Watervliet Wins War Board Pennant for Salvage Work
A six foot red white and blue pennant awarded by the War Production Board was presented to Watervliet for outstanding salvage efforts. Councilman Thomas C. Sullivan accepted for the city during a City Hall ceremony. The award, to be flown with the American Flag from City Hall, marks Watervliet as the first northeastern New York city to receive the excellence pennant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Production Board
Watervliet Salvage Committee
Wattervliet
City Hall
Thomas C. Sullivan
Harry A. Willis
Watervliet
New York
Watervile
Alfred C. Meneely
Water Vliet Civic Chorus Meeting Notice
Shaker Road announces birthday anniversaries for Mrs. John Peters Mrs. Charles Hoffman and Mrs. William Gillett. Mrs. Frank Coates performed a piano solo with Mrs. Gordon Hart. A reading by Mrs. William Pinckney followed refreshments. Next meeting on Sept 1 at Mrs. Willard Benedict 513 Twenty third Street. Chorus to meet. Water Vliet Civic Chorus to meet at 1440 Third Avenue Ma gon C Robinson's home Tuesday night. All members to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaker Road
John Peters
Charles Hoffman
William Gillett
Frank Coates
Gordon Hart
William Pinckney
Willard Benedict
Twenty-third Street
Watervliet
Watervliet Board Names August Contingent Registrants
Watervliet and Green Island registrants listed for the August contingent. Seabees include Adam Batta, William Waters, Arthur Payeur. Air Corps Cadets John O Hare and Franklin Gray. Edward Bertram McDermott leads the group with Doug Archambeault as assistant. Other registrants named include Warren Williams, Warren Dodge, John Gaynor, Philip DeRing and many more. July contingent heads to Army camp after city exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board No
Watervliet
Green Island
Edward Bertram McDermott
Douglas Joseph Archambeault
Adam John Batta
William Joseph Waters
Arthur Joseph Payeur
Air Corps
John Donald O'Hare
Franklin Lawrence Gray
Warren Preston Williams
Warrren Lewis Dodge
John Vincent S Gaynor
Philip DeRing
Raymond Riding
Albert Howard Downer
Edward Constantine Ozarsk
Frank Anthony Azadian
Arthur Fruscio
William Frederick McCullough
James Peter Larkin
Frank Nicholas Bagnardi
John Henry Moranie
Robert Paul Christie
Frank Nicholas Giachetti
James Joseph Brennan
Joseph Szota
James Thomas Pemrick
Chester Michael Stefanowicz
Paul Thomas Ahearn
William Eben Mattocks
William James Boland
William Edward Wells
George William Pickett
Edward Adolph Meyer
Robert Richard Knights
Ivan Glen Nichols
Peter Sawiuk
Harold AnthonyCasey
Chester Paul Peter Congoleski
Richard Sherman Karn
Frank Shavo
William Henry Bell
Norman Raymond Miller
Board
Army
Watervlietian Writes from Jap Prison Camp
Corp Frederick S Sloan formerly of Watervliet writes from a Japanese camp in Tokio that his health is excellent and he is safe. The letter received by his mother through the Red Cross is postmarked December 22 1942 and notes he was captured at Corregidor after serving in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corp
Fifth Avenue
Watervliet
Tokio
Louis A. Sloan
Japan
Fred
International
Red Cross
Sloan
Watervliet High School
Philippines
Corregidor
Board Says Few Tires to Be Had in Watervliet
Watervliet officials warn residents there is a tire shortage not a surplus. The War Price and Rationing Board reports daily applications exceed the low quota and urges eligible motorists with worn tread to use retreads now, as new tires may be unavailable for a long time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watervliet
Watervliet Receives Auxiliary Fire Equipment Shipment
Watervliet yesterday took delivery of additional auxiliary fire fighting gear supplied by the federal government for emergency use. The shipment includes nozzles adapters hoses and tools for trailer pumps front end pumps and sled pumps stationed at fire houses. Also notes local service members with furloughs and a small fire incident at 1360 Broadway later described with minimal detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watervliet
Deaths prompt obituary notices across region
A string of obituaries details deaths in Granville Hudson Falls Hoosick Falls and Schenectady areas. Included are Catherine Parry 87 of West Pawlet survived by three sons and a daughter with funeral tomorrow at McHenry Roberts. Alexena Courtemanche of Hudson Falls died after two months illness. Ralph McClure of Hoosick Falls dies in his sleep leaving a wife and four children. Napoleon J Hebert also of Hoosick Falls dies suddenly with funeral plans pending. Charles Bieber Green Lantern owner dies unexpectedly. Richard Trembley 87 a Pittsfield mill worker dies after long career with a Pittsfield funeral. many others including Mrs Lee and Charles Audette’s funeral details and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Parry
Weat Pawlet
Emma Laing Stevens
Granville
John W. Williams
Henry E. Parry
Richard W. Parry
Gladys Gettings
