Allied Forces Regain Initiative Below Rome Beachhead
Allied troops regain the initiative on the beachhead below Rome as infantrymen call to erase a monastery seen by observers and gunners. In Carroceto the main clash gains ground near the factory area while German armor, including flamethrower tanks, counterattacked and were repelled with two tanks lost. Rome reports violent battles in the invasion bridgehead with Germans holding, and that naval guns hit a cruiser in the Gulf of Gaeta. American forces near Cassino seize a hillside and strongpoints. several prisoners from the German first parachute division captured as shifts move forces to the Cassino area and Fifth Army front, signaling shifting initiative between sides. The fighting shows a see-saw pattern with neither side gaining lasting dominance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroceto
Rome
Gulf of Gaeta
Cassino
First Parachute
Adriatic
Fifth Army
Bolivia Names Pro Ally Minister in Shakeup
In La Paz three Bolivian officials resigned as pro allied Lieutenant Colonel Alfredo Pacheco was named interior minister. Victor Paz Estenssoro said changes aim to win recognition from the United States and 18 American nations. Pacheco replaces Taborga. Rafael Otazo becomes agriculture minister. Walter Guevare becomes secretary-general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Paz
Bolivia
Alfredo Pacheco
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Buenos Aires
United States
Pacheco
Maj
Alberto Taborga
Rafael Otazo
Carlos Monenegro
Walter Guevare
Augusto Cespedes
Whitehall Pastor Returns From Minor Operation
Rev Lucien H Kerns pastor of the Presbyterian Church has returned home after a minor operation at Glens Falls Hospital. Miss Ruth Hupman daughter of Mr and Mrs Reeves Hupman of Mountain Street has entered Brooklyn State Hospital as a student nurse. Mrs Anna St Claire chairman of the social for the Elks Club infantile paralysis fundraiser gave her final report to Postmaster William T Burns Washington County chairman. Net profit reported was 2909 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucien H. Kerns
Presbyterian Church
Glens Falls Hospital
Ruth Hupman
Reeves Hupman
Mountain Street
Brooklyn State Hospital
Brooklyn
Anna St. Claire
Elks’ Club
William T. Burns
Washington County
Stabilization Act Renewal Faces Congressional Hurdles
Renewal of the Stabilization Act of October 1942 faces a crowded calendar and possible amendments as Congress weighs subsidies price controls and wage policies. Opposition from Price Administration critiques could delay renewal, risking chaos by summer and signaling a broader stabilization setback.
Bacon Hill Residents and Local Grange News
Bacon Hill residents Bacon Hill William Peck and Aubrey Monk are confined to their homes while Elsie VanDerwerker of Colone visited her parents here. Mrs Fred Guard leads the church school. Bacon Hill Grange met Tuesday voting to buy four War Bonds and noting five new member applications. The Juvenile Grange named Shirley Knowlton as juvenile Lecturer. Card party results showed a 37 profit. New committees for the month include Harlan Leggett Irvin Winney. A February 18 card party and dance with Johnny Bodmner and Mrs Spinks planned. Supper committees were noted for upcoming meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Peck
Aubrey Monk
Elsie VanDerwerker
Harlan Leggett
Irvin Winney
Johnny Bodmner
Spinks Floyd McMillan
Marion Rugg
Charlotte Williams
Baptist Institute Organized In Hudson River Area
Arthur H Lofgren was elected director of a Baptist Laymen's Institute to be held at Sixth Avenue Baptist Church on Feb 20 at 3 30 pm. Cooperating churches include Waterford Millis Memorial Cohoes Sixth Avenue First Baptist of Troy Second Baptist Troy and Water view. A Y W A discussion session follows. Also notes on service at United Presbyterian urging college support and Navy and Army Air Corps personnel news. Travelers to meet in Troy next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur H Lofgren
Hudson River Association
Baptist Church
Sixth Avenue
Z. Ponder
Waterford
Millis Memorial
Cohoes
First Baptist of
Troy
Second Baptist Church of
Waterview Baptist Church
Y. W
