Wallace Urges Government Science Agency for Postwar Economy
Vice President Wallace pressed Congress to create a large government science and technology mobilization office to fund and supervise research, prevent domination by cartels, and ensure broad access to patented findings from government funded work. He warned free enterprise could suffer if a few firms control new inventions.
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Washington
Wallace
Senate
Chicago
Detroit
Congress
Notre Dame leads intramural soccer race on ten points
Notre Dame Heatly High School tops the intramural league with ten points while Princeton trails with eight after Wednesday games. Notre Dame, led by captain Larry Connor who scored twice, defeated Colgate 3-2. Francis McCall netted twice for Colgate. Other standouts included John Clifford Landis Lyons John Harris on defense and Alfred Stewart Bernard Cusack William Lyons supporting the win. Princeton and Cornell tied 4-1 in a separate match with two goals apiece from captain George Demarest and William Jordan for Princeton. Cornell got goals from Capt. Paul Volk Richard McBain Lansing Hills and Anthony Valenty. Personal notes list service members, visitors, and farewell gatherings across local households and enlistment efforts. 12 more names added to village honor hall as the drive continues. War bond and stamp sales totaled 2098 across three booths with Parish and market leaders guiding Community fundraising efforts.
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Notre Dame
Heatly High School
Princeton
Larry Connor
Colgate
Francis McCall
John Clifford
Landis Lyons
John Harris
Alfred Stewart
Bernard Cusack
William Lyons
Cornell
George Demarest
William Jordan
Stafford Willis
Raymond Templeton
Paul Volk
Richard McBain
Lansing Hills
Anthony Valenty
Corporation Hall
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
William J. Gage
Picarillo
Margaret Picarillo
Heatly School
Margaret Kenny
Home Bureau
William Gilbert
Frick Arrives in Prague as Protector of Bohemia Moravia
Dr Wilhelm Frick arrives in Prague to assume the post as protector of Bohemia Moravia under Nazi rule. The move follows Heydrich’s assassination and positions Frick among other senior Nazis sent to supervise the Czech protectorate.
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Dr. Frick
Prague
London
Wilhelm Frick
Gestapo
Heinrch Himmler
Bohemia-Moravia
Czechoslovakia
Merlin
Reich
Emil Hacha
Transocean
Frick
Czechoslovakian
Reinhard Heydrich
Heydrich
Baron Konstantin von Neurath
Kurt Daluege
State Bankers to Albany for Wartime Farm Credit School
Representatives of 150 New York state commercial banks attend the State Bankers Association Wartime Farm Credit School opening in Albany. Over two days they tour Syracuse University breeding barns aided by banks, a project supported for two years.
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New York
State Bankers’ Association
Albany
New York State College of Agriculture
Syracuse University
Bill Would Halt Army Officers Retirement
A Senate bill by Sen. Guy M. Gillette seeks to suspend compulsory retirement for brigadier generals at 62 and promotion-list officers at 60 for the war duration plus six months after. The measure retroactive to June 30 would keep eligible officers in service with no pay accrual, excluding those already authorized for the Army. AGED VETERAN DEAD. Albert H. Smith, 94, Livingston County’s last Civil War veteran, died Tuesday.
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Record Newspapers Bureau
Washington, D. C
New York
Senate
Guy M. Gillette
Democrat
Iowa
Congress
Reti
Upi
Albert H. Smith
Livingston Coun
Manpower rules tighten under new regulations
Washington officials announce stricter manpower provisions to guide job changes during the war effort. The U S Employment Service gains tighter control over migration and hiring in all areas, with Von McNutt noting the system may be adopted where fighter controls are needed.
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Washington
Joe Doaks
U. S. Employment Service
Paul von McNutt
Cohoes Defense Unit Plans Sunday Social and Meeting
Plans are set for a special Sunday afternoon social and meeting by the Cohoes Defense Unit for air raid wardens and auxiliary policemen. The event, Oct. 24 from 1 to 5 p.m. at P. A. Hall on Mohawk Street, will feature talks by Col Edward C. O. Thomas Gen Edmund Daley John J. Farrell and Mayor Rudolph Roulier and a buffet luncheon. Cadet Edward W. Perkins has been transferred to the Naval Air Training Center at Corpus Christi Texas after completing primary flight training at Glenview Illinois.
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E. T. Ruane
American Legion
Oneida Street
Claude C. Foster
Alvin P. Bullock
Leo J. Patnode
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Bugle
P. A. Hall
Mohawk Street
S. Earl McDermott
Col
Edward C. O. Thomas
Edmund Daley
John J. Farrell
Rudolph ¥. Roulier
Naval Aviation
Edward W. Perkins
H. A. Perkins
Second Street
North Side
Naval Air Training Center
Corpus Christi
Tex
Naval Airy Station
Glenview
Perkins
Parties Seek to Boost Registration in Cohoes Election
Cohoes parties push to raise voter registration ahead of the general election two days remain. Democratic and Republican organizers target a larger turnout, noting war era absences among eligible voters. Local women plan a card party to aid campaigning as Flight Officer Peter J. Honczaryk earns three decorations for South Pacific service.
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Cohoes
Democratic
Nso
Democratic Womens Club
Peter J. Honczaryk
Alice Honczaryk
Jackson Avenue
Pocatello
Idaho
South Pacific
Millard F. Harmon
U. S. Army
Honezaryk
United States
Receipts From Cohoes Meters Drop
Parking meter receipts in Cohoes for September fell to 03 dollars, a drop of 13.41 from August 680.46. Retained 3166, the city will tax meters. Daily average 325.58 for the month, with year to date monthly averages listed. Grass fires on Washington Avenue and Willow Street were extinguished with no damage. Fern Hickey attends floral designing classes in Buffalo. Rudolph Turcotte of Fort Benning, GA, visits his wife Rita at 26 Cataract Street.
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Cohoes
Rudolph I. Roulier
John J. Conway
Washington Avenue
Willow Street
Arsenal
Fern Hickey
McElwain Avenue
Buffalo
Pfe
Rudolph Turcotte
United States Army
Fort Benning
Rita Turcotte
Cataract Street
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Sgt
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George Street
Roger J. Vadney
R. Vadney
Canada
Carboni
Third St.meare Bridge Ave
William Collis
W. N. Vandercar
Remsen
Triangle Shoes
U.S.A
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Ben Lyon
Air Corps
Stage Door Canteen
Bert Lytell
Naval Roe
Marine Corps Reserve
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Siena College
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
N.C
Squantum
Mothers’ Club
Sacred Heart School
Victor Bouchard
Henry Mousseau
William Dame
Thomas Cronin
Joseph Evers
Ida Pellevin
Romeo Couture
Peter Forth
Oliver Landry
Bouchard
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National War Fund, Inc
Uary
Arthur Augustus Sharp
Younglove Avenue
Leonard Hospital
Waterviser Bured
Sharp
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Margaret Conroy
Aiaond Alay
Margaret
J. Harold Wood
John T. Wrigley
Sunnyside
L. I
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Joseph Mehan
Lancaster Street
St. Bernard's Church
Joseph A. Kelly
Mary Coyle
M. Loretta Hayden
Philip
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Martin
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Edward Mehan
Frank McGuire
William P. Brennan
St. Mary's Cemetery
Waterford
Rosary Society of the Church
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Los Angeles
Errol Flynn
Martyn Evans Flynn
Troy
Scranton
Pinch Prested
Holland
Republican Committee
Frank B. Marsolais
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