Russian artillery overall overrated says U S expert
Col Steven L Conner, expert in cannon manufacture, told Troy Chapter of R P I Alumni that Russian artillery is good but not up to U S standards. He traced artillery use from Civil War to World War II and warned of possible millions in a future conflict. The talk honored veteran James M Caird who received the Gold Medal from Franklin Institute.
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Steven L. Conner
Troy
R.P.L
Troy Club
Conner
Watervliet, Arsenal
Chiefs of Ordnance, Industrial Division
Washington, D. C
RPI
U.S
Leonard J. Agar, Jr
Institute
James M. Caird
Franklin Institute of Philadelphia
Funeral for World War II veteran James T Bolger
Military honors were paid by O Brien-Baker Post and the 27th Division Association at the funeral of World War II veteran James T. Bolger. The service began at J. W. Burns Sons Funeral Chapel and continued at St. Peter's Church with a solemn requiem mass. A firing squad offered a volley at St. Peter's Cemetery and taps was played by a bugler.
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James T. Bolger
O Brien-Baker Post
27Th Division Association
J. W. Burns Sons, Inc
Fifth Avenue
St. Peter’s Church
Donald L. Starks
Charles C. Smith
John Grigonis
Agnes Dundon
Youth Returns To Face Auto Theft Charge
Walter R B Reed Jr 17 of Liberty Street was sent from Newburg to Troy to answer a grand larceny charge for a 1948 convertible coupe reported stolen from River Street. He will be arraigned in Troy Police Court. Reed previously pled guilty to driving without a license and paid a $25 fine or served 25 days in jail.
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Walter RB. Reed, Jr
Liberty Street
Troy
Newburg
Reed
Mario Salducco
Third Street
Newbury
Salducca
River Street
State Street
John J. Noonan
Albert Pretia
Night Squad
Official Held For Accepting Bribe In Draft Board
Detroit AP report says FBI arrested F.B.I. on a local draft board official, Myron B. Collins, 45, clerk of Board 98, on charges of accepting a bribe to classify a registrant. Collins was arrested in his apartment after a $100 partial payment. the bribe was expected to total between $1,000 and $1,500.
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Detroit
Mich
F.bi
F. Myron B. Collins
J. A. Robey
F.B.I. Detroit
Collins
Robey
Comics Theft Sweep Nets 200 Books in One Week
New Bedford Massachusetts police report patrolman Rene Boutier noting a spate of comic book thefts as merchants report 200 books stolen in a single week.
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New Bedford
Mass
Rene Boutier
Farmers Claim Shadow From Nile Bridge Hurts Crops
In Omdurman on an island under the white Nile bridge farmers seek compensation for crop losses caused by the bridge's shadow. Authorities investigate, no legal precedent found yet.
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Khartoum
Sudan
White Nile Bridge
Omdurman
Settlement Authorized In 17 Year Old Latham Girl Case
A settlement of 11500 was approved by Supreme Court Justice Kenneth J. MacAffee for the mother of Anna Whitney. The girl, injured in an automobile crash last year while riding with Francis Mooney, was hurt when the Mooney car collided with a Keating vehicle, both of Albany. The claim was against Mooney and the Keatings and included a fractured shoulder and facial lacerations.
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Latham
Supreme Court
Kenneth J. MacAffer
Ruth Whitney
Anna Whitney
Francis Mooney
Albany
Robert C. Keating
Daniel J. Keating
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