Freight Record Set By BKM for Boston to Mechanicville Run
A Boston and Maine Diesel electric locomotive powered a 186 mile freight run from Boston to Mechanicville in 6 hours 25 minutes setting a new record. The train weighed 3 839 tons with 125 cars, exceeding the prior steam powered performance which averaged about ten hours and required pushers on grades. The 5400 horsepower engine operated solo with no stops or water delays, marking the first time such a feat was achieved in the line’s history.
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Boston
Mechanicville
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston & Maine
Washington County Probate Docket List Update
Washington County Surrogate's Court week listing estates with tax exemptions and tax law determinations. Appraisals ordered for Arnott Lyttle Newcombe Pratt Stockton Tierney and Gooding. Wills admitted probate for Flower and Garrett. other estates book citations and accounting actions noted across Fort Edward Fort Ann Greenwich Salem Whitehall Hudson Falls Greenwich Kingsbury and White Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Sarah A. Hamilton
Jackson
John van Pomer
Fort Edward
Cornelius J. Cronin
Fort Ann
Mary E. Buckley
White Creek
Ambrose Arnott
Joseph Lyttle, Jr
Greenwich
Newcombe
Hudsgon Falls
Edgar DeWitt Flower
Salem
Eva T. Flower
William J. McComb
Argyle
Hudson Falls
William C. Bernard
Kingsbury
Frank A. Garrett
Grace T. Garrett
Napoleon Paquette
Anthony Scott
Whitena
Catherine Scott
Royal E. LaGrange
Berlin Editor Hints Disaster for Nazis
Berlin editor Franz Geisler of Munich’s Neueste Wachrichten warned that German leaders and soldiers on the Russian front face demands that surpass all human conception. He reported Von Mannstein’s troops defend a flank against four Russian army groups, stronger than at Stalingrad, and that only extracted troops from the Dnieper bend halted the Soviet advance at Krivol Rog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
INS
Franz Geisler
Berlin
Munich
Neueste Wachrichten
Eastern Front
Eric von Mannstein
Stalingrad
Geisler
Dnieper
von Mannstein
Krivol Rog
Three Trade Names Recorded with Clerk
Three certificates to conduct business under trade names filed in the County Clerk's office. Elizabeth E. Bruce at 521 Congress Street lists Betty's Sandwich Shoppe at 350 Fulton Street. Charles F. Kelly at 3274 Sixth Avenue declares Kelly's Grill at 300 Ninth Street. Gertrude M. Martin at Columbia Turnpike reports Mae Martin's Confections in Rensselaer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth E. Bruce
Congress Street
Fulton Street
Betty
Charles F. Kelly
Sixth Avenue
Ninth Street
Kelly's Grill
Gertrude M. Martin
Columbia Turnpike
Rensselaer
Mae Martin
Johnsonville Religious Group Meeting Notice
Johnsonville The Woman's Society for Christian Service will meet with Mrs. Ernest Abbott today at 2 p.m. Mrs. Jennie Gary and Machinist Mate First Class Edward D. Hoffman of Jackson Michigan were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Wallace. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dayet have gone to Brooklyn where they will make their home. Mr. Dayer is junior products engineer for the Sperry Gyroscope Co. John McCune and Miss Mary McCune entertained a group of friends at a Halloween party Friday evening. Games were played with awards going to Hillis Jones Jr. Dick Speanburg and Franklin Cox, Margaret Castle and Robert Russell were awarded prizes for costumes. Refreshments were served. Neowsea pen AGHivye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society For Christian Service
Ernest Abbott
Jennie Gary
Edward D. Hoffman
Jackson, Mich
John Wallace
Donald Dayet
Brooklyn
Dayer
Sperry Gyroscope Co
John McCune
Mary McCune
Hillis Jones, Jr
Dick Speanburg
Franklin Cox
Margaret Castle
Robert Russell
Neowsea Pen Aghivye
Bougainville Naval Clash Reported In Solomons Sea
Allied headquarters said Japanese and American warships clashed near Bougainville as U S Marines prepared to hold invasion positions on the west central Solomons coast. Initial reports from Admiral Halsey indicated Japanese cruisers and destroyers were intercepted and forced to withdraw after a Sunday night Monday clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Souwest Pacific
MacArthur
Bougainville
Solomons
William F. Halsey
Solomons Sea
Halsey
South Pacific
Coal Strike Pushes to Curb Home Coal Supplies
The article details government actions to limit coal deliveries as mines near standstill. Ickes orders dealers to restrict to households with little or no coal, while hospitals and large-users may receive larger amounts. Roosevelt authorizes collective bargaining to govern terms during government operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Ickes
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Interior
National War Labor Board
War Labor Disputes Act
Wac Labor
Illinois
WLB