Green Island Drives Fourth War Loan Booth Sales Upward
The village, led by Charles Theroux, reports rising booth sales as Heatly School nears its $10,000 goal with $11,879 subscribed. St. Joseph's aims for $1,000 likely to be topped. Booths at Central Market Frearillo's store and Mrs. Hunt’s home total $1,172. Willard F. Simmons says the $200,000 goal will be oversubscribed with tomorrow’s final report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Theroux
St. Joseph’s
Frearillo
William S. Hunt
Willard F. Simmons
Cambridge Club Meet and Card Party Notices
Cambridge The Monday Afternoon Book Club will meet with Miss M Elizabeth Day Cambridge Valley Chapter C EB S will sponsor a public card party at the Masonic rooms Wednesday Feb 16 Charles B Ashton of the Army Air Force stationed somewhere in England has been promoted to the rank of major Theodore Cieszko AM 2C US Navy after an absence in two and a half years arrived home Tuesday from the Pacific war zone to spend a furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Martin Cieszko Chaplain William W Burnett who resigned from the pastorate of Embury Methodist Church to go into the service and has since been stationed at Fort Robinson Neb has been promoted to captain The annual Washingtons Birthday card party under the auspices of Ondawa Cambridge Chapters Daughters of the American Revolution will be held Saturday Feb 19 at the Cambridge Historical House at 2 30 pm Miss Mary A Potter president of the local Red Cross chapter announces that the annual Red Cross drive will be conducted in March Mrs Gilbert Maxwell will assist in organizing The quota for the district has been raised from 2500 to 3000 Word has been received that Pfc Alfred P Dawley Jr of the Marines has arrived safely overseas Staff Sergeant Robert Mulligan Air Corps after being in North Africa for some time is in Corsica Pfc
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Hatch
Army Air Corps Ordnance Department
West Indies
Harold R. Taber
United Presbyterian Church
Paul R. Graham
Martin John Conway
Cook
Eugene Conway
Cambridge Union School
Navy
Camp Sampson
Submarine School
Submarine Base
New London
Submarine
Walter
Thompson
Arthur W. Thompson
U .S. A. Air Corps
Rumania
Leslie W. Thompson
Aid Corps
Army Air Base
Ma~con
M. Elizabeth Day
Cambridge Valley
C. Eb,s
Masonic Rooms
Charles B Ashton
Army Air Force
England
Theodore Cieszko
Martin Cieszko
William W. Burnett
Embury Methodist Church
Fort Robinson Neb
Washington
Marines
Sergi Robert Mulligan
Air Corps
North Africa
Corsica
Pfc
Seven Receive Degree At Troy Council Ceremonies
A large class from Green Island Council Knights of Columbus earned the second degree yesterday in Troy Council rooms led by Grand Knight Walter A. Kane Jr. Servicemen reception ordered by John Cietek Vagabond Club president. Green Island Methodist Church trustees re elected Neil Laird John McGuinity and Wilfred Willetts. Rev Cassilline J Miller presided. Reports covered by chairmen including Mrs Bessie Bennett celebrating a $9 contribution by the Woman's Society of Christian Service. Church plans announced by Rev Fred C Bennett. Green Island Lodge I O F held a rehearsal for initiatory degree set for Feb 25. Mothers Club St Josephs Church meets today at 8 pm in American Legion rooms with Mrs E Grant Golding presiding. Village Board to meet tonight planning March 1 election. Mayor McDermott to preside. Berlin game vs Heatly High cancelled due to snow, rescheduled March 4. Webster Bailey Auxiliary S U V C W Valentine party tonight in G A R Hall Cohoes. members urged to bring covered dishes and Valentines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Island Council
Knights of Columbus
Troy
Walter A. Kane, Jr
John Cietek
Vagabond Club
Neil W. Laird
John T. McGuinity
Wilfred E. Willetts
Green Island Methodist Church
Cassillne J. Miller
Bessie Bennett
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Fred C. Bennett
McGinity
Wallard I. Hunt
Alfred
Lindin
Board of Trustees
Harry Partington
McGinty
Henry Johnson
Paul Bagley
Roy Murdock
Edward Rubeck
Mattie Wilcox
John T. McGinty
Green Island Lodge
I O OF
Mothers’ Club
St Josephs Church
American Legion Rooms
George Street
E Grant Golding
