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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1944
Page
3
The Troy Record lists subscription terms and rates for year 1 year 2 and beyond. It mentions delivery options and pricing in cents and dollars with various terms and notices from the Associated Press.
The piece argues the CIO's political role is muddled and potentially self serving. It notes leadership aims, leftist influences, and unpatriotic actions while urging labor to resist political manipulation and focus on war support rather than strikes. Also mentions Allied advances and air superiority shaping victory prospects in Europe.
An expert estimates May 1 German ground forces at 320 divisions in eight army groups. Four groups on the Russian front, others in Italy, the Balkans, Scandinavia and western Europe. If divisions average 30,000 men, roughly 40 divisions would guard western Europe, leaving many outposts and resisting forces in France, Belgium, and Holland as Allied pressure grows after D-Day.
Republican governors meeting with Governor Dewey in St Louis condemn Washington inaction and push for immediate, comprehensive plans to terminate wartime contracts, clear plans, and employ returning veterans and displaced workers, warning of disaster if giant plants shut down and jobs vanish.
The Senate Military Affairs Committee backed a postwar reconversion bill creating a federal agency to set unemployment payments for discharged war workers. It would fix uniform national rates at 16 percent of wages with caps from 20 to 35 dollars,900 and run 16 years postwar. Republicans oppose, preferring state control.
The piece argues the main task is to speed a robust postwar economy that preserves private industry jobs. It calls for removing delaying government controls and revising tax schedules, urging Congress to act promptly. The goal is to reduce dole dependency and provide citizens a chance to earn honest livelihoods.
Governor Dewey vows at the Republican National Convention that on January 20 next year the government will again boast a cabinet of ablest men and women. He contrasts this with Roosevelt era appointments, argues many current appointees lack talent or act for self and party, and urges Dewey to restore responsible administration and democracy.
Letters to The Record defend clerks during labor shortages praise store staff patience and wage practices, critique OPA price ceilings for berries and textiles, predict GOP era reforms, and urge fair treatment of workers. another writer laments gas license delays hindering wartime mobility and urges quicker stamping and access to fuel.
A wartime column notes that rubber workers over thirty are to be furloughed to supply tires for military trucks, planes, and vehicles, while unions resist production rises. It cites War Manpower efforts to boost output, piece-rate work, and union leadership as factors shaping shortages and strategic choices.
The column surveys Dewey and Smith in the 1940s political tussle, notes Dewey’s anti Smith stance and wartime shifts. It recounts how Russian generals’ visit spurred artillery orders, veterans' discharge plans, and calls for fair postwar veteran benefits. It also covers Navy barge production abuses, a Dravo Corp. paint-job incident, Lambertson’s defeat factors, and Turkish-German break dynamics.
A reader discusses a United Press dispatch in the St Louis Star-Times arguing Russell Davenport would not back Dewey for president. Davenport, linked to Fortune and Wendell Willkie, is described as unknown to most Americans and his Liberal party ties labeled as Communist-aligned by critics. The piece critiques political labels and partisan manipulation amid 1940s U.S. campaign rhetoric.
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