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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1943
Page
2
Three years apart brothers meet on a Pacific island and plan leave together after locating each other. Letters from sons serving in the Army report promotions, training completions, and new assignments across the United States and overseas.
Air Field cadet Charley Albrecht son of Mr and Mrs Charles A Albrecht of Averill Park has his wings and will attend bombardier school for lieutenant commission. Also promoted tech sergeant Bob Ponder from Galveston to Gowan Field Idaho transferred home to visit family and other local air corps personnel and trainees across Fort Bragg Syracuse Corpus Christi and Camp Santa Anita.
BBC broadcasts via London reports a new attack plan by the French underground against Pierre Laval, Vichy leader. A mine on a road he would travel narrowly failed on Sept 16, with a worker rewarded 10,000 francs and six packs of cigarettes.
Enlistees from Troy area depart to Parris Island for Marine Corps recruit training including George Berghammer Jr and Charles Bulson. Other recruits from Troy and Valley Falls join training as community players rally around CCHS and La Salle Ball game hype. Alumni predict mixed outcomes as game day approaches.
Waterford enlists extra police on duty evenings through Halloween. Residents urged to bar children from tagging windows with soap and wax. Red Cross meets at John House Memorial to fold bandages from 9:30 to 4 under Mrs. Emerson Devitt. Allied Communities War Chest posters go out via Troop 32 Scouts Robert Montgomery and Fred Shear to local businesses. District No. 2 school tax rates change after Nov 1. Grace Church observes St Simon and St Jude Day with Holy Communion at 1 am. Clinton Lodge No 410 meets at Masonic Temple with Worthy Master Thomas McKean. Swackhamer to preside. Lions Club gifts sent to three members in armed forces Lieut Gordon Turner Lieut Lloyd Pike and Pvt Norman Sausville. Ralph H. Dean hosts birthday reception at Legion rooms Town Hall. Building fund report presented by Wellington B.
Bishop, committee chairman, said fund progress was satisfactory. A committee was appointed to promote new members. James McGarry chaired the Halloween party at Van Schaick Island Country Club with reservations due today. After the meeting a social followed, Joseph Bleichtrey as chief chef with Louis Cuomo assisting.
Schools prepare to comply with Office of Defense Transportation guidance to extend Christmas breaks. Russell Sage College and Emma Willard schedule holidays to ease rail and bus traffic, with Sage ending exams and Emma Willard starting Dec 15 and returning Jan 17 1944.
The return date is January 5, a Wednesday, aligning with ODT aims to avoid weekend travel. At Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, all classes pause only on Christmas Day as students engage in war training curriculum.
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