Natives Build Heart Shaped Chapel On Guadalcanal
A Solomons native labor corps leader Jason presented a thatch heart shaped chapel seating 280 to Brig. Gen. A. F Boward on Guadalcanal. Four thousand natives built it in two months to honor 1,600 war dead, thanking American and Allied forces. Chaplains prayed as the ceremony closed.
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Guadalcanal
Jason
Solomons
Navy
A. F Boward
Solomon
John O'Neill
Boston
Mass
O. G. Brotefend
Pittsburg
Detroit
Army
Newtonville and area social notes and church events
Newtonville residents visit relatives in New Jersey and New York, and military family members return from furlough. Religious activities at the Methodist Church include Rally Day for the Sunday School and an illustrated sermon by Rev HE C Lyman. Mizpah Class plans a bazaar and turkey supper on November 11 with Woman’s Society support.
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Walter Magilton
Carrie Pateman
E. ©. Lyman
Evelyn
Glens Falls
John Hellwig
Sampson
Frank Hannell
Best Orange
N. J
Shaker Road
David F. Dessance
Jackson Heights
William Marshall
Sergi
Robert Waltermire
Camp Campbell
Nellie Waltermire
Jay Parker
Methodist Church School
W. H. Jeram
HE. C. Lyman
Methodist Church
Ernest Christi
Maxwell Road
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Mechanicville Wartime Notices and Community Briefs
Mechanicville reports no violations during the practice blackout Monday night. Commanders and air raid wardens were stationed, with a large turnout at the Municipal Building control room. Community notices cover nutrition class signups, union meetings, church services, Red Cross activities, Rotary address on youth wartime, Sunday School convention plans, bowling averages, fraternal visits, military personnel updates, and local organizational activities in Mechanicville and surrounding areas.
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John H. Sheehan
iThe Ashlerm
Flana
Ausili
Mr. Sheehan
Haw
Hrey B. Harvey
War Council
Richard D. Wright
Eugene Tatro
Sylvester Brown
Raymond Blowers
Joseph Mosseau
Hemstreet Park
P. A. Cleary
Fred Amedeo
Peter Federica
Sylvester Izzo
Herbert W.gardner
American Federation of Musicians
New York
Earl D. Wooddell
Red Cross
F. Weyland Bailey
Navy Families and Local Servicemen on Leave
Norman Keyes of the U S Navy visits family here while Mrs. Fred Carswell leaves Albany Hospital after minor surgery. Edward Prindle Jr U S Navy completes boat training and visits relatives. Roy Beaty grandson of Mrs. McNall earns corps promotion at Oceandale California. Pvt Charles Kortz Jr Camp Hood Texas on furlough with parents. Pfc Frenton Sabo son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Sabo receives medical discharge and stays home. Albert Touchette home flags a four star service flag as son Lawrence inducted into Navy. Other Touchettes include Lieut Edgar Touchette Staff Sgt Leonard Touchette and Pvt Frederick Touchette in the Army.
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William Jackson
Albert John Spohn
Or Marocco
Edward DeCelle
Steve Roman
Joseph Gilh
Ous DeStefano
Henry Cavota
Anthony Ponzillo
George Lupo
Charles Coffey
Arthur Coulson
Anthony Delano
Fred Cart Earl Staman
John Izzo
James Pratt
John DePaulick DePaul
Garfield Lodge
Roy Munson
Memorial Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Glens Falls
22Nd Kian
Clarence Ward
Henry Adams
Harry Carroll
Raymond J. Butler
Grand Lodge of the Domain of
New York
Joseph Greenberg
Albany
Ab Pvt
David W. Tweedie
Fort Jackson
John G. Strunel
Navy
Max J. Strubel
Edward Spickier
Army
Moody Field
River Road Corp
Oscar Brundige
Camp Robinson
Perry Brundige
Harry BE. Wood
Harry Wood
Yellow Meeting House
Ark
Camp Fannin
Tex
Norman Keyes
U. S. Navy
Joseph Keyes
Fred Carswell
Albany Hospital
Edward Prindle, Jr
U. 5. Navy
Roy Beaty
Charles McNall
Oceandale
Cal
Charles Kortz, Jr
Camp Hood
Texas
Charles Kortz
Frenton Sabo
Jacob Sabo
Albert Touchette
Lawrence Touchette
Edgar Touchette
Leonard Touchette
Pvt
Frederick Touchette
Amy
Army Families. Church Ladies Meet in Poestenkill
Poestenkill soldier Lloyd Craver on furlough with his wife in Indiana. The Ladies Aid Society of the Lutheran Church met this afternoon at Mrs Clayton Mohl’s home. Sergt Livingison S. Jones stationed at Fort Devens Mass visited his parents Mr and Mrs Lee Jones over the weekend.
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Lloyd Craver
Indiana
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Lutheran Church
Clayton Mohl
Sergt
Livingison
Jones
Fort Devens
Mass
Lee Jones
Old Bennington Seaman Injured in Norfolk Incident
Walter H. Berry, seaman second class and son of Walter H. Berry Jr. of Old Bennington, was knocked to the floor and lay unconscious for a period after a building incident in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Walter H. Berry
Walter H. Berry, Jr
Old Bennington
Explosion at Norfolk Valast injures and damages nearby
A blast at Norfolk Valast last week ripped the building from its foundations and damaged surrounding structures for miles. Walter, on duty, was saved by a plane’s shoulder support as the explosion occurred.
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Norfolk
Walter
Man Helps Injured Then Faints After Horror Strikes
A rescuer, briefly unconscious, aided to move the injured to safety before fainting. Doctors attributed the collapse to the shock of the horror. Citizens urged to turn in half-empty War Stamp booklets for interest-bearing War Bonds.
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Sorengh
Reese
Newtonville
Ehrlich Electric
Fourth ST
Troy
S. Paul Proctor
4Th ST
Mechanicville
First Presbyterian Church
First Baptist Church
E. Stanley Jones
Mabel E. Cisler
James K. Stew
Scott Field
Ondawa
Royal Arch Magons
Percy Waller
Hugh R. Haddleton
America
W. H. Bumstead, Inc
Chevrolet Sales and Service
Congress LT
Sixth Ave
Whitehall
Poestenkill
Glenwood
MODEL
Burns Wood
Glenwood Range Co
Taunton
Glenwoodee
A. E. Soden & CO
Broadway
Adler Furniture CO
River ST
Troy, N.Y
Velgat
Angel Pink
Millinery
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