Churchill Arrives to Confer With Roosevelt on Second Front
Churchill arrives in the United States to confer with President Roosevelt on plans for a second front in Europe During discussions they aim to solidify resolve to invade Europe and assess peace feelers as Allied forces regroup after the North Africa campaign The talks follow past meetings at Casablanca and prior North African victories and speculate new Allied offensives against Sicily and Sardinia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Spain
North
Africa
Norway
Holland
Belgium
France
Italy
Mediterranean
Greece
United States
Britain
Churchill
Washington
America
White House
Roosevelt
George C. Marshall
Army
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
William D. Leahy
Ernest J. King
Feet
Roosevelt-Churchill
North Atlantic
North Africa
Casablanca
Sicily
Sardinia
Italian Islands
Three Auto Crash Claims Settled in Rensselaer Court
Supreme Court for Rensselaer County announced settlements in three Cropseyville residents cases against Jesse I. Latterell of Smith's Basin. Norma Jack seeks 15000, Henry Jack 1500, and Robert E. O Neil (guardian Norma Jack) 10800 for an auto collision in Kingsbury, Washington County on November 29, 1942. Trial had begun Monday. a fifth avenue bus case also settled. Court recessed to 10 am today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Rensselaer County
Francis Bergan
Cropseyville
Jesse I. Latterell
Smith’s Basin
Norma Jack
Henry Jack
Robert E. O'Neil
Guardian
Burke & Burke
Ainsworth & Sullivan
Stewart Jones
Kingsbury
Washington County
Paul 5
Shanley
Francis K. Shanley
Troy Fifth Avenue Bus Co., Inc
Joseph Shanley
E Stewart Jones
Waterford clubs elect officers and plan meetings
The Waterford Study Club elected officers for the coming year at a Monday meeting at Mrs. Thomas V. Wolcott's home on Washington Avenue. Officers include Miss Ida Rogers as President, Mrs. Lawrence J. Murray as Vice President, Miss Etta Smith as Secretary, and Mrs. R. Gordon Yaxley as Treasurer, with committees named for programs and social events. Additional items: wardens meeting, Parent-Teacher Association installation, auxiliary police reorganization, a school music concert, toxoid clinic setup for May 18, and Master Masons Night at the Masonic Temple. Also noted were weekend guests, chapel hour at the Methodist Church, and rehearsal for the American Legion festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterford Study Club
Thomas V. Wolcott
Washington Avenue
Ida Rogers
Lawrence J. Murray
Etta Smith
R. Gordon Yaxley
Edgar Zeh
Mabel Gordon
Irving Wright
George Hempstead
Arthur Clough
Victor Jenner
William A. Perry
Methodist
Florence Nightingale
Leland Hazzard
Waterford
Parent-Teacher Association
Philip Beimherr
New York State Congress of Parents and Teachers
Marjorie Andrews
Troy
John F. Harney
Ionic Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Sonic Triangle
Miriam Ridings
S. Hobart Nason
George Bohrer
Helen Stockham
Nicholas Zaccaro
Camps Obliged To Follow State Sanitary Code
Albany Provisions of the State Sanitary Code must be strictly complied with by operators of camps for housing farm laborers upstate this summer according to a warning issued by the State Department of Health. The department defines as camp grounds having one or more tents vehicles or buildings maintained as temporary living quarters for any number of persons. An operator must apply for a permit at least 15 days before opening of his camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
State Department of Health
E. S. Godfrey
East Side PTA School 16 meeting with musical program
The East Side Parent Teacher Association of School 16 will meet tomorrow at 2 30 pm in the school auditorium. A musical program includes selections by the school orchestra and soloists, a 4-H talk by Samuel B. Dorrance, and officer elections. Other church and community notices follow including religious education, missionary meetings, a covered dish supper, and a rummage sale led by Mrs Paul Hemke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association of School 16
St. Louis
Brahms
Michael Kangian
Old Virginia
Harvey Provost
Rachmaninoff
Jane Whitman
Jean Hodge
Samuel B. Dorrance
Rensselaer County
School of Religious Education
Pawling Avenue Methodist Church
Mis
Missionary Society of the Third Presbyterian Church
Albert Baylis
Blakely Court
Baraboa
Clipper
Albert Thomas
Phillipines
Board of Education and Workers’ Conference
Trinity Methodist Church
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Congress Street
Paul Hemke
Football Star Missing in Africa
War Department reported Lieut. Thomas H. Borders of Birmingham Alabama, a 1938 Rose Bowl Alabama player and Ramsey High School alumnus, is missing in action in North Africa. Borders played tackle at Alabama in 1936 1938 and 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D.P
