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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1943
Page
10
Blood donors help save lives through Red Cross and hospital banks though matching, timing, and testing are crucial. Plasma and serum provide rapid, stored options for shock, burns, and hemorrhage, with convalescent and pooled sera boosting immunity and extending availability.
The Regional Office of Civilian Defense in New York announced that Red Cross volunteer nurses aides are eligible for civilian war security benefits if sworn in during duty or training. Nurses aides who completed training but failed to enroll should enroll now. those still in training are eligible if properly registered with local civilian defense offices.
William J. White of 229 Lark Street Albany was stopped by an OPA investigator in Maine after leaving his A coupons at home and using B coupons. Officials recovered 49 loose g coupons and B ration books. His car lacked ration stickers and he admitted it was illegal in New York to have one. The Albany War Ration Board revoked all White's gas rations after a hearing.
The piece outlines two groups of American Nazi propagandists: those indicted, about 33, still active on bail, and those not yet indicted. It names publishers like Asher of Muncie and Elizabeth Dilling of Chicago, and notes their anti-American activity continues despite bonds. Other figures include Kudgren, de Aryan, and various writers, speakers, and organizers, with many on bond or jailed in federal custody.
A surge of applications fills the Rensselaer County War Price and Rationing Board offices as fishermen request permits to drive cars to various locations. Frehofer notes the board cannot issue driving permits beyond a single vacation permit to one place, while about 1,300 vacation permits have been issued. Officials report a busy weekend for canning sugar as vegetable crop season approaches.
Mr and Mrs Daniel J Wells and Mr and Mrs Harold L Schuyler share a house in Columbus Indiana. Mrs Wells and Mrs Schuyler both gave birth to baby girls on the same day. The infants weighed within two ounces of each other and the mothers and daughters left the hospital together.
A civilian protection drill will bomb Waterford Schenectady Rotter dam Glenville with empty ice cream bombs colored red green yellow and black to indicate fire high explosive gas and unexploded devices Planes depart Schenectady at 2 p m and hit Cobleskill Schenectady Naval depot Waterford Mechanicville Schuylerville Glens Falls Lake George Warrensburg Hadley Luzerne then Saratoga Springs Ballston Lake Round Lake ending Schenectady Airport 4 30 p m Weather could cancel at 12 30 p m and officials will broadcast updates by radio Local protective forces receive telephone warnings and instructions on handling the mock invaders
Eight enemy aliens were arrested last week by the FBI in the New York region. A Ridgewood bartender and his wife said they would return to Germany if drafted, while a White Plains woman, a Bund member, admitted allegiance to Germany and no U.S. citizenship. Other detainees included two German women who insulted Americans, a Bundist wife, a storm trooper sister, and a German waiter who refused to fight for the U.S.
New York city crisis notice from Lieut. Gen. Hugh A. Drum of the Eastern Defense Command and First Army places additional limits on camera use on ocean beaches within the eastern military area. Proclamation, effective today, cites military necessity and covers photographs drawings sketches aimouts exclusion of individuals from the area and penalties for violations or conspiracies.
Home Front reports present a new tax declaration blank. The worksheet lets taxpayers quickly estimate the Income and Victory Tax to use in Form 1040 ES. It is not to be returned to the government.
The War Food Administration will sharply expand substitutes from vegetables to offset planned civilian shortages of meats dairy and eggs. Soybeans and peanuts will be the base with soy products increasing twelvefold domestically from now to July. Soya will appear in bread soup powders macaroni cereals pancake mixes and fortifying flours while large scale production may not reach national availability until October or November.
New York dispatch urges vigilant pest control in Victory Gardens noting scarcity of insecticides due to wartime conditions. It advises judicious use of poisons, careful timing, thorough washing of produce, and safe handling to protect crops while minimizing danger.
Washington reports a plan by congressional tax authorities to simplify revenue laws and eliminate the need for about 30 million people to file returns by using the 20 percent withholding on wages. The proposal would not remove filing for 15 million with higher incomes, and debate grows over redesignating the withholding as the normal tax rate to cut bureaucratic paperwork.
Farmers in northern Indiana organized vigilante patrols after raiders struck farms. More than 2 000 chickens and 35 hogs were reported stolen in Lakemate as bands of hoodlums target farms. Farmers arm with rifles and pistols, patrolling highways to deter rustlers. Loot is believed dumped on Chicago black market.
At a New York Naval Training Station Lulu Bates launches the Barn Door Canteen a 200 acre farm hosted by the singer where hundreds of sailors longing for home spend weekends. They ride horses drive tractors milk cows and share bucolic downtime away from the base. The program blends farm life with naval duty offering a rustic escape for servicemen.
Washington UP The chance of coal rationing for winter eased as War Production Board Chairman Donald M. Nelson signaled opposition to rationing except as a last resort. He told Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown and Chester Bowles that an overall plan could be prepared and put into effect if needed, while proceeding with a standby framework. Barbers Won’t Raise Price Brentwood CA UP Two barbers Charles Clover and Barry Andrews refuse to raise haircut prices to 1 amid a local wage contrast, citing customer earning levels in Mt Diabolo Valley and control limits.
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