No Pleasure Chasing Foe With the AEF in Italy
A wartime field scene recalls the fatigue of Allied troops in Italy. Soldiers collapse from exhaustion after a night of hard marching and shelling as they push to regain momentum in the long campaign.
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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1944
Page
1
A wartime field scene recalls the fatigue of Allied troops in Italy. Soldiers collapse from exhaustion after a night of hard marching and shelling as they push to regain momentum in the long campaign.
West and Sand Lake residents report travel and family events. Mr and Mrs James Maxwell were summoned to New Port after a family death. Harry Hachadurian on leave from the U S Navy visits home. Robert Bicknell and daughter Virginia relocate to Boston. Harvey Rogers spend weekend at Dyken Pond camp. Harry Miller U S N visits his parents. Mrs William Samjoha Freda Samjoha and Elizabeth Cossack travel to Montreal Canada. The Girls Saxophone Band of Lewisburg Pa will give a concert at Salem Evangelical Church Monday night at 8.
Mexican moviegoers treat Shirley Temple as a child despite her being 16. Fans here believe she appears three years old in the current pictures showing in theaters.
Fragmented OCR list shows a dense, period tone schedule with multiple names and stations like WGY Schenectady and WK. It references programmers, concerts, and musical segments across a day’s lineup. Key figures include Lewis, Peters, and Beatty, with mentions of Lori, Portia, and Mildred Bailey among others.
Captain Robert D Workman touring san francisco warned that war will not turn American servicemen into hardboiled tough guys though cynicism may grow. He and two other navy chaplains just returned from a ten week tour of war zones praising morale and the keen American spirit among troops overseas. A Mediterranean admiral asked for beer on ships he noted more coke drinkers than beer drinkers among servicemen. Lincoln deed returned to G A R Memorial Hall after five years missing from its Philadelphia case without court action.
The Marine Corps adopted an 11 man squad replacing the 12 man unit to improve control and firepower in amphibious operations. A sergeant leads the squad with one four man fire team equipped with a flamethrower and demolitions kit alongside standard gear. Previously the Browning automatic rifle formed the base of fire and all team members trained to operate their weapons. The new unit underwent battlefield testing in the Pacific theater.
Holy Communion was administered at Gilead Lutheran Church to 165 communicants. Several members joined by confirmation and by letter from Mount Ida Memorial Presbyterians. The marriage of Corp Faith Van Deusen and A Ward Evans is planned for Sunday July 9 at 2 p.m. in Gilead Lutheran Church Center Brunswick with Rev Robert J Van Deosen officiating.
A garbled OCR excerpt lists numeric codes and odd phrases like Bashan Tetgsiex Uma and Jovial Blackiher, creating a fragmented puzzle of names, places, and prices. The text reads as a misread catalog or cipher with stray monetary markers and random nouns.
Massey Hay, formerly of Watervliet Arsenal, has been commissioned in the army. His career spans Camp Upton, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Fort Beaving, and Fort Edwards High School. He served in North Africa and the motorcycle escort for President Roosevelt.
Eguntskill Air and Mrs Andrew Anderson and son Jobs enjoy a Towdave vacation at Babcock Lake. Townsend Clusso to host supper at Firemen's Hall. Charles Brunell family spends a week at Brant Lake. Robert King II visits Silver Bay Lake George as a St Pauls Episcopal delegate. Raymond Bens visits his parents in Pert. Orta Kichimen of New York with her foner Albert Radx. Mrs Alice MacDougall moves from Sherpe’s Convalescent Home to Samaritan Hospital. Genjamin Dickser underwent an operation at Troy Hospital. Rev A Seso entertained Ghent friends. Verton Pierson and daughter Ann Marie visit with Chester Wendell family at Dyken Park. Milton Joy hosts weekend with Cheater Joy family.
Lawrence Cooley an inmate at Kilby prison has demonstrated skill as a clock maker by dismantling and planning to repair Alabama’s Capitol clock on Dexter Avenue. Officials say no release of his crime details, while Peter Brannon of the archives department notes scarce records on the clock’s purchase and earlier damage in 1856.
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