War correspondence from France and homefront notes
Letters from Saipan and France describe Trojans in Europe and memories of home towns. Kenneth Penney, with an engineers battalion in France since June 6, notes maps and papers from his hometown paper, while others donate to a memorial for the Thirteenth Ward. Corporal Hicks, Ralph Thompson, Anthony Razzazzo, and Arthur Eitrick are named among service members with links to local addresses and honors earned in England and the European theater.
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Saipan
Pacific
Uke Fulton
River
Lieut
Kenneth Penney
Zose
France
Lisniensat
Beck ‘Vrov
Broadway
Franklin Square
State Street
Fifth Avenue
rCorporal
Corp
Ben-Reizen
Abraham Reizen
Gals Place
Eighth Air Forte
England
Ralph
Paul Thompson
Fifth T Avenue
Vero Beach
Fla
S& Sergi Eawars D. Consedense
Trey Post Office
Ofice
AAP
Edward Fe. Ormsby
201Th Street iv
Stark General Hospital
Charleston
Mother Army Hospra
Syronean
Guateaul Thierry
Pfe
Leam Kane
Third Avenue
Vetervnier
Lawrence Ome
Ace Murphy
Thenth Division
Calvin G. Hunt
Congress Street
Airtcast
Eighth Air Force
Ighter
Jesse Auton
Grommander
Edward G. Carley
AAF
Benber
EF. W. Carles
Thirteenth Street
Frederick
C. Haynee
Anton
John ¥. Gilcheist
Sixth Avenue
Watervliet
Joseph J. Golash
Francis Miner
Carolina Avenue
QMIC
Clayson C. Cooper, Jr
Air Corps
Justin Mahoney
Seventh Marines
Wartime notes on soldiers from Troy and Watervliet
Veterans and enlistees from Troy Watervliet report multiple units overseas in Europe and the Pacific. Messages detail promotions awards and training at Wisconsin Cedar Falls Iowa Camp Lejeune and Sheppard Field Texas.
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Troy
Chanics
Camp Lejeune
W. C.hey
Pfe
William J. Hogan
College Avenue
Pie
Thomas L. Horan
Middleburg Street
Thoman Englat
Second Street
Matis
Cherry Point
N. C
Q. M. Department
Prieda M. Barton
Fourth Avenue
Watervliet
Naval Training School
Towa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Fall
Iowa
William M. Felt
Averill Park Road
XIV ‘Corps
Army Service Command
Southwest
Pacific
Bougainville
Solomort Islands
Repsse
Cambridge Turkey Party At Cambridge Tonight
Cambridge notices list a Young Men's Club turkey party at Pakistan Bail with Women’s Christian Service serving a supper and an ice rink being prepared on Rice Seed Co property. Tax collection hours are set at several Cambridge and White Creek locations through late November with dates and places listed.
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Henry Wulff
Charles V W. Hunt
Santiago
Chile
James G. Hunt
D.D
Youngs Men's Club of
Cambridge
Pakictan
Women's Society of Christian Service
White Creek Methodist Church
Jermain-Ball
Rice Seed Co
Washington Street
Lyman White
Ruth Davis
Cambridge Central
John Henry
C. K. Bourr
Frank Higgins
Niles
Mark Kenyon
Lauderdale Road
I. W. Moore
Nolan
White Creek
Kate Wright
Center Cambridge
Alingston
Coila
London Papers See Victory for President
London newspapers forecast Roosevelt winning the U S presidential race over Dewey. Financial Times says stock market interest was academic and predicts a strong surplus for Roosevelt if reelected. The Times notes possible market gains and Wall Street excitement. The Communist Daily Worker argues American democracy cannot stoop to reelect Dewey.
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London
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
United States
Financial Times
Froosavelt
Davey
the Times
G Hoom
Coadtmon
Wall Street
London Daily Worker
Dewey
Scrap book grows through war years in Independence
Mrs. Flavia O Biaka began a war scrapbook the day after Pearl Harbor. By fall three years later she had 34 large leatherbacked books in the collection, each about a hundred pages, and used roughly forty quarts of library paste to mount clippings and pictures.
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Independence
Pearl Harbor
Flavia O. Biaka
Tax payment terms on Turnpike Road Cambridge notice
The notice states taxes are collectible at 1 percent for the flat thirty days from November 6 through December 6 and 3 percent thereafter for all remaining unpaid taxes. This applies to days except Saturdays and references property on Turnpike Pad Cambridge.
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Cambridge
Japs Wipe Out East Indies Village and Atrocities Report
A Netherlands East Indies headquarters document details Japanese destruction in Sumatra and Java, including a village burned with civilians slain, a Medan area town soaked with kerosene and buried, and prisoners and civilians subjected to brutal abuse. The report identifies mass killings, scorched villages, and widespread violence by Japanese forces.
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Lidice
Netherlands East
Ging
Nether- Lands
Far Eest
Java
Medas
Sumatra
Netherlands
Alex
Soudiery
Medan
Boys Prove to Be Fine Lumbermen
Cloquet Minnesota reports boys aged 18 and under filled timber duties during a winter lumber shortage. Clubs organized pulpwood drives adding thousands of cards to blockpiles and funds from war bonds. Charlie Clesiax won ring champion honors after cutting 30 tests, earning 255 dollars plus 100 dollars for spring work.
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Cloquet
Minn
Schante-Hansan
Cloquet Experimental Forest
Harry Nelson
C Lubs
Sters
Couers
Cowan
Charles Clesiax
Charlie
Jikey
Early white potatoes to cost about same as last year
The article notes that early white Irish potatoes will cost consumers about the same as last year due to ceilings on shipping prices announced yesterday. It mentions the ceilings apply from the beginning of the season and are intended to stabilize consumer costs.
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Washington G
OPA Pricing Claim Tied to Wartime Production Needs
The Office of Price Administration cited average grower returns and wartime ceilings, stating the bands were higher than legal minimum but recommended by the War Food Administration to sustain polgines production at levels meeting estimated needs.
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Office of Prise
OPA
War Food Administration
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Liskt Hicks
Chester Mahoney
Rt Gherm
Lady Florence
Charm Beauty Salon
Third Street
Hopen
Posas Ideal
River St
Troy Theatre
Tome Avests
Sergi Maynard A&a Coons
Seresth Avenue
JOSEPH ¥_ TALBOT
St. Michaels Avenut
University of Wisconsin
Sser Valve Co
Albert & Pick. Eit
Berlin
Armored Calvary Unit
Herbert W
Truesdell
R. D
Eva Helly
Army Air Force
Sheppard ‘Field
Tex
Whrubraw J. Ant
Petersborg
Lucky
Mageot
Rita
Hugh A Fosburg
Cherry Plain
Marianas
Seventh Air Force
Guam
Hawaii
Peereregire Tyr Hyas Ee Cla
Faterchiet
Jenny
Frinle
Jennys
East Indies
Suy
Mann’s
Fulton St
Fulton
Lucite
Williams
St. Troy
Sica Company, Inc
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