Yanks Leave Asia Mop Up To British
Allied operations in Southeast Asia shift final Burma and Rangoon missions to British command. American forces wind down in Burma as Lemay era tasks transfer to Lt Gen Leese and Mountbatten alongside British Indian, Gurkha, and colonial units. Singapore remains the ultimate objective with varied Allied forces converging from Ceylon to Peninsular operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
AFS
Southeast Asia
Burma
Ching
China
Albert C. Wedemeyer
S.A C
Northern Combat Area Command
Joseph W. Stibweil
Dani Sultan
India’ Burma
CAC
Mars
Burma Road
Merrill
Marsuders
N.C. Alc
NLC. A. Cos
Shweli Hiver
Mandalay
Tower Burma
Rangoon
Thailand
Malaya
Singapore
Britain
East
Africa
India
Nepal
Chins
A. LF
Southesst Asia
Oliver Leese
Admiral Mountbatten
Mountbatten
Eastern Air Command
George C. Stratemeyer
R.A. F
Pacife
Palembang
Sumatra
Geylon
Customs Seize Poultry Smuggling Craft In Detroit
U S Customs Patrol reported 14 pleasure craft seized in the Detroit area during June as smugglers attempted to move poultry from Canada in contravention of the embargo. Boats from a rowboat to a $2000 cruiser were seized in the Detroit River and St Clair area. Smugglers must pay fines up to double the item value plus boat value, with June penalties totaling $16000 and no recoveries allowed. undeclared meat per boat ranged from 25 to 85 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United States
Custom Patrol
Canada
Dominion
Detroit River
St. Clair
Dog Takes Role of Mother to Kittens in Shelter Experiment
Brownie a beagle owned by Clyde Sheratan of West Sand Lake Road acts as foster mother to orphaned kittens after their mother died days after birth. With a newborn pup from Brownie also dying, Humane Society efforts to place kittens with a cat failed leading to a foster trial managed by Sook Sook, the society’s general manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciyde Sheratan
West Sand Lake Road
Humane Society
Matic Jeanin
Kit- Sook
The
Japs Evacuate Disabled from Wake Island
Navy permits Japanese hospital ship Takasago Maru to evacuate Wake Island garrison personnel. The USS Murray intercepted the ship, found 974 patients including navy and army personnel, and allowed continued voyage to Japan after a second boarding. Wake Island garrison held out briefly amid heavy fighting. conditions included malnutrition and tuberculosis among evacuated troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
U. S. Navy
Wee Island
Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Adm
Chester W. Nitty
Pacific Fleet
Adatirat
Japan
USS
Sturray
Wake
Murray
Murrays
Agaain
Navy
Meeting of Sacred Heart Women ends with gift to auditorium
East Side Women’s Club presided by Mrs. Courchaine heard final lawn party returns and presented a black Velvet stage curtain gift for the auditorium to Rev. Reilly. A motion to discontinue meetings until September was adopted. Ice cream for attendees followed the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Club
Church of the Sacred Heart
Tooms
John F. Courchaine
Edward T. Reilly
George Phillips
Lis
John J. McGrath
Frank WA. Tilley
Father Reilly
Navy and Marine figures show over half a million serve
New Orleans statistics released to the Navy Department show more than 500000 residents from the Eighth Naval District are serving in the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Navy personnel number 147497, Marine Corps 24873, Coast Guard 708? in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Eee
Eighth Naval District
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Navy Department
Churchill Sees Victory In Election
London reports indicate the Conservative press believes the general election will yield a victory for Prime Minister Churchill’s government. Labor forces dispute that, noting Labor gains in the new House of Commons while the Conservatives may hold a minority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
London
Princeinister Church
Partigh
Daily Herald Labor
House of Commers Sa
Itask
Conservaive Daily Express Gaid ‘Mont Cautions
Catistates
Conservative Party
