Two Troy Sons Win Franklin Institute Honors in 1930s Era
Sanford L. Cluett, a Troy native, receives the Longstreth Medal for the Sanforizing process that shrinks cotton textiles. Professor Lewis F. Mendy, Troy-born by adoption, earns the Elliott Cresson Gold Medal for hydraulic engineering and patents by Dr Moody, highlighting local achievement in science and invention.
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Troy
Freeklin Histitute
Philadelphia
Sanford L. Cluett
Franklin Institute
Longstreth
Clyell
Lewis F. Mendy
Elliott Cresson
RP_L
Dr. Moody
Hatred Grows as Germany’s Crimes Are Recited
The writer argues postwar hatred of Germany is universal, citing wartime atrocities and schemes blamed on Hitler and the German leadership. He warns neutrals may drift away from sympathy with Berlin and notes a divine influence in punishment.
No clear headline in fragmentary text
Fragment discusses urging early terms and precautions to ensure foolproof outcomes in the future with emphasis on foresight and enduring guarantees.
General Electric Enters Troy Area
General Electric plans a plant north of Waterford in the Troy area, signaling a major postwar economic boost. The piece argues the project will create many jobs, raise housing demand, expand the tax base, and transform Troy into a more attractive, well planned community with coordinated local effort.
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Troy
Gan
General Electric Company
Waterford
Esy
Green Island
General Electric
General Electric Development
Huth
Toei
G. E. Nave
Franco an Anachronism in the Post Axis World
The article argues General Francisco Franco is an anachronism as Axis power collapses. It notes his break with Japan over Spanish nationals killed in Manila and property destruction, pressured by the Allies, while Spain’s dictatorship reforms under United Nations influence. It cautions against further concessions to Nazi Germany and suggests Franco’s survival will hinge on Spanish choice.
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Germany
Sweden
Switzerland
Ireland
Spain
Hitler
Fuehrer
Ducesauiim
Francisco Franco
el Candillo
Spanish Empire
Falange Party
Italy
Russia
Franco
Japan
Araplée
Manila
France
Axis
United States
United Nations
Donager
Frances
Churchall
McCarran Committee Tests Its Own Study Role
A Senate subcommittee within the Interstate Commerce Committee reviews the McCarran panel’s work on centralizing heavy industry in the Northeast. The fast fall report urged freezing postwar industrial growth in eleven Northeastern States, aiming to shift growth toward the West and South.
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McCarran
Senate
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
McCarran Committee
McCarran Group
Free enterprise vs planned economy in postwar industrial spread
A wartime economy debate ponders whether federal intervention should force industrial expansion into lagging states or let markets distribute industry naturally. The McCarran Committee led by Senator McMahon flags a clash of philosophies as nations compare old and new growth models. The piece ends with a morale tone recalling postwar outcomes.
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Coufines
McCarran Committee i
Olger Ty
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
Pratt & Whitney
Connecticut Yankee
McFarran
Proposal to curb growing black markets and bolster OPA enforcement
A senate hearing reveals expanding black markets in meat and clothing amid weak OPA action. Senator Wheeler blames former enforcement chief Emerson and urges immediate, broad efforts to stop illicit rationed sales, even if it means imprisoning hundreds. Enforcement must be the top OPA priority.
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GPA
Milwaukee Tournal
Senate Fond Committee
OPA
Washington
Burton K. Wheeler
Thomas Emerson
Emerson
Eye Bank Aims To Restore Sight Through Corneal Transplants
Baltimore Sun reports 10000 to 15000 Americans are blind from corneal defects. The Eye Bank for Sight Restoration, Inc forms to collect preservable corneal tissue from living and deceased donors for transplanting, seeking longer preservation methods and funding, with backing from top ophthalmologists and the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness.
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Baltimore Sun
United States
The
Eye Bank For Sight Restoration, Inc
Eye Bank
National Society For the Prevention of
Pulse of the People Pulse of the People letters and inquiries
A collection of reader questions and brief answers from The Record, including anonymity in letters, taxi fare from Troy to Albany, address for Merchant Marine book parcels, OPA criticisms, meat waste at Poughkeepsie dump, and LaGuardia's salary.
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Reg. Wu
Record
Albany
the Record
Troy
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Merchant Marine
Poughkeepsie
Franklin Roosevelt’s Shadow in Truman’s Rise to Power
The piece argues Franklin D. Roosevelt’s lasting influence in public life shapes how successors are viewed. It compares Truman’s background, lack of college, and people-focused rise, highlighting his down-to-earth roots and potential to match Roosevelt’s democratic leadership through executive legislative cooperation.
Truman's Reluctant Rise from Missouri Senator to VP
The piece recounts Harry S Truman's initial reluctance to become Roosevelt's running mate and later vice president. It notes Truman's fear of assuming the presidency, his nervous conversations with Speaker Sam Rayburn, and Roosevelt's insistence that he stay in there and pitch. The article frames Truman as modest and unlikely to seek higher office.
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Sam
Harry
Barry Truman
Iife
West Point
Missouri
France
Truman
Haberdashery Baal Fess
Board of
Harry Truman
America
Harry Troan
Congress
Senate
Presi ‘Demt Truman
Washington
Roosevelt
Sam Rayburn
Rey White House
Rayburn Ned
Rayburn
Harry {Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Steve
Chicago
Calvin Coolidge
Boss! Pendergast
Kansas City
Jim Reed
Blackstone
Tran
Hopkins
Harry Hopkins
Heiljo
the Trueman
Margaret
Morrison Hotel
State Street
Von Papen as Peace Envoy and German Collapse Preview
Elton Fay portrays Nazi Germany's dying days through the Madgeburg setback and Von Papen’s surrender. He links Prince August Wilhelm and Mackensen capture with a potential peace overture, examining who might back such a proposal and which German factions remain capable of organized action.
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Nazi Germany
Madgeburg
Franz von Papen
East
West
Rot
Reich
von Papen
Prince August Wilhelm
August von Mackensen
Ninth Army
Elbe
Fren Berlin
Ardennes
Barby
Wehrmacht
Berlin
Stadgeburg
Ander
Germany
Magdeburg
Hitler
Reichswehr
Junkers
Ye and the th sound in old spellings and loanwords
A didactic note on pronunciation of archaic spellings such as ye the definite article and thorn origins with th sounds. It also touches on pronouncing common loanwords cigarette croquette brunette roulette and amphi phrases. It ends with an offer for a pamphlet by Frank Colby.
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Lincoln
Frank Colby
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LaGuardia
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Hese
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