House Puts Childless Men First in Draft Bill
Washington report notes the House passed a selective service bill forcing draft priority for single men and those with no children, a father defined as a man with children born after Sept 15 1942. The measure strengthens the draft director’s authority while limiting leeway. President Roosevelt defends strict deferment standards in federal employment. No roll calls. one vote against. If Senate agrees, it may reduce fathers drafted by exhausting non fathers first.
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Washington
House
Senate
Priote
Representative Morrison
Selective Service
Troy Tri Club Halloween Party Brings Freshmen and Sophomores
The Troy Tri Club held its annual Halloween party at the Y W C. last night. Freshmen and sophomores enjoyed a program of games and entertainment directed by Mrs. Sterling P. Olmsted, secretary of youth work at the Y.
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Soldier Wounded in Action and Local Injuries Reported
War Department lists 391 soldiers wounded including Arthur F. Brod son of Mrs Margaret Brod of R D 4 in the North African theater. Mrs Helen Krawetz 42 of 115 Mill Street treated after a fall in River Street while running for a bus. Dr Frank K Walsh will report on the American Dental Association Cincinnati meeting at a State Dental Society gathering in Albany.
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Margaret Brod
R.D- 4
War Department
Helen Krawetz
Mill Street
John Dwyer
Charles Hayner
Central Police Station
River Street
Fulton
Second Streets
Frank K. Walsh
Eighth Street
Cincinnati
American Dental Association
State Dental Society
DeWitt Clinton
Albany
Poestenkill Offers Ration Back 4 Gas Coupons
Applicants for Ration Back 4 and basic A gasoline coupons may pick up at Poestenkill School District No 3 today tomorrow and Friday from 1 to 3 pm and from 9 to 3 pm.
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Poestenkill
Waterford
Warren Michon
Lutherans To Assemble For Reformation Service In Troy
Lutherans from more than forty congregations in the Troy area attend the annual mass Reformation Service Sunday at 4 pm at John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Albany part of the world wide observance of Reformation Day October 31. Rev Edward L Keller pastor of Sy12 case will preach on By Their Fins at the service with liturgy by Rev Theodme Posselt. Luther League leaders Don Kreige and Helen H Im head the committee. Officials include Rev Arthur G Passelt Rev David C Guise Rev Edward J Haviar and Mrs Ruth Kehl. St Johns choir will sing under Mrs Kehl. Keller has led Syracuse First Lutheran for 30 years and authored The Question of the Cross and They Crucified and Crucify among other works.
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Albany
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St. John’s Church
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Center Brunswick
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Arthur G. Passelt
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First Lutheran Church
Reichert
Dorr E. Fritts
Redeemer Church
David C. Guise
Trinity Church
St. John’s Choir
Kehl
P. Keller
First Lutheran
Syracuse
Mississippi
Theodore Roosevelt
America
Higher Tax Schedule Increases In Alcohol and Goods Levy
A wartime tax plan raises jewelry and fur levies and expands admission and cabaret charges. Distilled spirits jump to 10 dollars per gallon, beer to 3 dollars per barrel, wines scale by content, and a new 4 percent tax on total wagers is approved. The committee notes these measures end within six months of hostilities and revert to 1943 levels thereafter.
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Leach
City Drenched By Storm
A coastal Atlantic storm drenched Troy with 1.18 inches of rain over 18 hours yesterday as the Weather Bureau warned of more rain and stronger winds inland. New York City saw 2.75 inches and gale winds with ferry trouble and moored barges displaced by the rough bay waters.
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Troy
Weather Bureau
New York City
New York Bay
Fre
Coast Guard
Death mystery and scandal rock Toronto arsoned mansion
Bodies, theft, and a convoluted tale swirl around the Beekman Place homicide of a socialite and a former New York World’s Fair worker. Investigators hunt for a missing Canadian Air Force uniform amid claims of a staged uniform theft and a suspect’s alibi as authorities review messy links to John Frederick Harjes and an American soldier.
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Toronto
Heig
New York
Grumet
Grumer
Harjes
John Frederick Harjes
Loehr
Beekman Place
Hugo Jaburg
Rc, Williams Co
Lonerigan
Jean Murphy
George White
Aim
Chief Parole Officer Fined $50 for Escape
Harry Dupree chief parole of ficer of the State Parole Board was fined $50 for carelessness after the escape of Theodore Blackwell Albany County prisoner returned from California for a parole violation. Blackwell crawled through a washroom window on a train at Council Bluffs Iowa and is held in Omaha Nebraska pending return. Dupree asked that no exception be made in his case.