McHenry and Roberts Funeral Home
West Pawlet
West Pawlet Mountain View
Alexena Courtemanche
Lincoln Street
Hudson Fells
Cohoes
Hudson Falls
St. Paul's Church
St. Ann. Society
Elvear Courtemeanche
Francis A. Normandin
Lydia M. Hamel
Odessa Piere
Bertha Mollear
Irene Caron
Henry
Albert
Charles Molear
Ralph B. McClure
Church Street
Hoosick Falls
George E. Smith
Worth Hoosick
John McClure
Sarah Burns McClure
Stevens & Thompson Paper Co
North Hoosick
General Electric
Pittsfield
McClure
105Th Infantry
van Rensselaer Lodge
Hazel Browner
Buskirk
Sally
Linda McClure
John
Ralph
Earl Kenney
Hugh Morrison
Rachel McClure
Maple Grove Cemetery
Napoleon J. Hebert
Nixon Street
Katherine Foley
Joan Hebert
Robert Hebert
Henry Hebert
Fred Hebert
Bridgepool
Conn
Church of Immaculate Conceptions
St. Mary's Cemetery
Charles Sieper
Charles Bieber
Green Lantern
Schenectady- Saratoga Road
Burnt Hills
Bieber
Schenectady
Glock Funeral Home
Amsterdam
Richard D. Trembley
MacLaren
West Sand Lake
Aurelia Lossoe
Troy
House of Mercy Hospital
Mr. Trembley
Canada
Pontoosuc Woolen Co
Pontoosuc Co
Harry IL Beaudette
Watervliet
Highth Avenue
St. Bridget's Church
Holy Name Society
International Brotherhood of Electricians
Fanny Berry
Mere T. of
Joseph A. Albany
Sergi
Leon Beaudette
USA
James McGivern
Union Tax Demands August 10 1943 and Fascism Charge
A letter urges union dues of 31 to be paid by July 10 1943 with receipts via the steward. It attacks the UAW CIO and accuses it of insurrection and pro Soviet actions, arguing coercion and a New Deal fascism through union control and political bribery. It warns that refusal leads to a closed shop while accepting funds finances thugs and anti democratic moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cular
Uaw-Cio
International Union
Michigan
Frank Murphy
United States Supremes Court
United States of America
Soviet Russia
North American
Calfornia
California
Roosevelt
Union
Pearl Harbor
Georges Spelvin
South Pacific
Agai
Outfit
Allis Chalmers
Solomons
Little Brown Brothers
Mussolini
Hitler
War Saving Stamps tracking system used by village committee
A new bookkeeping method by the War Saving Stamps Sales Committee keeps weekly booth sales current. Each week the site chairman reports to Miss Norvine B. Keating, who forwards totals to the next week’s attendants to inspire performance. Methodist Church women run the Central Market booth today and tomorrow under Mrs. Williard I. Hunt. Odd Fellows meet with Noble Grand James L. Bryce in charge. Seaman Robert Cusack is on furlough at 109 Hudson Ave. James Mohan is convalescing at Troy Hospital after surgery. Vagabond Club plans a program on George Street for servicemen on furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Saving Stamps Sales Committee
Methodist Church
Williard I. Hunt
Robert Cusack
Hudson Avenue
James Mohan
Cohoes Road
Troy Hospital
George Street
Child Falls Two Stories and Survives Bruised
Two year old Patricia Morrison of Albany fell 18 feet from a second story window on Wednesday and escaped with a bruised forehead. Her mother believes she landed on grass aided by shrubs while a neighbor alerted her and Patricia was rushed to Albany Hospital. John Cietek, president, oversees arrangements for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Morrison
Albany
Francis J. Morrison
Morrison
Patricia
Sperm Whale Exhales Low Puff Rising Upward
A sperm whale releases a low puff of vapor that moves forward and upward, revealing its breathing pattern and surface behavior during the encounter.
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Grandmothers’ Club
Third Avenue Methodist Church
William Glynn
Julia Roy
Alford J. Babcock
Foster Field
Victoria
Tex
Babcock
28Th Infantry
Fort Jackson
Gabardine
Bor
W.&m. Gross
Congress Street
Watervliet Board
Watervlietian
Edward Elms
George Elms
MH Twenty-third Street
Tampa
Fla
Margaret Roach
Lawrence G. Mapes
Herbert M. Mapes
Sergeant Mapes
Milne High School
Camp McCain, Miss
Broadway
Joseph Egan
Mary Trautwein
Camp Anna, R. N. of A
Versa Hammersly
Noble Grand
Marion Quandt
Elizabeth Mohl
Noble Grand Association
Norma Grever
Barbera Morlan
Elizabeth R. Ford
Charles S. Audette
Emma Audette
William Audetts
Bond
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Edward English
Plumbers’ Union
FP. T. Watson
James McCornville
Carl G. Anderson
A. A. Anderson
B. M. Fra
Harry L Beaudette
Tetrault
Theresa Doring
Thomas Simmons
Owen Gilmurray
Mothers’ Club of the Sacred Heart of Mary Church
Edward Edwards
Joseph Forrest
Patrick McLeown
Delores Adams
John Adams
George McGregor
Third Avenue
Bevins
Erwin James Bevins, Jr
E. J. Bevins
Fourth Avenue
Blytheville, Ark
Army Air Field
Watervilet High School
Bowman Field
New Deal
Ugs
Reynolds
Axminster
Axm
Wilton
Burgundy
Green
Lucelite Handy Tongs
R. C. Reynolds CO
Monument Square
Odd Fellows, Green Island Lodge
Odd Fellows’ Hall
James L. Bryce
Senal
John Cietek
Barre
Herman Grethen
Rock of Ages Memorials
St. Itoi
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