R P L May Trains Youth Naval Cadets At RPI
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute qualified to train naval aviation cadets under the V-12 program. Mew college training for boys under 18, aiming to enroll up to 1500 scholars by October 4, 1945. Cadets will be trained to become Navy pilots, with a path to apprentice seaman in three months and Royal aviation cadet status. Unmarried seamen or similar ratings with high school diplomas and under 20 by November 1, 1945 eligible. Dean Ray Palmer Barger notes assignment to total college may await quota fulfillment.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Naval Aviation
Navy
Andy Colleges
WIM
Royal Aviation Cadets
Latvier
Eligions
Dean Ray Palmer Barger
BR Pb
Deter
Cambridge Attorney D M Westfall Dies at 59
Daniel M Westfall Jr Cambridge attorney for thirty years died Tuesday at Memorial Hospital in Brattleboro Vermont Born June 27 1875 he earned degrees from Phitham Institute Cambridge Union School Union College and Albany Law School He served as trustee of First Presbyterian Church Cambridge director of Cambridge Valley Bank and Hallalujah Hose Company He is survived by wife Lydia M Ovigtt and two daughters Marjorie and Marion Westfall and sister Miss B Grace Westfall Funeral tomorrow at 2 pm from Spurr Funeral Home with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery
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Daniel M. Westfall, Jr
Cambridge
Memorial Hospital
Io Brattleboro, WI
Daniel M
Susan Howe ‘Westfall
Westfall
Phitham Institute
Cambridge Union School
Union College
Albany Law School
Phi Beis Kappa
First Presbyterian Church In
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge Lodge
A. B
Cambridge Valley Bank
Hallalujah Hose Company
Wordlawn Cemetery Association
Lydia M. Ovigtt
Marjorie
Marion Westfal
B. Grace Westfall
Cambbridge
Spurr Funeral Home
James G. Hunt
Woodlawn Cemetery
Rainy June Records Report From Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau notes a June with extensive rainfall and below normal warmth. Rain fell on 19 of 30 days with total rainfall about 2.72 inches, cloudiness frequent, fog on 11 days, eight thundershowers, and one night frost. The mean temperature was 65.6 degrees, the lowest June day 35, highest 92, and winds from the south averaging seven mph. Only two days had below fifty degree averages, a rare cold spell akin to 1907 and 1936 records.
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Weather Bureau
Tthe Bureau
Area Man Participates in USO Pacific Rhythm Jamboree
Willis Co Hastings son of Mr and Mrs Douglas Hastings West Sand Eke is among infantry volunteers entertaining servicemen at Jarany Army Hages and USOs in Pacific bases. The Rhythm Jamboree is produced and staged by the entertainers themselves in a second such show this year. Corporal Hastings a Averill Park High School graduate and Emma Willard Conservatory alum spent four seasons as musician and singer with the Hampton Beach Summer Concerts and worked as staff pianist for a Glendale radio station.
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Willis Co
Hastings
Douglas H. Hastings
West Sandeke
Jarany Army Hages
Usos
Pacific
Corporal Hastings
Averill Park Central High School
Emma Willard Conservatory of Music
Tray
Hampton Beach
N. H
Glendale
Cal
Summer Visitors and Domestic Social News in Greenwich
Schaghticoke Miss Sherry Keegan spends the summer at her Greenwich home. Miss Ann Newman of Washington DC visits Miss Sylvia Marsh. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Cinelli entertain relatives from Schenectady Sunday. Miss Margaret Jackson vacations with her mother. Pvt. Frederick Helendis of Halloran General Hospital weekends at home. Miss Anna Mae Spillane and Margaret McKay of Troy guest of Mrs. Alfred Lesson. Mrs. Helen OMalley and children visit Mrs. Esther Kelendis and family. Elgon Fitzgibbons of New York visits cousin Miss Anna M Corr and Harry Corr. Pvt. Jab Doty, recently operated on at Rhodes General Hospital Utica, visits his parents.
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Sherry Keegan
Greenwich
Ann Newman
Washington, D. C
Sylvia Marsh
Pat Cinelli
Schenectady
Margaret Jackson
Frederick Helendis
Halloran General Hospital
Anna Mae Spillane
Margaret McKay
Troy
Alfred Lesson
Helen O'Malley
Esther Kelendis
Elgon Fitzgibbons
New York
Mise Anna M. Corr
Harry Corr
Jab Doty
Rhodes General Hospital
Utica
Floyd’ Doty
MacArthur Reports Japanese Forces on Luzon and Surrounding Areas
The report details Japanese units and losses on Luzon, including the Second Airborne Brigade for Leyte, and multiple brigades crushed or routed in campaigns around Baguio, Clark Field, and Manila. It notes naval remnants under Admiral Shirova and Iwabuchi’s elimination, with 275,000 initial troops and civilian pressures across Luzon and nearby islands.
