Legality Questioned as Debate Rages Over UNRRA Funding
Washington debate centers on a 1.35 billion dollar plan to fund UNRRA relief and rebuilding for war damaged areas. Lawmakers clash over constitutionality and scope with amendments planned to limit use and duration while pledging heavy U.S. participation based on 1943 national income.
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Washington
United Nations
America
House
Burgin
D.-N.c
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRRA
Russia
Stalin
Europe
Fulbright
Smith
Gearhart
R.-Cal
Day
Mundt
R-S.d
India
Atlantic City
United and
Associate Nations
Taken Til on Train, Marine in Hospital
Pfc. William Poulin of Pittsfield was taken from a train en route home for his twentieth birthday to Samaritan Hospital after a stretch of illness. He previously trained at Pittsfield High School and enlisted in the Marine Corps in December 1942.
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William Poulin
U.S. M.C
Pittsfield
Samaritan Hospital
Poulin
New York
Albany
Arsenal Hospital
Watervliet
Marine Corps
Pittsfield High School
Blood bank drive plans in Waterford amid war needs
Waterford leaders Gertrude Moore and Charles Field meet at Mrs. Wilbur Caney’s home to outline a donor recruitment campaign for plasma as the Red Cross gears to supply 5,000,000 pints during the war. Volunteers aged 21 to 60 in good health urged to contribute while local church services and community groups outline wartime activities and pre Lent sermons.
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Mise Gertrude Moore
Blood Bank
Rensselaer County
American Red Cross
Charles H. Field
Waterford
Wilbur H. Caney
First Street
Mishawaka
Columbine Blue Birds
America
George Scouten
Blue Kids
Miss Isthel Scouten
Bill Would Give Vote to 18-Year-Olds
Albany lawmakers debate lowering the voting age to 18 19 and 20 potential amendments to the constitution are explored by Assemblyman Irwin W. Davidson. Other measures include committee study of the franchise and residency rules for school board members in Queens. May reach votes on highway maintenance in cities and veterans bonuses funded by state debt.
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Albany
New York State
Opinon
Irwin W. Davidson
New York Democrat
Davidson
John P. Morrissey
New York
Assembly
Seymour Halpern
Queens
Board of Education
Halpern
Johanna M. Lindloff
George H. Chatfeld
Dewey
Pliny W. Williamson
Westchester Republican
Eugene F. Bannigan
Kings Democrat
Board of Elections
Common Council
Williamson
Local News From North Pownal and Bennington Area
Staff Sergt Richard Stockwell receives the SEAL ae and Good Conduct medals after serving in the Southwest Pacific since October 1942. Carlton Burt becomes a regular carrier in Bennington Route Ward 7, replacing Benjamin Amadon who retires after 36 years as a rural carrier. Marriage news notes Hileen Toomey and Pvt. Niel Gilhooley wed in Belair Maryland last June. Edward Harris 34 fined for breach of peace, with probation after suspended sentence. Seventeen in Pownal Center aviation class receive recognition observer certificates and arm bands.
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Richard Stockwell
Richmond Stockwell
North Pownal
Southwest Pacific War Zone
Augustus Jepson
East Pownal
Clarence Bartlett
Pownal Center
Carlton Burt
Charles O. Burt
Bennington
Benjamin Amadon
Maple Grove
Hileen Toomey
Augustus Bridgeman
South Church Street
Niel Gilhooley
Belair
Margaret Toomey
North Adams
Washington, D. C
Edward Harris
House of Correction
Mildred Lampman
Center School
Lorna Bass
Evelyn Baker Wiliam Frost
Phyllis Hatatt
Helen LaBarge
Marcelline LaBarge
Anna O'Dell
Betty Patterson
Blanche Royce
John and Willam Sweet
Myrtle Timony
Frances Towslee
Fred Towslee
John Hewitt
Local notes from Averill Park and area
Miss Hazel Rubeck has the grip. Mr and Mrs Joseph Macon and daughter of Albany moved into a mill house. Corp Ethan H Miller of West Sand Lake is overseas. Miss Alice Schaus goes to Bellerose L I to stay with Mr and Mrs Clarence Schaus. Pfc Peter Gagliardi from Nash ville Tenn on furlough visits his wife Milly Jones of Averill Park. Interlochen Rebekah Lodge meets Wednesday at 8 pm. Odd Fellows meet Wednesday evening with Noble Grand Harvey Kern presiding.
