Arsenal Guns Prove Worth In Italy
Colonel Eddy, director of the Ordnance Research Center, reports German forces fear American artillery and tank guns in Italy. He praises ordnance troops for supplying guns, ammo, and repair support to Gen. Clark's army, noting superior range, rapid field service, and effectiveness against radio controlled tanks.
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Waterview
Attlery
Cessino
Italy
Gol
George G. Eddy
Ordiarte Desarement
Army Service Forces
Eddy
Ordvarce Research Center
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Ges
Ordnance Department
Traly
Anzio
Bark Clark
Bitth Army
Waterford observes fiftieth anniversary of Waterford Methodist Church cornerstone
A large gathering marked the Waterford Methodist Church cornerstone centennial with Miss Grace E Swatling recounting events leading to the May 17 1881 cornerstone laying under Rev William H Groat. Funds raised since 1891 came from Sunday School classes and the community in novel ways, with music, poetry, and a miniature church model shared during the program. Rev William A Perry spoke, and a brief business meeting followed a social with refreshments.
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Waterford Methodist Church
Grace E Swatling
Woman's Society of Christian Service
William H. Groat
Groat
James Swatling
Doris Haley
Tryland
Frances Child
Bire
Lois Hail
MicCreedy
William A. Perry
Miss Swatling
Edgar Zeh
Edna Cole
Local Round Lake and New Jersey Visit Notes
Round Lake residents visit relatives in Lakewood Ohio and Trenton New Jersey. Mrs Grace Carlton visits family in Schenectady while Brig Gen Edwin Hartshorn and wife announce their son E S Hartshorn Jr. arrived in England. Funeral held for Mrs W Skidmore Barrett in Saratoga Springs. Edward J Hickott begins Marine recruit training at Parris Island. Mrs Eliott and son Ralph stay at Curtis cottage Circle. Mrs John Lyman of Saratoga Springs visits Saratoga area friends at Harold Corbin home.
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Clifford Corp
Weex
Trenton
N. J
Corp. Clifford Corp
Grace
Carlton
Prederick Gresnough
Schenectady
Edwin . Hartshorn
Lyman c
ACCESSORY on 8 Kansas City Pronunciations and antidisestablishmentarianism
Readers debate how to pronounce accessory with a focus on the s sound and vowels. A long note explains the origin and pronunciation rule, tracing antidisestablishmentarianism from church history, and invites readers to request a pamphlet by mailing a stamped self-addressed envelope.
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Kansas City
Episcopal Church
Church of England
Chitcch
Ireland
Wales
Church of [England
Frank Selby
OPA Sets New Ration Rules For Large Boarding Establishments
District OPA announced new limits for boarding houses, hotels, and summer camps removing ten red ration points every ten days from residents’ books, replacing prior two week removals. The move aligns point redemptions with current consumer allowances and ends use of ration tokens in these settings. A separate note covers temporary changes to meat point usage and stamps expiring in June, while Finland’s 1942 nickel output is reported at 18,000 tons.
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OPA
Raton
Ema
Finland
Sells Opposes Billion Dollar Highway Bill
Charles H Sells NYS public works chief warns that a one billion dollar highway bill slated for three years would harm New York State. He says the distribution formula underfunds urban needs and skews urban and rural needs, calling the bill nonbeneficial and inflated in scope.
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Record Newspapers Bureau
Washington, D.C
Dean P. Taylor
New York
Charles H Sells
Public Works
New York State
Tay’ Joy
Selis
Empire
Afr
Sella
Mr Sells
Rotary Executives Convene Chicago for 35th Convention
Rotary International executives representing some of the 520 Rotary Clubs across more than fifty countries gathered in Chicago for the 35th annual convention. The wartime conference aims to focus on essentials with a limited internal gathering. Attendance exceeded 1,000, and sessions will run for five days to address transport and logistics issues.
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Rotary International
Chicago U
Rotary
Thehroup
Chicago
1500 Axis Troops Slain by Yugoslav Partisans
Yugoslav partisans report massive blows in Eastern Bosnia and Dalmatia with 1,500 Axis troops slain. Fierce fighting continues as partisans press operations against enemy forces.
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Boasia
Dalmatia
Kistenje Town Noted Amid Tito Era Announcements
Report fragments describe Kistenje marked by Marshal Jo sip Brox Tito being announced yesterday. Broadcast communiqués mention Tito’s forces in Kesters Bosnia, with ongoing battles and German reinforcements moving into western and central Bosnia.
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Kistenje
Josip Brox
Tito
Bosnia
Croatia
Wester
Bomia
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Gorham Cluett
Troy Boys’ Club
Troy Country Club
William
XK. Shyne
Vic
Fred T. Green
C. Stewart Ferguson
J. Laurence Meader
Elmer C. Senacht
Waterford
Carlyle Pitcher
State Street
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Charles J. Brady
American Legion
Women's Auxiliary
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St. Mary’s Sponsor Corps
Girl Scouts
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Shantung
Sheers
Bemberg
Round Lake
Ray Parker
Nanty
Paul
Archie O. Abeel
Lakewood
Ohio
B. F. Goodrich
Silvertowns
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River ST
Sells
Permenkat Naturels
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the People
River Street
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