Roosevelt Foresees New Domestic Plans In Radio Address
President Roosevelt outlined forthcoming national actions on food manpower and other domestic issues tied to the armed forces. He promised a radio address within weeks detailing executive actions and proposed new congressional legislation. He framed the Italian crisis as proof fascism collapses under adversity and pledged no vestige of fascism remain.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
Italy
Roosevelt
United Nations
Hitler
Mussolini
Sicily
Egypt
Libya
Tropoli
Tunisia
Souvenir hunting and jungle life from Guadalcanal officer
Nashville physician Captain Max K. Moulder, a former urologist, details American soldiering aims as fighting for souvenirs in the Pacific. He recalls Japanese holds, jewelry encrusted swords, and cash found on dead enemies, plus brutal jungle malaria and sniping challenges near Henderson Field. He traces his career from Vanderbilt to overseas service, hospitalization, and evacuations via Hot Springs, the Solomons, New Hebrides, and New Zealand before returning home.
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International News Service
Nashville
Tenn
China
Max K. Moulder
Henderson Field
Guadalcanal
Pacific
George
Captain Oulder
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Army and Navy General Hospital
Hot Springs
Ark
Solomons
New Hebrides
New Zealand
Storage Subject of Home Bureau Meeting
Prof. C B Raymond of Cornell will address the women at the Rensselaer County Home Bureau in the Troy post office building. The session at 10 am will cover food storage using films to illustrate the talk. A mixed group meeting at East Greenbush Central School will continue the discussion in the afternoon.
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Rensselaer County Home Bureau
Troy Post Office
C. B. Raymond
Cornell
East Greenbush Central School
Roosevelt praises Russian help in World War II fight
President Roosevelt lauds Russian morale and leadership while noting coordinated Allied plans. He calls the U.S. a steadfast neighbor and friend as it helps save the world from Nazi menace. In the Pacific, he says U.S. advances in the Aleutians to New Guinea pressure Japan, who have suffered greater losses than they can replace.
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Perate
United Nations
Pacific
Roosevelt
Ale
Regents Ease Passing Grades For Five Subjects In 1943
Passing grades were lowered to 55 for June 1943 in trig, physics, chemistry, biology and 50 for plane geometry with boosts on a sliding scale. George M. Wiley said the adjustments help students near the cutoffs. Local principals reported varying impact, with Catholics and LaSalle Institute expressing relief and Watervliet noting limited effect on current graduates.
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George M. Wiley
Wiley
Troy and Cohoes
W. Kenneth Doyle
Troy High School
Albany
State Education Department
Charles E. Wheeler
Cohoes High School
T. Gerald Mulqueen
Catholic General High School
Muiqueen
Catholic High
LaSalle Institute
Eoward J. Sanders
Watervliet High School
Heatly High School
Green Island
Norvine B. Keating
Education Department
St Patrick’s carnival and local social notices in Cambridge area
Cambridge Dr and Mrs Philip Harff and family vacation at Blue Mountain Lake. St Patrick’s Church Cambridge to host annual carnival on church lawn Aug 4 and 5. Mrs George R Mason and Mrs Leroy Hinchcliffe spend a week at Moody Beach. Methodist Church picnic at Lake Lauderdale today with straw ride and supper. Mrs George D Walker of Minneapolis with sister Miss Beatrice Fuller for remainder of summer. Mr and Mrs R Donald Weir and two children of Philadelphia visiting Ralph J Weir and family. Samuel H Stannard home from war work in Bridgeport for vacation with parents. Fred Laplan, long time chauffeur for Mrs Robert McClellan, becomes assistant superintendent of Norwich State School for Delinquent Boys and will move with Mrs Laplan to Norwich. Mrs Raymond D Jarvis of Binghamton, guest of Miss Hazel F Moffitt, attended wedding of Miss M Maxine McClatchey to Clarence W Prowse at Grace Episcopal Church Dalton. Mrs L J Thiessen and Dr Thiessen also attended. Jarvis returns home Sunday.
