Huge Army Depot rises on Washington coast near Auburn
The Auburn holding and reconsignment point of the Transportation Corps is under rapid construction by the Army, Lend-Lease administration, and private contractors. The project will cover 46 acres of former farms with 12 warehouses, 40 acres of storage, 40 miles of rail trackage, and space for six more warehouses, all for general military and Lend-Lease supplies headed overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Wash
Army
Lend-Lease Administration
Roef
Transportation Corps
Army Service Forces
Auburn H&rp
AAF
Air Forces
Trans-continental
Milwaukee Railroad
Northern Pacific
Morrison-Knudsen Co
Boise
Ida
Maj
Adelon Hogan
Fort Lewis
Portland
Mejor Hogan
Christmas Family Gatherings Across Town
Buskirk and Asa M Bailey hosted a large Christmas Day party. Miss Juanita McClellan returns from State College for Teachers at Plattsburg for vacation. Mrs Charlies Myatt and Mrs Darwin Sherman closed their school Thursday with a party and tree for children. Kenneth R Wallace and family set Christmas dinner for twenty. Guy Eddy hosted a Saturday family dinner. Belle M Welling Sherman and Pearl joined Fred Sherman in Troy for Christmas. Mabel Lewis from Albany visits her mother BE Roby. Francis Rogers family spent the holiday with E C Rogers in Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl
Fred Sherman
Troy
Mabel Lewis
Albany
BE. H. Roby
Francis Rogers
Ann
Barbara
E. C. Rogers
Cambridge
Crossword Puzzle aACROSS Crossword Puzzle aACROSS 1 Quick t learn
Puzzle clues read like a garbled list with many misprints. Entries include across items such as 1 quick to learn and 4 darkwood, with several distorted terms and stray symbols, forming an incomplete crossword prompt with unclear grid or answers.
Answer to Previous Puzzlin A Fastener Implement Cheered Light Talk
A compact clue set appears to mix wordplay with abbreviations and partial phrases. It seems to map to a puzzle where each symbol or clue yields short answers, including Norse deity and sun god, valley on moon, near, and balance abbreviations, plus youth scout abbreviations.
January Night Sky Show Brings Mars Saturn Jupiter
In January 1944 the southern sky reveals Orion and its neighbors brighter than usual with Mars and Saturn visible and Jupiter shining to the east. Maps show 11:00 p.m. on January 1 and 10:00 p.m. mid month, noting the moon’s movements across Pisces to Leo and the bright star Sirius, followed by a guide to locating key stars such as Aldebaran, Procyon, Pollux, Castor, Regulus, Betelgeuse and the belt of Orion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Science Service
Orion
Canis Major
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Cancer
Ness
Sirius
Rigel
Aldebaran
Taurus
Canis Minor
Dog
Procyon
Gemini
Pollux
Castor
Regulus
Leo
Celestial Time Table January 144 EWT Highlights
January 144 celestial events include Algol minima on multiple dates, full moon on day 10, new moon total solar eclipse visible in South America and South Africa, and the Moon passing Mars Jupiter Venus and other bodies. Time zone adjustments note subtract one hour for CWT, two for MWT, three for PWT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algol
Earth
Mars
Baturl
Jupitar
Venus
South America
South Africa
Obituaries and Local Notices from Bennington Area
North Bennington Mrs Henry Ripley enters Memorial Hospital Wednesday. Herbert White of Bank Street is a patient in Putnam Memorial Hospital. Kenneth Porter, recently operated on, is improved. Sergt Royal Scott, radio operator, U S Air Corps, now at Kingston Jamaica. Mrs Wells White visiting daughter in Bennington. Miss Patricia Weir spending Christmas with nephew Robert Saladin in Albany. Ensign E Perry Ford, grandson of William and Mrs Green, at Shelton Airport Washington. Mrs Willam Myers in New York for holidays with daughter Betty. Harry R Mattison, 30, dies in Troy hospital. He was a graduate of North Bennington High School and worked at Bennington College before defense work at General Electric. Survived by wife Bertha Mattison, a Troy daughter, parents, two sisters Jane and Marjorie Ann, and aunt Miss Bessie Scriver.
