Seventh Army Near Lyon and Patton Drive North in France
Allied forces in France press the German 19th Army from Southern France toward the Swiss border. Seventh Army under Patch advances about 100 miles from Lyon area, meeting French spearheads from Villefranche near St Bonnet de Bruyeres. Patton’s Third Army drives east from Nancy, nearing the Swiss frontier within 90 miles, while French forces push from Villefranche and resolve to repairs as reinforcements hit the retreating Germans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
France
Couch
Macon
Lyon
Tournus
Aled
Riviera
Rhone
Belfort
Chiaton
George 5
Patton
Third
Nancy
Stone Valley
Alexander al. Patch
Seventh Army
Perth
Bar-Sur-Seine
Troyes
Villefranche
St. Bonnet de Bruyeres
Saone
Montrevel
Charon
Dijon
Fortheast
St Bonnet de Bruyeres
Divorce Granted to Mrs Winifred H Lahti at Albany
Mrs Winifred H Lahti of Albany an employee at Water Valley Arsenal was granted a divorce decree yesterday by Supreme Court Justice Francis Bergan from Samuel A Lahti of East Greenbush also employed at the Arsenal. The couple wed at Saugerties in 1929. Mrs Lahti was awarded custody of two children and $14 a week for their support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred H. Lahti
Albany
Water Vllet Arsenal
Supreme Court
Francis Bergan
Samuel A. Lahti
East Greenabush
Arsénal
Saugerties
Green Island Teacher Appointed at Heatly School
Miss Marjorie Geer of Troy has been appointed to Heatly School faculty for the fall session. A Catholic Central High School and Sa Rose’s College graduate, she has studied at New Paltz and is pursuing a master's at the State College for Teachers in Albany. She taught in Troy Waterford and Catholic Central High School and will handle English and social studies at Beaily. Five young villagers enlisted at Albany recruiting office: Lawrence Connor, Thomas Lafwrence, Leonard Geiser, Robert Keyer, Claude Stanswick. A birthday party honored Mrs Abble Kornetzke for her 73rd. Mrs Kornetzke’s guests included children, nephews, and friends with Harmonica tunes and dancing. The Women’s Society of Christian Service Executive Board meets Friday at 8 pm at Mrs Barton Geuel’s home on Hudson Avenue. regular club meeting postponed to a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie
Geer
John V. Geer
Tenth Street
Troy
Heatly School
Miss Geer
Catholic Central High School
Sa Rose's College
New Paltz School
State College For Teachers
Albany
Wavy
Lawrence Connor
Thomas Lafwrence
Leonard Geiser
Robert Keyer
Claude Stanswick
Women's Society of Christian Service
Green Island Methodist Church
Barton Geuel
Hudson Avenue
Club
Helen Williams
Edward Williams
Congress Street
WAVES
New York
Hunter College
Bronx
Revény Memorial Academy
Cohors High School
Navy
Sampson
Iss McGill
M Grant McGill
Columbia Stree
Kex‘eny Memorial Academy
Asuime
Albany Business College
al Wilde
Rita
Bev
Arthur Reilly
Dan Cristeler
First Baptist Sunday School
Ha. Hardenburg
First Baptist Church
Et St Ti
Harry Hardenburgh
Association
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Albans
First Sannis
Sundar
Titcomb Auxiliary Appoints Committees
Titcomb Auxiliary of the Army and Navy Union held a regular meeting in United Spanish War Veterans hall. Committees were named for hospitalization and department aid. National officers were reported from Philadelphia, with a dinner in New York City attended by officers from Buffalo. New member Ain Ann Keating joined Watervliet. Meetings resume September 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie BE. Titcomb Auxiliary
Army and Navy Union
United Spanish War Veterans Hall
Mary Patrick
Gladys Gapp
Helen Smalwodd
Betty Cameron
Harriet LeBeau
National Convention of the Union
Philadelphia
Bertha Colteux
Colteux
LeBeau
China Palace
New York City
Rose M. Leadbeater
Buffalo
Ann Keating
Watervliet
Japanese base for India invasion falls
