Stop Willkie Groups Scour Country for Delegates
Washington reports that Stop Willkie groups are wooing potential favorite son candidates to block a quick Willkie nomination in 1944. Leaders cite past conventions to warn against deadlocks and urge governors and party leaders to unite behind a strong field, with Dewey Green Stassen Griswold Bricker and others named as possible hopefuls.
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Washington
Wendell Willkie
Wasa
Wilkie
Warren
Harding
Leonard Wood
Ilingis
Frank
Lowden
Akar Wood
Hiram Johnson
John D. Mamilton
Republican National Committee
Joseph Pew
Penn Lwania Oi
Hamilton
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Republican Party
Alf Landen
Willkie
New Jersey
Kentuck
Earl Warren
Tlinois
Dwight H. Green
Massachuts
Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Nebraska
Dwight Griswold
New York
Dewey
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Pennsylvania
Edward Martin
Banat
Cker
Award Grants for Workplace Injuries Across Several Firms
A series of workers compensation awards were issued. Mr Wilson received 59 percent loss of use for his left index finger. James W. Holland was awarded 553.80 for 10 percent loss of his right arm while employed by Ludian Valve Manufacturing Co. Charles J. Bear got 235.03 for injuries with the New York State Department of Public Works. John Strodecker and John H. Anderson also received awards of 209.80 and 200 respectively for injuries tied to their employers, with periods spanning July to November and September to November.
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Ludlow
George H.W
Lyman A. Kilby
Court House Wednesda
Mr. Wilson
James W. Holland
Ludian Valve Manufacturing Co
New York State Department of Public Works
Charles J. Bear
John Strodecker
Albany Corrugated Container Co
John H. Anderson
Ludlow Valve Manufacturing Co
Utring
Cason
27th Division Braved Fire To Capture Makin Island
United States forces attacked two Gilbert Islands in the Central Pacific. The 27th Division landed amid heavy machinegun and mortar fire, seized two beachheads, pushed inland to half the island, and by nightfall controlled the western half. Tanks supported, and about 900 Japanese were reported on Makin. Ships and air power pounded the atoll as Marines pressed the offensive.
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William J. Worden
Tth
Central Pacific
United States
Gilbert
Army
Navy
Makin Island
17Th
Makin
Evans Carlson
W Tves
Dion
Poible
7Th Army Air Force
Kornberg
Atoll
San Belloay
Ze Altae
Tarawa
No Mopping-up Needed On Headhunters Island
Fragmentary wartime note recounts a mission on Headhunters Island where a small group led by Koplow eliminated threats without mop up. The passage mentions Malacia, Farigneh, and a Japan theater link to Tokyo, reflecting unclear operational details and names.
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Malacia Lang
Yeasen
Malatia Sun Cs
Nearhnnteax Koplow
Farigneh
Japan
Tokyo
Bank Clerk Doubles As Navy Chaplain
George W. A. Schreiner of Alexandria Virginia, a bank clerk in civilian life, served as a substitute chaplain for Seabees and Marines on a Pacific island. He led church services attended by both servicemen and friendly natives, stepping in as the invasion force faced the sea.
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Willamsburg
Cers
Navy
Seebees
George W. A. Schreiner
Alexandria
Pacific
Schreiner
Nazis Flee After Night Raids Ration Increases Amid Ruins
The dispatch notes army field kitchens set up in the city and the meat ration rising to fifty grams weekly to boost morale. Berliners are described as not discouraged by raids and showing hatred toward the British as workers clear debris. Reports from Berlin cite casualties as perhaps high but uncertain while residents salvage furniture amid smoke, grime, and hardship. An extra cigarette ration is granted between November 24 and December 12.
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England
Berlin
Berlin Raid Details and British Night Operations
Berlin raids and coastal bombings report losses for both sides as British and American air forces target Cherbourg and surrounding areas. Five British aircraft were lost and one enemy plane destroyed while spokes of alerts and flashes marked nighttime operations along the southeast coast.
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Hust Angila
Berlin
Probate Stearns Will In Fort Edward Admitted
The will of Luems Stearns late of Fort Edward has been admitted to probate and recorded in the Washington County Clerk's office. The decedent directs sale of property on the Urquoyne Trait with proceeds to be divided equally among daughter Jola M. Squires of Hudson Falls son Clarence J. Stearns of Corinth and sister Maude B. Bateman. The daughter receives a family picture and the son a set of encyclopedias. the daughter is named executrix.
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Luems ’. Stearns
Fort Edward
Washington County
Jola M. Squires
Hudson Falls
Clarence J. Stearns
Corinth
Yriece
Maude B. Bateman
Allied strategy shifts to pincers from Philippines push
The plan envisions a westward pincers movement starting with the Gilberts invasion and a Southeast Asia operation from Mountbatten to strike toward Rangoon and the Dutch Indies. By coordinating MacArthur’s Luzon drive with Nimitz’s Pacific push, Allied command aims to disperse Japanese strength across three sectors and sever Japan’s access to raw materials while leveraging superior American and Allied forces.
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Marshalls
Carolines
Truk
Philippines
Pearl Harbor
Gilberts
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Luzon
Mindanao
Iit
Japan
Netherlands Indies
Malaya
Singapore
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Asia
Prabah
Andaman Islands
Bay of Bengal
Aga Rangoon
Malayan Peninsula
Dutch Indies
Rabaul
Nimitz
Hunter's Samaritan Proves Not So Good
Alfred Streich on a hunting trip killed a deer and found his car missing a key. A passerby and four volunteers helped haul the carcass to Streich’s car and push it toward town. On a steep hill the driver gave the car a shove and it rolled away with no one seen again, including the man who helped.
