Mechanicville Board Calls Men for Tests
Mechanicville Selective Service Board 332 announces a large preinduction medical examination group to report at the Albany induction center. The roster lists numerous names and classifications across multiple towns including Stillwater Saratoga Springs Schenectady Rexford Waterford and Watervliet with hundreds of volunteers and under-26 classifications.
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Selective Service Board
Paysie
Albany
Sidsey W. Hewht
Round Lake residents host visitors and return home
Round Lake residents C Elmer Clifton and Mrs Clifton opened their home on Andrews Avenue. Mrs Laura E Hickey visited relatives. Mr and Mrs Henry Tucker of Corinth and Mr and Mrs Carlos E Hendord of Hobart have returned home.
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Round Lake
Elmer Clifton
Clifton
Andrews Avenue
Laura E. Hickey Bee
Henry Tucker
Corinth
Air
Carlos E. Henford
Hobart
Local Club Notes And Socials In Greenfield Center Area
Greenfield Center and nearby communities report a flurry of social gatherings. Guests of Miss Mary Foster included a granddaughter from Greenfield Center and a former resident named Melvin Arto with the group visiting at her Avenue home. Marta Grange plans a cover dish supper before Thursday meetings, and Hama MacDonald and Volk Will form the committee to be served at 3 30. A preshen presidents meeting on Lat improvement in the reading library today at 3 will meet with its president Mrs Edwin Van Deusen at 2 45 that day. The Circle of the Mecho idist Church Bible School hosts a party 6 30 this evening. Mrs M Lighthall and Miss Florence B Turner will entertain guests at a covered dish supper with business and social hour to follow. A tea hosted at Mrs Herold Corbin’s Friday benefited Rev Guild and Women’s Auxiliary at Saint Episcopal Church, well attended with flowers and crystal centerpieces. Guests included Mrs Edward Stitt of Westmont, visiting with her cousin Miss Edith Read. The Max meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union occurred Friday with Mrs Lian G Lavery presiding and Mrs Florence E Tabor detailing Tall work in Florida and Saratoga Springs Institute planned for Tuesday May 26, led by Abs Whitesell. A pillow project continues with 32.50 donated toward postage for transporting pillows. Mrs George Bowtswell hosted a local union picnic. Glens Pals American Red Cross branches in Cambr idge, Odispa, Cal, Cambridge and Salem were recently formed, with a get-together at Glens Pals to coordinate chairmen of various departments. Cambridge Branch received 2 by 2 and 4 surgical dressings for next week’s work, resuming regular schedule thereafter.
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Greenfield Center
Mary Foster
Mer
Melvin Arto
Nes Parker
Washington Avenue
Marta Grange
Hama MacDonald
Preshen
Mire
Edwin i! van Deusen
Mechoidist Church Bible School
Ace M. Lighthall
Florence B. Turner
Herold
H. Corbin
Guild
al Saint’ Episcopal Church
Dirs
W. E. Wielding Haylor
Edith Read
Bloise McKean
Richard Read
Edward Stitt
Westmont Canada
Read
Orange Springs
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Lian G. Lavery
Free G. Selch
Florence £. Tabor
WL. T
Floide
Ene
Selen
Saratoga County Springs Institute
Saratoga Springs
Whitesell
Johnstown
John van Gensbeck
George. Bowtswell
Local clubs and charity notices from Cambridge area
ICambridge Ondawa Cambridge Chapter will hold its annual meeting tomorrow at 3 o clock. The Schenectady unit will be at the Mary McCiellan Hospital for a Blond Bank on June 7 and volunteers are asked to send their names to Luss K. Frances Cleave. Two hundred and unnts are needed. Recent blessing of the board of directors of Mary McClean Hospital Roche McClellan Jr. of Buffalo and W. James Karrys of Garipeise were clotted to the board to fill vacancies caused by the deaths of William F. Laubach and Col. Robert. The Women's Christian Temperance Union will meet at 3 pm at the home of Mrs. John McWhorter with Mrs. Joseph Mc Morris hosting. Mrs. A. J. Sevn will lead the devotions and Miss Beatrice Fuller will lead. The topic is Missionary Work. Several mothers of men in the armed services are expected. Miss Natey Parrish joined Bet Sigma Phi Sorority at Syracuse initiation and was invited to the program committee. She is a director of Hep Hou Beth recuse YL VY, CA, a club for underprivileged teens offering supervised occupations and recreation. Mrs. Albert Edward Heath of Kalamazoo announces the engagement of her daughter Helen Lucille Heath to Pvt. George W. Robertson Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Robertson of Cambridge. No date is set for the wedding. Private Robertson entered the Army in January 1943 and attended Kalarmoe College for engineering then Camp Wika Gra.
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Ondawa-Cambridge
D. A EL
Schenectady
Mary McCiellan Hospital
Luss K. Frances
Mary McClean Hospital
Roche McClellan, Jr
Buffalo
W. James Karrys
Garipeise
William F. Laubach
Wce
Robert Con
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Foder
John . McWhorter
Joseph McMorris
A. J. Sevn
Beatrice Fuller
Mies Natey Parrish
Bet Sigma Pai
Benguet
Syracuse
Sne
Hep Hou Beth Recuse YL VY
Albert Edward Heath
Kalamazoo
Mich
Helen Lucille Heath
George W. Robertson, Jr
George W. Robertson
Cambridge
Robertson
Kalarmezoe College
Wika Gra
Whitehall Community Notes and Local Anniversaries
Whitehall notices report William Pike and guests at Main Street medicals and hospital staff transfers. Mr and Mrs John Fish celebrate a fiftieth wedding anniversary with four generations present while relatives in Lake George and Lexington miss the ceremony. Catholic Daughters of America Court McLaghlin NJ 396 held mass at Our Lady of Angels Church with Rev John Casey, followed by breakfast at New Arlington Hotel. Donald Gendron, formerly of Glens Falls, wed at St Mary’s Church with Rev Edwin Donovan officiating. attendees included William Stewart and Geraldine Griffin. bride wore a white street length dress.
