Fire destroys Tamarac home in Wisconsin blaze
A Tamarac residence burned late Tuesday night forcing Anh Bonealec and five adult children to flee. The fire, likely from an overheated stove, caused more than $0000 in damage. Residents Willie Honesleel and others escaped through a second story window as flames consumed the house and adjacent structures. Firefighters arrived to find the building a mass of flames, while three family members sought shelter at a nearby farm. The blaze stood as a local landmark for years.
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Honesleel
Willard Clara Parmella
Claude
Warren
Carl Bulson
Eagle Ville
William W. Conners Receives Purple Heart in WWII
William W. Conners USNR was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds suffered May 11 1945 when his plane was hit by flak above Oh ange Trittenint. He served on active duty since June 17 1942 with time in the Aleutians California and Banker Hill. Conners was released to inactive duty in October 1915 and is a graduate of LaSalle Institute and George Town University. He resides at 207 Pashing Avenue with his wife Florence Hallman of Norristown. He is a member of the Rensselaer County Bar Association and formerly worked in the trust department of Manufacturers National Bank. He is the son of the Conners and Phabeth Conners and nephew of the founder of Willam Conners Pulst Manufacturing Co.
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Hearst
William W. Conners
USNR
Ohange
Rensselaer County Bar Association
Pashing Avenue
Florence Hallman
Norristown
Manufacturers National Bank Heras
Isteadwird 4
Phabeth Conners
Willam Conners Pulst Manufacturing Co
Ulderie Blair Dies Suddenly at Home
Ulderie Blair a longtime local resident and member of Sir Augustine Church died suddenly at home yesterday. Born in Canada he lived in Cohnes before moving to Tos Hr where he worked with James Dorley Construction Co. Survivors include five daughters and one son. Funeral services will be held at Walliam A Toohey Funeral Home and St Augustine Church with interment at Waterfird Cemetery.
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Bok
Fourth Avenue
Yemdarce
Canada
Cohnes
James Dorley Construction Co
Sir Augustines Church
Blair
Jale Celma Chabot Blair
Charles Goyette
Mary Blair
Tthur
J Blair
Walliam A
Toohey
Segond Avenue
Liturda
St Augustines Church
Wr & Ming
Germans Beaten and Promises from Officers
Fragmented wartime note reports an officer claiming Germans are beaten for long time and urging democratic change. Mentions Slackite, Wilieves Goering suspect, Mtina Stagki Schenectidy, and denials of beating Goering. Describes cautious diplomacy and reluctance to shake hands with Goering.
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Robert I
Presbyterian Church Christmas Party by Ranong Burg Pack
Cub Scout Pack Will I Live Christmas Party at the Presbyterian Church of Ranongburg at 7:30 pm features Gup scouts and Gubmiaster Haveld O Allens in charge. Pack members will bring repaired toys from the prior quarter to donate to Van derheyden Till They gift bags.
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Gup
Tist Presbyterian Church of
Ranongburg
Haveld O Allens
Toyx
van Derheyden
Army Opens Enlisted Reserve to Regular Forces
The Army will accept members of the Enlisted Reserve Corps directly into the Regular Army. Captain Donk Rrierson, in charge of recruiting at the Court House, announced the change, lifting the prior requirement to reach the 11th birthday before enlisting. New regulations allow discharge from the Reserve Corps for enlistment and permit older members to enlist directly.
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Donk Rrierson
Rensselaer Man To Retire Monday
Matthau Rose former mayor of Rensselaer will retire Monday resigning from Albany Pvt Commission after May 7 141 term. He will give up the position to protect pension rights, leaving the Railroads Commission with his departure and continuing his hardware business in Rensselaer.
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Matthau Rose
Rensselaer
Albany Pvt Commission
Renn
Fone
New York Centrl Pailroid Co
Rose
Commission
Thomas EB Desey Om
Hebert H Lehman
Renssolaer Democrats
Ruhoat
Rose Sill
Hudson Falls Plant to Close Amid Local Restructuring
Hudson Falls plant slated for closure affecting several units including Way 143 and the Lajon Pi Paper Corp facility. Company officials say a core manufacturing staff will remain on duty to wind down operations while seeking new assignments for workers in Schenectady and surrounding areas.
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Srhencetwy
Hudson Falls
Hee Buen Opiiting
Lajon Pi, and Paper Corp A
Lluison Fais Ptm
Schunectady
Crescent Brothers Guests at Reunion
Mr and Mrs Roy J DeVoe of Crescent hosted a Christmas reunion to mark the return of Kenneth L and Jesse P DeVoe and their son, plus other relatives. John Shaw, 87, Crescent’s oldest resident, attended. Kenneth will assume the office of justice of the peace. he had been elected to the post. Eugene DeVoe, serving with the Air Corps in California, could not attend.
