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Newspaper

Troy Record

Location

Troy, New York, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1943

Page

6

Huge Farm Bill Heads To White House Reforming War Agencies

The Farm Bill moves to the White House after clearing $2.936 billion in War Agencies funding with one disputed amendment. It trims OPA to 155 million and OWI to 33.22 million, limits OWT, and sets 420 million for soil conservation payments with a 300 million cap for the 144 crop. Parity payments end for 1944 crops, while rural rehabilitation and tenant loan programs receive 320 million and related borrowing authority. Funds must be spent under the War Food Administration.

The Price Administration OPA Office of War Information OWI Senator McKellar D.-Tenn Senate Elmer Davis United States White House Farm Security Administration FSA War Food Administration Zarher Rural Electrification Administration

Hingham Sells Fresh Herring At 25 Cents A Dozen

In Hingham Massachusetts a town law requires a committee to gather and sell fresh-run herring three times weekly for 25 cents a dozen at the stream side. The price remains fixed regardless of market fluctuations.

Hingham Mass

June Shaver Engaged to Edward Riley

Mr and Mrs Lewis Shaver announce the engagement of their daughter June Shaver to Edward Riley son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Riley. The wedding is set for August 8. The announcement followed a buffet luncheon at Mrs Edwin Shaver’s home. Out of town guests included Mrs Franklin Shaver and Dorothy from New Hyde Park and Mr and Mrs Edward Dadson of New York.

Lewis Shaver Second Avenue Daugther June Shaver Edward Riley Arthur Riley Miller Avenue Edwin Shaver River Street Franklin Shaver Dorothy New Hyde Park Edward Dadson New York

Local Naval Hospital Return and Regional Visits Highlight Veterans News

Personal Donald J. Kruse has left Great Lakes Naval hospital and returned to machinist's mate school. A list of visitors and relatives from Troy Averill Park and Saugerties gather at Bolton Landing on Lake George. Lieut Edward Flanagan, West Point graduate and paratrooper on ten day leave, is among guests.

Donald J. Kruse Highland Avenue Great Lakes Naval Hospital Bolton Landing Lake George James H. Richards Fred J. Passano John F. Shannon Patricia Fof Troy Floyd Tifft Averilla Park Walter Smith Walter, Jr Second Street New Orleans Wiliam R Smith Lorraine Kruse Edward Flanagan Saugerties Flanagans

Albany Variety Club Adopts Abandoned 3 Year Old Boy

The Albany Variety Club has adopted Mark Anthony a three year old waif left by a distraught mother in Albany last week. The club will cover all expenses until a foster home is found. The boy has been cared for at Brady Infant Home and police continue to investigate to locate his parents.

Albany Mark Anthony Albany Variety Club Organization of Motion Picture Men Brady Infant Hom

Police Probe Into Hanging Death In Albany Hospital

Albany police continued their investigation into the death of Mrs Lena Silverman 45 of Glens Falls found suspended in a closet at Albany Hospital. She was admitted July 1 for a nervous disorder and used a sash from a dressing gown. Funeral services were held yesterday at Glens Falls.

Albany Lena Silverman Glens Falls Albany Hospital

Truck Reported Stolen Is Found

A 1942 truck owned by Herman Michaelson of 101 One Street Albany reported stolen yesterday morning near Ferry and Third Streets was found abandoned last night on Second Street north of Van Buren Street by Patrolmen Harry Bills and Edward Kirkpatrick of the First Precinct radio patrol.

Herman Michaelson One Albany Ferry Third Streets Second Street van Buren Street Harry Bills Edward Kirkpatrick First Precinct Radio Patrol

Nazis Open New Drive On Soviets

The German push against Soviet forces unfolds on a six mile Donets front northwest of Belgorod with reports of intense local fighting. Soviet communiques cite German troop concentrations near Belgorod and reinforcements in place while Berlin claims success after weeks of combat in the Kuban lagoon area, declaring 2000 Russians killed or captured and 700 boats destroyed or damaged.

Hitler Russia Donets Belgorod Kuban Caucasus

Woman Flagman at Whitehall Crossing Acknowledged

Mrs Michael Ross works as flagman at the South Williams Street crossing in Whitehall for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad, unusual for the Saratoga Champlain divisions. She also assists with crossing safety on the nearby bridge and may hold the role beyond vacations. Officials praise her capability and she enjoys the change from home duties, covering 2 PM to 10 PM.

Saratoga Champlain Delaware & Hudson Railroad Michael Ross South Williams Street Whitehall Ross Rogs

Tenth Ward Honor Group To Meet Tonight

The Tenth Ward Honor Roll Committee will meet tonight at the Bussey Steamer House. Postponed from last night due to holiday, officials urge ward residents with service members to send names to Miss Alice Sheldon 2651 Fifth Avenue.