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North Bennington
Henry Ripley
Memorial Hospital
Herbert White
Bank Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Porter
Royal Scott
U. S. Air Corps
Kingston
Jamaica
Wells White
James McGarn
Imprial Avenue
Bennington
Patricia Weir
Robert Saladin
Albany
E. Perry Ford
William Green
Shelton
Washington
Willam Myers
Union Street
New York
Betty
Harry R. Mattison
Carl Mattison
Helen Scriver Mattison
Troy
Mr. Mattison
North Bennington High School
Bennington College
General Electric Co
Schenectady
Bertha Hagar Mattison
Jane
Marjorie Ann
Bessie Scriver
Benington
Wynantskill Townsend Club Plans Annual Meeting Tonight
Wynantskill Townsend Club No. 1 will meet at the school house at 8 p.m. for its annual meeting to elect officers. Plans for the anniversary birthday party to be held at the January meeting will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend Club
Revolt of Southern Democrats May Fade by Convention Time
Southern Democrats face a potential split spurred by Bailey and Byrd amid a tense debate over a southern independent party. Analysts warn time, patronage ties, and Roosevelt’s term prospects may keep the bloc in the Democratic fold, rallying behind the party at the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tthe
Ihe
Senate
South
Josash W. Bailey
North Carolina
Bailey
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Joseph F. Guffey
D.-Pa
Guffey
Elyson D
Colton Ed
Deep South
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Congress
Southern Democrata
Flu Continues But Deaths Are Few This Week
Flu and cold weather push December deaths higher in early weeks. Census Bureau notes mortality rise lags behind past epidemics. Public Health Service maintains calm appraisal as cases double, yet states linked to early outbreak Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota report declines. District of Columbia also shows falling cases.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Public Health Service
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
District of Columbia
Two Vehicle Crash in Green Island Causes Minor Injuries
James E. Golden of 23 James Street Green Island sustained bruises to hip and face after his truck collided Friday near the plock house at the Saratoga Battlefield with a truck operated by Umberto Daloia of Mechanicville. Both drivers were treated by Dr. George Wilson Stillwater. Daloia’s truck owned by O'Bryan Bottling Works Mechanicville and Golden's truck owned by Bonded Freight Inc Syracuse. Obituary: Mrs Sarah Eustace wife of William F Eustace died at 65 Hudson Avenue Green Island after brief illness. She was born in Scotland and had lived in Green Island ten years. Survived by husband two daughters two sons and a grandson. Funeral services from A D MacAffer Funeral Home Cohoes at a later time.
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James E. Golden
James Street
Green Island
Umberto Daloia
Farrell Street
Mechanicville
Saratoga Battlefield
Golden
Dalola
George Wilson
Stillwater
Daloia
O'Bryan Bottling Works
Bonded Freight, Inc
Syracuse
Sarah Eustace
William F. Eustace
Hudson Avenue
Scotland
Eustace
Margaret Frederick
D. W. Jones
Schenectady
Robert J. Eustace
Loudonville
Preston G. Eustace
East Orange
N. J
Roland T. Eustace
Troy
Corp
William P. Frederick
Army
Delaware
A. D. MacAffer
Ai Cohoes
Former State Trooper Charged with Perjury
New York report states retired sergeant John Hopkins of Kerhonkson was arrested in Ellenville on a second degree perjury information. He allegedly testified falsely before Assistant Attorney General Edward W. Scully, who is investigating the State Police, and the charge was returned by a New York County grand jury last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Hopkins
Kerhonkson
N. Y
Sidney Looker
Attorney General's Office
Looker
Hopkins
Ellenville
Edward W. Scully
Saratoga Place Bought by Madame Ed mund Terrien
The residence at 701 Broadway in Saratoga Springs, once home to Mrs. J Blair Scribner founder of Skidmore College, has been purchased by Madame Ed mund Terrien of New York and Paris France from Mrs James Lee Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lee Scott
Broadway
Saratoga Springs
J. Blair Scribner
Skidmore College
Edmund Terrien
New York
Paris
France
Clothes to Be Boosted for Children's Apparel in 1944
Washington reports War Production Board approves materials for 24 million infant and child garments in early 1944 and designates priority workers via the War Manpower Commission. Cotton textiles woolen yarns and worsted yarns are set aside for children clothing production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
War Manpower Commission
WPB
WMC
U. S
Knitting and Garment Options Featured in List
The catalog lists stockings knit goods rompers creepers sleeping garments and overalls dresses and boys suits pants shirts and shorts, indicating a broad range of children's and adults apparel. Read as a domestic goods roundup, it showcases common wardrobe items and fabric types of the period.
Annulment and Divorce Granted in Troy and Watervliet
Mrs. Catherine E. Fallon of Troy was granted annulment and divorce from Edward F. Fallon for failure to establish a home. Mrs. Stephanie Kane of Watervliet was granted a divorce from John J. Kane of Troy by Supreme Court Justice Francis Bergan last week.
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Troy
Watervliet
Supreme Court
Francis Bergan
Catherine E. Fallon
Edward F. Fallon
Stephanie Kane
1622
Fourth Avenue
John J. Kane
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Italy
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Wihur
Ree North
James Stokley
Puppis
Pegasus
Wynantskill
Saratoga Place
Denby's
Marquisette Sprink Tea
Benedict Berner
Optometrist
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