Elks Plan Reception and Local Notices In Mechanicville
Local Elks lodge completes plans for a reception for District Deputy George Halpin of Watervliet Lodge next Tuesday in lodge rooms with a large class to be admitted. Joseph Gilmore named entertainment chair. other members listed. Also notes on obituaries, card party winners, election registration by district, Legion auxiliary secretary elected, marriages in Battle Creek, and various community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge of Elks
George Halpin
Watervilet Lodge
Joseph Gilmore
Leo F. Watt
Arthur H. Meyer
Arthur D Casey
Andrew J. Welch
Arthur H. Dorl
Arthur R. Zita
Orchestra of
Albany
Fred Beck
New York State Elks’ Association
M. P. Snyder
Marion Weir
Los Angeles
Cal
Hudson View Cemetery
Women’s Benefit Association
Marie Kearney
Francis Street
Addie Mockrish
James Dickson
John Garland
Gladys Mosseau
County
American Legion Auxiliary
Saratoga Springs
Harry Connor
Haka
Local Wedding and Community Notes Amid Busy Week
Ceremony led by M Gerrity for Mrs Sage and Mr Sage as they plan a Roselle Park home arrival after their marriage. Attendants Miss Dalton and William Schwenker. Sage family backgrounds noted with ties to Albany and Elizabeth. Also updates on visitors, birthdays, and 4 H Club meeting at Riverside Park today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Gerrity
Mary Dalton
William Schwenker
Alplaus
Roselle Park
N. J
Sage
Mildred Eley
Censors Witty Notes Prohibited by Army Police
Washington says military censors may not alter mail and asks soldiers to report any added remarks. Include the letter and envelope to identify the censor for disciplinary action. War Department defends wartime necessity to prevent enemy aid while preserving mail privacy barring security needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Department
Boston to Probe Anti Jewish Acts by Multi Faith Committee
Governor Leverett Saltonstall ordered a statewide inquiry into alleged hoodlumism and announced a working committee of Catholic, Protestant and Jewish citizens to address anti Jewish incidents in the Boston metropolitan area. He met with state police officials, court leaders, and church heads and said committee names would be released within a day. He directed Boston Police Commissioner Tumity to begin an immediate investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Joseph F. Tumity
Chinese Boy Made Permanent Resident
The House passed legislation allowing Henry White, a 17 year old Chinese orphan adopted by Kenneth White of Portland, to remain in the United States as a permanent resident. He worked in a Singapore bar, was interned during the Japanese capture of Hong Kong, sailed to New York aboard the Gripsholm August 26, 1942, and currently resides in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry White
United States
Henry
Singapore
Kenneth Matchitt White
Portland
Ore
Hong Hong
New York
Gripsholm
Los Angeles
Cal
White
November Newsprint Shortage Forces Lower Consumption
The Wet Production Board reported newsprint demand would run 16 percent under publishers' orders for November. To balance supply and demand, the industry is urged to reduce usage by lowering the inventory ceiling. A two day conference with the newspaper industry advisory committee discussed possible further cuts in paper consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newspaper Industry Advisory Committee
First Lady Praises Women in War Roles
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt told Advertising Women of New York that civilian and service women face discipline and hardship as they enter war work and armed services, noting many men in families fail to appreciate their efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Armed Services
Franklin D Roosevelt
Knox Updates Submarine Losses Hit 460 Japanese Ships
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox announced updated submarine totals showing American subs have sunk probably sunk or damaged about 460 Japanese ships since the war began. The release tallies 319 sunk, 36 probably sunk, 106 damaged. adds up to 460 across merchant and noncombatant ships, emphasizing strain on Japan’s supply lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Knox
Pacific
Registration Books Locked in Ballot Boxes
Election officials opened 161 ballot boxes from Watervliet Cohoes and Albany under Supreme Court order to retrieve registration books and absentee ballot applications reportedly locked inside by error. Robert Lafflin and Edward G Dillon led the search with observers from opposing parties. No major items were found beyond routine extraneous material. a past incident noted false teeth and a police badge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lafflin
Albany County
Bull Loops Nashville Streets Then Returns to Pen
A young bull escaped from a stock yard in Nashville and bolted through downtown before plunging into the Cumberland River. It swam for two hours, eluded capture, and after a chase involving Henry Mathews and a riverboat, the beast finally returned to its pen and resumed feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Cumberland River
Henry Mathews
Mathes
Working Mothers Blamed for Delinquency in Conference
