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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1945
Page
8
Market report notes steel and motor stock declines with mixed gains. Foster and Adams quote shows Teadery and Gos shares moving, with scattered changes across Westingham Ohio and Chicago area carriers. Minor shifts reflect overall downward trend while some issues rise slightly.
New York prices show steady flour with spring patents at 3.90 down to 3.63 for hard winter. Rye flour 3.53, corn meal steady around 3.83, butter firm, eggs easy with mixed color wholesale quotes. Cheese nominal, poultry prices noted as wholesale. Extensive fruit and vegetable listings include cabbage to bananas with varied per crate and per basket figures across regions.
Examinations for all classes of radio operator licenses will be held March 1 and 15 at the Schenectady Postoffice Building. Two sessions daily at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM. Applicants may appear on either day at either session. Inspector Batchetler of the inspectorate will supervise.
Brig. Gen Ogder J. Ross of Trox assumed command as military governor of Kwajalein as Allied forces expand in the Pacific. The article notes his rise from the ranks and details the chapel built on Saipan with Navy and Red Cross support, dedicated to fallen service members of Kwajalein.
The Board of Contract and Supply opened bids for fire hose for the Troy Fire Department. Rank Monahan Co. of Albion submitted offers to supply up to 3,000 feet of 2.5 inch hose at $1.45 per foot and up to 2,500 feet of 1.5 inch hose at a lower unit price. The bid was referred to the city engineer and commissioner of public works for examination.
Tax data filed on two estates reports estates of Mrs Alice Wilbert and Margarete. details include a balance of 49.59 and life use rights on property to a grandnephew Marvin Avenue, with remainder to Joseph Friend. attorney J. Sweeney and registrars noted. East Greenbush and Albany areas referenced.
East Side notes report a Methodist Church meeting with a 1 pm start and a covered dish lunch, Camp Fire Girls set a purchase decision and hostesses, Home Bureau hosts a kitchen lesson, and Girl Scouts at the Church of the Sacred Heart divide tasks into Ghosts Angels and Devils patrols with projects for Afghan stamps and scrap waste.
Classified ad fragment lists educational employment and miscellaneous services, with mentions of merchandise, real estate, markets, amusements, skating, lost and found, rewards, and a man seeking production work. It notes knowledge of cutting and steady employment with good pay and a postwar outlook.
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