Allied Air Floods Ra Baul and Rabaul as Salamaua War Rages
Allied air power pounds Japanese air bases at Rabaul New Britain and Ra Baul in New Guinea. Bombers drop 45 tons on three airdromes in two days while heavy fighting continues near Salamaua and Munda Vila and Kolombangara. Tokyo claims vast losses in Rendova battles, but Allied reports say casualties in the Solomons were light. Admiral Halsey announces Viru Harbor captured on New Georgia as operations proceed.
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Rabaul
New Britain
Vunakanau
Rapopo
MacArthur
Munda
Vila
Kolombangara
Solomon
Fais
Faisi
Shortland Islands
Bougainville Strait
Buin
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Tokyo
Imperial Tokyo
Rendova Island
New Guinea-Solomons
Salamaua
Salamaa
Japan
Manchuria
Siberia
Health Diet and Rest Curb Acne
Dr Thomas D Masters explains acne varied causes and treatment. Rest outdoors, proper diet, hygiene and simple sulphur applications can lessen spread. Pimples form from blocked sebaceous ducts leading to infections on face neck and shoulders. rare scarring may occur. Recommends gentle washing twice daily hot water borax wash night sulphur lotion and protective clothing for workers handling oils.
Clergyman Parker Loses Gas Rations in War Time
Hartford OPA suspended Rev. Fietchard Parker's clerical C card and two A cards until October 1 after accusing him of open defiance by driving to his Lake Sunapee summer home in New Hampshire in the second family car. J Stephen Knight argued for suspension while Hearing Commissioner Richard T Steele questioned the necessity of the trip and suggested the victory garden was an excuse.
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Hartford
Brown's View Warns On Price Controls After OPA Rules
Washington UPI report quotes Price Administrator Prentiss M Brown saying if Congress approves proposed restrictions on the Office of Price Administration there is no chance for price control to continue. He stresses the likelihood of end to controls if the limits pass.
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Washington
UPI
Prentiss M Brown
Congress
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Turned-in Tires On Market For Public Purchase
The Troy area reports turned-in tires from the wartime disposal program will soon be sold to the public at a ceiling price of one dollar each. Emergency tires may carry higher charges with required branding and disclosure of repairs and prices.
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Troy Area
OPA
Office of
Defense Supplies Corp
RAF Raid on Barmen Kills Thousands in German Cities
Eyewitness reports from Germany say heavy RAF blasts on Barmen Duisburg and Oberhausen disrupted traffic on the Rhine Ruhr area. Officials estimate 5,000 to 6,000 dead and about 20,000 injured as fires, water and power cut services, and rail links were destroyed in the raid and follow ups.
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Stockholm
Duisburg
Oberhausen
Rhine-Herne Canal
Germany
Herne
Westphalia
Rimne
Ruhr
Rotterdam
Ordnance Chief Praises Worker Morale Worldwide
Maj. Gen. L H Campbell Jr chief of ordnance lauds morale in arsenals including Watervliet Arsenal as the department’s standout feature in its 131st year. Under Secretary Patterson notes readiness since 1940 amid rearmament. Messages from Lieut Gen Somervell and Rear Admiral Blandy praise the ordnance team for producing weapons and training troops, enabling global support and future victories.
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Ordnance
Watervliet Arsenal
L. H. Campbell
Ordnance Department
Campbell
Army Ordnance
Patterson
North
Africa
Ordnnance Department
Sorehon Somervell
Army Service Forces
Somervell
England
Egypt
T. H Blandy
Navy
Bureau of Ordnance
Brandy
Club to Harvest Hay on Weekend
Members of the Maine Corps Junior Rife Club plan two days of work to harvest about eighty tons of hay on Crafton Mountain. The group chose the site because the owner is in service and his wife cannot obtain help. Eighteen members will travel Sunday morning, camp overnight, and finish Monday.
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Maine Corps !Junior Rife Club
Crafton Mountai
Lewis A. Carpenter
Jana
William Z. George
2 Front Street
Front Street
Cohoes Offices to Close for Long Weekend Holiday
Municipal offices at City Hall will be closed today through Tuesday morning. Cohoes War Council, Selective Service Board 345, and War Price and Rationing Board observe varying hours. Post office will have limited service and lobby hours 8 am to 4 pm. Dump fires on Edward Street and Forest Avenue extinguished by firefighters with no damage.
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Air Municipal
City Hall
Cohoes
Edward Street
Forest Avenue
Opinion Split On Postwar Jobs
A Denver based INS summary notes a National Opinion Research Center survey from Denver University finds one third optimistic about enough postwar jobs, one third foresee some unemployment, and one third anticipate substantial unemployment. Roosevelt voters show more optimism than Willkie supporters, with 37 percent vs 27 percent confident of enough jobs.
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Denver
INS
National Opinion Research Center
Denver University
Roosevelt
Willkie
Sewing Class Planned in Cohoes
New daytime sewing classes will be inaugurated Tuesday at the Defense Sewing School on VanSchaick Island School. Director William Bliss announces instruction in power machine operation under Mrs Lorietta House, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Some sessions may train for specific local needle trades with paid attendance. Evening classes continue as usual. A later fire at 216 Ontario Street caused slight damage to a refrigerator. A shed fire at 190 Ontario Street owned by Mrs. Charles Brooks was destroyed. Firefighters also addressed a grass fire off Delaware Avenue with no damage reported.
