Red Cross Appeals for Volunteers in Rensselaer County
The Rensselaer County Red Cross Chapter seeks volunteers to produce surgical dressings for wartime needs. Through late July the chapter aims to make 270000 dressings and 49000 yards of gauze, with shifts from 9:30 am to 3 pm on select days and additional evening hours to accommodate workers.
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Derward
France
Renmelaer County
Bat
Fational
Arge
Ghatters
Gressings
Tee Rensselster County
Red Cross
Ike
Pad Cross
Manufacturers Bank
Rensselaer County
Chanter
Real! Peabody & Co. Inc
Ciuett
Troy
Cohoes
Waterford
Lansingbore
Pines
Eral
United States
ALD
Frante Sas
Manufacturers National Bank
Actions Discontinued in Supreme Court of Rensselaer County
Notices filed in the clerk’s office show that pending actions in Rensselaer County Supreme Court have been discontinued. Cases include H. Green versus Equitable Life Assurance Society and Bridges Machine Co. versus the Town of Shandaken.
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Supreme Court
Rensselasy County
H. Green
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
Engineer In Italy Dies On Night Off
In the Fifth Army Front near Camino Italy a combat engineer is killed by shell fragments while aiding wounded. Lt Courtner Hower and Corp Charles Boye assist and convey the body to a medical tent, as fellow soldiers rush through darkness to reach the crash site. The night scene blends fear with duty as the unit moves a stretcher party through gulleys and fences to a Bailey bridge for evacuation.
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Graham Hovey
Fifth Army
Charles Boye
Brooklin
Courtner Hower
Shippensburg
Boye
Orville
Bil) Munson
Washington Springs
Bore
Hollar
Sergi
Fred Silvestri
Hibbing
Misin
Luke Finnegan
Waterloo
William 0. Snyder
Spartansburg
Munson
John Squires
North College Hil
Ohio
Bill
Mt. Camino
Squires
Silvestri
Bailey Bridge
Mursen
Ridge
Ma Camino
Doc' Bove
Doc
Remy
Hoellar
Jsuili
Xoe
Camino
Devil
Clinton Park Man Whose Return From Prisoners Visit
James Atchinson Jr of Clinton Park returns home for a one day visit with his parents before resuming hospital treatment. He landed in North Africa on December 35 and was wounded by machine gun fire, later captured by Nazis. He was among 32 wounded Americans brought home on the Gripsheim last week.
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Pie
James Atchinson, Jr
Gshnien Park
Grigsholm
Atchinson
North Africa
Gripsheim
Detail for Today Boot Aboot Navy joke item
A fragment describes a boot in Navy or Coast Guard training as the lowest life form, unable to fit in anywhere with ill fitting clothes. It notes the boot cannot sink lower yet dreams of leaving that status and mentions a 10 day leave as a rare positive signal.
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Navy
Coast Guard
G. F
Legion Squadron Corps to March At Mechanicville
Members of Noble Callahan Squadron No. 237 Sons of American Legion Eugle and Drum Corps meet at Noble Callahan Post Home 14 First Street at 5 pm today and depart Troy at 3 50 pm for Mechanicville to join Elks Flag Day parade. The corps leads auxiliaries and sisters in six divisions and later competes at Delmar June 25. Openings for buglers and drummers. contact Chairman Jona E Heenan.
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Noble Callahan Squadron
No. 237
Sons
American Legion
Eugle
Noble Callahan
First Street
Troy
Mechanicville
Elks
Noble Callahan Corps
Pythian Sisters
Elks’ Auxiliary
Delmar High School
Noble- Callahay Squadron Corps
Jona E. Heenan
Eastern Star Birthday Dinner at Troy Masonic Temple
Bethlehem Star Chapter O E 3 will serve a birthday dinner today at 6 p.m. at the Troy Masonic Temple. Members of affiliated men's lodges will attend as guests. The season closing meeting follows at 7 p.m. with Mrs Ednad Willetts and Over E Anderson presiding, dinner led by Mrs Lorrie Bilson.
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Bethlehem Star
O. E
Troy Masonic Temple
Ednad Willetts
Worthy
E. Anderson
Lorrie Bilson
Carthage Man Drowned Adjusting Stalled Motor
Emory A. Van Brocklin, 40, of Carthage, drowned Monday night after falling into the Black River while trying to adjust a stalled motor. The accident occurred along the riverbank near Carthage, and the body was recovered later that night.
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Carthage
Emory A. van Brocklin
Black River
Red Cross staffers from Welfare depart leave for overseas service
A batch of Welfare Department workers and Red Cross field staff members depart from the Wildwood office this week, heading to active service at various military posts. The feature profiles several individuals including Clarence V. Lemie and W Kenneth Doyle, noting prior roles, transfers, and expected duties with loans, comfort grants, and morale work.
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Red Cross
Basbel
Vingency Boland
Jamies c. Boland
Washington
Cross
Home Service Department
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Troy
Clarence
V. Lemie
Elizaneth Lemke
Pouch Street
Australia
Weber
W. Kenneth Doyle
Ai ‘Joy High School
Donald
Army ‘Air Force
Nashvile
Tenn
Leota Hollis
Brooklyn Navy Hospital
Ernest LaFrance
Highlend Avenue
Odd Fellows to Honor Fred W. Whitehouse
Bethlehem Rebekah Lodge hosts a reception for Fred W. Whitehouse a Bethlehem Rebekah member and Grand Bar amparent officers junior warden. The event at Diamond Rock Hall led by Noble Grand Mrs Anna Whitehouse marks the first time Bethlehem Rebekah Lodge has supplied a Grand Encampment officer. A social follows with Mesafyrtta Colley chairing and Ruth Shaw assisting as Vice Grand.
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Fred. W. Whitehouse
Bethlehem Rebekah Lodge
State
Odd Fellows
Bethlehem Rebekah’ Lodge
Digmond Rock Hall
Anna Whitehouse
Mesafyrtta Colley
Noble Grand Mera
Whitehouse
Ruth Shaw
Diamond Rock Lodge
Grand Lodge
State of New York
Noble
Grand Master Henry Fagel to preside August 21 23 and 24
Fragmentary text indicates Henry Fagel as Grand Master presiding at events on August 21 23 and 24 in Schenectady. Other details are unreadable but imply a Masonic or fraternal gathering with ceremonial activity during those dates.
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Telaes
Tadge
Henry Fagel
False Alarm Report Cites Mild Fine In Domestic Case
New York police closed the area at 4:55 am after a reported threat by Jacqueline Hawsing of The Brook. She was fined 25 dollars for inquiring or making a disturbance, with the judge noting customary 30 dollar fines but showing leniency since circumstances. The husband did not appear in court.
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New York
INS
Jacqueline Hawsing
the Brook
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Red Cross _ Appeals
Italy
Rudolph
B. Paul Corrie
Clinton Park
Legion Squadron Corps
Eastern Star
Joseph Behan
Mwyer
Helen Bebsn
Flushing
Li L
Benan
Deceber
Helen A Baker
Robert Baker
Jamaica
L. TL
W. Frank Leversee
Welfare
Fred W. Whitehouse
Grimm Modern Building
Matetloly
River ST
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Jrth Street
Fifth Avenue
Pontiac
Ipa Been
Trojan Pontiac CO
Sixth Ave
M. Bassett & Son
Walley
Falls
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