Meredith Dismissed as County War Ration Board Chairman
The Rensselaer County War Price and Rationing Board loses chairman Russell Meredith effective June 1. Charles Freihofer named temporary chairman. Paul Duffy to act as chief clerk. Board members Ellis Robison and Edward Pattison remain. OPA district manager Albert Olives issued the notice. Meredith cites friction with OPA field staff and questions about future board consolidations in Troy and nearby towns.
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Russell D. Meredith
Rensseleer
Charles C. Freihofer
Meredith
Albert E. Olives
OPA Authority
OPA
Oliver
Rensselaer County War Price and Rationing Board
Record
Paul Duffy
OPA District Ofice
Ellis H. Robison
Edward H. Pattison
Rensselaer
Troy
Hoosick Falls
Consolidated Board
County Rationing Board
Court House
City Court Room
Cr. Meredith
New Gas Restrictions Tighten Rationing Across East
The government moves to cut B and C gasoline coupons from three to two and a half gallons effective yesterday, with plans to target black market T rations. Third quarter T coupons will use a secret new mark to deter counterfeiting, while B and C passenger car allowances shrink and occupational driving rations end. OPA chief Brown notes only nearby workers may still receive fuel, with exemptions for handicapped and those carrying heavy tools. Taxis, buses, and trucks face quota shifts as officials vow crackdowns on illicit exchanges and second quarter T coupons, once invalidated, curb black market activity.
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Washington
UPI
ODT
OPA
Prentiss M. Brown
Brown
Beards
Insignia roots traced to medieval lord and castle
Army rank insignia originated in medieval days says Fourth Service Command. Badges granted by lords to subordinate leaders symbolized roof beams and later became modern non commissioned officer stripes. Bars and leaves signified ranks from lieutenant to colonel with eagle for higher levels and stars for generals.
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Atlanta
INS
Fourth Service Command
Air log Suzy-Q returns home after 15 months in combat
Suzy-Q, a Flying Fortress, came back to McClellan Field Sacramento after 15 months in the war with 50 cal guns and 26 confirmed kills. Crew members praised her high altitude battles and repairs, recalling a wingtip damage and a marsh landing before the final homeward leg. Her travels spanned the globe from the Caribbean to New Guinea and back to San Francisco.
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Suzy-Q
McClellan Field
Boeing
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Felix N. Hardison
Springfield
John .M. Geckler
Middletown
Sergt
Orville W. Kiger
Winchester
Kiger
Java
Rabaul
Solomon and
New Guinea
Jungle
South Pacific
Colonel Hardison
Air Service Command
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Trinidad
Brazil
South Atlantic
West Africa
Nigeria
Cairo
Mediterranean
Palestine
Persia
India
Ceylon
Borneo
Celebes
Palembang
Makassar
Australia
Bali
Broome
Victoria
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Port Moresby
Lee
Salamaua
Milne Bay
New Britain
Gasmata
Timor
Park Peninsula
Ambon
New Ireland
The
Solomons
Fiji
Society Islands
Samoa
Christmas Islands
Hawai and
Finaly
San Francisco
Nazis Shoot Hundreds of Dutch Citizens
Dutch strikes against the reinternment of Dutch soldiers by Nazi forces sparked widespread resistance. Reports to London via CBS indicate mass shootings and martial law as Dutch protests against German brutality and church repression escalated, with armed revolts following the May wave.
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CBS Listening Post
Holland
London
Mothers Club at St Pauls elects new officers
The Mothers Club of the Church of St. Paul the Apostle held its annual meeting and election on Tuesday night at the school hall. New officers include President Mrs Edward Lance and Vice President Mrs Dennis J Dunslane. Plans for the June dinner and theater party for altar boys were set, and War Stamp sales continue all summer.
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Mothers’ Club
Church of St. Paul, the Apostle
William H. Sullivan
Gerald B. Fitz- Gerald
Michael Rice
William Ogden
Joseph F. Conroy
Stanley's
Harry F. Brown
Edward Lance
Dennis J. Dunslane
Richard Mooney
Thomas A. McNamee
John P. Nugent
Florence Burke Waas
James H. Mulcahy
John L. Fleming
Lance
Charles L. Spain
Raphael Lamber
John Witbeck
Local Knights of Columbus elect officers and plan degrees
At the regular Council No. 208 meeting in K of C Hall, officers were nominated for election on June 15. Daniel Carr is Grand Knight, Joseph Gilheany deputy grand knight, Joseph Ten Eyck chancellor, William Cavanaugh recorder, Joseph Sykes treasurer, Frank J. Flanagan advocate, Joseph McGovern warden, J Francis Welch inside guard, John Keegan outside guard, and William Powers trustee. Delegates to Elmira in May 1944 are Carr and Ryan. alternates Flanagan and Gilheany. The group approved two reinstatement applications and a membership application and scheduled first and second degrees soon. A $5 donation supported Flag Day celebrations. Delegates Carr and Ryan reported on the Albany state election.
