Evacuation Policy Drives Nazi Morale Debate
German reports detail forced evacuations of city populations from Berlin to Brandenburg East Prussia and Pomerania as Allied bombing intensifies. Das Reich urges hosts to accommodate evacuees, warns of rumors and morale risk, and outlines housing plans while authorities promise better protection and supplies for those who remain.
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Bavaria
Berlin
Brandenburg
East Prussia
Pomerania
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Duesseldorf
Das Reich
Germany
Westphala
Ruhr
Permisson
Reichsmarshall
Hermann Goering
Essener National Zeitung
Hasen
Krupp
Volkischer Beobachter
Rxx
Churchill
Ka C. Baker
Eighth
U. S Air Force
Westphalia
ODT Urges Cut in Civilian Travel During Wartime
The Office of Defense Transportation urged citizens to limit non essential trips as troop movements rise. It listed visiting friends traveling home for weekends sightseeing theater races and other pleasure travel as unnecessary.
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Washington
Office of
I Defense Transportation
ODT
Dismiss Two Indictments In Army Officers Case
Judge Harry E. Clinton dismissed two indictments in Rensselaer County Court yesterday on motion by Asst. Dist. Atty. Robert T. Murray. Stefanowich Jr and Willard Hoag, both now in the armed forces, faced charges of first degree assault and grand larceny respectively. The court recessed as Dist. Atty. Earle J. Wiley prepares to continue criminal calendar work.
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Dist. Atty
Robert T. Murray
Harry E. Clinton
Rensselaer
Dist
Atty
Earle J. Wiley
Stefanowich, Jr
Willard Hoag
Area Men In Indictments Face Federal Charges
Names of several area men appeared in indictments handed yesterday to Judge Stephen Brennan, Albany by a Federal grand jury. Charged with Selective Service violations are Paul E. Kaiser, Schenectady, and Eugene E. Levandowski, Berne. They failed to notify a change of address to draft board. Claus H. W. Nagel, New York, was indicted for falsely representing himself to be a citizen to residents of Watervliet. Robert E. Seeley and Lena Corbo, both of Schenectady, were charged with making false statements in applications for war ration books. J. Edward T. Holland, Lewiston, Me., was indicted for impersonation and illegal wearing of a uniform in Glens Falls.
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Stephen Brennan
Albany
Paul E. Kaiser
Schenectady
Eugene E. Levan‘doski
Berne
Claus H. W. Nagel
New York
Watervliet
Robert E. Seeley
Lena Corbo
Factory Payrolls Decline in Troy Schenectady Albany Area
The May payrolls in the Troy Schenectady Albany district fell with a statewide drop of 1.1 percent in employment and 15 percent in payrolls. The decline followed a yearlong trend and was linked to curtailed production of non durable goods and a seasonal clothing slump.
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Troy- Schenectady-Albany
State Labor Department
Watervliet Man Bitten by Dog in Watervliet
Walter Phelan aged 38 of 716 Second Street Watervliet was treated at Samaritan Hospital for a dog bite to the right thigh. Police at Central Station were informed the dog is owned by a Ninth Street resident. The Humane Society was notified.
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Walter Phelan
Second Street
Watervliet
The
Samaritan Hospital
Central Station
Ninth Street
Humane Society
Petersburg Social News Highlights Visitors and Funeral
Miss Harriet Hull of New York visits her mother Mrs. Stanton Hull. Miss Jane Sawyer spends the weekend with Miss Gertrude Hallenbeck of Albany. Mrs. Susan Graves of Nassau guests Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Howard. Miss Jeanne Butler of Troy stays with the Hull sisters. John Little of Bermuda and Andrew Swift of Brookline visit Mrs. F. Hull. Sgt Walter H Church, stationed at Seagitt New Jersey, visits his parents. John and Daniel Nugent of New York attend the funeral of their uncle Thomas Carr who was killed by a train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Hull
New York
Stanton Hull
Jane Sawyer
Gertrude Hallenbeck
Albany
Susan Graves
Nassau
W. E. Howard
Jeanne Butler
Troy
Harriet
Eleanor Hull
John Little
Warwick
Bermuda
Andrew Swift
Brookline
Mass
P. Hull
Walter H Church
Seagitt
N. J
Walter Church
John
Daniel Nugent
New York City
Thomas Carr
Albany Funds Ball Coin and City General Fund Bill
A bill allowing the unexpended proceeds from selling fifty bent pieces minted for Albany’s 280th anniversary to be paid into Albany’s general funds has passed the Senate and been sent to the House.