Tenth Ward Bussey Steamer House Alice Sheldon Fifth Avenue

Thailand Gains Malaya and Shan Lands From Japan

The Tokyo radio announced that Premier Hideki Tojo ceded six states of Malaya and Burma to Thailand in reward for the puppet kingdom's surrender. The four northern Malay states totaling 14,770 square miles and a million people plus two Shan states totaling about 24,00 square miles were handed to Thailand by Japan.

Associated Press Hideki Tojo Japan Malaya Burma Thailand Tojo Tokyo Radio

OPA Checks Lake Visitors in Three Day Tour

Rochester chief investigator Benjamin Rodin headed a five member squad that interviewed 500 car owners at Finger Lakes cottages during a three day OPA tour of Canandaigua Keuka and Seneca Lake. He said 495 violations were found and charges will be turned over to ration boards in Monroe County Canandaigua Geneva Corning Elmira and several in New York City Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Rochester GPA Canandaigua Keuka Seneca Lake OPA Finger Lakes Benjamin Rodin Rodin Monroe County Geneva Corning Ilmira New York City Pennsylvania Ohio

Hudson Valley Lodge to Meet in Albany Temple

Members of the Hudson Valley Lodge I O O F will meet tonight at the 112th Street temple with Frank A Horton noble grand presiding Plans will be made for installation of officers Albia Lodge members will meet Thursday night at the Albia Odd Fellows Temple The Diamond Rock Lodge meeting scheduled for last night was postponed because of the holiday Portugal colonies contain 26 times more territory than the mother country and have 13 million inhabitants

Hudson Valley Lodge 112Th Street Temple Frank A. Horton Noble Grand Albia Albia Odd Fellows Temple Diamond Rock Lodge Portugal

Major Allen Smith Sees Judo Battle Training Edge

Major Allen Smith longtime New York State Police trainer in Troop G at The Hotel Troy argues judo is a parlor pastime next to battlefield fighting. He spent 11 years in Japan learning jui jitsu and taught troops in World War I. In camp Hood and southern posts he demonstrates battle fighting focusing on quick footwork crippling kicks and rear chokes. He says three months training can beat a week of battle training and describes battle wrestling as a harsher, more realistic workout than boxing.

Maj. Allen Smith New York State Police Troy State Police Atlanta Camp Hood Texas

Plan Side Track To Army Depot In Saratoga Springs

A new side track of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad into the Army Engineer's Depot on Ballston Avenue Saratoga Springs was completed Saturday. Authorized by the Public Service Commission and city council the spur will move military materiel to the depot formerly the Baker and Shevlin Foundry. A watchman will guard the Congress Avenue crossing.

Delaware and Hudson Railroad Army Engineer's Depot Ballston Avenue Saratoga Springs Public Service Commission Saratoga Springs City Baker and Shevlin Foundry Congress Avenue

Greenwich Union Free School District Meeting Notice

The annual meeting of Greenwich Union Free School District 3 in Greenwich and Easton is set for Tuesday July 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Greenwich school building to nominate three trustees for three-year terms. Terms of John H Dowell Henry T Mesick and Raymond Stevens expire.

Greenwich _ Union Free School Greenwich Easton John H. Dowell Henry T. Mesick Raymond ¥. Stevens

Rensselaer Lad 15 May Stay in Navy

Frederick Harrigan of Rensselaer, 15, enlisted in the Navy using his brother’s name and birth certificate. Sampson Naval Training Station officials said a decision to let him stay may hinge on parental consent as he seeks to continue schooling and complete enlistment. His parents favor longer schooling while his brother Joseph, 18, already serves and questions his own options.

Frederick Harrigan Rensselaer’s Navy Sampson Naval Training Station Sampson Frederick Hudson River Naval Third Street Rensselaer Joseph

Stillwater Man's Appeal Denied

William Liberty of Stillwater was convicted by a jury of disorderly conduct and failed in his appeal to Saratoga County acting judge George Q. Tuck. He was sentenced to one year in the county jail by City Judge Howard J. Reilly of Mechanicsville for a crime on June 2, 1942 involving two girls about five years old. District Attorney John F. Doyle represented the people.

William Liberty Stillwater George Q. Tuck Saratoga Howard Wj. Reilly Mechanicville John F. Doyle People

Whitehall Social Notes Claim Week of Visits and Marital Plans

Whitehall residents hosted and visited relatives during the week. Families include the Sheffields in Oswego, the Nortons visiting their kin, and Fr ancis Layden starting as a substitute mail carrier. A Grange mortgage burning at Whitehall and a miscellaneous bridal shower for Jeanne Farnham are noted among local events.