Coavnons
Bloc 10
The
Express
Anthony Eder
Laborate N
Clement Attlee
Mass Offered for Late Bishop Cusack at Albany Cathedral
A solemn requiem marks the 27th anniversary of the death of Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Cusack, fifth bishop of the Albany Diocese. Mass will be held Thursday at 10:30 am in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Albany, presided by Bishop Rex Edmund F. Gibbons. Archpriest Rev. Thomas J. Loughlin, deacons Rev. Joseph A. Franklin and Rev. Emmet A. O'Connor. Celebrant Rev. John J. Forman, with Rev. Theodore Black deacon and Rev. Bernard J. Delos sub-deacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. Cusack
Albany
John J. Forman
Theodore Black
Bernard J. Delos
Round Lake and Area Notables and Health News
Round Lake residents and visitors are noted for recoveries and visits including Geoffrey Haight and Anne Heinz ill but recuperating, Mr and Mrs Walden Broughk at Lake Avenue, and Mrs John Norton convalescing at Manor Rest. A Montreal and Penn trip by Joanne and Dannie Palmer, and Rev Paul Morrison of Highland Park will speak at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the auditorium. Sgt Robert E La Tulippe on leave after 18 months in the South Pacific, a visit to his mother. Church notices from All Saints Episcopal include morning prayers and sermons on second and fourth Sundays, Holy Communion, and rector Rev Gerald K Love. Marie Wilmer and daughter Miss Marie Wilmer visit from Washington, D C. Suzanne Kennedy, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Kennedy, capped at carecronies at the Els Hospital Nurses Home after six months training, with local attendees. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union picnic featured a flower mission program and a drive for flowers to sick and shut-ins, a picnic supper on the lawn, and greetings to Mrs Bavin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Haight
Geoffrey Haight
Anne Heinz
Walden Broughk
Valatia
Lake Avenue
John 3. Norton
Florida
Manor Rest
Robert E. la Tulippe
South Pacific
Marine Air Corps
Mra ¥. Eb.latulippe
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
Gerald K. Love
William McDermott Haa
Granger-Curtis
Albany Avenue
Wallace Barber
Pet Wallace Barber
Louisville
Mra
Marie Wilmer
Marie, Wilmer
Charles O. Stevens
Washington, D. C
Jessie Alice
Washington
Wilmer
Suzanne Kennedy
Edward Kennedy
Els Hospital
Schenectady
Martha Kennedy
Elizabeth Kennedy
Katherine Ryan
Fort Edward
Ruth- Lo Pentz
Jane Gorsline
Bavin
Retttwell
State Housing Plan to Operate Here In Upstate New York
Albany Troy through creation of Municipal Housing Authority would join a state plan to create a 250 million fund lent to builders for community development. State Commissioner Herman T. Stichman cited Mechanicville and Schenectady as upstate links and noted a panel of consultants would aid municipal planning and rehabilitation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stell
Albany
Troy
Herman T. Stichman
Upstate
Mechanicville
Schenectady
Stichmann
New York Institute of Community Service
Syracuse University
Stichman
Major Meneely Receives Second Oak Leaf to Bronze Star
Maj J K Meneely Jr son of Col J K Meneely Watervliet Arsenal administrative officer earned a second Oak Leaf Cluster to the Bronze Star Medal for heroic service in the Italian campaign. He served with the mountain infantry and medical detachment aiding wounded in rugged alpine terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Meneely, Jr
J. K. Meneely
Watervliet Arsenal
Meneely
Mountain Infantry
Whitehall Notables and Local Happenings Snapshot
Whitehall and nearby towns report visitors and travels as Dr B F Carpenter heads to Lewis for July. Mrs Louise Belden Cummins seeks care in Moses Ludington Hospital. Sgt Hadreth earns technical sergeant, Captain Gordon in the Pacific area. Notre Dame parish festival draws strong attendance at Recreational Field. Miss Angela Strace engaged to Reginald Carroll after a Saturday shower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B F. Carpenter
Mountain Sureex
Lewis
John “Rodd
Williams Street
Elmer Maggy
