No Extra Stamps On the Job Meals for Workers
Dr. Robert Goodhart of the Food Distribution Administration urged on the air that on the job feeding should provide extra ration stamps for workers whose home diets cannot meet heavy labor needs. Harold Rowe of the Office of Price Administration said issuing extra stamps is not feasible now. R. R. Brooks cited the practical burden of tailoring millions of books and identifying which workers need more food. Both agreed that one ration point free meal at work has proven a helpful supplement in war plants, with management reporting improved morale, lower absenteeism, and higher production.
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Washington
Goodhart
Rowe
Renegotiation of Contracts Complicated War Costs
War renegotiation of contracts faces contractor pushback and public debate as firms like General Motors limited pre tax profits in 1942. Government negotiators balance company gains with taxpayers’ wartime burden while Army and Navy reps note soldier risks.
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General Motors
War Department
Atlanta
Ration Free Shoe Sales Authorized by OPA
The Albany district Office of Price Administration authorized ration free sales of obsolete and odd lot shoes from July 19 to July 31. Shoes will comprise a fixed percentage of stock and must be sold at specified markdowns with the tag OPA Gold-Lot Release. Prices are capped at a 10 percent markup or at least 25 percent below July 1, 1943, levels if price terms are unclear. Each sold pair must be stamped Odd Lot. returns of unused shoes do not qualify for ration currency refunds. After July 31, shrines revert to rationed status.
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Albany
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Rollback of Coffee Prices Halted by OPA
Washington PI reports the administration has abandoned the planned rollback of retail coffee prices and will limit subsidy rollbacks to butter and meat. Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown reportedly informed Congress this week, aiding efforts to defeat full subsidy rollbacks. Senator Robert F. Wagner later said rollbacks will not be an issue in the fall session. The piece also surveys textile and machine tool industry arguments on renegotiation and profits amid postwar conditions.
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Washington
Prentiss M. Brown
Congress
Robert F. Wagner
Senate Banking Committee
Wagner
Back Yard Vacationland Card Games for Home Fun
Article by Mary Breen and Arthur Lawson for NEA Service suggests turning a small backyard into a vacationland with simple, space saving games. It outlines Bullboard, Ring Toss, Shuffleboard adaptations, Ring Tennis, Deck Tennis, and Box Hockey using common materials and minimal space.
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Mary Breen
Arthur Lawson
NEA
Mrs Hubbard Dies At Albany Rose
Mrs Frances V Hubbard of Albany mother of Maj Lester T Hubbard A S commissioner and contributor of verse to the Troy Times died Friday at Albany Hospital after a few weeks illness Funeral services will be at Tebbutt Memorial Chapel Albany at 2 pm with burial in Oakwood Cemetery She was widow of Murray Hubbard longtime Albany County bar member and authored poems and songs including College of the Empire State She wrote for the Albany Argus and the Troy Times and earned a 1939 award from the National Society of New England Women for literary work and social service Survived by son and several relatives
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Frances V. Hubbard
Albany
Lester T. Hubbard
A. S
Troy Timas
Albany Hospital
Ilness
Tebbutt Memorial Chapel
Oakwood
Frances Virginia Thomas
Capitol
Schoharie Academy
State College
Troy Times
Old Albany Argus
State College For Teachers
College of the Empire State
Miller
National Society of New England Women
Gansevoort
Albany Colony
New England
Westminster Presbyterian Church
OPA Cuts Cabbage and Lettuce Prices in Initial Move
The OPA and War Food Administration order a 30 percent cut for cabbage and 25 percent for lettuce, effective July 20, with no subsidies. Prices to consumers will drop automatically as wholesale prices to receiving points fall, while regional offices set maximum retail levels and allow monthly seasonal adjustments. Potential future regulation may cover peas beans carrots apples and pears depending on market conditions.