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Albany
Senate
House
New Dealer Tax Service Irks Taber
Rep. Taber accuses New Deal officials of devious conduct as banks are courted to subscribe to an encyclopedic tax service published by Randolph Paul, Treasury general counsel, and Jacob Mertens Jr. He cites implied pressure on banks and special privileges for New Dealers, condemning the enterprise.
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Washington
INE
Rep. Taber
RNY
House
Randolph Paul
The
Treasury
Taber
Chicago
Jacob Mertens, Jr
Conners to address Cohoes Mothers' Group Banquet
Dr F Herrick Conners superintendent of schools will be principal speaker at a Cohoes Mothers' Club banquet in Gavin Hall tonight at 8. Newly elected officers will be installed to mark the group's tenth anniversary. Miss Margaret Fitzgerald will sing and Earl McMahon directs the dinner.
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F. Herrick Conners
Gavin Hall
Cohoes
Mother’s Club
St Agnes' School
Charles Monk
Stanley K . Burke
John Bowman
Frank J. Elliott
Alice Fitzgerald
John Bentley
Rhea Caxabonze
Norman Ring
Margaret Fitzgerald
George Cox
Earl McMahon
Cohoes Girl Dies of Sleeping Sickness at 2
Patricia A. Maloney, 2 years 1 month old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Maloney of 259 Whet Boulevard Cohoes, died Monday at Samaritan Hospital after 67 days of illness from encephalitis. Survived by three brothers and two sisters. Private funeral 2:30 pm yesterday with burial in St. Agnes Cemetery Cohoes.
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Patricia A. Maloney
Joseph Maloney
Whet Boulevard
Cohoes
The
Samaritan Hospital
St. Agnes’ Cemetery
Cohoea
Cohoes Health Report Details May Diseases and Births
May’s health report shows eight measles cases and one scarlet fever case in Cohoes. The Health Department logged 43 births and 15 deaths, with 67 sanitary inspections and 37 plumbing investigations. Food inspector Quinn notes 33 total investigations. Navy petty officer Scott on furlough. Cascade Hose Club outing plans dropped. film viewings for Rotary Club. St John’s Church Work Society meeting. a fundraising card party planned by Colin J. Ross Camp auxiliary.
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Cohoes
Health Department
Rudolph I. Roulier
Joseph Langler
Registrar of Vital Statistics
Paul Maira
James Rogemond
William Quinn
Charlies W. Scott
U. S, Navy
Merchant Marine Armed Guard Service
Thomas W Scott
Fountain Place
Cascade Hose
Tunisia
Staligrad
Bismarck Sea
Louis Sheerer
van Schaick Island
Thomas E Maycock
Church Work Society
St John's Episcopal Church
Cohoes Gold Star Mothers Guests Of Auxiliary
Cohoes Gold Star Mothers honored by the Ladies Auxiliary of E. T. Ruane Post American Legion Monday night at Oneida Street quarters. Guests included Mrs. Rafferty, Dundon, Johnson, Rowan, Dunn, and Mary Roylance, with several others unable to attend. Each honoree received a potted plant. Mrs. Rafferty received a victory corsage from the auxiliary. A buffer luncheon followed among decorated tables. speakers included Commander Alvin P. Bullock, Mrs. Pearl Smith, and Mrs. Mary Landry.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
E. T. Ruane Post
Cohoes
American Legion
Oneida Street
Josephine Rafferty
Elizabeth Dundon
Clara Johnson
Anna Rowan
Lillian Dunn
Mary Roylance
Johanna Fennell
Ida Smith
Daniel Cavanaugh
Clara Fountain
Caroline Jewett
Sarah White
Rafferty
Sadie Ashley
Ladies’ Auxiliary of
Alvin P. Bullock
Ruane Post
Pearl Smith
The
Aux Jiary
Mary Landry
Albany County Auxiliary
Alvina Dickinson
Landry
Vera Ares
Martha Gilligan
Sarah Hal- Joran
Anna Sokolosky
Mabel LeMay
Cohoes Police Warn Boys Breaking Lights
Cohoes Police Chief Joseph R. Garrett announced immediate action to halt vandalism by boys breaking street lights with stones and air rifles. He said several complaints have been received and those caught will be arraigned in Children's Court with strict handling, urging parental cooperation.
