Miss Smyth Fills Post With USO
The USO Lounge board elected Miss Winifred Smyth to membership and named her assistant treasurer at a meeting. Mrs. Herbert G. August announced a gift of twelve red and white registry books with a New York State map, decorated by Miss Catherine Delaney and Miss Sarah Flynn. She highlighted volunteers from Valley Falls, speaking engagements by Miss Anne Smyth, and adoption of a new USO pin for long serving hostesses.
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USO
Winifred Smyth
W. C
Herbert G. August
Agatha Delaney
New York State
Catherine Delaney
Sarah K. Flynn
August
Averill Park Man Wounded in North Africa
War Department announced Pvt First Class Leslie F Teal of Averill Park was wounded seriously in North Africa on April 7. He is 25, serving in the infantry, and entered the Army on July 14, 1941. Previously worked at Faith Mills.
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Averill Park
War Department
Leslie F. Teal
North Africa
Harry C. Teal
Teal
Faith Mills
Stewart salvage drive yields large scrap metal haul
Stewart Georgia INS reports a post salvage drive recovered about a ton and a half of vital scrap metal from firing ranges. The metal will be shipped to war industries along with other scrap totaling over 2,000,000 pounds since the drive began last year. Also mentioned are rubber and metal collected by Stewart soldiers and vehicles. A carload of egg crates and tin cans is sent out roughly monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Stewart, Ga
Ins
Stewart
Post Salvage Office
Swar Industries
Waterford Civil Defense tests pass with near perfect cooperation
Waterford officials announced a successful Wednesday night blackout with near perfect resident cooperation. No incidents occurred during the test of the new signal system though future tests will include simulated incidents. Auxiliary police, air raid wardens, church choirs, and the Waterford-Halfmoon PTA planned activities and training at the control center and local venues.
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Waterford
Civilian Protection Council
Dwight R. Lowther
Lowther
George Clement
Albany
James A. Galvin
Army Engineers Plan Polecat Creek Taming After War
Army engineers led by Maj. L. H. Towers will attempt to tame Polecat Creek after the war. The once peaceful stream swells with heavy rains and traffic from two railroads and three highways, displacing numerous families along its course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Army Engineers
L. H. Towers
East Side Watchnight and Sunday School Sessions Held
The Board of Education and Church Workers Conference met at Trinity Methodist Church on Wednesday night for the end of the season. A promotion day and Children’s Day were slated for Sunday June 20 after worship and classes. Teachers included Mrs Herman Dayton Mrs George Fogg Mrs Doris Rist and Rev Richard Clark. Local pastors Rev Austin P Phillips Rev Hollis W Colwell and Rev Arthur Johnston led worship. Gideon Society will participate in 10 30 a m service Sunday. Mr and Mrs Rodmond P Fox of Thirteenth Street visited Rev and Mrs Austin P Phillips at St Albans L I. Rev John Howard Kingdon of Elsmere will preach at Second Baptist Church Sunday at 10 30 a m. Rebekah notes report Triumph Rebekah Lodge planning a card and fame party for Tuesday May 18 with meeting at 7 30 p m and party at 8 p m led by Miss Dorothy Snover Mrs Barbara Moreland and Miss Louise B Barber.
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Terian Church
John House Memorial
Chester B. Parkis
Grace Episcopal Church
Robert van Steenburg
Albany
Cathedral of All Saints
Waterford-Halfmoon Parent Teacher Association of District 2
School House Lane
Franklin van Orden
Arthur Vermilyen
Charles Kuehn
Board of Education and Church Workers Conference
Trinity Methodist Church
Frank Jay Reid
Herman Dayton
George Fogg
Doris Rist
Richard Clark
Christ Episcopal Church
Austin P. Phillips
Hollis W. Colwell
Arthur Johnston
Gideon Society
Rodmond P. Fox
Thirteenth Street
Rebekah
Triumph
Rebekah Lodge
Dorothy Snover
Barbara Moreland
Louise B. Barber
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Nolan A. Curry
C. F. Kivlin
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Herbert C. Blake
Elmer C. Schacht
Lucretia Eckert Orth
Iilloggs
Battle Creek
Rise
Risson
Gropup
PUP
New
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Third and Broadway
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Wig
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Archduke Ojo
Robert Maria Anton Karl Maximilian Heimrica Pixtus
Xavier Felix
Renatyus Ludwie Gaetano P
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von Habsburg
Omtio
Jou L. Lewis
By Edwin Cox
New York
Clifford Odets
Playright
Betty Grayson
Sacramento
Cal
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Earl Warren
Moon
Herman Katz
Hoosick ST
Kroehler
Mechanicville
Charlies Kuehn
Waterford-Mechanicville
Thomas Carpenter
Catskills
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