New Varieties Of Vegetables Wartime Seeds Hit List
New varieties have increased with the war as breeders release near-final trials. All America selections include Cubit cucumber Keggt onian green padded bush bean and Great Lakes crisphead lettuce. Notable mentions Jubilee tomato Pimento Iroquois muskmelon Seneca Dawn corn and Golden Cross stages outline continuous sweet corn supply plan. Tampala is a new green root variety, new to us.
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All America
A & TM
Great Lakes
Cornell
Seneca Dawn
Marcross
Lincoln
Golden Cross
Detail for today PFC promotion and meaning
The article explains PFC as Private First Class, a first promotion granting a single chevron and a four dollar raise. It notes common mishaps sewing the chevron, the continued KP duties, and lightened expectations of authority after promotion.
Spinach Alternative Thrives in Heat and Prolific Yields
In hot weather pigweed family greens outpace spinach and offer heavy production. Some compare them favorably to spinach and even surpass Swiss chard, though weeds like lamb's quarters and purslane also thrive.
Judge Denies Bail To J. F. Noxon Jr in Retrial
Superior Judge Abraham E. Pinanski denied bail pending retrial for murder in the electrocution death of John F. Noxon Jr. 47, a Pittsfield attorney. Retrial set for May 31 after a mistrial due to juror illness. Noxon sought release for medical treatment.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Ulp
Abraham E. Pinanski
Atty
John F. Noxon, Jr
Lawrence
Pinanski
Noxon
Berkshire County
Bessie May Skeels
Bayonne
N. J
Milk Trucking Firm Owner Admits Bribery
Utica report: Empire Milk Trucking Corp owner Charles Braveman, 53, pleads guilty to one count of a 17 count indictment charging bribery of David J. Soule, a former State Police sergeant, and conspiracy. Braveman admits the last count. 16 counts dismissed. bail set at 5000. Soule faces five to ten years in Sing Sing after conviction for taking a bribe.
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Utica
Charles Braveman
David J. Soule
Tribes Hill
Braveman
Empire Milk Trucking Corp
State Supreme Court
Henry J. Kimball
Soule
Fin Sing Sing
Poughkeepsie
Easter retail surge in Troy stores boosts pre holiday sales
Troy merchants report Easter shopping ahead of last year. Easter comes early this year with concentrate buying and ample stock. Women drive 90 percent of sales with girdles and elastic wear growing, while men shop less due to long hours. No scare buying noted.
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Troy
Bride wears ring taken from Jap during Guadalcanal battle
Miss Margaret Romano married Pvt Anthony Januiewicz of Burgettstown wearing two rings including a U S Marine Corps ring seized from a Japanese soldier on Guadalcanal. Januiewicz fought at Guadalcanal Munda New Georgia New Hebrides Coral Sea and the Bismarck Sea where he was wounded. He returned home on a day’s leave before reporting to Bethesda Marine Hospital.
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Carnegia
INS
Margaret Romano
Anthony Januiewicz
Burgettstown
U. S. Marine Corps
Guadalcanal
Januiewicz
Solomons
Janulewice
Munda
New Georgia
New Hebrides
Coral Sea
Bismarck Sea
Marine Hospital
Bethesda
OPA Drops Tire Inspection For Most Cars After April 20
The Office of Price Administration will halt its passenger car tire inspection program effective April 20. Only motorists seeking replacement tires must submit inspection certificates. The agency says drivers have improved tire care, and the program has served its purpose. Inspections had required six month, four month, and three month cycles for A, B, and C gasoline cardholders respectively.
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Washington (P
Office of Price Administration
Dehydrated Fruit Candy Process Developed by Professor
Wenatchee Washington report states Dr Frank O Kreager a former professor at Washington State College and the University of Louisiana has devised a dehydration method to turn fruit into candy. The process preserves fresh fruit flavor by an early high heat stage then gradual cooling and drying. It aims to salvage thousands of tons of fruit and uses sugar glucose made from unsellable potatoes as a sweetener.
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Wenatchee
Wash
UPJ
Frank O. Kreager
Washington State College
University of Louisiana
Kreager
Kreuger
Lenten Devotions and Easter Observances at Local Churches
East Side Lesteraay at St Francis de Sales led by Rev Walter Duffy and S T L from St Anthony's in the Hudson. confessions today 4 and 7 30 pm. Procession and Mass schedule through Holy Week, Way of the Cross, relic veneration, Holy Saturday high mass, Easter Sunday masses at multiple times. Sacred Heart Church Easter events include a procession to the repository. Pawling Avenue Methodist pastor requests loaned potted plants for Easter decorations. service men slides and hymn sing on April 12.
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Sacred Heart Church
Church of the Sacred Heart
A H.,landmesser
Pawling Avenue Methodist Church
Burglar Hits Two Shops Then Steals Car in Johnstown
Police pursue a thief linked to two robberies in Johnstown Pennsylvania after he stole a cash register and a vending machine and then used a car to haul the loot away.
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Johnstown
INS
OPA Designates Stamps for Farm Meat Purchases
Washington UP Households may use up to 18 stamps from Ra tion Book 4 to buy meat directly from farmers ahead of regular validity dates. OPA stressed that advance use does not increase the ration but enables quantity purchases. Stamps A-5 through J-8 are valid in stores, making K-8 through 28 and A-5 through C-5 usable for farm purchases. as new retail stamps are validated, another 18 stamps will become good for farm purchases.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Women Spark Plug Crew at Hill Field in Utah
At Hill Field Utah twenty two women workers wear miniature spark plugs as dog-tag substitutes. They left kitchen work months ago to join the spark plug department of the maintenance aircraft shops. They clean repair and pack thousands of plugs on an assembly line and cut hours with new shortcuts. Mrs Ellice Pigeau of Minneapolis leads the team based on prior supervisory candy factory experience.