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Defense Sewing
VanSchaick Island
Willam Bliss
Cohoes Defense
Loretta House
Edward Straub
Ontario Street
Charles Brooks
Delaware Avenue
Sermon Topics in Cohoes Churches
In Cohoes several churches list sermon themes for the Sunday morning services. Silliman Memorial Presbyterian Church led by Rev Francis L McCauley planned The Birth Day of a Nation with a 10:30 am service. Other churches include Rev Victor J Blekkink at the Reformed Church on Prelude to Freedom and Rev George F McElveen at the First Baptist Church on This Freedom both at 10:30 am. Additional services, sacraments, and church schools are noted at St James Methodist, First Methodist with Holy Communion, St Johns Episcopal with Rev Schuyler D Jenkins, and a guest speaker Harry Van Antwerp at Watervliet.
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Silliman Memorial Presbyterian Church
Francis L McCauley
Victor J. Blekkink
D.D
Reformed Church
George F. McElvem
First Baptist Church
Harry van Antwerp
Watervliet
St. James’ Methodist Church
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Schuyler D. Jenkins
Guest pastor to lead Beman Park Bethany service
Rev. Frank L. Delameter will preach at Beman Park Bethany Chapel during Sunday services. Church of St. Paul the Apostle plans Masses at 7:30, 8:45, 10, and 11 with low Masses led by Rev. Walter J. Torpey and Rev. Michael E. Breen. Confessions for Sunday Masses to be held this afternoon and evening.
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Bethany
Frank L. Delameter
Church of St. Paul the Apostle
the Rosary Society
Walter J. Torpey
Michael E. Breen
St. Agnes
Joseph A. Franklin
St. Bernard’s
William P. Brennan
St. Joseph's
Lous A. Lavigne
St. Marie's
Adrien Bechard
St. Michael's
Valentine W. Gierlack
St Patrick’s
Thomas A. Flanagan
Sacred Heart
Raymond J. Robert
Clifton Park Honor Roll To Be Dedicated
Dedication of Clifton Park School District 3 and 4 honor roll set for Sunday at 2 30 p m in Vischer s Ferry ceremony includes principal address by Assemblyman Richard Sherman and presentation of a hand sewn service flag by Mrs Joseph Jerome. Delbert Metriel to host. committee led by Mrs Clarence Kline directs program.
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Clifton Park
Vischer's Ferry
Richard Sherman
Joseph Jerome
Bosen
Philip Hines
Mazime Corps
Tanner
Delbert Metriel
Clarence Kline
Cohoes Parties Delay City Candidate Selections
Both Republican and Democratic leaders in Cohoes defer naming municipal candidates saying others act first. City Hall meeting adjourned with no designations as filing deadline looms Tuesday. Rumors swirl over mayoral fate of Rudolph L Rouier as both sides weigh prospects.
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Cohoes Repubican
Democratic City Committee
Albany County Board of Elections
Remsen Street
Rudolph L Roulier
Settle Claim For Cohoes Fatality
Heirs of Harriet Blewitt of Cohoes were authorized to compromise for 1600 dollars a death claim from a June 26 automobile accident in Cohoes. Surrogate Edward G. Rogan granted limited letters of administration to her son Eugene Blewitt. The estate was represented by Murphy Aldrich Guy and Brodrick of Troy. Heirs include three other sons and two daughters in England, plus Rupert Blewitt serving in North Africa.
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Harriet Blewitt
Cohoes
Edward G. Rogan
Eugene Blewitt
Murphy, Aldrich
Guy
Broderick
Troy
Jane Jewkes
Thursa Huckfield
Charles
James Blewitt
England
Rupert Blewitt
North Africa
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American Beach Head
Edward A. Bianen
Fourteenth Street
Bilytheville Army Air Field
Ark
Branen
State Normal School
Margaret Barbeb
Thomas D. Masters
NEA
Brown
Science
Barman
A. F
Barmen
Wuppertal
Ordnance Chief Lands Workers
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Norfolk
Coast Guard
Butie
Louise Radcliffe
Marjorie Hobbs
Douglas
Santa Monica
Cal
First Methodist Church
Donald R Lewis
Fou
Ukrainian Park
Rudolph I. Rouher
George Bullen
White Street
Main Street
Columbia Street
Park
St. Mary's Sponsored Corps
Waterford
Noble-Callahan
Sons of the American Legion
Nathaniel Adams Blanchard
Delmar
St. Anthony’s C
Joan Hopeza
Boy Rangers
William S. Landry
A G. Boivin
Congress Street
St. Joseph’s Church
Raoul A. Lavallea
Celas A. Robitaille
Edward Jette
L A. Lavigne
M. R
Gertrude Cone
Cecile M. Rivet
Henry P Pellerin
Henry’ P. Pellerin
Pie Jesu
Chopin
Leonidas Landry
Hormidas Plouffe
Clarence Hume
Frank Malinowski
Harold Jewett
Thomas Burke
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Edward Plouffe
Benjamin Lees
Broadway
Harriet Biewitt
Mohawk Street
Selective Service Board
Home For
Aged Women
Wilet Street
Board of Managers
Church House
William A. R. Krause
Raoul R. Belanger
Raymond Belanger
Breslin Avenue
U. S. Navy
Naval Training Station
Sampson
St. Rita's
Metelo A. Galanti
Bausch & Lomb
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