Cohoes Payroll Checks Demanded for State Inquiry
The State Election Frauds Bureau seeks cancelled payroll checks from Cohoes payroll for production tomorrow at its Albany office. Two State Police officers served the subpoena on Louise Rouiller or staff yesterday. Local Selective Service Board No. 345 records were reported inspected yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Election Frauds Bureau
Cohoes
Leo H. Favreau
Albany
Frauds Bureau
Louise Rouller
Local Selective Service Board No. 345
Bureau
Cohoes Draft Board Reclassifies Men
The Cohoes Selective Service Board No. 345 listed one registrant in Class 1-A as ready for service. It announced 42 others reclasses including 31 in Class 2-B and several in Classes 2-A 3-D 3-A(CH) and 2-C. Obituary notices note services for Mrs. Mary Salamandra and Frederick Hiser. A Mothers Club card party for Sacred Heart School Family Night is planned with high scores prizes and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes Selective Service Board
Lee Patnode
Cosimo Nocella
Philip R. Giroux
Joseph Manoni
Paul Mack
George A. Evertsen
John B. Vertefeulle
Wilfred Forman
Randall L. Prouty
Felix L. Winkowski
George M. Nailor
Earl Ashdown
Lewis Chinski
John T. Smolak
Ernest J. Sway
John T. Donnelly
Everett H. Stowe
William ©. Shea
Joseph J. Zelanka
Valentine M. Golas
William E. Thibodeau
William J. DeWolfe
Raymond F. Turpin
Amedee HB. Marcil
James V. Marra
Herman L. Carr
Business Women's Club Hears Chest Talk
Raymond K. Meixsell discussed the War Chest campaign at a Troy Business and Professional Women’s Club dinner. Cora Tobin introduced Curtiss-Wright training reps for young women at R. P. 1 and Miss Gertrude Krug reviewed Moscow Date line by Henry C. Cassidy. Tobin noted $30.45 for the education fund. plans were set for a USO supper January 23 at the Masonic Temple. 47 attended. May Patterson led community singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond K. Meixsell
Troy Business and Professional Women's Club
Central Lutheran Church
Cora Tobin
Curtiss- Wright
Gertrude Krug
Carol Walker
Moscow
Slavs Warned About Internal Squabbles
Gen Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, British commander in chief in the Middle East, warned Yugoslav guerrilla groups that aid to the Germans makes them traitors to their people and enemies of the United Nations. He cited Dalmatia as an area where some men dishonor the Chetnik name and betray their country by seeking British approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Henry Maitland Wilson
Middle East
United Nations
Yugoslavia
Dalmatia
Chetnik
Arsenal seeks nine machine operator posts
The Watervliet Arsenal invites applicants for nine machine operator classifications after passing a Civil Service exam. Applications are open until filled and obtainable at the Arsenal. Jobs include vertical boring mill Bullard, engine lathe, horiontel boring mill, milling machine, planer, shaper, slotter, surface grinder and turret lathe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watervliet Arsenal
Board of
United States Civil Service Examiners
Arsenal
Bullard
Blanchard
Army warrant officer charged in friend’s murder in Delaware
Lewes Delaware Army Warrant Officer Carl Frenchie Moulinie was charged with murder and pled innocent in the shooting of Warrant Officer John D Worthington after a gay night club party early Thursday Worthington s wife Elaine 25 was held on 5000 bail as a material witness Deputy Attorney General Daniel J Layton Jr quoted her saying her husband accused her of intimacies with Moulinie just before the shooting at their ocean front cottage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewes
Del
Army
Carl “Frenchie
Moulinie
John D. Worthington
Worthington
Elaine
Daniel J. Layton, Jr
Argentina Denies Releasing Nazis Report
President Pedro Ramirez's office rejected a U S claim that Argentina secretly freed ninety former German naval crewmen for combat duty. The Argentine embassy in Washington called the report impossible and barbaric while the U S State and Navy Departments said they had no information or comment. Gene Fekete scored 29 points for Ohio State after touchdown in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pedro Ramirez
United States
Argentina
Washington
U. S
Navy
Cohoes Soldier Among Five Smmi Brothers in Army Shot at Camp
Pvt. John Smi of Cohoes, son of Mr and Mrs Stephen Smi, left for service in January. He was shot in the head during a guard duty incident at Camp Trinidad Colorado where German prisoners of war attempted to loot an armory. He is listed in critical condition. The Smi brothers include Nicholas Stephen Peter and Joseph, serving in other camps. A 150-foot tunnel was discovered beyond the camp fence, likely connected to the escape attempt. The incident prompted disciplinary actions for prisoners involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes
