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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1943
Page
12
Health Penicillin Proves Value explores penicillin’s emergence as a major wartime medical advance alongside sulfonamides. It traces Fleming’s 1929 discovery, Oxford purification efforts, wartime government control, and the drug’s potential to treat broader infections, including meningitis, with resilience against bacteria.
The Gasoline Rationing outlook is debated as officials weigh time frames for easing restrictions. Harry Wainwright forecasts sufficent stock by September and a complete transport solution by December with pipelines and tank cars enabling expanded driving miles for East and West regions. He notes Office of Defense Transportation alignment and details mileage rules to balance use between trucks buses and personal cars under 5,000 miles annually.
Officials of the Winthrop Co in Rensselaer said plans are under way to increase research and production of penicillin, a highly concentrated bacteria killer. Negotiations seek equipment and additional property, while exact locations remain undisclosed. Dr. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928, not 1999, and its early limits were production. The Winthrop Co has supplied Mayo Clinic and universities and aims to replace sulfonamides when large scale production is possible.
Washington announces Amendment 3 to housing regulation and Amendment 2 to hotel and rooming house regulation allow a homeowner who rents furnished rooms to a single family after August 1 1943 to evict under local law rather than OPA rules. The change aims to boost war workers shelter by encouraging shared space and does not apply when more than one family rents. evictions for multi family occupancies stay under existing rules.
Sabu Dastdar known as Elephant Boy leaves film work for the Army Air Forces West Coast Training Center where he will become a mechanic. The former child actor from Santa Ana California is transitioning from elephants to aircraft.
Seventh graders in Salt Lake City will switch from flat maps and political economic texts to a new global geography course. The state course of study committee calls it a pilot view of world relationships.
Grand Coulee Washington reported the world’s largest dam now has a new generator adding 150000 horsepower to northwest war industries. Bureau of Reclamation engineers said the installation was completed yesterday ten days ahead of schedule.
Troy and County Rationing Boards report 1548 vacation driving certificates issued. Troy 576 and County 972. Applications waned over three days while Schenectady issued over 2000. Officials urge enforcement of the nonessential driving ban and warn penalties for violators. No hearings or pendings reported by the Troy or County boards.
Madison Wisconsin acting Gov Walter Goodland signed a bill outlawing black markets for rationed commodities. The law imposes up to 250 dollars in fines or 90 days in jail for buyers and sellers. Officials from state and OPA attended the signing led by Raymond McTeough of Chicago.
Chungking said to fully endorse the views of Prime Minister Churchill and U S Secretary of State Cordell Hull that nothing short of Italy's unconditional surrender will satisfy the United Nations. Minister of Information Chang Tao-fan spoke yesterday.
New York Park Commissioner Robert Moses urged Price Administrator Prentiss Brown to lift restrictions on pleasure driving so residents could visit parks and beaches. Moses warned that there were only forty days of summer left.
International News Service reports that drownings at sea among the U S Merchant Marine totaled 4 600 dead or missing in Oct 191 to Jun 1943, about half the drownings of the general population. Civilian drownings in 1942 approached 7,000, with July peak around 1,400 and May June August each near 1,000. Statisticians urge swimming training and safer conduct on boats to reduce losses.
Joy administration leaders cite a manpower shortage and cannot find a qualified candidate for the deputy city comptroller role at 3000 dollars yearly. J Maloney, who held the post twelve years, recently resigned. The post will remain vacant for the rest of the year as officials consider internal and external candidates.
Washington reports WAC enlistments are under quota and withdrawals threaten strength as the Women's Army Corps nears full integration. D C Speaker notes War Department had expected 150000 by June and Oveta Hobby later cited 65000, far below targets.
Colgate University professors increased weekly hours from 22 to 40 after Pearl Harbor. Officials attribute the rise to two naval programs opening at the school, which boosted enrollment to about 31,000 peacetime, rising 200 per cent.
Richard Hertzel a Loudonville chemist at General Electric Schenectady has found a gasoline substitute used by him and friends. He has researched for four years and sold 16 substitutes worldwide but will not reveal the formula until he enters the Army, fearing the government would ban the ingredients once disclosed.
The U S Public Health Service reported that infantile paralysis rose to epidemic levels in several southwestern states. For the first six and a half months of the year national figures were the highest in 12 years. Outbreaks in Texas California and Oklahoma largely explain the jump, though no cause or spread predictions could be made.
The Rensselaer County Home Bureau urges frequent fresh corn use while in season and suggests preserving it for later. Earworm-infected sections can be cut away without harming preservation. Drying is recommended for its nutty flavor, with freezing yielding the best quality.
New York motorists noted in Traffic Court that an OPA investigator named Irving Tick was fined $4 and sentenced to two days in jail for illegal parking. Tick refused to disclose the reason for his presence, calling it confidential, a claim rejected by Magistrate Robert F. Mahoney.
Peter Edson examines the so called Palace Guard of Roosevelt advisers including Harry Hopkins Felix Frankfurter Samuel Rosenman David Niles Ben Cohen Harold Smith and others. He notes rumors rumors without facts about a hidden super government and questions the advisers influence on policy and the President amid wartime politics.
New York service men and women discharged from the armed forces may qualify for unemployment insurance benefits if they are willing and able to work. Those who earned qualifying wages in the state before enlistment retain their wage base, provided they served at least ninety consecutive days. Payments can be made even if the veteran no longer resides in New York as states cooperate on benefit claims.
Albany police and health authorities unite in a drive to rid the city of objectionable women. On Tuesday three young women about 25 were held for investigation after a roundup and questioning at police headquarters, part of a campaign tied to the increase of service men stationed in Albany. Dr. Simon J. Gormley pledged cooperation to keep Albany safe and clean for servicemen.
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