Reciprocal Trade Pact Extended By Senate Vote
The Senate approved a two year extension of the reciprocal trade agreements law by a 59 to 23 vote. The measure, sent to President for signature, allows the executive to negotiate trade pacts and adjust duties up to 50 percent with 31 nations, amid a debate over congressional control versus executive power. An amendment to revoke pacts by joint resolution six months after the war failed 51 to 33.
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Washington
Senate
Hill Ala
House
Bih
White House
United States
Herr Goebbels
Axis
Congress
George D.gay
Barkley
Busman's Holiday Threatens Walkout Over Curtailed Service
Traction Co officials appealed to the Office of Defense Transportation to avert a walkout after a 20 percent service curtailment. Some operators could lose pay due to longer waits and reduced hours, while proposals to reassign Troy workers or have drivers in garages were rejected. President Neile F. Towner urged patience and noted one week of paid vacation as partial relief. Cooperation from patrons was praised as curtailment aimed to be temporary.
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Troy
Albany
Henry
Traction Co
Office of Defense Transportation
Neile F. Towner
ODT
Towner
ONT
Record Scholarship Offered for Year in Printing and Publishing
The Record Newspapers will award a year long scholarship for study in the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute publishing and printing department under a New York State Publishers Association program. The 1943 44 term covers $250 tuition. $36 in fees will be paid by the student. Eligible are high school seniors in the area. special consideration to those unlikely to be drafted. Institute officials will assess candidate prospects. The program aims to address a wartime personnel shortage in publishing and printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Record Newspapers
Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanica Institute
New York State Publishers’ Association
Institute
Rochester Atheneaum and Mechanics Institute
Department of Publishing and Printing
United States
O Hearns Arrival Set After Texas Plane Crash
Sergt Edward J O Hearn son of Mrs Frank M O Hearn of 134 George Street is killed in a Texas crash. His body arrives tomorrow at noon with a requiem mass at St Josephs Church and burial in St Agnes Cemetery Menands. Also Frank J Lyons Jr son of Mr and Mrs Lyons of 43 Arch Street honored at a party. he graduates from Wentworth Naval Institute as a second class petty officer and heads to Newport R I for PT training. Mothers Club of St Josephs School plans spring card party June 14 at The Hendrick Hudson Troy with Rev Peter A Smith honorary chairman and committees listed for reception prizes pencils and bond books under Mrs Fredericks and Mrs Atkinson. Another meeting set for Friday June 11 at the rectory.
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Edward J. O’'Hearn
Frank M. O’hearn
George Street
Texas
St. Joseph's Church
St. Agnes’ Cemetery
Menands
Frank J. Lyons, Jr
Frank Lyons
Arch Street
Wentworth Naval Institute
Boston
Newport
R. L
Watervliet Arsenal
Navy
Mothers’ Club
St. Joseph's School
Hendrick Hudson
Troy
Peter A. Smith
Arthur J. Dupont
Grant E. Golding
Neil McKeon
T. G. Gilboe
Golding
Mathers’ Club
St. Agnes
Gavin Hall
George Cox
Social Events Bride-elect Tea Honors Sally Sharlet
Mrs. Philip Sharlet hosted a Sunday tea at 2713 Nineteenth Street for her daughter Miss Sally Sharlet, whose engagement to Irwin M. Slate of Poughkeepsie was announced. Daughters assisted. several relatives and out of town guests attended, with yellow and white tea table decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Sharlet
Ninteenth Street
Sally Sharlet
Irwin M. Slate
Pough- Keepsie
Norman Lipsky
Bertram Nachman
Charles Sharlet
Mae Diener
Joseph Goodman
Louis Sharlet
L M. Marks
Diener
Brooklyn
William Slote
Mariam Slote
Jack Clote
Poughkeepsie
Gertrude Saperstein
Anita
Shirley Saperstein
Herkimer
Maurice Goodman
New York
Louis Goodman
Rome
Mrs Sutton Tendered Shower at Calvary Church
Mrs Sutton formerly Miss Marietta Peters of Latham received a personal shower Tuesday hosted by Calvary Church Sunday School Class in Latham. Miss Antoinette Milliken led the event with awards to Mrs Tracy Hotchkiss. Refreshments followed as gifts were presented to the honoree. Mrs Wil Nan R Williams aided Milliken. Social tomorrow night Albia Lodge J C O F holds building fund social at Odd Fellows Hall Pawling Ave.