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State Parole Board
Theodore Blackwell
Albany County
California
Blackwell
Council Bluffs
Towa
Omaha
Neb
Dupree
De Marigny Trial Day Features Fingerprint Questioning
Testimony centers on why Barker did not disclose a fingerprint and whether De Marigny wore a shirt with potential blood or burn marks. Melchen, under cross examination, recalls seeing burned hairs on De Marigny and describes Christie’s bed as slept in with blood spots mistaken for mosquito remains.
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Melchen
de Marigny
Christie
Calender
Westbourne
Uniform disappearances and murder tied to Lonergan case
Harjes testified at his wedding alibi for the week end and said Lonergan borrowed a uniform after a note claimed the air craftsman had an accident. Lonergan was found in Toronto with a navy suit and fresh facial scratches. Autopsy showed death by strangulation with skull fracture and brain concussion.
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Lonergan
State Office of Civilian Defense
Grumet
Toronto
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New York
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Gabelline
Mrs. Lonergan
About & Am
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Peter Cooper
Thomas Farrell
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Farrell
Mary Reynolds
Robert Reynolds
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Waterford OES initiatory class and community notices
Waterford Ionic Chapter OES held an initiatory degree for a candidate class as Mrs LaVern Conklin presided with Milford Frost. Socials followed a rummage sale report by Mrs. Florence Leggett. Next meeting Nov 8 will be Past Matrons night. Also noted were a Halloween social plan, extra police for Halloween, a ration book registration drive, and various school and church events including Scouts and Youth Fellowship activities.
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Ionic Chapter
O.E.S
Masonic Temple
LaVern Conklin
Milford E. Frost
Florence Leggett
Troy
Masonic Club to Meet in Parlors Tuesday Evening
Mechanicville members will hold a regular monthly meeting in the club parlors Tuesday November 2 at 7 30 p m with George Thomas president presiding The business session will hear election returns Arrangements will be made to cooperate in planning the bazaar for December 8 and 9 hosted by the Masonic Temple Association
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Masonic Temple Association
Credit League Meets Problems at Troy Chapter Session
Discussions on issues in credit dealings were held at a District Credit Union League meeting in The Hendrick Hudson. Joseph J. Kelly presided as president. Attendees came from Hudson and as far north as Glen Falls, followed by a social.
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District Credit Union League
Troy
Hendrick Hudson
Joseph J. Kelly
Hudson
Glenn Falls
Hope Abandoned for Whitehall Sailor
Lisle Bohannon of 185 Broadway Whitehall, missing in action with the Navy since August 13, 1942, is officially listed as dead. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox informed his parents that after a year of absence he is considered killed in action for all official purposes.
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Lisle Bohannon
Jesse Bohannon
Broadway
Whitehall
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Knox
New Defenses fall back as Allies seize key road junctions
Allied forces report advances across six miles in 48 hours except at coastal fronts. Francolise junction west of Spa ranise falls to the Allies while American units occupy Raviscanina and Rochetta near Pignatoro. British Eighth Army secures Baranello Bojano Vinchiaturo and Petrella as German lines withdraw under heavy shelling along the Adriatic. Air strikes hit Podgorica and Tarquinia fields. two Allied planes are lost.
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Peace Debate Continues In Senate Over Postwar Resolution
The Senate debate on postwar policy continues with Pepper criticizing the committee plan as all‑encompassing yet ineffective. He recalls the League of Nations fight and warns that delay could invite another war, urging action against future aggressions.
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Senate
Pepper
Committee
Hubbard
Florida
Stalin
United States Senate
League
Senate Refuses Treaty Passage Despite Public Backing
A speaker noted that the of Nations proposal failed, despite a Senate majority and broad public support. The remarks emphasized the political defeat of the treaty and its controversial fate amid national debate.
Survey to Set Coal Prices Begun by OPA
The Office of Price Administration is surveying hard coal prices in 16 counties to determine a new ceiling. It will cover 137 coal dealers and fix a weighed average as the standard from Kingston to Glens Falls next month.
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Office of Price Administration
Kingston
Glens Falls
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