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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1943
Page
3
Overview of international war law and its enforcement. The article notes treaties from 1899 to 1925 shape rules on treatment of prisoners, surrender, protection of hospitals, and conduct of war at sea and on land. It emphasizes that fear of reprisals mainly enforces compliance and outlines protected groups and permissible requisitions.
John Biggzins of West Stephentown is recovering from an appendectomy performed at House of Mercy Hospital in Pittsfield Massachusetts.
The article surveys the State Department honor roll plaque honoring 67 diplomats who died on duty. It lists figures like William Palfrey and John M. Slaughter and recounts missions in Russia, Ecuador, Bogota, Anda kab e Madagascar, Teheran, Messina, Yokohama, La Union, and other perilous posts. It notes various causes including war, accidents, shipwrecks, and assassinations.
A black gasoline drum reported missing from a refrigeration service concern in Rockford is described as containing an explosive risk. William Welty, a refrigeration service man, warns the public to handle any found drum with care and not sniff the contents.
Personal notes list Grace F. West ill in Samaritan Hospital and David Duffy visiting relatives in Providence AL Pie. Earl A Sieth on 15 day furlough with parents in 29 110th Street. Betty Jean Oliver returns home from visit to Irene C Seymour. Former State Senator P H Irving and Walter Irving visit from Mt Vernon and Buffalo. Lieut Charles A Thompson and wife return to Rome Air Depot after visit with Eugene Wagar family. A gas carrier explanation notes a lethal 35 pound gas with explosive potential threatening rooms and lives.
Fragmented listing shows a dense radio schedule with numerous artists and programs across morning to midnight. Names include Philip Keyne Gordon Lanny Ginger Fuller Lewis and various orchestras, choirs, and talk segments. The scrawled times reference multiple broadcasts from 7:00 to past midnight with repeated timekeeping and breakfast club blocks.
Sergt. Gordon H. Stedman, known in Troy and Albany, wrote a laudatory editorial on the Moscow conference in the hospital unit paper in Sicily and sent it to the home country for republication. Lieut-Col. Berry notes the piece reflects many views, calling the unconditional surrender declaration a major outcome for the Allies.
Mrs Ella Weir Hutchison wife of James Hutchison died Saturday at her home 40 South Street after a lingering illness She was a communicant of the First Presbyterian Church of Waterford Surviving besides her husband are two nieces Mrs George L Keenan of Monticello The funeral will be held at the residence Wednesday at 2 p m Interment will be in Waterford Rural Cemetery
Cambridge Carl Druba of Potsdam Teachers College rests from a broken nose after basketball. Sunday School begins at the Methodist Church from Sunday through the last Sunday in March. Several residents return home for holidays including Edward R. Styles from Hartford. Local teacher Hanna Kipp hosts a Christmas school party with ice cream and cake. Families entertain during Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Bassett, the Donnellans, and the Aikens hosting guests from Bethel and White Plains. Mrs. Spencer of Cambridge dies, funeral at Spurr Funeral Home. Mrs. Ethel I. Fisher, 70, dies Christmas Day in Boston after an illness. survived by a daughter, siblings, and grandchildren. Obituaries note the deaths of Fred Hitchcock Green of Milford and provide family ties and military status.
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