Violet de Zora Bert Bancroft Ballston Lake Richard Beverly George Sheffield Oswego Alfred Norton Inlaw Lester Norton Francis Layden Adama ‘Street Belen Nolan John Nolan Glens Falls Katherine Corbett Wedner Lowenthall New York City Erich Seligmann Clinton Taft Navy Taft Mary Barker Lafayette Street Jacksonville Fla Whitehall Haviland Manufacturing Co Fort Ann Albert Lacasse Francis Capt Lacasse U. S. Army Orlando Panama Whitehall Grange Grange Hall Whitehall Turnpike Road Harland Footie Rock Avenue Gordon H. Foote Foot 362Nd Infantry Camp White Medford Edward Jackson Williams Street Mise Jeanne Farnham Scarborough Ward Cunningham Lexington Walter Bascom Harland Bascom Floyd Coleman Carl Avefihe Emrys Farry E. F. Roche E. P. Manville Anna ‘Hunt Eleanor Hall William Kinney Ara Parrotte June Brooks Clayton Toben Charles Barrett Rutland, Vt Horace Farnham Daphne Jackson Schenectady

Writer Howard Fast Sees War Fueling American Fiction

New York writer Howard Fast, 28, author of Citizen Tom Paine, predicts a period of great vitality in American fiction driven by war. He notes war correspondents produce honest reporting and fiction will follow with perspective. Fast, writing for the Office of War Information, hopes for more significant American fiction and reflects on his career and writing habits.

New York UPI Howard Fast Tom Paine America Sinclair Lewis John Dos Passos Hemingway Dreiser Fast Office of War Information Signal Corps John Steinbeck Po Jcantico Hills Pleasantville Paine Oklahoma Wyoming New Yorker Jumel Washington Washington Heights Howard National Academy of Design Two Valleys Joseph Conrad Thomas Hardy Robert Louis Stevenson

First Presbyterian Cambridge to mark 150th founding

The First Presbyterian Church of Cambridge plans a sesqui centennial celebration for its founding date August 1 and 2 with speakers a historical pageant and the return of former parishioners though details are not yet set.

First Presbyterian Church of Cambridge

Playground Craft Classes Attract 249 In First Week

A total of 249 boys and girls enrolled in playground handicraft classes last week led by Miss Peetz. At 112th Street 65 children signed up, with 24 completing embroidered dailies. Other sites reported varied enrollments. future projects include quilts, appliques, and various crafts as Miss Peetz schedules weekly visits to each playground.

Frances Fpeetz 112Th Street Frear Park 126Th Street Beman Park Prospect Park Kinloch Park van Every Park Rye Field School Miss Peetz Kinloch Prospect Parks Rya Field van Every Bonan Park

Trojans Shrine Club Formed At Saratoga Springs

About fifteen members of the Oriental Temple of Troy are organizing a shrine club in Saratoga Springs. Leon W. Dwyer was elected chairman and Walter L. Alien named secretary at a recent meeting. An officer dinner meeting is set for July 23. Nominating committee members are Walter Stroup Erwin Proper and Dr. T. J. Goodfellow. The dinner committee includes Thomas F. Luther Leon Dwyer James Allen and Chester Boyd. Ninety are eligible in Saratoga County for membership in the Ancient Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.

Afteen Oriental Temple of Troy Saratoga Springs Leon W. Dwyer Walter L. Alien Walter Stroup Erwin Proper T. J. Goodfellow Thomas F.luther Leon Dwyer James Allen Chester Boyd Saratoga County Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine

Trojan's Son Recovering From Pacific Wounds

George Place, son of Mrs Florence McCourdy of this city and brother of Mrs James Morris of Saratoga Springs, is recovering at a naval hospital from wounds in the Pacific. The radio electrician credits Red Cross blood transfusions for his recovery. Two other McCourdy sons in service are Kenneth Place at a mine sweeper school in Norfolk, Virginia, and Pvt Douglas Place in the Army Air Corps in Waycross, Georgia.

George Place Florence McCourdy James Morris Saratoga Springs Naval Hospital Pacific Place Red Cross McCourdy Kenneth Place Norfolk Pvt Douglas Place Army Air Corps Wayross

Police Seeks Purse Snatcher In City Theft

Police seek an unidentified Negro who snatched a purse from Rose Bellman at the corner of Division and First Streets Sunday night. The purse held $3.15, a billfold and other items. Radio patrols searched the area but found no trace. a motorist reportedly stopped the thief, who fell and then escaped.

Rose Bellman First Street Division First Streets

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