Charles J. McDermott
Cohoes Board To Use New Budget Form
The State Education Department urged the Cohoes Board of Education to switch to new estimate sheets for annual budget estimates. Superintendent Dr F Herrick Conners said there is no change in this year's budget makeup aside from the forms. The practically complete budget will get final touches at a board meeting at the Education Building on Seneca Street tonight, with child care centers and possible cost‑of‑living teacher raises on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Education Department
Cohoes
Board of Education
Seneca Street
Cohoes Red Cross Boards to Meet for War Fund Plan
The Cohoes Branch of the American Red Cross will outline plans for the War Fund Drive at a joint meeting of the executive board and board of directors Thursday at the YWCA on Mohawk Street. The drive runs through March with a national quota of two hundred million dollars, far up from last year’s 125 million. Raymond Van Santvoord is general campaign chairman with William J. Vandercar, William Moosey, Glenn Miller as vice chairmen and Desmond Havern as secretary. A Dorcas Philathea class party for children was held at Farview Home, and Samuel Spencer, a longtime Cohoes resident and former Engla nd native, died after a brief illness at Albany Hospital. He lived at 12 Cherry Street and leaves a sister and a nephew. funeral plans are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Cohoes
Young Women's Christian’s Association
Mohawk Street
Raymond van Santvoord
William J. Vandercar
William Moosey
Glenn Miller
Desmond Havern
Samuel Spencer
England
Allbany Hospital
Cherry Street
Hill
St. Agnes’ Church
Mary Anon Barber
Walter Parsley, Jr
Cohces
East Side Women Organize Mt Ida Guild at Presbyterian Church
Edna C. Donnan heads newly formed all inclusive Women’s Service Guild at Mt. Ida Memorial Presbyterian Church. Officers include A W Hyde first vice president Thomas Trotter second vice president Agnes Danskin secretary and Frank Stark treasurer. Committees assigned with chairmen named and a March June October trio of meetings planned along with monthly group meetings chaired by individuals. A roast chicken supper planned for Friday at 6 30 pm in church dining hall with social time afterward. A separate supper and missionary talk are set for Trinity Methodist Church with Rev Harold Griffis speaker and a Mexico program to follow chaired by Elmer Williams and William Rauscher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna C. Donnan
Women's Society of
Mt. Ida Memorial Presbyterian Church
Women's Service Guild
George Robinson
A. W. Hyde
Thomas Trotter
Agnes Danskin
Robinson
Frank Stark
Ars. Hyde
Women’s Services Committee
Trotter
Danskin
Harriet J. Limerick
Carroll B. Gazin
Margaret Caven
Henry Tuttle
Gavin Lawson
George L. Gray
W. Russell Bird
Leah Qathout
Trinity Methodist Church
Frank Jas Reid
Harold W. Griffis
First Methodist Church
Amsterdam
Troy
Mexico
Elmer Willams
William Rauscher
Green Island Rod and Gun Club to Discuss Lake George Salmon Stocking
The Green Island Rod and Gun Club, Inc. will meet tonight with plans to stock Lake George with land locked salmon and advance other conservation matters. Mrs. Lida Van Hoesen will preside the junior auxiliary meeting, and James Hafensteiner will preside at the main gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bag
Lida van Hoesen
Green Island Rod and Gun Club, Inc
Lake George
James Hafensteiner
Cohoes Club To Hear Far East Correspondent James R Young
James R. Young Far East correspondent will lecture at the Saturday Club of Cohoes during Guest Night on Feb 19 at 8 pm in Silliman Memorial Presbyterian Church. A veteran newspaperman he spent 13 years in the Far East, mainly Japan, after starting in Simons and later working in Africa Germany South Africa Europe and Russia. He ran a news service bureau published an American newspaper sold color comics and worked on a Japanese newspaper. He was imprisoned for 61 days by the Japanese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Young
Far East
Cohoes
Silliman Memorial Presbyterian Church
Young
Japan
Donald C. MacLean
Simons
Africa
E. W. Scripps
Paul Patterson
Baltimore Sun
