Swollen Midwest Rivers Deluge Levees Across Five States
Floods breach three farm-state levees in Missouri Illinois Oklahoma and Arkansas inundating thousands of acres. Red Cross warns of potential loss of life as Mississippi and Illinois rivers flood Perry and Cass counties threatening 44 000 acres near Vincennes and Peoria. Evacuations reach about 125 000 with Army Coast Guard and militiamen aiding as dams and dikes fail and transportation lines suspend.
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Associated Press
Middle West
Red Cross
St. Louis
Grandtower
Iil
Perry County
Missouri
Claryville
Belgique
McBride
Meafro
Coast
Beardstown
Cass County
R. E. Bruss
Adjutant General’s Office
Jacksonville
Virginia
Springfield
Midwest
America
United Nations
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Clinoig
Mississippi
Cairo
St.Louis
Muskogee
Vincennes
Vincennes, Inc
Wabash
Lawrence
St Chatles
Anything Can Happen Anything Can Happen MEN S BEST FRIEND
A quirky roundup from various spots recounts dogs with purses and odd thefts, WAACs named as witnesses, and a series of oddities from across the country. Notable items include two dogs stealing $421.98, burglars leaving just one cent, and a WAAC-related misfit shirt.
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Kansas City
Mary Bowling
Mavign
Ala
Genevieve Rodregues
Honolulu
WAACS
Two Wounded Veterans Join Military Police
Two wounded veterans of the African campaign have joined the 767th Military Police Battalion in Albany. Pvt James L Shull crawled 500 yards after being hit in Oran attack and recounted Americans ambushed by French civilians. Pfc Elroy Vincent, wounded in a Stuka bombing, was deafened in one ear. Both men from the South, Shull from Miami and Vincent from Biloxi, have received the Purple Heart.
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767Th
Albany
James L. Shull
Oran
Elroy Vincent
South
Skull
Miami
Fla
Vincent
Biloxi
Miss
Local Ladies Meet at Lansingburg O A Sessions
The Lansingburg Palestine Court O A met in the Masonic Temple with acting royal matron Mrs. Marie Nielsen presiding in the absence of Mrs. Harriet C. Dolan and other officers at the Buffalo grand court. A memorial service was held, rummage sale plans were made for June 14 and 15 at 108 Congress Street, and afghar work for Red Cross was completed and begun. Wardens To Meet and Court to Meet notes outline upcoming gatherings.
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Palestine Court
O. of A
Masonic Temple
Harriet C. Dolan
Grand Court
Buffalo
Marie Nielsen
John Knipe
Helma Bodie
Congress Street
Red Cross
Waterford Eastern Star chapter opens meeting at 8 p m
Waterford Inde Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star will meet at 8 p m in the Masonic Temple with Mrs LaVerne Conklin and Mildford E Frost presiding. The Tonic Triangle will work the initiatory degree for a class and present Grandmother's Rose Jar. A social will follow and supper will be served.
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Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
LaVerne Conklin
Mildford E. Frost
Pattron
Tonic Triangle
Daughters of
Eastern Star
East Side Circle to Meet for Supper and Discussion
East Side Today at 6 30 p m the Friendly Circle of Trinity Methodist Church will meet at Miss Lucille Mooradian 1913 Burdett Avenue for a supper meeting Assisting hostesses include Misses Dorothy Tarling and Anita Tryon The subject for discussion will be Current Events Executive Meeting An executive meeting and covered dish lunch will be held tomorrow at the home of Mrs A H Landmesser 518 Pawling Avenue by the board of the Women s Society of Christian Service The time is 1 p m Mrs William Beil 6 Mc Chesney Court is convalescing at her home from a recent illness Mrs Austin P Phillips of St Albans L I has returned after spending a few days with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Rodmond P Fox and family Thir teenth Street The king by law is the supreme governor of the Church of England.
