S.S. Billy Sunday Christened with Champagne
In Wilmington California the Liberty ship S S Billy Sunday was christened with champagne mirroring other ships named after the evangelist. In Spokane Washington Rudolf Budane recovering in Baxter Army Hospital believed a rock wounded his toe during the Attu attack, only to find a Japanese bullet hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Cal
S.S
Spokane
Wash
UP — Corp
Rudolph Budane
Rochester
Baxter Army Hospital
Attu
Pickle dispute ends in court in Winston-Salem
A girl asked for her nickel back after buying a pickle too small at Warding McGee's store. McGee refused refund claiming the pickle worthless. Elmonia Gill joined the protest, an argument ensued, she alleged assault, McGee was charged with public nuisance. Judge Lupfert dismissed both charges. A Baltimore woman later received a Chinese V-mail letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
N.C
CPI
McGee
Elmonia Gill
Bailey F. Lupfert
Canning for Winter Ends in Odd Arrest in Atlanta
In Atlanta a man named Malcolm N. Fleming called police after his wife failed to return home by 1 am. She appeared at 3 am with 114 cans of okra from a state farmers market, having spent the night canning. A partial translation of a letter signed Corporal Woo from a Chinese laundry man was also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Malcolm N. Fleming
Noted English Actress Dies In New York
Cecilia Loftus a 67 year old English and American stage actress was found dead in her Hotel Lincoln room in New York. Death was due to heart disease. Loftus famed for impersonations of greats from Sarah Bernhardt to Ethel Barrymore had been in poor health since returning from a Canada tour. Born in London she began on stage at 15 and moved to the United States in 1894. She worked in vaudeville comic opera and later led roles with Frohman Southern Irving and Faversham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cecilia
Cissie) Loftus
Lincoln
Miss Loftus
Canada
Sarah Bernhardt
Ethel Barrymore
London
Marie Loftus
United States
Daniel Frohman
HE. H. Southern
Sir Henry Irving
William Faversham
Pownal Reopens After Six Weeks and Civil Defense Alert
Emma Knox returns to Pownal after six weeks in Low el l and vicinity amid a statewide blackout warning. Civilian Defense Corps members urged to stand by at assigned posts. Vermont car inspections due by Aug 1 with low completion reported by Bennington garage men. North Africa combat photos shown at village meeting and North Pownal by Army Ground Observers Corps. More volunteer plane spotters needed to keep the local post manned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Knox
Fpownal
Lowell
Civilian Defense Corps
Vermont
Bennington County
Pownal
Army Ground Observers Corps
Boston
Center Brunswick Church Women Meet At Home
The Women's Division of the Christian Service of the Methodist Church will meet today at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Howard Wagar with Mrs. Hiram Sheffer presiding. The Center Brunswick Community group will discuss upcoming plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Division of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
Howard Wagar
Hiram Sheffer
Center Brunswick
Commu
Patton Leads U S Troops in Sicily Invasion
Allied dispatch confirms General George S Patton Jr returns to command American forces as Sicily invasion intensifies. He is famed for armored warfare and aggressive tactics, having previously led Western tank forces in French Morocco and earned the Distinguished Service Cross for rallying a disorganized infantry.
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North Africa
George 3. Patton
Sicily
Tunisia
Omar Bradley
Fatton
Patton
French Morocco
Meuse-Argonne
Nazis Admit Torpedoing of Robin Moor
Berlin radio said the American merchant ship Robin Moor was sunk by a German submarine on June 9 1941. The vessel bound for British and Portuguese ports carried a general cargo not war materiel. All aboard survived with many reaching South America and Africa, and the sinking worsened U S German diplomatic strains.
