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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1950
Page
5
Officials from New York backed a proposed artificial rain program after a Schenectady conference with Dr Langmuir and other pioneers. Water Commissioner Carney supported studying weather conditions with a meteorologist to assess upstate watershed impacts and legal questions.
Schaghticoke mix William Shuster returns from Leonard Hospital. Mr and Mrs Charles Lawrence spent Monday at Mr and Mrs Irving Buckley’s home at Heston. The baked ham supper netted 45 dollars for the Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church. Misses Betsey and Susan Ran som of Stillwater visit grandparents Mr and Mrs John Steele Sr. Mrs John Abrams and daughter Daniel of Troy visited Mr and Mrs Robert Anstolick. The Women’s Auxiliary of the Fire Department will hold a fond sale tomorrow from 1 to 4 pm at Samples Market, with Mrs Edgar Tullock as general chair and Mrs James Waldron and Mrs James Lesson as cochairs. A pancake supper by the men of the First Presbyterian Church will be held in the church parlor on Monday March 20, proceeds for the Centennial Building and Improvement Fund.
A terse note argues applying unlimited water to the city at a lower cost than the Anal phase of the Delaware River project, challenging the accepted plan. It highlights cost concerns and calls into question the preferred approach without detailing further specifics.
Valley Falls reports include Mre H H Sharpe returning from Washington DC after a three week visit with friends. Mre Charles Ao Stover to spend a few days in Geneva with her mother Mrs Lewis LeRoy Clum. Leo Fresno and Mrs Fresno plan a motor trip to the South and Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Jacequetens and Edward Vickery back from Greenfield Mass. Mr and Mrs James Banger of Chittenzoo visited friends. Harry Lohnes and daughter Dorothy, Mrs Lohnes at home with illness. Al Kircher, Michigan State standout, noted for football, basketball and baseball as an undergraduate.
The New York Times reported that China secretly agreed to send a large labor force to Soviet Russia and to place seven Yellow Sea ports under Soviet supervision in wartime. A Paris dispatch said Chinese leaders agreed to allow Soviet advisers in key military and police roles and in the Communist Party, with codicils signed in Moscow before a Tuesday treaty announcement. Ports named include Darren, Port Arthur, Chinwangtao, Hal Chow, Chafoo, Wallfarwel, and Taingtan.
British Conservatives surge past Labor in national election odds as bookmakers at Douglas Stuart Ltd predict near term outcomes. Fragmentary British press notes indicate campaigns tightening with potential shifts in parliamentary balance before voting day next Thursday.
A leading bookmaking house notes strong Conservative betting activity with large sums staked on both sides as money flows in. The figure of annual turnover is cited in millions of pounds amid market chatter that the race could be tight at the start of next week. Calumet Farm plans Armed gelding's eighth straight winter season at Hialeah.
The Federal Trade Commission subpoenas records from two oil firms amid an international petroleum cartel probe. The investigation centers on agreements affecting pricing and production among Middle East and other markets, with memoranda and American marketing activities under review.
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