Failure to Ship Ballots Draws War Dept Accountability
War and Navy Departments were held responsible for ballots not reaching New York service members. William T. Simpson, chairman of the State War Ballot Commission, said lack of shipping space was the excuse. He noted domestic and foreign war voters will rise, with 300,000 applications already sent through draft boards and veteran groups. Ballots were sent to 60,000 men. about 35,380 ballots cast. Draft calls also report George H. Sylvia, drafted again after two prior calls, serving after earlier discharge.
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War and Navy Departments
New York
Willian T. Simpson
State War Ballot Commission
War Department
Army
Navy
Fm JP
Soap Gon
Zere
Commission
Board of Election
Formum Wat
Rehabilitation by weaving at Ellis Island hospital
At Ellis Island New York Bay an occupational therapy workshop run by the Daughters of the American Revolution helps disabled seamen and Coast Guardsmen sew and weave. Patients gain purpose and skill while funding supports the program through small annual contributions.
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New York
Eloise Parker
United States Marine Hospital
Ellis Island
New York Bay
Manhattan
D.A.R
Daughters of the American Revolution
DLA
M. D. Farrar
Parker
Firemen Plan Memorial Memorial Service at Second Presbyterian
The Troy Exempt Firemen's Association will hold its 39th annual memorial service Sunday at the Second Presbyterian Church. James J. Fox chairs, Rev. Frederick W. Evans will deliver the sermon, and a 7 pm march from Central Fire Station precedes the service. Honorary chairman is Fire Chief C. A. Casey.
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Troy
John B. Elgie
Jacob L. Stickelmyer
Paul Reinhardt
Edward A. Wachter
Fred A. Beck
Charles W. Hamm
William H. Walsh
Joseph F. Condon
George F. Wood
Michael F. O'Brien
John J. Connelly
Michael J. Hubbard
John P. Ormsby
Edward J. Connelly
John J. Conway
John Gorman
LeRoy LeBeau
Thomas F. Perry
Nicholas J. Powers
John C. Rafter, Sr
James Do. Lang
Louis Unser
William
Wilbur Bosca
Michael J. Hughes
Charles H. Wilkes
John R. Molloy
James H. Fay
George D. Sherman
William A. Thinville
Charlies Lucas
Peter J. Mulvey
William H. Rathka
Theodore C. Gebhardt
Edward F. Bishop
Edward J. Smith
Pleasantdale Home Bureau October meetings scheduled
Pleasantdale Home Bureau will hold its October business meeting at Mrs. Harry Beck's home on Tuesday at 1 20 pm. A food lesson and a talk on household management will follow at Mrs. George Blair's home on October 21 at 10 30 am.
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Home Bureau
Harry Beck
George Blair
Colorful wedding plans with khaki navy theme in winter
The couple and bridal party plan a formal fall wedding with khaki and navy schemes. They seek versatile colors and flowers suitable for winter use, plus dress silhouettes for the bride and attendants that can be worn floor or street length, emphasizing reusable color and fabric choices.
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Imind
Watervliet Arsenal officers receive promotions
Maj John K Meneely of Coeymans and Albany and Watervliet native, serving as administrative officer at Watervliet Arsenal, is promoted to lieutenant colonel. Also announced is Capt Charles B Roede advancing to major. Roede was ordered to active duty on August 1, 1942.
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John K. Meneely
Coeymans
Albany
Watervliet
Watervliet Arsenal
Meneely
Arsenal
Charles B. Roede
Roede
Treasurer Hall Gets Crap Game Money
On the district attorney's application Supreme Court Justice Pierce H. Russell ordered the county to transfer 1179.40 to County Treasurer Avery G. Hall for safekeeping pending further court order. Deputy Harriman and Detective Collins seized the money during a crap game busted at 342 Broadway Rensselaer. Harry Morgan Frank Loftus and John Evans were arrested and later pleaded guilty in city court and fined.
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Earle J. Wiley
Supreme Court
Pierce H. Russell
Avery G. Hall
Harold E Harriman
Timothy L. Collins
Taideé
Broadway
Rensselaer
Harry Morgan
Frank Loftus
John Evans
Nazis Protest Hungary Act Baffles Observers in Europe
Bern dispatch says Germany protested Hungary keeping relations with both Mussolini regime and Italian peace government. Hungary had recognized Mussolini at Germany's insistence but cannot contact Dr Dute. Regent Horthy maintains a Rome minister behind Allied lines with Badoglio, prompting Berlin protest amid Hungary's isolationist tilt and De Ghyczy apology for Axis pact.
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Bern
Switzerland
Hungary
Benito Mussolini
Victor Emmanuel
Germany
Balkan
New York
Dute
Nicholas Horthy
Rome
Pietro Badogie
Budapest
Jenoe de Ghyczy
Local residents and service members in Cambridge area news
Center Cambridge residents described visits and furloughs as Pvt Harold R English of Yuma Arizona arrived to spend 15 days with his parents Mr and Mrs David R English. Mrs Felix Insterman spent last week with friends at Lindhurst. Buskirk South Cambridge Home Bureau officers and leaders met in Greenwich. The Happy Go Lucky 4 H Club held a meeting at Ralph Hills Greenwich home under Miss Louise Beadle.
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Cambridge
Felix A. Insterman
Lindhurst
Harold R. English
Yuma
Ariz
David R. English
Fred Buckley
Buskirk
South Cambridge
Washington County Home Bureau
Greenwich
Happy Go Lucky 4-H Club
Louise Beadle
Ralph Hill
Club Officers Elected and Benefit Dance Planned
Road the following officers were elected for the coming year Pres ident Edmund Royal vice presi dent Ellington Thompson secre tary Olive Le Barron treasurer Borgney Markussen and reporter Thomas Hopkins At a special meeting of the club held Monday evening at the home of ee Guidon arrangements were made for a benefit dance to be held in the town hall at Center Cambridge Friday evening Oct 8 The first transcontinental tele phone line was opened between New York and San Francisco in January 1915.
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Center Cambridge
New York
San Francisco
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George H. Sylvia
Severy
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Syly
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Nabisco
National Biscuit Company
Pleasantdale
James J. Fox
Hall
Pine
Montgomery Ward
Menands, N. Y
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N.Y
Pepsi-Cola Albany Bottling Company
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