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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1944
Page
9
Brother of Sesqx Coleman J Lyons, a Troy Police Department and former ME Infants member, is reported missing in France. The infantry unit trained at Camp Jackson and Camp Forest prior to discharge, with later service noted at Fort McPherson.
The fragment mentions private Lyons, a St Peter’s School graduate, with brothers Sergeant Lyons and James Lyons and sisters. It places Lyons abroad last December and in France on July 3. Dr Hubert Herring comments on U S relations with South American countries and urges realism in establishing provable relations.
The Troy Times Fresh Air Home in Graton welcomes Grandma Harper joining the season. She will spoil 53 adopted grandsons and 41 adopted granddaughters, traveling with the group on the big bus. The 33 boys, 41 girls, and eight mothers travel to White Creek memories and the season ends August 23.
A reader recounts a confusing wartime episode where a raise in pay triggers higher rents and taxes. The narrative highlights government price controls, rent freezes for private profiteers, and conflicting notices from OPA and the War Labor Board. The homeowner challenges perceived double standards and faces bureaucratic hurdles as priorities and sanitation rules complicate housing adjustments.
A reader notes a boss allocating about 15000 to high bracket raises, removing it from wages to dodge taxes and reducing another worker's pay and rent. The piece recounts impacts on individuals, including Sam, a down payment loss, and a sickly reaction to changes. It also mentions social events and visits from locals connected to the Elks convention in Chicago and local society gatherings.
Beman Park Miss Katharine LeCompte returns from Sandwich Cape Cod. Miss Genevive Keyes comes back from Lake George after five weeks away. Mr. and Mrs. J. Maloney and daughters stay at Sagamore Hotel Lake George. Kathryn Carrigan heads to Rockville Center to visit Mr. and Mrs. E E Rowe and family. Marion O Hanlon returns from Davisville Rhode Island visiting Commander and Mrs. A D Hunter. Elizabeth Duke visits Jackson Heights friend at Babcock Lake. Eleanor Freeman visits relatives at Rockville Center. E E Rowe family back in Rockville Center.
Portland reporter uncovers wartime meanings behind Jude and the Army’s new field-service uniform. Corporal James Twohy Jr. demonstrates a menacing method learned abroad, while Washington reports the brown and white striped uniform designed by the Quartermaster Corps for duty both at home and overseas.
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