National War Fund and War Chest Drive Join In November
Furber Marshall announced that the National War Fund campaign will be conducted with the Allied Communities War Chest drive in November. The campaign includes USO United Seamen's Service War Relief and other relief funds with several agencies carried over from last year. President Roosevelt urged all gainfully employed people to subscribe and cooperate in planning solicitation and gift payments from civilian employees and plant workers under official departments.
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Furber Marshall
Allied Communities War Chest
Troy
Waterviiet
Green Island
Waterford
National War Fund
USO
United Seamen's Service
Socio Relief Society
Queen Wilhelmina Fund
United China Relief
United Czechoslovakia Relief Fund
Refugee Relief Trustees
United States Committee For the
United Czechoslovak Relief
Roosevelt
War Stimson
the Navy
Knox
Land
U. S. Maritime Commission
Stewart F. Hancock
New York State War Fund
Marshall
United Nations
United States
Grafton Festival Planned At Town Hall Benefit
Plans for the annual summer festival to be held Aug 7 at Grafton Town Hall for the Benefit of St Francis Regis Church were announced by Mrs William H Oliver general chairman The social affair for festival supporters will be hosted Saturday night by Babcock Lake district residents at the Wixsted home The list of committee chairmen includes Mrs Lillian Foley and Edward Ryan co chairmen with Mrs Oliver Finance Charles W Graser Tickets Mrs James Cushing Publicity Charles W Graser Reception Mrs John T Hogan Food Sale Mrs Thomas F P Clancy Fancy Booth Mrs J Willard Hayner Grounds William Rourke Lighting James Dundon Booths Dr Thomas Gration Refreshments Frank Molloy Food John Neenan Games Mr and Mrs William Rourke Concessions Walter Doyle Entertainment Mrs Joseph Mooney Specialties Mrs Reilly Burdick Children's Hour Miss Marie Nugent
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Grafton
St. Francis Regis
William H. Oliver
Oliver
Charles W. Graser
James Cushing
John T. Hogan
Thomas FP. Clancy
Fancy Booth
J. Willard Hayner
William Rourke
James Dundon
Thomas Gration
Frank Molloy
John Neenan
Walter Doyle
Joseph Mooney
Reilly Burdick
Children’s Hour
Marie Nugent
Ham and vegetable bake with macaroni and eggs
Recipe notes suggest stretching ham with vegetables in a layered casserole. Include cooked macaroni, white sauce with celery salt, diced ham and eggs, then bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes, with buttered crumbs on top.
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Bam
Open Shop Strife and Labor Report Spoiled by Politics
The piece rails against nonunion workers gaining benefits, criticizes the Labor Department and Labor Relations Board, and accuses New Deal allies of mass strikes and manipulated statistics. It recalls Hugh Johnson’s NRA anecdote and questions the honesty of government figures amid war production and manpower pressures.
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Department of Labor
Army
Navy
Labor Relations Board
Washington
Green
Murray
Pearl Harbor
Hugh Johnson
NRA
New Deal
Hugh
Silent Judge Rules Guilty In Deaf Mutes Case
Provisional Judge Albert L Schweitzer held a silent trial using sign language and found Thomas Meehan four guilty of peace disturbance, suspending a $25 fine on good behavior. Schweitzer learned sign language as a boy and quipped about using two hands to convey signs.
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St. Louis
Albert L. Schweitzer
Thomas Meehan
Schweitzer
Model Railway Stolen From Santa Clara Valley System
Alfred Colacicco reported the theft of the Great Central of Santa Clara Valley, an entire model railroad setup including seven engines and ten ders, 103 cars, three transformers and 250 feet of track. Packing the railway into 12 cases weighing 300 pounds, he noted the loss occurred as he prepared for induction into the armed forces.
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San Jose
Cal
Alfred Colacicco
Great Central
Santa Clara Valley
Colacheo
Jeffers May Lift Rubber Rations By Spring
Washington reports Rubber Director William Jeffers drafted a White House forecast predicting lifting rationing restrictions next spring unless unforeseen military demands arise. Byrnes had asked for a report on the rubber situation after Jeffers tightened tire purchases to conserve supplies.
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Washington
INS
William Jeffers
White House
James F. Byrnes
Office of War Mobilization
Home, Front
Jeffers
Byrness
Byrnes
Police Dust Cook At Clare Luce's Greenwich Home
Rep Clare Boothe Luce sought a new cook after Bridgeport police removed Helen Sinisato who refused to leave the Luces home with publisher Henry Luce. Hired July 3 the cooking had been unsatisfactory and the cook stayed in the kitchen for three days before police ordered her to depart. The Luces remained without a cook.
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Greenwich
Otto Rud
Look for These Fall Coat Trends
Fall outerwear notes finger tip length coats with back swagger and short over suits. Chesterfields remain common, flattering for slim figures and easing heavier silhouettes. New fitted coats feature a taped waistline for a pulled in look, while trenches appear in seal and fleece fabrics in long and short styles.
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Samel
Arsenal Calls For Machinists And Toolmakers
The Board of Civil Service Examiners at Watervliet Arsenal seeks machinists and toolmakers for war service appointments for the duration. Wages range from $1 to $1.28 for machinists and $1.08 to $1.34 for toolmakers per hour for a 40 hour week with overtime. Applications are available at local post offices or from the arsenal secretary. those already in war production should state availability.
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Board of Civil Service
Watervliet Arsenal
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Requisition Japanese Farm Machinery in California
San Francisco dispatch reports that evacuees from California living in relocation centers are not to leave farm machinery idle. A state census shows 270 units of equipment in use or stored, prompting authorities to requisition and redistribute assets to support agricultural productivity during the evacuation period.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
Courts Orders Seizure of Japanese-Owned Cultivators
Courts have authorized requisition of these assets and their detication where needed to support food production. The move targets Japanese-owned cultivators to bolster agricultural output during a critical period.
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Gulla
Milx
Stret
George Rector
Catholic Women’s Service League
Hendrick Hudson
Mary V. Hayes
Henry J. Hughes
Carl E. Smith
Gerald FitzGerald
John H. Maloney
Julia O*connor
Harold Norcross
Albany
Schenectady
Framingham
Mass
Worcester, Mass., State Hospital
Norcross
State Hospital
Timothy Harrington
Francis W. O'Connell
San Diego
Rose Radzinki
Los Angeles
Channival
Hannibal
Jefferson Barracks
Bradley F. Osterhout
Robert
la Salle
State Railroad Commission
Pacific Electric Company
Alhambra
Retorts Corp
Arthur J. Dimick
Hackensack
N. J
Chevron
Says Jeffers
Midwest
Harold L. Ickes
OPA
Prentisss Brown
Ickes
Fred Vinson
Clare Luce’s
Burgomaster Beer
Garryowen Ale
Fitzgerals Bros
Troy, N
Roy Shudt
WTRY
Arsenal
Carol
Third ST
Lincoln
For All
Wist
Americas
Griffin Allwite
Griffin Allwie
Griffin
Sureddies
Nabisco
National Biscuit Company
Vieay
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