shortages. Delays in some localities lie ahead as metal is hard to obtain and contractors are scarce.
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New York State
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Delire
Conduct of U S Troops Criticized in Noumea
Gov Christian L Aigret sharply criticized American troops and a non profit canteen in Noumea. He alleged Negro troops attacked two white men despite their ties to families. J Norman Lodge, AP war correspondent, disputed the claims and noted long standing tensions and gouging by locals.
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United States Army
Christian L'Aigret
Algiers
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J. Norman Lodge
Associated Press
New York
Desmond Urges Free Freezer Space Albany
State Senator Thomas Desmond of Newburg urged freeing freezer space for meat to prevent spoilage rather than a two week moratorium on meat ration points. He chairs New York’s joint legislative committee on nutrition and called for immediate government inventory of large stored food stocks to determine releases for civilian use to store meat.
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Thomas
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Newburg
New York State
Joint Legislative Committee On Nutrition
President links McNutt Hershey war functions
Washington Roosevelt separated Selective Service from the War Manpower Commission but linked them by making Hershey a Manpower Commission member and ordering him to consult with McNutt on classification or deferment matters. He said liaison is essential to coordinate administration of manpower Policy.
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War Manpower Commission
Lewis B. Hershey
Manpower Commission
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Selective Betes Bonde McNutt
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McNutt
$100 in Valuables Stolen from Soldier
A Randolph Vermont soldier on a Christmas furlough lost $100 worth of valuables at Troy Union Station yesterday. He left his railroad ticket, spectacles, and wristwatch in a washroom for a few minutes. upon returning, he found them missing.
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Troy Union Station
Nazi threat and war crimes rhetoric at Kharkov trial chatter
Dietze and German press leaders threaten future trials for British and American war crimes and mock accusations. They claim Allied aircrews boast slogans like Murder Incorporated on uniforms, arguing such names reflect soldier bravado rather than facts.
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Dietze
Fvers
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London
Trial links to treatment of prisoners in war crimes
President Roosevelt stated on April 21 that Germany and its Axis partner Jorae share responsibility for war crimes linked to the Doolittle raid. He named executions of American POWs by Japanese authorities and vowed to hold Japanese officials personally and officially accountable. He also pledged punishment for other barbarities against American prisoners in breach of accepted warfare rules.
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