Watervliet Schools Close For Storm
Watervliet schools shut yesterday due to travel difficulties from a storm but planned to reopen today if possible. Superintendent William Richmond said sessions would resume unless affected by late word from pupils, and no makeup days were planned for yesterday’s classes. Snow plows and public works kept main roads open as officials assessed conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Richmond
Richmond
Wei Cavnar
Department of Public Works
Watervliet Masonic Units Plan Holidays Events
Plans for the annual communication on December 14 were completed at a meeting of Evening Star Lodge F and A M at the Watervliet Masonic Temple. A petition for degrees and a master greeting were discussed. Hudson River Chapter R A M announced degrees for eight candidates at a meeting December 2. Owen G Hudds will preside at the ceremony with guests from area lodges expected. Private William C Boyd, son of James Boyd, was listed wounded in action in the Mediterranean. Knights of Columbus Watervliet Council finalized arrangements for a vesper service December 5 at St Bridgets Church honoring members in the armed forces. The Planning Committee presented redecorating plans for the rooms and reservations for the 47th anniversary banquet close December 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star Lodge
A.M
Watervliet Masonic Temple
Oreeting
P. Harris
Thege
Hudson River
R.A M
Pearle
Owen G Huds
Joseph Flynn
Earl of
Albany
William FF. Toohey
Broadway
William C. Boyd
James Boyd
Fourteenth Street
Editerranean
War Department
Knights Plan
Watervliet
Fayette Morse
Army United Watervliet Man With Neighbor
William Sheremata of Watervliet and Jer ome L. Schoen, longtime Russian neighbors, reunited at Jefferson Barracks after many years apart. Both families left Russia in 1923 and later moved to the United States, eventually serving in the Army and being stationed together again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sheremata
Anna Sheremata
Third Avenue
Watervalet
Jefferson Barracks
Russian Ukraine
William
Jerome L. Schoen
Russia
Sheremata
United States
Tiere Wiliam
Viet High School
Tee Lui Tale
Watervliet Offices To Close Tomorrow
Watervliet city government will close all offices tomorrow and observe a holiday schedule for the post office with limited hours. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Elks and Mechanicville edge group plan their Christmas party and initiation activities, with committee assignments and a Dec. 13 meeting noted. Members are asked to return books and attend the AOH Division 1 gathering at 416 Fifteenth Street tonight.
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Elks’ Lodge
Allied Community War Chest
Howard Thorns
Thomas Thorns
Charles Roberts
Joseph Rainey
William Ralteaul
Chauncey Dudley
Martin Schanz
Raymond O'Brien
Nicholas Normile
Willham Koonmen
Arthur Battle
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Mechanicville Edge
Vas
Watervliet War Chest Exceeds Quota at Dinner
Mrs William Richmond chaired the second annual Allied Communities War Chest drive in Watervliet and announced the city donated $1 567 25 surpassing its $1 309 quota. A crowd at The Hendrick Hudson heard of strong final days and house to house canvassing led by local captains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Richmond
Allied Communities
Watervliet
Waterviet
Hendrick Hudson
Harry John Newman
John Goodwin
Jane M. Gathout
Edgar Kennedy
Mary Riley
Louise Carr
Thomas Costello
George W. Pickett
Gregory Ball
Joseph E. Hurley
Johanna E. Dowing
Walter Prediger
Margaret Hanrahan
Ladislaus
Gunelek
Church of Immaculate Conception
Axis ships pressed into Allied service across fleets
London based International News Service reports hundreds of Axis vessels seized by British and American navies now serve Allied transport. About 129 ships of German Italian and Finnish origin total more than a quarter million tons added to Allied merchant fleets. Examples include the Leonardo da Vinci liner and the ex German Hanover turned HMS Audacity. The Felice saga shows several changes in hands under war conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Bennett
International News Service
London
INS
United Nations
Ital
Ips
Sumner Welles
Leonardo da Vinci
Marsawa
Eritrea
Audhences
Bombay
India
United States
Maryapal
Hanover
Ttajan
Probate Court Docket Shows Multiple Estates Proceedings
Washington County Probate Court docket lists letters of administration issued for Caspar Pet Greek estate to Leo J Maher. sale of real property approved for Clarissa S. Trondsen. judicial settlement in Grace E B Gooding and Mary E Buckley estates. William C Bernard and Lucius E Stearns probate actions. Roscoe E Everts administration. plus a naval veteran profile of Patrick J Tobin who joined in 1910 with two friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suragite
Caspar
Leo J Maher
Grace EB Gooding
White Creek
Supreme Court
Watter
Clarissa S. Trondsen
Tireenu
Mary E. Buckley
Secator
Dee
Salem
William C. Bernard
Singsbury
Hudson Falls
Lucius E. Stearns
Fort Edward
Joln M. Squires
Roscoe E. Everts
Granville
Lou W. Everts
Boston
Navy
Patrick J. Tobin
Lark
Tobin
Law of supply and demand faced in hog market debates
The piece argues the supply and demand law is not absolute in wartime price controls. Senator Cotton Ed Smith and lobbyists challenge free markets while OPA price fixes create tension. Hog farmers face jammed slaughterhouses as packers cut prices, revealing conflicting seller and buyer interests and the difficulty of harmonizing views under government controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Ed Smith
