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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1944
Page
17
A clipped passage mentions the star Rigel amid an azure expanse and hints at an auriae tamper with degrees Fabrentieit. Details are unclear due to the torn source.
American officers report Nazi SS guardsmen shot dead a U S lieutenant and six doughboys after demanding surrender west of Bastogne Belgium on Dec 17. A lone survivor crawled a mile and a half back to Allied lines after witnessing his comrades killed and brutalized before their bodies were left.
A union Watch Night service will be held Sunday night in Lansingburg uniting Zion, Emanuel Danish Lutheran, Oliver Presbyterian, Redgemer Lutheran, St Mark's Methodist and Millis Memorial Baptist. Rev. Seth N. Genung will preside with speakers Rev. James X. Lund Rev. Eugene Cunningham and Rev. Peter Fanning. Proceeds support the Weekday School of Religion. A similar union prayer service is planned New Year’s Day at the First Presbyterian Church.
The record lists service decorations and promotions for a broad group of soldiers and sailors from New York and nearby areas. It notes Lieut MacMillan of the Seventh Avenue family and several others, including Corporal Chesman, Sgt Scheneberger, and Ensign Edwards, with details on their units, campaigns, and awards in Europe and the Mediterranean theater.
Fragmentary text notes a christening or family gathering involving Lee Jones, Mary Bennet, and Margie with unclear references to Dwight and others. The garbled lines prevent a clear event, participants, or location from being confirmed.
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