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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1944
Page
3
Washington reports 2m unprecedented request from Produ Chief Donald M. Nelson for a full inventory of army and Navy stock. Nelson pressed the issue in a face to face session amid calls to account for wartime supply levels.
A disputed Army ordnance report was placed in the hands of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Leahy General Marshall and General Arnold after being removed from a pigeonhole. Nelson sent the document Wednesday to the chiefs with a question mark to determine the impact on stock levels and wartime needs amid shortages in heavy truck components and other items. The move follows a long clash over civilian production and military needs as Breson Somervell presses urgent shortages.
The Lansingburg Church schedules a Sunday outing at a farm near Mechini. A noon meal will be served following a program of games and sports. A Seck and Igmanuel Plenic Jensen are listed as transport and ladies committee chairs respectively.
A fragmented report describes improvised explosive devices or prop bombs used in an attack at the Sef¢h capital. Details are sparse but indicate a violent incident with potential casualties and a security response underway.
Suilawater begins a weeklong carnival on the former CCC canton Lake Street site. Bemis Heights Grange sponsors the event with Club Entert. Attendants and local residents, including Mrs. William Di Bair and Mrs. W. E. Devoe, host activities. Nearby residents Mrs. Hilég Wilbur Mrs. W. E. Devoe entertain. Fire chiefs attended a county meeting in Corinth last evening.
Olson E. Broti, 22, of 32 Brune Avenue, Troy, has been raised to the rank of Sergeant with the Eighth Air Force in England. He serves as gunner and radio man on a B 24 bomber and is a graduate of Troy High School and Troy Business College before entering service with the Ludlow Valve Company.
A London article traces famous Allied epithets used by Germans such as Desert Rats Oh Contemptibles and Devil Dogs. It notes how Erwin Rommel coined Desert Rats for the Australian Ninth Division and how Marines earned the Devil Dogs title after World War I.
Tim Healy, famed Australian author and spy catcher, predicts Germany’s defeat will come in the near future with American victory assured. He praises American strategy and notes German forces broke when faced with US pressure, claiming a rapid subsequent collapse this summer. Healy spoke after a Leavenworth briefing where he outlined Gallipoli and Desert War expertise as basis for his forecast.
City officials face demands for bilingual reporting mirrored from Verdun Quebec as E Mosley criticizes the heavy task of producing English and French city reports. He notes the burden resembles Verdun's method, highlighting language requirements for municipal documents.
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