Capt Foss Receives Congress Medal for Guadalcanal Heroism
Capt Joseph Foss USMC Reserve received the congressional Medal of Honor from President Roosevelt for outstanding heroism as executive officer of a Marine fighter squadron at Guadalcanal. He downed 23 planes and damaged others from Oct 9 to Nov 19, and added three more on Jan 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph Foss
United States Marine Corps Reserve
Roosevelt
South Dakota
Fyer
Guadalcanal
Mass shooting and suicide in Alabama murder spree
Albertville Alabama resident Carl Dalrymple, 27, shot and killed his wife Eunice, 25, and four of their five children at the Trussell home near Howard, then chased a sixth child Jean before killing her. He wounded the infant and another man, then shot himself near the heart and survived. Police expect first degree murder charges if he recovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albertville
Ala
Carl Dalrymple
Alabama
Dekalb County
S. EB. Baxter
Dalrymple
Eunice
Gagnell
Jean
Mary Lou
Jimmy
Ord Trussell
Howard
Here
Trussell
Frank Dalrymple
Crossword Puzzle Exists sT-Indefinite article 48-Weights
Puzzle item lists a variety of cryptic clues including an indefinite article, weights, a man’s nickname, a gear wheel, a girl’s name, a Habby bear, and tares. It resembles a cryptic crossword snippet with Canadian relevance and unusual abbreviations.
Wynantskill PTA Card Party Planned Friday
The Wynantskill Parent Teacher Association plans a card and game party Friday evening at Firemen's Hall. Mrs. Russell Vanderzee chairs the committee with co chairs Nellie Krauser and Fred Taylor. Additional chairs include Mrs. Hilke Mrs. Simmons for tickets and many others handling games refreshments prizes tables pencils and tallies and awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent Teacher Association
Wynantskill
Russell Vanderzee
Nellie Krauser
Fred Taylor
Frank Hilke
Samuel Simmons
Emmett van Wert
John Butler
Eugene Adams
Morton Casey
Raymond Hammer
U S S Soldiers Aid War Orphans in Algiers
American soldiers in Algiers donated 15,470 francs to aid 100 orphans left homeless by a German raid. Stars and Stripes launched the drive, giving 5,700 francs, while volunteers from private to colonel donated. Corp James D. Mahan of Boston redirected his 1,000 francs pay to the orphans. Fifteen nuns were killed in the bombing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
INS
Army
Stars and Stripes
Corp
James D. Mahan
Boston
Mass
Stara and Stripes
France
County Pastor to Be Chaplain in Army
Rev. Dayton G. Van Deusen has been appointed to the Army Chaplains Corps with a first lieutenant commission. He will attend Chaplains Training School at Barvara University after being sworn in at Albany Recruiting Center. His sister Ruth Van Deusen joined WAAC and remains a high school librarian at Oneonta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton G. van Deusen
Chaplains Corps of the Army of the United States
Chaplains Training School
Barvara University
Albany
van Deusen
Gilead Lutheran
Center Brunswick
Ruth van Deusen
WAAC
Kes
Oneonta
Lieutenant van Deusen
BR. J. van Deusen
Poestenkill
Rochester
Hartwick College
Harwick Seminary
New York
Minden
Mannheim
Mohawk Valley
Chaplains Corps
Local Social Notes Include Visits and Church Events
Averill Park visits from Albany and Deposit guests noted. Florida winter returnees, weekend hosts, and furloughs listed among residents. Church groups plan meetings and card party with prizes and refreshments.