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Court St. Rita
C. D
The
Methodist Church
Albany
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Trinity Methodist Church
Edgar Zeh
Waterford Society
Ernest K. LeVan
Lucille Mooradian
Burdett Avenue
Dorothy Tarling
Anita Tryon
A. H. Landmesser
Pawling Avenue
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
William Beil
McChesney Court
Austin P. Phillips
St. Albans
L. I
Rodmond P. Fox
Thirteenth Street
State Funds Fewer Job Applicants
Grace A. Reavy of Cohoes announces a smaller pool for state Civil Service junior typist posts as war work draws workers away. Of 22,755 applicants, 1333 did not appear, 21,264 took the clerical test, 48 percent failed, 10,997 were deemed eligible, but only 4,624 appeared for the next phase. The new eligible list may be exhausted this year amid wartime acceptances scarcity with several area residents listed among top scorers and others in Cohoes, Ballston Spa, Saratoga Springs, Green Island, and Watervliet.
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Grace A. Reavy
Cohoes
State Civil Service Commission
Jane Timmer
Mary Davidge
Ballston Spa
Norma Hughes
Rensselaer
Joseph Rowland
Saratoga Springs
Marjorie Callander
Green Island
Olga Boris
Watervliet
Troy
C. B. Schermerhorn
Aurelia Rodriguez
Kathryn Whaley
Mary Miller
Marie Cleary
Helen Purcell
Martha Pat
Waterviiet
Ana Belokovitsky
J. Magadichtrain
Janet Aane
Waterviset
Ann G. Katchmar
Mary Pater
Waterford
H. R. Jensen
Iva F. Thomas
Alice Himmel
Ballston Spe
G. M. Harriman
Mechanicville
North Greenbush Sugar Issuing Schedule Listed
Sugar purchase certificates will be issued in North Greenbush at Wynamskill School on Wednesday and Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and at the North Greenbush School in Defreestville on June 2 and 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. Certificates will also be issued at the homes of Mrs. Frank McNeil and F. B. Gardner on the same dates.
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North Greenbush
Wynamskill School
North Greenbush School
Defreestville
Frank McNeil
Brookside Avenue
F. B. Gardner
Whiteview
Private Duty Nurses to Raise Pay Rate by $1 a Day
An increase of $1 per day for private duty nurses at Samaritan Troy Leonard and Coheen Hospitals will take effect Tuesday, June 1. Routine cases pay $6 per eight hours. contagious or mental cases pay $7. Meals remain extra. General duty nurses paid directly by the hospitals are not affected.
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Samaritan, Troy, Leonard and Coheen
Albert W Powers Dies in Troy Funeral Set Tomorrow
Private funeral services for Albert W Powers of Troy will be held at 3 30 p m tomorrow from his home at 409 Second Avenue where he died Saturday after several months illness Rev Seth N Genung of the First Presbyterian Church of Lansingburg will officiate Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery Powers attended Greylock Institute at Williamstown Mass and later worked in oilcloth manufacture and with the Cohoes Rolling Mill He was a hunter fisherman and horticulturist He was a member of the Isingburg and served as treasurer and an executive of the Deborah Powers Home for Old Ladies a director of Leonard Hospital and a life member of the New England Water Works Association Survivors include his widow a daughter in law Mrs Sidney Powers two granddaughters Mrs J hail Freemaster and Miss Eleanor Powers
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Albert W. Powers
Troy
Second Avenue
Seth N. Genung
First Presbyterian Church of
Lansingburg
Oakwood Cemetery
Greylock Institute
Williamstown
Mass
Powers
Cohoes
Lanisingburg
Deborah Powers
J. Hail Freemaster
Tulsa
Eleanor Powers
Radcliff College
Boston
Mase
Frank Colby Fatally Stricken By Heart Attack
Frank Colby about 70 was fatally stricken with a heart attack early last night in a trailer behind a service station on 113th Street and Fifth Avenue where he lived. Coroner Charles J. Cote ruled death from a heart condition. The body went to Clark and Blake Funeral Chapel. Survived by his widow Esther Yetto. a lifelong Trojan and mechanic for Collins Construction Co. at Keeseville. He previously worked for Autocar Co. at Albany and several Troy firms.
