America Best Fed Nation In World War II
America remained the best fed nation in 1943 despite rationing and shortages as Uncle Sam bought up meat butter and other major foods for the military and lend lease. Food outlook notes large livestock output and potential milk shortages with rationing possibly extending to milk before war’s end. Victory gardens boosted supplies, with weather affecting yields in 1943 and forecast for 1944 hopeful with better conditions.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
United States
Wether
WEA
Victory Gardens
Hoosevelt
Corner
Victory Garden
Certificates Remain in Effect for War Necessity Cards
The Office of Defense Transportation states that Certificates of War Necessity do not expire on December 31. They have no expiration date and remain in effect until amended or revoked. If amended, new certificates are issued and changes to gasoline and mileage allotments from 1943 carry into 1944. Operators and their War Price and Rationing Boards have been notified of any change and of how coupons will be distributed by their local boards.
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Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Office of Price Administration
Wall St Wizard Arrested in Advertising Swindle
New York police rounded up eight men in a large advertising swindle ring. Among those detained was Charles H. Greenhaus, 45, once a Wall Street newsboy famed as the street wizard. Prosecutors say the group ran boiler rooms selling fraudulent advertising for supposed government agencies and unions, netting thousands from area businessmen.
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New York
INS
Wall Street
Dist. Atty. Frattk
St“Hégall
Charles H. Greenhaus
Pearly
Hogan
Record Crops Rise Amid War Food Efforts in 1944
Farmers expand production to a record 3892 acres of crops in 1944 despite 1943 machinery shortages. The War Food Administration plans 80 percent of outputs via 80 implementers. The United States notes substantial food shares sent to the United Nations and allied nations, with specific allocations to Russia and other partners.
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WFA
United Stat
Russia
United Nations
Retailers Urged to File Ration Token Applications Soon
Home Front reports retailers selling rationed foods must file token applications by Saturday to ensure supply when the token plan begins Feb 27. The District OPA through the Rensselaer County Troy City Rationing Board distributed forms to trade associations and is also available at local rationing boards. Retailers with a ration bank should file with the bank. those without must file with their regular bank. Walter F. Straub, CPA, urged early filing, noting many retailers have not yet submitted due to holiday rush. He stressed the Jan 8 deadline because the taxXen program starts late February.
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District Opa
Rensselaer County- Troy City
Walter F. Straub
CPA
Price Violators Meet With OPA Officials Today
More than 106 Troy merchants, found in violation of OPA rules during a recent survey, are summoned to a conference at the Rensselaer County Court House. Organized by the Price Panel of the County Troy rationing board, the session aims to explain price regulations and answer merchant inquiries. Officials say most violations stem from misunderstandings, not wilful acts.
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Troy
Rensselaer County Court House
Rensselaer County
False Claims Charged In Yeast Advertising
Washington Federal Trade Commission charged Standard Brands Inc makers of Fleischmanns compressed yeast with misleading ads claiming the yeast cures severe colds poor digestion fatigue and premature senility by offsetting vitamin deficiencies. The FTC said the claim that the yeast with raw liver is the only abundant source of vitamin B complex is false. Standard Brands has twenty days to answer.
WPB lifts ban on razors and blades amid war production
The War Production Board authorized unlimited razors and razor blades production, revoking prior limits on metal safety razor components. It stated the process is highly mechanized and won’t worsen manpower shortages, noting required metals are no longer on the critical list.
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Washington (P
War Production Board
WPB
WPE
Restrictions eased on oil burner replacements by WPB
Washington War Production Board relaxed buying restrictions for home heating oil burners. Replacements of burners over ten years old or beyond repair may proceed without prior WPB authorization. Industrial burner sales remain unaffected by the new order.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB Plumbing and Heating Division
Army unveils DDT insecticide for lice and room flies
The Army discloses a new chemical insecticide known as DDT that targets body lice and typhus carriers. In trials it rendered rooms lethal to flies for three months and showed efficacy against other pests, with mass production prioritized for military and civil defense use.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Army Medical Department
Agriculture Department
Medical Department
Weekend social notes from Cambridge and area guests
Center Cambridge hosted Miss Betty Munroe of Canter Falls for a weekend with Miss Eileen Guidow. Several locals hosted or visited relatives and friends over New Year weekend including Mr. and Mrs. Eric Peterson of Mehopac and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wildey. Others returned from holiday visits in Albany Schenectady and New York City, with several out-of-town guests listed.
