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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1944
Page
14
Motor Vehicle Commissioner Ditford J Fletcher urged a Fourth of July at home to cut non essential travel and accidents. He stressed cautious driving and respect for all road users to save manpower and fuel for the war effort, hoping to avoid Memorial Day style congestion and deaths.
Local residents report military postings and furloughs across the country with many visitors and homecomings. Families host relatives from New York, Vermont and Alabama while church events, fundraisers, and social gatherings unfold in town including a lawn social and St Johns Day observances. A stolen 1940 coupe, tied to Walter Coonrad, is recovered by deputies in Worth Greenbush after being reported missing near Finewoods Avenue.
Payday arrives biweekly amid mixed feelings as pay varies by amount. Sailors rejoice when pay increases and lament when it drops. The piece notes the paymaster’s role and the frequent contention over wages.
Reports from Madrid claim General Maxime Weygand, former French commander, escaped German captivity and is aiding French resistance in France. The rumor follows his disappearance after Nazi overruns in 1940 and discrepancies over his fate, with a Swiss dispatch noting Germans said he was shot during an escape attempt.
Hoosick Falls Grange advances a decision to add an honor flag and holds plans for a square dance contest to feed into the county and state contests sponsored by Rensselaer County Pomona Grange. The article notes a 25th wedding anniversary, a Children's Night program, alumni officers at Hoosick Falls High, and farewell parties for local residents joining the Navy and Army.
Congregation Beth Ewerh of Albany selects Dr Theo dore S Ross associate rabbi of Shaari Zedex Brooxton as rabbi. He succeeds Dr Bernard J Bamberger who resigned April 1 to join West End Synagogue in New York.
The Office of Price Administration ordered removal of inner tubes from rationing and announced a July August tire allocation of 3,906,000 passenger car tires, up 1,000 tires from the prior quota. The agency cited ample inner tube inventories and eliminated rail play certificate requirements.
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