Alfred Smith dies at 63 after illness and long service
Former New York Governor Alfred E. Smith dies at 6:20 am after a long illness of intestinal and liver disturbances and heart failure. He had rallied briefly after a Vatican blessing but collapsed again as physicians treated him. His funeral is set for Saturday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral with burial in Calvary Cemetery Queens. a public viewing will precede the mass. He had been in critical condition for a week and had recently received the papal benediction from Pope Pius XII.
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Alfred E. Smith remembered as Governor and ally of New York
Obituary tribute outlines Alfred E. Smith's long public career from governor to presidential candidate. It notes his Catholic faith, opposition to prohibition, landmark welfare measures, and leadership during the New Deal era. Tributes come from Bishop Manning, James Farley, and Herbert Lehman. Smith's death follows a lifetime of public service and church involvement.
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New York
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William T. Manning
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New York Archdiocese
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Averill Park residents report various personal updates
Averill Park community notices list Harold Lee medical discharge from the Army and visits by Mr. and Mrs. William Lampert in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Miller visit son Raymond in Banana River. Jean Stufflebine of New Jersey visits her parents, the Weiss family. The Hackmals relocate to Burden Lake. Navy man Charles Wilkins Jr. visits family. Ladies' Aid at Hoags Corners Church meets at 2 20 p.m. The Woman's Society of Christian Service meets at the Methodist Church at 8 p.m. Grace Vanderzee presides. Intermediate Rebekah Lodge officers elected: Nobie grand Anna Hoffay, vice grand Ida Acknet, recording sec Mary Ives, associate sec Mildred Hull, treasurer Ellen Dobembo, trustee Hattie Larkin. Bristol directory notes no Deweys, but lists a Roosevelt named Dewey.
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William Lampert
Chicago
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Raymond Miller
Banana River
Fiat
Jean Stufflebine
New Jersey
Joseph Weiss
Harold Hackmai
Burden Lake
Charles Wilkins, Jr
Navy
Washington, D.C
Charles Wilkins
Ladies’ Aid Society
Hoags Corners
Charles Adams
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Methodist
Grace Vanderzee
Rebekah Lodge
Nobie Grand
Anna Hoffay
Ida Acknet
Mar Yel Ives
Ahandel
Mildred Hull
Ellen Dbzembo
Hattie Larkin
Idle Strike Spreads Across Several Major Industries
The labor unrest widens with 7,000 Goodyear workers at risk of output disruption in Akron and Sainthe groups in Bethlehem Steel Mines, Bethlehem, Normanwood, and construction sectors idle. Reports note 7360 United Automobile Workers members in Ohio and Tennessee construction crews idled amid management refusals to bargain. Local residents recount weekend visits and community notices include church meetings and a county tuberculosis association update.
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Bethlehem Steel Corp
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Wes Halea Kumiss Mills
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Normwood
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Nashville
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Cambridge and Northampton Coursework and Engagement Notices
Cambridge residents send students to Deerfield and Burnham Schools as Mary Lou Burnham enters, while Raymond Durrin chairs a Cambridge Community Center junior group and Mary Potter discusses church roll call on Strength for Study. Hazel McClellan announces engagement to James Spoert. Hazel is a Cambridge High School graduate.
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D. G. Ashton
Deerfield Academy
Jerome BE. Wright
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Northampton
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Cambridge Community Center
Raymond Durrin
Helen McInemer
Joyce Revinson
Women’s Missionary Society
First Presbyterian Church
Mary A. Potter
Caroline Hill
Benjamin O. McClellan
Daventer
Hazel
James C. Spoert
Charles Spoert
East Greenush
Mise McClellan
Cambridge High School
Mildred Eller
S. Merchant Marine
Speer
Columbia High School
Worthwhile Class Meets at Teacher's Home in North Bennington
North Bennington residents report WL Sc T O members gathering at 3 o day at Mrs Bagley home with Miss Florence Mosher teaching. The hospital reports say Sanday Martins er r o tak 2 is recovering after a home fall. At St Luke's School of Nursing 23rd annual graduation Miss Virginia Legacy, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Legacy, graduates. Congregational Church tonight hosts a supper and music with Samuel Be Coles of the event.
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WL Sc. T. O
Bagley
Florence Mosher
Corps
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School of Nursing
St. Luke's Hospital
Pittsfield
Virginia Legacy
Wounded Soldier’s Wife Receives News from France
Mrs William HL Ford of 244 Fifth Avenue has learned her husband, Sergeant Ford, was wounded in action in France while serving in a tank outfit. The couple’s address is 633 Second Avenue Waterview. He joined the service three years ago and has been overseas since June, entering France shortly after D-Day.
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Fifth Avenue
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France
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Disrence J. Ford
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Avi Waterview
Louisiana
Bennington Congregational Club Sees Speaker on Africa
In Bennington, members of the Second Congregational Church and the Men’s Club hosted an evening program. Guest speaker 1, Galaneue of West Africa, shared a talk titled Glimpses of the Grams Rapids Council, reflecting on 18 years in Africa. Barbara Shepard, formerly employed in New Hampshire, announced resignation to pursue other work.
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New Hampshire
Congregational Church
Old Bennington
Second Congregational Curch
Bennington
Kenneth Wade
Grams Rapids Council
Fort Driaay Fortified Defense Stands Against Tank Assault
Allied forces repelled a German assault on Fort Driaay after a first attack across the Saar Basin. American troops and tanks incurred losses but held the fortress as Patton’s units pressed the assault, enduring heavy fighting and close combat in the last major breach attempt.
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