Syracuse reports 36th annual conference of New York State Probation officers opened under State Probation Board auspices. John M. Nichols of St. Lawrence County blamed rising juvenile delinquency on high wages for unskilled labor and absenteeism. He argued taverns are the only places where youths can dance and noted lodges have halls for dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
New York State
State Probation Board
John M. Nichols
St. Lawrence County
Nichols
Japs Cross Salween To Rout Chinese
An American air communique said Japanese forces crossed the Salween into southwestern China breaking an 18 month Chinese barrier. 14th air force fighter bombers hit enemy troops and supply dumps at Luku in Yunnan province and reported heavy casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luhu
Salween River
China
Luku
Sarween
Yunnan
Joseph W. Stilwell
Valley Falls Social Notes Highlight Visits
Valley Falls brief social column notes Delphine Barber of Melrose spent the weekend with Mrs. John Overacker. Pfe Hasleigh of Cornell is visiting his parents and grandmother Mrs. Mary May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphine Barber
Melrose
John Overacker
Pfe
William Hasleigh
Cornell
Mary May
First Aid Squads Practice At Latham And Shaker Road
Civilian Defense programs list Latham and Shaker Road squads as outstanding in the district. Weekly practice with the Latham group at Latham School and air alert posts at St Ambrose Hall. Mrs Dorothy Robinson directs Shaker Road squad from School 12. New home nursing and first aid classes announced. registration Friday at 7 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mervil Boyce
Latham School
St Ambrose Hall
Samuel Hinsdale
Latham
Lsted
Shaker Road
Dorothy Robinson
Two Nazi Planes Shot Over Ocean
The First Bomber Command said two to four Nazi bombers aiming to destroy Allied shipping were shot down in three aerial dogfights over the Atlantic by Army Air Forces antisubmarine units. Capt H D Maxwell of Pink Hill NC led a Liberator crew that destroyed one Kunner and possibly downed another, though the Liberator was shot down. Survivors including Maxwell were rescued by convoy ships. A second engagement saw Capt Gerald L Mosier of Waverly NJ and crew score hits on a Kunner, causing it to crash. A third fight involved First Lieut Frederick W McKinnon Jr of West Roxbury MA who helped force another bomber to flee. The battles occurred in full view of the convoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Army Air Forces
H. D. Maxwell
Pink Hill
N. C
Maxwell
Focke-Wulfs
Gerald L. Mosier
Waverly
N. J
Sergi
N. J. Wynkoop
Cementon
N. Y
Focke-Wulf
Frederick W. McKinnon, Jr
West Roxbury
Mass
McKinnon
Congregation Greets Absent Pastor at Gilead Lutheran
Center Brunswick congregation of 175 attended Sunday morning service at Gilead Lutheran Church to greet Pastor Chaplain Dayton G. Van Deusen, absent four months. Sermon titled Carrying Through from This Man Began to Build and Was Not Able to Finish. Acting pastor Rev. Robert J. Van Deusen assisted. Vested choirs sang special selections. A joint Intermediate and Young People Luther League meeting followed at 7:30 p.m., led by Misses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Brunswick
Gilead Lutheran Church
Dayton G. van Deusen
Robert J. van Deusen
Making Friends by Elsie Hayner and Eyre Hayner
The Lather League sponsors a rummage sale today at a store on Congress Street in Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie
Eyre Hayner
Lather League
Congress Street
Troy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mechanicville
Gus Ross
Railroad Street
Corp
James Ross
Meredith Hanks
Lakeview Terrace
Battle Creek
Mich
Corporal Ross
Monticello
Ark
Court St Paul
Catholic Daughters of America
Knights of Columbus Hall
Cleveland
Anna Tierney
Cambridge
Army
William Farrell
Bernard Grady
John Reilly
Anna Statia Whelan
George Golden
Lawrence Kelly
Grace Smith
Youth Fellowship of the Methodist Church
Ethel Angle
Shirley Sibley
Department of Worship and Evangelism
Martha Virginia Lane
Department of World Friendship
Betty Hurd
Department of Community Service
William Brownell
Department of Recreation and Pleasure
Robert Howland
Sylvia Russell
Frances Brownell
Rotary
J. B. Wilcox
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Rotary Club
First Presbyterian Church
Douglas C. Deuel
Saratoga County
Vinett Family Orchestra
First Methodist Church
Robert Smith
Martha Lane
Kenneth Smith
Alys Collin
Norman Lenihan
Mertha V. Lee
Frances Russo
Regent Parent-Teacher Association
Pennsylvania
New York City
Mies
Rita Powers
William H. Powers
Grand Street
Richard W. Sage
Clarence B. Sage
Harris Avenue
St. Paula
Lawrence
James Donnachre
Scaroon Manor
Schroon Lake
Thomas MacKenzie
Mabel E. Cisler
Hewitt
John F. Fleming
Alice Wilson
St. Louis
John Fleming
Jefferson Barracks
Edward Joseph Comly
Edward Comly
Naval Training Station
Sampson
Merry Maids
Ruchard Wright
Riverside Park
Salween
Valley Falls
Douelas
Goltor
Naztland
By Paul Ford
Minneapolis
Minn
R. B. Whitacre
St. Paul
W. A. Young
Gary
Ind
Ocean
Aake GA Winty
Ron
Frances Burdge
Mary Ann
Jane
Beverly
Edwin
Betty Jane
Grover
Veronica Kelly
Eee, Elisers
Wrea
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