Hanley Calls For Thorough Revision Of Legislative Rules
Sen. Joe R. Hanley, GOP candidate for New York lieutenant governor, told Poughkeepsie service clubs that a comprehensive revision of legislative rules is needed to boost state government efficiency. He warned the current machinery is antiquated and urged up to date rules for both houses. He also linked rising juvenile crime to broader system failures, proposing preventive spending to keep youths out of prison.
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Joe R. Hanley
New York State
Poughkeepsie
Hanley
One Bid For Abandoned Gloversville Postoffice
The Public Buildings Administration opened bids for an old postoffice in Gloversville. James T. Beutling offered $8.00 for the one story brick building, pending commissioner approval.
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Public Buildings Administration
Gloversville
James T. Beutling
PBA
W. E. Reynolds
Keutling
Grand Jury Warns Nation on Immigration Flood
A federal grand jury after 15 months of inquiry into Bund activity and immigration issues says the United States faces grave jeopardy after the war unless immigration laws tighten. It urges a system of selective immigration excluding entrants unlikely to contribute to national welfare. The paramount aim is the welfare of the United States over that of the immigrant.
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New York
Revolts Reported In South France
Reports from the French frontier said yesterday that news of the campaign against the Nazis in Corsica had prompted an increasing number of revolts in south France. Police were unable to control the unrest as German troops strained to prevent railroad sabotage.
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Zurich
Corsica
France
Lansingburg P T A Opens Season With Meet and Social
The Lansingburg Powers School P T A opened the season with an informal reception for Principal Maurice E Friot and staff. Parents toured classrooms while talks highlighted teaching changes and parent collaboration. Awards for attendance went to Mrs. Friot's fourth grade and Miss Thelma Keeler's second grade. A social hour followed.
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Powers School
Maurice E. Friot
Lansingburg
Parent- Teacher Association
Martin Donahue
New York State Congress of Parents and Teachers
W. Ralph Middlebrook
Mildred Mason
P.T. A
John Hurd
Ways and Means
Friot
Thelma Keeler
Philip Whalen
Bea Ashton
Earl Durocher
John Spring
John Peterson
M Middlebreak
Iva B. MacMillan
Treharne
Treharne, Mrs. Treharne
Lina Haxston
Margaret Falla
Mason
Shirley M. Fruewirth
Paul Riche
Herman Wills
East Side community activities and club meetings noted
The Odako Camp Fire Girls of Third Presbyterian held their opening meeting at guardian Mrs. John G. Strodecker’s home with 11 members and one visitor. They plan monthly meetings, fold Red Cross Christmas Seals, and collect crossword puzzles for the war effort. Other items include Albia Lodge Odd Fellows meeting plans, Pawling Avenue church activities, and Triumphant Rebekah Lodge officer elections with installation set for November 2.
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Odako Camp Fire
Third Presbyterian Church
Guardian
John G. Strodecker
Highland Avenue
Ruth Landmesser
Arthur H. Landmesser
Pawling Avenue
Houghton College
Houghton
Albia Lodge
Albia Lodge of Odd Fellows
A. R. Fox
Take Troops From Russia Franco Told London
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden disclosed in the House of Commons that Sir Samuel Hoare warned Generalissimo Franco the Spanish Blue Division on the Russian front hinders cordial Anglo Spanish relations. Eden said Spain will examine the complaint and hopes for early development. He noted ongoing Tangier concerns and German influence in the international zone.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Samuel Hoare
Spain
Franco
Eden
Russia
Hoare
Tangier
Riot Over Magic Hen At Maryknoll Internment Camp
Maryknoll priest Father Michael OConnell, recently released by the Japanese, reports a riot among 3,000 internees at a Hong Kong camp triggered by a magician pulling a live chicken from a hat. Under starvation, prisoners demanded the origin and fate of the bird as bedlam erupted. the hen belonged to an outsider and was guarded before being returned.
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Hongkong
Michael O’connell
San Francisco
Bedlam
Father O'Connell
Turkish Russian relations grow tense after frontier clashes
Stockholm via Svenska Dagbladet reports Turkey and Russia in worsening tension due to repeated frontier incidents. A recent clash left several dead and wounded, with the dispatch noting Turkish attempts to suppress news caused irritation.
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Stockholm
Svenska Dagbladet
Budapest
Turkey
Russia
Business Girls Group Plans Fall Rummage and Turkey Supper
Syeaway Ine September meeting at Memorial Church House was led by Mrs. Andrew Johnson. Plans for a rummage sale in October with Dorothy McCabe and A. Johnson as chairmen were made, gift shoppe setup discussed, and committees to be named. Annual turkey supper set for November 4 with Lillian Miller as general chair. tickets overseen by treasurer Mrs. Jack Cooper. Meeting adjourned after a social with refreshments. A committee gathering at Mrs. Osterhout's Wynantskill home was also noted.
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Pawling Avenue Methodist
Arthur H. Landmesser
Effie Hogben
Third Presbyterian
Harriet Loesch
Women’s Guild of the
Third Presbyterian Church
Morrison’ Avenue
Ruth Barnum
Fawling Avenue
Frank P. Tash
Pawling Avenue
Triumph Rebekah Lodge
H. Marbra Osterhout
Noble Grand
Versa Hemmersley
Evelyn Evans
Brookview Avenue
Marion Quandt
Ruth van Buren
Dorothy Snover
Edna Anderson
Grace Johnson
Betty Mohl
Financial
Business Girls’ Group
Memorial Church
Church House
Andrew Johnson
Dorothy McCabe
A. Johnson
Business Girls
Lillian Miller
Eva
Bessie
Maud Miller
Jack Cooper
Ellen Cipperty
Ruth Cantwell
Johnson
Gordon Banker
Believes in signs at San Antonio cadet center
A young man entered the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center and, ignoring a door marked Private, was directed elsewhere. He insisted he was in the right, prompting staff to redirect him as he sought access within the facility.
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San Antonio
Tex
Margantua the gorilla recalled as a tame house pet
A fragment recalls Margantua described as a private, evil tempered gorilla once kept as a house pet in captivity. The unclear text hints at a dramatic reversal from pet to menace within the containment facility.
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Margantua
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Catholic Central High School
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Barbara Theopole
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Ladies’ Aid Society of Redeemer Lutheran Church
Third Avenue Church
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Robert Ormsby
Frank Hergert
Hayward
Bodie
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C. L. MacGinness
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Margaret Derrick
Abrams
Red Rock
Maurice Rosenberg
Flrst St
Troy
Eagle
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Budweiser Trade Mame Reg.u. Sat
Anheuser-Busch
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Syeaway
Mittee
Chin
Chiang Ka- Shek
NLL Sale
Sheraton Design
Spalding
Pau
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Philharmonic
America
Silex
Aulit
AM Mabepesae
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