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Casper
Alfred Streich
Streich
Strang St
Fire on freight train prompts unusual hydrant delivery
Denver firemen failed to reach a freight car on a moving rend, so a railroad caboose was uncoupled and pushed four blocks to a hydrant after the telephone operator alerted the crew. Within minutes a hose truck arrived as the blaze neared the railcar.
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Denver
Soldiers Prefer Girls Back Home at Fort Sill
Ninety five percent of marriages at the replacement center unite soldiers with girls from back home. A chaplain who has married 18 couples says only two couples were strangers before the war. Another chaplain has performed 17 ceremonies with all brides and grooms being home town sweethearts.
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Lawton
Okla
Fort Sill
Area Faces Shoe Shortage
The Record reports a leather shortage threatening the shoe industry, with WPB shoe task force urging immediate steps. It notes a 25 percent drop in sole leather output since January and calls for increased non leather shoe production and continued non rationed footwear to cushion demand while preserving production facilities.
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Record Newspapers Bureau
Washington
Troy
War Production Board
WPB Shoe Task Force Committee
Tsk
Shoe Manufacturers' Industry Advisory Committee
Shoe Retailers’ ‘Committee
London under siege mindset amid nightly blitz fear and resilience
British View continues on London’s sustained bombardment by Berlin raids. Citizens endure endless sirens and sleep loss, while Londoners remain dauntless and push through reprisals, hopeful as Allied forces near the Reich. Londoners note Berlin raids ease sleep for Germans but refuse surrender.
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London
Berlin
Reich
Arsenal Department Plans Dinner Dance
The Watervliet Arsenal Breech Building department completes plans for the annual Christmas dinner and dance on December 6 at 8 p.m. at the Troy Masonic Temple. Reuben B. Cohen chairs the committee with cochairmen Velma and John Frith, William Lockwood. Dorothy Hamm and Esther Dembroussky represent offices. Hostesses include Thelma Prescott, Marjorie Heery, Dora Schrimscher, Celia Gardner, Jean Burns, and Eleanore Cooke. Music by Jimmy Reddy's Orchestra.
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Watervliet Arsenal
Troy Masonic Temple
Reuben B. Cohen
Velmain
Cochairman
John Frith
William Lockwood
Dorothy Hamm
Esther Dembroussky
Thelma Prescott
Marjorie Heery
Dora Schrimscher
Celia Gardner
Jean Burns
Eleanore Cooke
Jimmy Reddy
Great Falls Uses Old Hot Water Tanks as Street Markers
Great Falls, Mont. has repurposed junked hot water tanks as street markers. The tanks, deemed of no value, are painted attractively and placed at street intersections. Street names are painted on the sides of the tanks.
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Great Falls
Mont
Ronan Honor Guest at Schenectady Farewell Dinner
Joseph Ronan, former The Troy Record employee and executive secretary of the Office of Civilian Protection in Schenectady County, was honored at a farewell dinner in Schenectady. A Mechanicville native, he will leave for military service tomorrow and received a War Bond.
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The
Troy Record
Joseph Ronan
Aisioner
Schenectady
Mechanicville
Ronan
Konan
Office of Civilian Protection
Schenectady County
Three-point Buck Killed by Truck In Pittstown
A 135 pound three point buck was killed in Pittstown after being struck by a vehicle that jumped a roadside fence. Deputies Ronald Wilbur and William Hanley guarded the carcass at the scene before it was moved to the county jail and dressed for storage in the ice box. Game Warden Kyran C. Molloy was notified. the deer apparently ran down a hill and leaped the fence into the road, with the driver of the likely pit truck unaware of the collision.
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Pittstown
Ronald Wilbur
William Hanley
Rensselaer County
Plans for Army Navy E Award at Saratoga Springs
Plans are made for the Army Navy E Award presentation to Tarrant Manufacturing Co at Saratoga Springs Casino at 4 p m Tuesday. Civics and patriotic groups are invited. The program includes flag presentation and an E pin for a selected employee. pins will be sent to all workers later. Army officers will represent the Army.
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Tarrant Manufacturing Co
Saratoga Springs
Civie
A. D. Smith
Engineer Corps
North Atlantic
A. B. Jones
New York District
O. H. Ballock
Robert Re Davis
North Atlantic Union
Army
Saratoga
Kallock
Davis
Fred Tarrant
Tarrant
Man Held For Theft At Troy Union Station
Joseph Kelly a 38 year old switchman was arrested after allegedly stealing a suitcase from a truck at Troy Union Station. He was to be arraigned before U S Commissioner Clark Cipperly on an interstate shipment charge. A Railway Express agent Foster Hussey pursued and was struck in the face during the incident.
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Joseph Kelly
Troy Union Station
Kelly
U.S
Clark Cipperly
Express
Mising
Vermont
Sixth Avenue
Foster Hussey
River Street
Railway Express Agency, Inc
Hussey
Pia
Detective Kane Handles Suspect in County Jail Booking
Michael J. Kane of the Detective Bureau escorted Kelly to the Detective Bureau where he was later lodged in the Rensselaer County Jail awaiting arraignment. A Pittsburg Army field lieutenant faced a reprimand after an incident involving a check-blocks punishment for a plane crew, described in the fragment.
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Michael J. Kane
Kane
Kelly
Rensselaer County
Pittsburg
Kas
Pittsburg Army Ar
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