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Albia Lodge
Building Fund
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Pawling Avenue
Lansingburg Ladies Aid Meet at 2 30 P.M.
The Ladies Aid Society of Im Manuel Danish Lutheran Church meets today at 2 30 in the church parlors with Mrs Abelone Smith and Mrs Andrew Smith Jr as hostesses. Pfc Walter Schulze arrives from Kearney Neb on a two week furlough to stay with his parents Police Sergt and Mrs Joseph Schulze. The June outing of Mrs Seth N Genung's Sunday School class is at Clermont Restaurant tonight at 6 30 with Mrs Stanley C Zellner and Mrs Leland Smith in charge of dinner and Mrs Frederick Brown directing the program. A theater party follows the dinner.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of
Immanuel Danish Lutheran Church
Abelone Smiths
Andrew Smith, Jr
Walter Schulze
Kearney
Neb
Joseph Schulze
Seth N. Genung
Clermont
Stanley C. Zellner
Leland Smith
Frederick Brown
State Continues OPA Support in Civilian Protection Plan
New York War Council reaffirmed enforcement of OPA price controls by reorganizing civilian protection districts and revamping the discrimination in employment committee. Neighboring states have adopted similar ceilings, and the council voted to press the program. A civilian protection budget of 137700 was approved for the new fiscal year, down 60000 from last year.
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Mbany (P
New York War Council
Committee On
New York
Dewey
East Side Rummage Sale Draws Notable Attendance
East Side reports on a successful rummage sale by the Woman's Society of Christian Service at Trinity Methodist Church. The season ended with a covered dish supper led by Mrs. James W. Smith and Mrs. Frank Jay Reid assisting. attendees included members and guests. Remarks covered district meeting in Albany and War Stamps sales. A fall meeting planned for Sept 7 and an early fall sale were announced. A mock wedding provided entertainment. Mrs. Lingd noted Miss Dorothy McCabe’s selection as retiring district deputy president and the state assembly role. A July picnic and afghan knit for the Red Cross were planned, plus a card party reported as successful. The social committee for June 15 is listed and Versa Hammersley to be installed as new district deputy president.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
Trinity Methodist Church
Church Hall
James W. Smith
Frank Jay Reid
J. Wesley Wood
Reid
Albany
Paul Hem
Emily Priddle
Catherine Lloyd
Rebekah Assembly
Buffalo
Triumph Rebekah Lodge
Rebekah
Lingd
Dorothy McCabe
Rensselaer
State Assembly
Emma Waite
Loretta Miller
Brookview Avenue
Red Cross
Dorothy Snover
Marion Quandt
Dolly Johnson
Miller
Edna Anderson
Grace Johnson
Versa Hammersley
City Hall
Health Department
M. J. Keough
Spartana Red Beles Lodge
Beaver Street Temple
Dorothy Scholl
G A. R
Edith Halacy
Noble Grand
Hilda Boss
Lica
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Cohoes
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Christina Dewar
Alice Murphy
Marion Murphy
Charlotte: Waterhouse
Yolanda Pondillo
Ruth Waterhouse
Germs on Planes May Spread Ills
Cambridge reports Dr. L T Coggeshall of the University of Michigan warns that rapid air travel could transport tropical diseases to the United States. He cites malaria prevalence and deaths, noting homefront impact and risk of mosquitoes hitching rides to U S ports and the potential for regional epidemics.
