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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1944
Page
12
The first 1500 of military pay is tax free, extra to exemptions. Service pay excludes subsistence, quarters, travel, and government support for dependents. Recompute 1942 taxes for armed forces during 1942-43 and apply forgiveness rules. death cancels taxes for service members.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a public or consumer health item about false teeth with claims of greater comfort and stability. It mentions FASTBET and a mix of unclear terms, possibly ad copy or product shorthand, with scattered references to dental fit and wear. The readable content is inconsistent, but centers on denture comfort improvements and promotional language.
Troy dealers in food and gasoline faced overdraft penalties after hearings in Albany before OPA commissioner John O Rourke. Bartolomeo Meoh of a 327 Fifth Avenue shop and Frank Tague Jr of 866 Fourth Avenue were ordered to clear overdrafts by dates in April and March or face suspensions from selling rationed processed foods and gas.
A NEA Service piece by Mary Beard advises on caring for a sick family member at home. It emphasizes selecting the best prepared relative to lead nursing, scheduling care to fit household duties, sharing tasks, and ensuring the nurse rests and stays emotionally balanced to avoid harm to patient.
The piece argues anti British feeling and press discretion affect American views on Roosevelt and war policy. It notes British support for continued Roosevelt tenure could invite resentment in the US and that the “Big Four” team of Roosevelt Churchal Star and Chiang Kai-shek shapes foreign policy discussions as campaigns unfold.
A New York radio oven developed by RCA laboratories in Princeton New Jersey uses radio waves to bake plastics. It molds plastic cakes that serve as components like fuses for artillery shells and light shields. The oven heats evenly from center to surface, then an automatic timer opens the lid and cuts the current when the correct temperature is reached.
The Day Home trustees offered cooperation with Selective Service Boards to help determine hardship exemptions for fathers. A medical staff resolution mourned Dr Peter L. Harvie. Jan 1 register stood at 74 children, January attendance 1,161 with eight clinics and 129 total attendees. Nurse Anne Ryan conducted 62 home visits and Red Cross home nursing classes for 40 Catholic Central High School girls were held Mondays and Thursdays from 2:30 to 5:30 pm.
Corporal Vivian Osthoe of Chicago gave up her nonmedical stripes to volunteer for overseas service. She urged demotion to private when only privates were accepted, and she was granted the change by Corporal John S. Sullivan, awaiting orders for an ocean voyage.
A fragment argues ambassadors abroad should influence foreign opinion to support the thesis that America should not change its president now. It warns informal steps could be politically dangerous at home but asserts the people will have enough debate with information from abroad.
The Whiteview Home Bureau met at Wynantskill Fire Hall with chairman Mrs Herbert Winter in charge. Secretary Mrs Walter Varderpool reported sending $5 to USC. Mrs Judson Walters previewed recent child study meetings and announced March 2 for the next meeting at Mrs Kenneth Lowe's home in Troy. A mending kit display led to a lesson at Mrs Lowe's March 24 at 8 pm. Members asked to bring garments. Mrs Lowe reported on room arrangements at Mrs Willard Kepner’s home and Mrs William Ward of Wynantskill to host the next arrangement Feb 24 at 8 pm. Mrs Kepner, Mrs Lewis Muller, and Mrs Harry Rathel named to nominate officers for April elections. The next regular business meeting will be March 21 at the fire hall.
Albany reports former City Judge William F. Santry of Oneida was appointed by Governor Dewey to the New York State Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by Riley H Heath of Ithaca. Santry will serve until a successor is elected in November. He is a Lenox native, Cornell graduate, Oneida attorney, former city judge (1912 1921) and longtime president of the Oneida board of education since 1936.
Pittsburg California resident John Jogopulos former meat market manager and government butcher at Pearl Harbor says he was surprised by how much things have changed. He wore a market uniform and helped behind the counter on his visit to the mainland, his first in 18 months, noting women in roles he never expected to see.
West Sand Lake Grange approved a bill allowing a thirty day school release for pupils age fourteen and over to aid planting harvesting and greenhouse work with the measure limited to one year. The Grange noted prior aid in 1943 and urged extending through 1944 while other unemployment and milk import bills were discussed without action. James F Hargrave spoke on Lincoln's life and Gettysburg address, with songs piano accompaniment by Lillian King and orchestra by Harry Vincent. A social hour and a covered dish supper followed.
The Senior Company of Tibbits Cadets will convene at 8 30 pm today at Germania Hall. Reports will be heard from the Easter ball, the banquet and the carnival committees. Following the business session a social time will be enjoyed.
The guide explains drawing a to scale garden plan on tough paper with four feet mapped to one inch square, marking features like property lines and existing plants, and using tracing paper for study. It lists crops such as carrots beets potatoes peas beans tomatoes and lettuce plus perennials asparagus and rhubarb and advises row orientation erosion control succession planting for continuous harvest until frost.
County Treasurer Avery G Hall as public administrator of the estate of George Chalis, who died sans known relatives, filed a decree of accounting. Receipts total 960.14, disbursements 907.87, balance 52.27. The balance has been turned over to the State Comptroller for the benefit of any person who may later appear to be entitled.
The District OPA will centralize gasoline coupon distribution from Albany to motorists in Rensselaer County. After local board certification, the plan will roll out in about five weeks, with Albany County first within thirty days, and then Troy, Schenectady, and the remaining 16 counties. Central issuance aims to curb coupon theft and speeds mail delivery within five days after certification. Emergency supplies, including furloughed soldiers, stay at local boards.
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