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Balete Passares
Cagayan Walter
Leyte
Clark Field
Manila
Sth
Zamboanga
Mindanas
Ssth
Sala
Séth
Baguio
U.S
Guerrillne Athile
Aparri
Babuyae
Sun Brigade
Suruki
Hobara- Shi
Novaliches
Wawa
Panay
Negros
Bohol
Cebu
Mindanao
Albanian Held For Truck Theft After Long Chase
Fiore Albert Oneto a 22 year old of Albany was charged with grand larceny by Albany police in the theft of a 1942 truck from Abetman Brothers. State police pursued after a stop at Redmond Bramieys station, the driver fled without paying for gasoline. A chase via Route 9 ended with his arrest in East Greenbush and transfer back to Albany authorities.
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Fiore Albert Oneto
Madison Avenue
Albany
Flegrée
Abetman Brothers
Pearl Street
Redmond and Bramiey
Columbia Street
Rensselaer
Stanley Warther
Nassau
J. G. Flubacher
G. N. McCreedy
East Green
East Greenbush
Albany Police
Greenwich Residents Share Weekend News Briefs
Greenwich society notes report Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lewis and Marilyn at Hedges Lake. Twentieth Century Club meets at 2 p.m. at Mrs. David Reid’s home. Mrs. C M Young returns to Schenectady after visit with Lithed and family. Dorothy Silkworth returns to Scotia after vacation with parents Silkeworth. Edward McCann, son of Mr and Mrs Leo McCann, graduates from radio school with medal. embarks for overseas service. Helen Barton to Albany for summer session at State College for Teachers. Jona Fielding pupils give a recital at Main Street. participants include Webbs, Morehouses, Tem, Lindsay, Moréhouse, Perkins, and others. Donald Morehowse closes with America the Beautiful. Dairy Herd notes list Chester Foote leading Washington with 41.5 fat pounds and 1,462 milk pounds. Henry Ruckaberle second with 44.9 fat pounds and 1,787 pounds.
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Albert Lewis
Marilyn
Hedges Lake
Twentieth Century Club
David Reid
North Greenwich
C. M. Young
Schenectady
Albert Litthe
Cottage Street
Afiss
Dorothy Silkworth
Navy Depot
Scotia
Homer ‘Silkeworth
Hill Street
Edward McCann
Leo McCann
Helen Barton
Shelter Island
Albany
State College
Barton
Fred H. Barton
Jona Fielding
Main Street
Carabelle Webb
Donald Morehouse
Lois Tem
Terry Lindsay
Joyoe Moréhouse
Marlene Perkins
Dennis-Anh Perkins
Harry Perkins
Donald Morehowse
America
the Beautiful
Chester Foote
Washington
Henry Ruckaberle
Munich exposes Nazi murder plant and child victims
Public health officers Maj. Marvin Linick and Capt. Loy Murphy uncovered a Nazi facility near Kaufbeuren and Irsee where 1575 people, including 350 children, were kept for experiments and starvation regimens. A branch housed 458 victims in various stages of malnutrition. many died after injections. A doctor committed suicide the night before officers arrived. papers were burned to destroy records.
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U.S
Kautheuren
Germany
Ministry of the Interior
Munich
Marvin Linick
New York City
Loy Murphy
Memphis
Lenn
Enpeder
Irsee
Kaufbeuren Atrium
Kaubeuren
Linick and
Murphy
Motenther
Grafene Bernbdets
Sonnenstein
Hartheimn
Mark Allen Hands Holsteins Lead Dairy Report
Mark Allen Hands Holsteins ranked third with an average of 43.2 pounds of fat and 1.183 pounds of milk per animal. The report was prepared by Anson T. Cary, official tester for the association. Private Roger A. Sanford, Greenwich native and son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Sanford, has returned from two years overseas with the Army. He arrived in Boston en route to Greenwich after service in Africa, England, France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. Sanford participated in four major battles and wears the Presidential Citation, French Croix de Guerre, and Bronze and Silver Stars. He was wounded in action in February while serving with the Ninth Army in the Normandy invasion and other campaigns.
