Wrong Way Nazi Flyer Vanishing Shocks London
London reporting notes the death of Lieut. Franz Roka, a Luftwaffe fighter ace and Goering favorite, after a recent dogfight over western Europe. The mysterious disappearance of Mueller leaves the Luftwaffe with few glamour figures, while Herman Schmidt emerges as a hot and cold exception.
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London
Franz Roka
Luftwaffe
Mysterius
Mueller
Herman Schmidt
Berlin
Zwoelf Uhr Blatt
Roka
Europe
Goering
Herman the German flies with the Abbeville Kids in Kiel sighting
The piece recounts Luftwaffe pilots Mueller and Herman Schmidt, nicknamed Herman the German. Mueller is described as an always erratic pilot causing Allied frustration in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Schmidt, a noted Abbeville Kid, reappears over Kiel after a month but vanishes without firing a shot.
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Mueller
Luftwaffe
Mediterranean
North Africa
Herman Schmidt
Schmidt
Hudson Falls Man Wounded in Action
John L. Doyle of 18 Grove Avenue Hudson Falls has been wounded in action while serving with the Marines, per Navy Department notice to his sister Miss Genevieve Doyle. Other area Marines reported wounded include Pfe. Quentin Berge of Schenectady and Pvt. John B. Ferguson of Albany, with the term skyscraper noted in reference to a triangular skysail.
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Pfe
John L. Doyle
Grove Avenue
Hudson Falls
Navy Department
Genevieve Doyle
Quentine, Berge
Schenectady
John B. Ferguson
Albany
Work Conditions of Troopers in New York Probed
State trooper representatives press complaints on working conditions in Albany. Special Prosecutor Edward Scully interviewed Troop B Malone troopers about ill fitting shoes unpaid vehicle damages and loss of leisure time. Findings to form a general report for Gov Dewey with recommendations.
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Albany
State Police Benevolent Association
New York State
Edward W. Scully
New York
Atty
Nathaniel Goldstein
Scully
Malone
Thomas E Dewey
Two Privates Have 17 Children Between Them
Pvt Bernard Valdepena of Kansas City Missouri and Pvt Wilfred Elias of Lafayette Louisiana, trainees at Camp Callan California, boast a combined total of 17 children. Valdepena, 36, has nine children and a $240 monthly government allotment. Elias, 35, has eight children and a $220 allotment. Both men express eagerness to return to their wives and kids.
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San Diego
Cal
Bernard Valdepena
Wilfred Elias
Camp Callan
Valdepena
Kansas City
Elias
Himen
Bernard, Jr
Raymond
Robert
Ronald
Richard
Jerry
Benana
Rosalie
Betty Jean
Marguerite
Pvt
Lafayette
Wilfred, Jr
John
Donald
Gilda Lee
Maria Jeanette
Dolores
Local residents listed in furloughs visits and club events
Center Brunswick Pvt Jamesz Morse and Pvt Henry Trinzcinski spend furloughs with their parents. Lieut Charles Littlefield visits uncle Nelson Littlefield. Home Bureau holds all day meeting at Mrs George Grabo. Mrs Clara Whittle visits Mrs Catherine Sheffer. Men’s Domino Club meets at Myron Lockrow home. 14 attend. Women’s Christian Service pie supper at Methodist Church chaired by Nellie Engle. Red Cross solicitors sponsor 6.30 p.m. supper and dance at White Lily Hall. 4 H Club meets at Marion Booth home. plans sugar cookies project and donation to Red Cross. next meeting at Gladys Mandeville home.
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Jamesz Morse
J. Kenneth Morse
Charles Littlefield
Nelson Littlefield
Home Bureau
George Grabo
Clara Whittle
North Hoosick
Catherine Sheffer
Henry Trinzcinski
Lansingburg War Fund report set for Thursday meeting
The first general report on progress in Lansingburgs Red Cross war fund campaign will be given Thursday at noon at First Baptist Church. Mrs James C Covert chairs the drive and notes contributions reach toward a 15000 district quota with house to house drives and business donations led by Read & Lewis Machine Co and others including Troy Fifth Avenue Bus Co Bank Service Station Bornts Market Murco Chemical Co Fifth Avenue Bakery Fulton Food Market and North End Market. The Fellowship Group of St Mark s Methodist Church will meet today at 8 pm at 143 Second Avenue with hostesses Edna Donahue and Frances Anderson. Mrs Leroy D Lester remains hospitalized at Samaritan after an operation.
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Lansingburg
Red Cross War Fund
War Fund
First Baptist Church
James C. Covert
Covert
Read & Lewis Machine Co
Troy Fifth Avenue Bus Co., Inc. Bank
Bornt’s Market
Murco Chemical Co
Fifth Avenue Bakery
Fulton Food Market
North End Market
St. Mark's Methodist Church
St. Patrick's
William Seifert
Second Avenue
Edna Donahue
Frances Anderson
Exile Axis Leaders Urged for Hitler and Mussolini
Plymouth mother of seven, wife of a Congregational minister, argues against brutal postwar punishment. She says killing Hitler and Mussolini won’t bring back her son or others who died, and proposes exile somewhere like “The Man Without a Country” so they can never voice their boasts.
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Plymouth
Mass
Hitler
Mussolini
United Nations
America
Robert J. Hodgen
Reading Public Wants Books On War
The American Library Association reports readers seek wartime content in war abroad and home life guidance. The Victory Book Campaign will deliver over 15 million books to soldiers overseas with USO and Red Cross aid.
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Chicago
American Library Association
The
Library Association
USO
American Red Cross
Army
Navy
Armed Services
Mexico
Brazil
Nicaragua
United States
Association
Peterson's Ointment for Itching Relief Ad
Itchy skin and pimples cause irritation with red blotches. A 35c box of Peterson's Ointment at your druggist provides prompt relief and soothing balm. Itching and smarting ease, skin looks and feels better. Also helps itching of feet and cracks between toes. Troy 11-Adv.
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Peterson
Troy
New Rubber Conducts Electricity for Airplane Guns
Rubber stoves weighing about three ounces heat 50 caliber machine guns on American fighters. Made from a new electrically conducting rubber sheet impregnated into cotton, they wrap around gun breeches and produce 200 to 250 degrees without internal wiring. Lighter and more efficient than earlier heat pads, the stoves work well down to 20 below zero.
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Howard W. Blaekeslee
Associated Press
New York
Metropolitan Opera Drive Exceeds Goal
The Metropolitan Opera fund drive in New York raises 316,793 dollars toward a 300,000 goal. George A. Stoan, president of the Metropolitan Opera Association and fund chairman, says the extra will help until the war ends.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera Fund
George A. Stoan
Metropolitan Opera Association
Sloan
Tests Reveal Foe's Arms Not Equal to Ours
In Cleveland, Col. H. M. Reedall reports about 600,000 captured Jan and Naz ordnance tested at seven U.S. arsenals show American gear outperforms enemy weapons. Jap rifle is inaccurate beyond 350 yards. the Garand outshoots at longer ranges. The Jap machine gun is deadly short range but inferior to the Browning 20caliber at 500 yards, which fires faster. American equipment often upgraded after such comparisons.
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Cleveland
United States
H. M. Reedall
Reedall
Col Reedall
Armor on American tanks widened to resist heavier shells
Armor on American tanks has been increased in thickness to withstand heavier shell fire and extra armor has been welded on the outside of upper tank hulls. Captured ordnance, after testing by American Army experts, is shipped to service training centers to acquaint troops with weapons they will face in action. As late as 1877, steel was prohibited in English bridge building.
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England
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