Price monitoring schemes urged by Office of Price Administration
The OPA plans community price charts to help shoppers check prices by four store groups and four beef grades. Local boards will assist with brands not shown and national groups may send members to aid price surveillance. Spring brings normalizing supplies and renewed fuel-saving scrapping of old oil burners.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
PTA
OPA
Mess Group 2
Paper Loaned to War Effort Urges Public Save Surplus
The newspaper urges readers to turn in every issue for war use. It stresses the paper is a precious wart commodity for front line service, boxing, packaging, and wrapping supplies.
Safeguard Yourself From Germs While Caring For the Sick
Mary Beard of the American Red Cross advises caregivers to protect themselves from germs when tending someone with a communicable disease. She emphasizes masking, clean aprons, and proper hand and utensil hygiene, noting germs travel up to six feet and can enter via the nose, mouth, or eyes. Regular soap and water, nail cleaning, and avoiding face touching are urged to prevent transmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
NEA
Mary Beard
British Subs Sink 19 Axis Ships in Atlantic and Medoped
British submarines sank 19 enemy ships and damaged eight others in recent Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Eastern Indian Ocean patrols. The Admiralty said the actions ranged from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean and included sinking large supply vessels, one struck by three torpedoes as a convoy near Norway coast was guarded by trawlers, minesweepers, and aircraft.
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London CP
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Southeast
Asiarea
Admiralty
Arctic Circle
Indian Ocean
Norway
Niagara Falls Couple Sentenced to Death by Electric Chair
Niagara Falls residents Helen Fowler and George F Knight were sentenced by State Supreme Court Justice William H Munson to die in the electric chair the week of April 3 at Sing Sing for the fatal October 30 attack and alleged robbery of George W Fowler, 63, a Ransomville gasoline station proprietor. The jury conviction followed a February 11 trial for first degree murder and robbery. Mrs Fowler wept as the sentence was read. Knight showed no emotion. The body of Fowler was recovered later in the Niagara River.
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Lockport
State Supreme Court
Wiliam H. Munson
Niagara Falls
Sing Sing
George W. Fowler
Ransomville
Helen Fowler
George F. Knight
Fowler
Munson
Knight
Niagara River
Woman Loses Son and Husband in War
Mrs. Mary Schott of North Adams Massachusetts grieving after her husband died while serving with the German Army in 1914 and her son Pvt George Schott died in action in Italy on January 2 while serving with the American Army. He received a posthumous Purple Heart and she holds the German Black Cross. The family moved to the United States in 1923 and George entered service in 1942, serving in Africa before being listed missing in action and later declared killed.
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Mary Schott
North Adams
Mass
Germany
Italy
Schott
Pvt
George Schott
Hindenburg
Schotts
George
Amos R. Pinchot Dies Noted New York Lawyer and Pacifist
Amos Richards Pinchot, 70, a New York lawyer and brother of former Pennsylvania governor Gifford Pinchot, died Friday night at West Hill Sanatorium in the Bronx. A longtime political activist, he was a pacifist and member of several pacifist groups including the America First Committee. He supported Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive Party early on, aligned with liberal movement currents, and later attacked Franklin D. Roosevelt's policies.
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An York
Amos Richards
Bill Pinchot
New York
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
West Hill
Bronx
America First Committee
Pinchot
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive
Franklin Roosevelt
Mountain View Home Bureau Hosts and Mending Lessons
East Side Mrs. Albert Harrat hosted the Mountain View Home Bureau unit with Mrs. T. E. Burnap presiding. A sketch on getting along with others was presented by several members. Upcoming lessons include revamping cushions at Mrs. Carrier’s, a dress forms session in the Postoffice building, and a mending lesson at Mrs. George Carrier’s on February 24 and March 2 at 10 am.
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Albert Harrat
Mountain View Avenue
Mountain View Home Bureau
T. E. Burnap
Charles Duetsch
John Riley
Harrat
George L. Carrier
Tower Avenue
William Service
Postoffice
Use Of Prison Labor Urged In War Effort
A joint legislative committee led by Assemblyman William E Brady recommends immediate parole reforms to aid manpower for war, expand prison farm production and industrials, and strengthen state parole systems while pressing Congress to expedite selective service panels in prisons. Also reports a fatal Whitesboro fire killing 72 year old Margaret Barker and injuries to three relatives.
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New York State
William E. Brady
Greene County
Elmira Reformatory
State Parole Board
Elmira
Coxsackie Vocational Institute
Congress
First Red Cross Donor Sets Good Example
For years Miss Lillian Chuckrow has been the first contributor to the Rensselaer County Chapter Red Cross War Fund drive. This year her gift is ten times the usual size and has already been sent to Harold M. J. Lewis, the drive chairman. The campaign starts in March.
