Navy Reports Sub Lost Chasers Sunk
Navy reports the submarine Grenadier lost after patrol and two submarine chasers 694 and 696 sunk near the Mediterranean after an Aug 23 bombing. Also notes a Japanese raid on Funafuti Ellice Islands Sept 13 with light damage and one enemy plane down.
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Washington
Grenadier
United States
Funafuti
Ellice
Pacific
Mediterranean
Portsmouth
N. H
Funafui
Ellice Islands
John A Fitzgerald
South J Street
Livermore Tal
Fred J Schroemer
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Canadians Warned On Wine And Sacred Monuments
Canadians preparing for the Sicily invasion were issued a 40 page booklet with advice on local wines and respecting Italian monuments. The guide stressed wine caution, and urged soldiers to avoid loose talk and to guard art treasures from Fascist vandalism while countering German propaganda about the Catholic Church.
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London
INL
Sicily
Castle conviction reversed by county judge ruling
County Judge Harry E Clinton reversed the reckless driving conviction against Frank J Castle of North Greenbush and remitted a $20 fine imposed May 31 by a justee of the peace. Papers noting the decision were filed in the County Clerk's office by Troy attorney Henry Bayly, who represented Castle, with Assi Dist Att Joseph B Mulholland for the county prosecutor's office present.
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Harry E Clinton
Frank J. Castle
North Greenbush
Castle
Justee of the Peace
Henry Bayly
Troy
Assi
Joseph B Mulholland
Clinton
19 Italian Submarines With Allies Reported Safe
The Allied naval command stated that 19 Italian submarines have reached allied ports safely or will arrive soon, with 27 Italian destroyers accounted for. A naval note says the fleet remains committed to government engagements. The report details ships including the battleship Giulio Cesare and the seaplane carrier Giuseppe Miraglia, noting Giulio Cesare now sea fit after refitting at Trieste and voyage via Taranto to Malta.
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Oo. Africa
Allied
Aled
Malta
Regola
Toscana
Blames Alarm On Nylon Hose
A Brooklyn incident over a one year old girl slipping on nylon stockings led to a false alarm after she grabbed a fire box handle. A magistrate suspended sentence on the charge, with ten pieces of apparatus responding.
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New York
Brooklyn
Angelina Gibaldi
Seamen Aid Jersey Farmers Fight War Front Bonds of Victory
British sailors from the Royal Navy assist New Jersey farmers in Asbury Park and Givensboro North Carolina aiding harvest cooperation and the Atlantic food front in a World War II era bonds drive and home front effort.
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Asbury Park
INS
New Jersey
Harves
Royal Navy
Givensboro
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Miss Owen
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