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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1944
Page
14
General MacArthur's HQ reports cigarette supply for the campaign in the Philippines remains ample at the rate of one pack per man per day. Officers and enlisted men receive the same ration, easing fatigue and boosting morale as Allied forces push inland against Japanese resistance.
Lt Cecil Harris, 27, Navy ace from Cresbard South Dakota, shoots down four Japanese planes for the third time, totaling 24 yet within ten of the Navy record. He tallies three Tojo fighters over Manila and one during a daytime attack near Negros Island, with 17 of his 24 being Achers. Harris began in January 1943, served at Casa Blanca, Guadalcanal, Russell Islands, and Philippines air battles, and remains based on the U S S carrier in the Western Pacific.
Brussels workers staged a general strike demanding the resignation of the Pierlot government, shutting down the privately owned tram system. Only sporadic street cars ran as motormen conductors trackmen and repair crews quit en masse, while the Chamber of Deputies reassembled amid post-weekend unrest.
San Francisco conductor Pierre Monteux said seven members of his immediate family were killed by the Nazis during the occupation of France. He cited letters from his remaining brother Andre and son in law Simon Barendse, a sergeant at SHAEF, noting the gestapo executed his actor brother Henri Monteux, 70, another brother Emil, 82, and their wives and children. The tragedy deepens the loss he endures as he mourns.
Lieut Theodore LeLoup and his wife are on a two weeks furlough visiting their parents. Miss Minnie Bulson of Clum's Counery recently stayed with her niece Mrs Howard Tate. Mrs Martha Glosser of Rochester visits Mr and Mrs Horace Hailey for a few weeks. The Ever Ready Class will meet at Mrs Horace Baldy's home on Thursday Dec 7. There will be officers.
Hoosick Falls High School begins noon lunches supervised by Miss Slarion Cass with Mildred Kenney assisting. Menu includes bread and butter fruit or vegetables and a glass of milk. Lunches cost 15 cents due to War Food Administration support.
Fragmentary item records military personnel on leave and family visits. Mentions Mrs Johan H Bubie at Samaritan Hospital Joseph Ledenhitt of theavy spending leave with parents Creyton Hunziker returning after leave Iam L Bubie stationed at St Albans Hospital Long Island.
The Brotherhood of the Lutheran Church will meet in the parish hall tomorrow at 7 pm. Min and Mrs. Joan H. Eubie and family are mentioned in context as attending or hosting related weekend plans.
Washington reports the Sixth War Loan drive neared 1 billion dollars with individual purchases over 8810,500,600 in the first week. The Treasury War Finance Division noted 451,609,000 of that was in E bonds, about 20 percent of the 2,500,000,000 E bond goal. A separate Buffalo, New York incident states Mrs. Moltie Agnew, 40, was killed when struck by a car driven by William Semonds.
A U S soldier aided a French wife by locating her husband, Lieut Marcel Reignard, who had been separated since the war. The search began when a French sergeant introduced Pic Gal and Acheson of Sookium in France. The missing man was traced through the New York Police Department with help from the French Naval Mission in New York.
Fragmentary report notes a ship at sea with an officer asked to contact police. The officer wrote to his wife and to Pat Ache sen and sent letters, while questions arise about why the wife received them. The text also references political hearings and media figures in a tangled sequence of events.
A House committee investigating the Federal Communications Commission voted for secret sessions after 17 months of tense hearings. The move followed pressure from key figures and was described by critics as limiting public access to the inquiry.
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