Moffitsvile
Louise Belden Cummins
Maple Street
Moses Luddington Hospital
Ticonderosa
Patsy
Epifanio
U. S
Newport
James Epifanio
Skene Street
Theresa Egan
Poirer Street
Sert Hildreth
Sia
Charlotte Gould
Harold Gordon
Gordon
Pacific Area
Board of Education
Notre Dame Des Victoire Church
Desephi
Pelletici
Notre Dame Des Vie Tower
Bellagardé
Vtech
George Lacasse
Siise Martha Riley
Park Avenue
Angela Strace
Miss Strace
Anthony Strace
Reginald. Carroll
Timothy Carroll
Blinn Street
Granth
Othe Auestoof
Mary
Cohoes Board Compiling Assessments For Tax Rolls
The Cohoes Board of Assessors met to compile assessments for local properties in preparation for the upcoming tax rolls. Officials plan to open rolls for public inspection next month with property owners urged to review corrections during August, as the board sets rates and final determinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coxes Board of Assessors
All Candidates Names to Appear On Ballot Forms
Albany Attorney General Natheame Lir Goldstein states a new amendment to the Election Law requires ward and town names to be printed on official absentee ballots while voters may not write in names of any duly nominated candidates. The change aims to align absentee ballots with Election Day forms across New York State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Aticv
Natheame
Goldstein
Ais
New York
Thomas Curran
Cdavasitiee
Harvester Firm Buys New Site at Menands
International Harvester Co. of Albany purchases a ten acre tract in Menands from Albany Cemetery Association and William C. Gloeckter. The site will host a warehouse and showroom with investment between 300,000 and 3756,000. Construction to begin after building-material priorities are secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fee International Harvester Co
Albany
Menands
Albany Cemetery Association
William C. Gloeckter
Menands Zoning Board
Saranac Lake Native Killed in Auto Crash
Saranac Lake resident William Louis Zerbe, 33, died after a car strike near Auburn as eight people were injured. Mrs. Ethel Gibbs Brown, 33, of Saranac Lake, remained in critical condition at Auburn Hospital. others suffered less serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saranac Lake
Auburn
William Louis Zerbe
Here
Ethel Gibbs Brown
Local Notes From Greenwich And Nearby Areas
Greenwich notices list residents hosting visitors from Corliss Avenue and Hedges Lake camp, with several family trips to Monticello and Framingham. Furloughs and postings of soldiers Karnaghian and Foster appear, plus calls for fuel oil applications at the county ration board and a high school holiday baseball game ending early by mutual consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Dooley
Corliss Avenue
J. ¥. Miller
Helen
Hedges Lake
Mildred Weilson
Saratoga
Springs
Myre Bessie Xeijlson
Mowry Avenue
William Angel
Sterling, Conn
Lester Feater
Corporal Foster
Kingmah Fisid
Ariz
Laredo
Tex
A.W. Abraham
Joan Prati
Washington County Ration Board
Pe.s
Chanana
Superintendent Resigns From Cohoes Hospital
A hospital superintendent in Cohoes resigns effective July 1. The board announced the departure and stated a successor will be named later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes Hospital
Draft Board to Close Saturday Afternoons
A new presidential order trims the 44 hour week at the Colones War Price and Rationing Board and Selective Service. Noonday Saturday closures begin today. Also noted are promotions, local unit arrivals, school events, and summer homemaking registrations at Cohoes High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draft Board
Colones War Price and Rationing Board
Relective Service Board
Oth
Cohoes High School
Marion L Snyder
School squad battles Old Timers in close baseball clash
A large crowd watched the school squad tie the Old Timers 2s in a tight contest. Dick Lyons pitched for the schoolboys with Capo Nash fielding well. Tony Ciotti, Herold Bes, Rey, and others contributed to a hard fought game. Tomorrow the Old Timers face Schuylerville Athletics at 2:30 p.m. at the High School field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Lyons
