Allied Blockade of Bay of Biscay Tightens Axis
Washington reports new European and Asian blockades as the British navy bars Axis shipping from the Bay of Biscay. A danger zone of 7 000 square miles along the French and Spanish coasts is declared off limits, threatening sea routes and aiding Japan. Knox notes smuggling from Spain to France to Germany and says intensified blockade will curb land transport pressures. The U S Navy also applies blockade tactics in the Pacific against Japan.
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Washington
Europe
Asia
Navy
Knox
Bay of Biscay
France
London
Admiralty
Cape Finisterre
Spain
Portugal
Ireland
Germany
Japan
Atlantic
Andy
Pacific
West Coast Horse Meat Sales High
Berkeley butcher A. L. Adams states the East Bay sells about a thousand pounds weekly of government inspected horse meat for human consumption. The product is sold bone free and lean. California law requires a green ink notice on menus and a placard at serving locations.
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Berkeley
Cal
East Bay
A. L. Adams
Adams
California
Europe
Oregon
Washington
Nevada
Safety Engineers Hear Talk on Postwar Planning
William J. Russell, director of the New York State Commerce Bureau of Industry, warned at the Schenectady District Society of Safety Engineers meeting that peace will bring high unemployment unless industry plans to match wartime output. He urged 43 percent higher production and two million dollars in new construction to absorb labor, with future meeting set for Albany on March 21.
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Uniessa
Wiliam J. Russell
Bureau of Industry
New York State Division of Commerce
District Society of Safety Engineers
van Curler Hotel
Schenectady
Russell
Stanley G. Allen
Albany
Dinner for State Chapeau Scheduled at Noble-Callahan Post
Rensselaer County salon 267 Eight and Forty honor and funl society met at Noble-Callahan Post rooms First Street to plan entertaining the state department chapeau at an April dinner. Mrs Catheryn Poole chaired. Mrs Dora Messick hosted. Mrs Nina Wyman presided. Mrs Mae Hennessey reported War Bond sales of 3000. Six were named for membership and a social hour followed. Next meeting March 12 with Mrs Ethel Van Buren and Mrs Poole as hostesses.
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Rensselaer County
Honor and Funl Society
Legion Auxiliary
Noble-Callahan Post Rooms
First Street
State Department
Ethel van Buren
Poole
State Auditors Approve Greenwich Accounts
Praise for Greenwich finances from the State Department of Audit and Control in an audit covering Jan 192 to June 19, 1943. Copies were filed with Town Clerk Loren M. Barber and Supervisor Leland R. Robertson. The report finds affairs in good condition with only three minor items not legally authorized.
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Greenwich
State Department of Audit and Control
Loren M. Barber
Leland R. Robertson
British Chide Anti Russian Views of A F L
London reports Britain's Iron and Steel Trades Confederation denounces the American Federation of Labor for not sending delegates to a world trade union conference because Russian unions will be represented. The A F of L says Russian unions are government agents. Man and Metal calls the stance pro capitalist and unacceptable to British trade unionists.
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London
Britain
Iron and Steel Trades Confederation
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Man and Metal
A. F of L
Parole Sought for Humanitarian Life
Harrisburg Pa UPI The State Pardon Board was asked to commute the life sentence of Daniel Donohue Eastern Penitentiary convict who twice donated skin to save a Philadelphia girl He also furnished blood for transfusions Donohue was sentenced in 1929 for the slaying of Police Chief Wilson Lewars of Hamburg Pa in a gun battle after a holdup He was an original member of the nation s first skin bank at the penitentiary run by Dr Herbert M Goddard.
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Harrisburg
UPI
State Pardon Board
Daniel Donohue
Eastern Penitentiary
Philadelphia
Frank P. Tucker
Donohue
Wilson Lewars
Hamburg
Herbert M. Goddard
Higgins Boat Harry joins pin up contest aboard ship
Marines on Guadalcanal faced night-time air harassment from planes nicknamed Washing Machine Charlie and Reveille Joe. At Great Lakes Naval Training Station sailors of Company 123 voted in a pin up photograph contest after a boastful rivalry, sparked by Seaman Clarence Burger of Chicago.
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New Georgia Island
U. S
Guadalcanal
Harry
Great Lakes
Company 123
Naval Training Station
Clarence Burger
Chicago
Troy Cooperative Names Burch to 26th Term President
Arthur J. Burch was elected president of the Troy Cooperative Savings and Loan Association for his 26th term at the annual meeting held at 407 Grand Street. Adrian O Vandervoort was elected vice president and R. Edwin Kane secretary for his 15th term. Other officers include George B. Reynolds, assistant secretary. George N. Findlater, treasurer. William J. Bennett, assistant treasurer. Sheldon B. Smith reappointed attorney. Governor Dewey had recently appointed Mr. Burch to the State Banking Board representing savings and loan associations.
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Arthur J. Burch
Troy Cooperative Savings and Loan Association
Grand Street
Adrian O Vandervoort
R. Edwin Kane
George B. Reynolds
George N. Findlater
William J Bennett
Sheldon B. Smith
Burch
Dewey
State Banking Board
Savings and Loan Associations
Exempt Firemen Name Committees in Troy Meeting
At the Troy Elks Club meeting of the Exempt Firemen's Association Roger A Kinne's membership application was received. Committees for 1944 were named with Thomas E Rainey presiding. KEY NAMES include John P Judge Robert P Murray Daniel W Carhart Carl A Smith James J Fox Joseph B Mulholland R H Sheehy A C King and Alexander C Kang Jr. A death notice for Supt William A Coleman was read and a memorial was planned.
