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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1945
Page
7
Selective Service Board 33 sent groups of registrants to Albany from Hepsseiser County. The roster included eligible men registered for the draft and designated for processing, with transportation and appointment details to be provided by local authorities.
A dog named Trojanis, owned by soldiers including Private Patundi and family of Pawling Avenue, earned 85 points for discharge during the New Gaines campaign. The dog stayed with troops through bombardments and the Luzon campaign, delivering puppies shared among regiments.
The Reconstruction Finance Corp now funds war production, with $5.9 billion spent since August 1949. New plants, expansions, and equipment are scattered nationwide to meet Army and Navy needs, including fiber glass and other specialized items. The agency finances new builds when procurement requires it and tracks numerous projects across chemicals, fibers, and other industries.
A disjointed OCR fragment reports a runaway boy found living in a basement near Mare's School and Le Salle School. The garbled text references police, burglaries, Hampton Manor, and a court-related seizure, but the readable facts are limited and unclear.
The passage recounts a colorful garden scene with artichokes melons gourds and vegetables arousing memory and reflection. Laura Bisher of Mechanicville signs the piece.
Reader asks whom to contact for compensation and when Germany will pay. Mentions U S efforts to recruit for work in Bavaria and directs to seek information from the Judge Advocate General’s Office in Washington and the U S Employment Service for details on rehabilitation work in Bavaria and Europe.
Contested report notes Ro owns machinery enabling roughly six plants. Six dollars cover only about forix complete plants built amid desperate actions to sustain a two front war.
Inflation in Manila worsens under American presence after Japanese rule. Living costs rose sharply since the war, with real peso value and prices fluctuating as Allied control steps in. Estimates show limited pesos in circulation while staple goods soar, restaurants and GI markets tighten, and common items like rice, meat, and eggs cost far above prewar levels.
Polish American scholar Professor Gwiazdowski, once a university instructor in Poland, survived four years in Nazi custody after being captured in 1939. Rescued by Soviet forces, he endured brutal conditions and a key act of defiance that earned him better treatment. Now aged and weary, he looks forward to reuniting with his wife and daughter in the United States after a long escape route through East Prussia, the Ukraine, and beyond.
Washington AFL local petitions President Tromas naming Dr. George V. W. Taylor as War Labor Board chair. Board findings condemn LT.U. policy forcing publisher contracts to include union laws, risking national interests. LT.U. president says terms are union controlled. publishers oppose broad changes, urging collective bargaining on wages, vacations, sick leave, and hours.
A quoted prisoner laments that Germans charged him three sharks daily for board and room while imprisoned. He alleges his house at Suwalki was confiscated and sold to cover the bill, and expresses a desire to recover his home.
In a brief local note, Townsend Club No 1 will meet this evening at the school house with Rev Leslie Moody presiding. Various residents including Mrs Milton and Mrs Resdorph are mentioned among guests and relatives visiting nearby towns and lakes. A Reformed Church Sunday School and church picnic is planned for Saturday with a picnic supper on the lawn and group activities noted.
Police investigate a series of vandal incidents at Troy playgrounds including Titth Street and Prospect Park. Sprinkler heads removed, benches frozen, wading pool damaged, and drinking fountains ruined. Investigators say vandals likely adults. effort to locate suspects continues.
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