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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1945
Page
13
Classified section listings include educational employment, personal and business services, real estate, merchandise, and announcements. Items reference ration books, fabric demonstrations at Singer, and local notices such as reminders about enrollment and available services.
Market activity shows utility stocks pushing higher with a broad rally. Major names such as Standard Gas & Electric and United Light appear among leaders, while rails and steel issues show mixed progress.
New York February markets show steady movement across items with fall in prices for some grains. Wheat rye and cornmeal hold firm. eggs butter and meat readings list wholesale ranges and brand quotations from major firms and distributors.
Feb 7 1345 report notes produce receipts steady with minor fluctuation. New seed potatoes Hatah variety in 208 pound bags priced at 5.75. Cabbage beets radishes parsley parsnips turnips and other items listed as market offerings amid wartime shipping act updates.
Paris officials and observers discuss postwar housing aims and new prefab features for homes. Experts note funding limits for French workers and refugees while exploring central heating and adaptable interiors as rebuilding plans unfold amid material shortages.
OCR fragment shows assorted produce prices and commodity quotes including carrots celery squash apples oranges spinach lettuce peppers onions potatoes grapes bananas and more. Historical notation includes exchange style figures and company quotes from Foster and Adams and various ticker like entries.
London researchers report experiments by 5 G Seal of London University with a professional photographer subject who predicted the card to follow rather than the one shown. The setup had cards with animal pictures and implied futures, with results deemed improbable by chance. Prominent scientists like C D Broad and psychiatrists weighed in, noting evidence for telepathy and pre-recognition.
The War Department assured Congress that American troops in France receive the full amount approved by Congress in dollars or equivalent local currency. Deputy Chief General Edward Smith explained paying in francs at official rates would avoid black market use and inflation, while encouraging soldiers to repatriate funds and limit local spending.
Named stenographer Miss Doris Gibson of 21 Cypress Street is appointed to the County Treasurers office by County Treasurer Clifford C. Hastings. Gibson succeeds Miss Irma Dejung of Rensselaer in the same office.
Soal described three years of experiments testing 169 persons and gathering over 128000 cards with geometric symbols. He noted two of 16¢ cards showed hit rates well above chance and could identify the preceding and following cards.
Beatrice Simuncie of Indiana Pennsylvania, the first woman to lead a major steel workers union, defeated a male opponent by ten votes to become president of the United Steel Workers of America local. She advocates women’s equal rights and chairs the Political Action Committee while overseeing Verona plant contract gains and union activities.
The OPA raised ceilings on several fresh produce items effective yesterday. Meine potatoes 45 lb peck in Kraft bag set at 80 cents, hand selected Maine potatoes 12 cents per 10 lb bag, Florida new potatoes 28 cents per 3 lb, 25 cents bulk 3 lb. onions vary by size with three inch yellow onions up to 31? cents per pound and Spanish onions 24 cents per 3 lb. Eggs ceilings unchanged except potential 2 cent carton surcharge. Temple oranges added at 33 cents per pound.
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