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Cambridge
Mass
L. T. Coggesbell
University of Michigan
Harvard Univer. Way Medical School
Coggeshall
Asia
Africa
America
OWI Reports No Plans to Ration Women's Hose
The Office of War Information announced there are no plans to ration stockings this year though 85 percent of hosiery will be rationed in practice. Selection will be less varied with emphasis on quality over sheer ness. Prices will be controlled by price ceilings and five colors per style. Stockings will run shorter by about one inch due to rayon stretch and must be reinforced at the foot and welt under wartime rules.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Owi
Stephentown and Nearby News Highlights
Local notices from Stephentown Sampgon Pittsfield and nearby towns report residents visiting relatives and hospitals, travel to Indianapolis and Troy, property purchases in Stephentown, and social events. Edward Green was taken to Samaritan Hospital in Troy. Miss Ruth Lilienfield named valedictorian. Taconic Valley Grange to meet with tractor maintenance film. a birthday party for Shirley Sweener at District No.4 School with multiple attendees.
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Austin Silvernail
U. S. Naval Training Station
Sampgon
Charles Bateman
Pittsfield
Edward Green
Noth Stephentown
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
John H Aewater
William
Indianapolis
Ind
George Jennings
Douglas Feathers
Emma McFeely
Roy E. Lapp
Agnes Walsh
Chatham
Canton
Mary Wheeler
Fabius
Jane Wheeler
Albany
Thomas Wheeler
Ruth Lilenfield
Mark Lilienfield
Stephentown Center
Berlin Central School
Fred A. Bennett
Howard Sweener
Shirley
Roy Kenyon
Ndothel Thomas
Barbara Smith
Helen
Sweener
Robert Schmid
Joan Schmid
Diana Vincent
Billy Sweet
Fence Along Railway Blocked Dallas Workers At North American Aviation
Workers at North American Aviation near Dallas protest a mile and a third of steel fence along the Texas and Pacific tracks that separates the plant from north side workers. The fence forces walkers to detour while lawmakers and business owners seek an underpass or overpass as the railroad cites safety concerns. The T and P attorney says the barrier aims to prevent workers from climbing between cars to reach the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas, Tex
INS
North American Aviation
Dallas
Fnece
Texas & Pacific
Fort Worth Pike
NAA
Reaffirm Anti-Strike Pledge By Local 2398 at Troy Blast Furnace
Local 2398 United Steel Workers of America at the Troy Blast Furnace of Republic Steel Corp renewed a war-time pledge of no strikes or production interruptions. Officers named include George H. Film president and George Rourke vice president. grievance committee members were elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Steel Workers of America
Troy
Republic Steel Corp
Edgar V. Film
Second Street
George H. Film
George Rourke
Theodore Glenkusky
John Waters
John Ward
William Jackson
Samuel Stewart
Stephen Foley
Louis Perfetti
Absentee Ballot Registration Opens in Rensselaer County
The central board of registration for Rensselaer County residents abroad on election days is open at the Board of Elections in the Court House. The office will operate until September 31 to allow absent voters to apply for registration and an absentee ballot.
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Central Board of Registration
Rensselaer County
Board of Elections
Court House
Cohoes Club hears education role from Dr Sayles
Dr John M Sayles president of the New York State College for Teachers spoke to the Cohoes Rotary Club at Van Schaick Island Country Club on education's unseen value and its link to progress. The address urged unity, noted postwar needs in human relations, and highlighted education across backgrounds.
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John M. Sayles
New York State College For Teachers
Cohoes
Sayles
Andrew Scotland
Thomas E. Maycock
Louis Shearer
And She Had Nothing to Say
In Dallas a stalled truck at a busy industrial center caused a line of vehicles to wait as a woman horned impatiently. The second car’s driver apologized politely, explaining his car is young and needs time to move, leaving the line stalled while others watched.
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Dallas
Tex
Marseille Awaits Allied Landing Amid Fevers and Fortifications
Marseille residents fear an Allied landing as authorities fortify the port area or nearby sites. Police raids and roundups intensify while a vaccination clinic opens today at 2 pm in the Eas Greenbush Central school area, led by Dr. George W. Duffy and nurses Sabine Keays and Ruth Johnston.
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Berne
Switzerland
Marseille
Tribune de Geneve
Mar
Soile
Eas
Greenbush Central
George W. Duffy
Sabine C. Keays
Ruth C. Johnston
Duity
Davies Continues His Trip Today
Joseph Davies, Roosevelt's emissary to Stalin, arrived in Minneapolis yesterday by Army bomber and checked into a downtown hotel for the night. He declined to comment to reporters as his journey to Washington was to resume today.
