D. & H. Hits New High In Market
Stock market mixed gains led by rails liquor and aircraft shares. Near closing there were fractional advances and broad losses as a light session with 1,173,510 shares traded. Optimism on earnings and elections supported trends despite broad bear readings and cashing profits.
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New York
Inter
Rails
Delaware & Hudson
Park & Tilford
Allied Mills
Canada Dry
White Rock
Texas Gulf
Curtiss-Wright “A
Johns Manville
General Motors
U.S. Steel
Western Union
J. C. Penney
Chicago
Officers Elected by Cluett Peabody Co Directors Meet in New York
The Cluett Peabody board reelected officers at the annual stockholders meeting held for organization in New York. Harold Cluett resigned as director last year leaving C R Palmer as president and A O Buckingham as vice president along with Kennedy Cluett Pfeffer Braden Woodruff in other posts. In Del Norte County California a redwood tree over 2,500 years old was found to be strong enough for lumber after a fallen partner tree was cut.
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Cluett, Peabody & Co, Inc
New York
Harold Cluett
C. R. Palmer
R. O. Kennedy
S. L Cluett
E. C. Pfeffer
A. O. Buckingham
J. C Braden
H. W. Woodruff
del Norte County
Cal
Army Chaplains Suffer High Casualty Rates in War
Washington reports 19 chaplains killed in battle to end of last year with 19 wounded 33 prisoners 1 MIA and 31 dead from accidents or illness. Chaplains earned 90 decorations including 3 DSCs 3 Croix de Guerre 26 Silver Stars and 39 Purple Hearts. At year end 6 998 chaplains served 4255 in the U S 2743 overseas.
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Washington
Chaplain Corps
Army
Corps
United States
William R. Arnold
U.S
Dutch Employ Kaiser To Restore Island Fleet
Henry J. Kaiser announced plans to build thirty coast wise cargo ships for the Dutch East Indies government for war and peacetime use among South Pacific islands. The cash contract avoids lend-lease approval and Kaiser expects ready labor and materials to start before year’s end.
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Washington
Henry J. Kaiser
Dutch East, Indies
South Pacific Islands
Netherlands Indies
Kaiser
Market Prices And Wholesale Quotations Reported
New York March 23 GP FLOUR and RYE FLOUR steady with various grades quoted. Cornmeal and wheat prices listed along with feed butter cheese eggs and poultry wholesale prices. Includes premiums scores and packaging notes for butter and egg categories.
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New York
Sterdy
Bazs
Buffalo
OPA
Goa
Troy Girl To Compete In State Test
Miss Suzanne Freedman of Troy High School will compete in the Legion oratorical state finals in Albany High School at 8 30 p m. She won Troy High School eliminations Rensselaer County and district finals and placed second in the zone finals. If she wins she advances to the national finals. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Freedman of 131 Second Street.
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Troy Post
American Legion
Suzanne Freedman
Troy
Albany
Legion
Miss Freedman
Albany High School
Troy High School
Rensselaer County
Alfred Freedman
Second Street
Fort Edward Chamber backs firehouse plan shift
The Fort Edward Chamber of Commerce voted to urge the Village Board to drop the reconstruction of the burned village offices and instead provide temporary quarters. The group proposed repairing the current building at under 1000 dollars to house the fire department, with officers likely moving to the Powers Building first floor. Mayor Lyden said officials were contacting government agencies and major firms to attract industries.
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Fort Edward
Powers
Frank P. Lyden
Chamber of Commerce
Bodies of 19 Victims Of Bus Tragedy Found
Passaic N J reports 19 dead after bus plunges from Market Street bridge. Three more bodies identified Anna Furtek 25 Passaic John W Balla 16 Garfield and Percy Dunham 48 Clifton. Six survivors remain in hospitals and one passenger is listed as missing with unofficial counts at four.
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Passaic
Killed in Action Pvt Ray L Bacon of Schaghticoke
Pvt Raymond L Bacon son of Mr and Mrs John Bacon of Schaghticoke was killed in action in Italy on February 17 while with an anti tank division His wife Carmela Lorenzo of Mechanicville was notified The soldier born in Mechanicville attended Schaghticoke High School and worked for West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co before enlisting in 1943 Survived by parents wife two sisters and two brothers listed in notice
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Raymond L. Bacon
John Bacon
Schaghticoke
Italy
Carmela Lorenzo
Mechanicville
Bacon
Schaghticoke High School
Army
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co
Private Bacon
Laura Bacon
Olga Nash
Paul Golden
Ralph Golden
Cohoes
Detective Wiring Blamed for Fire In Lansingburg
A two story frame dwelling at 321 Third Avenue Lansingburg was damaged by a fire caused by a defective wire. The first floor is occupied by Mrs Julia Hickey and the second floor by Fred Plante. Firemen responded with Pumper 11 after a still alarm at 8 46 p m and a box alarm at 8 49 p m. They used a booster line and returned at 9 38 p m.
