Dewey Seeks Comprehensive Reform of Workmen's Compensation
Governor Dewey urged immediate overhaul of New York's workmen's compensation law calling current administration perversion by special interests a corrective failure. He cited a 15 month Moreland Act inquiry and backed a package from Moreland commissioners Blakeley and Stichman including claimant representation without fee, lawyer fee limits, anti gratuity rules, anti cheating safeguards, honest medical care, and better medical exams.
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Albany
Dewey
Tam
Moreland
Wiliam F. Blakeley
Herman T. Stichman
Senate
Assembly
Department of Labor
East Greenbush Man Hurt by Auto
Frederick Van Wormer a 78 year old night watchman in an Albany factory is hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a car in front of his East Greenbush home. The driver Joseph De Martini said he did not see him until it was too late and faced charges for faulty brakes. Bail set at 25 dollars for next week’s hearing.
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Frederick van Wormer
Clinton Heights
Sergt
John Dwyer
East Greenbush
Joseph de Martini
van Wormer
DeMartini
Justice of the
Sanford Horton
Albany
St. Peter’s Hospital
Bruen Hose Company
Tests Link Langan To Child In Custody Fight
A pathologist testified in federal court that blood tests show John Langan could be the father of Joan Langan. The case pits former Hollywood director Langan against Joan Manners, the child’s mother, who testified that Langan is not the father.
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Washington (P
John Langan
Joan Langan
Hollywood
Joan Manners
Miss Manners
Langan
Civil rights probe widens as Jones case moves forward
Albany figures dispute scope of inquiry into civil rights violations as Morris Zuckman presses for a broad, transparent hearing. Governor Dewey appoints special prosecutor George Monaghan to lead a grand jury probe while Finch, a civilian investigator, cautions he has no judicial powers.
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Morris Zuckman
Jones
Albany
Dewey
George P. Monaghan
Goldstein
Finch
Zuckman
Cponsel
New York
Pvt Tennessee Felt Fine Till Then at Fort Sill
Fort Sill Oklahoma platoon in formation for a training film. The drill sergeant tests a private, Pvt Francis J Layne of Monteagle Tennessee, asking how he feels and what he says after a command prompts a quiet return.
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Tennessee
Fort Sill
Okla
Ibi
Francis J
Layne
Monteagle, Tenn
Diet Plus Will Power Takes Off Indies
Palo Alto California UP I reports Dr Horace Gray of Stanford University Medical School in the Stanford Medical Bulletin urges psychiatrists to focus on obesity. He says the path to weight loss lies in a physician guided diet and strong will powered by insight into personal problems.
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Palo Alto
Cal
UPI
Horace Gray
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford Medical Bulletin
Kansas Hanging Will Be First in 74 Years
Kansas began erecting a gallows at Lansing Penitentiary to execute Ernest Hoefgen, the first such death since 1870. Hoefgen pleaded guilty to murdering Bruce Smoll, an 18 yearold Wichita student who accepted a ride from him in September after leaving Kansas State College en route home.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas
Lansing
Ernest Hoefgen
Bruce Smoll
Wichita
Kansas State Colege
Salvation Army Board Hears of Overseas Work in Britain
The Salvation Army Advisory Board met in Troy on King Street to hear about overseas work. Major Eric Smith reported 15 centers for American servicemen in Great Britain plus access to all Red Shield centers. Weekly, over 100,000 American servicemen are served, with extensive local activities and officer visitations.
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Great Britain
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Troy Temple
King Street
Frank H. Coffeen
Eric Smith
Red Shield
Troy
Smith
Young Peoples League
Ladies Home League
Jesse Court Soldier Wounded in Italy
Private George A. Donahue, son of Mr and Mrs John F Donahue of 10 Jesse Court, is hospitalized in Italy with wounds received February 21. Enlisted January 15, 1943, he is a Sacred Heart School graduate who attended Troy High School. His brother James R Donahue has a medical discharge after overseas service, and another brother, John F Donahue Jr., serves in the Navy in the European war zone.
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Pfe
George A. Donahue
John F. Donahue
Jesse Court
Italy
Donahue
Sacred Heart School
Troy High School
James R. Donahue
Albany Man Fatally Stricken Near Latham Circle
Joseph W. Girvin, 59, of Albany, collapsed from a heart attack about 1 15 yesterday while working as a laborer for the New York State Department of Public Works near the Latham Traffic Circle. He died before aid arrived. coroner's physician Dr. John J. Phelan ruled natural causes. State Police from Newtonville assisted. body sent to Chmielewski Funeral Home.