Colorado
John Smi
Stephen Smi
Saratoga Street
Camp Trinidad
Col
Pvt
Smi
Beaunut Malls, Inc
Nicholas Smi
Camp Croft
S. C
New London
Associated Press
Sun
Rosenthal
William Sem
Smit
Doris Barry
William S. Hannan
Hannan
Permis
United Presbyterian Church Is Burned
A three alarm blaze heavily damaged Riverside United Presbyterian Church in Buffalo yesterday afternoon. Fire officials estimate structure damage at $30,000. The fire started between the roof and false ceiling of the two and a half story brick building, which housed an auditorium gymnasium study and Bible classes. Flames were confined to the second floor and roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo UP
Riverside United Presbyterian Church
John J. Tubridy
James F. McKenzie
Jap Riot Queiled by American Brutality
Tokyo radio broadcast directed at the United States says Tule Lake internees involved in disturbances were "living up to the true spirit of the Japanese." The report, captured by US monitors, calls troop action to quell the riot "another instance of American brutality."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tokyo Radio
United States
Tule Lake
California
Escaped Germans Wore U S Uniforms
Pittsburg Cal police chief said two German prisoners of war Karl Linke 29 and Max Barthel 24 wearing United States uniforms with sergeants stripes were arrested on a downtown street after escaping custody on a tram near Tracy Sunday night. The officer could not explain how the uniforms were obtained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Cal
Sal Jimno
United States
Jimno
Karl Linke
Max Barthel
Tracy
Russell Sage Alumnae Host Annual Card Party
More than 75 tables were in play at the Troy Chapter Russell Sage Alumnae Association annual card party held in The Hendrick Hudson crystal ball room. Frances Boltwood served as general chairman with assistants Jeanne Butler Marjorie Francis Carolyn Keller Augusta Ryan Catherine Ryan Mrs Weldon Crawford Mrs Walter Gorman Mrs Albert Hall and Mrs Donald Snyder helping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Russell Sage Alumnae Association
Crystal Ballroom
Hendrick Hudson
Frances Boltwood
Jeanne Butler
Marjorie Francis
Carolyn Keller
Augusta Ryan
Catherine Ryan
Weldon Crawford
Walter Gorman
Albert Hall
Donald Snyder
St Patrick's Sports Hop Delayed to Sunday
Postponement of the St Patrick's social hop was announced last night. The dance, originally set for tomorrow night, will be held Sunday in St Patrick's Hall with Oscar Cooper's Rhythm Makers providing music. William Cannon chairs arrangements with William Roddy as co-chairman. refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick's
Seismologist Links Japan Quake to 1923 Disaster
Loyola University seismologist Rev Alphonse Schmitt said the Saturday quake near Japan was as severe as the 1923 disaster, lasting about three hours from 3 63 am, with vast casualties noted in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Loyola University
Japan
Alphonse Schmitt
Loyola
Hitler Speech Reaffirms War Resolve and World View
Adolf Hitler in a Berlin radio address defended German stamina amid Allied bombings and calls for continued resistance. He scoffed at Moscow unity efforts, attacked Britain and the Bolshevist threat, praised Mussolini’s rescue, and warned that only Germany can shape the postwar world while vowing not to capitulate. He asserted Russia’s defeat by Germany alone and claimed forthcoming German-led reconstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Hitler
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
National Socialist Party
Russia
Germany
Italy
Reich
Moscow
United States
Britain
Finland
Russa
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Caucasus
Baku
Danube
Rumania
Balkans
Brenner
Brenner Pass
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Soldier in Critical Condition Reported by Smi Family
The last telegram to the Smi family stated the German prisoner of war soldier was slightly improved but remained in critical condition and had not regained consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smi
Construction Worker Falls to Death on Bridge
An Albany construction worker, Simeon Thorne, 45, died Sunday night after falling from the Delaware and Hudson Railroad bridge over the Sacandaga River, landing on rocks. Coroner's physician Dr. Howard C. Johnson ruled accidental death, with crane vibration suggested as a possible cause for loss of balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Simeon Thorne
Delaware and Hudson
Sacandaga River
Howard C. Johnson
Corinth
F. 16
Eaton
Thorne
Saratoga Company Receives Army Navy E Award
The Tarrant Manufacturing Company of Saratoga Springs earned the Army Navy E production award for outstanding war material manufacture. The firm, maker of paint sprayers, was notified by Mr. Tarrant who noted pride in being among the 2 percent of manufacturers to receive the honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrant Manufacturing Company
