Clare Luce in Congress Faces Mockery for Sharp Epigrams
The House Military Affairs Committee will begin hearings in January on Clare Luces proposal to form an Army and Navy Maintenance Corps while colleagues mock her wit. Luce, a striking editor and congresswoman, faces scrutiny over global policy, slang and potential theater plans about cloakroom attendants, amid tensions with War workers.
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Washington
Clare Boothe Luce
House
Jutepa Bet
Wallace
Luce
Army and Navy Maintenance Corps
Global Oney Girl Urges Labor Draft Policy Change
A partisan exchange argues for drafting noncombatant labor ages 18 to 45. Clare urges using capable nonfighters in war production, farms, shipyards, or transport, challenging Hershey and McNutt’s limits and calling for action to fill a war labor shortage.
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Andrew Jackson May
D.-Ky
Clare
Selective Service General
Hershey
McNutt
Congress
Secretary of War
Portable cold storage unit aids shipper efficiency
A new portable cold storage unit, designed to speed perishables shipments between the Americas, may replace diverted refrigerated ships. Invented by Maj. Elbu Church, the sheet metal containers hold about 50 cubic feet and are powered by the ship's electrical circuit or a port facility.
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Washington
North
South America
Department of Commerce
Maj
Elbu Church
WAVES Age Rules Highlighted for Local Recruits
Navy recruiters at the Rensselaer County Court House urge WAVES applicants to state their age and provide full name address and education. Minimum signing age is 20. Officials expect many inquiries and will forward letters to Albany Recruiting Center. The service seeks young women, especially for Hospital Corps nursing duties.
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The
Navy
Rensselaer County Court House
Joseph & Kven
WAVES
Sullivan
Albany
OPA Drafts New Hosiery Price Plan In wartime reform
The Record reports that the OPA and hosiery makers agreed to include a definition of branded lines in the revised MPR 339. The plan would replace complex retailer classifications with a two tier price system, charging chains and independents different prices while branded lines carry about 45 cents extra per pair.
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Record Newspapers Bureau
Washington, D.C
OPA
Promoters Recall Early Telephone Promos in 1902 03
Philadelphia reports recall promotional clippings from 1902 03 by Bell executives. notices show fires logged with non subscribers sent letters, ads claiming burglars avoid serviced homes, bedside phones at Samaritan Hospital for Sunday sermons, and a demand for long armed switchboard operators as boards were large.
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Philadelphia
Sns
Alexander Graham Bell
The
Bell Telephone Co
Bell
Samaritan Hospital
Baby Sees Mother Killed and Father Shot in Yale Tragedy
Susie Leahy, two, witnessed her mother Louise Leahy die and father Gregory Leahy shot as gunfire shattered their holiday scene. Gregory Leahy, 36, was jailed on murder charges after Louise died Sunday. Housekeeper and detectives described an argument over a pie route, with Leahy allegedly firing a .22 rifle at close range. A second child, Michael, six, was away at a movie.
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Baby
Yale
Los Angeles
Susie Leahy
Gregory Leahy
Leahy
Louise
J. L. Dykes
J. F. Thedens
Michael
New York Central Receives 12 Mohawk Locomotives
The New York Central announced it had received 12 Mohawk type locomotives, the first of 25 ordered this year. Built for freight use but adaptable for passenger service, the engines are described as the most powerful yet for the railroad.
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New York (P
New York Central
Christmas Basket Donors Must Provide Ration Points
A Rensselaer County Troy City Rationing Board update clarifies rules for Christmas basket donations. Charities must register as retailers to obtain ration points and return borrowed points, while individuals may give un stamped items if donated directly. Retailers cannot donate without stamping. charities may request stamps to buy rationed food.
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Rensselaer County- Troy City
E. J. Elliott
OPA Rationing
Submarine United Signals Stork Flag After Victory
London reporting British submarine United flies a white stork flag with a baby in its beak as a celebratory signal after sinking an enemy warship. Commander Roxburgh notes the event followed news of his daughter’s birth, with a single bar below the emblem indicating a first celebration upon returning to base. Admiral Cunningham sent congratulations on a double event.
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Howard Berry
London
United
The
Lieut
J. C. ¥. Roxburgh
D.S.C
Honiton
Devonshire
Roxburgh
Women dominate retail and service jobs in city
A State Labor Department survey shows seven in ten retail and service workers in the city are women, up 7 percent from last year. The study covers 18 cities, noting male employment fell 7 percent while female workers rose 7 percent, with Giens Falls among the few not showing a male decline.
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State Labor Department
Giens Falls
New York
Rochester
Oneonta
Waste Paper Donors Should Omit Debris
The Salvation Army urged yesterday that scrap paper be donated without kitchen waste. Egg shells coffee grounds and other debris belong in garbage cans. Sorting such debris slows the drive though many have already contributed at the King Street Temple.
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Salvation Army
King Street Temple
Mild Flu Epidemic Declines. Few Deaths Attributed
New York State Health Department reported the flu epidemic has passed its peak in most communities with little rise in deaths from respiratory disease. Only one influenza death occurred in the week ending December 17. In Rochester deaths from all causes rose to 106 last week from 89 a year prior, with pneumonia at 11 compared to 4 in 1942. The survey covered Binghamton, Glens Falls, Ogdensburg, Watertown, Elmira, Ithaca, Jamestown, Olean, Kingston, Middletown, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Yonkers, Poughkeepsie, Plattsburgh and Utica.
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Albany
New York
State Health Department
James E. Perkins
Division of
Dr. Perkins
Rochester
Nasau
Perkins
Binghamton
Glens Falls
Ogdensburg
Watertown
Elmira
Ithaca
Jamestown
Olean
Kingston
Middletown
Mount Vernon
New Berkelie Yonkers Poughtkeepsie
Plattsburgh
Utica
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Warren's
Joaquin
Taylor Room
Wwe
Darts
J. M. Warren & CO
River St
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