Children Plan Annual Block Party for USO Benefit
A meeting of children from President and Bond Streets led to plans for their second annual block party to be held Tuesday July 27. The event aims to attract many attendees including adults with relatives in service. activities include pony rides, dancing, and booths selling groceries and novelties. Sponsored by a group of local children: Jenn Fonda Joan Reiter Pat Quinlivan Betty Halligan Andra Graham Sally Cocca Jane Abbott William Ryan Jack Jameson Dick Ryan Louis Savary Arthur Cocco Joan Hammond David Jones James Decker Edward Howard Margery Huffy Lorraine Plante.
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Bond Streets
USO
Jenn Fonda
Joan Reiter
Pat Quinlivan
Betty Halligan
Andra Graham
Sally Cocca
Jane Abbott
William Ryan
Jack Jameson
Dick Ryan
Louis Savary
Arthur Cocco
Joan Hammond
David Jones
James Decker
Edward Howard
Margery Huffy
Lorraine Plante
Mythical John Doe Falls to Real Australian Article Tale
A fragment recounts Technician Fifth Grade John Doe of Los Angeles as part of a group of Americans overseeing a key technical installation on a remote rugged island along the Australian coast. The piece blends legend with a specific individual in a wartime era voice, noting his role at an advanced operational base and his contributions to the project.
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Australia
John Doe
Fresh Vegetables Lifted Army Morale In WWI France
John G. Coulter of Indianapolis devised and secured a General Order to grow fresh vegetables for U S troops in the AEF near Versailles. Cabbage raids sprang up as soldiers seized the bounty, proving appetite for greens beyond canned rations. He later managed French estate farms, wrote about it, and dabbed into politics after the war.
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England
France
John G. Coulter
Indianapolis
Stanley Coulter
Purdue University
Hoosier
John Coulter
Charles G. Dawes
Pershing
Dawes
Coulter
Paris
Goulter
Versailles
Q. M
Ordnance Corps
Riviera
Riley
Ppaana
Congress
Officials Call Gas Tax For Roads Only At Utica Conclave
Armony Livermore of Albany reelected director of the New York State Automobile Merchants Association as Utica hosts a meeting that adopted a resolution urging gas taxes and vehicle fees be used solely for highways. C M Bishop cited 2,626,006,000 diverted from highways in ten years and urged honoring the original purpose. A second resolution would cap motor vehicle registration at 10 dollars per car. Roy Chamberlain of Washington warned the rubber market may hit a low but improve in ninety days and potential price ceilings on used cars could follow. Elliott Taylor of OPA described tightening inventory with more buyers than cars available.
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Armony
Albany
Roy Chamberlain
Washington
National Automobile Dealers” Association
Elliott Taylor
OPA
Pilot Achieves 20,000 Air Hours in Career
Capt John Henry Miller of Pan-American Grace Airways is among the few commercial pilots with 20,000 hours in the air. Since joining the airline in August 1931 he has logged about 2,800,000 miles, roughly 112 trips around the world, spending the equivalent of over two years aloft.
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New York
INS
John Henry Miller
Pan-American Grace Airways
Miller
Panagre
Honeymoon Bond Purchases Highlight St Louis Wedding
Dr and Mrs John M Flemming newlywed St Louis couple deposited honeymoon bonds yesterday in a safety deposit box after buying 31000 in War Bonds instead of a wedding trip. John V Rowan University City district bond drive chairman waited as the couple left the St Louis church.
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St Louis
John M. Flemming
St. Louis
John V. Rowan
University City District
Ea St. Louis
Tsang Song Sing Sing Trio Split At Tyndall Field
Panama City, Fla. INS reports three Chinese American enlistees from the Army Air Forces Gunnery School at Tyndall Field shared a squadron and sang together. When Sing moved to another field the trio dissolved leaving a duet. Two of the men were born and educated in China.
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Panama City
Fla
INS
Tsang
Sing
Song
Army Air Forces
Tyndall Field
China
May Avoid Central Part of Rome
In Washington and London officials reportedly plan to spare Rome’s inner city from direct aerial bombardment after a recent Anglo American raid. Vatican contact is noted, with assurances likely given to Pope Pius XI. Rail yards on the city outskirts remain targets as repairs proceed and further attacks loom.
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Washington
INS
United States
Great Britain
Rome
London
Vatican
Pius XI
Italy
Dublin Archbishop Sends Sympathy Over Rome Bombing
Archbishop John McQuaid telegraphed Cardinal Maglione expressing profound sympathy toward the bombing of Rome, conveying condolences and concern from Dublin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
INS
John McQuaid
Cardinal Maglione
Vatican
Rome
Crossword Puzzle CROSSword Clue Set From Fragment
Puzzle clues and letter hints listing various across and down entries with mismatched spacing and garbled words. Appears as a damaged crossword puzzle grid with many numbered items and partial word stems, lacking coherent grid structure or clear solutions.
