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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1944
Page
16
In Bastogne the American defenders repelled a major German push. Tanks led a late relief drive toward the city while infantry and armor cleared woods along the highway. Soldiers reported heavy bombardment, near-constant mortar fire, and gritty resolve as they awaited further reinforcement.
Allied dispatches describe General Patton rapidly massing men and armor after securing a breakthrough toward Bastogne. The Third Army’s push opened a corridor to the encircled garrison, repelling German counterattacks and widening the battle into northern Luxembourg and southern Belgium.
The North Greekbush Ambulance Association held its 4th Christmas gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joan Cushing. Alfred Keene, a former member now in service, was recalled from Washington to Norfolk for reassignment. New member Mrs. Don MacPhail joined. Santa Claus and gifts were featured. The next meeting is set for January 31 at the firehouse hall.
Mrs Edith Jackson Herkimer Assembly president will visit Renseeler Rebekah District 1 on Wednesday. Hive Rebekah Lodges assemble. Hin Top Lodge hosts with Green bush Reisselaer Averill Park Evangeline Castleton Tsatsawassa East Nassau lodges present. Dinner at 6 30 pm and entertainment planned.
London reports Churchill and Eden left Athens to urge King George II to approve a Greek regency as factions agree on a regency path. A sniper wounded a woman near the British Embassy as Churchill defended Allied aid and rejected territorial aims, with Roosevelt and Stalin to meet soon on Greece.
War Department telegram received by Mary McDonough in Schenectady says Army Engineers sergeant William Clancy was seriously wounded in action in Germany on December 9. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Edward P Clancy of 2006 Sixth Avenue. A brother, Corp Edward J Clancy, is in service at Fort Lewis. He went overseas last year after training at Fort Devens and was formerly employed at Watervliet Arsenal.
The article details Montgomery Ward seizure actions under executive order with the War Department taking possession of Ward properties in Chicago and other cities. It notes the union organized strikes, the potential injunctions, and statements from Ward officials and WLE chairman about preserving employees’ rights and awaiting court decisions.
The release promotes the Renssel aer County American Red Cross Motor Corps unit and introduces Miss Barbara Irish, Miss Janet Clark, and Velma Derey of Rochester. Velma Derey won a divorce decree against Joseph Daley, filed after a long separation, in Watervliet.
Allied air forces sortie after sortie pounded rail yards and bridges across Germany in a six day campaign. Bombers struck Cologne Neunkirchen Saarbrucken Kaiserslautern Coblenz and Bonn while escorts kept German fighters at bay. Over 228 transports and fighters supported the effort as bombers hit workshops rail yards and industrial targets with heavy losses reported on both sides.
Green Island observed festive events at St Mark's Episcopal Church Methodist Church and Presbyterian Church with carol services crafts and Santa visits. Santa delivered gifts and refreshments were served while readings and hymns highlighted the season. Streets were cleared of snow and Odd Fellows Lodge prepared for a key election with contesting offices and two tickets.
British WWI premier David Lloyd George plans retirement from the House of Commons after fifty years and is expected to accept an earldom. Informed sources say he will be honored on the new year list of peers, despite earlier declines when he left office in 1932.
Deputy Sheriff George Secmead reports two burglars, sent to the prison farm, kept practicing theft by sneaking into the nearby town on six occasions to rob houses and stores before they were finally caught. The piece also notes a quaint name Braliginjah for a European wood sorrel plant.
Announcement details the engagement of Elle Mae Marin US Army Nurse Corps, daughter of Edward Martin of Jacksonville Florida, to Captain Thomas J. Gendron of the Army, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph E Gendron. The ceremony date and location are not specified in the fragment. Also notes election of Albert Hitton as commander of Collin-Roxs Camp United Spanish War Veterans for a third term and upcoming installation on January 31. A Christmas party for Cohoes Hospital nursing staff took place with music, dancing, refreshments, and cheerful decorations.
Vice Admiral Mitscher of the U S Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor opened his press conference by rolling six dice and calling out phrases like go see and scram. He remarked that is how decisions are made in Washington, then smiled quietly.
The Office of Price Administration announced the same number of new passenger cars released each of the last four months at 3,600. A stockpile level between 12,000 and 35,000 cars is reported, compared with 570,009 when rationing began in February 1952.
A young woman identified as Miss Gladys Erickson, 26, of Virginia, a Coast Guard civilian employee, was found in the Potomac River near Washington. She had been missing since November 13 after diving from a government residence where a supervisor and a fellow worker identified the body.
Two Cohoes soldiers, Walter Uima of the Arey in Forces and a second brother, returned to the United States after an extended overseas tour. The homecoming followed a one day furlough at Aberdeen, Maine, where they were discharged and celebrated with family at Linden Street.
The Peverty family of North side Lies has several members in hospital after an accident on New Year’s Day. Fred Co Pevserly paid a visit to his wife Mildred at Samaritan Hospital where she was treated for a leg injury and wrist sprain. Mildred was released after a short stay. A church clinic on the first Monday of each month will be observed by Albany Faberconsign Lesociation. A small fire on Masten Avenue challenged the local fire department with minor damage. Salvation Army and St James Methodist Church plan services on Sunday with special music. The Cohoes Rotary Club screened colored films from St Petersburg Florida. Funeral services for Thomas F. Gildea were held at Lincoln Avenue and St Bernards Church with burial at Saint Marys Cemetery Waterford.
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