Germans Raid London in Battle of Capitals Brief
London reports a fourth air raid alarm with scattered Nazi planes causing minor casualties. RAF fighters and light bombers attacked German transport via Hanover and Ostend operations while Whirlwind bombers hit northern France rail targets. One RAF plane was lost and a 1,000 ton ship off Ostend endured hits. casualties included two killed in a district near London.
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London
Hanover
East Anglia
England
Strasburg
Netherlands
Air Ministry
Ostend
Schelde
France
RAF
Hamburg
R.ap
Anything Can Happen Anything Can Happen Futility
A collage of quirky vignettes from the Washington Evening Star and across the nation. A Marine pin up story features Ann Sheridan selecting Corporal John J. Malik in Chicago. Idaho tales recount a sheriff surprising Wallace Beery while duck hunting and a governor’s absence of a first lady. A spoof draft card letter circulates in New York.
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Chicago
Pappy
Ann Sheridan
Marine Corp
John J. Malik
Detroit
Mich
Miss Sheridan
Malik
Guadalcanal
Blarney
Idaho Falls
Harry Meppen
Meppen
Wallace Beery
Final Days Of Succoth Observed At Two Synagogues
Succoth final days observed at Congregations Shirah Tephilah and Beth Israel with services at 6 PM tomorrow and 8 AM Friday. Yizkor memorials at 9:30 AM tomorrow, memorial sermon by Rabbi Isaac J. Teicher. Torah procession 6:30 PM tomorrow followed by Simchas Torah party for children. Also note 1943 shipyard tonnage data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shemini Atzereth
SiImchath Torah
Sharah Tephilah
Beth Israel
Yizkot
Isaac J. Teicher
Shirah Tephilah
Simchas Torah Party
Estes Celebrate Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary at Green Island
Green Island couple Mr and Mrs Frank O Estes of 51 George Street celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary with an informal party at their son George E Estes home in Wynantskill. They wed Oct 19 1883 at the Stanford Vermont Methodist Church. Mrs Estes the former Sylvia Leonard of North Adams Massachusetts. Their children include Eva Etta and George Milton James R Estes. More than twenty guests attended and a program of games and entertainment followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank O. Estes
George Street
Green Island
George E. Estes
Wynantskill
Estes
Stanford, Vt
Walter Chase
Sylvia Leonard
North Adams
Mass
Cluett, Peabody and Co., Inc
Eva
Etta Estes
George
Milton
North Troy
James R. Estes
Columbus
Bankhead Attacks Treasury Over War Bond Ads
Senator Bankhead of Alabama charged the Treasury is forcing newspapers to run paid war bond ads without compensation. He sponsors a bill authorizing between 25 and 30 million dollars annually in paid war bond advertising in newspapers and criticized Treasury opposition before the Senate Banking Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bankhead
Ala
Treasury Department
Treasury
Senate Banking Committee
Troy Offers Ideal Glider Racing Site
Cyril Leigh Smith, a State Education Department supervisor and glider enthusiast, told Albany officials that the countryside north of Troy and south of Albany has natural conditions offering a wonderful opportunity for glider racing. He compared the area favorably to Elmira and urged chambers of commerce to promote it. He noted the Civil Aeronautics Authority allows a 14 year old to qualify for a glider license and a 12 year old could handle a glider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Cyril Leigh-Smith
State Education Department
Albany
Leigh Smith
Elmira
Leigh-Smith
Chambers of Commerce
Albany Board of Education
Leigh- Smith
Civil Aeronautics Authority
First Snow Reported In Berkshires And Nearby Regions
The season's first snow was reported in the Berkshires with about two inches melting before noon. Light flurries appeared in parts of the Helderbergs and Catskills as temperatures slowly rise today. Speigletown 4H Girls Club, Spirit of 42, plans to sell Christmas wrapping paper as a holiday project and will next meet to plan aprons and a card party. St Augustine's parishioners meet in Bradley Hall to plan a card party for a future date.
