Crescent Seaman William Fountaine Reported Missing
William Paul Fountaine seaman first class, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Fountaine of Crescent, native of Waterford, officially reported missing in action by the Navy Department. Telegram notice reached his parents on Sept 22, three days after his Aug 24 letter from the South Pacific. A gunner in the Navy, he was born in Waterford and resided in Crescent, attended local school, and worked at Watervliet Arsenal before enlisting Aug 15, 1942.
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William Paul Fountaine
Thomas Fountaine
Crescent
Waterford
Navy Department
Department
South Pacific
Navy
Watervliet Arsenal
Mechanicville Board Calls Contingent for October Induction
Drafted men registered by Selective Service Board 362 of Mechanicville will depart for Albany induction with options after final physicals to return home on furlough or proceed to the reception center. List includes Mechanicville and surrounding towns with named draftees such as Rocco Me Sorbo, William F. Johnson, Harold Ahearn, and Edward Mazula among others.
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Selective Service Board 362
Mechanicville
Albany
Mechanicvile
Rocco Me Sorbo
William F. Johnson
Joseph Frank Santigato
Louis Ponzilto
Peter John Lesco
Robert Edwards Blowers
Edmund Francis Wallace
Benjamin van Tassell Hicks
Eugene Thomas Kennard
Frank Joseph Genevick
Frederick Devoe
Stephen Hatalsky
Theodore Cosmo Luciano
Kenneth Donald Patenaude
James Gregory Inzogna
Clarence Scott
Waterford
Oliver George Breault
Adellor Martin
Vernon Charles Barringer
Daniel Medokowich
Philip Louis Pallozzi
Robert Frederick Thomas
Ticonderoga Board
Troy
Harold John Ahearn
Robert Peterson
Schenectady
Frank Stanley Solarski, Jr
Adam Pietras
Hemstreet Park
Kermit John Smith
Stillwater
Thamas Dennis Canary
Frank LaPietre
Elnora
Alfred Leon Williams
Watervilet
Jesse Hows Wescott
Edward Mazula
Cohoes
James William Riley
Rexford
Edward Calvin Scott
Wallace Sees This Century For Common Man
Vice President Henry A. Wallace, aged 55 yesterday, expresses strong faith that this is the century of the common man. He asserts the world’s common people will gain food, jobs, decent living standards, and freedom from fear of the future.
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Francis J. Kelly
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace Advocates Self Help To Spur Postwar World Economy
Wallace argues for the common man to drive postwar progress and warns the United States should avoid feeding others except in emergencies. He favors self-liquidating public works globally and maintains full employment would boost world prosperity by expanding demand for American goods. He also notes U S resources should primarily serve domestic needs.
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Wallace
United States
Brazil
Bolivia
Peru
Chile
Senate
Schenectady Woman Named Mobilization Director
Mrs. Rebecca H. McNab, president of the Schenectady County Women's Republican Club, was appointed director of the Office of Civilian Mobilization of the State War Council by Governor Dewey. A longtime Republican leader, she previously organized women’s projects in Schenectady’s Emergency Work Bureau and served as director of women’s activities for the 1935-37 New York State Fair.
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Rebecca H. McNab
Schenectady County
New York State Fair
Neapolitans Rise Against Nazis In Civil War Fury
Naples saw a five day street revolt as civilians including boys and women seized grenades and rifles to drive out German forces. Reports describe brutal Nazi reprisals, hostage killings, and widespread civilian casualties amid the uprising aided by Allied observers.
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Henry T. Gorbell
United Press
Naples
Red Cross
Champberlaid
Bosco Reale
Husband testifies to infidelity case in divorce decree
Los Angeles report details Carl Auer, 27, who was kicked unconscious by Germans and bayonetted in a wartime tale. His wife had filed for divorce on grounds of his alleged affairs but could not obtain testimony. Auer proposed to testify to the affair himself, and the court accepted, issuing the decree.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Carl Auer
Auer
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