The Troy Record Newspaper Rates and Contacts
The Troy Record announces its status as an Associated Press member with rights to use dispatches. Subscription terms list rates for in state and out of state mail delivery, including daily, weekly, and monthly options and locations served.
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Rensselaer
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New York State
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Vermont
Crowded Bus Transportation Problems Highlighted
The New York Public Safety Commission warns that overcrowded buses threaten safety as winter approaches. It blames federal mileage and gas rules but urges the Office of Defense Transportation to relax limits to reduce crowding while acknowledging fuel needs for war efforts. Decisions rest with military authorities. buses will run on shortened schedules without relief.
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New York Public Safety Commission
Office of Defense Transportation
Commission
ODT
Europe
Asia
Washington
Mussolini Out, German War Still Fierce in Sicily
Amid Mussolini’s ouster and Italy’s withdrawal, Allied advances in Sicily push toward Palermo. General Patton’s tanks smash toward Capo and Messina while German reinforcements stiffen defenses along the eastern coast, with stubborn resistance from Montgomery’s forces and Italian troops. The shift signals a major turning point but leaves Hitler’s forces still capable of costly resistance.
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Mussolini
Italy
Awa
Hitler
Sicily
Palermo
Patton
Ssagtese
Italan
Montgomery
Buss
Catania
Mount Etna
Germans press on as Mussolini abdicates amid fierce battles
The Germans contest every inch of ground inflicting heavy losses while Mussolini abdicates. Allied soldiers show first rate fighting qualities and well organized staff work. Despite weak Italian resistance, American and British troops are described as very fine fighting forces in the grim war context.
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Mussolin
Alexander
Sabotage at American Youth
Hoover praises FBI success in intercepting enemy saboteurs after Pearl Harbor while warning that the war era spawns a domestic sabotage threat: rising juvenile crime, drunkenness, prostitution, vagrancy, and moral decline. He urges nationwide, integrated crime prevention, parental discipline, and keeping youths in school to avert a social crisis.
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G. Edgar Hoover
F.B. I
Pearl Harbor
F.B.I
New York State
Mr. Hoovers
Civil War General Numbers and Army Size Compared
The piece notes dwindling forces from Washington era to the Civil War, detailing generals and command structure. It contrasts World War I standards with the Civil War practice, noting about 30 generals total by war's end and many colonels commanding brigades. It also comments on regiment sizes by 1865, describing units as about the size of a modern company.
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Washington
Fascism and Democracy in a Democratic Nation
A critical essay argues centralized one man rule fails, citing Mussolini and Italy. It warns against fascist tendencies in the United States under New Deal measures and figures like Wallace, urging democratic action to preserve liberty before fascism seizes power. The piece predicts eventual collapse of fascism abroad and stresses citizen power to vote out extremist leadership at home.
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Osesr Wilde
Axis Conntries
Russia
Upant
Italy
Mussolini
Germany
Badoglio
Marshal Badoglio
Il Duce
Hch
Hitler
United States
Washington
Wallace
Harry Hopkass
Ben Cohen
Justice Frankfurter
Mordecai Ezekiel
Rosenman
Fiddle
Haly
More Than a Thousand Generals Now in Army List
The War Department notes over a thousand general officers in the U S Army a figure not given to avoid exposing Army size to foes. It recalls World War I when divisions and corps were sized for major generals, with two armies and several four star officers, and hints at secrecy over exact counts.
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War Department
United States Army
Ulysses
Public letter questions war effort unity in 1944
A reader named JOHN B. PERKINS of Hillsdale NJ urges The Record to publish signed letters to preserve anonymity while proving good faith. The piece criticizes Secretary Ickes for a misquote on a July speech and accuses New Dealers and leaders like Hopkins and Wiles of mismanagement affecting food and coal production amid the war effort.
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Record
Harold L. Ickes
New York
Congress
United Mine Workers
Chester Davis
Prentiss Brown
Deal
Harry Hopkins
David Wiles
John II Lewis
Ickes
William 5. Knudsen
Donald M. Nelson
Edward R. Sretinius, Jr
John B. Perkins
Hillsdele
Blues- Singing Mothers
An editor's note from The Record laments that modern mothers in busy urban neighborhoods cannot soothe babies as in the past. It contrasts old time mothers with present smokers who sing blues yet fail to lull their children, suggesting a loss of character and calm in contemporary childrearing.
Politicians clash over labels in wartime debate
The piece surveys Vice President Wallace’s use of insults like American Fascists as a campaign ploy. It argues such name calling obscures genuine policy philosophies, praises some New Deal programs, and cautions against broad generalizations of President opponents while urging rational discussion.
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Washington
Wallace
Mrr
America
Testimony
Burnham
Supreme Court
Isingle
Amauni
Proposal to Churchill to end Italian war and save boys
The piece urges British Prime Minister Churchill to entrust all political direction of Italy to President Roosevelt. It argues Italian Americans can influence Italy toward surrender and peace, notes Italian distrust of Britain, cites Churchill speeches, and warns of propaganda and the Sicily Allied government. It mentions Maj. Gen. Lord Rennell of Rodd and aU.S. congressional inquiry into the BIS.
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Washington
LaGuardia
Rossi
San Francisco
Pecora
New York
D'Alesandro
Baltimore
Churchill
Ngland
Italy
Roosevelt
United States
Mussolini
England
Hitler
Britain
Christopher Columbus
Rome
Amerigo Vespucci
Michelangelo
Sicily
Lord Rennell of
Rodd
Bank of International Settlements
Basle
U. S. Congress
Call for American-led governing commissions in Sicily and Italy
A letter argues against British control of the postwar governing commissions in Sicily and Italy. It urges 1009 American oversight, asserting Allied policy should be directed by President Roosevelt to save lives, shorten the war, and hasten Italy’s shift to a democratic Allied ally.
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Lord Rennell
Sicily
Italy
Roosevelt
Naval Officer Adjective Usage Sparks Grammatical Debate
A reader letter by Admiral Kalbfuss criticizes using Navy as an adjective for officers. He notes naval is correct and cites the Naval Academy, Naval Reserve, and naval careers. The piece promotes a pamphlet titled 50 Common Grammatical Errors.
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Miss Blank
Navy
Naval
Naval Academy
Naval Reserve
E. C. Kalbfuss
U.S.N
Washington
Wirt Dinner Tale Reflects on New Deal Critics
A veteran observer reviews Dr William A Wirt’s 1934 report on a New Deal dinner party where claims roiled about Roosevelt and a potential Soviet fate. He questions the accuracy of Wirt’s impressions and doubts the credibility of the dinner guests amid political satire and rival assertions. Continued on Page Twelve.
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New York
William A. Wirt
Gary
Ind
House of Representatives
Wirt
Roosevelt
Kerensky
Stalin
Dr. Wirt
Babs Swope
Herbert Bayard Swope
Mr. Swope
Jack Pearl
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