New Jersey Bars Dewey On Ballot
New Jersey legislature moved to bar printing presidential candidates on primary ballots. Senate approved the measure 15 to 4 and assembly 18 to 9 amid party splits, with Gov. Edge needing to sign. Proponents label it a stop-Dewey effort. opponents call it an unlawful restraint on voters. Dewey petitions filed to place his name in the May 17 primary proceed in state secretary's office.
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Trenton
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
New Jersey
Lloyd B Marsh
Hawthorne
Dewey
Wendell L Wilkie
Assembly
Senate
Walter E. Edge
Brames
F. W Ruzicka
Chatham
G. O
Morris
RPI War Education Program Offers Tuition Free Classes
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute announces a war effort tuition free, part time evening program in engineering, radio, and management. Courses meet Mondays and Wednesdays starting March 6 with registration closing March 2. Open to men and women. applications at Room 101 Sage Building in Troy.
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War Manpower Commission
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Wil
Sage
Troy
Sky Light Shatters at Capitol Building Collapse
A heavy flag pole on the Capitol roof toppled during dismantling, smashing a skylight and showering glass to the floors below. Hundreds of glass fragments scattered corridors while four workers watched. no injuries were reported. The pole reportedly weighed 76 feet ten and four half, and a rope failed, causing the fall.
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Capitol
Debate Over Printing of Presidential Candidate Names
Proponents argued the repeal would apply, since April petition deadlines mattered, while opponents claimed current law did not cover the case. Arts. Gen. Van Riper would issue guidance, with Dewey possibly withdrawing his name to avoid court action.
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Secretary of States Office
Arts
Walter D van Riper
Edge
van Riper
Ruacka
van Ruiper
E. Bartram Mott
Morris County
Dewey
New York
Secretary of State
City Removes Ice At Catch Basins
William F. Luby, commissioner of public works, directed twenty workers to open catch basins citywide to prevent floods during rain or thaw. Crews cleared ice in hill streets including Congress and Hoosick, and Pawling Avenue, then extended to other areas to allow water to flow into basins and away from downtown.
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William F. Luby
Public Works
Congress
Hoosick Streets
Pawling Avenue
Laval Says French Are Being Obstinate
Pierre Laval, Vichy premier, told Paris radio via United Press the French refuse to understand his policy of collaboration with Nazi Germany. The Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service quoted Laval telling Petit Parisien that discipline and obedience to the government are needed as France endures misery. He warned that failure to reconcile with Germany could doom future generations to suffering.
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United Press
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Paris
United States
Germany
Canadian Women’s Army Corps Bars American Enlistment
Ottawa officials announced that American women cannot enlist in the Canadian Women's Army Corps unless they hold a permanent Canadian address, effectively barring many applicants. The policy tightens eligibility for service in the Canadian force.
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Ottawa
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Canadian Women’s Army Corps
Civil Engineers Of Area to Meet Tomorrow
The Mohawk Hudson Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers convenes in Albany for an all day conference on creating a Bureau of Surveys and Mapping in the New York State Department of Public Works. The program includes a 1 30 PM round table, a 6 30 PM dinner at the Aubania Club, and an 8 PM address by Prof Philp Kissam of Princeton on the use of survey control in engineering. The meeting is led by Arthur W Harrington with invitations extended to allied societies and engineers.
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American Society of Civil Engineers
Bureau of Surveys and Mapping
New York State Department of Public Works
Albany
State Planning Council
Civil Engineering Society
Aubania Club
Aurania Club
Philp Kissam
Princeton W University
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Arthur W. Harrington
G. Reed Shaw
February meeting of the Business Girls at Mrs Campbell home
The February meeting of the Business Girls was held Monday night at the home of Mrs. Helen Campbell on North Lake Avenue. Hostesses were Mrs. Mildred DePuy and Miss Dorothy McCabe. Reports were given by secretary Mrs. Frank Gull and treasurer Mrs. Marie Cooper. A nominating committee was named for March with Miss Lian Miller and Dorothy McCabe and Mrs. Seymour DePuy. The March meeting is set for March 20 at the homes of Maases May and Sally Patterson, with Mrs. Marion Lietsel assisting. An all day sewing session is planned at Memorial Methodist Church House from 10 am to 4 pm for aprons. participants bring lunch and hot beverages will be provided.
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Helen Campbell
North Lake Avenue
Mildred DePuy
Dorothy McCabe
Mildred Johnson
Frank Gull
Marie Cooper
Lian Miller
Seymour DePuy
Maases May
Sally Patterson
Marion Lietsel
Memorial Methodist Church House
L Coonrad
R Casle
Assembly Passes Dewey Budget Over Minority Protest
New York State Assembly approved Gov. Dewey's 371 million executive budget amid Democratic protests over a 7.8 million cut in school aid. Warner bill to fund highway rights of way passed in the Senate 28 to 16, with supporters stressing state wide benefits and centralization for efficiency.
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Albany
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Warner
Dewey
John J. Dunnigan
Dunnigan
Crossword Puzzle Across Clue Stream Reveals Answers
Puzzle includes Across and Down clues with mixed spellings and misspellings. Readable entries point to common crossword terms and short answers, showing misprints like Enlisen and Ewilled taprie.
Senate Approves Highways Bill For Small Cities
The New York Senate passed a highways proposal to fund state construction and reconstruction of arterial through routes in towns under 50 000 population including Albany and Cohoes. Sponsored by George H Pierce the measure aims to improve traffic flow with state led projects.
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Albany
Cohoes
Watervliet
George H. Pierce
Olean Republican
Clifford C. Hastings
Rensselaer County
Harry KR. Marble
Ontario County
Seventeenth Ward Honors Honor Roll Building Sold
Seventeenth Ward orders a marble memorial to honor ward residents in city park at 123rd Street and Second Avenue. Fund total reached 1,665.15 with 1,200 stone cost and estimated lettering doubling the price. Committee plans another canvass and will meet again under Rev. Eugene Cunningham.
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Seventeenth Ward
City Park
123Rd Street
Second Avenue
11Th Ward
Henry E. Smith
Eugene Cunningham
Fruit Growers Hold Meeting in Rensselaer County
The Rensselaer County winter meeting for fruit growers was held at Muliizeskill Chapel with Prof. W D Mills and Prof. Archie Van Doren of Cornell University as main speakers. Carl Lemka chaired the fruit committee. Mills outlined spraying schedules for 1944 and supply issues. Van Doren covered orchard management and fertilization. John C Swan discussed the War Food Production Program as it affects fruit growers.
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Rensselaer County
Muliizeskill Chapel
W. D. Mills
Archie van Doren
State College of Agriculture
Cornell University
Carl Lemka
Schodack
Rensselaer County Farm Bureau
Mills
van Doren
John C Swan
North Greenbush Seeks to Enlarge Fire District
The North Greenbush Community Association discussed enlarging the fire district to cover the nonincluded town area. Fire commissioners agreed to cooperate, with plans for a new company and apparatus at Defreestville. Four new members joined the association as James Gratton led the meeting.
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North Greenbush
James Gratton
Arlo Sylvester
Mbmirs
David Philips
Murray Nelson
Association
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