Southeast Asia Command headquarters at Kandy Ceylon announced that the Sit taung Chindwin base in Burma has fallen without a fight to advancing British troops. Pushing on, patrols reached Thaungdat thirty miles north on the Chindwin River, found it deserted. To the southwest the Fifth Indian Division gained ten miles in the drive against Tiddim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
CPI
Sittaung
India
Thaungdat
Chindwin
Fifth Indian Division
Tiddim
Air Raid Drill Sounded Across New York Area
An air raid and blackout drill was held last night at 8 20 pm Eastern War Time in New York City Long Island and Westchester County. The red signal halted traffic and lights were to be extinguished at 9 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Long Island
Westchester
County
Seabees Refit Japanese Gear for New Bases
Seabees repurpose captured Japanese equipment for U S use in the Pacific. Lieut Anthony Van Leer reports battalions at Tarawa and Roi Namur have repaired trucks, graders, lathes, drills, and a generator, readying them for move to new bases. Comdr Freemori G. Elifei’s unit at Tarawa showcases salvage success with trucks and scrap machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wpi
Anthony WL Yan Leer
Engineer Corps
Chévy Chase
Whert
Marshal Islands
van Leer
Seebee
Freemori G. Elifei
Clayton, Mo
Tarawa
Kivujaleta
Comer
Frank B. Cressey
Long Beach
Calif
Milkweed Pod Collection Bags Go To Rensselaer County Participants
Bags for collecting milkweed pods arrive for Rensselaer County participants in a wartime effort. Samuel Dorrance, OSS agent, says open mesh bags are available at the Postoffice Building. Picking opens around September 15 and runs until pods mature but before floss blows away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bovg
Rensselaer County
Samuel 3. Dorrance
Postoffice
Jagan
East Indies
Mae West
Guardians Appointed For Spa Court Actions
Guardians ad litem were appointed for two Spa Springs children injured when a truck struck a car near Faction Village on August 20. Mrs Edith Reynolds was named guardian for Monica, with Joan J. Bowers of Broadalbin charged with reckless driving. The second child Julia Frances Lee was granted guardian Mrs Dorothea Wagnes. Bowers awaits hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Springs
Faction Village
George C. Tuck
Edith Reynolds
Monica
Joan J. Bowers
Broadalbin
Julia Frances Lee
Dorothea Wagnes
Bowers
Herring
Waterford Toric Chapter Resumes Fall Meetings
Waterford Toric Chapter C and B will resume fall and winter meetings. Monday at 3 pm at the Masgonie Temple Mrs Margaret Burgess presides with Milford E Brose as patron. Social theme Summer Experience and business meeting follow with members sharing summer events. Also details on church activities and local visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toric
Masgonie ‘Temple
Margaret M. Burgess
Milford E. Brose
Eleanor van Kleeck Witde
Sarakh Whaten
Court St. Monica
Dasigners Cof
Aovecita
Prosrac
Knights of Columbus
Whaten
Tran Grotto Smoker Opens Season Sept 22
Iran Grotto MOV PELR officers and committee members met at the Masonic Temple to plan the organization detailed a first fall smoker for Friday Sept 22 with a entertainment program. Retirements were reserved. Chief Justice Archie Osstrander presided. Delegation including Hr 5B McChesney monarch George E Bibley past monarch and Ray H Pronk secretary will attend Empire State Grotto Association meeting at Oswego Sept 24-25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iran Grain
MOV
Masonic Temple
Ition
Archie Os' Strander
Hr 5B
McChesney
George E. Bibley
Ray H. Pronk
State Association
Iran
Two Shots Fired in East Sunnyside Area
Two shots were reported in East Sunnyside north of Ingalls Avenue shortly after 3 PM yesterday. Police arrived quickly and found no injuries. Witnesses said the shots came from a shotgun. investigators could not determine the source. Patrolmen Dwyer Moran and Detective Shields investigated. Bernard Batley of Watervliet to operate a cafe and restaurant at 3 Third Street in Troy named The Builew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Sunnyside