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Hazel Rubeck
Joseph Macon
Albany
Corp
Ethan H. Miller
Albert S. Miller
West Sand Lake
Alice Schaus
Bellerose
L. I
Clarence Schaus
Pfc
Peter Gagliardi
Nashville
Tenn
Milly Jones
Averill Park
Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows
Noble
Community Meeting And Notices At Green Island
Green Island Council and Knights of Columbus host delegates from the 38th and 39th districts for a Wednesday 8 p.m. meeting to plan major degree conferrals and a second degree event. Also tax changes, a soldiers party, church activities, obituary for Walter Burdick, and volunteer drive updates in village notices.
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Green Island
Troy
Danish Police Out of Picture Warns of Civil War
Stockholm correspondent Staffan Tjerneld says once Danish police are sidelined by German forces the gates to civil war open. Danish Nazis recruit 5 000 to 6 000 Scharlburg Corps, while curfews empty Copenhagen and fear Gestapo raids keep residents indoors.
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Stockholm
Denmark
Staffan Tjerneld
Dagens Nyheter
Copenhag
Free Danish Press Service
Tyernein
Schartlburg Corps
Tyerneld
Scharlburg Corps
Tjerneld
Copenhagen
OPA Pegs Fresh Vegetable Prices in Winters
The Office of Price Administration announced a price pegging schedule for carrots spinach peas snap beans eggplant peppers and cucumbers. It fixes ceilings at all sales levels before retail and will guide February retail prices. Price Administrator Chester Bowles says the regulation stabilizes perishable seasonal vegetables amid scattered growing areas.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Chester Bowles
R P I Players Present Skit Monday On Radio
The R P I Players return with a half hour radio skit Luck airing Monday at 3 30 pm on Station WHAZ under Prof Richard W Schmelzer. Jo Delaney directs with Perry Jeffe and William Steane in the leads and a student cast including Peter Argentieri Bull Windrow Sheldon Roberts Frank Robbins Dominick DeBlase and Libbie Kriegsmann.
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WHAZ
Richard W. Schmelzer
Jo Delaney
Perry Jeffe
William Steane
Peter Argentieri
Bull Windrow
Sheldon Roberts
Frank Robbins
Dominick DeBlase
Libbie Kriegsmann
Youths Arrested on Burglary Charges in Newark
Emilio Guarino, 17, identified by police as the youth with unusually large wrists, along with two others, were arrested on burglary charges after allegedly forcing store doors and helping carry safes weighing up to 6 pounds. Police say the trio acted with assistance from a woman who fixed a parked roadster with extra tires after the incident.
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Newark
N. J
U S Submarines Sink 12 More Japanese Ships
American submarines have sunk 12 more Japanese merchant vessels, bringing total sinkings to 558 since the war began. The Navy reported 408 ships sunk definitively, 36 probably sunk, and 114 damaged, with the 12 latest targets including seven medium freighters, two small freighters, a large tanker, a medium cargo transport, and a small transport.
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Washington
Pacific
Cannon Named Commanding General of 12th Air Force
Maj. Gen. John K. Cannon is named commanding general of the 12th Air Force and to command the tactical air force supporting the Fifth and Eighth armies in the Mediterranean theater. He previously led the Western Task Force Air Force in Morocco and served under Coningham. His home is Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife and three daughters.
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Allied
Algiers
Liew
Ira C Baher
Allied Air Force
Mediterranean
John K. Cannon
12Th Air Force
Cannon
Tactical Air Force
Arthur Coningham
North Africa
Morocco
12Th Bomber Command
James H. Doolittle
Training Command
Coningham
Salt Lake City
Utah
Noyes Honored for Fifty Years AP Service
Frank B Noyes was feted for fifty years of steady service to the Associated Press, first with the Times Mirror and since 1900 as AP director. A testimonial dinner by Kent Cooper drew board members and staff from the Washington Star, who presented a scroll praising his pivotal role in building an honest, unbiased news tradition.
