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Troy Record

Location

Troy, New York, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1944

Page

10

German Air Production Crippled by U S A A F Bombing

War Production Board official Charles E. Wilson announced that U S Army Air Forces raids reduced Germanys fighter plane output by 40 percent. Additional raids on Dessau Braunschweig Halberstadt and other plants further cut production as Axis factories were knocked out. U S air power has grown, diminishing the Reichs capacity to sustain combat aircraft.

Washington Americn Reich Charles E. Wilson War Production Board War Department United States Army Air Forces Germany U.S A Wilson United States Little Brother Royal Air Force Army Dessau Braunschwieg Halberstadt Greater Fracrt Fechenheim Hochst Leipsig Offenbach Ludwigshaven U. S

Mass production cuts aircraft build time in American plants

Wilson says U S industry accelerates fighter and bomber output through mass production. Early fighters needed 157800 man hours, now 7800 by the 1000th plane. Four motor bombers fell from 200000 to 13000 man hours by the 1000th unit.

Wilson

Miss Mary McGrath Dies in Hoosick Falls

Miss Mary A. McGrath lifelong Hoosick Falls resident died Sunday at her home after a shopping trip. Born to Michael and Julia Kane McGrath she leaves sisters Julia and Catherine and brother Patrick, all of Hoosick Falls. Funeral set for 8:30 AM from residence and 9 AM at the Church of the Immaculate Conception with burial in St Marys Cemetery.

Mary A. McGrath Hoosick Falls Gillespie Street Thomas Brazell Michael Julia Kane McGrath Julia Catherine McGrath Patrick McGrath Church of the Immaculate Conception St. Mary’s Cemetery Village

Mechanicville Flyer Missing On German Raid

Staff Sergeant Elmer J. Cowan of Mechanicville is reported missing since January 29 over Germany during his twentieth bombing mission. He earned the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf clusters and is credited with shooting down two German planes. Enlisted August 1942, he trained at Texas Aerial Gunnery School and arrived in England September 1943. He is the husband of Yarda Nelson and son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cowan.

Elmer J. Cowan Mechanicville Germany Cowan Mechanics Texas England Yarda Nelson Elmer Cowan

Viereck Seeks Supreme Court Review of Conviction

Viereck, a writer and publisher, appealed yesterday to the Supreme Court seeking reversal of his conviction for failing to register as a German Reich agent. He alleges improper trial conduct and improper government attack on his credibility as a witness. He was sentenced to one to five years in a federal prison in D.C. for concealing ties with Nazi principals under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. The D.C. Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction on January 10.

Washington George Sylvester Viereck Supreme Court Viereck District of Columbia Federal District Court U. S. Court of Appeals For

Penal Group Urges Study of Prisons

The Prison Association of New York urged the State Legislature to conduct a comprehensive study of the correctional system, citing expected postwar crime increases. It proposed a nineteen point program addressing crime prevention court procedures probation institutional administration parole and rehabilitation.

New York INS Prison Association of Association

Prisons Seen More Favourable Amid War Effort Support

Public attitudes shift as inmates in federal and state facilities contribute to the war effort, with broader support for prisons noted as a result of inmate work and fundraising.

Tas Brown

Mrs Bahn Hosts Nursing District Leaders Dinner

Mrs. Harriet B. Bahn newly elected president of District 9 NYS Nurses' Association entertained 11 district group heads at a Valentine themed dinner at her Stop 6 Troy Schenectady Road home. Guests included retiring district president Hazel Reed and retiring director Beatrice Sibley along with representatives from Glens Falls Saratoga Springs Albany and Hudson.

Harriet B. Bahn New York State Nurses’ Association Stop Troy-Schenectady Road Hazel Reed Beatrice Sibley Melba Slattery Leonard Hospital Margaret Porter Troy Hospital Margaret Ewing the Samaritan Hospital Margaret Haley Cohoes Hospital Glens Falls Saratoga Springs Albany Hudson

Germans Tighten Control Over French Southern Provinces

German authorities will assume strict occupation over seven southern provinces along the Mediterranean coast citing military necessity. The Vichy radio, cited by US-based monitoring, said Provence regions Pyrenees-Orientales Aude Herault Gard Roches-du-Rhone Var Alpes Maritimes would see northern style rule imposed.

