Watervliet Curfew Debate Affects Local Eateries
In Watervliet a curfew was discussed under WMC directive guiding which eating places could operate. Owners reported customers rushing in before the limit, workers in war industries needing late meals, and calls for a one hour extension to permit a final beer and sandwich before bed.
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Waterviser
Dentus
Sar
Manpower Commission
Invest Wmc
Aeex
Rocca & Gay
Rcazee
Sanunday
Sega
Watervliet War Fund Pledges Top $5,000
Local canvassers report Watervliet residents have pledged over five thousand dollars to the Red Cross war fund drive. Dues and donations have reached the $3.00 mark, with workers praised for effort as the city hall thermometer climbs above the five thousand dollar line.
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Watervliet War Fund
Watervliet
C. A Wareren Davesport
Drive
Watervliet Soldier Flynn Receives Second Lieutenant Commission
Frank J. Flynn of Watervliet has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the European theater. He was wounded in August and awarded the Purple Heart, plus the Bronze Star in September for meritorious service in France Belgium and Luxembourg. A Watervliet High School graduate, he formerly worked for Coca Cola in Trex. overseas since December 1943.
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Frank J. Flynn
Margaret Burns ‘Flynn
Broadway
Watervliet
Flynn
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Coca Cola Co
Trex
Watervliet Club Opens Food for Italy Drive
The Italo Balbo Club in Watervliet launches a national Food for Italy campaign set to run from Sunday to March 24. The effort, part of a U S drive in over a thousand parishes across thirty dioceses, seeks to relieve hunger in Italy with contributions accepted at Our Lady of the Shrine Carmel Rectory 410 Twenty Third Street Watervliet. The Junior Youth Club meets at 6 30 pm today in Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church with Robert Kondiles presiding and Samuel Phillips named publicity chairman.
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Italy
Italo Balbo Club
Waterviet
Diovesee
United States
Keling
Aly
Our Lady of Brount
Carmel
Strest, Waterviiel
Fellowship Hal
Firet Presbyterian Church
Robert Kondiles
Samuel Phillips
Troy
Troy Elks
Watervliet Masonic Club
Watervliet Masoniclub
Watervliet Masonic Temple
Watervliet Board Debates Stricter War Worker Deferments
Watervliet Draft Board 345 studies new orders to boost manpower for the armed forces. The amendments require employers to prove the necessity of war work for registrants ages 18 to 29 and 30 to 33, with revised forms 2a 4A 42 425 and 424 guiding deferments.
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Waterviet
Oficiel
Otcu
Army
Navy
Faust
Watervliet Balbo Club Plans Communion and Supper
The Italo Balbo Club voted to end the Hed Cross appeal with plans for Holy Communion at 7:45 a.m. mass on Sunday March 13 and an accompanying breakfast at the club rooms. A spaghetti supper for March 24 was arranged with Anthony Pucci as chair and Clement Caro Lane as cochair. the event will be open to the public and supported by the Women's Auxiliary.
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Italo-Balbo
Hed Cross
Cohoes Hospital
Tinto Pascale
Beos
Dominick Grillo
Anthony Pucci
Clement Carolane
Cochairman
Watervliet Fireman Louis Terrault Dies at once
Louis Terrault of Watervliet a McIntyre Hose Company fireman and World War I veteran died at his home 25191 Sixth Avenue. He had served as city fireman since 1926 after previously volunteering with SS J. Gleasim Hook and Ladder. Funeral services set for Saturday at Porter Brothers Memorial and Sacred Heart of Mary Church. Burial in Holy Redeemer Cemetery Schemetiady.
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Sacred Heart of Mary Church
Marie A Authier
Ernestine Steart
Tray
Brederich Dalien
Waterviler
George Terrauls
Teoy
Porter Brothers Memorial
Willetta Chapter to Receive OES Official Visit
Willetta Chapter OES will host an official visit by District Deputy Grand Royal Matron Mars Hartstock of Schenectady and Deputy Grand Lecturer Fred Zeanington of Scotia at Water Veit Masonic Temple on April 1. A dinner and reception precede the meeting led by Dorothy Emery and Alfred J. Hare. Guests from Albany Schenectady and Rensselaer counties attend with state officers. Mrs Alice Samuels won the surprise night prize as games and refreshments followed the meeting under Mrs Louise Carr’s social guidance.