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Office of Price Administration
War Food Administration
OPA
Oak Leaf Cluster for Troy Flyer in Africa Rescue
Lieut Charles A Thompson of 167 Fifth Avenue received the oak leaf cluster to the air medal for his service after his bomber Ruthie was shot down over Africa. He walked 45 miles to safety with three crew members and later returned to duty at Rome Air Depot.
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Charles A. Thompson
Fifth Avenue
Ruthie
Africa
War Department
Thompson
Rome Ai
Ruth Wager
North Africa
Tunisia
Thompson Ensted
Air Corps
Peal Harbor
Syracuse University
England
Louis W. Thompson
Senenectady
More Oil Now Available for Farm Purposes
Phe Record Newspapers Bureau Washington Farmers in the Troy area may obtain fuel oil rations for operating equipment used in poultry, livestock, and crop production regardless of acquisition date. The OPA amended fuel oil rules to include burners for curing crops, tank heaters, incubators, brooders, and poultry batteries.
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Phe Record Newspapers Bureau
Washington
Troy Area
OPA
Rationing Roundup Points to Stamp and Coupon Details
The Associated Press outlines current rationing, listing item groups with valid stamps and coupons. It notes meats cheese and processed foods under Book 2, sugar Book 1 stamps through mid August, shoes stamps through late July to August, gas coupons with regional varies, and fuel oil period 1 valid until January 3, 1944.
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Associated Press
East
Northeast
Women Enter New York Stock Exchange Floor Roles
The New York Stock Exchange will employ women on the trading floor for the first time in its history. After training, 36 women selected as pace and quote girls will take over duties formerly done by men now in military service. Eighteen had prior administrative work at the exchange. the rest are new hires.
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New York Pi
New York Stock Exchange
Pazes
Gils
The
Exchange
Phonograph Records Collected at City Fire Houses
John F. Carey, commander of Noble-Callahan Post of the American Legion, announces that old phonograph records may be left at any city fire house. Post members will collect the records from the fire houses as part of a nationwide Legion campaign.
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John F. Carey
Noble-Callahan Post
American Legion
Vacation driving rule sparks confusion in rationing shakeup
Washington reports fuel officials angered by Prentiss Brown easing up the northeast driving ban for vacations despite OPA advice. Ickes refused more gasoline. Hartley denounces the move while local ration boards wrestle with eligible trips and adequate transportation rules.
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OPA
Brown
Ickes
Republicans Cite OPA Failures in Meat Shortage Report
A Republican committee led by Rep. Chenoweth faults the Office of Price Administration for domestic meat shortages. They cite high live cattle inventories but slow trade flow, low price ceilings, and slaughter quotas as multiplier failures causing millions of pounds of beef loss while Packers struggle against black market bidders.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
United States
Chenoweth
GPA
Farm Land Prices Increase Warned By OWI
Washington report from OWI notes a notable rise in farm land prices while recalling the 1920s land value collapse after World War I. It cites $360 million in farm debts paid in 1942, higher down payments on recent purchases, and reduced speculative buying as anti inflation factors.
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Washington
UPI
Office of War Information
OWWI
OWI
Soldier Boys Study Japanese at Camp Stewart
Soldiers at Camp Stewart Ga begin a Japanese language program with two classes. The first class awaits advanced material from Washington while the second class starts. Completion of the second level aims for about 1200 to 1500 words and phrases, per librarian Miss Geraldine LeMay. Pvt. Irving Suhl, a multilingual trainee, becomes official instructor for the new class.
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Camp Stewart
INS
Tokyo
Washington
Geraldine LeMay
Irving Suhl
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National Safety Council
Russia
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Waby
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Home Front
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Rose
San Diego
Cal
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Troy Flyer
Akron
Cuyahoga
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Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Goodyear Aircraft Corp
D. Talmadge Bowers
Elberton
Bowers
Stock Exchange
Hartley
Martin van Buren
Mechanics
America
Lockheed Overseas Corporation
Lockheed’s
Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
U. S. Employment Service of the War Manpower Commission A
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