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Berkshires
Helderbergs
Catskills
Speigletown
4H Girls
The
Spirit of ‘42
St. Augustine’s Parish
Bradley Hall
Founder of Gideons To Visit Troy
John H. Nicholson founder of the Gideons and organizer of the Christian Business Men's Association will speak at Ninth Presbyterian Church Troy at 745 p.m. Friday. The Gideons have placed over 2 000 000 Bibles in hotels hospitals and institutions and distributed more than 5 500 000 New Testaments with Psalms to servicemen. Nicholson 84 traveling since January will stop in Troy en route to the Pittsburg national convention and will soon return to Denver Mrs Nicholson accompanies him both men and women are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Nicholson
Christian Business Men’s Association
Gideons
Ninth Presbyterian Church
Fifth Avenue
Jay Street
Troy
Mr. Nicholson
Daddy Nicholson
Binghamton
Pittsburg
Denver
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Nicholson
Dr David H Newland Dies Retired State Geologist
Dr David H Newland 71 world authority on mineral deposits died Monday night at Albany He retired in 1940 and was noted for magnetic iron ores of the Adirondacks gypsum deposits and rare minerals A Vienna Oneida County native he studied at Hamilton College Munich Heidelberg and Columbia He served as assistant editor of Engineering and Mining Journal became state geologist in 1927 Surviving wife Milla Little two daughters Milla B and Lydia M Newland and a son Charles W L Newland Funeral set for 2 pm tomorrow from the home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David H. Newland
Albany
New‘Jed
Adirondacks
Vienna
Oneida
Newland
Hamilton College
Clinton
Munich
Heidelsberg
Columbia University
Milla Little
Milla B
Lydia M. Newland
Charles W. L. Newland
Area Men Prisoners of War Reported by War Department
Four area men were listed as prisoners of war of Germany in a War Department notice. The POWs include Tech Sgt Paul J Gallipeo of 6 Edward Street Cohoes and Lieut Thomas E Mulligan, Pfc Sigmund F Peplowst of Japan, and Lieut Theodore M Pochily of Schenectady.
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Germany
War Department
Tech
Paul J. Gallipeo
Edward Street
Cohoes
Thomas E. Mulligan
Sigmund F. Peplowst
Japan
Theodore M Pochily
Schenectady
Grouse Season Extended in Southern New York
Conservation Commissioner John J R White announced a two day extension of the grouse season to November 28 in southern New York after a forest fire hazard closing Oct 15 and 16. He projected 12 000 hunters today with thousands more, including women, across a forty day season ending November 30 and predicted record venison and deer hide outputs for war needs. The antlerless deer season opens today and runs to Oct 25, with hours 8 am to 6 pm ET across Clinton Essex Franklin Hamilton Herkimer Lewis St Lawrence Saratoga Warren and Washington counties.
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New York
John JR. White
White
Cinton
Essex
Franklin
Hamilton
Herkimer
Lewis
St. Lawrence
Saratoga
Warren
Washington
Albany and Vermont Railroad Elects Officers at Meeting
Officers reelected at the Albany and Vermont Railroad Co annual meeting in National City Bank are Albert E. Cluett president Alfred W. Gale vice president and W Frank Leversee secretary Directors reelected at the shareholders meeting include Hobart W Thompson William Leroy Shields Alfred W. Gale Howard B. Thompson W. Frank Leversee Albert E. Cluett William Henry Warren Andrew P. McKean Sanford L. Cluett Hawley B. Phelps J Somes McClellan Luther H Tucker and Frederick W. Kelsey Jr Inspectors of election were Edgar C Stillman Willard B E Van derzee and J Howard McTsaac At a Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad Co special meeting McClellan was elected director replacing W L D Peltz of Albany who resigned At a Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad Co special meeting Charles S Aldrich was elected director replacing Peltz who resigned
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany and Vermont Railroad Co
National City Bank
Albert E. Cluett
Alfred W. Gale
W. Frank Leversee
Hobart W. Thompson
William Leroy Shields
Howard B. Thompson
William Henry Warren
Andrew P. McKean
Sanford L. Cluett
Hawley B. Phelps J. Somes McClellan
Luther H Tucker
Frederick W. Kelsey Jr
Edgar C. Stillman
Willard BE. Vanderzee
J. Howard McTsaac
Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad Co
Mr. McClellan
W. L. D. Peltz
Albany
Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad Co
Charles S. Aldrich
Mr. Peltz
Widow Given Estate Of Adolph W. Meyer
The will of Adolph H. Meyer, president of Watervliet Brass and Foundry Co., left more than 1 10,000 to his widow Rosa T. Meyer. They had joint accounts over 30,000 and real estate jointly valued at 11,000. Three brothers, several nieces and nephews in Germany, plus a niece in Italy, must be cited in probate. Alien Property Custodian papers filed in Washington preceded probate admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph H. Meyer
Watervilet Brass and Foundry Co., Inc
Edward G. Rogan
Rosa T. Meyer
van Rensselaer Boulevard
Albany
Germany
Italy
Washington
Lodge Confers Second Degree at Apollo Lodge 13
Apollo Lodge 13 F and A M conferred the second degree on a class of candidates at a meeting last night in the Masonic Temple. Master Clifford Lewis and his staff of officers presided. It was announced that the first degree will be worked at the Temple on November 2.
