New England Bus Drivers On Strike
More than sixty buses on twelve Northern New England lines were tied up as about 200 bus drivers and mechanics struck. Service between Boston and Portland and intermediate points halted at midnight Tuesday. Passengers were advised to use Lowell and Lawrence rail connections and special buses, with trains serving Manchester and Concord routes via transfer points. Union officials of Portsmouth Local 1038 were involved in the dispute.
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Boston
New England
Boston and Maine Transportation Co
Hnes
Portland
The
Transportation Company
Boston and Maine Railroad
Fitchburg
Mass
Keene
N. H
Bellows Falls
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Dover
Concord
Laconia
N.H
Hampton
Hampton Beach
Old Orchard
Saco
Biddeford
Lowell and Lawrence
Manchester and
New Hampshire Lne
Lowell
Lawrence
Bus drivers protest overtime pay dispute with Boston and Maine
The F of L has been in talks since March 1 over a wage demand by union officials seeking a 50 percent increase for extra evening bus runs to Portsmouth Navy Yard workers. John J. Killam of Local 1038 asserts the company has not met contract clauses and cites overtime pay across all lines as the core issue.
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F. of L
Boston and Maine Transportation Co
Portsmouth Navy Yard
John J. Killam
Boston
Transportation Company
U S Soldiers Killed in England Training Explosion
Twenty nine U S soldiers were killed and eight wounded in an accidental explosion during training in England. Names withheld until families are notified.
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London
U. S
England
Chaplains Son Loses Faith Stops Praying
Lieut. W Wyeth Willard CHC U S N R based at Tarawa on 18 month overseas duty prompts his 9 year old son Peter to stop praying for his return. Willard awaits relief and orders to return home to North Scituate with his wife and four children.
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Hy Hurwitz
Babson Street
Mattapan
Mass
Marine Corps
Boston Globe
Associated Press
Pacific
Uick
W. Wyeth Willard
North Scituate
Willard
Peter
Second Marine Division
Tarawa
Green Island selects May 14 for annual Communion breakfast
At a Tuesday meeting Green Island Council Knights of Columbus set Sunday May 14 as the date for its annual communion and breakfast to follow Mass at St. Joseph Church. Past grand knights and current officers will run the event with Eugene V. O Connor named general chairman. In Camp Fire news Marilyn Duffy was elected president of the Pitkin group with Jane Bordeau as vice president Norma Bryce secretary Shirley Bibb treasurer and Phyllis Abbott scribe. A Ninth Grade Home Room play Spirit of 44 about war savings will be staged in Headly School auditorium at 11 30 am with Miss Margaret M Kenny as home room teacher. Participants include Lansing Joseph Sheedy Delores O Hara Robert Niles Robert Warren Raymond Singleton Thomas Bertrand James Schlutow and Delores Dean as student chairman. Stage managers are William Leffler Landis Lyons and Ernest Phoenix.
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Camp Fire Girls
Marilyn Duffy
Pitkin Camp
American Legion Hall
Jane Bordeau
Norma Bryce
Shirley Bibb
Phyllis Abbott
Headly School
Margaret M. Kenny
Lansing
Joseph Sheedy
Delores O'Hara
Robert Niles
Robert Warren
Raymond Singleton
Thomas Bertrand
James Schlutow
Delores Dean
William Leffler
Landis Lyons
Ernest Phoenix
Pies Made Square by Army Baker in Solomons
Akron serviceman Sergt. Alexander Hirschfelt, 20, writes home that pies from the Solomons come out square because cake tins are the only available equipment. He explains the pies are baked 'put there good' despite the tool limits.
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Akron
Sergt. Alexander Hirschfelt
Solomons
Radio Says Nazis Will Leave Rome
The Rome radio announced Germans would withdraw military installations and divert traffic from the city in an effort to place bombing responsibility on the Allies. The broadcast claimed Rome as an open city, a unilateral declaration with no effect under international law.
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London
Rome
Italy Aims to Bind Allies While Rome Open City Plan
The Badoglio administration pushed to declare Rome an open city before surrender in September, seeking Allied acceptance to make the status binding. The move reflects efforts to protect historic sites and civilian safety amid falling grip on the capital.
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Badoglio
Italy
Rome
Bestle Will Probate In New York Bequeaths 2500
The will of Henrietta J. Bestle widow of George T. Bestle of Troy who died in New York February 25 has been probated there. Among the bequests is 2500 to a Troy woman.
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Henrietta J. Bestle
George T. Bestle
Troy
New York
Sibbald Leaves Bequest to Oakwood Mausoleum Care
Ruth Lusch Sibbald of 549 How Sick Street leaves 5000 dollars for care of the Bestle mausoleum in Oakwood Cemetery and 7000 dollars to cousin Maria Kehn Gleason of 2180 Fifth Avenue.
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Ruth Lusch Sibbald
Howsick Street
Bestle
Oakwood Cemetery
Fifth Avenue
Maria Kehn Gleason
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