War Department
Thomas H. Borders
Birmingham
Ala
University of Alabama
North Africa
Borders
Ramsey High School
Alabama
Berlin Army Visitors and Local Household Moves
Berlin Earl Potter of the U S Army recently visited his father Herbert A Potter Mr and Mrs George Bristel and family have moved into Mrs Earl Cahills house Wayne Vincent of the U S Army spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Jesse Vincent June and Edward Rogers of Pittsfield have returned after visiting their mother Mrs Arthur Stillinan Miss Rita Saxby RN of Samaritan Hospital Troy spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Austin Saxby Mrs Georgia Cummings has returned to Berlin after wintering with her brother Arthur Harrington in North Stephentown Mrs Lawrence Ward and children Nancy and Richard of Pequannock NJ are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Edward Waterman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Potter
U.S Army
Herbert A. Potter
George Bristel
Earl Cahill
Wayne Vincent
U. S. Army
Jesse Vincent
June
Edward Rogers
Pittsfield
Arthur Stllinan
Rita Saxby
the Samaritan Hospital
Troy
Sugar ration rules announced for Troy housewives
Edward J. Rowan announced new sugar canning limits for Troy residents. The OPA sets a 25 pound per person cap for canning, with one pound per four quarts of prepared food and a separate five pound allowance for jellies and jams. Supplemental sugar requires War Ration Book No. 1, while purchases use 1, 3, or 5 pound rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Edward J. Rowan
Troy War Price and Rationing Board
OPA
Heavy Rainfall Saved Rommel in Alamein
A British observer said Rommel and the Afrika Korps might have fallen into Montgomery’s trap on November 9 before two days of heavy rain. The downpour bogged Montgomery’s encircling forces in mud, allowing Rommel to retreat along the coast toward Tunisia.
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London
Erwin Rommel
Afrika Korps
Alamein
Bernard L Montgomery
Montgomery
Rommel
Tunisia
Murray Succeeds Thomas J. Lyons
Thomas A. Murray was elected president of the New York State Federation of Labor yesterday, succeeding Thomas J. Lyons who died at 47 Thursday. The federation's executive council also named Martin T. Lacey to the board, with Lacey serving as vice president of the Teamsters District Council and secretary-treasurer of Locals 16 and 817.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas A. Murray
Building and Construction Trades Council
Shushan Mrs. Caroline Center Visits Richmond Family
Mrs. Caroline Center of Shushan travels to Richmond Virginia to visit daughter Mrs Alfred Driscoll and family. A Methodist parsonage family supper precedes W S C S and Men's Brotherhood meetings. Mrs John Stevens returns from Florida after a three week visit. Grange program featured songs readings and current events with Clara Foster and Wilbur Brown presenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Center
Richmond, Va
Mrs
Alfred Driscoll
Methodist
Men’s Brotherhood
John Stevens
Wilbur Brown
Lassone
Clara. Foster
Plan Canning Demonstration Set for Early June
Rensselaer County Nutrition Committee plans a city wide home canning demonstration for block leaders and Victory Garden groups. Mrs. John L. DeLee, committee chair, will consult with Arthur H. Lofgren and Paul Young before final plans. In wartime food shortages, housewives are urged to can fruits and vegetables this summer and fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory
Rensselaer County Nutrition Committee
W. Co
John L. DeLee
Arthur H.lofgren
Paul Young
Victory Garden Committee
America Boosts Plane Poundage Estimates for 1944 Output
President Roosevelt announced a new method to estimate American aircraft production. The 1944 total is projected at 1,417,000,000 pounds of planes of all types, up from 911,000,000 pounds projected earlier and far exceeding output of the rest of the world combined. The figures include Army and Navy aircraft and all other types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (P
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Church Protests Forced Labor in Norwegian Fortifications
Norwegian church leaders have formally protested to Vidkin Quisling against compulsory labor on German fortification projects along Norway's coasts. The protests, cited by reliable reports, argue compulsion violates Hague conventions and target anti tank ditches airports and submarine bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Vidkin Quisling
Norway
Pratt Family Weekend Guests and Local Church Meeting