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Apollo Lodge 13
Masonic Temple
Clifford Lewis
The
Temple
Speigle Town Aircraft Warning Post Pledges Gifts
At a regular monthly meeting last night members voted to send gifts to eight members in service. The project was discussed at Speigle Town School and will be run by Mrs. Besse Hansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speigletown Aircraft Warning Post
Speigleitown School
Besse Hansen
Saratoga Man Faces Selective Service Count
William E. Humphrey of Saratoga Springs is on trial in Federal Court in Syracuse with three sect members for failure to report for induction. Fellow defendant Marshal N. Palley of Marquette pleaded guilty and received three years in prison. Stephen Tucker of Albany was sentenced to six months for illegally wearing Coast Guard and Army uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Humphrey
Saratoga Springs
Syracuse
Frederick H. Bryant
Guy T. Bevins
Brant Lake
Edmund Schmidt, Jr
Cleveland
Edward G. Wilson
Burlington Fists
Marshal N. Palley
Marquette Mich
Stephen 4. Tucker
Albany
Coast Guard
Army
Tacoma Hiking Club Hikes Champlain Canal on 250th Excursion
The Tacoma Hiking Club completed its 250th hike Sunday along the Champlain Canal with ten members. Ruth Hubbell led the group, and Delta Uphoff will lead the next Sunday’s trek to the Quackenkill region.
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The
Tacomie Hikinglub
Champlain Canal
Ruth Hubbell
Delta Uphoff
Quackenkill
Retired Cohoes Officer Grant Ireland Dies
Grant A Ireland a retired Cohoes Police Department member who served over 25 years died after a long illness Born in Newtonville he lived much of his life in Cohoes He joined the bureau in 1915 and retired recently while acting as sergeant He was a member of First Methodist Church Cohoes Lodge 116 F and A M Fellowcraft Club and the Order of the Maccabees Survivors include a daughter Mrs Bertrand Poland Water whet a son James H Ireland Messina and an aunt Miss Zella Ireland Latham Funeral from A D Mace Affer 56 Mohawk Street time to be announced. A district meeting of the Cohoes Business and Professional Women's Club was held in Saratoga Springs with Miss Beatrice M Sibley presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant A. Ireland
Cohoes
Newtonville
Alness
Ireland
First Methodist Church
Cohoes Lodge
A. M. Land
Order of the Maccabees
Bertrand J. Poland
Water Whet
James H. Ireland
Messina
Zella Ireland
Latham
A. D. Mace _Affer
Mohawk Street
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Doris Clifford
Linden Avenue
Troy- Behenectadyoad
Leonard Hospital
Washington UP
Washington Evening Star
Boise
Idaho
Selective Service Board No. 156
Arthur V. McDermott
New York City
Pearl Harbor
America
Logal Salvage Committee
WAR Production Board
Industry
Grace P. Wilkie
Green Island Salvage Committee
Corporation Hall
Frank J. Legnard
Heatty High School
William Harris
Jane Gage
Joan McAuliffe
Dorothy O'Hara
Edna Doe
Julius Iannone
Lawrence Connor
Heatly
Marcella Keating
John Nicholson
Albany and Vermont Railroad
Adolph W. Meyer
Lodge
Henry Heroux
Grace Street
Northside
Navy
Henry R. Heroux
South Pacific
Pvt
Bernard Heroux
North Africa
Edward E. Heroux
T. S. S. Radio School
Madison
Wis
William Heroux
Sampson
Waterford High School
Eeitn Tire
Kathryn Newell
Helen Schmeichele
Sibley
Amaranth Club
ELKS
RIVER
the FrIendly Food
Ywl
Mohican
Haddock
Swift
Saene
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