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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1944
Page
10
Troy officials announced the retirement of Detective Andrew Lovelock, a 1904 entrant, and Traffic Officer Lawrence Powers, a 1922 hire. Both retire with half pay, effective at month end, following Pension Board action.
A chaotic scan of local radio listings shows WIRY Troy at 980 AM with a dense schedule of programs from morning to late evening. It lists numerous shows, including Timekeeper, Breakfast Club, Melody Time, news briefings, plays, concerts, and religious services, framed by stations in Albany Schenectady and nearby areas. The fragmentary OCR mixes times and show names, highlighting a broad lineup across many hours.
Berlin radio quoted Tokyo orders evacuating 15 Tokyo districts and two in Nagoya as air raid precautions. Nagoya, a city of about 1,086,000 before the war, lies roughly 160 miles southwest of Tokyo on Honshu. Preparation of perfumes is noted as an old art.
Political Stage argues that peace rumors undermine Allied strategy. Only after Germany surrenders and Hitler and his staff are delivered to the Allies can terms be fixed. Mussolini’s escape shows need for strict custody before any surrender. Pravda warnings confirm no separate peace talks, and spreading peace talk harms morale of Allied soldiers and prolongs the war.
Walter W. Law of New Haven confessed to slaying Pi-Rose Brancato a New Haven Journal Courier reporter who disappeared after July 4. Police said Brancato was killed and her body stuffed into a furnace, with details withheld. Law, a former church building superintendent, was questioned 48 hours, then confessed after arrest on embezzlement and robbery charges. Brancato was active in the American Woman's Volunteer Service and last seen after a block party for Yale Air Forces cadets.
An unsolicited testimonial promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a gentle dietary aid for chronic constipation. The letter cites years of symptoms improved after daily All-Bran with plenty of water, noting it is not a purgative and urges use of genuine All-Bran made in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Letters from readers reflect on American values and wartime resilience. M H Devoe of Mechanicville urges adherence to Pilgrim ideals and freedom of worship. A correspondent defends Russia against Munich era propaganda, praising the Red Army’s role in World War II. Another asks how to pursue radio work, with a suggestion to contact Troy stations. A Watervliet teen lodges a complaint about juvenile delinquency and lack of safe youth spaces, lamenting skating options and shoes being stolen.
Pvt. Raymond L. Armitage of Hoo s ik Falls Pvt. Edward Panicca of Schenectady Second Lt. Francis J. Per ras, with wives named at homes, are reported killed in action. The letter also includes reader notes on teenagers and a reader letter praising Frank Sinatra with supportive sentiment.
War Department announced yesterday that two soldiers from Street, Fort Edward have been killed in action in the Mediterranean area. The official notice confirms their deaths as part of ongoing military operations.
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