Waterford Queen crowned in Ionic Triangle ceremony
Lois Swatling received Beloved Queen of Ionic Triangle at Masonic Temple installation. Bertha Smead led the officers, with many chapter members named in roles and honored guests from nearby Triangles and DeMolay. Socials and gifts followed, then Halloween events and local notices including school activities and club meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Swatling
Ionic Triangle
Daughters of Eastern, Star
Howard J. Swatling
Masonic Temple
Bertha. Smead
Saratoga District
Hk. L. LeVan
June Conklin
Edna Hazzard
Luis Hai
Dorothy Guiham
Henry van Zandt
LaVerne Conklin
Maxine Cowles
Saratoga Triangle
Betty
Cohoes Triangle
Robert T. Grathi
Troy
de Molay
Order of Eastern Star
Ionic
Triangles
Troy de Molay
Herbert KR. van Kleeck
Sonic Triangl
Elizabeth Willetts
Willetts
Stillwater Honors Mrs Margaret Talmadge Deputy
Stillwater holds a reception at 8 p.m. today to honor Mrs Margaret Talmadge newly appointed district deputy of the Saratoga District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Margaret Talmadge
Saratoga
Margaret H. Talmadge
Samaoza
Second Baptist Church
Stillwater Grange elects officers at village meeting
Bemis Heights Grange held Monday night elections with Master William Eaton presiding. New officers include Ruth Cowin as Master, Spencer Kellogg as overseer, Dorothy Rogers as lecturer, Clifford Holmes as steward, Mrs. John Smodell as secretary, Carl Schultz as gatekeeper, Edna Rogers as lady assistant steward, Mrs. Harry Hale as Flora, Mrs. Edgar Rogers as Ceres, Mrs. Charles Cowin Jr. as Pro mona, and Kellogg as executive committee member. Refreshment committee named Hale, Schultz, Barbelt. Clifford Holmes won the game prize. Refreshments served by Cowin, Hale, Schultz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemis Heights Grange
William Eaton
Ruth Cowin
Spencer Kellogg
Dorothy Rogers
Clifford Holmes
John Smodell
Carl Schultz
Edna Rogers
Flora
Harry Hale
Ceres
Edgar Rogers
Promona
Charles Cowin, Jr
John Paul Jones Joins Navy at 17 in Glens Falls
John Paul Jones, a 17 year old resident of Glens Falls, joined the Navy yesterday on Navy Day. He said his mother signed the papers after some coaxing and he is unsure if he is a descendant of the famed commodore.
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John Paul Jones
Navy
U. S. Navy
John Paul
Glens Falls
Farmers Market Prices Patchy with Cauliflower Strength
Market notes from 1943 show limited strength besides cauliflower. Pears ease slightly, sweet potatoes rise about 1 dollar per bushel to 4.50. Boxed pomegranates at 3.50 for forty. numerous produce items listed with varied per unit prices including tomatoes, celery, cabbage, and onions.
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Idaho
Fifth Army Attacks Core of Nazi Defense in Italy
Allied forces push along Massico Ridge and Matese Mountain as American units seize key heights near the Volturno valley. British troops advance toward Casanova, while the Eighth Army probes the Adriatic front. Air strikes target La Spezia Rimini Ancona and Split, with enemy aircraft shot down as a major push continues toward Casanova and the Massico ridge.
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Fifth Army
Italy
Alled
Algiers
Massieg Ridge
Matese Mountain
Rome
Mark W. Clark
Salerno
Matese
Volturno
Mediterranean
Sevez
Casanova
Massico
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Ali
Naples
Massico Ridge
Vasto
U. S
la Speza
Genoa
Rimini
Ancona
Split
Yugoslavia
Nocelleto
Casnova
Santa Croce
Cariiola
Garigliano River
Garigliana
Aurunci
Garigliano
Evangelical Lutheran Church installs new pastor in Poestenkill
Installation was held Sunday at the Evangelical Lutheran Church for Rev Lauren H Grandy succeeding Rev R J Van Deusen who soon enters the Army. The sermon was delivered by Van Deusen with solos by Mrs Harry Goergen and Bruce Fisher as Grandy led closing vespers. The event followed a Halloween party hosted by Mrs Charles Cessop and Mrs Rolin Kropp with guests including Marshall Sullivan Dale and Robert Kropp Gale Seymour Elizabeth Barbara Teddy Cessop. Men of the church plan to paint storm windows today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Wendel
Samaritan
Clifford Catlin
Camp Rucker
Ala
Brotherhood of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
Charles Cessop
Rolin Kropp
Green Island Ag Campaign Nears Final Week at Heatly School
The drive to raise 3000 for a fiving jeep nears its end with 2700 raised in War Bonds and Stamps. Beginning next Monday through December 7 students vote by turning every five cents into stamps or bonds, determining the final selection and presenting equipment in an alumnus in service’s name. Student committees handle room ballotings and weekly returns, with Schools for War Minute Man Flag display extended for the month after last month’s sales reached 90 percent.