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Frank Colby
113Th Street
Fifth Avenue
John J. Curley
Colby
Charles J. Cote
Clark and Blake
Esther Yetto
Collins Construction Co
Keesville
Autocar Co
Albany
P. P. Connors
Chris Hansen Trucking Concern
Belmar Construction Co
Troy
Troy Food Ceilings Due In Two Weeks
New ceiling prices for processed foods sold in Troy will be issued in about two weeks following ceilings set on 560 items in Albany and Rensselaer Markets. The plan groups stores into four classes by annual sales, based on 1942 volumes, to align prices with beef and pork ceilings. Sugar for canning will be available from Ration Book 1 stamps 1 and 16 for five pounds until Oct 31, with Stamp 13 valid June 1 to Aug 15, and no application needed.
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Troy
OPA
Albany
Rensselaer
Schenectady
Edward J. Rowan
Troy Rationing Board
Ration Board
Watervliet Soldier Wounded In North Africa
Pvt Michael Greschiak of Watervliet is listed among four local men wounded in North Africa. The War Department reported 408 casualties yesterday, naming also Pvt Harry Nittinger of East Greenbush, Pvt Frank L. Dymond of Ballston Spa, and Pfc Gerald J. Bolster of Glens Falls with their mothers or addresses listed.
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Watervliet
Michael Greschiak
Sophie Greschiak
Second Avenue
War Department
Harry W. Nittinger
Harry Nittinger
East Greenbush
Frank L. Dymond
William Dymond
Ballston Spa
Hot Stove League Plans Memorial Service
The Hot Stove League will meet at pm today at the Troy Elks Club to finalize arrangements for Sunday’s memorial service at the citywide honor roll on Third Street. President John F. Jackson will preside and names for the roll must be submitted by Wednesday to ensure inclusion. The honor roll site has been landscaped in preparation for the memorial program.
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Hot Stove League
At & Pm
Troy Elks Club
Third Street
John F. Jackson
Two Stolen Cars Recovered
A 1940 sedan owned by Ella Bucknell of Troy was reported stolen Friday night at Eagle Milla and was recovered Saturday night in Highland Avenue by patrolmen Charles Hayner and John Dwyer of the Central Police Station radio patrol. William K. Magill of 1869 Highland Avenue recovered his 1944 sedan at Canal and Fifth Avenues Saturday night after it was stolen from in front of his home Saturday morning.
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Ella Bucknell
Troy
Eagle Milla
Highland Avenue
Charles Hayner
John Dwyer
Central Police Station
Radio Patrol
William K. Magill
Canal and
Fifth Avenues
Howard O'Meara Commissioned At Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Lieut. Howard F. O'Meara was commissioned at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland in the Ordnance Department of the United States Army. A Catholic Central High School and R PLL graduate, he previously worked at the Army Depot in Schenectady before enlisting in October 1943.
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Howard F. O'Meara
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Ordnance Department
United States Army
Catholic Central High School
R Pll
Army Depot
Schenectady
Army
Dr Allen to Be Reception Guest at First Baptist
An informal reception for Rev Frederick Allen D D who is leaving the pulpit of the First Baptist Church on June 1 and Mrs Allen will be held Wednesday at p m in Fellowship Hall. The program will feature speakers and special music.
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Frederick Allen
D.D
First Baptist Church
Allen
Fellowship Hall
Troy Police and Firemen to Have No Vacations
Troy police and firemen will not be given their vacation periods this year. Past practice allowed 15 days annually, but vacations have been suspended due to being undermanned and employees serving in the armed forces. It is unclear whether other municipal departments will face the same ban.
