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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1945
Page
9
The War Production Board authorizes gabardine use for producing civilian footwear this year. About 73,0000 pairs planned for women and children, with 192,000 pairs due by August. From July to December 1.5 million pairs released for this program.
Britain’s Home Security minister said England enjoyed a fourteenth day without German V bomb strikes. The report notes prior incidents and mentions a pocket bomb incident from September, with German forces using ferrom weapons as part of their campaign.
Allied air forces struck major Japanese aircraft plants and industrial sites near Tokyo and along the coast. Superfortresses and Mustang fighter escorts targeted Nakajima Musashino and Mitsubishi engine facilities, with extensive bomb damage reported and continuous operations against southern Okinawa defenses as U.S. forces push gains in Luzon and Negros.
Re gent guest Shushear Cpl William Heough visited the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Steele. Rev Joseph Pescock will preach at United Presbyterian Church Sunday. Families Roberson Stimpson and Robersons visited relatives in Mechanicville. Alva Roberson Anton and Oscar Wrman attended Emerson Hurd's funeral in Arlington Wisconsin. Mrs T Edward Hayes and Josephs Melvin Benily of Warer- summarized readables.
A roundup recalls visits by residents to families in Bury and Waterbury and lists local social calls. The Stillwater Parent-Teacher Association held a meeting with Marguerite Hinchey addressing school changes and air age education. Officers were reelected and plans for stunt night and a clothing drive were announced for May.
The league hosts its annual banquet and meeting this evening at Newmans Lake House with dinner at 7 p.m. Cars should meet at Talmadge's store before 6 39 p.m. Members are notified of various social events including a dinner in honor of Army Nurse Corps officer Li Carolin Bull and bridge clubs meeting at Mrs. Talmadge's home.
The Mississippi and tributaries reach record heights in Louisiana, displacing over 45,000 residents and causing at least eight deaths across Louisiana and Arkansas. The Mississippi drops near Cairo while rising toward the Gulf, as the Bonnet Carre Spillway releases 250,000 cubic feet per second into New Orleans.
The report notes the tidal level in the area near Lake Pontchartrain rising steadily at about four inches per hour. The Natchitoches Cane River region is referenced with the former riverbed near the city showing increasing water depth as backwaters feed the rise.
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