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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1944
Page
6
A group called the Ber agbure Girl Commandos weighed and collected 3000 pounds of paper at their regular Tuesday meeting. They planned to drive and sell the material to a dealer as part of their ongoing collection effort.
The Scranton group, now 26 members, plans a July 22 excursion to Bingsios after a Tuesday meeting at 2:39 PM with Dr and Mrs Charles Sharpe. Mrs Sharpe assists the growth of an international review to be given in September amid a community concert news.
Report from a U S prisoner of war enclosure describes Nazi captives arriving from Normandy as third or fourth rate troops. Many are bedraggled and exhausted, with Red Cross inspections ongoing. Individuals share how they were forced into Hitler's armies and endured the invasion.
An American officer questions a captured man claiming Russian Jewish identity. A bareheaded SS recruit with yellow hair admits being drafted into the SS, while Allied troops note that SS recruitment and elite status persisted in defiant pockets as front lines close in France.
Washington official returns show Republican Gov. Arthur Lange leading opponents as early counts from over 2000 precincts across the state favored his renomination. In eastern Washington Major Harry Cain led Attorney Cameron Sherwood in the large 11 man Republican senatorial race. Walls Walla notes Cain and Sherwood in a close contest for the nomination.
The Springfield News Leader notes a mailed letter to Police Chief Hays requesting a help wanted ad for a housekeeper with age and weight specs. The paper jokes the letter is unsigned and mocks the attempt, mentioning a supposed shortage and no funds to publish.
Conversations on choosing a Republican U S Senate candidate are under way in New York. State Chair Edwin F P Jaeckle says the matter remains open while Herbert Brownell Jr national chairman cites Jaeckle's discussions. Brownell defers further questions to Jaeckle who reports no decision yet. Governor Dewey and Assembly leader Irving Ives, from Norwich, meet to discuss potential candidate.
Fifteen month old Mary Ann Powers was rushed to Troy Hospital by Patrolmen Moran and Spain after swallowing a penny at Edward Clancy's Sixth Avenue home. Dr. Padalito said no treatment was needed and the infant, accompanied by her mother Mrs. John Powers, was later returned to the Clancy residence after a second penny was removed from the child's throat.
Pamela Turner’s duck Tarmbaby won first prize as most novel entrant at the Rye Field Playground pet show held yesterday. Joyce Pulver’s bulldog Princess earned funniest pet. Tommy Murray’s Shep won dog contest Blondie, a cocker spaniel owned by Barbera Road, placed second. Jimmy Terry’s Champ finished third. Seven judges included James Murray Joseph Ryan and James Bonestect.
Fall River Massachusetts draft board learned that Leo J Pineault whom they ordered to report for prereduction examination had been killed in action in Guam in December 1944 The Navy notified the board that Pineault had been detached from service but relatives confirmed the death He served as a Naval Reserve Coxswain and was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart
A senior U S air officer said Allied air operations have weakened the German air force in France and choked German oil production to blunt mobility of ground forces. He added that attacks on oil installations have damaged Germany’s ability to replace aircraft, with monthly losses exceeding production since January.
Two 18 year old twin sisters Mary and Mae Harpum, welders at Bethlehem Steel Co. in Hing ham yard, started wearing labels for distinction. Their mother, Mrs. Mebei Harnum, is also a welder at the same yard, adding to the family work presence.
Edward V Bowen leaves for Navy boot camp after his eighteenth birthday as the Bowen family’s wartime service continues. He is a graduate of St. Ignatius School and worked for Behr Manning Co. His brothers George and John Bowen already served in the Army and Navy, with George killed in North Africa in 1942.
A vintage ad notes Wilson's Certified Braunschweiger liver sausage for flavor. It includes egg preparation tips, a cold tomato juice cocktail, and a menu idea with scalloped potatoes, biscuits, marmalade, raspberries and cream. The piece promotes liver sausage as iron rich and healthful for summer meals.
A minor earthquake shook western Idaho yesterday at 1 34 p m Mountain War time. Boise residents reported dishes rattling and windows shaking. Garden Valley, about forty miles northwest of Boise, experienced two shocks according to local accounts.
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