Control of Reich Towns A Headache
Wartime dispatch by Jack Fleischer from the western front notes the challenge of governing Nazi Germany’s civilian population as American forces overrun villages. Major Shiley Marsh of Kelso Washington outlines AMG aims and the difficulties ahead in administering a tiny strip of Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Fletecher
United Frese Berlin Stat
Pearl Harbor
Germany
Jack Fleischer
Niothe Army
General Headquarters
AMG
Shiley Marsh
Kelso
Wash
AMG unit guards German towns after Ninth Army advance
The AMG field unit attached to the Ninth Army oversees security and law and order in the Rhineland towns. Six officers and 16 enlisted men, with 96 MPs, face limited manpower as they restore civil administration. Mayor selection, ration control, and curfew rules shape the effort while civilians are allowed limited work outside homes.
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Charles Mullin
West Newton
Bardenberg
AMG
Thanksgiving Day gatherings at Schaghticoke homes
Local families from Schaghticoke and nearby areas hosted relatives and friends for Thanksgiving Day meals. Residents including Cushman, Conley, Curtis, Doremus, Loves, and Bevis shared dinners with kin from Valley Falls, Cambridge, Lansing, Troy, and Melrose, while others reported servicemen returning home or arriving overseas.
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Schaghticoke Arts
Earl Cushman
Daniel Goodfellow
Nellie Keegan
Frank Conley
E.R. Curtis
Pat Doremus
New Jersey
Margaret Loves
Valley Falls
William Foley
James Edwards
Robert
France
Frederick Kelondis
Esther Kelondis
Clifford Viall
Coast Guard
Stattoned
Boston
George Viall
Carl Cleaves
Navy
Sampson
Frank Cleaves
Buss Siete Miller
Cambridge
Charles J. Connolly
George van Wagner
Charles Lawrence
Sheir
Albert Lawrence
Alice
Mary
John Charles
Lansing Surg
Fred Re
Ackart
Alice van Wert
Katharine
William Sabin
Norman van Wert
Mire
Ernest van Wert
Arthur Wolfe
Melrose
Leon Bevis
George Williams
Mildred
Weight certificates required for heavy trucks and trailers
Lawrence J. Col Hes of the 7 County Clerk Office announced the state motor vehicle bureau will require weight certificates for commercial trucks and trailers weighing 4000 pounds or more for new or renewed registrations. The MV-28D form may cover additional vehicles under the same operator.
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Lawrence J. Col Hes
Losal
State
Dee. &. Collies
I Bis
Wood Alcohol Linked to Three Philadelphia Deaths
Detectives allege a party hosted by Robert Smith led to the deaths of three men from wood alcohol poisoning. Victims identified as Maure Pty, Leste Manty, and Cheries fem feriqua pondition were found in Philadelphia with sources noting their ages and affiliations while authorities investigate the toxic beverage origin.
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Philadelphia
Robert Smith
Philadelphian
Smith
Maure
Leste Manty
Pattacel
Pola Savy Bare
Cheries Fem Feriqua Pondition
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Exglewood
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McMaught
World Globe
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Teo
Sherwin-Williams
MeRty Anderso
LAL Lseel Etlees
Sats
Delphi
North Philadelphia
J. Kaufman
River Street
Axminster
Hollywood
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