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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1943
Page
5
The 78th Congress, torn by bitter battles over home front problems, paused all major issues for Christmas. House and Senate adjourn for holidays, returning January 10 to face inflation related debates including proposals to outlaw food controls.
An old remedy promises to lift fatigue and dusky complexions. Pepto Mangan replenishes iron and vitamins to renew strength endurance and healthy color, now offered in tablets with vitamin E and the original bottle form.
The article outlines subsidy battles and inflation fears as Congress debates food subsidies, oil price boosts, and railroad pay raises. Substantial actions include delaying final decisions to Feb 17, a Senate approval of a small railroad pay rise, and a last minute efficiency appropriation while rejecting housing and community service funds.
United Press war correspondent William McDougall, missing since March 4 1942 after pursuing a story in Java, has advised his parents he is in a civilian internment camp at Palembang Sumatra. In a March 14 card he said he is in good health, well fed, and treated okay. He last spoke with Miles W Vaughn in New York from Bandj or Java before an evacuation to Australia.
Pvt. Jacques Boutinon, 26, born in Cognac and a Norwell, Massachusetts resident, serves with a U. S. armored force unit in England. A veteran of the 1940 French army, he endured the Marne retreat, captured in France, escaped from a bar racks prison, and crossed to the United States. He vows to fight back in France, believing Allied armor will crush the Nazis. He recalls hunger, danger, and moments escaping German patrols, and expresses readiness to begin combat in Europe at once.
In Portland Oregon Carolyn Davis Wilson, an infantile paralysis patient confined to an iron lung, was reported somewhat improved yesterday two days after emerging briefly to give birth to a 10% ounce boy. Doctors had earlier characterized her condition as just fat. The baby is recovering and doing fine.
A Boston UP report describes a thief who stole a packing company truck but failed to notice the loot remained aboard. The recovered truck carried 300 pounds of turkey, 200 pounds of ham, seven cases of sage, and eight of other provisions. The incident notes the thief’s conscience and vegetarian hints amid the confusing sequence.
The War Production Board ordered deep cuts in 1943 newsprint use, targeting newspapers and magazines. Quotas hinge on base tonnage and production, with tiered reductions from 4 percent to 24 percent across various consumption levels, affecting large and small publishers and prompting appeals for adjustments.
In 1940 non governmental and non commercial printing faced a ten ton per quarter exemption under a location order while printers between certain dates faced 13 1 3 tons per quarter. By 1941 these limits tighten to under ten tons per quarter in 1940 terms and 13 1 3 tons per quarter in 1941 terms with a 23 percent reduction target. The plan aims to cut LH commercial printing paper use by about 220 250 tons versus earlier estimates.
Arthur Carpenter a noted industrialist died in Rome according to a terse obituary fragment The record mentions his ownership and executive role and links to Rene Metaila Corne and Mia spertel in unclear context but confirms the death event and location.
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