Amstuz Joins Bank Board In Troy
John C. Amstuz chief engineer of Behr Manning Corp was elected trustee of the Troy Savings Bank. He succeeds Archie R Joy who resigned due to frequent absence from the city. Amstuz a native of Switzerland came to the United States in 1920 and has worked with New York Edison Co and Watervliet. He is a trustee of Emma Willard School and director of the Troy Club. He joined several professional societies including ASME AIEE and ASPE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Amstuz
Behr-Manning Corp
Troy Savings Bank
Archie R. Joy
Mr. Amstuz
Switzerland
New -York Edison Co
Troy
Watervliet
Amstur
Emma Willard School
Troy Club
First Presbyterian Church
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
American Society of Professional Engineers
American Society of Military Engineers
Boys Apply for Shine Parlor License in Salt Lake City
Two minor boys challenged a Salt Lake City street shoe shining ban by visiting City Hall and applying for a license to open a shine parlor. The ordinance bars minors from street shining, but the youths seek a formal permit to operate a shop.
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Salt Lake City
Community Dinner Honors Nora Berghammer in Troy
Mrs Nora Berghammer of Green Island and Court St Joseph leaders attended a dinner at Clermont Restaurant Troy hosted by home court members. Other officials from Watervliet Cohoes and Troy participated with Miss Elizabeth Welch state treasurer and Mrs Clara Gayner grand regent recipient of honors.
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Nora Berghammer
St. Joseph
C. D
Ihnis E. Receivintiv Appa Od Om Jaistriet
Clermont
Troy
Mmembers
Jeemily O’connell
Regina Decker
Watervliet
Elizabeth Welch
Cohoes
Martin Doyle
Clara Gayner J
Welsh Service at State Street Presbyterian Church
Sunday afternoon at 3 at the State Street Presbyterian Church Schenectady corner of Catherine and State Streets a Welsh service will be held Rev R Lewis Jones of Granville will be guest preacher SAY BERGERY HAS RESIGNED New York Radio France at Algiers quoted Swiss sources yesterday that Gaston Bergery resigned as Vichy ambassador to Turkey and that his entire staff also resigned. The broadcast was reported by the Office of War Information.
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State Street Presbyterian Church
Schenectady
Catherine and
State Streets
R. Lewis Jones
Granville
Say Bergery
New York
Radio France
Algiers
Gaston Bergery
Vichy
Turkey
Office of War Information
Reich Runs Underground Secret Radio
Peter Edson reports on the spread of so called clandestine or black radio stations during the war. He details German and allied efforts to disguise propaganda as underground broadcasts and lists stations like Debunk Lenin’s Old Guard and Radio SWIT, noting they are controlled from Berlin and aim to mislead readers in the United States and other nations.
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Reich
Peter Edson
Germany
Freiheitssenders
Freedom
U.S
Badoglio
America
Station
Debunk
United States
Deibunk
Joe Scanlon
Joe
Soviet Russia
Lenin
U. S
Algiers
Vichy
de Gaulle
United Nations
Giraud
Great Britain
India
Azad Hind
Voice of Free India
Berlin
Subhas Chandra Bose
Free India
Singapore
Jap Internees Sought Early Return to Home
A Tule Lake segregation center crowd protested for early repatriation to Japan. Myer, national director of a federal program, said leaders urged first returns while officials described the incident as increasingly serious. The three hour mass meeting disrupted administration offices and confined workers inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
WRA
Myer
Welch Wins Alder Vacancy by Two Votes in Seventh Ward
James Welch, Democratic candidate for alderman of the Seventh Ward in Rensselaer, defeated Republican John Hastings by two votes after an official canvass disclosed at a Wednesday Common Council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Welch
Rensselaer
John Hastings
Names In the News Mispronunciations of War Era Places
A column extols proper English pronunciation of Melitopol Krivei Rog Crimea Odessa and Moscow with phonetic guides. It laments Anglicized variants and urges radio leaders to adopt correct forms to honor history and avoid confusion.
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Melitopol
Ukraine
Crimea
Russia
Krim
Odessa
Moscow
Bossy
Lansingburg P T A Plans Victory Sale at School
The Waskell School Parent-Teacher Association executive board outlined a Victory sale to be held Wednesday from 2 to 5 p m at the school. Donations of clothes, shoes, fancy work and baked goods are invited via Mrs. Thomas Q O Treharne, chairwoman. Principal Miss Helen C Tatum announced donations for Leonard Hospital Day on Nov 18 may be sent between Nov 15 and 18. Mrs. Foster presided at the meeting and War Stamps total reached 180 15.
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Waskell School Parent-Teacher Association
Thomas QO. Treharne
Raymand F. Foster
Helen C. Tatum
Leonard Hospital
Mars Approaches Earth Closer Than In Ten Years
Pasadena observations report Mars nearing Earth this month with a predicted distance of about 50.1 million miles at 6 am PT on November 28. Astronomer Adams notes spectroscopic plates show atmospheric gases near Earth levels, yet unlikely to support life.
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Mars
Earth
Pasadena
Cal
Waiter 8
Adems
Adams
Carnegie Tit
Mount Wilson* Observatory
Ai Sed
Pacific
Gestapo Fails to Halt Saboteurs Inside Germany
Article by Edwin Shanke describes underground German workers aiding Allied efforts through selective sabotage at small factories. It details methods such as removing key components, bribed workers, and disruptions to factory lines, plus attacks on transportation like freight trains carrying supplies to Italy.
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Gestapo
Germany
Stockholm
R.A.F
U.S. Air Force
Ith
Denmark
Gnesiapo
Fabrikmuenchen
Rosenheimer Street
Munichs
East Slaw
Inanufack
Tsar River
Gestage
Munich- Mosach
Gemapo
Labbateurs
Italy
Innsbruck
Wartime rail disruption and partial sabotage impact supply lines
Fragmented OCR text describes Brenner Pass traffic blockades and stalled train cars, with rail depots like Warsaw's Heimat Kraftfarnarpark acting as repair centers for army trucks. It notes rusting equipment, water drainage, and limited sabotage, suggesting growing discontent with the Nazis and war fatigue affecting logistical efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Heimat Kraftfanrpark
Renton
May Move Honor Roll Meeting Held for Site Change
Henry Smith the Seventeenth Ward alderman plans a meeting next week of residents interested in widening the present honor roll. A move to relocate the roll to a new site will be proposed if residents favor it. date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Smith
Seventeenth Ward
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Mary
Cluett & Sons
State ST. Schenectady
Green Island
John Petit
George Street
England
Albany Hospital
Heatly School
Allied Community War Chest
Norine B. Keating
Marcella Keating
Methodist Church
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Michael Roscoe
Hudson Avenue
Alfred Lindin
Augusta Weinand
David Gunlibault
Harry Giles
George Williams
Edward Rubeck
Nellie Reilly
Fred ©. Bennett
Gwendolyn Minis
Delores O'Hara
George Stebbins
Anna Maé Stoliker
James Clifford
John Kissinger
Legion
Leonard Curtin Post
American Legion
Post
Irving Smith
Green Island Red and Gun Club
Art Clodge
Gulfport Field
Miss
INS
Welsh Service
Moore
Fred W. Curtis Paint Co., Inc
Congress and
Fifth Ave
Ludwig
Robert Campbell
Emil Ludwig
First Street
Campbell
Lansingburg
Edwin Shanke
Brenner Pass
WRC
Railwayoen
Modernella Beauty Salon
Third ST
Aristocrat
Ales
George B. Lee, Inc
Seventh Avesur
Coats
London
Chesterfield
Spa
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