Capo Nash
Dacs
Tony Ciotti
Herold Bes
Rey
Schuylerville
Tim O'Brien
Schuyier
Johnny Millvan
Artie Charron
Cohoes Moose Lodge to Honor George Gagnon
Cohoes Moose Lodge announces honoring George Gagnon at a meeting. Gagnon will receive notable titles and be recognized for service. The event includes officers and committee entries, with planned discussions and midpoint timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes
Moose
George Gagnon
Rapior
Lerval
Sir Gagnon
Pines
Ets
Cohoes Churches Plan Services
Local churches announce Sunday worship schedules with morning services at First Methodist Bl... and other parish activities. The vacation Bible school closes at 6:39 pm with Salvation Army outdoor and chapel events. A festival to be held July 19 20 21 is planned by Knights of Columbus Council No. 192 with progress reports shared at a Remsen Street meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ible
Siddle
Cuhoes Salvation Army
Oneida Street
Pup
Aolice Lodar
Prospect Park
Trox
Viewer Stay
Jane Henneman
Ciara Worthington
Salvation Army
Victor
Ione Hannemas
Tiam
Salvation Service
Spm
Cokoes Council
Knights of Colonings
Walter J. Dofy
Remsen Street
D Tt
Cames of Subcommitee
CIA
Tex
Knight Willan
J. Trombles
Conan
Senak
Rosenh Blain
Lane Werth
Lancaster Strest
Cayuga Sivae
New York
Cemmi
Cohoes Board Names July Contingent for Armed Services
The Cohoes board lists names connected with the July contingent and possible conduct issues involving members from Massachusetts and New York. Individuals named include Dean from Massachusetts, Willisor Ports, William Brows, George Nox, Joseph Hos Cardort, Edmund eis WL Cocture, Arthur Dedsu Julien Baker Pacsy, Patho ph Cranney, John Santarane gela, Bernard Hyats, Edward Hempel, Lawrence Neiles, and Alfred £.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes Suisdrett
Concamony
O Services
Boars Na
Omprizet
Dean
Massachusetts
Willisor J. Ports
Wiliam M. Brows
George J. Nox
Joseph J. Hos Cardort
Edmund
Eis WL Cocture
Arthur Dedsu
Julien Baker Pacsys
Fras+ Jahan
Parish Mass Schedules and Legion Auxiliary Meet
Parish notices list multiple church masses with times at St Agnes St Bernard St Joseph Marie St Michael St Patrick Sacred Heart and St Rita with names of priests. A Ladies Auxiliary meeting of the American Legion E T Ruane Post is announced for Monday at the Oneida Street quarters with Rose Grignon presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Auxiliary
E. T. Ruane
American Legion
Oneida Bireei
Rose Grignon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rangoon Headquarters
Beusch & Lamb
T Brandon Timpane
C.D Oftometrigt
Remsen
Cohces Iy CO
Wake Island
East Side
Walker Avenue
Troy Country Club
Ervonat
Helen Cossell
Middletown
Philip Holton
Fonda Avenue
Rita Mae Jarrs
Mountain View Avenue
Samaritan Hospital
Hoseman Bernard Rourke
Pumper 7
William Hangy
Pumper
Anthony Ferrugzio
Anthony and
Charles
Astoria
Peter DiNoto
Pawling Avenue
Aiken's Point
Johnsonville
Lacy E. Brown
Munro Geurt
Hotlenville
Sealy Work & Seed
Roxy Enterprises
Delaware Ave
Dedey
Paterson
Prcker Coal Co
Cusack
Round Lake
Funny
Hoauffime
Whitehall
Cohoes Board
Greenwich
Inet
Seeteriday
Hea Street
X. G. Lyon Camp
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Walter . Battey
A Satin
Joseph R. Garratt
Seabees
Padre Ares
Theresa Garrett
Manor Heights
New York Guard
Camp Smith
James Cain
Ernest
Robert
Henry Robert
Howard Street
U. & Navy
Actio
Schuyler D. Jenkins
First Methodist Church
Francis Lecharge
Cohoes Churches Plan Services
Bt. John's Episcopal Church
Rier D. Jenkins
First Baptist Church
George F. McElvein
Bright R Lowther
Msual
St. James Methodist Church
Earl C. Fryer
Methodist Farm
Crooked Lake
Silman
Krerbyterian Church
Francia L. McCauler
Worservice
I A.m
St Agnes
Joseph A. Franklin
Siseam
So St. Bernard's
Fey
Wiliam
P. Brennat
Masta
Adrien Bechard
St Michael's
Valentine W. Gierlaci
St Patrick's
Thomas A. Flanagan
Sacred
Beart
Raymond J. Robert
Marra’s Pharmacy
PHON
Comoes
SPA Manufacturing CO
Mohawk St
Cohoes, N. Y
Cohoes, N.Y
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