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Heatly
Eve
Meen
Pr Chase
Ryan Couple Celebrate Fifth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Andrew Ryan of 19 James Street celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary with a party for fifty guests. A full course Nor was served and the couple received many gifts. Out of town guests included Mrs Anna Jes main o Heifmoon, Mrs Margaret Smith of New York and Mr and Mrs Michael Ryan of Poestens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Ryan
James Street
Anna Jesmain O. Heifmoon
Margaret Smith
New York
Michael Ryan
Poestens
Sister Kenny Method Demonstrated At Local Hospital
A demonstration of the Sister Kenny method for polio treatment was held Monday at the hospital. Mrs. Rena M Hayes from the New York State Department of Nursing demonstrated the procedure with assistance from Margaret Sheehan and Miss Margaret Purtle attending as a chosen delegate to the alumni association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sister Kenny
Rena M. Hayes
New York Tate Department of Nursing
Margaret Sheehan
Margaret Purtle
Alumni Associa
New York
Rses
Rochesday
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BKM
Johnsonville
British Admiralty
Andrew Groome Conningham
Waterford
Roland Gendron
Waterford-Mechanicville Road
Joseph Babbs
Leonard Hospital
Waterford High School
B. and M
Knickerbocker Steamer Company
Company
Pearl Street
Waterford-Halfmoon Parent-Teacher Association
Barbara Morse
Matthew Helts
Marie Kelts
June Quackenbush
Hollis Briggs
Matthew Kelts
Ruth Kuehn
Mary Remmington
Mooney
Orchestra of
Percy Willetts
Charlies Morse
Ruth Brown
Clark Whittaker
Third Street
Julius Thielman
Grafton
By Paul Ford
Wey
Ballston Spa High School
Presbyterian Church
Jane Flynn
Washington, D. C
Ivan Campbell
Shreveport
Sergt
Maureen Killelea
Albany
Frank Mayhew
Baraca
Carlton Abel
Clarence W. Arthur
Baptist
Hudson River Association
North
Arthur
Calvary Baptist Church
Schenectady
Fonte Wea
Willy
Hudson Haven
Jacob F. Pratt
Margaret Holmes
Germaine Lavertue
Thelma Bryan
Pratt
Literary Society
William Cisler
Hilda Wilbur
John Marquard
Mildred Hayner
Hayner
Elting Doughty
Farmers’ Market
Poestenkill
Charles Hinhinger
United States
Cei
Green Island
Leslie Howard
David Niven
Miss Smartypants
Ruth Warrick
Walter Reed
Joan Carroll
Wallace Beery
Marines
and the Fallen Sparrow
John Garfield
Maureen O'Hare
Tomorrrow
Brian Donlevy
Walter Brennan
Anna Led
Asumue Voyce
Richard Fraser
Brian Lter
Donlevy Brensan
Wiliam Holden
Eddie Bracken
Young and Willing
Proctor
HN Laurel and Hardy “Dancing Masters
LTE
Robert Donat
Petii E
Canova
G. Robinson
Boris Karloff
Robert Young
Lana Turner
Slightly Dangerous
Archer Mary McLeod
THE
Purple V
Holiday Inn
Bing Crosby
Virginia Dale
James Dunn
Florence Hice
Union Pacific
Barbara Stanwyck
Joel McCrea
Warren William
Aelero Diah Nibbi
Footsteps
Errol Firon
Srenda Marshall
MR. Yates
Claire Trevor
Edgar Buchaoan
Aotee Atal
Marjorie Lord
Hattie McDaniel
Edward McNamara
William Cagney
United Artists
William K. Howard
John van Druten
Soning
Allan Jones
Kitty Carlisle
Leo Carrillougrey
the King Sisters
Warner Theatre
Olivia de Havilland
Robert Cummings
Princess O'Rourke
Iraq
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