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Hill Feld
Ogden
Utah
Hill
Tech 22
Ellice Pigeau
Minneapolis
Hill Field
local social and church events in Johnsonville and Valley Falls
Johnsonville residents host visiting family and a farewell party for Mrs John Powers moving to Troy. Gunner Sergt George Fyals on 30 day furlough with his wife. Valley Falls Woman's Society benefits from a student loan fund card party. Grace Methodist Holy Week activities include Youth Fellowship, preparatory class, meetings with Rev Paul Thomas, and Easter Sunday service at 10 am. Choir rehearsal led by Mrs E D Van Doren.
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Johnsonville
Heribert Eycleshymer
Albany
Charles Eycleshymer
Gunner
George Fyals
Ernest I. van Doren
Valley Falls Woman's Society
William Emmett
John Powers
Troy
Grace Methodist Church
Paul Thomas
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Elizabeth Agan
Methodus
Presbyterian
E. D. van Doren
Holy Week Services and Community News in West Sand Lake
Holy Thursday services at West Sand Lake Methodist Church and Trinity Lutheran Church mark Holy Week with Easter morning service at 10 45 o clock and Holy Communion. A double birthday party honored Mrs Miller and Alfred Platt at Edmund Miller home with gifts and a thankful telephone greeting from Arthur Miller. James McLucas of Hoosick Falls named deputy sheriff of Rensselaer County while remaining village trustee.
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West Sand Lake
Methodist Church
Joseph Werger
A. K. Wolfe
New York
Marjorie Hempstead
Elmer Hempstead
Trinity Lutheran Church
Edmund Miller
Miller
Alfred Platt
James McLucas
Hoosick Falls
Rensselaer County
McLucas
Jewish USO Sends Camp 250 Gifts
The Serve-A-Camp Committee of the Jewish Welfare Board USO Council shipped 250 gift packages to the field hospital at Camp Rucker Alabama for distribution to all men. The packages include razors toothpaste brushes shoe shining gear and soap. Mrs Larry Weltman chaired the effort and thanked volunteers from Cohoes Toronto and other locations who prepared wrapping and wrapping supplies.
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Jewish Welfare Board
USO Council
Camp Rucker
Larry Weltman
Peter Blassberg
Harry Brownstein
Samuel Meyerhoff
R. E. Weiss
Cohoes
Julius Selzer
Henry Richman
Nathan Rosoff
M. E. Cohen
Toronto
Can
Troy USO Lounge Still Rated Tops
A lieutenant sent a telegram to the Troy USO Lounge asking for meals for 165 men on a train. A soldier, returning from Italy and Africa, praised Troy’s USO canteen, confirming it as the home town site. The staff prepared supper and added special treats when the party arrived. Names and dates are omitted due to censorship.
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Troy
USO
Italy
Africa
New York
Leutenant
Requests for Tax Aid on Increase
The Rensselaer County Clerk's Office reports a rising number of Troy area residents seeking help to file New York State income tax blanks. Two State Tax Commission examiners have been on duty for weeks. For 1943 returns, mail by April 15 midnight. Yesterday saw a marked uptick in applicants.
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Troy Area
New York State
Rensselaer County
State Tax Commission
Be Polite to Hens Says Kentucky Egg Experts
University of Kentucky poultry eggperts advise tame hens eat less feed and lay more eggs. Move quietly among the flock and give a polite greeting at the henhouse door to boost production of eggs.
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University of Kentucky
Cabbage Growing Tips and Troubles for Home Gardens
Guidance on cabbage culture emphasizes cool moist conditions, full sun, and well drained humus rich soil. Timely sowing indoors and successive plantings ensure summer to winter harvests. Pest control includes rotenone dust against worms and nicotine sprays for aphids, with disease notes on clubroot and blackleg. A separate local report covers Bauman alleging neck injuries and personal gossip over an inexpensive casket.
Coffin Falls Apart in $25,000 Suit Over Funeral Mishap
Charles Bauman of Pittson New Jersey sues two casket firms in U S District Court Philadelphia claiming a faulty coffin caused the bottom to drop during a church funeral on April 26 1943. The incident allegedly released Mrs Julia Bauman's body and shocked mourners.
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Philadelphia
INS
U. S. District Court
Pittson
N. J
Farmer
Charles Bauman
Julia Bauman
Clinton, N. J
Mrg. Bauman
Bau
Quick Comfort for Tired Aching Feet
Hospital nurses recommend MU-COL foot bath for ache relief after long hours of standing. The hygienic powder, known for over 40 years, dissolves quickly, cools, and contains no harmful ingredients. Drugstore MU-COL is inexpensive. ask for a jar on your way home.
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MUCOL
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J. F. Noxon, Jr
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Third St
Adv
Home Front
Dog
Columbus
Paul McCoy
APT
Alice A. Braynard
Mount Vernon
C. Whliams & Co., Inc
Tenth Avenes
Ppa
East Side
Griesm
River ST
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Henry L. Pree
NEA
Bauman
Dr. Caldwell
Wells Senna
Ishrubs
Troy File
Congress St
Aagma
GETA
Glenwood
Glenwoods
Guienwood Rance Company
Taunton
Jos Wee Glenwood
Anc
Arphive
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