Saratoga Springs
Tarrant
Rail unions oppose wage plan for non-operating rail workers
A presidential board recommends a wage increase for clerks and maintenance workers who do not operate trains, drawing fire from B. M. Jewell and George M. Harrison as 15 unions prepare a strike vote. The plan adds a sliding scale across wage brackets, with total cost likely to exceed the prior eight-cent award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Labor Statistics
B. M. Jewell
Rail Employees Wage Conference Committee
Jennel
George M. Harrison
Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks
Vinson
Presidential Board
Jewell
Harrison
Senate Interstate Commerce
Truman
National Railway Labor Panel
Names to add to Sixth Ward Honor Roll
The Sixth Ward Honor Roll will add names of servicemen who entered service since its dedication or were omitted. George P. O’Connor said families must submit corrections within ten days. A list is being drawn and will go to the sign painter by Saturday November 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. O'Connor
Stowe Avenue
Gasoline Coupon 8-4 Becomes Valid Today
The No 8 coupon in the new Basic A gasoline ration book becomes valid today while the old No 8 coupon expires. Dealers must bank all expired and used No 6 coupons by November 18, per the Office of Price Administration warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
Temperature Drop Coming Weather shift to cold spell and possible snow
A storm drenched the region from the East Coast to the Rockies with Troy hit by heavy rain and rising temps yesterday. The Weather Bureau forecast an abrupt drop to colder air today ending the rain and hinting at snow in northern areas as temperatures fall from the high sixties to lower levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountains
Troy
Tas Werther Bureau
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Marge Calder
Citizenship Sought By 15 at Ballston Spa
Fifteen applicants are listed for citizenship at the Ballston Spa county pier office. Names include Ramon Mova Sanchez Saratoga Springs Simone Bryk Northside Cohoes Josephine Bogan Mechanicville Joseph Marcial Roberts Waterford R D John Wox chanko Mechanicville Luetla Margaret Reich Waterford R D 1 John Joseph O Boile Schuyterville Re Dak Zofia Watarzyna Mechanicville Leon Urbanski Mechanicville R D 2 Mauro Fortune Mechanicville Jan Tokarowski Amsterdam R D 6 Julian Dela Rosa sr Mechanicville Azelie Bourgeous Norths Cohoes Ellen Jane Mitchell Fort Edward R D 2 Harry W Seber Ballston Spa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hifteen
Ballston Spa
Ramon Mova Sanchez
Saratoga
Springs
Simone Bryk
Northside
Cohoes
Josephine Bogan
Mechanicville
Joseph Marcial Roberts
Waterford
John Woxchanko
Luetla Margaret Reich
John Joseph O'Boile
Schuyterville
Re Dak
Zofia Watarzyna
Leon Urbanski
R D
Mauro Fortune
Jan Tokarowski
Amsterdam
R.D
Julian Dela Rosa, Sr
Mechanicc~ville
Azelie Bourgeous
Norths Cohoes
Ellen Jane Mitchell
Fort Edward
R. D
Harry W. Seber
Exempt Firemen Nominate for January Election
At a Troy Elks Club session the Exempt Firemen's Association appointed nominating committees. Chairman of the regular committee is Alexander King Jr with assistants Daniel Hinchey Robett HM Sreeny Paul Reinhardt and James J Fox. The opposition committee is led by Harold Fitzgerald with Fred Beck Charles L Moore James E B Mulholland and William D Rendert. Reports due at December meeting and voting set for January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exempt Firemen’s Association
Troy Elks Club
Alexander King, Jr
Daniel Hinchey
Robett HM Sreeny
Paul Reinhardt
James J. Fox
Harold Fitzgerald
Fred Beck
Charles L. Moore
James EB. Mulholland
William D. Rendert
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cohoes City
Draft Board
Mary Salamandra
Louis Salamandra
Garner Street
Sts. Peter’s and Paul's Church
Sts. Peter’s and Paul's Cemetery
Frederick Hiser
Walter J. Duffy
Columbia Street
Victor J. Blekkink
D.D
The
Reformed Church
Waterford Rural Cemetery
Friends
Mathers’ Club
Mothers’ Club of
Sacred Heart School
Herman Lajeunesse
Oliver Landry
Alfred Lanoue
Henry Lambert
Christopher Louprelle
Arthur Hervieux
Doris H. Manning
W. R. Manning
Leonard Earl Harris
U. S. Navy
Marry Harris
Brunswick Road
Elizabeth Cook
Jean Hayner
Walnut Street
Business Women’s Club
Gene Fekete
Ohio State
Carstairs
Carstairs Bros. Distilling Co., Inc
Baltimore
APAT
Stephen Sml
Nicholas Sml
United Presbyterian Church
Russell Sage
St. Patrick’s
Adolf
Saratoga Company
Army-Navy Award
Kiev
Stalin
Sixth Ward
Bausch & Lomb
T. Brandon Timpane
Optometrist
Remsen St
Adam
H .W. Desormeau Tobacco Co
H. W. Desormeau
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