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Lillian Chuckrow
Rensselaer County
Red Cross
Harold M. J. Lewis
Creeping Shirttails May Lead to Probe
Washington report notes Senator Maybank of South Carolina urges a Senate inquiry into textile regulation. He argues wartime cotton restrictions could ease amid a cotton surplus and cites a 500000 bale drop in demand. Maybank plans data gathering to seek authorization for an investigation.
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Washington
Senator Maybank
D.S.C
Maybank
Mayband
Senate
Awards Given To Civilian Volunteers
The Office of Civilian Mobilization canceled a mass meeting and issued awards directly to volunteers for meritorious service in the U S Citizens Service Corps. Letters accompanied the insignia thanking leaders. volunteers earned 500, 1,000, or 2,000 hours across multiple organizations including Civilian Mobilization Office and Civilian War Services. Notable honorees included Rabbi Joel S. Geffen and Mrs. George H. Krug among many named individuals.
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Office of Civilan Mobilization
U. S
Citizens’ Service Corps
John J. Ahern
War Council
Office of Civilian Mobilization
Peter L. Harvie
American Red Cross
John O. Amstur
Velma Bosley
James Bowman
Elsa Faddis
James W. Fitzgerald
Willard Hayner
John Bowman
Gertrude Moore
George Blake
I. Blanchard
Fred O. Cheney
Ann R. Dalton
Mary Harsepian
Gordon L. Hayes
Lillian Lipp
Marion Mosher
Grace Mickle
Grace Nichols
W. B. Patton
Frank A. Richter
W. A. Rockeffeller
Gustave H. Helmbold
Marcel
Joel S. Geffen
C. BP. A
Arthur W. Benson
John E. Armstrong
Lillian H. Bostwood
Helen Gross
Russell D. Meredith
Edward Ronan
Charles C. Freihofer
Hillis H.robison
Howard Nash
Edward Pattison
Charlotte C. Battin
John L. Robertson
John F. Shannon
Sheldon B. Smith
Priscilla F. Greene
Priscilla Humphrys
Robert Russell
Henry E. Hawley
Clyde W. Heer
Arthur W. Mace
George H. Krug
War Finance Committee
James H. Donnelly
Henry Gallien
William McEntry
Jamesr. Stevenson
Y. MC. A
John M. Frances
Ralph Graham
Paul Hemke
L. B. Schneider
Building a hotbed for early garden starts in sunny basements
Gardeners grow tomatoes cabbage eggplant and other heat loving plants indoors then transplant them. A hotbed works best with ample southern exposure and nearly airtight construction to prevent drafts while allowing warm ventilation on warm days. Build a sturdy six foot by three foot frame with a south facing basement wall setup for easy care of seedlings.
Camp Fire Girls Volunteer Hours Report
A list of Camp Fire Girls volunteers shows many names including Mrs. Davis Mrs. Herbert Blake Mrs. Leland Christie and Mrs. Flynn with hours ranging around 1000 to 2000 and a core group of thirty fourth volunteers each contributing 500 hours totaling significant community service hours.
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U.S. C
Herbert August
Herbert Blake
Leland Christie
Charles Kivlin
L. E. Orth
R. L. Rickerson
Eimerschacht
Ruth Tyner
Sarah K. Flynn
Reward Posted For Arrest Of N Y Vandals
Thousands of placards offered a 500 dollar reward for the arrest of vandals who daubed bright red paint on St Patrick's Cathedral and on doors of two other Manhattan Roman Catholic churches. Designs resembling the hammer and sickle were found on the church doors and walls. Special police details were ordered to guard religious institutions of all faiths.
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New York
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Manhattan
St. Patrick’s
St. John the Evangelist
Vandalism Sparks Political Blame Game
Communist party spokesmen labeled the desecrations as fascist vandals who aimed to shift responsibility onto the Communists, accusing opponents of staging the act to tarnish their side.
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Communist Party
Youth Who Killed Mother Held Insane
Kingston report states 16 year old David Paul Branch was found insane and committed to Matteawan State Hospital after psychiatrists deemed him mentally ill. Branch confessed to killing his mother Mrs. Hazel Branch, 52, at the Mt Marion farm home January 27 using a stove grain shaker and a knife.
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Kingston UP
David Paul Branch
Matteawan State Hospital
Ulster County
John Cashin
Branch
N. le van Hazel
Hazel Branch
Mt. Marion
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