Troy Record Publisher and circulation notice
The Troy Record announces publication details including publisher David B Plum and staff roles. It lists subscription rates by region, delivery options, and prices for daily morning and evening editions with January circulation figures and membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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Wapa
Davie B Plum
Dwight Marvin
The
Troy Record Company
David B Plum
E. H. Betts
Frank L. York
Durae Marcr Secreacy Phons Troy 6100
Associated Press
Times Record
Atbany
Henssiton
New York
Vermont
Saratoga
Washingte
Benningston
Audx Bureau of Circulations
A Ate
Salute to USO shines amid wartime home front efforts
The editorial lauds the United Service Organization for its three year birthday and its vital role supporting troops at “homes away from home.” It notes Troy USO's local impact at Union Station offering free meals, shelter, and dances, while praising interfaith teamwork and grateful service members' families. It also discusses postwar needs, universal training debates, and the aviation era shaping national strength.
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United Service Organization
Jewish Welfare Board
National Catholic Community Service
National Travelers’ Aid Association
Salvation Army
USO
Ruskin
Troy
Troy Union Station
Postwar asset mix and industrial conversion challenges
The National Industrial Conference Board estimates that 12.0 to 12.7 billion of total assets are non-industrial, with about 3.0 billion outside the country. Conversion of war plants to civilian use will require extensive rebuilding, as much publicly owned capacity is tied to explosives, guns, aircraft, engines, and ships. The transition risks a reduced civilian market for some outputs and a large mercantile fleet postwar.
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Secretary of the Navy
Andrew Furuseth
National Industrial Conference Board
Iran
New Caledonia
Island of
Ascension
Stuart Chase
Wartime censorship and the ethics of withholding atrocity reports
A wartime editorial questions why atrocity stories about Japanese actions were delayed until late in the war. It argues the timing served propaganda and war bond drives, casting doubt on the patriotism of Americans while acknowledging censorship as an wartime necessity.
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Pacific
Death of Raymond Clapper Ends a Washington Columnist Era
The death of Raymond Clapper, famed Washington columnist, in a plane crash while covering the Marshall Islands invasion marks a heavy loss for the newspaper profession. It notes rising risks to war correspondents who enter combat zones to bring frontline news, alongside greater dangers from modern weaponry and aircraft.
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Raymond Clapper
Washington
Marshall Islands
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Richard Harding Davis
Remembering Raymond Clapper and war correspondents
The piece honors Raymond Clapper and other war correspondents who lost their lives reporting from abroad. It notes the dangers faced by sailors, airmen, and ground troops and praises those who gather frontline news, urging national pride for their supreme sacrifice.
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Poraries
Clapper
Italy
Raymond Clapper
America
Argentina Breaks with Axis Sparks New Foreign Policy
The Argentine government purges Axis ties shipping out Nazi and Japanese diplomats and severing communications with Axis powers. They promise a statement on enemy espionage and face domestic anti-Semitic concerns, while hoping for more cordial relations with United Nations members. The piece notes lingering skepticism about Buenos Aires motives and mentions lend-lease maple syrup plans and Willkie tax contrasts.
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Buenos Aires
Norman Armour
Vichy
Bulgaria
Rumania
Hungary
Germany
Japan
United Nations
Axis
Bolivia
Argentina
How are you in mind and body says Rochester note
The Rochester Times Union essay argues health begins in the mind not demons. It links physical well being to thoughts and attitudes, urging good thoughts to ease suffering and improve resilience even when cure is not possible.
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Rochester Times Union
Public letter on anonymity and radio law reform
Letters urge readers to sign names for publication or risk anonymity. Editor asks where to write for service men allotments. Discussion covers Interlochen incident, network dominance, FCC regulations, and call for liberal, local talent friendly radio laws to foster local artists and sponsorship.
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Federal Communications Commission
United States
Franklin pension scandal hits loyalists in Kansas City union
The Associated Press reports J A Franklin aged 7 years and long time president emeritus of the International Boilermakers and Shipbuilders Union in Kansas City Kansas draws 7500 dollars annually for life. His son Harold also reaps large commissions from Occidental Life Insurance tied to union members. The piece portrays a long running graft, asserts legal but unethical practices under New Deal era AFL policies, and warns that workers pay tribute to fund the earnings of Franklin and his family.
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New York
Associated Press
Kansas City
Kan
International Boilermakers’ and Shipbuilders’ Union
American Federation of Labor
J. A. Franklin
Franklin
Harold
Occidental Life Insurance Co
California
Executive Council
Chicago National Life Insurance Co
Council
Chicago
Group Insurance
Fave
Young Franklin
Occidental
Roosevelt
Union
Browne- Bioff
Scalise
New Deal
Washington Row Over Spain Policy and Milk Price Clash
Washington officials debate Franco Spain appeasement policy as Hull faces pressure after Spain ships strategic supplies to Hitler. Separately OPA and War Food Administrator clash over milk price subsidies to aid farmers versus distributors, amid inflation fears and congressional fights. Also recounted are Rickenbacker’s White House absence amid Pacific mission tensions and a Oklahoma veteran’s aid case prompting Johnson to secure disability benefits and future Navy radio training.
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Bers
State Department
United States
Madrid
Red Cross
Hitler
Hull
Franco
OPA
Chester Bowles
Marvin Jones
Bowles
Vinson
Jones
National Dairy
Borden's
Bowles-Vinson
Congress
Roosevelt
Eddie Rickenbacker
Pacific
White House
Rickenbacker
William Cherry
Cherry
Secretary of War
Coerry
Oklahoma
Clifford Trotter
Arctic Ocean
Navy
Johnson
Veterans’ Administration
Washington
Trotter
Contention Over F C C Powers in World War II Policy
In a heated exchange a counsel for the House committee investigating the Federal Communications Commission declared that evidence before the committee does not justify blanket approval of the President’s conduct. The letter notes Roosevelt’s refusal to grant a joint chiefs of staff request to terminate military radio intelligence activities of the F C C and confine them to the Army and Navy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
House
Federal Communications Commission
Joint
U. S. Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Joint U. S. Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Matster
Knox
Pronunciation notes and test offer in old column
A writer corrects common mispronunciations for words like arab, ahab, coiffure, finale, and italics. It promotes a seventh annual pronouncing test by Frank Colby, offering a free copy by mail to readers who request the 194 pronouncing test.
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Carrot
Frank Colby
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