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Mars
Lenige Hartstock
Schenectady
Fred Zeanington
Scotia
Willetta
Watervliet Masonic Temple
Dorothy Emery
Alfred J. Hare
Albany
Renselaer
Alice Samuels
Louise Carr
Fairview Home Anniversary Party Honors Afifo Spicers
Fairview Home celebrated its anniversary with 85 children and staff hosting a party for Mr and Mrs Afifo Spicer. Spicer, superintendent, received a Purple Heart tribute for 17 years of marriage as Joseph Gross led the program. Several board members attended.
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Afifo Spicer
Fairview
Spicer
Joseph Gross
New Strike Shuts Graham-Paige Plant In Detroit
About 1 500 Graham Paige Motors Corp workers walked out yesterday halting tank production for the Western European offensive. Furloughed workers were discharged for allegedly inciting the walkout as Briggs Co faced a War Labor Board hearing amid a separate 19 060 worker strike across its Detroit plants.
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Detroit
INS
Graham-Paige ‘Motors Corp
Offcial
UA Woll
Briggs Co
Briggs Local
Regional ‘War Labor Board
Briggs
John Murphy
Phelan Jr Receives Navy Commission After College
Thomas W. Phelan Jr son of Dr Thomas W Phelan a Lansingberg native now in Rensselaer has been commissioned ensign in the U S Naval Reserve after graduating from Holy Cross College He will attend tactical radar school at Hollywood Beach Florida A Holy Cross alumnus and Christian Brothers Academy salutatorian earned a BA in English Fast Sunday
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Thomas W. Phelan, Jr
Thomas W. Phelan
Football Star Bolsters Courage of Young Fan
Horvath, 1944 Big Ten champion and Helston award winner for guiding Ohio State, comforts a frightened young fan at a university event. The boy’s anxiety centered on a proposed dental anesthetic injection at the university clinic, which Horvath helped ease by holding the youth’s hand.
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Columbus
Les Horvath
Helston
Ohio State University
Obituaries and Funerals in Cambridge and Surrounding Areas
The obituary notices report the funerals of Mrs. Celeste R. Foster of Cambridge and Alfred A L Harrison, detailing service times at Spurr Funeral Home and residence, officiants, and burial locations. Survivors include children, grandchildren, and multiple siblings. attendance by local unions noted. Additional services for Herbert Fearnley were held at Fonda's Funeral Home with burial in New Town Ida Cemetery.
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Celeste R. Foster
Spurr
Cambridge
Cheater A. ‘Sitamons
Exileary
Methodist Church
Woodlands Cem
Foster
Ann & Poser
Oak Hil
Easton
Florence
Alan W. Foster
Usn
Harrison
Alfred AL Harrison
Hudson Valley Fuel Corp
115Th Street
Frederica We.Evange
Second Presbyterian Church
Brick Sayers Union No. 10
New York
Timothy R. Sweeney
John H. Hennessey
Michael J. Ryan
Thomas J. Judge
Edward A. Pierce
Andrew Steininger
Oakwood Cemetery
Phoenix ‘Lodge
John L. Lindsey
Lyman A. Bidwell
Bricklayers’ Union
Hudson’ Wetley Fuel Corp
McLeod & Henry Co., Inc
Herbert Fearnley
Fonda’s
River Street
Robert J. van Deusen
Gilead Lutheran Church
Center Brunswick
Thomas Connally
Albert Koch
Frank Pettenger
Newt, Ida Cemetery
Dobris Named As Erway Assistant
Michel Dobris will become assistant district attorney of Albany County March 15, as announced by Dist Atty Julian B. Erway. The position pays 35,900 per year and expands Erway’s staff to three assistants. Robert J. Laffin, president of the board of elections, will replace Dobbs as recorder for 2,700 per year, while LaSn’s election board post of 180 remains unfilled.
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Recorder
Michel Dobris
Albany County
Julian B. Erway
Robert J. Laffin
Board of Elections
Dobbs
LaSn
Election Board
Elway
Sunday School Gass Conducts Meeting
The First Presbyterian Church of Lansingburg Sunday School class met at Mrs. Harold Mower’s home. Devotions by Mrs. Leon Lonsdale. Donations approved for Easter flowers, church offering, and Red Cross. Nomination committee named. April meeting moved to April 9 at Mrs. Byron Follett’s home with hostesses and program chairs listed.
