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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1945
Page
7
Wartime items recount a German underground complex with hundreds of caverns and a city built beneath the surface stocked with engines and supplies. Reports describe soldiers, air crews, and families from Troy and nearby areas serving in the war, with promotions, graduations, and overseas postings.
A compilation of local soldiers and air personnel noted for long service and recent postings. The list includes Purple Heart recipients from Saipan and Okinawa, merchants turned servicemen in Europe and the Pacific, and new trainees at Fort Bragg. Names span Troy Cohoes and Watervliet with units in Italy Germany and Hawaii.
The piece reviews a Washington State Department maneuver over Pell and a lack of real representation on the War Crimes Commission amid Nazi crimes. It recounts Truman and Molotov's exchange at the United Nations Conference about Poland and the Yalta pledge with hints of American expectations for allied unity. It ends with a military note about Marines composing letters despite frontline fighting.
Private Dugan says massive shelling left Duten nearly unrecognizable with every house reportedly destroyed. He warns that mines will be nearly impossible to remove from the forest as German resistance appears extreme and intensified.
President Truman directs officials to secure pledges from business leaders and government executives to stay at work until Japan is defeated. He also plans a radio appeal and asks Congress to extend wartime price and ration controls. Vinson to canvass key personnel to remain at posts and avert losses of trained staff.
Wilcox arrives in Greenwich to spend summer with his father Ed ward Wilcox. Junior Prom planned at Greenwich Central School Auditorium tomorrow from 8 p.m. to midnight with Bernie Collins Orchestra. Residents move into new homes including Mr and Mrs Charles Wright on Cor Jse Avenue and Mr and Mrs Thomas Richardson sale. War department misspoken notice for Pfc Louis Wood corrected by family. Wavy W-12 unit officer A S Frederick W Gilford named commander of Company in Hobart College announcement. Dorothy Pratt commissioned ensign in Naval Nurses Corps and training at St Albans Hospital. Seaman Harold Lundberg stationed in Biakamas Islands doing radio intelligence work.
Mrs Lorin Weeden remains in Leonard Hospital while Marjorie Carpenter visits from Oneonta for the weekend. A midweek service is planned at the Methodist Church tomorrow evening and the annual mother and daughter banquet will be held May 9 in the church hall. Youth Fellowship will stage a stent night in the church hall tomorrow. Nelson Carpenter improves after a serious injury when his team broke away. Mrs Frank Greet, Mrs Elmer Philips and daughter Marie, Mrs Forrest Lewis, Mrs Percy Carpenter and daughters Fazel and Marian spent Tuesday with Mrs Gilbert Buckley at Sthaghticoke. Lewis' birthday noted.
British invasion forces storm ashore twenty miles south of Rangoon in a daring amphibious push. Paratroops cleared defenses and Japanese restraints as ground columns moved toward Rangoon, with bombardments from ships and aircraft aiding the operation.
Readers debate whether a husband must support a wife who can work and comment on presidential portrait photographers. Letters praise natural poses of Mrs Truman and complain about staged images. A veteran asks how to add a soldier’s name to the honor roll and receives guidance on eligibility and contact.
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