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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1943
Page
12
Citywide survey planned to count men and women eligible for WAAC or Aviation Cadets with district meetings led by Supt William Richmond and school principals. The effort runs tomorrow through Friday and aims to inform recruits about requirements rather than enlistments.
A joint survey by the U S Department of Labor the American College of Surgeons and the National Association of Manufacturers shows illness causes the majority of worker absences with 43 days per 100, stomach disorders second at 13 days and only 8 percent due to accidents.
The author argues against labeling labor as a whole for the acts of a few and accuses both sides of unfair play. He warns that extreme left and right tendencies grow from stubborn power and calls for self-examination and fair dealing to sustain the home front as the war with Japan could last years.
A group of Kentucky and West Virginia former farmers train at the National Farm School in Doylestown under the Farm Security Administration program. They marvel at modern equipment and new living conditions as about 300 workers have been placed on Pennsylvania and New Jersey farms to aid food production for victory.
In Knoxville Tennessee Ed Cloud and Earl Thomas were struck by a locomotive while crossing railroad tracks in a heavy truck. The engine hurled the vehicle onto the pilot of an oncoming engine in the opposite direction. Cloud sustained a single head scratch as the only injury.
Quick cash option offers salary, car, or furniture loans from Household Finance. Applicants with jobs welcome. multiple plans fit needs with weekly or monthly installments. Loans range from 20 to 50 dollars, with specific monthly payments and total costs given.
The funeral of Harvey M. Strong was held at Morris Funeral Home with Rev. Snell officiating. Other notices include the deaths of Wilson Bonesteel of Cropseyville, Mrs Earl J Willsey of Troy, Miss Mary Dwyer of Troy, Rasmus J Schott of Troy, Maurice J Fitzgerald of Ireland, Thomas A Fenton of Lansingburg, Wilfred A Tremblay of Cohoes, Mrs Margaret O Keefe of Troy, F J Mincher of Crescent, and survivors and service details. Burial locations include Boardman, Eagle Mills, Elmwood, St Marys, Oakwood, Union, and Crescent cemeteries.
British planners envision a 160 year effort to reshape greater London into integrated communities with stores, schools, and recreation in single units. green belts along rail lines would replace slum areas, with hospitals, vegetable gardens, and two rings of high speed freight roads. new airfields would handle continental traffic while tall buildings are to be decided by future residents.
John Rocca of Clarksburg West Virginia reported his New Hampshire Red hen produced an unusually large egg with a complete egg inside it. The nine pound bird’s two in one egg astonished neighbors and Rocca planned to fry it for supper after inspecting the inner shell.
The father of a youth arrested tells Judge George Kline he will curb car use and mileage. The judge quips about an A gas ration card, implying it suffices to check the boy. The exchange occurs in Topeka, Kansas.
A Macon Georgia naval ordnance plant employs 4200 women in fuse and torpedo work under Reynolds Corp oversight. Supervisors enforce strict safety including purse checks and metal-free shoe policies. Pay starts at 47.4 cents an hour, rising to 51 cents after a month, with many earning over $50 weekly.
London reports that Scotland Yard detectives in the Criminal Investigation Department earn modest salaries. Eight chief inspectors are on call nationwide, with a starting pay of 1800 pounds a year, rising by 64 pounds annually to 2156 pounds. They also receive 4.50 pounds weekly for rent aid and 0.30 pounds weekly for boot allowance, an outdated perk kept more for tradition than necessity.
In Camp Campbell Kentucky the 1580th Service Unit displays a recurring name mixup as Private James F. Carpenter serves as the company painter while Private First Class Frank W. Painter is the company carpenter. Both are Ohio natives. Painter hails from West Milton and Carpenter from Marietta.
Chicago physician Dr Howard Alt reports red blood cells, a by product of plasma preparation, can substitute whole blood for anemia transfusions. He notes economic benefits, potential for wider use, and possible help for wounded servicemen if adopted by the armed forces.
In Jequie Bahia the secretary of public security ordered the registration of Nazi names cancelled and the parents detained until new names were chosen after infants were named Adolf Hitler Rommel and Dagoberto Hitler. The action underscores a crackdown on extremist naming practices by local authorities.
Mrs. James B. Wright of Knoxville believes she found a method to deter rabbits from her victory garden. She rigged flutter wheels that flap when wind blows, frightening rabbits into hopping away.
On the Upper Yangtze Front near Enshih Free China marks seven years of war tomorrow after repelling 80,000 to 100,000 Japanese attackers and protecting China’s wartime capital. Lieut Gen Wu Chin Wei praises closer quarter fighting and better marksmen, citing 40,000 enemy casualties and organized mountain warfare training as key gains. Sergeant Tung Chi Yuan, a 35-year-old hero, is credited with destroying Japanese progress with a submachine gun during a ravine assault near Shihpai fortress.
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