Chestnut Growth Draws Complaint in Troy Pond
City officials in Troy have asked the State Conservation Department to decide on action against water chestnut growth in Burder Pond at Campbell Avenue. Health Commissioner Dr. James Flynn says the issue is not a health hazard, so no action yet. conservation staff cite unsatisfactory treatments that harm fish, noting rope and chain methods have been used elsewhere.
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Troy
Staite Conservation Department
Burder
Campbell Avenue
James H. Flynn
Flynn
State Department of Health
Department of Health
State Conservation Department
Hudson River
Barge Canal
Trey Avez
Department
New Subs Boast Air Conditioning
Wilmington Del AP Veterans of World War I submarine service praise modern fleet air conditioning. Freon-12 refrigerant makes subs breathable and smoke possible aboard. Reverse cycle refrigeration allows heating during Arctic tours, improving crew comfort and safety.
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Wilmington
Del
Sam
Pacific
Nine Estates Tax Reports Filed in Surrogate Court
Transfer Tax Examiner Edward J. Poland filed inheritance tax reports for nine estates including Carrie A. Comstock George Roba Mary T. Kavanagh Elizabeth Waters Rose V. Mann Robert W. Marshall Charles W. Zwick Charles W. Calking and Adilia Wantel. The Comstock estate totals show gross $33,850.51 with net $24,503.05 and state tax $45.03. heirs and specific bequests are listed with numerous names and values.
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Carrie’ A. Comstock
George Roba
Mary T. Kavanagh
Elizabeth Waters
Schaghticoke
Rose V. Mann
Robert W. Marshall
Charles W.W. Zwick
Brunswick
Charles W. Calking
Rensselaer
Adilia Wantel
Troy
Comstock
Antoinette
Fourth Street
Elsmore
Mary Castracani
van Schaick Avenue
Cohoes
China
Rita Castracani
Revardo Castracani
Fred J. Lowe
Fifth Avenue
Tabouret
George Kirkland
Seventh Avenue
Mabel B. Anderson
Dorothy H. Morgan
Grand Street
Edina Biermeister
Tibbits Avenue
Albany Association of the Blind
Ethel B. Lambert
Jackson
Heights
Gordon
Theodora Kirkland
Ruth
Evans
New York
Joseph Manory
Anthony Manory
Virginia Manory
Fred A. Cometoeck
Duncan. Kaye
Rohn
la Grosa
Caroline W. Rohn
Seventh Avenee
Katherine A Kavanagh
Rose V. Kavanagh
Second Street
J. Howard McIsaac
Mae Shaffer
Lucy Rankel
President Street
Joseph E. Walsh
Mann
Julius Mann
Clarente G. Simmons
Marshall
Hoist Dumps Alaskan Trucks
Soldiers in Valdez, Alaska use a hoist to turn ten wheel trucks into dump trucks for quick fill completion on an Army project. The system lifted the front ends and even shook the beds to unload gravel, with one minor accident when a chain broke. Estate notices follow, detailing shares and beneficiaries with no state tax due.
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Valdez
Alaska
Port Henry Fish Cannery Studied For Winter Salvage
Port Henry examines a proposed year round fish canning industry tied to salvage work on Lake Champlain. State and provincial authorities, in cooperation with Vermont, plan surveys to determine predatory fish quantities for market processing. J J Beheller of Mineville builds a pickling plant and smoke house. a large scow and a 7M foot seine will aid carp catches. most research likely to run through ice this winter.
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Port Henry
Champlain
New York State
State Conservation Department
Guedec
State of
Vermont
Conservation Department
J. J. Beheller
Mineville
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5Th Ave
Fifth Ave
Dr. Edwards
Ady
Peer Edson
Arbin
Third Street
PLOS
Prospect’ Park Pool
Ruth Reinhardt
Mary Castiglione
Nicholas Champillo
Sing Sing
New Guinea
Ar—Morther
Bicker
Bummingbird
Chill
Vas
John’ A. Marshall
William E. Marshall
Barclay Street
Clifford Guile
R. D. Eagle Bridge
Thomas O'Donnell
Richard Marshall
Hudson
Mary van Valkenburg
Philmont
James Marshail
Julia Ma~ Jone
Mackrell& Ranney
Zwick
Lulu Zwick
Third Avenue
J. Howard Mcisacc
Calkins
Douglas A. Calkins
White Plains
Roland N. Calkins
Hamden
Conn
Elyian
Ambler
Hudson Avenue
Taylor & Taylor
Odilia Nantel
Weston V. Nantel
Ford Avenue
Chester G. Wager Js
Lyons
Algiers
Reuters
Agi
U.S
Walloomsac Paper Mills, Inc
Walloomsec
Walloomana
Ren
Coca-Cola
Minneapolis
Melbourne
Atlanta
Seven Seas
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
108Th Street
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