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Minneapolis
Joseph Davies
Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Washington
Davies
Seattle
Engineer John F Stevens Dies in Southern Pines N Carolina
Internationally known civil engineer John F Stevens, age 90, died yesterday at his home in Southern Pines North Carolina after a long illness. He was father to D F Stevens, assistant to the operating vice president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pines
N. C. UP
John F. Stevens
Stevens
D. F. Stevens
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Income Tax Installment Due in Fourteenth District
More than 100 notices were sent to Fourteenth District taxpayers, including Troy area residents, reminding that the second installment of 192 income taxes is due by June 15. Collector Harry M. Hickey warned against rumors of waivers, stating no legislation abolishes the second payment and it must be paid on or before June 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Vicinity
Internal Revenue
Harry M. Hickey
Cohoes Nets 21 2 Tons of Tin Cans
Cohoes officials report an initial city wide salvage collection Tuesday yielded over two and a half tons of tin cans. The drive will expand to copper bronze and brass, with Willam Marta named to lead transport and William Van Devear directing the collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes
Jold State Yard
Saratoga Street
War Council
Cohoes Foreign Born Class Closes With 42 Diplomas
Forty two Cohoes residents completed a five month Americanization course earning diplomas, the largest such group in New York State. James Crowley cited the effort as a new era for local citizenship preparation. At Cohoes High School the ceremony honored Anne Smyth for leading the class.
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Cohoes
Anne C. Smyth
Smyth
F. Herrick Conners
James V. Marra
Board of Education
America
LEGAL NOTICE SEALS BIDS FOR SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ROUTES
Infers sealed bids for bus routes serving Central School District No 1 Greenbush Nassau Schodack North Chatham Rensselaer County and Columbia County New York for 1943 44 school year with detailed route descriptions and bid opening time. Proposing district reserves right to reject bids. Bid forms available from Selby Summers Clerk East Greenbush.
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Greenbush
Nassau
Kodach
Sand
Bliss Schoel
Central School District
Nassau San Hil
Nenee Sau
Jeffers
Nassau Schon Nase Biong
Inequare
Wes Central School
Nsau Lake
Nassau Sau Lake
Nastu Square
I Lake
Dupus Comers
feCteland Road
Meca Rice
Corers
Schodack
Rowe
Ser Et Washiaien
Fontes
Nassau Square
Aung
Tout Road
Tea Road Central School
Mil
God Cowate & Central Schenste Ig
Sunset
Miver Road
Miller Vo Centrad
Rouse Dhe
Goiae
Inenee
Drecinn
Fae
Nile
Greendush
Cheng Pele Teriterat Hose Company
Fete Dian
Centrat Sehaui
E- C
Lae
Third Avenue
Detrees
Vie Sant Lake
Schoal Vy
Defreestville
Couse
Central
En Hose Company
Chiafeshia
Rensselaer City
Hampton Manor
Hamping Manor
Tuen of
Clinton Park
Town Road
Red MiMi Road
St. Joho'e
Selby
Dental School
East Greenbin
Bliely
Cement
Board of Education
Cen Freenbush
Schodack Land
North Chath & Or Res
Board of Tear
Sehool
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the Record
Green Island
Party
Mrs. Sutton
Lansingburg
OPA
East Side
Bataan
Stephentown
Cohoes Club
Dr. Sayles
St. Agnes’ Church
Peter Marcil
Gustave Darwak
Harry Vaughan
Stephen Kowalak
East Greenbush Clinic
Chester J. Atkinson
Harvey J. Rugsett
Margaret Haley
Cahoes Hospital
Helen Johnson
Washington, D. C
Silby Memorial Hospital
Johnson
Girs
Ernest LaVallee
LaVallee
Law
Fellowcraft Club
Cohoes Lodge
Masome Temple
Chris Beck
Motion
Frank H. Weise
Masten Ave
Cahoes
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