This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1944
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR text from The Troy Record with scattered names, figures, and place references. Content appears garbled with percentages, dates, and monetary amounts, making coherent summary difficult.
The piece argues returning G I Souther service personnel deserve their old jobs after World War II, even if displaced by higher seniority civilians. It contrasts Victor Reuther of the UAW stance with Colonel Paul Griffith of the Veterans' Personnel Division, urging a square deal for veterans and noting public support amid wartime production strikes.
The piece argues voters will be urged to support the Commander in Chief and President, citing plans to keep attention on foreign relations and domestic failures. It notes expected activity, public mythmaking, and possible conferences with leaders and figures to sway opinion and votes.
The piece accuses President Roosevelt of mixing his Commander in Chief role with campaign aims. It describes plans to mislead voters about constitutional duties, cites a military tour funded by the government, and notes a Hawaii trip as a political maneuver to stress the Oriental Sphere of influence. It predicts further trips including Paris and U.S. camp tours to exert wartime pressure for electoral advantage.
A Tribune column reflects on Senator Harry S. Truman’s vice presidential nomination, tracing ties to Tom Pendergast and Missouri politics. It critiques Truman’s Pearl Harbor comments and defense of military leaders, noting tension with Admiral Kimmel and General Short, while urging restraint until full facts emerge.
President signs amendments easing limits on dissemination of political news to service members. Post exchanges and Navy stores may sell newspapers magazines and books readable by civilians. Radio broadcast equal time rules apply for federal stations. Shows for service members must be impartial. Republicans view change as justified while noting prior New Deal misinterpretations.
The piece argues that the current war’s roots extend over forty years of German and Japanese aggression beginning before 1939. It contends that both powers pursued continuous conquest, with Germany's actions spanning 1914 to 1918 and 1938 to 1939, and Japan’s campaigns in China and the Far East. The author urges decisive action to end the pattern and prevent further wars, noting Nazi control and references to Schacht.
James El Malloy of Troy writes in The Record praising U S Senator Wagner and condemning opponents, noting the paper requests signed communications to publish names. He discusses unemployment bills, war headlines, and political shifts, urging support for Wagner amid a wartime peace outlook.
Readers are urged to reflect on the cost of war as families await returning soldiers. The letter laments casualties and long separations, asks why strikes and labor unrest persist during wartime, and wishes for peace and homecomings. The note closes noting a continuation on another page.
The piece argues Dewey faces a handicap from isolationists while naming John Foster Dulles as his representative to reassure independents. It notes Tho Barton Oaks talks shape a general international organization, with the League covenant likely to back any future world order and stresses cautious statesmanship over partisan politics.
Washington column sketches British-American senitment in Egypt, noting General Giles forbade Fourth of July celebrations to appease Churchill policy. It covers Byrd in D.C. heat, pneumonia cases, and Overton’s Louisiana Senate race against anti Roosevelt stance, plus Churchill Marlborough lineage and Halifax connections shaping imperial strategy.
A leaked letter from Rear Admiral Huabend E. Kimmel attacks Vice President hopeful Truman over alledged false statements about wartime coordination. The exchange targets Roosevelt, Knox, and Stimson, questioning naval orders and accountability while urging a public examination of the record in the greatest naval disaster. The Roberts committee report leaves key civilians in doubt and raises questions about responsibility for prewar actions and preventive measures.
A reader puzzle listing multiple choice questions about US presidents. It asks who was the first US born president, who died youngest, presidents who died on the same day, those who died on or born on July 4, and which states have the most presidents born. The page notes answers on Page Fourteen.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.