Firemen Praised By Mayor Ahern
Mayor John J. Ahern commended Troi Bre Department members and Fire Chief Cart AS Beech for preventing a severe fire from spreading in the Third 'Bireet loop. The mayor noted the danger faced during the afternoon and highlighted the department’s 35 hours 25 minutes on duty with 52 walls alarms 62 telephone calls and several false reports.
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Troi Bre Department
John.j. Ahern
Cart
Fire Department
Menj
Noted Opera Stars Safe In Rome
Opera baritone De Luca and Metropolitan tenor Gigi shelter in Rome during WWII. They describe bomb damage to their homes and vow to return to the United States after the war. De Luca recalls wartime fears and early childhood singing with the Pope as a companion in a now famous photograph.
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George Tucker
Hal Rose
Rome
Guisephe de Lona
Barytoxe
Metropolitan Opera
New York
Anledy
Bappy
Virginio Gayda
Senfarcine Gigi
United States
de Ruda
Eno
Gayda
Itely
de Luca
Mane
Royal Opera House
DeLuca
de Luta
Taker
Pope
German Fifth Column Still Active in Rome
In Rome the Artaiz Rossa Red Army claims some Germans still hide in cellars and operate clandestine radios while a Nazi unit remains. The group says it has 58 000 recruits and fought with the Fifth Army in the Rome battle, asserting Badoglio and King Victor Emmanuel failed to form an effective force.
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Rome
Artaiz Rossa
Red Army
Fght
Teale
Umberto Carminati
Otello ‘Terzani
Fifth Army
Carminati
Terzani
Persitro Tegtatli
Communist Party
Pietro’ Badoglio
Vittorio Emanuele
Local news briefs from Pownal and surrounding area
Lieut Harvey Niles of Fort Benning Ga visits on ten days furlough. George M Pratt serves on rural mail route while Ellis Maxon enjoys annual vacation. Mr and Mrs Arthur Selby of Apgonia Conn were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs George H Dun. Mrs Dwight Gray of New York also mentioned.
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Harvey Niles
Fort Benming
George M. Pratt
Ellis Maxon
Bfr
Arthur Selby
Apgonia
Conn
George H. Dun
Dwight Gray
New York
Nazis Renew Robot Raids On England Coast
German forces intensified robot bomb raids on southern England as Allied air power pounded launcher sites along the Pas de Calais coast. British officials noted increased but limited damage and casualties, while American bombers struck ten rocket stations and hundreds of medium bombers attacked the coast, with air defenses destroying several bombs in flight.
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Landens
England
Alted
Channel
Pas de Calais
Pas Des Calais
Paper Company Elects Directors at Fort Grange Meeting
At the Fort Grange Paper Co annual meeting in Castleton the following directors were elected: W. Gordon Latham, Robert S. Harris, Arthur C. Schroeder, Richard S. Dwight, and Robert C. Poskanzer. Ten thousand votes were cast for each director. Inspectors of election were Thurston, F. Paul and S. M. Janette Paul.
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Paper Company
The
Fort Grange | Paper Co
Thej
Castleton
W. Gordon Latham
Robert. S. Harris
Arthur C. Schroeder
Richard 5
Dwight
Robert
Poskanzer
Thurston
F. Paul
SM Janette Paul
Pontiff Receives Rome Liberatori
The pope welcomed about 4 000 soldiers in Benediction Hall, including Americans, English, and French, with diverse groups such as Negroes and Nisei. He urged the troops to remember peace and God amid war and spoke of martyrdom for France, addressing each nation in turn.
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Vaticanity
Pius
Fifth Army
Benediction Hall
Rome
Isia Pope
France
Pope Blesses Troops In Italy Amid War Readiness
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a papal blessing given during wartime Italian events. It mentions Betty Hostler of Buffalo among soldiers and a general benediction environment. References to water and breathing suggest battlefield survival themes.
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Betty Hostler
Buffalo
Italy
Poletti Assumes Post as Allied Military Authority
Col Charlee Poletti takes the lead in the Allied Military Government Commission, stepping into a key governance role within the occupation framework. The appointment consolidates leadership near Rome as Allied forces reorganize municipal authority and policy directions.
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Polette
Rome
Applieut
Charlee Poletti
Allied Military Government Commission
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Ahern
Troy
River St. Naor
St. Wstroy
Opera
Safe In
Garardine
Loga Aa
By Paul Ford
Mapasineton Ao Ee
Frances Beebe
Helen Beebe
George Hiser
Pittsfeld
Arthur Smith
Pio
Robert Buck
Jay Beck
Norek Powsal
Africa
William Rathbun
Ween Christian Temperance Union
North Bennington
Frank Friss
Lawrence Wilette
Florida
Daniel Hayes
Elisha Hayes
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Williamstown
Helen, Beebe
Ann Prezi
June Sprague
Helen Blenchard
Anne Pratt
Daytona Beach
Fla
Pownal
Hi LY
Mother Gray
Thanes
Ballantine
Peer Bailentine
America
Breslaw Leadership
Se Caer
Encereerniars
Tobrust
Igalehslip
FAY
Veledes
Fiala
Flora
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