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Seth N. Genung
First Presbyterian Church of
Lansingburg
Harold Mower
First Avenue
Burton Brust
Alieh Hawkins
Earl Rose
Burton Adams
Leon Lonsdale
Stanley Zellner
Frederic Brown
Donatasce Foster
Harold , Follett
Allen Hawkins
Elywyrh Thomas
Byron Follett
Third Avenue
Ernest Havillard
Gus Haage
Sprague
Margeret Shelliday
James O'Brien
Eldna Ryan
Mire Henry Giraud
Jtha
Catholic Women's Service League Reports Ticket Sales
The ticket committee of the Catholic Women s Service League reported returns from last week s lecture were received last night at The Hendrick Hudson. Final reports were lacking and chairwoman Mrs Marie G Osborne urged those with reports to contact the chair.
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Catholic ‘Women's Service ‘League
Hendrick Hudson
Marie G. Osborne
Eden warns Poland leaders to spare loyal Poles in exile
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the Commons that Poland must not persecute Poles loyal to the government in exile. He urged speed in Moscow talks on a new provisional Polish government and cited the arrest of Tomasz Arciszewski’s wife as a case needing British help. He defended Soviet actions in East Prussia and labeled Goebbels and Ribberstrop as war criminals.
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Anthony Edenesterday
Poland
Eden
Russia
Tomasz Areiszewsky
Sovermmiert In
Polane
Lublin
Moscow
Crimea
Hoenigsburg
East Prussia
Ter
Tse
Commons
Britain
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Joachim von Ribberstrop
Madame Arciszewski
Community groups organize meals and events in Waterford
Waterford Young Women's Group with USO aims to provide home baked pies cakes cookies and salads for service members passing through Troy. They collect food from villagers and arrange deliveries on Sundays using volunteers. Various church and post events include American Legion auxiliary meetings and a Waterford Methodist Church spaghetti and meatball supper organized by Youth Fellowship with tickets from members. Cubs Pack 31 meets at Waterford Methodist Church with a toothpick and matchstick project on display and parent attendance planned.
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Walter Marland
USO
Troy
Ste
the Baptist Church
Michon
Waterford
Waterford Methodist Church
W. Clinton Merritt
Green Island Man Awarded Bronze Star
TySgt William G Laughlin was awarded the Bronze Star for heroism after a Home Weekend visit with his parents at 29 George Street Greta Island. A Pacific theater veteran, Laughlin has served five years in the Army and is married to Louise Laughlin now stationed at Senta, Feo XM, formerly from Jackson, Mississippi. He also holds the Silver Star for five major banks and Good Conduct, and returned to base Tuesday. A St Mark's Guild meeting is planned today in the parish hall with Mrs Bertha Hull presiding.
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William G. Laughlin
Withem G. Laughlin
George Street
Greta Island
Pacific Theater
Sergeant Laughlin
Louise Laughlin
Senta
Feo XM
Jackson, Miss
Laughlin
Riddan
T He Army Base
Bombers Hit Dortmund Rail Lines and Oil Plants in Coordinated Strike
U S heavy bombers joined by 250 fighters conducted a seven pronged attack on Dortmund area oil plants a large refinery and key rail yards at Bielefeld Soest and Siegen. British night bombers hit Wesel and Sassnitz on Ruegen as part of the broad air offensive targeting German transport hubs.
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London
Dortmund
Bielefeld
Soestada Siegen
Wesel
Rhing
Eighth Air Force
Benzel
Bistfard
Soest
Siegen
Germany
Brunswick
Hannover
Ruhr Battleferd
Wesell
Rhine
Sassnitz
Baltic
Ruegen
East Prussia
Chamber Reports On OPA Rule Information For Retailers
Chamber of Commerce announces OPA textile rule details and urges manufacturers and retailers to study the regulation. Samuel W. McCochrane says information will help firms comply and directs them to WPE Order M38S and filing forms due by March 2.
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OPA Oe
Dressaa
Samuel W. McCochrane
Shauber
Yestarday
OBA
WPE
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Harry N.vanantwerp
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Mannsville
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Cheezin Circle
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J James Kisgston
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Louis Terrault
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OES
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Elizabeth Walsh
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Thomas Leonard
Winifred Messier
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Navy Commission
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Gass
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Charles J. Brady
American Legion
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