Ingalls Avenue
John Dwyer
James Moran
Central Police Station
Joseph P. Shields
Cate
Bernard
Batley
Watervliet
Third Street
Troy
Albany Judge Subpoenaed Before Grand Jury in Albany
Albany Police Judge Edward S. Kamp was subpoenaed yesterday to appear before a grand jury at 1 am tomorrow as a witness in a criminal action against John Doe and others and to produce police court gambling records since 1945. The District Attorney said he would investigate suspensions of sentences for three men arrested in a gambling raid and noted not all defendants were equally guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward S. Kamp
Albany
Ernest
Mortis
John Doe
Kampf
Sunderkampf
Morris
Dewey
John T. Delano
iCohoes Drum Corps Third in Contest
The Ukrainian Girlz Drum Corps of Cohoes earned third place at the Chatham Fair Bugle and Drum Corps contest. Nine area corps competed. Albany Lancers won with a 99.0 score. Ukrainian girls scored 93.04, with several others from Delmar Waterford Troy and nearby towns also in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes
Chatham Fair
Uhe
Albany Lancers
SS Anthony's
Jonrs
Kathan‘lel Adams Blanchard
Delmar
Sta
Marys
Corps of
Waterford
Noble-Callai Pan
Troy
Boy Rangers
Cohees
Royval Blue Pioneers Corps
North Adams
P. N. A. Girls of
Ten Named to State Medical Care Group
Governor Dewey appointed Basil MacLean to lead a ten member state medical care commission. MacLean of Rochester, director at Strong Memorial Hospital, will head the panel charged with drafting a medical care program for New York. The study aims to guide 1945 legislation. MacLean recently served as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Medical Corps and is a hospital consultant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany GP
Dewey
New York
Dre. Basil €. MacLean
Rochester
Strong Memorial Hospital
Alestlts
MacLean
Army Medical Corps
Probe Demanded of Army Rotation Policy by Congress
Washington report notes Representative Sep. Smith Rewis and others urging a Congressional probe into the Army rotation system. The resolution targets the War Department claiming insufficient ships and replacements for troops in the Southwest Pacific and seeks full disclosure of the policy and its effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Armes Fur
Sep
Smith
Re 'Wisy
House
War Department
Southwest Pacific
Pleasantdale Home Bureau Offers Six Week Home Nursing Course
Mrs Charles Batcheslor will lead twelve home nursing sessions for six weeks under the Pleasantdale Home Bureau at the school. The classes start tomorrow at 7 55 p m with practical examinations at the end. Mrs James McAlister serves as president of the Pleasantdale bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Batcheslor
Pleasantdale Home Bureau
Jessons
James McAlister
Pleasant
Educators Laud Movies in War Effort and Entertainment
The state education department lauds the motion picture industry for aiding the war effort while maintaining a continuous flow of worthwhile entertaining pictures, deeming cinema essential at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
aAspens
State Education Department
Jerdax
Stars and Stripes Returns Paris Edition
Stars and Stripes resumes Paris publication marking the third edition in France since the war. The paper notes earlier Paris edition was suspended after the last war and that editions have also circulated in Cherbourg and Rennes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stars and Stripes
Paris
Tig
United States Armed Forces
AEF
France
Chertourg
Rennes
U S Navy Returns Borrowed Binoculars After War Use
