Last Dutch Jews Deported to Poland in Mass Move
Aneta reports the final group of Amsterdam Jews have been deported to Poland, completing the removal of Holland's Jewish population. About 180000 Jews in the Netherlands faced three staged expulsions from eight provinces starting April 10, with Amsterdam’s deportation begun May 14. Some escaped with Christian help, others were arrested for harboring Jews, and many perished en route in cattle cars.
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London
Aneta
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Poland
Holland
Anata
Stephentown Community News Highlights Local Happenings
Stephentown and nearby residents share summer plans and family news. Ruth Rose of Canton visits, Paul Sykes completes another uninterrupted year in District 4, and Harold Lekmuth joins the Merchant Marine. Local grads from Berlin Central High and St Joseph Church events are noted, plus 4 H Girls plan a July picnic and two braids of hair fund war efforts with Bendix Aviation.
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Ruth Rose
Canton
Floyd
Rose of
Sampson
Henry Rose
Paul Sykes
District 4
Robert Midnight
Kathie Ann Boyle
Schenectady
Harold Lekmuth
Stephentown
Merchant Marine
John Palmer
Mildred Holcomb
Marie
Alicea Smith
Helen Manns
Berlin Central High School
Norma Rose
Anna Trinemeyer
da Esposito
Marie Burdick
Ada Gilo
Alma Sardona
Ruth Lillunfield
Albert Strobel
William Hall
St. Joseph's Church
Sebastian Weber
Rensselaer
Prine
USO
American Red Cross
Community Notes From West Sand Lake
West Sand Lake residents host visitors at the Methodist parsonage. Trinity Lutheran D B Class plans a strawberry social on church grounds tomorrow evening. John Miller of the U S Air Corps stationed in North Carolina visits his parents Mr and Mrs Michael Miller here.
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Raymond Lavender
Scotia
Trinity Lutheran Church
John Miller
U. S. Air Corps
North Carolina
Michael Miller
Three Die When Blaze Sweeps Maine Home
A Pond Cove Park fire in Cape Elizabeth Maine claimed three lives including Owen Philbin 41 his wife Zaleeda Schervee 42 and contractor Arthur B Connor 58 of Hampton New Hampshire. County attorney Richard B Chapman said the trio died in a second floor bathroom after flames blocked the stairs. Fire damage was about 5000 dollars and the fire’s cause was not definitively determined though it possibly started near a divan on the second floor.
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Cape Elizabeth
Owen Philbin
Clinton
Mass
U. S
Philip J. Philbin
D.-Mass
Pond Cove Park
Zaleeda Schervee
Richard
Hampton
N. H
Owen Philbins
Chapman
Ace Flyer Beezley Guides General Kenney in Australia
Maj. Wilbur Beezley of Syracuse Nebraska serves as personal pilot to Lieut. Gen. George Kenney Allied Air Forces Southwest Pacific. Flying fortress aircrafts between Australia and New Guinea, Beezley logs heavy monthly flight hours and works with Maj. Clarence R. Chase as Kenney’s aide. His crew includes Capt. Judd Mason and Lt. Eddie Hayman, all veterans of the 19th Bombardment Group.
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Australia
Ins
Wilbur Beezley
Syracuse
Neb
George c. Kenney
Southwest Pacific
Beezley
Richard Carmichael
19Th Bombardment Group
Kenney
New Guinea
Clarence RF. Chase
Richmond
Cal
Eddie Hayman
Huntsville
Tex
President to Rule On Wage Boost For Two Railroads
The emergency board recommends a $2,948,500 annual increase for Reading Railroad Co. employees and a $1,785,000 yearly rise for Central Railroad of New Jersey workers. President Roosevelt must approve the panel findings before the wage boosts take effect.
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Philadelphia
INS
Reading Railroad Co
Roosevelt
National Railroad Labor Panel
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
J. W. Sheer
Russians Lost 20 Million in Two-Year War Claim
The Berlin Nazi claim quoted by United Press says Russia lost over 20 million men killed wounded or captured in two years of war with Germany. Berlin radio cited Nazi sources asserting 600000 prisoners and totals exceeding 20,900,000 men, plus losses of 346 tanks 96000 guns and over 46000 aircraft.
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United Press
Nasi Propagandar
Russia
Germany
Berlin
Nasi
Honor Pupil At Grafton Named
Marvin Sweet of Grafton District School 2 received the highest honors among the four students graduated from Grafton district schools last week.
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Grafton
Marvin Sweet
Funds Raised By Armenians For Soviet Tanks
Mibran Kaladjian of New York and Mikhail Cherkasov of the Soviet consulate spoke at a Troy Armenians meeting in the Masonic Temple to raise funds for tanks pledged to the Soviet Army. The group promised 1160 dollars. tanks to be named the David of Sassoon Tank Column after a legendary Armenian hero. Levon M. Levonian chaired. Miss B Hagopian performed. a motion picture Red Tank was shown. Special service note: Christian and Missionary Alliance Church hosts a 7:45 pm service by the Young People’s Gospel Band.
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Mibran Kaladjian
New York
Mikhail Cherkasov
Russia
Troy
Masonic Temple
Cherkasov
Armenia
David of
Sassoon
Levon M. Levonian
B. Hagopian
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Fourth Avenue
Young People’s Gospel Band
Millis Memorial Baptist Church
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West Sand Lake
Blaze
Maine
Rumania
Ucharest
Ar&k EY
Antalya
Hungary
Dardanel
Greece
Bulgaria
Sofia
Sevas
Tapazari
Ankara O
Cypru
Levant States
Turkey
Berlin Radio
Adapazari
Gevve
Ace Flyer
Montgomery Ward
N. Broadway
Menands, N. Y
Biller
Bill Checker
Lovie
Lorraine Swarthout
North Pearl St
Albany
North Broadway
Menands, N.Y
Miss Veal
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