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Joseph W. Girvin
Central Avenue
Albany
Latham
Girvin
New York State Department of Public Works
John J. Phelan
Harry J. Wands
Newtonville
Chmielewski
Whitehall Notes Highlight Local Birthdays Visits and Honors
Whitehall notes report Mr and Mrs Leonard Foster returning from Florida and John Peck of East Whitehall ill at home. Mrs Katherine Brown Ryan and Miss Rose Brown buy George H Burton’s Williams Street home. Whitehall Post American Legion honors James Wha Jen with a 500 hour pilot spotting pin. David Palmer marks his ninth birthday with a party. Corp William Aiken writes from the southwest Pacific thanking Whitehall for wallet gift. Mr and Mrs John H Brooks celebrate 28th anniversary. their son Corp John A Brooks is in England. The Brooks’ other gifts and a Davis Street gathering for Harold Fish are noted.
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Florida
John Peck
East Whitehall
Katherine Brown Ryan
Rose Brown
George H. Burton
Williams Street
James Sullivan, Jr
Warrengburg
Whitehall
John H. Brooks
Kirtland Street
England
Brooks
Harold Fish
Davis Street
Fort Edward Seamen Missing in Action
Bad news from three theaters of war reached instate families yesterday. Arnold George Edgerly is missing in action after serving with the Atlantic Fleet in England. Fellow seaman George B. Lovett, also from Fort Edward, is missing in action. Corp. William Roberson, Marine Corps, was wounded in the Southwest Pacific after being at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Pvt. Elmo Ginsmore is wounded in action in Italy.
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War Department
James Edgerly
Fort Edward
Edgerly
England
George B. Lovett
George H. Lovett
Frank Roberson
Greenwich
Corp
William Roberson
Marine Corps
Southwest Pacific
Pearl Harbor
United States
Pvt
Elmo Ginsmore
Leroy Talmedge
Stillwater
Italy
Rescued German Shepherd Dies After River Bank Fall
A severely injured German shepherd pup, after playing with children near Canal Avenue, fell twenty feet to a ledge. Mohawk Hudson Humane Society driver William Jalet helped finish the rescue as the dog’s rear legs and hip were broken. Despite efforts, the dog was put to sleep at Menands kennels.
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Mohawk-Hudson Humane Society
Canal Avenue
William Jalet
Society
Menands
Whitehall Elks nominate officers and host socials
Birthday anniversary for daughter Jean with guests Patricia Arabone Hornet Pray Thomas Southcage Joan Fish Jane LeMay and Lorraine LeMay. Elks officers nominated Exalted ruler Thomas Brazier leading knight Dennis O'Brien loyal knight Griffith Morris lecturing knight Joseph Ciarione secretary Bernard Murphy treasurer George Sheffield trustee Carmel Londo and ryler Ambrose Kinney. Election set for March 17. Socials held Friday night with prize winners listed among members and guests.
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Jean
Patricia Arabone
Hornet Pray
Thomas Southcage
Joan Fish
Jane
Lorraine LeMay
Whitehall Lodge of Elks
Thomas Brazier
Dennis O'Brien
Griffith Morris
Joseph Ciarione
Bernard P. Murphy
George Sheffield
Carmel Londo
Ryler
Ambrose Kinney
Burgess Fields
Harold Wing
Henry Rodd
Mable Dennis
Catherine Delorme
Wanda Beattie
Leona Chilson
Sophie Galeski
Roy English
Dennis O’brien
Richard Aiken
Joseph Ciarlone
George Brannock
John Weston
Ernest Donar
Charles Butie
Ruth Jenkins
Orla Borlong
Ancram Farmer Admits Murder Of Employer
Ancram farmhand Arthur Decker aged 19 pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the ax slaying of Beulah Simons aged 61 at Ancram last November. Supreme Court Justice Francis Bergan deferred sentence as the case moves toward trial for Mrs. Ruth Simons on a first degree murder count.
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Hudson (P
Arthur Decker
Ancram
Beulah Simons
Supreme Court
Francis Bergan
Decker
Ruth Simons
Columbia County
William F. Christiana
Bergan
Mrs. Simons
Lonergan Trial To Resume With New Panel Of Jurors
New York legal action moves forward as ADA Grumier plans to seek a fresh panel of special jurors for Wayne Lonergan case. The RCAF cadet faces trial for the slaying of his estranged wife after two ventlemen panels were dismissed and no verdict reached.
