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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1944
Page
4
Government quotas on milk solids oils and fats will be cut next month to a 75 percent basic level. May and June saw higher production but an August cut will reduce ice cream supplies for Trojans after August 2. Manufacturers faced shifts as quota rules tightened and output adjusted to the new limits.
Soviet dispatches claim a German debacle brews at home and on the eastern front as Russian forces under Rokossovsky and Honev push toward Warsaw and Silesia. Moscow says 65 miles into German-occupied Poland with key fortifications at Brest Litovsk and Bialystok guarding routes to the capital.
Russian forces press toward Brest Litovsk with attacks east of the city while Germans retreat from Pes on the Narva fronts. Stalin notes fall of Pskov, the historic citadel near Estonia, as Third Baltic Army advances toward the Estonian border and Riga.
The annual Tap Day at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute honors top students with two cups. ROTC cadets received one cup for navigation excellence, while the Institute’s department presented the other for naval science and tactics. Members named include Jack Westbrook, Frank Robbins, X Frederick Janson, James Langler Jr, James Harding, John Durgin Jr, and Edward Widmeyer Jr, among others.
A reader letters page features quips about editors sending rejection slips, notes on pronunciation quirks in English and American dialects, and a call to send for the 1984 pronunciation test. The column invites readers to request a self-addressed envelope for a perfect score.
For the first time in Phalanx history, Jack H. Weatherbrook was tipped for membership by his father Buysell Westbrook of Pinewoods Axenus. Both father and son are tied to Phalanx as the highest honor society at BPS, with a rare father son combination in its ranks.
Report details a dramatic operation in which over 100 babies were moved to safety across the Adriatic, along with wounded Partisans and Italian soldiers. American paratroopers and diverse crews aided the mission, with planes returning to a field as Yugoslav evacuees and soldiers streamed through No Man's Land.
Orientel Temple and Troy Shriners plan two initiations and ceremonies under the Saratoga and Glens Falls Shrine Club to be held in Saratoga Springs. A 6:30 dinner precedes initiation with a street parade and floor show at 7:30. Troy degree team will lead the ceremonial with local patrol units also taking part.
District Deputy Grand Master Abe Wolvns and staff visit two of four Odd Fellows meetings this week to deliver the semi annual password. Diamond Rock Lodge meets tonight at Hammond Rock Hall under Noble Grand Earl Hobp. Hudson Valley Lodge meets tomorrow evening at the district Street Temple with Noble Grand Hans Landin charge. Wolis and his son will visit Renajselaex Lodge Thursday at 81 Fourth Street under Noble Grand Ralph Hitley. Athenian Lodge visits Friday at Diamond Rock Hall with Noble Grand Kick Ginhapplons in charge. Socials follow both sessions.
A first floor store with casement windows in the Weed Building at Fulton and Fourth Streets has been leased from the Weed Estate to George Devane proprietor of Devane's tug and Hints Store now at 20 Fulton Street. Negotiations were handled by E J Weinstein Inc. Second Lieutenant John J Hynes of 3365 Sixth Avenue has been wounded in the Mediterranean War theater. Michael M Lagatta son of Mrs Angelina Lagatta of 28 Second Street Waterford also wounded.
Martin Tange reported a bicycle theft Saturday from Pinewoods Avenue. The four dollar value appears inconsistent with the $70 value listed for the bicycle. Police are investigating and request information from the public.
The U S Navy announced that the Trout and the Tulibee are overdue from patrol and presumed lost. Each carried about 65 crew and were among early war losses bringing total U S submarine deaths to 27. The Trout earned a Silver Star for 1942 Philippine operations and was commanded by Comdr. Frank W. Fenns Jr.
Three people were taken to local hospitals by police during the weekend. Charles Felter, 52, of 521 Congress Street, was moved to Samaritan Hospital by Patrolmen Albert Prezio and William J. Ryen from his home yesterday afternoon and returned home later. Rose Afucci, 29, of 183 Fourth Street, was transported to Troy Hospital from her home Saturday afternoon by First Precinct radio patrol at the request of Dr. R. P. Doody. Albert Bosco, 73, of 663 Grand Street, was removed to Troy Hospital Saturday night by Patrolmen John Moran and William Bell after a sudden illness at his home. Central Police Station recorded the incident.
Navy Seaman Robert Johnson of Hudson Falls, son of Mrs Gladys Johnson, was discharged from a South Pacific government hospital after surviving shrapnel wounds to the leg and stomach on his destroyer. He fell ill with appendicitis and peritonitis, delaying his return home, but expects to be home in a few weeks.
The office of the Taxation Commissioner announces grievance review days at Troy School auditorium on State Street. Sessions run daily from 9:38 AM to 12 noon on Saturdays and 2 PM to 6 PM Monday through Friday, for examination and correction of assessment rolls upon appeal.
Reports say no major revolt yet in the Reich as Guderian and other generals address troops. Von Hindenburg defends loyalty, calls for unity behind Hitler while rumors of street clashes and martial law echo in Kiel Stettin Munich Bremen and Koenigsberg.
Latham Mias Marion McGrath has returned from a few days vacation at Summit. Marie A. Murphy has returned from a week in Montreal Canada. Seaman First Class Raymond K. Fiset is spending a furlough with his aunt Mrs. Matthew Gormley of Schuyler Avenue. Mr and Mrs Welter Purcell and family are at Richmondville attending the funeral of Mrs Purcell's mother Mrs M E Ryder.
Philadelphia resident Mrs Guadagno keeps a Christmas tree in memory of her brother in the Navy. Bernard Hilbert, three years in service, plans to visit home after the South Pacific duty ends, but his last minute orders kept him at sea. The tree bears his photo and a small bag, and Mrs Guadagno vows to replace it if he cannot return by next Christmas. A separate Greenville item notes Camp Reynolds enlists a Why Fight essay contest offering a seven day furlough or a 25 War Bond prize.
Mayor John J. Ahern directs municipal department heads to reduce paper use in the future. He cites the benefit order and insists adherence to duty requirements amid limited resources and ongoing efficiency efforts.
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