South Carolina
Washington
Capitol
Kady
OPA
Hospital Publishes News for Service Men
Pittsburg paper at Children’s Hospital circulates GI gossip among 137 contributors. Begun as a round robin bulletin a year ago, it now spans three to four pages with news on present and former staff, anecdotes from Africa to Alaska, and stories on Army and Navy life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Africa
Alaska
Childrens Hospital
Pilots Grow Mustaches Face Good-Natured FOD at Base
U S Fighter Base in Southern England allows mustaches for Thunderbolt pilots in the Eighth Air Force. Lieut Harold Morris of Pensacola explains trimming to fit oxygen masks, avoiding ridicule, and maintaining luck. He recalls a mission when solo flight after losing his formation led to dangerous flak and a perilous return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Bennett
National News Service
U.S
England
INS
Eighth Air Force
Harold
Moe’ Morris
Pensacola
Fla
Morris
Mme
Europe
Obituary notices of Morse Stanley and others in Cambridge area
Funeral services for Mrs Earl C Morse who died Monday evening at her Cambridge home will be private at 2 pm today with Rev James G Hunt and Rev Chester A Simmons officiating. Interment in Woodlands Cemetery. Estella M Robertson widow of Morse survives husband Virginia Morse sister Eunice Crocker Van Avery Buffalo sister Mrs Earl P Wright Coila brother James Robertson Cambridge and more. Obituary notices follow for Carrie Stanley widow of Fred Stanley formerly of Troy who died in Buffalo. She was active in Mills Memorial Baptist Church with son Dr Vernon Stanley of Egertsville as survivor. Interment in Mt Ida Cemetery. Mrs Margaret Toomey Jackson widow of George F Jackson died at Leonard Hospital after a long illness. Born Watervliet sixty years ago she resided in Troy central section forty years. Survived by sons George and Priv Walter Jackson sister Agnes Fennelly five grandchildren. Funeral from St Peter's Church with interment in St Peter's Cemetery possible Saturday. Miss Carolyn A Flint funeral held at Morris Funeral Home with interment Oakwood Cemetery. John J Hopper funeral at home on Tibbits Avenue and St Francis de sales Church with solemn requiem mass. Cap J A Barrett 74 of Rensselaer died at home. Retired captain of Hudson River Night Line. Survived by daughter Mrs Sheldon Woodruff and son Edmund A Barrett and sister Mrs John Kenny Cincinnati. Mrs Randall LeBoeuf widow of a former Supreme Court justice died at Albany home. Longtime Albany club woman active in multiple organizations.
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Earl C. Morse
Cambridge
James G. Hunt
First Presbyterian Church of
Chester A. Simmons
Embury Methodist
Woodlands Cemetery
Morse
Estella M. Robertson
Virginia Morse
Eunice Crocker
van Avery
Buffalo
Earl P. Wright
Coila
James §. Robertson
Carrie Stanley
Fred Stanley
Troy
Navy
Margaret Toomey Jackson
George F. Jackson
Leonard Hospital
Watervliet
George
Priv
Walter Jackson
Agnes Fennelly
Wateryhet
Mary
Walter
Robert
Joseph Jackson
St. Peter's Church
The
Rosary Society
St. Peter's Cemetery
Miss Flint
Carolyn A. Flint
Morris Funeral Home
Fifth Avenue
Frederick Allen DD
Oakwood Cemetery
J. J. Hopper
John J Hopper
Tibbits Avenue
St. Francis Deo Sa.s
Patrick A. Crowe
Joseph T. Griesemer
John J. Gaffigan
Walter B. Chippendale
Brank la Roche
William E. Phillips
Michael ‘J. Kelly
Charles F. Schernerhorn
James F. Deegen
Patrick Je Donnelly
St Mary's Cemetery
J. A. Barrett
John A. Barrett
Rensselaer
Second Street
Hudson River
Master Mates’ and Pilots’ Association
Plattsburg
Sheldon Woodruff
Edmund A. Barrett
John Kenny
Cincinnati
Thanksgiving Mass at St. Mary's Church Solemn votive mass
A Thanksgiving Mass will be sung at St. Mary's Church at 9 30 o clock with the votive mass in the time of war. Prayers request Divine help in the war period. Children from St. Mary's School will sing the mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's School
Encounter With Flak Boats Ends Escapade at Sea
The speaker recalls opening fire with fifty caliber ammunition on two flak boats she encountered near the cockpit. Fireworks and splashes marked the approach, followed by black smoke puffs above. She fled the area swiftly, calling it the last time.
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Masonic
Watervliet Elks
Army United Watervliet
Watervliet City Hall
Fifteenth Street
County Legion Meeting
American Legion
Wests
John A Patten
Ram
S .R Veaterviser
Nicholas Dean
Alfred C Meneely
Patton Post
Albert J. Sharkey
Schenectady Lodge
George J. Halpin
Lodge of Elks
Mr. Halpin
Theodore Haydn
Nat Limity
Copal
St .Gabriel's Chapel
Haly Communion
Selective Service Board
Harry ,Albert Moore, Jr
James F. Hutchinson
Joseph Peter Pazienza
Charles J. Osden
Edwin E Stewart
John J. Ryan
Frank Joseph Lazzaro
Green Island
the Manufacturers National Bank of Troy
Franklin Square
Broadway Office
Third St
People’s Office
Second Ave
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Corinth
Corinth, N. Y
USO
Union Station
Texas
Institute
LSO
Felice
Italy
Medierranean
Ain
Alta
Shiggs
Malta
Hinds
Norwer
Wansport
Washington County
Randall LeBoeuf
Randall J. LeBoeuf
State Street
Albany Club
Pine Hills Fortnighty Club
Albany City Cub
Albany Country Club
Albany Guardian Society
Red Cross
St. Mary’s Church
Vermont Posts
Montreal
Copeland’s Travel Bureau
Fulton St. Bet
4Th & St. Tel
Boia
Frien
Fune Nal
Tae Er
Makousis
Uncle Sam
Sotall
R.C. Reynolds CO
Monument Square
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