Ninth Service Command Saves War Department Five Million
Soldiers of the Ninth Service Command in the Far West saved the War Department about 5 million dollars in the year ending last July through round the clock salvage and repair. Clothing and equipment repair shops accounted for over half the total, with shoe reclamation at 1.264 million and salvage of glass grease and garbage adding 1.1 million. Nearly 3 million clothing items were repaired or altered and over 112 million apparel pieces laundered in the last six months.
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Ninth Service Command
War Department
Camp White
Ore
Far West
Caso White
Ninth Command
Army
Brothers Face Long Prison Term in Warplane Castings Case
John L Schmette former president of the National Bronze and Aluminum Co and his brothers Frank and Edward were found guilty of supplying defective welded Rolls Royce engine castings to Packard for WWII aircraft. They face up to 30 years and $10,000 fines on three counts. Four subordinate officials were acquitted on all counts. A new-trial motion and bail increase were indicated.
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Cleveland
John L Schmete
National Bronze & Aluminum Co
Frank
Edward
Cout
Rolls-Royce
Packard Motor Car Co
Detroit
Great Britai
United States
James C Helm
Robert W. Chrysler
Otto M St John
Benjamin Prudenza
Emerich B Freed
Freed
Crossword Puzzle Heavy Metal SAW to-Saver
Puzzle clues mix of across and down entries with various wordplay hints. Includes numbered positions and themed hints such as ancient race and famous sled dog, plus multiple ambiguous spellings and abbreviations.
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Geartooth
Mano
Former Troy Woman Dies in New York Hospital
Mrs Edward G Griffin nee Mary Cleary a Troy native died Wednesday at St Vincent's Hospital New York after a long illness She was born June 29 1887 and educated at Troy High School 1906 She worked in the State Education Department and the Secretary of State office She married Edward G Griffin in 1918 and lived in Albany New York City and Camp Gruber Oklahoma before settling in New York He is a former army lieutenant and attorney general staffer Surviving are two sons Daniel G Griffin II and Edward Galvin Griffin Jr a sister Miss Jane A Cleary and a younger sister Mrs Robert H McCarthy Funeral is set for 9 am today from St York City with interment in the city
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Mary Cleary
St Vincent’s Hospital
New York
James A
Margaret Daubney Cleary
Troy High School
State Education Department
Secretary of State
Mr Griffin
Watertown
Albany
Griffin
Alfred E. Smith
Daniel G. Griffin
Camp Gruber Ok
Edgward Galvin Griffin
Fort Eustista
Jane A Cleary
Maple Avenue
Speed Marks Broken On Navy Typewriters
A Navy department typist typed at 180 wpm, higher than the world record of 149. Lieut Comdr August Dvorak, the department’s top time and motion expert, devised a new keyboard layout shifting 44 percent left and 46 right, about 57 and 43 respectively, claiming a 35 percent output gain though some say it may not cut stenographic hips.
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Washington (P
Navi Department
Comdr
August Dvorak
The
Uniiversity of Washington
Navy
Frank Dupee Dies at 63 in Vermont Hospital
Frank Dupee, 63, of Arlington Vermont, died Tuesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington from a long standing kidney ailment. Surviving are four brothers and one sister Mrs Frank West of Eagle Bridge along with several nieces and nephews.
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Frank Dupee
Arlington, Vt
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Frank West
Eagle, Bridge
Make-believe Oven Fire Claims a Child
In Des Moines two children playing in the backyard dressed as grownups staged a pretend kitchen. A seven year old girl reached toward a lit imaginary stove and her sleeve caught fire, causing fatal burns that died hours later.
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Des Moines
Three Little Guns
Phyllis Polto
Phyllis
Library Circulation Falls at Troy Public Library
Circulation at the Troy Public Library declined last month by 759 from September 1942 totals. Main library 378 East Side Branch 781 Lansingburg Branch 2,961 and Syeaway 1,281 for a total of 13,401. 306 books added. 186 purchased. 114 gifts. six government deposits. 64 new additions in juvenile dept. Registrations September: 3,769 children, 14,449 adults. Withdrawals 335. net registrations 17,353. Adult withdrawals high at 82 percent. Foreign texts totaled 21 entries in Arabic, French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Yiddish, Ukrainian. Reference room users 1,037 vs 1,631 year ago. fewer men. Office answered 20 mail/phone inquiries. catalogued 237 books.
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Troy Public Library
Fanny C . Howe
East Side
Lansingburg
Children’s Department
Stassen Enters GOP Presidential Race in Nebraska Primary
Former Minnesota Governor Harold E Stassen formally entered the Republican presidential nomination process as the first candidate when his name was filed in Nebraska’s preference primary. The filing intent was presented by Nebraska assistant secretary of state John B Quinn, who later resigned.
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Lincoln
Neb
Harold E Stassen
Minnesota
Nebraska
John B Quinn
Campaign tactics cited in Nebraska bid for Stassem
Quinn notes simultaneous push to direct Stassem’s campaign in Nebraska while speculating that New York governor may not seek the presidency. He recalls Quinn’s 1940 activity in Dewey’s nominating campaign and questions the likelihood of a Dewey run.
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Stassem
Nebraska
Quinn
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
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