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New York
Frank B Noyes
Associated Press
Tllineig Corporation
Kent Cooper
Noyes
Washington Star
Advertising Club To Hear Radio Director
WOW Carlet program director of WTRY will discuss Radio As Applied to Civic Growth to Advertising Club of Troy members at the weekly luncheon at the McA. Monday at 12 15 p m Floyd Tifft newly elected club president will present the new state of officers Reservations for the February lecture series have reached seventy Robert Ames head of the board of directors said reservations to lectures and luncheons are open to anyone in the area interested in advertising
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Wow. Carlet
WTRY
Advertising Club of Troy
Floyd Tifft
Robert Ames
Board of
Moose Auxiliary Social Planned at Mrs Ella Primer Home
Moose Auxiliary to Hold Social at 657 Broadway Watervher. Miss Catherine Prescott and Miss Aenes Batton received the obligations and will be initiated with Sonenectads chapter in spring. Minnie Mulholland reported finances. Prescott named publicity chairman. Barton secretary. Next meeting set for Pecvuary 4.
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Ties
Women of the Moose
Ella Primer
Broadway
Danish Entries Win at New York Poult Show
Andrew E Danish of Clums Cainer won top prizes with a white leghorn and a cockrel in the New York Poult Show also securing 325 War Bonds and ribbons. Harriet Sears 70 of Watervliet suffered a possible fracture from a fall on Congress Street and was taken to Troy Hospital for observation.
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Andrew E. Danish
Clum’s Cainer
New York
United States
Danish
Harriet Sears
Seventh Avenue
Watervhet
Congress Street
Third
Fourth
Troy Hospital
John McGraw
Frank Kendall
New Fiscal Post Created by City
The Tier Board of Estimate and Apportionment created the office of assistant deputy treasurer at 32000 a year. James I. Miller of 389 Third Street was appointed the first of the year by City Treasurer James A. Madden. He had been serving as a clerk. A budget of 2400 for extra office help exists, with 32000 from this account and 400 for extra December help.
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Board of Estimate
James I. Miller
Third Street
James A. Madden
Miller
Court Rules in Favor of Draftee Luther A Regan
Federal Judge Harold P. Burke dismissed the indictment charging Luther A. Regan of East Aurora with failing to report for induction. Burke ruled draft board clerk records insufficient to prove notice to appear. He discharged Regan and deemed his status as if induction had never been called.
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Elmiral
Luther A. Regan
East Aurora
Harold P. Burke
Draft Board
Regan
Burke
Marine League Names Rehabilitation Officer for Rensselaer County
Jacob EB. Rudolph was appointed Thursday as rehabilitation officer for Marine Corps servicemen in Rensselaer County. The Troy Detachment Marine Corps League announced the appointment at Spanish War Veterans Hall. Rudolph urged discharged Marines to contact him at his home on 3 Seventh Avenue North or by telephone after 4 pm.
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Jacob EB. Rudolph
Marine Corps
Rensselaer County
Rudolph
Troy
Marine Corps League
Spanish War Veterans’ Hall
Thomas 8. Kinnan
Seventh Avenue
Albia Wynantskill Odd Fellows Install Officers
A joint installation of officers of Aloia Lodge of Odd Fellows and Silver Brook Lodge of Wynantskill was held Tuesday evening. Abe Wollins installed the officers. Albert R. Fox became noble grand of Aloias Lodge with Harry E. Schramm vice grand and Harry Duran recording secretary. Albert H. Snover treasurer. Harry M. Mohl financial secretary. Henry F. King noble grand of Silver Brook Lodge with Leroy Franklin vice grand Sanford J. Osterhout secretary and Charles Meyers treasurer. Grand Scribe Alexander Schaeffer attended as a visitor. Air raid wardens of District 18 will meet Tuesday at 7 pm at the Fire House. moving step tapes will be shown by William J. Wood. refreshments will follow.
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Aloia Lodge of Odd Fellows
Silver Brook Lodge
Wynantskill
Abe Wollins
Albert R. Fox
Noble Grand
Aloias Lodge
Harry E. Schramm
Harry &. Duran
Albert H. Snover
Harry M Mohl
Henry F. King
Leroy Franklin
Sanford J. Osterhout
Charles & Meyers
Grand Sci
Alexander €. Schaeffer
Distr 18
Fwining
Wiliam J. Wood
State Office of War Kaimms
Aiong
Cohoes Draft Board Advances 48 Men to 1-A Status
The Cohoes Selective Service Board 345 adds 48 men to Class 1-A and assigns new classifications for 12 registrants. Names listed include Francis Newton Joseph Kane William Ben Eugene Benon John Judy and many others in various classes such as 3-D 3-C 2-A 3-A 4-F 2-B.
