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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1949
Page
5
A frightened shark leaped from the water and bit a bather, prompting other bathers to beat the animal to death with sticks and clubs. The injured swimmer was hospitalized. The incident occurred six miles offshore near Miramar during a U S naval vessel exercise with muffled references to Mexican officials.
Knoxville researchers use infrared warmed cages and specific embryonic portions to observe Graas shoppers raised on fresh yeast diet. The project aids zoologists at the University of Tennessee in microscopic study of cell growth and division.
Several Hudson Haven 4-H Club members took part in County Demonstration Day at Behaylerville Central School earning honorable mention certificates for cooking articles. Attendees include Nancy Hinkley Eleanor Lowell and Priscilla Sanders. others listed are Annetta Smith Myrna Aldrich Mary Ann McLaughlin and Priscilla Sanders. Personal notices cover Allen Hewitt at Pratt Institute home for vacation and Elmer Smith hospital confinement after surgery.
Round Lake Mrs Henry F Brink visits sister in Brooklyn for three weeks after months in St Petersburg. Woman's Round Lake Improvement Society meets at Library Hall with May duplicate bridge games every Thursday at 745 pm. Prizes refreshments and a special committee led by Mrs W N Gorham. Good Friday services at AML Raints Episcopal Church at 2 pm with litany and sermon by Rev Hugh G Crosby. Catvary Church Burnt Hills holds 4 pm service with sermon by Rev Xnet PL Conlon. Grace Church also hosts a Good Friday service.
The new federal minimum wage of 145 dollars touches workers in Troy area textile shops though impact is limited. Wartime contract workers mostly in belts and shirts face changes as two firms Terelay Home Products in Cohoes and Ide Shirt Co in Troy hold such contracts.
The Walsh Healey act sets a minimum wage order for the marking industry. It covers about 190000 workers across 790 establishments, mainly in New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Learners and beginners must receive the same piece rates as experienced workers if earnings exceed minimum thresholds. The marking period is limited to 238 hours.
A local gathering included Mr and Mrs Andrew Schmt and their daughter, along with Mr and Mrs Donald Gutbrodt of Pawtucket R I, visiting relatives in Providence. Attendees also included Jean F Behriner and Mrs Behriner’s group from the area.
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