Bureau to Aid Muster Out Pay Seekers
The Troy Veterans Welfare Bureau will assist discharged veterans in applying for mustering out pay. Rensselaer County American Legion officials urged original honorable discharges, with photostatic copies not accepted. Other items: Boys State at Manlius June 25 to July 1. county quota four. Joseph L. Fitzgerald named chair of the rehabilitation committee. Fifth War Loan run by the Legion. cigarette fund for overseas servicemen. infantile paralysis drive. the post reported 2,500 phonograph records collected in a new campaign.
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Boys State
State Legion
Manilius
Rensselaer County
Joseph L. Fitzgerald
American Legion
Mnoble-Callahan Post
Orthodox Brotherhood Plans Party Sunday
Final plans for the community board party to be held Sunday night in the vestry rooms of Beth Israel Synagogue were discussed. Manuel Bress and A. I. Gordon are co chairs with Jack Weinstein and Ralph Vagidi in charge of awards. The social committee includes Albert Stanger Benjamin Vinikoff Israel Whitman and Jacob Streichman. A resolution calls all members to attend the father and son service Sunday morning in observance of Brotherhood Week.
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Jewish Orthodox Brotherhood
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A. I. Gordon
Jack Weinstein
Ralph Vagidi
Albert
Stanger
Benjamin Vinikoff
Israel Whitman
Jacob Streichman
Brotherhood
Beachhead Newsman Rankles British Press
The British press blamed high military and political officials from both sides for pessimism over the Anzio Nettuno beachhead. They criticized new censorship rules on frontline dispatches as stupid and intolerable and argued the gloom stemmed from American and British authorities, not on the spot correspondents, with President Roosevelt singled out for spreading negative statements.
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London
Anzio-Nettuno
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Harold Alexander
Italy
News Chronicle
Roosevelt
Deputy Guest at Bethlehem Lodge Meeting at 81 Fourth
Shepherds of Bethlehem Star of Friendship Lodge met at 81 Fourth Street with Thomas Wilson as commander in charge Deputy Mrs Rachael Dalton of Albany attended as a visitor. Games followed the gathering.
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Thomas Wilson
Rachael Dalton
Albany
Ration Rules Restrict Japs At Home
Japanese life under wartime rations is outlined by China at War sourced via a Chinese government publication. The report notes severe shortages, limited soap, and strict distribution run by police appointed neighborhood associations. It cites seven sheng of rice per adult per month and lists monthly allotments including sugar bean curd and biscuits, with widespread shortages across essentials.
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Japan
Secret Service
China
Shion
Shioni
Hogan Farewell Banquet Honors City Leader and Veterans
Mayor Hogan bid farewell at a public event praised for his six years in office and greeted by former officials including John J. Tower. Judge Nugent highlighted lasting friendships in public service as veterans pledged continued support. Hogan expressed deep gratitude, thanked city employees, and affirmed Democratic unity for Troy’s future. Music and a testimonial War Bond accompanied the gathering.
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Milton M. Lavery
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Charlie Randel
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Train Kills Two Workmen Near Syracuse
Two snow shovelers Joseph Michael Liberty and Daniel J Toomey were killed instantly when struck by a locomotive as they finished their first day’s work along New York Central freight tracks near Syracuse. Fellow employee Francis Johnson, who witnessed the tragedy, alerted Coroner H Ernest Galt after seeing the train strike the men just as they stepped onto the tracks.
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New York Central
Joseph Michael Liberty
Daniel J.toomey
Syracuse
Francis Johnson
Hogansburg
H Ernest Galt
Shortages in Japan Leave Families with Little Food and Clothing
Shion describes wartime rationing in Japan where families receive meager rations of wine eggs and soap. Clothes are limited by points with prices listed for a dress suit undergarments and more. Synthetic cotton clothes wear out quickly and footwear shifts to pigskin or fish skin, prone to cracking in rain.
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Frances Spatz
International News Service
Washington
INS
Shion
Shiom
Shroni
Japan
State Budget Approval Seen Assured
Albany reports Gov. Thomas E Dewey's 371.8 million dollar executive budget for New York State is certain to win legislative approval next week. The Finance Committee, led by D Mallory Stephens, proposed amendments adding about 594 thousand to the total and shifted Civil Service provisions. The panel noted space needs for the Legislature and police and adjutant general offices, with costs of 271,900 for Senate and 326,000 for Assembly. Affected budgets include judiciary increases tied to Feld Hamilton steps. An emergency tax bill awaits report after technical changes. A government research group warned expenses rose 38 percent in five years and urged budget controls, but noted changes in committee leadership could spark new policy and restore legislative influence.