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Betty Munroe
Canter Falls
Eileen Guidow
Fred Buckley
David Ryan
Beech Bus
Eric Peterson
Mehopac
N. Y
Ralph Wildey
Charles R. Clark
Charles, Jr
Albert A. Burgess
Schenectady
Howard F. Dodds
Harriet E. Dodds
Edward J. Beckett
Watervliet
Patricia Buckley
Albany
John L. Buckley
Agnes Donnellan
R. N
Mt. Sinai Hospital
New York City
Jane
M. J. Donnellan
Esther G. Arnott
Mary H. Gurdon
Norma Wildey
Special Jury Panel Set for Lonergan Murder Trial
A Special Jury panel was granted to try Wayne Thomas Lonergan 26 on two counts of first degree murder in the death of his wife Patricia Burton Lonergan 22. Lonergan’s trial is slated for late this month or February in General Sessions Court Judge George L. Donnellan. Assistant District Attorney Jacob Grumet sought the panel with consent from Edward V. Broderick chief counsel William Merritt said no insanity basis is known for his defense.
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New York
Wayne
Thomas Lonergan
General Sessions
George L. Donnellan
Lonergan
Patricia Burton Lonergan
Asst. Dist
Jacob Grumet
Homicide Bureau
William Merritt
Edward V. Broderick
Merritt
Eire to Intern 162 German Navy Survivors
Ireland plans to intern 162 German naval officers and men rescued by an Irish vessel after action in the Bay of Biscay in which three German destroyers were sunk. The German minister argued they should be treated as shipwrecked and returned, but Dublin proceeds with detention.
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London
Eire
Bay of Biscay
Eduard Hempel
Efre
Czech Women Executed by Nazi Court at Bruenn
Prague dispatch reports three Czech women executed after conviction by a Bruenn Nazi court for sheltering enemies of Germany sought by police.
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Bern
Switzerland
Prague
Bruenn
Germany
Home Nursing Course Opens Jan 14 in Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County Red Cross announces a 12 week home nursing course starting Friday Jan 14 at 7 30 pm in the Proctor Building teaching center. Mrs Gustav H Helmbold and Mrs Donald F Weed lead the program covering health, child care, illness procedures, and special services with 1 470 graduates in the past year.
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Rensselaer County
Red Cross
Gustav H. Helmbold
Proctor Building
Donald FE Weed
Pearl Harbor
Red Cross Nursing Corps
Mobile Blood Bank
New York Battered by Gale and Snow Struggle to Clear Streets
A force of 4000 Department of Sanitation workers battled rain snow and sleet that turned to slush as umbrellas failed and winds gusted to 52 mph at LaGuardia. The Weather Bureau forecast a lull this afternoon with a slight temperature dip raising icy road risk. Rail and air travel faced delays and roads saw many stalled vehicles in Nassau County.
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New York
Department of Sanitation
Weather Bureau
LeGuardia Field
West Point
Long Island
Pennsylvania
New York Central
LaGuardia Airport
Manhasset
Plandome
Port Washington
Nassau County
Wounded Men Get Best of Care in Army Hospitals
In England a University of Michigan team runs a hospital where General Hawley praises equipment and care. Col Oscar Kurtste and Col Walter Maddock showcase advanced tools like the Bouverie unit and Gastroscope. Ailing soldiers, including Corp James Jones, seek recovery while nurses assist and aim for return to duty.
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Dixie Tighe
England
Paul Hawley
Etousa
University of Michigan
Oscar Kurtste
Walter Maddock
Ann Arbor
Mich
Maddock
Hawley
Bouverie
ETO
Corp
James Jones
Appalachia
Army Air Forces seek 100000 more WACs for service abroad
Washington AP The Army Air Forces want thousands of women Gen H H Arnold revealed yesterday In a report to War Secretary Henry L Stimson he said 20000 WACS already serve with the AAF but the service needs over 100000 additional WACS to work on domestic airfields and thousands more overseas
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Washington
Army Air Forces
H. H. Arnold
Air Force
Secretary of War
Henry L. Stimson
AAP
Taxi demand floods area as commuters miss transport
Commuters could not find other means of transport and returned home while many reported arriving to work hours late. The surge in taxi use overwhelmed telephone lines across the area at the peak of the morning rush.
Court Refuses To Evict Soldier's Wife In Bronx Flat
New York Supreme Court Justice John E. McGeehan denied a landlord's eviction plea against Mrs. Eve Schatzberg, wife of a soldier stationed at Fort Meade. The 594 Tenth Avenue Corp sought to dispossess her from a 1.5 room Bronx apartment after lease expiration. Her husband, Rudolph, was inducted July 4 and the landlord cites nonrenewal. The case drew public sympathy as counsel appealed to avoid “blood of American soldiers” consequences.
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New York
Supreme Court
John E. McGeehan
Tenth Avenue Corp
Eve Schatzberg
Bronx
Christopher C. McGrath
Schatzberg
Justice McGeehan
MacGrath
McGrath
McGeehan
Predicts Early Death of Hitler
Emil Ludwig, biographer, said Hitler's New Year proclamation was a victory for the Allies and predicted it would hasten his demise. He argued the generals will lose enthusiasm and the German people will grow to yawn at him.
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New York
Emil Ludwig
Adolf Hitler
der Fuehrer
Hitler
Ludwig
The
Times
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