Hero's Return Hero Decorated for Valor in Pacific
Captain Charles F. Franklin of Watervliet a Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal recipient speaks at home about his three years in service from Java to New Guinea and his crew’s sacrifices. He criticizes domestic strikes delaying the war noting how comrades die while working to finish the mission. He recounts surviving a Japanese attack in a Flying Fortress and aiding a native through the jungle before reaching a Dutch port.
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Charles F. Franklin
Watervliet
New Guinea
America
Southwest Pacific
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Euhers
Java
Frank Franklin
First Street
San Francisco
Australia
Young
Fortreas
Jana
Jungie
St. Bridget’s School
Catholic Central High School
New York State College
Air Transport Service
Hs Squadron
Williams Named Navy V-12 Training Center at Williams College
President James P Baxter III announced Williams College has been designated by the Navy Department as a basic training center for V-12 cadets. About 90 cadets begin training July 1 with 60 Naval preflight cadets already at Williams. By July 1 roughly 2,100 trainees are expected, including V-12, preflight, and deferred regular students. Belmont farmer Leon F Short, 53, was fatally injured when his tractor toppled into a creek. A Spanish gourd crossed with a cucumber is reported to produce a new vegetable.
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James P. Baxter
WilliamsCollege
Navy Department
Washington
Willams
New England
Harvard
Holy Cross
Naval
Williams
Williams Mother
Navy
Civil Air Patrol Plans Exercises At East Greenbush
Civil Air Patrol Group 4 with squads from Troy Albany Schenectady Amsterdam and Glens Falls will hold field and air exercises tomorrow at East Greenbush Airport marking the first mass maneuvers since national command transfer to the War Department. Inter squadron contests will test round and air maneuvers such as military drill bombing spot landing and message pickup with a cup for the top scorer.
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Civil Air Patrol
Troy
Albany
Schenectady
Amsterdam
Glens Falls
East Greenbush
Hudson
Fof
Civil “Air Patrol
Office of Civilian Defense
War Department
Round Lake church party and community notices
The Fidelis Circle of the Methodist Church Bible School hosts a covered dish supper this evening at 6:30 with a business and social hour to follow. Navy Department informs Joan Lewis and Carroll Derby of marks in the W-12 Test. Malta Home Bureau plans a Tuesday meeting at Mrs Edgar Clark’s home with scrapbooks for soldiers. A class of 11 will graduate from the High School Monday evening, June 21. The senor honors are held by John Lease. Martha Williams.
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Fidelis
Methodist Church Bible School
Navy Department
Joan Lewis
Carroll Derby
New York City
Fitzyong
Buga
John Lease
Martha Wiliams
State Code To Regulate Explosives
A new safety code for explosives work takes effect statewide July 1. William J. Picard, chairman of the State Board of Standards and Appeals, said the rules cover military pyrotechnics and devices from Army and Navy use. The code aims to prevent disasters like the East Rochester incident last December by banning jewelry and certain fabrics, mandating wall separation, limiting crews, and enforcing remote machine controls and locked doors. The following items include valedictions and graduation notices for eighth grade: John Simpkins as valedictorian and Beverly Brown as salutatorian, with exercises on June 18 held separately from the high school.
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William J. Picard
State Board of Standards and Appeals
Picard
Army
East Rochester
John Simpkins
Beverly Brown
Anything Can Happen Anything Can Happen
A collage of brief clips from various U.S. towns reports odd incidents and quotes. A Portland motorist catches a runaway spare. Vancouver tailors raise suit prices. Mrs Budd turns 101 with family. a wild duck exits a furnace. soldiers at a field carry bedding. a circus performer seeks divorce after his wife’s claims. kids in New Jersey walk a dog to sell a war bond. a Columbus man defends a robbery plea. youths fish for life raft supplies in Des Moines. letters from Boyce Louisiana discuss safety gear and joining a father at sea.
Hess’s Mind Failing in confinement in England
London (UP) Rudolf Hess, the wartime Nazi deputy, is described as a complete loss to the Allies and increasingly irrational in confinement after two years as a prisoner of war. He believes Russia must be defeated and harbors fixed ideas while his health and communication deteriorate.
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London
Rudolf Hess
Hess
Jfuenver
Nazi Party
Heas
Britain
England
Russia
United States
Germany
Troy Man Held For Grand Jury On Three Counts
John J. Manning 21 of 1 Ferry Street waived examination before Judge James F. Byron in Troy Police Court and was held for the grand jury. Four precinct officers said Manning’s arrest solved six Lansing burglaries and larcenies. He faces burglary in the first degree and petty larceny charges.
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John J. Manning
Ferry Street
Fourth Precinct
Lansingburg
James F.byron
Troy
Manning
Sergi Joseph L. Rafter
John J. Noonan
Pettit
Woman hatches eggs on hot refrigerator in Miss
Mrs G ilensing of Bilexi, Mississippi, placed eggs on a heat dissipating device atop her refrigerator. One egg hatched yesterday, with four more expected to hatch soon, including Plymouth Rocks, as she watches the incubatorlike setup.
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Gilensing
Plymouth Rocks
Fall with Dignity Declared by Italian Fascist Leader
Rome radio revealed secretary Carol Scorza admitted Italy may be conquered by the Allies. He vowed to fight with determination and, if needed, ferocity until victory. If they must fall, they will fall with dignity and honor to inspire followers.
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New York
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