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Roy J DeVoe
Crescent
Kenneth L
Jesse P DeVoe
Anda Grerge
Yas
Indarother Wis
Tenry
John Shaw
Cresent
Wis
Sgh
Eugene DeVoe
Air Corps
California
Woman With Polio Gives Bath To Baby At Mercy Hospital
A polio patient at House of Mercy Ips hospital in Prilsfield assisted by her attendants gave birth to a daughter on Christmas Day. The infant weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces and both mother and baby survived the delivery with some health concerns noted regarding the mother’s left leg.
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Bethremow
House of Mercy
Prilsfield
Col Whitney Awaits Discharge From Army Service
Col Whitney of Berlin resigned from the lower house to spend holidays with family in Berlin before discharge. He served 17 years in the Assembly from the Second District of Rensselaer, fought in World War I, joined the Army Quartermaster Corps in England, and was wounded in action. He owned Bu None Ranch in Berlin and will return to agriculture and cattle raising after discharge. He also chaired the Taxation Committee and pushed tax reductions and state budget savings.
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Berlin
Les Standish
Myg Fay Wu
Witthey
Rensselie
Quartermaster Corps
Whitney
Army Quartermaster Corps
England
Tiler
Fone
Armed Forces
Tegialiture
Whiley
Imiong
Gonmmittee
Tasntion
John H Donnelly Dies After Prolonged Illness
John H Donnelly longtime hotel worker died Tuesday at Trax Hospital after a lingering illness. He served 30 years in hotels including Detro Wead Inn and The Herdrelt Endsan, and once worked on the Steamer Rensselaer plying the Hudson between Troy and New York. He was a member of St Josephs Club and Saint Mary Society, husband of Catherine Lene Donnelly, and father to Margaret Smapell. Funeral set for tomorrow at 9 am from William A Toothy Pancrad Hoa and at St Josephs Church with a requiem mass. interment in St Josephs Cemetery.
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Trax Hospital
Troy
Detri Wead
Thanbettitown
Rensselaer
Tray
New York
Vents Wits
Saratoga Springs
Flowmder
Srop
Herdrelt Endsan
Membr
St Josephs
Haly
St Josephs Club
Lnte
Catherine Lene Dunnelly Y
Second Avenue
St Josephs Church
St Josephs Cemetery
Three Area Veterans Reenlist in U S Army
Three Area veterans reenlisted in the U S Army for three years yesterday at the recruiting station in the Court House. John P Munming of 8 King Street Troy will join Al Garay for duty in Europe. Edward Paradoski of 1 Wangan Street Cohoes returns to the Air Corps. Michel Mechimichille of Par Sleet will enlist with the ordnance bureau. Charles Lo Getsloff, 31, Republican elections official in Montgomery County, dies after long illness.
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Troy
Regu Ur Army
Donald Tt Daeteur
Court House
John P Munming
King Strevk
al Garay
Europe
Rm Theater of Opera
Charles Lo Getsloff
Montgomery County
Menibut
Oriental Temple
Amaterdam
Youth admits stealing cars to intimidate girlfriend
A Yittutleld youth pled guilty in District Court at Pittsfield to four counts of car theft over ten days aimed at frightening his girlfriend. Lincoln told police the acts were to impress her and the fourth vehicle became stuck, causing the owner to intervene as Lincoln reportedly tried to move it. The youth, a war veteran, was held in SHUM hdl awaiting sentencing.
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Ralph
Unicafa
Pitishetd
Shum
Lincoln
English Bride Suppressed by Food Abundance
A damaged OCR fragment tells of Mrs Peggy Bamnard Chaplin and her family arriving in Albany after moving from the United States. The text mentions a former GI couple and their daughter Anne, and contrasts scarce meals with abundant food, including pork chops and milk, reflecting hardship and adaptation.
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Giltet T Chaplin
Peggy Bamnard Chaplin
Anne
United States
Albany
Chaplin
Washington County Trial Jurors Drawn for January Term
Washington County jurors chosen to sit for the January term of the Supreme Court open at 1:30 pm Monday January 7 in Hudson Falls Court House. Justice Daniel F Invile presides. 48 jurors summoned, with 12 extra to be added, many named individuals from towns including Fort Ann Cambridge Granville Whitehall Greenwich Corinth Argyle and more, reflecting broad county-wide selection.
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Hudson Falls Court House
Daniel F Invile
Hytnd
Ymors
Gund Juroia
Fort Ann
Florence Moore
James Crandall
Fmt
Edward Pauk Hilton
Mary Bradley
Katharine Loughlin
Edward Malin
Francis L Catey
Cambudge
Thomas Parente
Bertha H Reynolds Hebrew
Lawrence Getty Granville Jay Gould Harty
B Hichs Kingatury
Michael Doran
Edward Stearns Dresden Duyla Conyer
A Steele Whitehall
David BE Bett
Albert Rath
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