Pownal reports week end visit of Mr and Mrs W T Pratt and their son W T Jr of Hartford Conn. Wesleyan Class of the Methodist Church School to meet tomorrow evening at Maplelawn home of Mr and Mrs Clifford Hewitt. Albert Ordway marks Mother's Day and his birthday before returning to Fort Barracas where he has trained. Rev E A Hannay and family move to Gallupville. Boys to stay with relatives and finish the school year. Roger at North Peters burg and Edward in Hoosick Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T- Pratt
Hartford, Conn
W. M. Pratt
Methodist Church School
Maplelawn
Cifford Hewitt
Albert Ordway
Fort Barracas
Japs Admit Inferiority in Tech to American Flyers
A Japanese army official acknowledged on a radio address that Japan's air force lags behind the United States in technical knowledge. He urged that the Japanese rely on spiritual strength and warned that the U.S. is expanding airplane production and training as a great air battle unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Ashinai
Uchida
Army
United States
U.S
One Thousand Nine Hundred Power Workers Get Pay Raise
The Regional War Labor Board approved a 3 cent per hour general wage increase for about 1,900 New York Power & Light Corp employees. The raise, retroactive to December 20, 1942, stems from the 15 percent "cost of living" formula and affects regular, probationary, and temporary staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Power & Light Corp
War Labor Board
Niagara Hudson Power System
United Mine Workers of America, District 50
Albany
State Parks to Open Near Full Strength This Year
New York’s network of state parks and camps will open at nearly full strength this year as the Conservation Department says all seventy Parks Division units will be ready. The plan comes as summer travel is sharply curtailed, with emphasis on preserving access while managing limited resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
New York
Conservation Department
Parks Division
Evangelist Editor to Address St Peter's Society
Rev Gerald H Kirwin assistant editor of The Evangelist Albany Diocese weekly will speak at the Holy Name Society meeting at St Peter's Lyceum this evening Edward A Dunn president will introduce the speaker A forum will follow the regular meeting All members of the society and the men of the parish invited to attend Future monthly meetings will feature a guest speaker per Rev Edward A McManus spiritual director
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald H. Kirwin
the Evangelist
Albany
Holy Name Society
St. Peter's Lyceum
Edward A. Dunn
Edward A. McManus
Knights Name Nominating Committees For Troy Council
Knights of Columbus Troy council assigns a regular committee chaired by William J. Fagan and an opposition chaired by James A. Finn to nominate candidates for the June election. May 25 meeting will hear reports. Honorary 25 year members 65 plus may receive degree. A $50 donation to the state chaplain fund was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
More Barge Canal Traffic Sought by State Agencies
The Record Newspapers Bureau reports efforts to revive Barge Canal traffic as overland routes remain stretched. The New York State Division of Commerce seeks government cooperation to move up to 300000 tons this navigation season from Buffalo and Oswego to New York and beyond. Agencies study canal use for war supplies while carriers project hundreds of thousands of tons moving eastward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Record Newspapers Bureau
Washington
New York State Division of Commerce
Buffalo
Oswego
New York
Tosday
Office of Defense Transportation
Department of Agriculture
Division of Commerce
Lake Cartiers
State Division of Canals and Waterways
Hedger Transportation Co
Connors Marine Co, Inc
Adirondack Camp Sites Opening May Memorial Weekend
Under the Division of Lands and Forests, 12 of 29 Adirondacks and Catskills camp sites will be available. Most sites open officially May 28 or May 20 at the start of Memorial Day weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adirondacks
Catskills
Division of Lands and Forests
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Second Front
James A. Galvin
Waterford Civilian Protection Council
Dwight R. Lowther
Auxilary Police
Town Hall
F. B
Musx
Auditorum
Louise Sheldon
W. R. Middlebrook
Verna Dick
Toxoid Clinic
Harold P. Peckham
Arlene Shaw
St. Ann’s
St. Mary's
Charles J. Brady
American Legion
Tom
George H. Slater
St. Mary’s Hall
William E. Houlihan
East Side
D. Vincent
Balsam Avenue
Ne York
Helen Walker
Fayette Vincent
Miss Walker
Football Star
Berlin
Murray
Thomas J. Lyons
Shushan
Pownal
THE
United Press
St. Peter’s Society
Knights
Cohoes
ELKS
Cuthbert
Kathleen
Calvert
Suare Utne
York City
Calvert Distillers Corp
Stef
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