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Troy
Saratoga Man Dies After Auto Crash Near Piping Rock Club
Charles R. O Leary age 40 of 147 Washington Street Saratoga Springs died at Saratoga Hospital at 7 p m from a broken neck and fractured skull after a 2 30 a m crash on the Saratoga Lake Saratoga Springs road near the Piping Rock Club. His companion Helen Ellison 16 is in the same hospital with severe head and facial lacerations. Coroner Dr Frederick G Eaton withheld a verdict pending investigation. O Leary leaves a son and daughter and a brother James and sister Margaret. Ellison is daughter of the late Eugene Ellison who was killed in a crash on the Saratoga Springs Schuylerville road.
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Charles R. O'Leary
Washington Street
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Hospital
Saratoga Lake
Piping Rock Club
Helen Ellison
Catherine Street
Leary
Frederick G. Eaton
Saratoga County
Charles R. Leary
James
Margaret
Wiss Ellison
Eugene Ellison
Saratoga Springs- Schuylerville
Emma Willard Riders Sweep Horse Show Honors
Emma Willard students excelled at a horse show yesterday at Christian Brothers Academy Albany, sponsored by the Academy Men’s Association. Diana Harvie won first in horsemanship under 14 class 1, with Patricia Whiteburnt taking a pink ribbon in the same event. Ruth Harvie placed third in horsemanship under we jumps class 12 and fourth in that event, Diana Harvie earned a blue in class 7 hunter back, and Ruth Harvie claimed blue for first in class 15 bridle path hack.
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Emma Willard
Christian Brothers’ Academy
Albany
Troy Man, 90, Injured in City Bus Collision
Harry Nick, 90, of 372 Federal Street, suffered bruises to the wrist and knee after a Fifth Avenue bus struck a cart at Congress and Third Streets. Bus driver William F. Breen, 39, said he started the turn on a green light. Wick, pushing a cart, was between the bus and curb when the right rear wheel hit the cart, tipping it over.
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Harry Nick
Federal Street
Fifth Avenue
Congress and
Third Streets
William F. Breen
Northern Drive
Central Station
Congress
Third Street
Wick
Father Merns Remains Senior Priest at 60th Ordination Anniversary
Rev Matthew K Merns retired pastor of St Patrick s Church and second oldest priest in the Albany Diocese marked the sixtieth anniversary of his ordination with a Mass at St Joseph s Seminary. The event was part of a formal observance led by Rev William Treanor. C S S R Saratoga Springs preached and lauded Father Merns who ordained May 19, 1883 and retired February 18, 1940 after 24 years at St Patrick s. He helped clear a large church debt and oversaw many parish improvements.
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Matthew K. Merns
St. Patrick's Church
Albany
St. Joseph’s Seminary
Father Merns
William Treanor
C.ss.r
Saratoga Springs
Holmes Estate Leaves Two Friends in Will
Eleanor Shaw Holmes died September 14 leaving $1,000 to Mary E. Crawford of East Orange New Jersey and the remainder to Florence Keller Scherling of Grosse Pointe Michigan. Probate filed with Surrogate Francis D. McGarey. executor Andrew F. Van Thun Jr. The estate is valued at about 35000 in realty and 10000 in personalty. Holmes born December 22 1865 was daughter of Sarah W. Holmes and Alfred I. Holmes.
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Brooklyn
Eleanor Shaw Holmes
Alton B
Virginia M. Holmes
Whitman Court
Troy
Francis D. McGarey
Mary E. Crawford
Maple Avenue
East Orange
N. J
Florence Keller Scherling
Bedford Road
Grosse Point
Mich
Andrew F. van Thun
Albermaine Road
Miss Holmes
Sarah W. Holmes
Alfred I. Holmes
Man Injured in Truck Accident Near Waterford
Joseph Nordikian, 35, of 10 Winter Street, was hospitalized at Troy Hospital after a truck crash on Waterford Mechanicville Road six miles north of Waterford. Doctors report possible skull fracture and facial and chest injuries. Newtonville Troop G State Police investigated. details not yet learned.
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Joseph Nordikian
Winter Street
Troy Hospital
Waterford-Mechanieville Road
Waterford
Newtonville
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