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Third Avenue
Lansingburg
Julia Hickey
Fred Plante
Rush Shipments Ordered for Overseas Invasion Supplies
Army ordnance depots led by Brig. Gen. A. G. Gillespie accelerate shipments to embarkation ports. The push aims to meet the demand of spare parts and general supplies for tanks, with 900 parts per General Sherman per year and 90 000 parts per shipment. Freight cars crates and steel strapping are required to prepare each set.
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Army Ordnance
A. G. Gillespie
Watervliet Arsenal
Gillespie
Cohoes Resident Tops State Clerk Test List
Alice Greenway of Cohoes placed first with 85.4 in the State Civil Service examination for head purchase clerk in state departments and institutions. William Wilson of Rensselaer led with 89.8 for director of school building service. Don L. Essex of Glenmont was the only other qualifier at 89.2.
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Alice Greenway
Cohoes
William Wilson
Rensselaer
Don L. Essex
Glenmont
Five NY ski resorts promise weekend skiing
Albany reports spring skiing at five New York resorts. Lake Placid shows 38 inches snow with a 24 degree base and fair conditions, Old Forge has a 32 inch base with good skiing, Speculator notes four inches powder on a 38 inch base with excellent skiing, Saranac Lake lists 16 inches base with fair skiing, Tupper Lake reports ten inches base with fair skiing.
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Albany
New York
State Division of Commerce
Lake Placid
Old Forge
Speculator
Saranac Lake
Tupper Lake
Gromek Returns to Indians Rotation After Intrasquad Show
Steve Gromek, a 16 win righthander, is back in the Cleveland Indians pitching staff after a successful intrasquad outing. Lou Boudreau moved him from the infield to pitching, praising his performance. Allie Reynolds also joined the pitching staff after agreeing to a contract by phone.
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Lafayette
Ind
Steve Gromek
Lou Boudreau
Baltimore
Cleveland Indians
Boudreau
Gromek
Allie Reynolds
Oklahoma
Reynolds
Jorma
Sewell Keeps Blooper Ball Under Cover
In Muncie Indiana Rip Sewell delays using the blooper ball as wet field conditions force the Pirates to train in the gym. Manager Frank Frisch leads two hours of drills after a soggy ball ground prompts the switch from McCullough Park to indoor work.
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Sewell
Muncie
Ind
Rip
Frank Frisch
Grand Coulee Dam Costs Hit 180 Million
Grand Coulee Washington expenditures totaling 180 million dollars were spent in the last decade on construction and development of Grand Coulee Dam and its appurtenant works, according to a Bureau of Reclamation report.
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Mellion
Grand Coulee
Wash
Grand Coulee Dam
Bureau of Reclamation
Marion Heads to Spring Training Camp With Cardinals
Marty Marion shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals said he would report for spring training after receiving weeks of grace from the draft board. He stopped in Atlanta en route to Cairo and Abbeville, S.C. and noted he had not signed a contract yet but expected to do so soon once at camp.
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Marty Marion
S T. Louis Cardinals
Marion
Atlanta
Cairo
Abbeville
S.C
Trosky and Cartwright Join Chicago White Sox
Hal Trosky and outfielder Guy Cartwright joined the Chicago White Sox for spring training, reducing the absentee list to reliever Joe Haynes. The team prepared vigorously for exhibition games against the Detroit Tigers at Evansville on Saturday and Sunday.
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French Lick
Hal Trosky
Guy Cartwright
Chicago White Sox
Joe Haynes
Sox
Detroit Tigers
Evansville
Byron Nelson Leads Durham Open Favorite After 66
Byron Nelson, fresh off a 66 in the Charlotte Open, is the favorite for the 5 000 Durham Open in Durham North Carolina. He closed 33 33 to finish four behind Dutch Harrison of the Army, tying Harrison’s course record with a shaky finish. Jag McSpaden and Craig Wood also loom as top contenders. The piece ends with an odd stray sentence about a cowbird.
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N. C
Lord Byron Nelson
Nelson
Charlotte
Dutch Harrison
Army
Harrison
Jag McSpaden
Craig Wood
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