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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1944
Page
1
A World War II field interview by HEGH A CRUMPLER portrays a United Press war correspondent visiting China. The piece captures locals, labor, and daily life under rationing with blunt, slang filled observations on workers, farming, and social life while noting cultural tensions and the guard presence at an airstrip.
The Witneis Te stitute of Technology has established a complete graduate program for engineers at the Alice Chalmers Manufacturing Co paving the way for similar programs after the war. Dr J E Hobson of Hands Tech leads the effort with a Kingis Tech faculty team offering master’s degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering. Enrollment includes midcareer engineers and currently totals 220 across five courses. The company funds one third of tuition and a matching third upon successful completion, with plans to expand as demand grows.
New York reports eighty thousand historic French monuments damaged by war, but most can be restored. Architects surveyed sites for the Institute of Beaux Arts. Bomb damage and shell fire affected churches and cathedrals including Amiens and Provins, yet restoration is possible.
Pownal Mr and Mrs Robert Pratt of Northwest Hill celebrate their twenty sixth wedding anniversary at home. They were married at the Adventist Church in North Adams. Alice Ladd is staying in North Adams for the winter at Dr. Lawrence A. Ladd’s home. Leland Johnson closed Ladd cottage once known as Brookside Rest. Mrs May Barber travels to Williams town for a short visit. Osx Hil schools closed Friday as announced. Annie Ely spent Christmas in Bagton with her son and daughter in law Harold Towstee. David Powell on furlough from North Pownal visited Philadelphia recently. Mr and Mrs Charles Wilcox and Mrs Benjamin Powell Jr return from Ridgewood NY where they visited friends.
Center Brunswick hosts a Christmas party with students and teachers including Mrs Beulah Brown and Mrs Mabel Keyes. A Santa Claus operetta directed by Mrs William Lapp featured the program and an exchange of gifts. Tamarac School in District 12 held a Christmas party with a gift exchange. Gilead Luther Learee held a Christmas party with games and refreshments. The congregational party at the church will include a supper and program. Grandchildren noted in obituary: Danville 1 Mrs Hance M. Gritton, 82, mother of 16, with 200 grandchildren from the extended family.
Puzzle notes indicate a crossword item with fifty kits and a mystery word. Readable fragments mention an event or task related to assembling or distributing puzzle kits. No clear person or organization identified.
Army Ordnance officers and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. rapidly reopened a captured Belgian rubber plant. After Belgium’s fall, the facility was seized by American forces and production resumed to meet urgent needs. Six hours of synthetic rubber and chemicals were shipped from Cleveland to the Eastern seaboard, then flown to transport planes and delivered by fast train and ship to resume operations. Subsequent shipments are planned to maintain operation.
Potts Memorial Institute and Business School offers tubercular patients a chance to learn trades after discharge. The program, a joint Tuberculosis Aision initiative, matches former patients with jobs in printing, stenography, general or medical secretarial work, reception, bookkeeping, and more based on aptitude and background.
A report drawn from unpublished data by Laura Vitrey outlines immense child casualties from World War II era factors. It cites Britain Nazi bombing, famine in France and Belgium, starved Greek children, and Polish child starvation and deportations, highlighting widespread malnutrition and death among youngsters.
A schoolteacher in Joonstown, Cecil Costlow enlisted in the Army after keeping 275 Topper foxes for a year. The foxes, fed on horse meat and cereal, require constant supervision as they chew ears and hands. A Toledo fox framer provided practical tips through a correspondence course that aided the venture.
Miss Helen Whits, Burlington educator, has retired after forty years as a kindergarten teacher. She spent her entire career in the same grade at the same school, marking a long, dedicated tenure in local education.
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