Upstate Couple Celebrates Golden Anniversary at Home
Mr and Mrs Charles Walker of Glens Falls observed their golden wedding anniversary Monday with a family gathering at the home of their daughter Mrs Joseph P Foley in Glens Falls They are in good health and active The couple were married in Saratoga Springs Mr Walker's native town Their son Arthur Walker lives in Glens Falls and Leon Walker in Fort Edward Also two sons from a previous marriage Joseph Walker of Athol and James Walker of Corinth are mentioned.
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Charles Walker
Glens Fails
Joseph PF. Polypheny
Walker
Setive
Hey
Gal
Saratoga
Mr. Walker
Warren
County
Mir
Gauntlet Run Torture Used By Germans At Orbke
Allied reports describe brutal treatment of 800 British airmen by German guards aboard boxcars after capture. Prisoners were stripped of boots and food, chained, and shackled with guards including Luftwaffe personnel and survivors from a sunken ship. Captain Pickard allegedly urged guards to use bayonets on detainees.
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Orbke
Germany
Berm
United. States
Dut Phev
Maree
Luft Wate
Pickard
Luft-gangsters
Run up the road prisoners suffer brutal bayonet terror
A witness recounts a July 19 incident where guards beat, bayoneted, and shot over 900 British airmen restrained by chains as captives. The guards tore packs, fired to incite panic, and denied Red Cross aid. Three American contingents endured the reprisal system, with 2300 U.S. prisoners affected before runs ended August 4 after a man bore 63 bayonet wounds. A Moscow report notes a Nazi sympathizer sister packing woman jailed near Berlin.
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Middlesex
Red Cross
Police Battle Over Short Shorts Sparks Public Row
In Decatur Texas the INS chief H J Boherper staggered through another round of attempts to curb shorts wearing women in public. Officers warned women to change attire as city tensions rose and residents balked at enforcement. Local officials weighed arrests if the dispute persisted.
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Decatur
H.J. Boherper
Grorey
Errot Morris
Decature Corporation
Army Airman's Body Found in Flushing Bay
The fourth victim of the February 15 B29 Superfortress crash in Flushing Bay, Maj. Wilam H. Southworth Jr., son of a St. Louis Cardinals meatpacker, is believed recovered. A khaki clad body found in the East River is tentatively identified as First Lt. Carl D. Mazee of Las Vegas, the plane's co pilot.
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New York
INS
Flushing Bay
Wilam H. Southworth
St. Louis Cardinals
East River
Carl D. Mazee
Las Vegas
Southworth
Greenwich groups hold meetings and gatherings this week
Greenwich Liberty Post and American Legion plan regular meetings in legion rooms on Monday. Women's Relief Corps meets today at Mrs. Ralph Howland’s home. Sabbath School plans a Saturday picnic at United Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Stanley Youmen attends Plattsburg summer sessions. Employees at three local mills enjoy a week off for vacation as maintenance crews repair facilities. Greenwich Central School Alumni elected officers for the coming year, including President Lydia and Vice President Hrnast.
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Liberty Post
American Legion
Wil
Spm
Legion Rooms
Women's Relief Corps
Ralph Howland
Main Street
United Presbyterian Church
Stanley Youmen
Greenwich Central School
Plattsburg
Plattsburg State
Stevens and Thompson Paper
Linen and Thread Co
Greenwich Garment Co
Greenwich Central School Alumni Association
Lydia. Bkitf Hrnast
California Opens War On Mosquitoes
Los Angeles health officials pursue a yearlong effort to curb mosquito breeding in the city. Field supervisors strip to observe and collect larvae in marshy sites, testing specimens in the lab. Of 186 sites found, 29 are under control by spraying, with five removed through drainage and filling.
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Los Angeles
W. EL Duclus
Southwest
Health Department
Men Hke Duclus
Bureau of Sanitation
Duclus
Sidazy Snoo8
Snelter
Charles le. Senn
Buclus
Snook
3Eha
Besh
Alumni Plaque Aids War Veterans Honored
President Louise Sheldon and secretary Anita Snell were tasked with exploring school cooperation to create a plaque listing alumni serving in the armed forces. The Tri-County Holstein Club will sell a barn and hold a meeting at Chester Foote’s Fort Edward farm Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. A committee will tour county herds to choose animals for the Schaghticoke show on July 28, with related barn meetings planned in Saratoga and Rensselaer Counties Monday and Tuesday.
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Louise Sheldon
Anita Snell
Jack Berkowitz
Joyce Buell Woodward
Tri-County
Holstein Club
Chester Foote
Fort Edward
W. D. Brown
New York State Association
C. M. Slack
Washington County
G. E. McGeoch
Tri-County Club
Schaghticoke
Saratoga
Rensselaer
Program on mosquito control conceived by city health officer
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a program on mosquito control was conceived and begun by Dr George M. Uh, the city health officer, who conducted the initial survey of the mosquitoes. The passage reflects early public health efforts and survey work led by a city official.
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George M. Uh
Osesquito
Unclear Text Note Remains From Historical Account
Fragmentary report notes several disguises and odd terms like HROWD Case and Giseages. Mentions De Chr observation and an unclear reference to a stone, perhaps Los Angeles. No coherent events or identifiable names emerge from the readable fragments.
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Wells & Coverty’s
California
Troy Retail Stores
Troy Reta Merchants Bureau
Third Street
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Fuly
Dependable
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GIRLS
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