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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1945
Page
4
An OCR fragment describes Iwo Jima as an ugly duckling among Pacific Islands. It notes improvements since American forces arrived, the rugged caves and airstrips, and the persistent desolation. The piece reflects on war’s grim landscape and the island’s stark symbolism.
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Footnote of a ruined landscape shows a garden row of browning riznis and blighted periwinkles among ash. The island view reaches the northern tip with worn green scraps amid bleak grey rock, recalling war’s toll and a call for lasting peace.
Shushan and surrounding towns report numerous social visits and travels. The Girl Scouts met at Susan Tind’s home on Wednesday afternoon. A Vacation Bible School is set to begin at the Methodist Church this morning. Mrs. George Hubbard visited Mrs. Margaret Connors in East Greenwich, and Mrs. Susan Mika sold her Edward Rich farm to William Bannanen of New York. John Lahtinen has returned to work in Springfield after two weeks’ illness. Dunham Haley, son of Rev. and Mrs. Baley, visits Anaguassicoke for a month. Mrs. Richard Holrewood and children Marcia and Dick visit Mrs. Holmewood’s mother, Mrs. Mary Getty. Norman Gray and Sons Cornell and David of Tea neck, M. J. stay two weeks with the Clfford Gray family. Alfred G. Albert and family from New York visit Mrs. Sutton Small and Jefferson Small. Frederick Wagar led Boy Scouts to Wakefownnee Camp at West Fort Ann for a two‑week stay. Wagar, Kenyon, Bacon and Gilchrist accompanied the group. Locals attended the funeral of Mrs. Samantha Orcutt at Ston Funeral Home in Salem. Mrs. Orcutt died at the Warner Nursing Home in Bereon, WI. She is survived by daughter Mrs. Elsie Fortune of Hertford, Conn., son William of South Hadley Falls, Mass., and grandson Stuart Fortune of Philadelphia.
Melrose Mire Sarah Booth of Fort Riward hosts an overnight guest at her home. Mr and Mrs Arnold Nibte return from a week's vacation at Babcots Lake with their daughter Janet joining Edward Sherman in visiting. The two week Vacation Bible School closes with a special program at 745 pm. Certificates will be issued for regular attendance and work on display will be shown.
Latham Lila Burpee visits her aunt Mrs. John Swalling in Uniontown while Douglas Anderson and his brother travel to Elizabethtown. Mr and Mrs Richard Hewitt visit friends in Westfield Mass. Seaman Ronald Roe on ten day leave with wife Frances Martin plans to report post leave to Richmond Naval Air Station after 18 months overseas.
Cape Cod fishermen report record earnings as high prices and strong demand lift the seven month season average to about 5000 dollars. A ten man crew recently earned 100 dollars in a week while veteran Cant Manuel Inos notes his 35 years at sea have never shown such wealth. Varieties of fish command heavy landings with occasional catches over two hundred pounds.
Fragmentary OCR shows West Sand Lake and Bing hamton mentions Hattie Smander and kin Mrs Wilken Smender and daughter Carole Sue. Likely a small family notice or genealogical notice with names and relations.
S/Sgt. Lulien B. Brown a blind airman from Madison Wisconsin married Rosemary G. McMullen an Army nurse from Elk Ridge Maryland at Valley Forge General Hospital. The couple began their romance after Brown arrived last May and doctors hope he may regain some vision due to malnutrition in the Japanese prison camp. He was liberated by American troops last winter.
Police identified the body found in the Mohawk River Friday as Rayreard Smith, 42, of Mohawk. Police are investigating to determine if foul play was involved.
Spanning a few days at Lake Shehauken the annual Sunday School planie of Trinity Lutheran Church will be held on Saturday August at the home of Mrs Wit Ham Cobb.
Readable fragments show WHAZ and WTRY schedules with brief program names. Mentions include Morning News Breakfast Club Listening Post Melody Time and various hosts, outlining a parts based timetable across the day without complete listings.
New Delhi reports the Mara Task Force, also called the 5232nd Brigade, completed its Burma mission. Led by Brig. Gen. Willey, the unit cleared the Burma Road, endured extreme heat and cold, and fought through rugged terrain with elements from Merrill’s Marauders and others. Lt. Jack Knight of Mineral Wells, Texas, earned praise for leading an assault on Jap pill boxes before being wounded.
Curtis Keight and Lord Lous Morathatia are noted in a wartime visit report with a posthumous Medal of Honor for bravery. The piece also mentions a Mexican location and a curious anecdote about capturing a Nazi officer’s uniform with a listed waist measurement of BL inches.
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