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C. Hall
Daniel Carr
Joseph P. Gilheany
Joseph Ten Eyck
William Cavanaugh
Joseph Sykes
Frank J. Flanagan
Joseph P. McGovern
J. Francis Welch
John Keegan
William T. Powers
Elmira
John Ryan
the Elks
Albany
Knights of Columbus Hall ceremony at Memorial Baptist
On Monday June 7 at 3 pm Miss Mary Cooney of Schuylerville will serve as installing officer at the Knights of Columbus Hall ceremony. Memorial Baptist Church women plan a noon covered dish luncheon and meeting at Mrs. Frank Hall’s Willow Glen home. Call 59 for transport from the church at 11 30 am. A ground observers meeting meets tonight at 8 8 pm in the Hish Sehyot building with volunteers urged to attend. Albany contact squad and R Paul Shaeffer area supervisor will be present.
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Knights of Columbus
Mary Cooney
Schuylerville
Memorial Baptist Church
Frank Hall
Willow Glen
Hish Sehyot
Albany
R. Paul Shaeffer
Hoosick Notables and Church Events Highlight Weekend
Hoosick residents and visitors marked the weekend with family visits and church gatherings. Miss Fanny White hosted Miss Florence Cloke and others while the Re-Square Class of the Baptist Church prepared a Wednesday evening event. A food sale by All Saints' Guild raised six dollars and fifteen cents. Mrs. Russell Broughton and Mrs. Walter Karl visited from Waterville, and Mrs. Florence Armstrong moved from Hoosick Falls to live with her cousin. The Baptist Ladies' Aid Union scheduled a Friday 2 pm meeting at the parsonage with Mrs. George Miller and Mrs. Jared Peckham as hostesses.
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Florence Cloke
North Bennington
Thomas E. Cloke
Baptist Church
Charles Rudd
Guild of All Saints’ Church
Russell Broughton
Walter Karl
Watervliet
Mary Jacobs
Florence Armstrong
Hoosick Falls
Fanny Whyte
Ladies’ Aid Union of the Baptist Church
George Miller
Jared
Peckham
Raymertown Notices and Local Gatherings Event
Raymertown residents report injuries and visits with friends. Mrs Lester Campbell broke her arm. The Women's Missionary Society plans a meeting at Miss Ada Buckney's home. Mrs M C Snyder visits Schenectady with the Pierre Bleecker family. Earl Cushman and Miss Helen Hellington host relatives in Boston hospital. Harry Herrington and family stay with Earl Cushman. Children's Day exercises are set for Lutheran Church on Sunday June 13 at 10 AM. Rev Rey Visscher and wife visiting Dr EB Mason family this week from Patchogue. Mrs Anna Hanford of Rensselaer and Mrs Henrietta Ding of Berlin are noted residents.
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Lester Campbell
Women's Missionary Society
Ada Buckney
M. C. Snyder
Pierre Bleecker
Schenectady
Earl Cushman
Helen Hellington
Boston
New England Baptist Hospital
Harry Herrington
Brunswick
EB. A. Mason
Rey Visscher
Patchogue
L. I
Anna Hanford
Rensselaer
Henrietta Ding
Berlin
Leslie Howard Among 13 aboard missing Lisbon to London flight
Reports from Lisbon said actor Leslie Howard was among 13 passengers aboard a British Overseas Airways airliner that disappeared en route from Lisbon to England. The last transmission spoke of an enemy plane attack as Nazi reconnaissance planes reportedly shot down three Allied bombers and one transport over the Atlantic. The international figure, famed for stage and screen successes, had become Britain’s cultural envoy to neutral countries.
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London
British Overseas Airways
England
Lisbon
Leslie Howard
Kenneth Stonehouse
Washington
Reuters News Agency
Bay of Biscay
Berlin
Attu Slaughter: 1,500 Japanese Dead Four Prisoners Taken
The Navy reports on Attu says American forces killed at least 1,500 Japanese with only four prisoners captured as of last Sunday midnight. War officials note casualty counts may rise, while U S bombers target Kiska base, hitting runway and installations.
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Washington
Navy
Attu
Henry L. Stimson
Kiska
Howard's film career spans stage to screen in classic roles
The actor Howard debuted on Broadway in 1930 with Outward Bound and later appeared in The Cardboard Lover Berkeley Square The Animal Kingdom Of Human Bondage British Agent The Scarlet Pimpernel The Petrified Forest Stand-In Pygmalion Gone With the Wind and The Invaders He married Ruth Evelyn Martin and had two children He belonged to the Players Lotos and Coffee House clubs and lived in London and Hollywood An avid polo fan he also excelled in cricket in his youth
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Animal Kingdom
Ruth Evelyn Martin
The
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