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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1944
Page
7
A village fire yesterday consumed two fre trucks and a shed while residents reported that all but one Fenaca unit were saved. Smoke and hail hindered efforts as flames engulfed the structure near Drydea.
Associated Press reports General Eisenhower warned that German scorched earth tactics threaten both Allied operations and postwar Germany. He said prolonging resistance would invite heavy material damage and deepen suffering for the German people as they contemplate the Nazi regime’s aims.
State College Pennsylvania State College educator O Williams associate professor of education in charge of teacher placement says ex servicemen will demand college level training in home communities. He foresees public financing for civilian and veteran training to raise the educational level of Americans, noting wartime emphasis on technical training.
In Lepenio Arkansas a mix of laborers including German POWs and Bahamian workers are employed to ease wartime farm labor shortages. The setting blends German phrases on one side and Bahaman voices on the other as the War Food Administration coordinates the effort to fill gaps in cotton fields.
Green Island mayor Francis Dwrer chairs a village wide canvass for the Sixth War Loan Drive with volunteer workers visiting homes to tally bonds sold in Nov through Dec. Joseph W. HL maxes notes industrial plants will report sales through the plants. St Joseph's School and Heatly School report War Bond and stamp totals of 220.75 and 419.75 respectively with year to date over 23 927.35. Cheer leaders for Hearly School are named along with alternates in a year end pageant.
Sally the Bermondsey pub-crawling pony caused a police dilemma over after hours drinking. The intoxicated animal wandered into the Freei Saloon and exited with a taste for draught beer, prompting officers to intervene.
Mrs. L. Kitbee of Concord collects extra pears from Seener trees and places four baskets daily on her garden wall for passersby to take. The note urges neighbors to help themselves before the fruit spoils.
Pvt James A Cleland was slightly wounded in Germany and has returned to duty. A telegram from his wife, residing at 535 Congress Street, Troy, notes he came from Ohio eight years ago and worked for John B Haut Furniture Co in Albany before enlisting April 8. He went overseas October 1 and has three brothers in the service.
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