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Thomas E Dewey
New York State
D. Mallory Stephens
Putnam Republican
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Feld-Hamilton
Citizens Bureau of Governmental Research, Inc
Titcomb Auxiliary Social Plan for Feb 29
Mollie E Titcomb Auxiliary Army and Navy Union met in Spanish War Veterans Hall to set a Feb 29 social at Mrs Marjorie Pickering 1403 Broadway Watervliet. Committee chair Mrs Cassie Williams. president Mrs Mary Patrick presided. report on Holleran Veterans Hospital and military ball by Mrs Bertha Corteux. ball to Albany in honor of Mrs Mary Halebritter. national president Mrs Helen Connolly named social chair. new member Mrs Elizabeth Cameron. Washington's Birthday program led by Mrs Mary Nesilles.
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Army and Navy Union
Marjorie Pickering
Broadway
Watervliet
Cassie Wiliams
Mary Patrick
Holleran Veterans Hospital and Military Ball
Bertha Corteux
Albany
Mary Halebritter
Helen Connolly
Elizabeth Cameron
Washington
Mary Nesilles
4 H Club Leaders Elect Mrs Hanson In Rensselaer County
Mrs Hanson of Castleton was elected president of the 4 H Club Leaders in Rensselaer County at a meeting last night in OY OW CA atestad Mes. Other officers elected include Rev Paul Maxson Berlin as vice president Mrs Ada Lyman East Po tegkill as treasurer Mrs Walter Fi ebke Brookview as secretary and Mrs Joseph Addy Troy as news reporter. Plans discussed include summer camp clothes review cooking handicraft and homemaking demonstrations and a planned 4 H Council auction with club youths statewide.
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Atestad
Mary Hanson
Castleton
Paul Maxson
Berlin
Ada Lyman
East Poe
Tegkill
Walter Fiebke
Brookview
Joseph Addy
Troy
Samuel B. Dorrance
Florence Thayer
Dorothy DeLang
Peas
Germany Faces War Strain as Material Shortages Grow
The article details German war production struggles including scarce raw materials and fuel. It notes vitamin distributions to workers, debates on quality versus quantity, and attempts to extract resources from conquered areas. It cites a German officer admitting material shortages hinder field efforts and describes decrees restricting oil, lubricants, and rail use as shortages persist.
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Germany
Hitler
United States
Russia
Lower
Dnieper
Farrell Receives Legion of Merit for India Duty
Colonel Thomas F Farrell a veteran Trojan has been awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious service while serving in India and overseas. He is cited as chief engineer of the services of supply in the China India Burma theater and formerly headed the state division of engineering. He has been recommended by the President for promotion to brigadier general.
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Thomas F Farrell
India
Far, Teil
Services of Supply
China
Burma
State Division of
Cromie Hurt in Saratoga Car Crash
Witham W. Cromie Saratoga County director of civilian protection suffered bruises and lacerations to head and shoulders when his car skidded and struck a tree on West Avenue in Saratoga Tuesday.
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Witham W. Cromie
Scratoga County
West Avenue
Saratoga
Island victories dec isive to MacArthur warning
Allied leader General Douglas MacArthur cast doubt on decisive Island victories in the Pacific. He said conquest of Japan’s outlying islands is no longer decisive, urging that victory depends on defeating the Japanese army first. He warned against optimism that Japan would collapse after its outer Pacific defenses fall.
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Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacaArthur
Japan
Pacific
MacArthur
Manchuria
Korea
China
Fateful Philippine Names And How to Pronounce Them
Frank Colby explains Philippine place names and pronunciations, listing major islands Luzon Mindanao Samar Negros Palawan Mindoro Leyte Cebu Bohol Masbate and notes correct stress and vowel sounds. He includes sample town pronunciations such as Aparri Bayombong Balanga and Manila Pasig and explains the three syllables and accent for Bataan.
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Loo-Zon
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Samar
Sah-Mahr
Negros
Nay-Groess
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Payay
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Leyte
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Masbate
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Las
Woman Granted 575 For Disabled Finger
Miss Helen Hoag received 575 after losing 50 percent use of her right index finger while employed at St Joseph's Infant Home. Clarence Mizner injured at Adirondack Foundries and Steel, Inc. awards include 493 covering Sept 17 1943 to Feb 15 1944, with other awards to Leonard Hayes Andrew Ciok Jabie Bonesteel and Adirondack Foundries and Steel, Inc. amounts listed.
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Lyman A Kilburn
Court House
Yester
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp
Andrew Ciok
Adirondack Foundries and Steel, Inc
Jabie Bonesteel
Domestic Would Clean House in Washington
Mrs Nora E Goner a 76 year old domestic from Los Angeles filed yesterday for the Republican presidential nomination. She said I want the President's job better done and that she has spent her life preparing for this work and can do it better.
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Los Angeles
Nora E Goner
National Lead Contract for Tahawus Plant Facilities
The Defense Plant Corporation announced a national lead contract with National Lead Co. for additional Tahawus plant facilities valued at $170,000. The agreement will expand capacity and support wartime production efforts during the period.
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National Lead
Defense Plant Corp
National Lead Co
Tahawus
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