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New York
Berlin
Robin Moor
South ‘Atlantic
U. S
Hobin Moor
Africa
South America
Unty Home Bureau Annual Picnic Held at Kreiger Home
The Unty Home Bureau held its annual picnic Sunday at Mrs. Frank Kreiger’s Haynerville residence. Miss Marion Dixon outlined fall plans and noted no August meeting with a September gathering at Mrs. Philip Engle’s home. A future home canning demonstration will be hosted by Mrs. Howard Wagar. About thirty members and guests shared a 1 o’clock picnic dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unty Home Bureau
Frank Kreiger
Haynerville
Marion Dixon
County Home
Philip Engle
Howard Wagar
LaGuardia On Alaskan Tour Reveals Defense Visit
Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia said he was touring Alaska with the United States Canadian permanent joint defense board. A recording made in Canada for his Sunday broadcast indicated he would be in Fairbanks when New Yorkers hear it, and he was expected to return on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
F. H. LaGuardia
Fairbanks
Alaska
United States-Canadian Permanent Joint -Board On Defense
Canada
East Side TV Picnic and Army Sergeant Honored at Brookview Ave
East Side TV employees of A C Perreault Auto Supply held their fifth annual picnic at Mr and Mrs Foster A Bosworths 48 Brookview Ave. Guest of honor Sgt Edward Perreault son of Mr Perreault stationed at Santa Monica Calif received a large red white and blue cake. Other guests included Tiudhomes Cary Goyer Fitzgerald and Gohrm family. A Men s Committee of Mount Ida Memorial Presbyterian Church will meet to repair the church kitchen. A separate family picnic at 58 Brookview Avenue honored Corp George F Miller from Camp Breckenridge Ky with about forty guests. Personal notice: Mrs D J Reichard of Pawling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Perreault Auto Supply Co
Foster A. Bosworth
Brookview Avenue
Perreault
Edward
U. S. Army
Santa Monica
Cal
Frank Tiudhome
Joseph Tiudhome
Joseph Cary
Maynard Goyer
Eleanor Bosworth
Edward Fitzgerald
Oscar Gohrm
Sergeant Perreault
Mount Ida Memorial Presbyterian Church
Theodore Miller
Miller
Corp
George F. Miller
Camp Breckenridge, Ky
D. J. Reichard
Pawling
Roosevelt Signs Bill Urging Return of Crop Insurance Funds
President Roosevelt signed the 848,295,883 Agriculture Department supply bill but lamented Congress did not provide funds to continue crop insurance. He urged Congress to restore funding after recess, arguing weather is the major farm hazard and the program could stabilize farming. He recalled past cost criticisms of rural programs now viewed as blessings, and said crop insurance could become a major government aid to farming.
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Washington Py
Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
Congress
Bill Tan
Two Held for Mechanicville Burglary
George Davenport and Robert West both of Mechanicville were arrested Saturday night on third degree burglary charges. Police, deputy sheriffs and state investigators recovered silverware, furnishings, and wearing apparel from a Stillwater summer home and a Fort Neilson Garage burglary. Both suspects were held for the grand jury at Ballston Spa jail. Davenport previously drove for Fort Neilson Trucking. West later worked as a machinist helper for the Boston and Maine Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Davenport
Robert West
Mechanicville
South Main Street
Gustavus Boucher
Robert Bartlett
Arthur Butler
Fort Neilson
Stillwater
Edward Holaheen
Fred Sayre
New York State
B.C. 1
Butler
Boucher
Stillwater Road
Albany
Davenport
West
Justice
Harry Barber
Grand Jury
Ballston Spa
Valley Falls
Fort Neilson Trucking Co
Coxsackie
Boston & Maine Railroad
Convalescing at home after operation and servicemen visits
Avenue recuperates at home following surgery in Samari tan Hospital. Mrs. Robert Coons of Pawling Avenue visits her husband, electrician's mate third class, at Tomkinsville Staten Island. John P Hannigan yeoman second class and Mrs. Hannigan spend furlough at Lake Placid. Mr and Mrs C M Cornell of Brooklyn were guests of Mr and Mrs Gordon Brand. Rev Arthur H Landmesser spoke at South Glens Falls union vesper service with Mrs Landmesser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Brand
Griswold Avenue
Brand
Mr. Cornell
Arthur H. Landmesser
South Glens Falls
Landmesser
Feather Duster Beating Suspect Held After Death
In Montgomery Alabama authorities arrested Mrs Dave Holloway on a murder charge after her husband Frank Butts was found beaten to death. Police say the victim endured merciless blows with a feather duster handle revealing more than 150 wounds. The couple married last November and two stepdaughters survive. A separate note mentions a 400 character count on a Chinese typewriter keyboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Dave. A
Holloway
Jai
Tbo
Ralph King
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NO. Wonder
Mrs. ‘Wonder
Baltimore
Robert Wonder
Age Pemanent
Personal Finance CO
Broadway
Hall
Congress & 13Th ST
TROY
C. Angus
Optician
T. F. Grattan, Jr. Reg
Peterson
Hialian
LCI
United States Army Signal Corps
Algiers
W. Wonder
Oe Ag At
Frederics
Glamerous
Hollywood
Beauty Salon
United Press
East Side
Holloways
Uburn
Frank ‘Butts
In Rayon
Seersucker
Peerless
Tokyo
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