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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1943
Page
12
Health piece explains that excess gas arises largely from swallowed air and diet. Belching and bloating may reflect air-swallowing habits or bowel spasm. diet such as cabbage beans fatty foods boosts gas. Constipation and laxative use worsen flatus. treatment targets the underlying cause.
Washington officials warn that millions in food and feed crops may go unharvested this year if farm labor is not accelerated. Current supply is inadequate as a record crop grows, labor shortages intensify. The WFA and Agriculture Department projects 3 million part-time and seasonal workers needed in the next three months, with foreign workers from Jamaica, the Bahamas, and Mexico on schedule to meet demand.
Eleanor and Cynthia Lane of Waterford were admitted to Ene Times Legion of Honor for distinguished service on the farm front. They relieved their father of a hired man shortage by aiding harvests of ninety tons of hay, picking half a ton of cherries and berries, and tending chores between field hours, including gardening, driving horses, and milking cows.
A wartime alert warns that Nazi propaganda remains strong in the United States despite hopes the war will end soon. It details foreign funding, widespread distribution of tracts and magazines, and the impact on home front morale through anti war and anti Jewish messaging. It notes limited congressional action against domestic Nazi influence and cites activists like Dillard Stokes and L M Birkhead continuing efforts to expose propaganda networks.
District OPA inspectors visited 85 restaurants and grills across Troy Albany Schenectady and Kingston uncovering 19 violations mainly five to twenty cents above April base prices and occasional upcharges on gin and Scotch with notices sent to each violator.
A meeting of all women’s apparel retailers in Troy is called by Chares C Freihofer county rationing administrator for Friday at 10 am in the Broadway room at The Hendrick Hudson. Dealers in women’s and children’s outerwear will hear about maximum price regulations with a District OPA representative present and Edward H Pattison presiding.
Friends of Democracy exposes Nazi propaganda efforts and figures like Gerald Winrods Gerald L. K. Smiths and Father Coughlin while Henry Hoke of New York fights Hitler influence in direct mail advertising. John Carlson's Under Cover surveys the grim past and present of this activity and may wake the public.
Burton Heath reports on Lake Dick Arkansas where Rex Tugwell’s Rural Resettlement project, aimed at communal ownership, failed sociologically. After five years the community dissolved and the FSA restored individual plots and sharecropping, despite initial aims of a cooperative village with communal labor and living.
The Victory Garden Association of the Knickerbocker Memorial Playgrounds met Monday and unanimously approved hosting a harvest supper later in the season. Gardeners will report yields from 136 victory gardens, with Eugene R. Wiseman named harvest supper committee chairman and reports due at the event.
One third of 1200 local draft board members at a censored meeting walked out on Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, citing insufficient information. A board chairman said no new details were learned and asked about sixty day deferments and replacement policies. Hershey later indicated shipyard workers could soon be deferred for sixty days on the same basis as aircraft workers.
Washington (UP) John Bovingdon economist and former OEW dancer charged Monday night that Chairman Martin Dies star pupil of the Nazis. He accused Dies of character snooping and political murder and said OEW director Leo Crowley fired him for not resigning. Bovingdon insisted he was hired for population data work, not dancing.
The University of Pennsylvania arena known for historic basketball games has been transformed into a military mess hall. The playing floor area and adjoining spaces, once holding up to 10,000 spectators, now provide seating for 1,612 service members as part of the war effort.
Herbert Thompson of St Helens says Liberty freighters are splendid boats after months aboard them in the South Pacific. He notes their ability to carry heavy loads both in holds and decks and still perform in rough seas. The ships maintain a steady 12 knots without overworking the engines.
Washington report says OWT's domestic division cut 777 jobs out of 1,269 as Congress reduced the operating budget to 2,250,000 from the 8,800,000 requested for the biennium. The move reflects a major downsizing to fit funding limits and ongoing budget negotiations.
William T. Bracken of R. D. 2 recently enlisted in the Navy at the local recruiting station and has been accepted for service and assigned to training at the Sampson Navy training facility.
Officials of the Rensselaer County War Price and Rationing Board say there is no deadline for applying for War Ration Book No. 3. Residents who have not yet received the book may apply at any time through their local rationing board. The book itself does not go into use until October, though many have already received them by mail.
New York UP report quotes Dr. James Sennett Greene Medical Director of the National Hospital for Speech Disorders arguing that psychiatric exams at induction centers miss stuttering as a nervous disorder. He says stutterers should be limited or rejected and warns of breakdowns under military stress. He cites cases of draftees with mental disability and neurosis and notes his clinic treats over 44,000 speech disorders.
The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce has begun a $40 million bond drive to fund a cruiser for the U.S. Navy. The effort aims to place a Los Angeles vessel within the nation’s naval forces and extend the city’s reach beyond its limits.
Rationing board receives word from district OPA that B and C gasoline coupons may be reduced as workers in essential industries near employment could lose supplementary fuel. Distinct guidance urges reporting home employment changes within five days and plant committees to notify boards when workers leave. Local officials report several notices from Troy Area plants and noncompliant holders who fail to visit the board will be notified.
Films titled The Metal Working Lathe and Plain Turning will be shown at Joy State War Training School tonight and tomorrow at 9 pm. Each twenty minute 16 mm color sound film introduces basic lathe operations, setup, and measurement techniques for beginners and prospective shop trainees. The public is invited.
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