Mediterranean Vichy Radio Pyrenees-Orientales Aude Herault Gard Roches-du-Rhone Var Alpes Maritimes U. S Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service

Troy Club Elects New Officers at Annual Meeting

At the Troy Club annual meeting this morning the Board of Directors elected Raymond P. Neitzel president A W Thompson vice president Raymond J Hannon treasurer and B J Decker secretary.

The Troy Club Raymond P. Neitzel A. W. Thompson Raymond J. Hannon B. J. Decker

U S Bombers Hit Dutch Air Base Near Amsterdam

United States Thunderbolt bombers attacked the Gilze-Rijen air base outside Amsterdam as part of an Allied offensive into Holland. The air strike reported no bomber losses, with six German planes claimed down by the attackers.

London Nazi Europe Gilze-Rijen Amsterdam Holland

Hoosick Falls Draft Board Sends February Quota

Hoosick Falls submits February induction list to Albany for pre induction physicals totaling an increased draft. Volunteers Edward Keegan John Norton Raymond Albergine and others from Hoosick Falls Troy Berlin Peters burg and nearby towns named along with non volunteers. The notice also covers salvage pickup schedule Ladies Auxiliary meeting notes Kiwanis and a funeral service at St. Marks with burial at Maple Grove. Story hour and library art display for Cheney Public Library.

Hoosick Falls Glenn C. Banks, Jr Carl Sebesia R. D Joseph H. Rebhun Russell J. van Norden Herman L. Schultz Raymond I. Sperry John T. Parks Charles W. Hunt Willis A. Campbell Rolland M. Carle Pater H. Stasiak Wilfred J. LaJeunesse Kenneth R. Lohnes David L. Smith All of Troy Bernard W. Crandall Kenneth B. Burdick Berlin Samuel L. Hamilton Freeport Theodore Kaschak Wiliam E. Rourke Cropseyville William Schaghticoke Sanford Jones Wynantskill John J. Sweeney Center Waldo E. Brownell Euskirk Wesley C. Shaw Cherry Plain Leonard R. Rupp Melrose Ladies’ Auxiliary Ancient Order of Hibernians Alice Cuddihy Bridge Kathryn Milistt Helen Leary Anna Hogan Hoosick Falls High School Classic Street Hoosick North Hoosick Charles John Stevenson Washington County Post Cambridge Bessie Frier Jerrald C. Potts St. Mark’s Episcopal Church St. Mark’s Church Gertrude L. Darby Maple Grove Potts Marvin B. Loveys Bernard Balder John van Buren Frank M. Reynolds Oliver N. Rathbun Cheney Public Library Jacqueline Howe

Awards Made to Camp Fire Girls

The Camp Fire Girls committee of awards met Saturday at the Spanish American Veterans hall. Mrs. Raymond Meixsell chaired the committee and presided. Reviewers included Miss Mary Miller music, Rose McGonigal handicraft, Clinton Rose memory work, Ruth Ewing citizenship and business craft, Kathryn Carmichael nature and camp craft, and Mrs Meixsell health and home craft. Two girls were reviewed for the awards.

Camp Fire Girls Committee of

Trail Seeker Members Named in Camp Fire Review

The Camp Fire group lists Anne Turner and Barbara Le Grys as wood gatherers in the second rank. First rank candidates include Elizabeth Fish Jeanne Cassavant and Joan Carrier. Pitkin group notes Jane Boudreau Norma Bryce Virginia Roe Virginia Bolles Barbara Callander Doris Dumphy Joan Finning Phyllis Abbott June McDowell Marian Machnick Shirley Burdick Norma Nickerson. Casele Social Victory Club elects officers at a meet.

Anne Turner Barbara le Grys Okiya Elizabeth Fish Jeanne ‘Cassavant Joan Carrier Wahanka Pitkin Jane «Boudreau Norma Bryce Virginia Roe Virginia Bolles Barbara Callander Doris Dumphy Joan Finning Phyllis Abbott June McDowell Marian Machnick Shirley Burdick Norma Nickerson

Canadian beet sugar refineries and local leadership

The report lists five beet sugar refineries in Canada and names the leadership at the headquarters located Sunday at 2213 Seventh Avenue. Edward Law is president with Mrs. Cora Hanson as vice president, John Casele treasurer, Mrs. Florence Couse secretary, and Mrs. Rose Nichols sergeant-at-arms.

Ing Seventh Avenue Edward Law Cora Hanson John Casele Florence Couse Rose Nichols Canada

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