Germany
South Africa
Europe
Russia
Orient
Old Cohoes Hotel Site To Be Parking Lot
Cohoes will have a free parking lot when the site of the old Miller House on Mohawk Street is prepared. The hotel was demolished months ago and the site is being filled with cinders. City officials urged residents to donate dirt or cinders and contact the city garage. a city truck will collect fill. Pfc. Stanley A. Conboy has returned to duty in Los Angeles after a ten day furlough with foster parents. He was given a farewell party Thursday night. A Ladies' Auxiliary meeting of BE. T. Ruane Post, American Legion, is set for today at 8 p.m. at Oneida Street quarters, with Mrs. Alvina Dickinson presiding. Plans for Past Governors' Night observance on Feb 28 to be outlined at Cohoes Lodge Moose meeting today at 8 p.m. on Ontario Street. George Gagnon will preside. Mr and Mrs. Wilfred Lesnick at 105 Ontario Street were surprised for their 23rd wedding anniversary. about fifty attended and were given humorous gifts plus a bouquet of 25 American Beauty roses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes
Miller
Mohawk Street
Remsen Street
Public Works
Wiliam E. Dawson
Pfc
Stanley A. Conboy
Los Angeles
Cal
Matthew McCarthy
Whites Street
BE. T. Ruane Post
American Legion
Oneida Street
Alvina Dickinson
Cohoes Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Ontario Street
George Gagnon
Wilfred Lesnick
Ontaro Street
Cohoes War Loan Drive Nears Quota
Cohoes is near its Fourth War Loan quota of 500000 dollars with slightly over 400000 collected by last night and large purchases expected. Edvin T Laughlin, chairman, expressed confidence the drive will surpass the target as announcements from local banks and corporations are due today and volunteers report strong weekend efforts. Public school children contributed toward a 4000 dollar subquota and industrial committee totals exceed 150000 with leaders named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes
Edvin T. Laughlin
Northey
J. Harry Soden
Egnot Babyak
Ralph Ferguson
Rose Lange
Charles Gidea
Ws Poeree
Seven Cohoes Women to Get Certificates Today
Seven Cohoes women who completed a Red Cross first aid course will receive graduation certificates at tonight’s exercises at Cohoes High School. Names include Alvira Vautrin Frances C Towns Joyce M Davis Rose McManus Celina Roberts Mary Hanchowski and Helen Nalysnyk. The class had 34 students and instructor Sylvester L Monk. certificates will be handed by Mrs Thomas Scanion and speakers will include Mrs Ethel Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes
Red Cross
Cohoes War Council
Cohoes High School
Alvira Vautrin
Frances C. Towns
Joyce M. Davis
Rose McManus
Celina Roberts
Mary Hanchowski
Helen Nalysnyk
Sylvester L. Monk
Thomas Scanion
Ethel Brown
Council
Ar- Jeen Shaw
Mildred Brown
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London
DNB
Crete
DNR
Whitehall
Broadway
Third St
Owapsa
Congress
Howard W. Smith
Select Committee
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Chester Bowles
President
War Labor Board
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Baptist Institute Organized
A. John Lnvder
Troy Council
New York State
United Commercial Travelers
Odd Fellows’ Hall
112Th Street
Dominick Testo
Washington Place
Anthony H. Testo
Iceland
James D. Testo
Italy
Joseph Testo
Harvard
Charles D. Testo
Texas
Patrick Testo
Sampson
Pe Ad
Green Island
Cambridge
Eta Shiber
Gestapo
Noah Webster
Noah
Nyale
Berlin
Heatly High
Berlin Central
Webster-Bailey
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
G. A .R. Hall
Red Cross Boards
Dorcas Philathea
First Baptist Church of
East Side
Cohoes Club
James Ek, Young
Old Cohoes Hotel
Armand Marion
Zacharie Manon
Baker Avenue
Norfolk
Lena Marion
Sergt
Marcel Marion
Army
Naples
Johnston Avenues
New York Central Railroad
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Colline Ross Camp
United Spanish War Veterans
Amrs
Margaret Riely
John L. Perdus
U. S. Army
Mary Pardus
Worth Street
Kessler Field
Biloxi
Daniel P. Keefe
County Welfare Bureau
Keefe
Crescent Cleaning
Cash and
Carey
Crescent Clearer S
Dyer
Einewoods
Ual
Elish Rey i
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