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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1943
Page
6
David B Plum publisher leads Troy Record Company with E H Betts as vice president Frank L York as treasurer and Dwisht Marvin as secretary. The text notes a private branch exchange linking departments within the company.
The piece critiques Henry Ickes and Chester Bowles over gas rationing, arguing East parity with the West while condemning perceived East favoritism. It urges equal sacrifice, denounces autocratic pressures, and praises public opinion shaping wartime policy.
Col. R. F. Carter announces a substantial cut in food supply for Army units, tied to a sliding scale. Reductions range from five to twelve percent based on unit size, while aiming to keep nourishing, adequate rations and improve mess management through trained cooks and better menus.
The statement urges immediate action to improve food handling efficiency beyond the Army, insisting on nationwide reform. It emphasizes the urgency of better management across the country to address the food situation promptly and effectively.
The Badoglio government declares Rome an open city but the article argues Rome remains a vital rail hub and a target for Allied action. It suggests Italy may surrender southern provinces, questions mutual open city terms, and states Rome will remain closed until the Allies and Britain concur.
A film company reportedly purchased rights to Wendell Willkie's One World and plans a movie. The piece argues there is little plot potential since Willkie's book presents non fiction, global perspectives, and urges world order. It jokes about Hollywood plot devices and misfit ideas, noting how reality may resist a dramatic arc.
A satirical note critiques a book arguing for global unity titled One World. It humorously questions the idea and imagines unlikely film pairings and political shifts, mentioning Betty Grable and Barbara Stanwyck in a playful, era-tinged tone.
The editor discusses why critics attack the American system while defenders seem dull. It argues that attackers are glamorous but offer weak substitutes borrowed from Europe, while American democracy, despite flaws, remains superior to Bolshevism or Nazism. Premier Churchill’s Niagara Falls visit contrasts with bombed Rome, underscoring open-city strategy.
A Minneapolis Star Journal column riffs on postwar slang shifts toward military and aeronautic terms. It recalls 1940s phrases like Kamerad and Big Bertha, predicts future euphemisms, and jokes that language purists may have to “dig their own fosholes” as new terms take hold.
Letters from readers argue for a just postwar peace and paying conquered nations full restitution to aid veterans. Editor JOHN PREZIO calls for America to lead terms to ensure lasting peace and repay loans to fund veteran care. Gloria Gilbert urges a brighter flag and Troy city hall reform. PESSIMIST questions bomber defense and fighter escort in wartime aviation.
Washington officials say Roosevelt would welcome a Soviet representative at Churchill Roosevelt conferences, noting Stalin’s neutrality stance toward Tokyo and Russia’s role in supplying Allied Europe. The Russians cite not being invited due to the conference’s nature, while Stalin hopes to keep Japan neutral and gain time for Russian interests.
The Washington column reports on a Minneapolis agricultural conference led by Rep August Andresen and a forthcoming Churchill Roosevelt Canada conference. Washington weighs whether to push a second front in France, balancing Russian pleas, Casabl anca outcomes, and Allied bombing leverage against field losses and political risk.
A reader note on correct pronunciations of several tricky terms including pincers, rabies, italics, ribald, tsetse fly, and names of authors and artists. It promotes a free pamphlet by Frank Colby offering a stamped self addressed envelope for AUTHORS AND ARTISTS.
London reports the civilian chocolate allowance will be cut from Saturday to stock up vitaminized chocolate for Europe relief. Experiments show chocolate best carries vitamins, with compensation via higher other candy allowances. Once stocks run out, real decline in chocolate appears possible.
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