Advance Date For Academy Examinations
Congressman Dean P. Taylor reports War and Navy Department notice that the Military and Naval Academy examination dates have moved from August 21 to July 31 with a final test on September 18. He has two vacancies at each academy for candidates aged 17 to 21 and 17 to 21 respectively, with the 21st birthday before April 2 of entry year. A special training course from Sept 1, 1943 to June 28, 1944 will prepare appointees for the Army program and ensure eligibility for early enrollment in 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Record Newspapers Bureau
Washington, D. C
Dean P. Taylor
New York
War and Navy Departments
Miliary Academy
Naval Academy
Taylor
Military Academy
Academy
War Department
Army
Armed Services
Aig.b
U. S
Betty G. Burke
WAC
U.S. Army
Fort Devens
Mass
Harold Richard Burke
Station Hospital
Fort Bliss
Tex
William G. Burke, Jr
Cambridge visitors stay with Wrights amid weekend plans
Shushan Mrs. William Donnan and her niece Miss Elisa Wilbur of Cambridge are visiting the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Wright. The Upstreamers' Sunday School class will gather for a meeting and picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shields on the Salem Road this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Donnan
Elisa Wilbur
Cambridge
Clark Wright
Elass
Robert Shields
Salem Road
Rourke Heads War Finance Committee for Rensselaer County
Thomas W. Rourke leads the new War Finance Committee merging the War Savings staff and the Victory Fund Committee in Rensselaer County. Herbert J Kneip announced the merger and said sub-committees will cover payroll, women’s division, publicity and salesmen as work begins for the next Third War Loan Drive planned to start about Sept. 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Rourke
New War Finance Committee
Rensselaer County
War Savings
Victory Fund Committee
Herbert J Kneip
War Finance Committee
New York State
Mr. Rourke
Kneip
War Savings Staff
John J. Tower
James H Donnelly
R. Oakley Kennedy
Victory Fund
Treasury
State War Finance Committee
Police Honor Guard At Mons Rites
Funeral service for Patrolman William F Mons held at 9 am from residence and 9 30 am at St Augustine Church. Rev Newburg officiated, Boys’ Vester Choir sang Missere Domine Jesu Christi and Out of the Depths during rites. Police guard led by Mayor Hogan and Commissioner Conroy. Interment at St Peter's Cemetery. Bearers were police department members Edward J Howard William Cunningham John L Stallmer John P Moran Coleman J Lyons C Franklin Haynes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F Mons
Mondaly
Sixth Avenue
St. Augustine's Church
Robert J. Newburg
S. A
Williams
J. Cleary
Peter J. Bertasso
Vester Choir
Police Department
Frank J. Hogan
Public Safety
John B. Conroy
Richard P Doody
Newburg
St Peter's Cemetery
Edward J Howard
William Cunningham
John L. Stallmer
John P. Moran
Coleman J. Lyons
C. Franklin Haynes
Belgian Congo official arrives in Cairo to inspect troops
Lieut. Gen Paul Charles Ermens, vice governor of the Belgian Congo, arrived in Cairo yesterday to visit troop contingents from the Congo. The visit underscores wartime cooperation and regional defense arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ermens
Cairo
Paul Charles Ermens
Govenor
Belgian Congo
Congo
Party officials announce new district leaders
The outline lists district vice chairmen to assist Mr Kneip. Roger B Prescott, president of Keeseville National Bank, Howard P Hildreth of Amsterdam, and Miss Dorothy Wakerley of Albany will direct and coordinate the women's activities and support the two former organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kneip
Roger B Prescott
Keeseville National Bank
Howard P Hildreth
Amsterdam
Dorothy Wakerley
Albany
Latham Soldier Galloway Dies in Jap Prison Camp
Sergeant Seymour E Galloway, formerly of Latham and Watervliet High School graduate, died in a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines. He is the third local Army man to die in Jap captivity within two weeks, following Maj James J O'Donovan and Pvt Joseph J Kucskar. Born in Latham, 26 years old, he was raised there and attended public schools before graduating from Watervliet High. His wife resides in Albuquerque, N M. He entered the Army five years ago and was captured when Corregidor fell.
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Sergt
Seymour E Galloway
Latham
Watervliet High School
Philippines
Galloway
James J. O'Donovan
LaSalle Institute
Joseph J. Kucskar
Third Avenue
Watervilet
Philppines
Fichard Hewitt
Louden Road
War Department
Loere
Myles Hewitt
Allen
Schenectady
Allen L Galloway
Westfield
Mass
Waterview High School
Albuquerque
N. M
Lightning Strikes Waterford House After Severe Storms
A thunderstorm drenched Waterford and Latham causing widespread damage and outage. Lightning hit a chimney at W Clinton Merritt's Munay Avenue home, toppled the chimney and burned wiring but caused no injuries. A nearby power pole on Division Street was knocked down and a transformer burned, leaving Second and Third Streets without lights overnight. In Latham the storm damaged many telephone lines. Schenectady experienced four severe thunderstorms with heavy rain flooding streets around 4 15 pm.
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Waterford
Latham
W. Clinton Merritt
Munay Avenue
Division Street
Hudson Avenue
Second
Third Streets
Merritt
Schenectady
Bennington Woman Enlists in WAC for World War II Service
Mrs. Gladys D. Thornton of 312 South Street Bennington enlists in the Womens Army Corps becoming the third woman from Bennington to join. She will depart for Springfield Massachusetts on July 26 to don the uniform. Her late husband James Thornton served in World War I and her son Elford Thornton is a Navy petty officer second class.
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Bennington
WAC
Gladys D. Thornton
South Street
James Thornton
Elford ‘Thornton
Navy
Enlisted Sailors Reported For Navy Training
Loren E Morse and Charles McCauley recently enlisted at the local recruiting office and were assigned for training at Sampson. The area saw curb blockages and downtown flooding with two homes lightly damaged. A section of the Amsterdam Road near Scotia was washed out, piling 12 to 18 inches of debris and halting traffic until clearance.
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NAVY
Loren E. Morse
Doaw Street
Charles McCauley
Highland Avenue
Sampson
Slole
Naval Supply
Scotia
Amsterdam Road
Industries Told To Get Patents
The Chamber of Commerce was informed by the Office of Alien Property Custodian that industries should secure patent rights to aid war prosecution and postwar business. An index of about 30,000 enemy patents and applications vested in the Custodian will be distributed to local industries, with enemy-occupied country owners’ patents also vested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Office of Alien Property Custodian
Patent Office Classifications Aid Industry Partners
A report notes the Patent Office is organizing inventions by classification to assist industries seeking specific patents. Officials said the system helps identify relevant subjects across multiple fields and invites firms to request guidance on locating suitable patents.
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Eld
Better Homes & Gardens Magazine
Goodrich
Silvertown Stores
Congress ST
Troy
Rourke
Police Farm
Mons
Glassics
Shangri-La
Us 20
Third St
America
Muhlfelder's
Tanya
Hankie
Bure
Mademoiselle
Industries
Helena Rubinstein
ITN & Gna
Tomor
5Th Ave
Fifth Ave
U.S. Pat
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