Banker Dies Native of Cohoes
Ferdinand H. Winkler, native of Cohoes and vice president of the Exchange National Bank of Olean, died Friday night at his Olean residence. A Troy High School graduate, he worked as a bank examiner for the Federal Reserve Board before joining the Olean bank. Survived by wife Lela Winkler, father Ferdinand A. Winkler of Troy, sister Mrs. Fred C. Paterson of Troy, and two nephews Cadet Grant A. Paterson of the U S A Air Corps and Fried C. Paterson Jr. of Troy. Funeral from Morris Funeral Home tomorrow at 2 p.m. with interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Ferdinand H. Winkler
Cohoes
Exchange National Bank of
Olean
Troy High School
Troy
Federal Reserve Board
Olean Bank
Lela Winkler
Ferdinand A. Winkler
Fred C. Paterson
Grant A. Paterson
U. S. A. Air Corps
Fried C. Paterson, Jr
Morris Funeral Home
Fifth Avenue
Oakwood Cemetery
Navy official George Ray tours Troy Boys Club and Recreation Dept
George Ray a U S Navy chief specialist at Sampson visited Troy Boys Club and the Recreation Department on a few days leave. He formerly directed the Troy Boys Club and served as a special director with the Recreation Department.
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George Ray
U. S. Navy
Sampson
Troy Boy Club
Recreation Department
Troy Boys’ Club
Plane Exhaust Forms Cloud Over Troy in Aerial Sighting
A cloud-like vapor formation appeared south of Troy on Saturday afternoon, thought to be airplane exhaust from a fast moving P 41 type plane. The elongated mist, brownish with a faint rainbow, grew wider before dissipating as bombers flew over the city.
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Troy
Abany
Good Samaritan’s救 costly crash near Castleton
Warren Van Allan, 79, of Schodack Landing, was driving north on Route 91 when A Baldwin and three passengers, attempting to warn him about a missing gas tank top, matched his lane. Van Allan lost control, veered into a ditch, hit a culvert, suffering forehead stitches, a hand wound, and bruised ribs.
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Warren van Allan
Schodack Landing
Castleton
A. Baldwin
Hudson
Baldwin
van Allan
E. D. Hanchett
East Greenbush
Parole Sought For Slayer Ed ward LaMarch Albany Man
The State Parole Board has received a plea for Edward LaMarch of Albany to be released from a twenty years to life sentence at Clinton Prison Dannemora for the 1936 second degree murder of Patrolman Francis V. Keyes of Albany. Board officials said the plea will follow routine procedure with county and city officials declining comment.
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State Parole Board
Edward LaMarch
Albany
Clinton
Dannemora
Francis V. Keyes
Allies Close On Catania In Sicily Drive
Allied forces push toward Enna and Caltanissetta after over 3,200 square miles of Sicily overrun in eight days. American Seventh Army advances from Agrigento while British Eighth Army nears Catania. 34,000 prisoners reported, including two Italian generals.
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Seventh Army
Barrafranca
Enna
Sicily
Caltanissetta
Agrigento
Porto Empedocle
Eighth Army
Catania
Comimunique
Mt. Etna
Gerbini
Porto Espedocle
U. S. Seventh Army
Terry Alien
Third Infantry
Lucian Truscott
45Th Infantry
Middleton
Hugh Gaffey
82Nd Airborne Division
Matthew Ridgway
Messina Strait
Saratoga Sailor Dead in Navy Casualty Report
George Melvin Whitney of Saratoga Springs is named among Navy casualties in a report after Pearl Harbor. The list totals six dead one wounded and two missing with 11 changed from prisoner of war to dead, bringing Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard casualties to 27 144.
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George Melvin Whitney
Frederck Melvin Whitney
Saratoga Springs
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Pearl Harbor
Hiya Kid Scene From Sicily Captures Local View
Stars and Stripes photographer photgrapher Hill Stern met a Sicilian named Tom Adamo in Sicily who, after years as a Hackensack clothes presser, welcomed the American landing and condemned fascists. He said Americans are known for movies and kindness, then noted no movies in Sicily.
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Allied Force Command Fest Lptsergt
Hill Stern
Stars and Stripes
Sicily
Stern
Tom Adamo
Hackensack
N.J
Adamo
America
Lenin's Brother Dmitry Ulianov Dies Near Moscow
The central committee of the Communist Party said Dmitry Ulianov Lenin's youngest brother died near Moscow after a long illness. He was about 70 and would lie in state at the state building opposite Lenin's tomb on Red Square for public viewing before cremation.