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Philip Harff
Blue Mountain Lake
St. Patrick’s Church
Cambridge
George R. Mason
Leroy C. Hinchcliffe
Moody Beach
Lake Lauderdale
George D. Walker
Minneapolis
R. Donald Weir
Philadelphia
Ralph J. Weir
Samuel H. Stannard
Bridgeport
Conn
John J. Stannard
Fred Laplan
Robert McClellan
Norwich
Laplan
Raymond D. Jarvis
Binghamton
Hazel F. Moffitt
Pittsfield
Mass
Russell Sage
M. Maxine McClatchey
Clarence W. Prowse
Lenox
Dalton
L. J. Thiessen
Thiessen
Anything Can Happen Anything Can Happen
A string of odd clippings from Aurora to Los Angeles highlight quirks and small-town mischief. Attorneys brag about tomatoes, a green patch mocks boastful red fruit, and a boy’s pig fund raises cash while a cougar encounter ends with a homebound catch. A court scene humorously settles a dog cat dispute, a speed registered delay is forgiven, and a Winona man learns a windowed car mix up. A Michigan dentist dodges jeans to please a wren.
Members of Commons Swap Blows in London
In London a clash occurred in Parliament when Captain Alec Cunningham-Reid and Commander Oliver Locker-Lampson fought after an argument over questions about Cunningham-Reid's trip to the United States and Hawaii during the blitz. The incident left Locker-Lampson with a bump on the head. He threatened possible legal action. During the trip Cunningham-Reid met Doris Duke Cromwell to arrange evacuation of 500 British children to the United States.
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London
ENS
Alec Cunningham-Reid
Stormy Petrel
Comdr
Oliver Locker- Lampson
Locker-Lampson
Commons
Cunningham-Reid
British Press Association
Lecker-Lampson
Cunningham- Reid
United States
Hawaii
England
Doris Duke Cromwell
Parole Board Reports Record of Success
The State Parole Board released 1938 statistics showing 1402 indeterminate sentence prisoners paroled, with 95 convicted of new felonies and 119 with new misdemeanor convictions. Chair Frederick A. Moran noted 85 percent avoided new crimes, while 210 violated parole in ways not warranting freedom.
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State Parole Board
Frederick A. Moran
Moran
Navy lists Sicily invasion vessels and landing craft
The Navy disclosed that over 1,500 ships from cruisers to landing craft supported United States invasion forces on Sicily. A force of more than 40,000 officers and men manned the fleet, with anti submarine patrol vessels and motor torpedo boats among the elements. The operation relied on specialized landing craft designed to breach Axis coastal defenses. President Roosevelt has a permanent "Presidents Room" reserved at Santa Margarita ranch house for use when needed.
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Washington
Navy
Sicily
Sicilian
Camp Pendelton
Cal
Roosevelt
Presiden
Santa Margarita Ranch House
Portland Burglary Leads to Sober Up Plea
A Portland report notes burglars broke in while a pocket nest contained eyes and a line of pants remained on the clothesline. Police headquarters responded by urging officers to sober the detainees and manage them as best as possible, noting the jail is full.
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Portland
Ore
Wake Island and Kiska attacked again in Pacific war
United States heavy bombers struck Wake Island for a second time in four days, claiming victory against Japanese defenses as they planted bombs on targets. Kiska in the Aleutians endured 19 raids in 48 hours, with fires and explosions reported at several key sites, signaling possible invasion plans.
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Washington
Wake Island
mid-Pacific
Kiska
Aleutians
Wavy
Wake
Midway
Navy
Wake 1
Kiska Harbor
Gertrude Cove
Little Kiska
Churchill vows no Italian North Africa gains after surrender
In the Commons Eden declared Italy will not regain former North Africa possessions after capitulation. Churchill warned Rome could be bombed again if necessary and defended past and possible future bombardments of Roman marshal yards. The PM dodged a quip about Mussolini’s whereabouts.
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London
INL
Italy
North Africa
Anthony Eden
Eden
House of Commons
Churchill
Roosevelt
Mussolini
Rome
Oliver Locker-Lampson
Ireland
Ceiling Price Campaign Mapped in New York
New York Housewives will be asked to sign pledges to pay no more than ceiling prices and accept no rationed goods without stamps. District OPA director Frank C. Russell announced the Food Fights for Freedom campaign run jointly by Agriculture, Civilian Defense and the OPA. Householders will receive a window sticker and a copy of OPA ceiling prices with their signature receipt.
