Nazis Fled Tunis Without Battle
Edward W. Beatty reports from Tunis on May 7 that German forces fled with little resistance as British First Army entered the city. French crowds welcomed the victors while German rear guards surrendered. a heavy shower began as tanks moved into the outskirts and Tunis stood as an ancient harbor city celebrated by Allies and cheering locals.
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Edward W. Beattic
Tunis
Stalingrad
Africa
Briish
Derbyshire Yeomanry
Eleventh Hussars
Eighth Army
Erwin Rommel
North Africa
Nile Valley
Ouskirts
Berlin
Aichlandstrasse
Welland Canal Saboteur Held After Roundup
A German saboteur linked to a Welland Canal bombing attempt near Buffalo was captured by the FBI after a roundup of 31 Nazi enemy aliens. E. F. Conroy announced the arrest, noting eight women among those detained and five seized at war plants. The deserter, who served in World War I, acted under Fritz Von Papen’s orders, a figure later rising in the Nazi leadership.
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New York
SN5
Welland Canal
Buffalo
Fritz von Papen
E. F. Conroy
Conroy
America
von Paper
Washington
von Papen
Hitler
French Receive American Arms
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower formally presented American war materials to French forces in North Africa as a token of friendship and symbol of the Allied onslaught to free France from Axis rule. The ceremony was broadcast by Radio Algiers and included a Roosevelt message urging workers to place their fruits of labor with fighters of the common enemy.
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United Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Africa
Radio
Algiers
Hisenhower
Froosevelt
Kidnaping Probe Of Milwaukee School Girl
An 11 year old girl named Jean Hildebrand escaped from two men who had abducted her in Milwaukee and were taking her toward Michigan. She leaped from a car near North Western Railroad Station and alerted police, describing one captor as red haired and armed. Authorities at the scene and federal agents investigated the incident Saturday.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Michigan
Jean Hildebrand
North Western
Batavia Child Dies After Crash
Five year old Mary McConnell of Kenmore died from injuries after an automobile left Route 5 near East Pembroke, struck a pole and overturned. Her parents Charles W. and Mrs McConnell, twin brother David, and infant sister Helen Ann were injured.
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Batavaia CP
Mary McConnell
Kenmore
Route 5
East Pembroke
Charles W. McConnell
David
Helen Ann
Shushan Linds Tonsil Surgery At McClellan Hospital
Susan Lind daughter of Mr and Mrs Sumner Lind had her tonsils and adenoids removed at McClellan Hospital recently. Dorothy Bandel a senior at Oneonta State College for Teachers spends two weeks vacationing with her parents Mr and Mrs John Bandel. Stillman Small returns to Richmond Wisconsin after a short visit. Mrs Center accompanies him. Alfred Driscoll and family travel through Richmond as their car is damaged by a neighbor. old Tunis description follows with historical rulers and geographic notes about Tunis harbor and connections to the Mediterranean.
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Susan Lind
Sumner Lind
McClellan Hospital
Dorothy Bandel
John Bandel
Oneonta State College For
Stillman Small
Richmond
Wau
Center
Alfred Driscoll
Mechanicville Plans Reception For Deputy Grand Matron Bensel
Star of Liberty Chapter OO E 5 hosted a reception for Mrs Helen V Bensel deputy grand matron of the Saratoga District and Roswell Barron district grand lecturer at the Masonic Temple Friday largely attended under the direction of Mrs Bertha B Smith and Arthur C Herrick. The event included plans for a fall fair and bazaar for the Masonic Temple Association plus July picnic arrangements and a rummage sale May 24 to June 5. Rehearsals May 13 and 20 for the degree presentation were set with kitchen duties May 17. reports were given on a May 1 Stillwater Bowling League banquet and April 17 American Legion Auxiliary dinner. A memorial meeting will conclude the season May 28 with altar draped for deceased members.
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Star of Liberty
OO. E
Masonic Temple
Helen V. Bensel
Saratoga
Roswell Barron
Bertha B. Smith
Arthur C. Herrick
Temple
Masonic Temple Association
van Rensselaer
Park Avenue
Canal Street
Community Notes and Local Events Spotlight
Airport activity in Glens Falls as visiting families pass through. Navy and Marine Corps personnel return to bases after furloughs with their relatives. City Council to review assessments and hear complaints. Junior Prom planned at Masonic Temple with committee chairs named. Parent-Teacher Association meeting postponed to May 24. St Pauls Troop to present a minstrel show at Parochial School. School sales totals and War Bond activity highlighted, including class contributions and Friday stamps. Birthday party held for Miss Mary Frances Holm with gifts and a decorated table.
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Glens Falls
Pierce Moore
U. S. Navy
Richard Moore
Quincey Adams
Portsmouth
N. H
Sergeant Adams
U. S. Marine Corps
Michael Rinaldi
Williamsburg
Anthony Rinaldi
Fred A Coe, Jr
Sharon
Fred A. Coe
Walter J. McMahon
Norman Patrick
Meshanicville
Waterford Road
Masonic Temple
Marilyn Thomson
James Burch
Mary Rose Fusco
Cornelia Patenaude
George Downs
Hall
Jack Conley
Parent
Mary Frances Holm
Raymood Holmes
Mary
Helen Fitzpatr'y
LL Arthur Fitzpatrick
Miss Holmes
Katherine Hurley
Roseman
Pender
Bette Hunt
Irene Power
Virginia Holland
Sally Dug
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Fifth Avenue
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Scipio
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Carus
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Charlemagne
Don Juan of Austria
Howard W. Gilmore
New Orleans
Mechanicville
Hemstreet Park
Parent- Teacher Association
Red Cross
Patrick Cleary
Joseph Ford
Joseph Hurley
Camp Roberts
Cal
Frances Komorski
Riverside
Charles Gaborneau
Cohoes
Anson B. Collins
Caesar
Watervliet Arsenal
Commissioner of Accounts
Richard D. Wright
C. B. Sykes
St. Paul's
Ben Daley
William Hudson
LeWatt
Breslaw
Simmons Modern
Jenny
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