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Cohoes Selective Service Board
Francis Newton
Joseph Kane
Willam Ben
Eugene Benon
John Judy
Movay
Joseph Meaics
Wiliam Weisenforth
Lloyd Flavin
Samuel Lucznowec
Michael Krak
Alfred Bouchard
Anthony Kustrowski
Anthony Zandii
Peter Spadon
Thomas Clancy
Albert Borsdean
Peter Byle
Charles J. Canestra
John Fichura
George Pierre
Acud Zelenka
John Cotter
Albert Mayville
Joseph Guzy
Amedee Marcell
Silvio Roberts
Calvin Cusack
John Payette
Henry Eighmes
Andrew Guba
Thomas Gildea
Herbert Friedman
Donald Marsett
George Vogel
Edenund Vaughan
Stephen Koblensky
Cayton Fond
Mass Schedule at Cohoes Churches and Priests
Parish listings show Mass times for St Agnes St Bernard St Joseph St Marie St Michael Patrick Sacred Heart St Rita and ward notices. Priests named include Rev Joseph A Franklin Rev William P Brennas Rev Louis A Lavigna Rev Adrien Bechard Rev Valentine W Gierlack Rev Thomas A Flanagan Rev Raymond J Robert Rev Arthur J Reilly. War Savings Stamps sale today at Woolworths booth by Ladies Auxiliary of E T Ruane Post American Legion.
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St. Agnes
Joseph A. Franklin
St. Bernard's
William P. Brennas
St. Joseph's
Louis A Lavigna
St. Marie’s
Adrien Bechard
St. Michael's
Valentine W. Gierlack
Ladies’ Auxiliary
E. T. Ruane Post
American Legion
Woolworth’s
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Marine
Moe
Kojene Tendrre
Rochester
Dept. T
Curtis Pharmacy
Drake Pharmacy
Rbranagan Pharmacy
Daffner Pharmacy
Zonnaily Pharmacy
Carroll Drug Store
Boxer Drug Co
All Good Drug and Department Stores
Waterview
Wyeht
Dahl Pharmacy
Regan Washer CO
River St
Franklin Sq
Walter Marland
Air Force
England
Floyd L. Bowdy
Luther Bowdy
Waterford-Mechanicville Road
Mounted Beach Patrol
Coast Guard
Florida
Navy
Fleet
Grace Episcopal Church
Grace Episcopal
James T. Kerr
Richard and
Robert Gillespie
John Harmey
William Fero
Seymour A. Smith
Waterford Methodist Church
Lillenas
Florence Coonradt
Edna Hazzard
Jack Sorensen
Seth Parkers
Seth ‘Parker
First Presbyterian Church
John House Memorial
C. Wilson Chemberlin
Vida M. Chemberlin
Elizabeth M. Haskins
Lilian Hayner
First Baptist Church
Lewis M. Blackmer
God
Carl Misel
Clinton Merritt
Herbert C. Willenberg
Chester B. Parkis
Bohm
Pfluger
Seth Parker
Northampton
Mass
Smith College
Phive
Pownal
Catherine E. Sullivan
Vagabond Club
George Street
John Cietek
Peter Bassler
Hudson Avenue
Katherine Gray
Lansingburg
Me Williams
Walter Burdick
Albany Avenue
Mechanicville
Behr-Manning Corp
Methodist Church
Paper Makers’ Union
Behr-Manning Welfare Association
Ruth Filkins
Walter
Charles
Clayton
Shirley
Dorothy Burdick
William J. Burdick
Cummings Third Avenue
Fred C. Bennett
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Bennett
Oliver Hunt
Bessie Bennett
George Williams
Laird
American Legion Hall
Charles J. McDermott
Charles Theroux
Harry Wall
Hary Bennett
Willard F. Simmons
Pharlies Store
Heatly School
E.D.R
Hyde Park
Hee el
Chiang Kai-Shek
OPA
By Paul Ford
U.S
Fifth Army Air Arm
Marine League
Albia, Wynantskill
Wardens
Hendrick Hudson Hotel
Acousticon Institute
Pearl ST
Wittnebe
Mgr
Cohoes
St. Rita’s
Arthur J. Reilly
Bausch & Lomb
T. Brandon Timpane
D.D
Optometrist
Remsen St. Cohoes
WWE
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