Reunion in South Pacific Boosts War Bond Drive
Bill Riely, after 16 months abroad, reconnects with Troy Area friends in the South Pacific. He mails home $200 for a Fourth War Loan Bond and urges others to invest. Fellow servicemen Don Corrigan and Marines meet his former classmates Bill Ball and Don Quinn. sister links Don Corrigan to Riely via marriage. Pfc. Tom Turley furloughs at home. brother Bob Turley serves in North Africa after frostbitten feet in Italy. Ed Grenchus begins aviation cadet training at Bainbridge Army Air Field in Georgia.
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South Pacific
Bill Riely
Troy Area
Bill
William Riely
Donald Corrigan
Jon
Don
the Marines
Bill Ball
Don Quinn
Catholic Central
Don Corrigan
Bill Biette
Rapid City
S. D
Joseph Talbot
Ptc
Tom Turley
Thomas Turley
Ninth Avenue
Tom
Camp McCain, Miss
LHS
Bob Turley
Army
North Africa
Bob
5Th Army
Italy
ED Grenchus
Peter P. Grenchus
Sixth Avenue
Bainbridge, Ga, Army Air Field
Military Folks Reader Notes From Home Fronts
Sampson LEO CURLEY, husband of Frances King, serves as a yeoman first class and edits the Sampson News at the central New York base. MARVIN ARBIT, son of Philip Arbit of 5 Gale Place, reports to Carlsbad Army Air Field for advanced flight training. HOWARD MARTIN, in England with a reconnaissance squadron, says The Record is a welcome read and notes American beer. JIMMY KACHIDURIAN, formerly of Latham, overseas, promoted to aviation machinist’s mate second class. married to Ruth Hotchkiss. BOB PITTS, son of Anna Pitts, now yeoman second class at Bermuda naval air station. THS graduate, in service since Oct. 6, 1922. Among the new recruits at Great Lakes.
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Sampson
Leo Curley
Frances King
Leo
Sampson News
New York
Marvin Arbit
Philip Arbit
Gale Place
Carlsbad
N. M
Army Air Field
Corp
Howard Martin
England
Howie
Howard
Lillian Warnier
Watervliet
Jimmy Kachidurian
Latham
Jim
Ruth Hotchkiss
Bob Pitts
Anna Pitts
Ashcroft Street
Bermuda
THS
Bob
Great Lakes
Many Troy Area servicemen highlighted in World War II updates
DL is FRANK DELANEY of Watervliet Amarito Tex. Army Air Field reports BEN JONES completed aviation mechanic training at the Army Air Forces school. ANN HOLROYD of the WACS earned Good Conduct at Fort Warren. Doris Dalton learns husband PHIL TEITSCH promoted to sergeant with Eighth Air Force in England. Jim Pemrick from LaSalle arrives in Greensboro for basic training. sons PAUL KREIGER and CLARENCE TALLMAN Jr. also training there. Aviation cadets GEORGE ELLIOTT and JAMES SKELTON noted with overseas service and promotions. Many other Watervliet and Troy area youths listed arriving at Greensboro, Macon GA, Biloxi MS, and various U.S. and overseas posts for aviation training and duty.
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Frank Delaney
Mary H. Delaney
Fifth Avenue
Watervliet
Amarito
Tex
Army Air Field
Ben Jones
St.John Street
Army Air Forces’ Technical
Fort Warren
Wye
Corp
Ann Holroyd
WACS
Beeen
Doris Dalton
Phil Teitsch
Phil
Eighth Air Force
England
Jim Pemrick
LaSalle
Greensboro
N.C
Jim
Thomas J. Pemrick
102Nd Street
Fort Dix
N. J
Sergi
Jack
Gerald
Edna Becker
Harold Fitzgerald
Eighth Street
Army
Peter Miccio
Ralph Miccio
Paine Street
Green Island
Keesler Field
Biloxi
Miss
Tom Whalen
Syracuse University
Air Force College
Cypress Street
Howard Strope
Arsenal
Ernest Wood
North Africa
Eve AL Wood
Engineer Air Battalion
Pacific
Bob Wood
Alfred Wood
BR. D. 2
Schaghticoke
Russ Benson
Arthur W. Benson
University of Cincinnati
Russ
Troy High
Oberlin College
University
Camp Fannin
Anna Miles
9 First Street
Fort Des Moines
Camp Shanks
Brooklyn
Canal Zone
Joe Forchilli
Larato Forchilli
Middle Street
Waterford
Hoosick Falls Grange stockholders meeting held today
The Hoosick Grange Farmers Exchange stockholders meet at 9 am in Hoosick Saints Parish Hall with Hoosick Grange. Directors will be elected and other year end business transacted. Theme is Co-operatives. Cottrell and Bovie will discuss GLF and Farmers Exchange histories. Musical numbers by Baertschi. A 6:50 pm covered dish social precedes the meeting.
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Hoosick Grange Farmers’ Exchange, Inc
Hoosick Grange
al Saints’ Parish
Hoosick
N. Clifford Cottrell
GLF
George W. Bovie
Farmers’ Exchange
William Baertschi
Waterford Hi chief bugler shares transfer to England
Staff Sergeant Henry Hubert, wife Jan Welch of this city now in Lockport, transfers from Iceland to England. He enjoys civilization again and recalls visiting Shakespeare’s home at Stratford upon Avon. He plans furloughs to visit Pam Brenkin’s parents. Pam stays with Jan’s sister Marjorie in Rochester. He notes England homes give a sense of security. He is son of Ernest J. Hubert of 44 113th Street.
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Joe
Waterford Hi
Henry Hubert
Jan Welch
Lockport
Iceland
England
Hank
Shakespeare
Straford-on-Avon
Pam Brenkin
Pam
Jan
Marjorie
Rochester
Henry
Ernest J. Hubert
113Th Street
Two Vessels Named After Marine Heroes
In Port Newark New Jersey two destroyer escort vessels were launched named after Marines killed in the Solomons. The U S S McCoy Reynolds honors Private McCoy Reynolds of Mallie Kentucky and the U S S Gilligan honors John Joseph Gilligan Jr of East Orange New Jersey. Their mothers christened the ships.
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Port Newark
WN. J
Marine Corps
McCoy Reynolds
U. S. & Gilligan
Pvis
John Joseph Gilligan
Solomons
Tilden Reynolds
Mallie
John J. Gilligan
Hast Orange
N. J
Washington Birthday Address at Rotary Club
Rev. Arthur Johnston spoke at the Hendrick Hudson Rotary luncheon marking Washington’s birthday and the 39th Rotary anniversary. He praised Washington’s character and leadership and urged high-minded integrity and loyalty for today, while William E. Smith urged genuine label win.
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Arthur Johnston
Mt. Ida Memorial Presbyterian Church
Washington
Rotary Club
Hendrick Hudson
Johnston
Deay
Rotary
William E. Smith
Troy
International brotherhood to preserve peace and enforce justice
The message calls for a concrete form for a world brotherhood to prevent future conflicts. It argues a commonwealth of nations with the power to enforce peace and land justice is needed to avert a slide into national rivalries and the power politics that fuel great wars.
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International Brotherhood
Smith
Swedes Favor Monarchy in Gallup Institute Poll
Stockholm report shows 84 percent favor maintaining a monarchy, 6 percent prefer a republic, and 10 percent undecided according to the Swedish Gallup Institute poll conducted recently.
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Stockholm
INS
Swedish
Gallup Institute
Sweden
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