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Moscow
Central Committee of
The
Communist Party
Dmitry Ulianov
Nikolai Lenin
Lenin
Red Square
Ulianov
Gorki
Bogus Cop Kills Motorist in Traffic Scene and Feuds
A boulevard confrontation left a motorist wounded after a self styled special officer discharged a weapon during a traffic dispute. The incident followed tense exchanges about directing traffic near streetcar zones as witnesses noted competing opinions on legality. Lower, a longtime Republican activist, helped end the Pendergast era and held municipal theater links. He later served in Masonic circles, becoming an early junior De Molay member and Land’s aide as the order expanded nationally.
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Sanders
Lower
Larson
Souders A5ter
Tom Pendergast
Pendergast
Municipal
Order of de Molay
Frank 8. Land
Kansas
Coal Union Committee Meets Today
Washington reports of the John L. Lewis faction calling the United Mine Workers 20-man policy committee back to Washington stirred speculation of a new break in the coal mine controversy. The meeting would discuss amending policy to let outlying districts negotiate contracts, potential private ownership with government control, and wage hour travel time pay.
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Washington (P
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Washington
Lewis
Illinois Operators’ Association
Federal Coal Administration
Harold L. Ickes
War Labor Board
WLBE
Speakers Named For Honor Roll Ceremony By Ward
Several prominent Trojans were announced as speakers for the Tenth Ward Honor Roll exercises to be held at 7 p.m. Saturday beside the Oakwood Avenue Presbyterian Church. Speakers include Postmaster Frank M. Collins Rev. William S. J. Cleary and Rev. Willam Hawthorne D D pastor of Oakwood Presbyterian Church. More than 400 names of service men and women from the Ward appear on the Honor Roll. Final plans for the dedication will be discussed at a 7 45 tonight meeting at the Bussey Steamer House.
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Tenth Ward
Oakwood Avenue Presbyterian Church
Frank M. Collins
William S. J. Cleary
Troy Hospital
Willam Hawthorne
Oakwood Presbyterian Church
Bussey Steamer House
Racial Inequality in Army Condemned by Lawyers Guild
The National Lawyers Guild reported unabated civilian violence against Negro soldiers and urged federal courts to handle felonies against service members. It called for official Army steps to foster comradeship, and sought a presidential appeal to all who wear the U S uniform.
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Washington
National Lawyers Guild
Rev Amspect
The
United States
First of Kind Military Government Governs Sicily
The Allied invasion of Sicily establishes the first combined American British military government with Gen. Sir Harold Alexander as military governor and Maj. Gen. Lord Rennell of Rodd as chief civil affairs officer. The plan promises benevolent rule, abolition of fascist structures, rationing supervision, religious freedom, and trials by Allied military courts. The Stars and Stripes and Union Jack fly side by side at Amgot headquarters.
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North Africa
Sicily
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harold Alexander
Lord Rennell of
Rodd
Frank J. McSherry
United States
Washington
London
Combined Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Amgou
Fascism
Amgot
Ampot
Fascist Party
Italy
Sabotage Halted in U S Says Hoover at Academy
FBI chief J Edgar Hoover told the National Police Academy graduates that not a single successful act of foreign directed sabotage occurred to hinder the war effort. He credited planning and coordination among federal state and local agencies for keeping the home front secure. William M Jeffers rubber administrator urged reform in policing and warned politics can still affect appointments. He called for greater cooperation among police units.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau For Investigation
F. B. I. National Police Academy
Hoover
William M. Jeffers
Jeffers
Nassau Murder Hearing Today
Nassau Bahamas. Alfred De Marigny, 35, widower of Nancy Oakes, faces a magistrate hearing as the government must lay all evidence on the table in the Sir Harry Oakes murder case. The case draws attention to the wealthy Maine-born gold mine owner’s death and the sensational inquiry in Nassau.
