Testing garden soil with simple litmus and tips from Seedsmen
Henry L. Pree explains home soil testing using litmus strips and simple kits, noting limitations and that a formal analysis by a state station is best. The piece describes test steps, color interpretations, and how different vegetables prefer certain pH levels, plus a note on limestone use for acidic soils. It ends with news that Inland Steel Co plans to revive the Greenwood Furnace near Ishpeming, Michigan, to produce cast iron.
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Henry L. Pree
NEA
State Experiment Station
Chicago
WUP
Lake Superior
Inland Steel Co
Greenwood
Ishpeming
Mich
Meat Points Demonstration Teaches Stretching Meat
Miss Marie Dougherty of the National Livestock and Meat Board will lead a meat cookery demonstration for homemakers nutrition leaders and students at the Troy YWCA at 7 30 pm Tuesday. The talk covers meat extender recipes and low point cuts with printed recipes and practical cooking tips to reduce waste. A second demonstration is planned for Albany on Thursday at 2 pm for those unable to attend.
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Marie Dougherty
National Livestock and Meat Board
Chicago
Rensselaer County
Miss Dougherty
Albany
New B-3 and C-3 gas coupons issued March 1
Rensselaer County Troy Rationing Board announced new B-3 and C-3 gas coupons will start March 1. The B-2 and C-2 coupons will remain valid until their expiration dates. The B-3 and C-3 coupons will be worth five gallons and serial numbers will be logged to trace misuse. Changeover to the new coupons will occur gradually as renewals are sought.
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Rensselaer County Troy
District Opa
OPA
Autoists Reminded To Mark Coupons
Troy area automobile owners were reminded by the local rationing board to write the car license number and state initials on the face of each gasoline coupon. A printed slip accompanies coupons, warning that uncoded stamps are invalid and may be revoked, with endorsement seen as protection against the black market.
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Troy Area
Turner Succeeds Rabbi Geffen on War Council
James C. Turner executive secretary of the Troy Council of Social Agencies was named by Mayor John J. Ahern as chairman of the civilian war service division of the Troy War Council. He will succeed Rabbi Joel F. Geffen who is leaving the city.
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James C. Turner
Troy Council of Social Agencies
John J. Ahern
Civilian War Service
Troy War Council
Turner
Joel F. Geffen
Geffen
Navy Enlistment News At Local Recruiting Station
Poes tenkill and Warren W. Chapple enlist in the Navy at the local recruiting office. Downey Fisher and Chapple have been assigned to Sampson for training after acceptance for service.
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NAVY
Warren W. Chapple
River Street
Downey Fisher
Poestenkill
Sampson
Red Cross Teaching Center Opens in Rensselaer County
The Red Cross Home Nursing Division opens a teaching center at 82 Fourth Street with twelve classes in progress taught by registered nurses. Mrs. Gustave H. Helmbold leads as chairman with Mrs. Donald E. Weed as cochairman. Registration and class info are distributed via Troy contacts.
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Home Nursing Division
Rensselaer County Chapter
Red Cross
Fourthe Street
Proctor
Gustave H. Helmbold
Donald E. Weed
Cochairman
Virginia E. Bray
Home Nursing
Rensselaer County
Fourth Street
Helmbold
William C. Dunker
Publeaty
Troy
W. B. Bayls
Albert HE. Bibb
Red Cross Motor Corps
Youths 17 Sought for Navy Radio Technician Training
Troy area youths aged 17 may enlist in the Navy for specialized radio technician training. Chief Sullivan urges interested students to visit the Court House to discuss options, noting that training can begin while still in school and lead to advancement to radio technician, second class.
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Troy Area
Navy
Joseph Sullivan
The
Record
Court House
Sullivan
Th Navy
Two Named to OPA Advisory Committee
Charles Foley and William Phillips of this city were appointed members of the newly formed OPA Advisory Committee of the wholesale and retail shoe and rubber footwear trade in Albany. The organization will advise the district OPA on procedures in the shoe rationing program from the consumer end and merchant viewpoints.
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Charles Foley
William Phillips
OPA
Albany
New York Tax Forms Go Out As April 15 Deadline Looms
The 1943 New York State personal income tax mailing began with millions of blanks. Taxpayers may choose Form 201 by mail or Optional Form 200 at offices and banks. Form 200 covers wages, salaries, commissions, pensions, interest, dividends, partnerships, estates, and trusts. Filing thresholds: single income over 1,000, married joint over 2,500, gross over 5,000. Residents face no tax withheld at source. A Give A Lift Station for servicemen will aid rides on Schenectady roads, with additional stations planned on Route 20 and Albany–Schenectady Road. Police seek a thirsty man in Johnstown for a truck grocery theft.
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New York State
Department of Taxation and Finance
Department
New York
Schenectady
Troy Road
USO Center
Clinton Street
Rees Proposes Congressional Bureau of Efficiency
Rep. Rees proposes a congressional Bureau of Efficiency to curb wasteful federal spending. The plan would create a director, three assistants and ten staff to investigate non essential expenditures and overlapping functions, with a $50 000 appropriation.
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Washington
House Civil Service Committee
Congressional
Rep. Reeves
R-Kan
Efficiency Bureau
Congress
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