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William Pike
Main Street
Glens Falls Hospital
Moe
John Sebo
West Street
New York
Minnie Lindzay
Mount Morris Hospital
Rochester
Joseph Roth
Skene Street
Pike Bartholomew Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans’ Memorial Building
Gray Main Street
Whiterens' Memorial Association
John Fish
Maple Street
Mira
Fish
Mage
Lake George
Whitehall
Howard Fish
Lexington
Corp
Michael Lobo
Henry Weber
Donald Gendron
Glen Falls
Leon Gandron
St. Mary's Church
Edwin
Donovan
Wiliam
James Griffin
Wedding Details and Military News From Local Notices
The matron of honor wore a red dress with white accessories and a corsage of red roses. A reception followed at the Timms home on Country Club Road. Mrs. Timms is the bride's mother, and Gandrom has left for Camp Stewart, Ga., where he is stationed at the time.
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Ridney Timms
Country Club Road
Timms
Gandron
Whitehall
Gandrom
Camp Stewart
Hoosick Valley News Roundup of Local Moves and Events
Local residents receive updates on military assignments and travel. Coast Guard member Clifford Viell to be stationed in Boston. Master Sergeant Gordon Foster promoted to warrant officer in England. Corp. Charles Aniotick reassigned to New River, N. C. Marine Air Corps. Families note arrivals and visits, including Edgar Tullock’s India arrival and Mrs. Margeret Lohnes visiting Valley Falls. Junior Prom set for Hoosick Valley Central School at Community Hall Valley Falls on May 18. Rev. and Mrs. Coltis Blair host week with church work in Upper Jay. The Victorian Chapter of O E S meets at the Masonic Temple with Cade Henderson and Kimlin Sherman presiding. Board of Diver Memorial Library holds meeting. Rev. Clyde R. Sumer named honorary member. Rev. Collie Blair named trustee. John Steele family joins son Staff Sergeant James Gerdes Steele in Albany before he leaves for Santa Barbara Marine Air Base. Sergeant Steele spends ten days on furlough.
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Edgar Tullock
Edgar
India
Serst
Gordon Foster
England
Margeret. Lohnes
Valley Falls
William Foley
Corp
Charles Aniotick
Scotia
New ‘River
N. CO
Marine Air’ ‘Corps
Hoosick Valley Central School
Valey Falls
Coltis G. Blair
Upper Jay Ha
Coltis G
Blair
Donald Kilgus
George Higus
University of Pennsylvania
Alice van Wert
Snitehiw
Arthur Wolfe
Melrose
Masonic Temple
Cade Henderson
Wort
Kimlin Sherman
The
Diver Memoris
Clyde R. Sueaner
Exper@nce
Collie
Joan Steele
Jimmy
James’ Gerdes Steele
Albany
Robert Freadway
Santa Serbarz
Cal
Marine Air Base
Steele
U S Bomb Lands on Wing of Yank Plane
An American air base in England reports an extra bomb dropped from an overhead raid plane lodged on the wing of Captain Hiram F. Conant’s pursuit bomber. The bomb loosened and fell to earth as Conant guided the damaged craft home.
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U. S
England
Hiram F. Conant
France
Conant
Eli
Eagle Mills sewing clubs schedule meetings and visits
Eagle Mills A and Rel Cross sewing meeting set at Church of Christ Thursday at 2 pm. A 4 H Eagles meeting planned Thursday at 1 30 pm at the president Esther Gites home to continue sewing box projects. Garfield School closes Thursday afternoon for Brunswick teachers meeting at Center Brunswick School.
Hundreds Mourn Mrs A E Smith at St Patrick's Cathedral
Attendees from all walks of life paid their respects to Mrs. A E Smith wife of former Gov Alfred E Smith at St Patrick's Cathedral New York. The service was led by Archbishop Spellman with bishops and priests in attendance. Burial followed in Calvary Cemetery Queens. attendees included U S Sen Robert Wagner Mayor Frank Hague and James A Farley.
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New York
Catherine Duny. Smith
Alfred E. Smith
St Patrick’s Cathedral
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Alfred E Smith, Jr
John. A. Warner
Walter V. Smith
Francis J. Quillinac
Arthur Smith
John J. Raskob
Demacratic Natenal
Fraser J. Spellman
Myers Shears
Calvary Cemetery
Queens
U.S
Robert P. Wagner
Frank Hague
Jersey City
State Employees Urged to Join Guard Units
The New York State Civil Service Commission urged all state employees able to enlist in the state guard. Governor Dewey and the administration support the move. the bulletin notes-war service and job protection, with pay and vacation safeguards for Guard duty.
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Civil Service Commission
Wien Im
Dewey
Tin
State Guard
Yu Jaw
Man Dies in Rooming House Fire Smoke In Room
Wiliamy Degas, aged 44, died yesterday when a cigarette started a smoke filled rooming house bedroom blaze. Fire officials say a lit cigarette likely fell from his hand as he slept, causing slight property damage.
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Ferel Halo -Wiliamy Degasahi
Freshich
Otieigis
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