Troy Record Publisher Profile and Local Office Notes
An item from The Troy Record highlights the Troy area publishing and office activities. It mentions publisher Dave B Plum and company owners Frank and York, with references to officers and departments connected via a central exchange.
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the Troy
Sewepayer
Dave B
Plum Puplisher
Done Masa
David BO Plum
Troy Hecar
Frank & York
Presiden Treas Ducent Marvins Secreary
Troy Allo Perate Oranch Exchange
Smuts Proposes League Model For Postwar World Peace
Field Marshal Smuts, premier of the Union of South Africa, urges adopting the League of Nations as a model for a new world organization to preserve peace. He supports United Nations as nucleus with neutrals allowed, but argues defeated powers require guardianship before joining. He favors use of force to deter aggressors andnotes the old league’s failures but says the idea remains valid with clarification.
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League of Naunis
Jan Christigan Smuts
Union of South Africa
League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Foundation
International Society of Free Peoples
Premier Smuts
United Nations
Smits
Herd Rers
Geneva
Switzerland
Noted Leaders Spar Over Governor De Weta’s Opposition
The Record lauds a politician as a man of stature while blasting opponents as blowhard backers. Tobin notes the oppositional bloc as the strongest potential endorsement for the governor, as a persistent effort to defeat him continues in New York.
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Tobin
Government Paper Binge Amid Wartime Propaganda Excess
A windswept critique of wartime publication practices notes the U S government and allied outlets flooding the public with material while private papers cut pages and ads. It cites Miami Herald and Hearst papers trimming pages and folds in 1943 Bible and magazine sales, predicting a shift to tabloid formats and microforms in 1944 as readers seek knowledge amid censorship.
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Washington
United States
Miami Herald
Herat
Iowa
Jackson Sentinel
Maquoketa Excelsior
Grit
Williamsport
Pennsylvania
WPA
Good Housekeeping
Cosmopolitan
Harper's Bazaar
Hearst
American Machinist
Aviation Business Week
Electronics
McGraw-Hill
Saturday Evening Post
Ladies’ Home Journal
Curtis Publishing Company
Fragmented draft cites Tobin and GOP unity in 1940 race
A garbled 1940 election column discusses Daniel Tobin, party control, and Republican candidates. It mentions Willkie as a probable nominee, critiques opposition leaders, and notes national canvassing and primary dynamics. The piece hints at party strategy and public sentiment amid a tense political backdrop.
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Daniel J. Tobin
International Teamsters’ Union
Paris
Hardin
Republi
Rieke Loral
Stete de Sons Publican Vietor
White House
Willkie
Mare
Aieré
Clechpan
Yeney
Ronvinte
Government management of the railroads faces critique
The piece argues against federal control and a large bureaucratic apparatus. It cites unions suspending strikes, government wartime operations, and socialist fears of ownership. It warns that bureaucracy breeds inefficiency and duplication, hindering rail service despite attempts at reform.
Railroads Return to Private Management Amid War Warnings
The piece recalls President Roosevelt’s wartime order to seize railroads when unions balked. It notes seventeen of twenty unions had settled, three held out, and applauds the three that cooperated. It urges swift restoration of railroads to private control as the war effort progresses.
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Taney
Donald Nelson
Bernie Baruch
Nelso
Nelson
Europe
Washington
Baruch
Istant
Jimmie Byrnes
White House
Churchill Recovery Signals Hope Across Allied Nations
A report on Prime Minister Churchill recovering from pneumonia highlights his swift progress due to doctors, nurses, and sulfa drugs. He asserts continued leadership, plans a brief sunshine respite before resuming duties, and receives hearty Allied praise as victory over illness mirrors broader wartime aims.
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Churchill
Eisenhower to Lead Invasion Command With Tedder as Deputy
The Baltimore Sun notes that General Eisenhower will be supreme commander for the western European invasion and Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder will be his deputy. The North Africa team shows proven teamwork, reducing friction and building a smooth headquarters for the larger, more complex task ahead.
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Eisenhower
Europe
Arthur Tedder
North Africa
Yiu
Aond
Predictions about the war by leaders spark lively debates
The piece argues newspaper writers should resist praising or predicting victory dates. It notes Admiral Halsey, General Marshall, and General Eisenhower have issued confident forecasts for 1943 or 1944. The author questions whether such guesses boost morale, insisting the war defies simple forecasts and stressing caution in public predictions.
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Halsey
Anonymity Pledge for Letters to The Record
Readers may sign letters to The Record to publish their statements while preserving anonymity in print. Unsigned communications risk publication. The letter discusses wartime production, inflation, rationing, and calls for moral rearmament and national unity amid hardship.
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Record
Morrison Uses Free Mail For Louisiana Gov Race
Washington coverage notes Morrison, nicknamed the synthetic Huey Long, has sent about a quarter million franked letters asking Louisianans to vote for him for governor. The Letters include an excerpt from the Congressional Record, skirting postal rules. Post Office rules find no free-mail violation due to the embedded speech.
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Amleu Lheakan Paseeoee Morrison
Huey Long
Louisiana
Hase
Morrison
Congressional Record
Post Office
Congress
Catsup
Ma Perkins
Van Dorn jail cells in postwar future ad prompts debate
A Cleveland firm promotes high security jail cells for postwar products in a bold page ad. It touts interlocked steel designs, keyless doors, and installations in Sing Sing, San Quentin, Joliet, and other prisons, while inviting readers to ponder future crime and war profiteering.
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New York
van Dorn Iron Works Co
Cleveland
van Dorn Lren Works Co
America
van Dorn
Rom Sing Sing
San Quentin
Winnipeg
Cristobal
Sing Sing
Andich
Basil Banghart
Ast
Alcatraz
Joliet
United Es
Auburn
Maryland
Nebraska State
Unitedates
Hitler
Mussolini
Goering
Goebbels
Himmler
The Coin Corner Hobby for Old Coins and Cleaning Tips
Collectors store coins in velvet trays inside cigar boxes or envelopes. Start a hunt by asking friends and visiting hobby shops or dealers. Learn coin history, clean carefully with soap and water, paste for silver, avoid acids or erasers, and keep notes for future sharing. Next Friday Colonial Shil- Jinga.
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Thermore
Hank Heaven
New Desk
Mr. Churchill
Berlin
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Denys Wortman
Mopey Dick
Duke
Lewis
Reily
Doli
Johanny Q
Dolia
Tray Tee
Jackson Day
League of Nanong
M. H. D. Mechanicville
The
Merry
Drew Pearson
Washington—Postoffice
James Morrison
War Department
Robert C. Pochardson
Hawai
Muley Bob" Doughton
Wass and Means
Lke
Gibraltar
Conte Sotty
Leningrad
Dunkirk
English Channel
Pack
Teheran
Torma Stalin
Joe O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Maine
Edward Carleton Moran, Jr
Maritime Commission
O'Mahoney
Moran
E. C. Moran Company
Rockland
Central Surety and Insurance Corporation
Kansas City
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Maas
Minnesota
Marine Corps
Leon Henderson
OPA
Henderson
Samuel Zemurray
United Fruit Company
Leo Crowley
FEA
Zemutray
Fair
Westbrook Pegler
Pegler
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