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Roger A Kinne
Exempt Firemen's Association
Troy Elks' Club
Thomas E. Rainey
Ramey
John P. Judge
Robert P. Murray
Daniel W. Carhart
Elvic
Carl A. Smith
James J. Fox
Joseph B. Mulholland
R. H. Sheehy
A.C. King
William A. Coleman
Hudson
Benevolent and Relief Fund of the Association
Alexander C. Kang, Jr
David A Anderson
Harold Fitzgerald
Edward Wachter
Rochester
William J. Fagan
Mother to Settle Claim for Son
Guardian Mrs Wilma Neaton authorized by Supreme Court Justice John Alexander to compromise a $225 claim for George F Lewis who was injured October 10 1943 when struck by Samuel Luczkoweczs car on North Main Street Mechanicville Papers detail the compromise filed by Murphy Aldrich Guy Broderick attorneys for the insurance company in the county clerk's office.
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Wilma Neaton
Hemstreet Park
George F. Lewis
Supreme Court
John Alexander
Claia
Samuel Luczkoweck
Murphy, Aldrich, Guy & Broderick
Luczkowec
Lewis
OPA to Allow Increase In Canned Milk Prices
Representative Peterson says the Office of Price Administration will permit higher canned milk prices after consumer protests over shortages and halted production causing losses for many canners.
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OPA
Washington
Peterson
D.-Fla
Office of Price Administration
Ickes Wins House Backing for Interior Assistant
Interior Secretary Ickes wins House approval by 186 to 159 to appoint another assistant secretary at 9000 dollars a year. The debate split along party lines with Republicans praising Ickes and others criticizing his expansion of power.
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Washington
Ickes
House
Gearhart
R-Cat
South R.ohio
Secretary of the Interior
Calvin D. Johnson
R-Mhil
Albany Scouts clash with city over salvage costs
The City of Albany and Fort Orange Council Boy Scouts dispute who should pay truck costs for a wartime salvage drive. Scouts say proceeds go to troops and they offer service, while Mayor Erastus Corning urges payment to cover gasoline and driver wages.
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Albany
City of
Fort Orange Council
Boy Scouts of America
Erastus Corning
Corning
Wallace MacBride
City and County War Council
Coke Plant Foremen Hear Tax Explanation
G A Price from the Troy Internal Revenue Bureau explained federal income tax forms to Hud son Valley Fuel Corp Foremen's Club members. He noted common misunderstandings and variations to compute payments and urged bringing complete income and expense data to reduce waiting times. James Larguay outlined areas needed before gas equipment repairs.
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G. A. Price
Troy
Internal Revenue Bureau
Hudson Valley Fuel Corp
James Larguay
Finland in peace crisis stalls amid German presence
A wartime report cites no progress in Finland peace talks. Rumors claim Russia seeks occupation of key Finnish cities and control over bases to curb German moves. Proposed terms include Finland's unconditional surrender and arms disposal, plus ceding Petsamo and allowing Soviet occupation of strategic hubs. Russia might drop major territorial demands aside from minor border tweaks.
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Finland
Russia
Viipuri
Hangoe
Italy
Germany
Petsamo
Arctic Sea
Norway
Salla
Karelia
Gulf of Finland
German bombings at Fed Cross hospital not deliberate
Investigation shows the February 7 field hospital bombing and February 10 shelling, which killed thirty, were not intentional. Captured German pilot and downed Allied flyer indicate anti personnel bombs were jettisoned during dive to escape. Red Cross tents were clearly marked and distant from military objectives. Tarawa water ranks second to ammunition in importance. Marines warned of possible water poisoning as they carried five gallon tins to the front.
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Anzio Beachhead
Italy
Fed Cross Field Hospital
Delibate
Tarawa
Tarawai
Equator
Flax Paper Saves Cigarette Industry in Pisgah Forest
Ecusta Paper Corp and Harry Straus developed a flax based cigarette wrapping paper to replace linen supply cut by war. The process uses pure water and thin strong flax fiber from Davidson River area, ensuring nonstick odor and clean burn. The plant now supplies a major portion of U.S. cigarette paper.
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Pisgah Forest
N.C
America
Europe
Ecusta Paper Corporation
Harry Straus
France
Straus
Prange Rervie Casuu
Almerica
Straus’ Cnenusts
Davidson
Ecusta
Alaska Troops Given Furlough To Mine Coal
Troops of the Alaskan Department are furloughed to work at the Eska coal mine. They receive civilian miner pay, can bring wives and children, and cannot quit without losing furloughs. Mine foreman Ogle rose from never having mined to leading a crew. The camp offers mess, recreation, movies, pool, and a library with no liquor.
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Eska
Alaska
Jpi
Alaskan Department
Pyots Eino Kuoppala
Lead
S. D
Bill Ogle
Dalhart
Tex
Pete Mazick
Glen
Coe
Bill Browns
Seth
W. Va
Bert Tomlinson
Salt Lake City
Utah
G. I
iAlaskan
Temlison
Ogle
Honest Sergeant Seeks Five Day Leave Extension
A Greenville Army air base sergeant telegraphed a plea for a five day extension of leave claiming his relatives are well and he is in good health but wishes to remain in heaven five more days. The commander allowed the unusual request and summoned him in on time. Hat collectors in Spokane report WAC hats stolen in a downtown theater with other headgear missing. officials note the interest but lament the losses.
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Greenville
S& C Cay
Greenville Army Air Base
Spokane
WACS
WAC
Trappers Capture Rare Star-Nosed Mole
Trappers described a strangeotter like creature as a freak but state experts say it is a rare star-nosed mole. The specimen is a male with a star shaped nose, a bright red tail, and a body size comparable to a ground mole.
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Lansing
Sania
Star-nosed Mole Noted for Rarity and Water Habitat
Experts describe the star-nosed mole as rare due to its habit of staying underwater much of the time and its tendency to avoid human contact. Its small eyes give the impression of blindness, though it thrives in wet environments.
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