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New York
Frank C. Russell
OPA
Department of Agriculture
Office of Civilian Defense
Russell
Boy Drowns While Swimming at Sacandaga Reservoir
A 14 year old Poughkeepsie boy William Winters Jr of 46 Fairview Avenue drowned Tuesday night at Sacandaga Reservoir during a last swim before returning home. The rescue followed by Pfc Victor Giog quint o on leave from Fort Dix after a half hour dive. Artificial respiration was performed for hours. Coroner Dr W Br Grunewald ruled accidental death.
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Poughkeepsie
Cranberry Creek
Sacandaga Reservoir
William Winters, Jr
Fairview Avenue
Virgil Hayes
Winters
Pfc
Victor Giogquinto
Fort Dix
W. BR. Grunewald
Mayfield
Peace option eyed as Germany may reach accord with France
NBC reporter Paul Archinald in Bern cites an unnamed reliable source saying Germany could soon make peace with France. The accord would permit German troop withdrawal and return of captured French prisoners of war. Archinald notes Axis weakness and Laval might gain nothing to lose if a deal is possible.
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United Nations
Roosevelt
Hitler
New York
Paul Archinald
N.B.C
Bern
Switzerland
Germany
France
Archinald
Italy
Archinard
Pierre Laval
Menands Man Reported Killed In Service
Captain George H. Ketler son of Mrs Laura Ketler Huntington Menands has been killed in action with the Army Medical Corps in Latin America. He served as flight surgeon and died on an unreported date after practicing medicine in Menands. Major John F. Ruso husband of Esielie Otis of Saranac Jake was slightly wounded in the South Pacific war zone.
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George H. Ketler
Laura Ketler Huntington
Menands
Army Medical Corps
Latin America
J. A. Ruso
Ruso
John F. Ruso
Ketler
Infantry
Esielie Otis
Saranac Jake
Mussolini Moved For Own Safety
Benito Mussolini was moved from a villa on the Ostia road to the royal villa at Viareggio on the Gulf of Genoa for his safety. The villa lies about twenty miles north of Leghorn on the west side of Italy's boot with Carrera about forty miles north of Pisa. He is reportedly under guard by regular army troops under Marshal Badoglio.
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Madrid
Benito Mussolini
Ostia
Viareggio
Gulf of Genoa
Pisa
Leghorn
Italy
Boot
Carrera
Sorthern
Appenines
Badoglio
No Civilian Tires for Year Says Rubber Official
Preston Herbert Jr of the Office of Rubber Administrator William Jeffers told the Erie County Tire Dealers Association that there will be no civilian automobile tires for the next 12 months. He noted that synthetic tires are being produced but will be inferior in quality for some time.
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Buffalo
Preston Herbert, Jr
William Jeffers
Herbert
Erie County Tire Dealers Association
Two Bad Eggs Spark Assault Charge in Albany
Thomas DeMarco, 30, of 156 Hudson Avenue Albany faced a third degree assault charge after George Wainman 36 Jays Street alleged two bad eggs from DeMarco led to a fight. Wainman obtained a warrant after buying a half dozen eggs on July 10, broke the eggs on DeMarco’s sidewalk, and a fight followed. The Albany police court dismissed the case when Wainman failed to appear. DeMarco denied striking Wainman.
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Thomas DeMarco
Hudson Avenue
Albany
George Wainman
Jays Street
Wainman
DeMarco
Wainmen
Cohoes Board Calls 16 For Exams And Classifications
The Cohoes Selective Service Board No 345 orders local examinations for 16 registrants many recently registered youths with no prior classification. New classifications assign 14 men to Class 2B. Board also reviews recently issued questionnaires to local fathers to update classifications, noting some forms lacked notarization and were returned.
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Cohoes
Cohoes Rotary hears on rationing and local events
Mrs. Jane Maney outlined how the War Price and Rationing Board operates amid public criticism, urging patience with delays. A Cohoes Firemen salvage drive recovers about two tons of paper, and the Moose Lodge clams team plans a Phoenix Grove gathering with sports and entertainment. Army Pvt. Robert K. E. Clark Jr. visits his parents in Cohoes during a ten day furlough.
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War Price and Rationing Board
Jane Maney
Cohoes
C. T. Wright
Joseph Ferrell
Robert Larkin
James M. O'Brien
Firemen’s Association
van Schaick Island
Cohoes Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Phoenix's Grove
Pat
Rick Lanthier
Pic
Robert KE. Clark, Jr
Army
Camp Crowder, Mo
R. E. Clark
Adams Avenue
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