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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1945
Page
20
A damaged fragment recounts the Bari harbor disaster where a Luftwaffe attack on ammunition ships released poison gas. The chaotic air strike at sunset caused heavy casualties among sailors and troops, with the gas aboard the vessel and surrounding ships leading to deadly exposure.
A fictional portrait recalls Smokey Joe Bright, a shaggy, vibrant dog tied to a Texas memoir. The piece blends anecdotal digs at wartime aviation talk with vivid canine description and a roomful of readers’ affection. A Shreveport source notes daily routines and care, highlighting the dog’s role in a petroleum distribution crew.
Science Service notes the July 9 total solar eclipse visible from parts of North America and Europe with partial obscuration across much of the region. It details timing for major cities such as New York Chicago Denver and Los Angeles and mentions accompanying evening star displays featuring Jupiter Leo Scorpius Libra Virgo and Vega with Mars Venus and Mercury also in view Though text shows OCR errors the main event is the July 9 solar eclipse and the northern hemisphere sky in July 1945.
London UPI reports Premier T. V. Sporgy left Chungking en route to Moscow for talks on Soviet Chinese relations with Vyacheslav Molotov. Soong may visit Moscow. Hsin Min Pao discussed groundwork for a mutual aid pact against Japan. Prague Radio claims over 1,000 Allied POWs found shot or starved in Western Bohemia. two SS men named as responsible.
The page lists daily celestial events for July 1935 including moon phases, eclipses, and planetary positions. It notes times for new and full moons, the total eclipse, Moon passes Mercury and Jupiter, and the Aquarid meteor shower with distances and hour adjustments for time zones.
Charles H. Nelson, comptroller of the Frear Co, spoke at an Albany educational course for veterans intending to start local businesses. He said numerous opportunities will be available for servicemen to become small retailers. Nekgon urged veterans to have sufficient finances for initial inventory and readiness for long hours and possible early losses.
Fragmented OCR text lists a Morning Milodies segment with time stamps and names such as Troy I H0O-WERY and Cindy, plus references to Breakfast and Club events. The readable portions mention Sews, Timekeeper, and various scattered names and times without coherent context.
Former Louisiana governor Richard W. Leche was freed yesterday on two federal mail fraud charges while a third charge of conspiracy to violate the Hatch Act was dropped. He remains imprisoned on a nine year term for mail fraud connected to trucking purchases. He is expected to win parole Saturday after three and a half years served.
Mariette Lemué a dry cleaning worker in Albany pleaded in innocent in Police Court on Wednesday to a charge of grand larceny. She is held for examination July 3 after detectives found $823 in her room, allegedly taken from an overcoat of David Boyer sent for cleaning.
The 12th year of union services joins St. Mark's Methodist Church and First Presbyterian Church of Lansingburg. July service leaders from the Presbyterian Church will oversee. Services occur at the Methodist Church with sermons titled The Man Who Was.
Potterdam taxpayers defeated Fire District 3 proposal to erect a new fire station and meeting hall on Ornes Avenue at a cost of 30,000. Methodist Church will compile services at the Presbyterian Church each Sunday in August and the first Sunday in September.
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