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Cohoes
Joseph R. Garrett
Cohoes Soldier Honored at Funeral in Cohoes
Joseph H O Keefe soldier in the Army drowned near Camp Shelby Mississippi was honored at a funeral in Cohoes. The service at St Bernard's Church featured Rev Joseph A Kelly, organist Miss Mary Coyle, singers Miss M Loretta Hayden and James J McManus, with a grave service at St Marys Cemetery Waterford. The ceremony included a salute by the Military Police Detachment Albany and Taps by Frank Brusson. Members of the American Legion and Auxiliary visited the home and conducted a ritualistic service.
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St. Michael's Church
Valentine Grerlacki
U. S
St. Joseph's Society
P. N. A. Girls’ Bugle and
Cohoes
Joseph H O'Keefe
Daniel EB. O'Keefe
Lancaster Street
Camp Shelby
Miss
St .Bernard’s Church
Joseph A Kelly
Mary Coyle
M. Loretta Hayden
James J. McManus
Mr. McManus
Miss Hayden
Jesus
Leonidas Landry
James Kaiduff
E. T. Ruane
The
American Legion
Corp. Edmund Gallerie
Camp Bowe
Cohoes Guard Heads to Camp for Ten Day Field Duty
Cohoes Guard Company B plans a ten day field duty period at Camp Smith Peeks Kill starting Tuesday. Captain James C Cain says advance detail leaves Sunday to ready camp sites and food stock. All personnel packed, inoculated, and assembled at the Armory Tuesday at 9 am. final drill set for Monday 7 30 pm.
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Camp Smith
Peeks Skill
Cohoes
James C. Cain
Jeommander
Camp Miunday
Glens Falls
Saratoga Springs
Cain
Jasgage
Thhe
Cohoes Y W C A Plans Annual Budget Drive
The Cohoes YWCA schedules its annual budget campaign to cover 1944 expenses from October 4 to October 11. Announcement of the drive leadership will come in September. The association closes activities today and will reopen after a summer break. Walter Bailey serves as general chairman.
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Cohoes Young Women’s Christian Association
Blue Tuangie Club
N. G. Lyon Camp
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
G. A. R. Rooms
Walter Bailey
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New Dealer Tax Service
Irks Taber
Conners
W Russell McMahon
Bridge Avenue
Loretta House
Ontario Street
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Earl
Pacific
Dorothy Marcis
Ursula Houle
Ladies’ Auxilary
Collin-Ross Camp
United Spanish War Veterans
Booth
Woolworth
Rose Caldwell
Margaret David
Catherine Shepard
Anna Sokoloski
Vera Smith
Mary Collin
Margaret Moran
Grant Hurst
Park Avenue Cohoes
Thelma M Hurst
William R. Taylor
U. S. Army
John Taylor
Saratoga Street
Taylor
Ban- Rol, Me
Colin
Ross Camp
Margaret Riley
Beatrice Shea
Zemma Hilton
Helen McDermott
Mary Bordeau
Aliving, Dickinson
FBI
OWL
NEA
Bernard Julius Otto Keuhn
Friedel
Pearl Harbor
Keuhn
Hawaii
Gold Star Mothers
Mothers
Mothers’ Club
Squadron 476
Sons of the American Legion
Democratic City Committee
City Hall
Henry S Kahn
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