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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1945
Page
2
A grand jury yesterday indicted Medley Aiags for the murder of Mrs Nancy Boyer in Preshington. Judge Joseph Dunbar presides as the grand jury returned two indictments for the test degree marches at the scene on March 2.
The escaped convict faces charges including murder during a robbery at a Fifteenth Street Apartment, with two $800 thefts, and a second count alleging efforts to evade prosecution for perjury and robbery.
Two women active in foreign mission work will address the Troy Presbyterian meeting at Woodside on Thursday April 5. The program opens at 11 and includes a box luncheon, with election of officers to follow. The speakers include Miss Schiefer and Miss Wives with backgrounds in China, Bangkok, and Canton mission schooling.
The Office of Price Administration authorized a $2 per ton increase in newsprint ceiling prices, effective immediately. This marks the third rise since price control began in March 1942 and lifts standard newsprint to $381 per ton delivered to 32 port cities with zone ceilings also raised. The change aims to boost producer returns for about 3.29 million tons used in 1940s U.S. publishing.
Rev. William T. Cummings, army chaplain on Bataan credited with coining There are no atheists in foxholes, was reported missing by the Maryknoll Fathers. He led prayers for Bataan heroes, was wounded by shrapnel, and last known aboard a transport sunk by an American submarine, with hope he may have been picked from the water.
State Motor Vehicle Bureau figures show January 1944 compared with January 1943. Troy records 32 accidents with 42 injured and one death, up from 27 accidents and 29 injured with one death. statewide totals: 4 183 accidents 5 372 injuries 455 deaths in January 1944, vs 4 617 accidents 5 618 injuries 115 deaths the prior year.
Eleven hundred prisoners including 290 wounded Americans were freed as U S Seventh Army captured Heppenheim Germany. They recounted filth and starvation diet with little food and no Red Cross packages. deaths were few but tied to malnutrition. An American lieutenant and major performed surgical care.
A six year old boy, David Richmond, was killed yesterday when struck by a fan belt machine at his parents home. The incident occurred under the supervision of his father Leonard Richmond and mother Mrs. Richmond.
President Roosevelt met with Senate leaders in the White House to urge passage of a new manpower bill. He pressed Majority Leader Barkley and Senate military chair Thomas that swift action would strengthen ground forces, while administration backers claimed enough votes to ensure passage despite opposition.
German blasts on a bridge linking Copenhagen with Atta er Island blocked a large Danish fleet requisitioned by the Germans for Baltic ports. Police were wounded and two Danes killed as German forces fled into a crowd.
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