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New York (P
Wayne Lonergan
Jacob Grumier
RCAF
Lonergan
John J. Freschi
British Coal Strike Threatens Production
London reports a 12 000 Monmouthshire miners strike over a wage dispute threatening coal output. The action follows an unofficial slowdown by thousands of pit men and protests a weekly minimum wage rise from 16.75 to 20 dollars without higher piece rates.
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London
Haritain
Monmouthshire
War News Is Straight Dope Says Lieut Bailey
Letter from Lieut Robert O Bailey overseas to parents in Holdenville Oklahoma praises frontline coverage saying readers are getting the straight dope and news about the war back home. Bailey, a naval lieutenant, notes his wife and two sons reside in Oklahoma City.
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Holdenville
Okla
Robert O. Bailey
R. £. Bailey
Bailey
Oklahoma
City
Allies Confer on Postwar Aviation Plan
Washington reports that a United Nations conference on postwar aviation may emerge from conversations quietly ongoing since December. Officials say the United States Russia Britain and Canada have been involved and that China has been approached with a promising prospect of agreement.
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Washington
UPI
United Nations
United States
Russia
Britain
Canada
China
Port embarkation workers among shooting victims
Swancutt opened fire at a Los Angeles harbor club, killing two women and wounding several others before fleeing in a staff car. In Arlington he killed a police officer and was wounded by a officer as he was captured. Sarles said Swancutt will face murder charges in a military court.
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Miss Douglas
Los Angeles Harbor
Light
Doaneuil
Swancutt
Aldace Minard
Pomone
Cal
Corp
Robert Sampson
Sergt
John E Roberts
Arlington
Cole
Sarles
Mortgage Bill Compromise Passes Senate
The Senate approved a one year extension of the 10 year mortgage moratorium with 2 percent annual principal payments, 30 to 16, after defeating an amendment to keep at 1 percent. The bill, a compromise aligning with Governor Dewey's call for reasonable amortization, moves to the Assembly.
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Albany
G O P Charged With Slashing Price Control
Representative Patman accused House Republicans of slashing price control funds to avoid enforcement and pressed for plans to limit OPA powers. Minority Leader Martin refused to reveal strategy, signaling Democrats would act when a bill is introduced. He favored continuing price control beyond June 30 with some changes.
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Washington
Patman
D-Tex
House
OPA
Martin
Massachusetts
Two Children Die in Massachusetts Fire
In East Blackstone Massachusetts fumes from a kitchen closet blaze seeped into a bedroom suffocating Winifred Box old year and her sister Christine while their mother worked night shifts at a war plant. Two brothers James 15 and Charles 12 slept in another room unharmed as neighbors found and contained the fire before firefighters arrived.
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East Blackstone
Mass
Winifred Boxold
Christine
James
Charles
New York Man Named To Probation Board
Governor Dewey appointed Leonard Probst of New York City to the New York State Probation Commission replacing Platt K. Wiggins after his term expired. Probst, born 1899 in New York City, studied at Dartmouth, Columbia, and Columbia Law School, earning his A S S and degree in 1922 and being admitted to the bar in 1924.
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Albany
UPI
Dewey
Leonard Probst
New York City
New York State Probation Commission
Platt K. Wiggins
Probst
Dartmouth College
Columbia University
Columba Law School
Political Stage Continues With Budgets and Tax Projections
The article analyzes wartime budget needs for 1945 and beyond, noting sixteen, forty-four, and ninety-four billion figures. It discusses projected tax revenues, Social Security cash receipts, and the goal of funding about half the annual budget through taxes, under a continuing total war.
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Congress
RFC
Greenwich Library Moves to New Home at 72 Main Street
The Greenwich Free Library will relocate to the Thompson residence at 72 Main Street within two to three months after minor repairs. The house was purchased from Mrs Myra T Porter of Newport, noted by library board speaker Horace B Tabor.
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Greenwich Free Library
Thompson
Main Street
Horace B. Tabor
Library Board
Greenwich
Myra T. Porter
Newport
Walbridge family plans library in Saratoga Springs building
News, Va. and Mrs. Katherine Walbridge of Saratoga Springs announce a former library building, unused for two years, will reopen as a library with three front rooms suited for library use and librarian living quarters in the petals rooms. The current library building may be offered for sale.
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