The U S Navy announced it is returning borrowed special binoculars to private owners. The move follows disclosure that the Navy had limited its supply of such binoculars. Police reported a theft at 16-2177 Straet, where a motor and three five-gallon cans were taken from Grenier and Sheehan’s garage between midnight and yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington &Pi
Navy
Grenier
Sheehan
Straet
Cohoes Schools Register Classes Amid Busy Registration Day
The Cohoes schools opened registrations for the coming year with morning enrollment and 1 pm fresh-man sessions. Separately, a Knights of Columbus event featured a full afternoon program of sports, games, and entertainment at Ray Coutu's camp, while a health clinic at City Hall vaccinated and revisited dozens of children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cehoes Public
Psrachtai
Cohdes Assembly
Fourth Degrees Knights of Columbus
Ray Coutu
Dunsbath Ferry Owith
Storts
Fred MacGregor
Nerram Ketnér
Ned Ringer
Emmett Ryan
Harry Dicker
John McGil
Tom Norrison
Patsy Rowan
Walter Duty
Stanley Kopchaki
Thomas Burns
James Shelds
Ray County
Michael Carey
George Maloney
Knights of Columbus Council
Gail
Decree Granted in Sinsabaugh v Sinsabaugh Final Judgment
A decree by Supreme Court Justice Pierce H. Russell grants Luin Sinsabaugh and Seth Luin an interloctive awarded to be final in three months. The couple wed in North Canaan Connecticut on October 17 1954 and have no children. The plaintiff may resume her maiden name. Attorney for Mrs Sinsabanga is W Joseph Sheniex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luin Sinsabaugh
Troy
Jas Seth
Allén G. Sinsajhach
Supreme Court
Pierce H. Russell
North Canaan
Conn
Mra. Sinsabanga
W. Joseph Sheniex
Draft Board Updates Ratings and Eligibility
The Cohoes Draft Board issues new classifications and ratings for local registrants. Noted are changes affecting several men including those listed as eligible for medical deferment and potential reclassification. Officials stress timely compliance and accuracy in rechecking personal records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes Draft Board
Two Cohoes Soldiers Listed Wounded
War casualties and local notices from Cohoes include two soldiers listed wounded in the Central Pacific and Mediterranean theaters. Also noted are farewell parties for Lawrence Forget of 137 Viet Boulevard and advancing educational plans for Miss McGill of 178 Columbia Street. Parish festival plans, club meetings, and a Navy veteran on furlough are listed in a stream of community items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eraldo
Flo
Joseph
Waez
Summitt Street
Ato Ag
Central Pacific
Pie
Testaguzzs
Me Rose Texaguzz
I Thica Streex
Ace Hoa
Mediterranean
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North
Third Army
T. Brandon Timnane
D.D. Optometrist
Bemxen St
Cohots
Green Island
Nast
Pepes
11Thday Party
Abblé Kornetzke
Swan Street
Robert Jordan
Camp Croft
Harold Kornetzke
Jersey City
Norman Bailey
Cathoes
Fred Teson
Harold Flavin
Miss Marjorie
Titcomb Auxiliary
Seabees
Spa
Methodist Church
Waterford Methodist Church
William 4. Perry
Board of Education
Sesson
John W. Sweet
Frances Moore
Fred Fredene
Kalirnad Street
Montreal
William Vanalstine
Saratoga Avenue
Mgrs. J. Edward Burgess
Fourth Street
Samaritan Hospital
Matthew T. Hares
12 State Street
C.J. Fisher
Mr. Fisher
Syracuse
John Cooper
Phidemphia
Cooper
Wil Hamy Cooper
Michael Harrigan
Tran Grotto
Arc DE Triomphe
iCohoes Drum Corps
Pleasantdale Bureau
Educators Land Movies
U. S. Navy
Bank ‘of
N. Y
Federal Depositsurance Corporation
Cehoes
Meipais
Wa’ B. Herriez Cos
Comines
Atrenge- Mel
Clasaes
Sui
Knights’ Clansteun
Health Department
Cohoes City Hall
Hany Weiss
Mary Lynch
Sally Cummings
Gare
Linch
Cummises
Troy., Pa
Cis
Frensk Sentiv
Lawrence Forget
Alphange Ferza
Viet Boulevard
Whoa
tormMmorrow
Edward Forget
Loyal Order of Moose
Lodge
Quiarlo Street
George Gaxgnon
Lloyd L Prescot
Thelita Penders and
Veeran
South Pacific
Warda
Shannon Avenue
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