Nazi Bombs Damaged 4000 English Churches
Rev William Cecil Northcott reports four thousand English churches destroyed or damaged by German bombs during World War II. He enumerates losses by denomination including Church of England 163 destroyed and 1280 damaged, Baptists and Congregationalists over 80, Methodists 1314 lost or damaged, Church of Scotland 9 destroyed and 70 damaged, and Roman Catholics 234 lost or damaged. Congregationalists pursue a $2,000,000 reconstruction drive.
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Boston
England
William Cecil Northcott
London
London Missionary Society
Erary
Society
David Livingstone
Africa
Church of England
Church of Scotland
Landlocked Bomber Freed By Engineers
A damaged Fortress Werewolf landed inside a British sanitarium. Engineers from the U S Army Corps built a temporary runway, cleared 10,000 cubic yards of earth, removed trees and walls, and rebuilt a bomber for a return flight home. Captain Charles A. Tucker led four projects to recover bombers with reduced man-hours.
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U. S. Army
Britain
Engineer Corps
U. S. Air Force
Charles A. Tucker
Ottawa
Kan
Tucker
Million and Half in New York Factories
Edward Corsi state industrial commissioner announced that about 1.46 million wage earners work in New York State manufacturing plants with 535000 women. The two year gain of 178000 jobs from 1942 to 1944 came largely from more women in war industries. A sample of 3186 factories shows women averaging 32.70 dollars weekly while men average 55.11 dollars.
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New York State
Edward Corsi
Corsi
East Side Lodges Hold Initiations and Meetings
Triumph Rebekah Lodge hosted initiation for three members with visitors from Raymertown Averill Park and Cropseyville. Golden Ray Lodge members initiated at Triumph Lodge. Red Cross sewing unit meets at Third Presbyterian Church hall. Women’s groups plan rummage sale and April fundraiser with multiple church activities and social events described.
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H. Marbara Brown Osterhout
Catharine Munton
Noble
Triumph Rebekah Lodge
Helen Hasbrouck
Marion Hodge
Roberta Taylor
Golden Ray Lodge
Raymertown
Triumph Lodge
Golden Ray
Marion Quandt
Ruth van Buren
Red Cross
Third Presbyterian Church
Marvin Banesteel
Women’s Service Guild
Mount Ida Memorial Presbyterian Church
Congress Street
James D. Aryans
Watervliet Woman Enlists for WAC Administrative Posts
Mrs. Lucy Wardell of Watervliet becomes the first area woman to enlist in the WAC for administrative work at the Albany induction station. She joins a plan to replace soldiers in admin posts due to rising overseas-bound manpower needs. Enlistees receive five weeks of basic training before returning to posts with the Albany team.
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Lucy BR. Wardell
Fourth Street
Waterviiet
WAC
Washington Avenue
Albany
Armed Forces
Trio Held for Using Girl Decoy in Robbery
New York youths Anthony Ferrara William Ciccarelli and Joseph Gradello are held for grand jury action on a scheme using Dorothy E Cook a 17 year old Bridgeport girl as a decoy to rob Corporal Fred I Schwartzberg at Camp Pickett Virginia The three allegedly instructed the girl to lure the Soldier while they robbed him taking 17 dollars from his bench while missing 225 more on his person The girl testified in felony court and was not detained
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New York
INS
Dorothy E. Cook
Bridgeport
Conn
Anthony Ferrara
William Ciccarelli
Joseph Gradello
Corp
Fred I. Schwartzberg
Camp Pickett
Woman Held For Murder Reindicted
Mrs. Ruth Simons, 39, wife of Ancram peace justice, reindicted on first degree murder in the ax slaying of her mother in law Beulah Simone. Trial set to begin Tuesday before State Supreme Court Justice Francis Bergan. indictment supersedes prior one. Decker pled guilty to reduced second degree murder and will testify for the state.
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Ruth Simons
Columbia County Peace
Columbia County March Grand Jury
State Supreme Court
Francis Bergan
Simon
Arthur Decker
Beulah Simone
Decker
Simons Farm
Bergan
William F. Christiana
Simons
Businessman Accused Of Stealing Pennies in Washington
Washington police booked 65 year old Leo Davis alias Harry Dawson on two counts of petty larceny after a spectator saw him take 15 cents from a newsstand and he then tried for 25 cents at a nearby stand. He carried 1335 dollars in his pockets and pleaded innocent before Municipal Court Judge Thomas D Quinn and was held for trial on April 6.
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Washington (P
Leo Davis
Harry
Henry Dawson
Thomas D. Quinn
Davis
Court Hears Plea For Maximum Penalties
Assistant U S Attorney John B Diamond requested the maximum penalty of 200 fine and four years in jail or both for each new count in the case related to taking a quarter from a pile of papers.
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United States
John B. Diamond
Davis Fined in Split Counts After Arrests
Diamond stated Davis faced fines of 100 dollars on two counts and 50 dollars on a third in January and February. Police reported he carried more than 1600 dollars in his pockets at each arrest.
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Diamond
Davis
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Troy
Cee
IPA
East Side
Meris
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Trinity Methodist Church
St. Patrick
Donald Genther
Donald Snyder
Raymond Priddle
Elmer Willams
F. Jay Reid
Wayne Koppes
St. Patrick's
Minerva Castle
William E. Smith
James W. Smith
John W. Snyder
Paul Hemke
By Galbraith
Copa
NEA Service, Inc
T. Mt. Reg
Watervliet
WACS
Melbourne
Australia
Joseph Surer Wrale
Poundations
Wortgomerny Ward Retail Only
Menand, N. Y
Lambert Vitamins Co., Inc
Montgomery Ward
Lace
van Arden
Batiste
Dary
Menands, N. Y
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