Local residents and clubs feature in city notes
Salem Dietrich of Paterson N Y visits home here while Mrs Stay heads to Charleston DC and Mrs Gilman to New York for time with friends. The Monday Afternoon Literary Club met at Mrs Harold McKinney's home. Louise and Elsa LaBerron return to Glens Falls from visiting Irwin LaBarron parents. Corporal Raymond Shipley on furlough from Fort Lewis WA visits his mother Ada Shipley. Gotham Tissue Corp employees donate 350 for 1 000 cigarette packs sent to soldiers in Tunisia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dietrich
Paterson
N. Y
Willard Stay
Charleston
D. C
Mary Gilman
New York
Harold McKinney
Louise
Elsa LaBerron
Glens Falls
Irwin LaBarron
Corp
Raymond F. Ship
Village Groups Meet in Stillwater Picayune Activities
Stillwater village groups held meetings at multiple locations Monday. The Village Improvement Society, led by Mrs H B Talmadge, planned Memorial Day events and a June banquet with committees named. Officers will be elected. In Upton Chapter O E, officers will wear white at tonight’s meeting in the Masonic Temple. The Baptist Church Women’s Society meets at 2 pm for officer elections. A men’s recreation discussion at Second Baptist drew 21 attendees and planned playground improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village Improvement Society
Harold Tompkins
Hilda Wilbur
Talmadge
Lyman W. Smith
J. D. Sullivan
Frank Thierolf
T. 8. Ryan
Ralph Walsh
Q. E
Upton
O. E
Masonic Temple
Cordela Pitney
Clara Schultz
Adelaide Ward
Edith Cook
Lila Anthony
Church Women’s Society of the Baptist Church
Second Baptist Church
Wavara Wachter
Troy
Truman Whitman
Eugene Smith
Elting Doughty
Betts Corners Eagle Mills Home Bureau Meeting
The Betts Corners Eagle Mills Home Bureau holds its final season meeting at Mrs. Carl Patrie’s today at 10 30 am with a noon covered dish luncheon. A civics lesson by Mrs Arthur Shaver follows. A 7 45 pm prayer service at the Methodist Church with Rev George H Pettingell continues the Christian Truth study. An 8 30 pm church Board of Education meeting is planned. The Youth Fellowship hosts a brush demonstration tomorrow at 8 pm at the Methodist Church led by Miss Dorothy Ott with light refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betts Corners
Eagle Mills
Carl Patrie
Arthur Shaver
Methodist Church
George H. Pettingell
Church Board of Education
Youth Fellowship
Dorothy Ott
Charles Bulson
Local Notices and Social Updates in Grafton Area
Grafton Mrs. Violet Rose and family plan to move to Petersburg. Mrs. Carrie Rhodes of Troy visits her summer home. An official meeting will be held at the Methodist Church this afternoon. Mrs. Eva Snyder makes changes to a recently purchased South Road house. Mrs. Frank E. Baker returns to New Jersey after visiting her mother, Mrs. J. McKnight. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Jacobs and grandchildren Larry and Ronnie drive to Long Island at week’s end for Miss Bertha Tilley, who wintered there.
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Sarah Basolt
Albany
Carl Walson
Clifton Vigus
Mabel Vigus
Deposit
Frank Wagstaff
Florida
Crystal Lake Park
Elizabeth Gundrum
North Chatham
Montague Gundrum
Charles Traver
Angelio de Diminico
Philadelphia
Pvt
Wesley Miller
Camp Upton
Woman’s Missionary Society of the
First Presbyterian Church
Robert Green
Willis D. Larkin, Jr
Air Corps
Jacksonville
Fla
Willis D. Larkin
Violet Rose
Petersburg
Carrie Rhodes
Troy
Eva Snyder
South Road
Frank E. Baker
New Jersey
Long Island
Misa Bertha
Tilley
British Lose Estimated 220000 Men in Africa and Middle East
Deputy Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced that British and empire forces suffered 220000 casualties in Africa and the Middle East since Italy entered the war. Axis losses were 220000 Germans and 400000 Italians. Attlee urged a Commons tribute resolution noting the price of victory. Capt L D Gammans planned to askAir Minister Sinclair about Rome being bombed and any agreement not to bomb Rome.
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London
Clement RB. Attlee
Africa
Middle East
Italy
Attlee
Commons
Tunisia
L. D. Gammans
Archibald Sinclair
Rome
Gammans
Rome 5 and Railway Center Highlight Military Targets
Rome 5 and the railway center emerge as key military targets, with authorities listing several critical points of interest. The plan emphasizes strategic infrastructure, logistics hubs, and communication nodes essential to ongoing operations.
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Rome 5
Ares
Pleasantdale Birthday Party for Jean Kilburn
Pleasantdale Mrs Harold Kilburn hosted a birthday party this week for her daughter Jean age 11. Guests included Joan and Charles Smith Kathleen Mahar Joyce Kilburn Jeanne Anselment Edward and Patrick Kewley Teresa LaCase Carolyn Iler Jean Kewley Judy Culwick Harold Kilburn Agnes Iler Jack LaCases. Guest of honor received several gifts. Games were played and refreshments served.
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Pleasantdale
Harold Kilburn
Jean
Joan
Charles Smith
Kathleen Mahar
Joyce Kilburn
Jeanne Anselment
Edward
Patrick Kewley
Theresa LaCase
Carolyn Iler
Jean Kewley
Judy Culwick
Agnes Iler
Jack LaCases
Also Mentioned on This Page
Capt. Foss
Congress
Man
Holiday Picture Insurance
Troy Camera Shop
Broadway
Soly Canadians
Answer Tv
Enevious
Teachers of
U. S S
John G. Myers
Averill Park
Elizabeth Pratt
Mabel Miller
Baptist Church
Raymond E. Geerholt
Mary C. Vining
Woman's Catholic Society of
St Henry's Church
Amy Brate
Lillian Barton
Lorenzo Beebe
Lieut
Dayton van Deusen
Salem
Stillwater
Grafton
Third Street
Imperial
America
Hiram Walker & Sone Inc
Peoria
Illinois
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