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Mark. Allen
Anson TH. Cary
Association
Army
Afuica
England
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Prt
Roger A. Sanford
Bfr
Mra. J. . Sanford
Greenwich
Boston
Europe
Sanford
Ninth Army
Normandy
Bulge
Roland Alston Joins Staff of U S News Group
Roland Alston, formerly with The Record Newspapers, joins the editorial staff of the United States News Association led by David Lawrence. Alston has worked with Gar Imete National Service since its founding and earlier served the Associated Press in Washington Albany and Rochester. He covered FDR era politics and Lehman inauguration and began at The Record in 1922 before AP postings in 1930 and 1932.
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Record Newspapers
Washington, D.C
Roland Alston
United States News Association
David Lawrence
Alston
Garimete National Service
Associated Press
Washington
Albany
Rochester
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Herbert H. Lehman
Record News
Green Island
Stafe
Grows Own Smokes In Backyard Patch
A brief item notes Weiss grows tobacco in his backyard in Los Angeles. He planted Connecticut broadleaf seeds last December, harvested a first crop by mid March, and expects another crop before the plants die. He claims his cigars are better than some others he smoked.
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Ins Angeles
Weiss
Power of a Ballot Sparks Local Election Drama
Jamestown resident George Simpson learns every vote counts after winning one town office and losing another by a single ballot. The micro-election outcome highlights the power of each ballot in the community.
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Jamestown
UPI
George Simpson
Sgt Duchesne of Cohoes Wins Bronze Medal
Arthur P L Duchesne, son of Mr and Mrs Delphis Duchesne of Carhos Avenue Cohoes, is awarded the Bronze Medal. A telegram from the Cohoes post lists his service with the Army Air Forces. The message notes his wife Lane and three years of marriage.
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Sgt. Duchesne
Cohoes
Sagi
Arthur PL Duchesne
Delphis Duchesne
iCarhos Avenue
Fis Tae
Serecant Durheire
Bee
Orr
Trothers
Army Air Forces
Obituary and funeral notices from Waterford and Troy events
Obituary for Mrs. Chenes Boyetard (Lesh) of 25 Federacn Street Cohoés was held at Rome of AG. Mass sung by Plug Sehsefer ONC. Interment at St. Jasper's Cemetery Waterford with Rev Adviex Becnare officiating. Sacred Heart Mother's club plans seventh annual picnic at Prospect Park Troy with attendees meeting at Park Avenue and Ontario Street. St James Sunday School teachers to meet at parsonage at 5 p.m. today.
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Vee
Chenes Boyetard
Lesh
Federacn Street
Cohoés
Rome
St. Marie's
Plug Sehsefer
ONC
Geez Rian
Edward Nadeas
Evien R. LaBoi Orgumist
Searcrs
Ove Sertrand
Ror Reaves
Baw Bshm
John Egan
Tox
St. Jasper’s Cemetere
Waterford
Adviex Becnare
Ted
Troy
Menvers
Park Avenue
Ontario Street
St. James
Red Army Pulls Out of Poland as Reported by London
London reports the Red Army quitting Poland with Warsaw reportedly free of troops. Dispatches to Exchange Telegraph cite observers in Krakow and other centers noting reduced Soviet presence and movement, signaling a withdrawal from Soviet occupied zones.
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London
Red
Poland
Froe
Britain
Exchange
Robert Magideff
Red Army
Warsaw
Krakow
Two Cohoes Soldiers Promoted and Local Fire Incident
Two Cohoes soldiers were promoted in the Eighth Army amid distant postings. J. Eivest, son of residents, advanced to technician sixth grade while others are noted as graduates at the depot church unit meet. A fire at Homer Sears residence was contained after smoke and a near miss, with firefighters responding promptly and the danger halted before major damage.
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J. Eivest
Mananites
Stanley Rives
Ae Congres Reet
Cokes
Weloician
Eighth Army
LI WatervNel Avenue
Homer Sears
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R. P.L
D. M. Westfall
International City _ Managers Association
5Th Ave
Fifth Ave
RORTH
Praca
Cooper & Corbat
Eetene Bt, Ltd
Amy Usenets
Ee Steiner
USO Pacific
Schaghticoke
Roxy Enterprises
Delaware
Ave
Seoth
Petersen
Packer Goel Co
Brunswick
Gilead Lutheran Church
U. S. News Group
Letter Trier
Abram W. Alston
Waterjet
Elizabeth Banker Alston
Watervliet
St Patrick's Academy
New Yor
T. Brandon Timpane
D.D. Optometrist
Remsen ST
SPA Manufacturing CO
Mohawk St
Cohoes, Ki, Y
Gohges
N.Y
Slack Coolie
LE Roy Shop
Third Street
Fienic
Deitcher
Gohoes
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