Ration Token Manufacture For Use After Feb 27 Begun
The Albany District Office of Price Administration announced the start this week of manufacturing two larger batches of ration tokens to support the new plan starting February 27 1944. Tokens will be red and blue with updated values for meat fats and processed foods and will be distributed to retailers through banks to smooth purchases and budgeting.
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Albany District Office of Price Administration
OPA
Meny
Savas
I. Eerls
Lony Convenient Bank
Est
Postwar road plans for Rensselaer County totals rise
New York State Postwar Planning Commission hearing shows county wide projects with aggregate cost over 3.15 million submitted by Rensselaer County Hoosick Falls city and East Greenbush Stephentown towns. State to fund half of plan costs. several items approved.
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New York State
Postwar Planning Commission
Rensselaer County
Hoosick Falls
Rensselaer
East Greenbush
Stephentown
Planning Commission
John W. Hansen
City of Rensselaer
Central
War Blamed for Death Increase Among Oldsters
The Census Bureau reports a rising death rate among Americans aged fifty and older for the year ending September, attributing much to wartime strains and disease exposure. Return to labor after retirement and higher exposure may aid the rise. under-fives show a slight decline.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Savings Bank Deposits Reach Record High in New York
New York mutual savings banks posted a November surge of 67.8 million, lifting total deposits to 6.0507 billion. The year to date gain nears 480 million, with 24,865 new accounts boosting depositors to 6.21 million. War bond sales and new savings push aggregate savings toward 750 thousand dollars since January.
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New York
New York State
Mutual Savings Banks
Savings Bank Association of the
State of New York
Absences in Troy Schools Peak in Lower Grades
School attendance held at 87 percent as Health Department notes a decline in mild influenza cases in Troy. Monday's 87.7 percent rate slipped below normal but remained steady yesterday with 712 pupils recorded absent. Most absences occurred in the lower grades during the sixth thorough check of death records up to noon, two deaths attributed to the disease.
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Health Department
Troy
Coal Supplies At Low Level Warned By OWI
The Office of War Information warned coal stocks will be dangerously low by March and that failure to replenish above ground inventories during summer could bring near catastrophe next fall. The report cites War Production Board and Solid Fuels Administration data, notes limited substitution by fuel oil, and highlights manpower losses and machinery shortages as critical barriers to meeting 1944 production goals.
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Washington
Office of War Information
OWI
War Production Board
Solid Fuels Administration
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
OWL
Ickes
Europe
England
Britain
Pearl Harbor
Troy Mattress Maker Receives Warning
Marry Falk of 397 River street pleaded guilty in Troy Police Court to placing second hand filling in a mattress and labeling it as new. Judge James F Byron issued a suspended sentence and warned that repeating the practice would bring full penalties under General Business Law. The complaint was filed by Do A Volckening of the State Department of Labor Bedding Division.
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Marry Falk
River Treet
Troy
James F. Byron
Do A Volckening
State Department of Labor
Falk
Shot Bears and Hidden Duties End Bear Hunt in Brockway
Three Brockville hunters admitted they killed a bear out of season after striking it with their car and fleeing when it revived. The pursuit led to shots that damaged the bear, a gasoline tank, and a rear tire. A game warden filed charges, and the insurer refused to pay for vehicle damage.
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Brockway
C.P
Brockville
War Profits and Renegotiation Scrutiny Spur Backlash
Political Stage analyzes wartime profit surges in a dozen firms, noting 1942 gains far above prewar levels as War Navy and Maritime Commission push renegotiation. It warns that service personnel will question Congress and business tactics, risking a backlash against corporate profits and anti-business legislation.
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War Department
Navy Department
Maritime Commission
Congressional
Congress
Forrestal
Wear Department
Armed Services
James Forrestal
the Navy
Wall Street
Share-the-art program at Middlebury college aids borrowings
In Middlebury Vermont a share-the-art program allows students and faculty to borrow more than 200 rare etchings and lithographs for four months. The program aims to broaden access to artwork beyond direct purchases.
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Middlebury, VI
Middlebury College
Christmas Shortages Hit Cigars and Cigarettes for Shops
Trade sources report shortages in cigar boxes and carton cigarettes as last minute gifts surge. Retailers face limits, with two top cigarette brands unusually hard to obtain while others remain low. Some brands are rationed to 70 percent of average deliveries in mid year. Pipe users say smoking tobacco remains plentiful. Hoarding by smokers blamed for the squeeze. In Edam, Holland, rustproof benches from 1569 are noted.
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New York
National Association of Tobacco Distributors
OPA Inspectors Check Troy Price Violations in Troy
OPA inspectors survey Troy stores amid price ceiling violations and failure to display official price charts. Industrial users must re register on a new R 1200 form by January fifth with temporary 50 percent allotments issued pending final audits.
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Rensselaer County
Troy City
Arthur Mace
OPA
Troy
Schenectady
New OPA Regulation Cuts Auto Sales Eligibility
The OPA announced three steps amid dwindling dealer stock. Salesmen lose eligibility, the vehicle mileage limit increases from 40000 to 60000 miles, and applicants must prove immediate need for a new car.
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OPA
Women’s Auxiliaries Visit Mrs Matera’s Home
Members of the Women’s Auxiliary Rev Francis Aalley Chapter D A V will visit the home of the late Mrs Alexander Matera at 280 Fourth Street tomorrow at 7 p m.
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Women's Auxiliary
Francis Aalley
Alexander Matera
Fourth Street
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