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Jones
Nassau
Bahamas
Harry Oakes
Ac Ee
Alfred de Marigny
Nancy Oakes
J. Harry
Megistrate F. BE. Field
Rifles Sweep Barons In Doubleheader At Pynchon Park
Springfield Rifles beat Wilkes-Barre Barons 6 4 1 in a doubleheader before 2 600 fans at Pynchon Park. They rallied from a four run deficit in game one and completed the sweep behind Frank Sewards strong pitching and a strong team effort featuring timely hitting and solid fielding. The series score moved to three games to one in favor of Springfield.
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Springfield
Mass
Springfield Rifles
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Pynchon Park
Rifles
Barons
Frank Seward
Juan Montero
Ken Stroupe
Fouth
George Patte
Haegg to Try For Mark in Boston Race
Gunder Haegg aims to improve on his 4 04.46 mile mark in a Boston race against Gil Dodds at Harvard Stadium. Dodds vows to beat Haegg on home ground as the pair trek toward the Army Air Forces Aid Society and Haegg’s goal to regain the mile title.
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San Francisco
Gunder Haegg
Boston
Gil Dodds
Dodds
Harvard
Chicago
Los Angeles
Haegg
Army Air Forces Aid Society
Arne Andersson
Sweden
Gunder
Andersson
Haege
Trips Take Doubleheader Sweep of Utica Braves
The Binghamton Triplets swept Utica in a doubleheader at McConnell Field, winning 5-1 in game one amid Utica’s five errors. In the nine inning second game Hill Davis outpitched Jack Kimble as the Triplets won 10. An attendance of 1,784 watched. Ben Lady left the second game in the 8th with a finger injury, and Jack Donahue played left field replacing Dan Murphy.
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Utica
Binghamton
Utica Braves
McConnell Field
Hill Davis
Jack Kimble
Braves
Amsterdam
At & P.m
Springfield
Hartford Laurels
Ben Lady
Wally Schang
Jack (Deacon) Donahue
Dan Murphy
Moonlight Mars Blackout Shines Through Bennington Exercise
Bennington experienced an 11 02 p m blackout that proved unusually bright with the moonlight eliminating the need for flashlights for air raid wardens. A State Guard dance at the Armory continued by moonlight while officials noted parking a horse and buggy during the blackout was the sole issue and promised to review the matter.
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Bennington
State Guard
Leghorn name origin traced to old Legorno
A special series explains place names. Leghorn, the Italian port Livorno, derives from Legorno. British sailors dropped the final o and misapplied English pronunciation leading to Leghorn. The name predates any connection to chicken legs or straw hats.
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Leghorn
Livorno
Legorno
Waterford Rod and Gun Club Meeting Tonight at 8
Waterford Rod and Gun Club will hold a meeting at 8 pm today in club rooms on Broad Street. Obituary notices report Elmer G. Talbert's funeral from 47 First Street to Oakwood Cemetery in Troy with Bearers listed. Masonic Lodge services were held at Leghorn. A pamphlet on Business English Mistakes by Frank Colby offers a free copy.
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Waterford Rod and Gun Club
Broad Street
Carmen Ziccardi
Ford Manufacturing Co
Elmer G. Talbert
First Street
Seth N. Genung
First Presbyterian Church
Lansingburg
Oakwood Cemetery
Troy
Bear
James McLaren
Harry Atkinson
Charles Elms
Isaac V. Davis
Matthew Houlihan
Francis A. Martin
Masonic Lodge
Frank Colby
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Waterford
Tomar
Moon
Henry Travers
Ler J. Cobb
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Henry Aldrich
Jimmy “Lydon
Charles Smith
Diana Lynn
Frances Gifford
Olive Biakenes
Vaughan Glaser
Robert Taylor
Charles Laushion
Brian Don Levy
Fron Ameche
Janet Blair
Dark Oakir
Asi Dive
George Mormby
Ann Shirley
Benny Goodman
the Powers Girl
Ae Frank Morgan
Jean Rogers
Richard Carlson
Lansing
Jack Benny
Priscilla Lane
Rochester
Flus
Monty Wooley
Ida Lupino
Jimmy Spo
Thunderbirds
Gene Tierney
Prenton Foster
Alan
the Hidden Hand
Crale Stevens
Elizabeth Fraser
Cartoo
John Garfield
Harry Carey
AIR Force
Black Dragons
Saratoga
Hiya
Coal Union Committee
U.S
Mark
Trips
Moonlight Mars
Lake George
H. G. Abajian
Co. A
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Domestic Finance Corporation
Boardman Building
Fulton Street
Troy, New York
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