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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1945
Page
6
Fragmented stock report notes steels slide amid late trading. Wheat futures ease while grain prices show modest losses. Sparse details mention closing activity and minor shifts in near term prices.
Wholesale prices at Menands market are reported by ALGEXT BM 1544. The bulletin lists price details for various produce items and notes changes from prior readings.
A market bulletin outlines various commodity prices and standards including flour, cornmeal, butter, cheese, potatoes, poultry, and fowl. It cites regional price ranges, weight classes, and references to government price controls and maximums under OPA rules affecting supply and distribution.
The report details U S Forces India Burma medical teams and portable surgical units aiding wounded soldiers. Maj Edelgree and Capt Teicher lead operations with Mars Task Force, evacuating under fire and achieving a 1.74 percent mortality rate across 102 major surgeries and 127 field operations.
AP reports the death of Gen Hsiao Cha Isuan, former war minister of the apanene puppet government, on Sunday morning. The same agency notes the death of Chen Chun, a press examiner for the puppet government, with undisclosed cause and conditions.
Treasury officials outline a coordinated attack on black markets and tax evasion joining with Justice, Price Administration and Agriculture to train staff, expand information sources, and pursue violators. They promise hard actions but reassure honest taxpayers no jail for honest mistakes, urging voluntary disclosure and cooperation to avoid penalties.
An Irish folklore sketch describes persistent belief in fairies elves and supernatural beings influencing village life. It notes fears of retribution for interfering with fairies and claims of malice behind events such as crops turning sour or milk spoiling. The piece cites 1945 attitudes in Mr Dé Valera’s domain and the enduring impact on rural education and radio culture.
President Truman supports Treasury efforts to uncover tax evaders urging honesty and action. He notes an average 1000 amended returns weekly and warns that harsher penalties may follow. He calls on offenders to rectify state and federal tax duties while avoiding public indictment.
The 69th American Army hospital moves into a schoolhouse near Highway 27 in Okinawa. Commanding officer Ted Johnson says the unit includes 13 doctors, three dentists, six administrative officers, and 16 nurses with about 1,000 patients treated so far.
James J. Carroll age 35 manager of the American News Co Glens Falls died suddenly of a heart condition Sunday at Haviland's Grove while playing with his two daughters. He collapsed on the beach and was dead on ambulance arrival. Coroner Dr Henry E Clarke ruled cardiac thrombosis.
In Akron Ohio a newlywed couple faced an abrupt separation as George Goring received a prison term from one to fifteen years for burglary. The ceremony had just begun when the judge imposed the sentence, leaving the couple to part ways.
Wynantskill’s Mr and Mrs Anthony La Breck spend a week at Old Orchard Beach in Maine. Mr Joseph Haughney and daughter Margeret return from a New York visit. Mr and Mrs Harold Mulson with son Paul and Mrs Carrie Mulson return from ten days at Old Orchard Beach Maine.
Cassaguna Robert Zimmerman of New York spent a few days with friends in town. Joseph McNeil, who has spent the summer with his son James McNeil, has returned to Macon Georgia with his son William McNeil and family.
A child health consultation clinic will be held at the municipal building in Schaghticoke today from 10 am. to noon. Dr Harold Kenyon will be in charge with nurse Resina Morath assisting from Rensselaer County Public Health.
Eighteen veterans who died while awaiting 3100 bonuses confronted the state treasurer's office. Survivors applied for positions as typists examiners and clerks in the department handling the bonus program.
Pi John Wieland, 9 percent? died yesterday and his wife Leonie, 62, was hospitalized with severe burns after a fire swept the bedroom of their Rochester home on Sunday.
The text discusses postwar inquiries into naval disasters and civilian government responsibility, citing a Boston dispatch from November 34 1942 where Senator Claude Pepper warned about a Japanese cross of a line before war. It critiques the inquiry scope and questions who bore primary fault.
Washington lawyer Allen M. Jones, officer of the Fifth Marine Division, operated a legal aid foxhole on Iwo Jima. Marines visited for custody, insurance, estates, and personal matters as fighting raged nearby. Despite danger, Jones assisted many trapped by war, earning gratitude from weary Leathernecks.
The text discusses potential war plans, a sneaking attack on Pearl Harbor, and failures to warn Kimmel and Short. It notes the president and foreign diplomats were aware of possible hostilities while military leaders received no actionable alerts. It ends reflecting on Truman inheriting a political dilemma.
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