County Resident Downs Nazi Plane
Chester J. Darkward a 20 year old from Malley Falls shoots down a Messerschmitt over Berlin after a .30 caliber bullet tears into his bomber near the back of his head cutting a patch of hair about the size of a dime. He quips that the ME 109’s destruction was the best haircut value he ever had while serving as a turret gunner with the Rensselaer County unit.
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Chester J. Darkward
Malley Falls
Messerschmitt
Rensselaer County
Associated Press
U. S
Berlin
Darkward
Darknard
Hoosick Falls Board Sends Contingent of 24 Seamen and Soldiers
A group of 24 selectees from Hoosick Falls Board 334 left by train for military service. Seventeen head to Fort Dix for the Army, while seven go to the Albany Navy depot for assignment to naval training stations. Volunteers include Edward Keegan, Raymond Albergine, Nicholas Baker Jr, and John Norton, among others.
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Hoosick Falls
Army
Navy
Fort Dix
Albany
Edward F. Keegan
Dominick V. Carelli
Joseph H. Rebhun
Troy
Russell. van
Nicholas J. Baker, Jr
William E. Rourke, Jr
Cropseyville
Wesley C. Shaw
Cherry Plain
Leonard R. Rupp
Melrose
Michael H. Bacherz
John I. Norton
Hooick Falls
Leon A. Bisson
William G. Burns
Wilfred J. LaJeuhesse
R. D. J. Troy
Paul Rivard
Dominick Yurewitch
Join the Army And See The Roosevelts
Nubron L. Robertson of Hol llcomb Missouri finally met the Roosevelts though not together. As an Army lieutenant he first glimpsed President Roosevelt in North Africa last year and later saw Mrs Roosevelt in Australia. Robertson shares the Roosevelts’ travels as he moves with the troops.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Nubron L. Robertson
Hollcomb
Washington
Roosevelt
Robertson
Roosevelts
North Africa
Mrs Roosevelt
Australia
Busboy Held for Theft After Four Hour Job
Nicholas Casmento 27 of Jamestown New York worked as a busboy in a downtown restaurant in Fittsburg Pennsylvania for four hours before being arrested on a charge of attempting to steal 125 dollars from his employer. Manager Frank Spargo said Casmento seized the cash from the register as he counted funds then fled. He was nabbed two blocks away with other employees.
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Fittsburg
Nicholas Casmento
Jamestown
WN. Y
Frank Spargo
Casmento
Penetro Promises Cold Relief With Old Fashioned Suet Base
An old time remedy shifts from Grandma’s mutton suet cures to Penetro a modern salve using the same principal for chest tightness coughs and cold misery. Mothers now rub on Penetro for real relief and insist Always get Penetro according to this note by Andy.
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Andy
Hoosick Falls Irish Night at New Theater Tonight
Hoosick Falls hosts Irish Night at the New Theater presented by the Knights of Columbus. Servicemen in uniform admitted free. The program features Olive Boyd as host, with acts including the Two Jacks, the Two Harmoniacs, The Spirits of 1944, Ven till, Gus Heston, and Jane Wager. Soldier Jimmy Archer, wounded in Italy, has been released from hospital and promoted to sergeant. Ten Hoosick Falls students qualified for Army Navy tests. Rev. George C. Egan spoke on St Patrick at Kiwanis. Michael Adams treated in Troy Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hatcher visiting.
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Knights of Columbus
Knights
Olive Boyd
Brady
Bernard
McGarry
Dawn
Ventill
Gus Heston
Jane Wager
Jimmy Archer
Italy
St. Patrick
George C. Egan
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Michael Adams
Mechanic Street
Troy Hospital
Charles Hatcher
Selkirk
Pre War Copper Penny To Replace Steel Cent
War Production Board says copper stock recovery allows adding virgin copper to restore the copper zinc ratio for cents. Monthly production around 150 million, likely reaching last year's output. Obituaries note A Eugene Jontz and Caroline Boupton Brew with survivors and funeral details.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Small Business To Get Share in War Goods Sales
Washington (UP) The government will sell surplus war goods to aid small business and curb monopolies, says Surplus War Property Administrator Will Clayton. He backs Baruch’s plan for open postwar dealings, favors a stable price policy, and insists sales prioritize little business and national economy while protecting taxpayers.
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Washington
Will Clayton
Baruch
Clayton
Cen
New York
Midwest
Quezon’s Rescuer Reported Missing
Lieut. David M. Sloan Jr a gunnery and torpedo officer in the U S Navy credited with sinking the first Japanese ship destroyed by American arms after Pearl Harbor is reported missing in action. Sloan’s parents Mr and Mrs D K Sloan were informed by the Navy Department. In 15 months of combat he sailed 100000 miles on Pacific patrols with a submarine crew that sank 19 enemy vessels and rescued Philippines President Manuel Quezon and high official parties from embattled Corregidor.
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Money
David &. Sloan
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Navy Department
D. K. Sloan
Sloan
Pacific
Philippines
Manuel Quezon
Francis B. Sayre
Mairzy Doats Zoo Mystery Puzzles Dr Goss
New York reporter confirms the lyric line in a Bronx Zoo context. Dr Leonard J Goss veterinarian for the farm department says mares and goats eat oats ivy and poison ivy, aligning with the Mairzy Doats verses.
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Jeanette Smits
New York
INS
Mairzy Doats
Doazy Doats
Lamzy Divey
Leonard J. Goss
Bronx Zoo
Goss
Bellevue Hospital
Mairzy
Mairzy Coats
Slow Pay But Good Mt Vernon Charity Debt Owed
A Mt Vernon resident repays 80 dollars after 22 years to the City Welfare Office claiming the Mount Vernon City Hospital treated her as a patient for twenty days. City Charity Department had paid 80 dollars. She had long intended to settle the debt. Reports say she handed over the amount at the welfare office of William A. Rose. In related news, UPI reports American air specialists training Australian crews in Liberator bombers with RAAF crews soon to see combat action against Japan in the Southwest Pacific.
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Mount Vernon
INS
Mt. Vernon
William A. Rose
Mount Vernon City Hospital
City Charity Department
Canberra
Aus
UPI
Drakeford
RAAF
Southwest
Pacific
Farmer notes visitors curious about zoo animals diet
Dr. Goss recalls visitors at the zoo farm department asking about whether the animals eat oats or ivy. He observes the department is always frequented by many visitors intrigued by their strange appearance and habits. The average size of Missouri's art is 135.6 acres.
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Dr. Goss
Missouri ‘Artis
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