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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1944
Page
3
The Fifth War Loan launches with a national quota of 16 billion dollars and deep public support. In Rensselaer County the goal is 19 million, and citizens are urged to invest to fund fighters and sustain the war effort against the Axis. The piece frames bonds as a patriotic duty and essential to victory, urging unwavering participation.
The piece analyzes Gen Charles DeGaulle possibly securing U S recognition of his Free French committee as provisional government France and urges close Allied civil military cooperation. It weighs risks of a free hand for De Gaulle versus rapid French self rule amid ongoing European invasion and aims for a stable Franco American relationship.
Commencement at Emma Willard School marked by a major donation as the Cluett home in Troy, seven acres, greenhouse, houses, a garage and a tennis court are added to the campus. Heirs of Mrs. Cluett support annexation for future use while surrogates court approval remains required. The gift promises expanded facilities including instruction spaces, a chapel and extra-curricular amenities for growing enrollment.
A satirical look at wartime pork estimates from 1941 to 1944. The piece mocks WFA and OPA price controls, notes 83,600,000 pigs at end of 1943, and ridicules census limits and famine fears. It recalls Spanish American War exports and the pork industry’s resilience amid scares.
The piece argues Sweden, Turkey, Spain and Portugal acted as neutrals or neutralized states amid European collapse. It notes self interest drives neutrality, compares them to Switzerland, and highlights moves toward closer alignment with the United Nations’ side, referencing Franco’s policy shifts and Portugal’s subsequent steps.
The piece argues that allied pressure, allied victories, and the invasion of Western Europe push toward the collapse of totalitarian regimes. It references Salazar’s Portugal, Sweden selling armaments to Nazis, and Turkey’s potential alignment with the United Nations.
The article notes that the three top American commanders Dwight Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, and others have arrived in London for consultation on invasion tactics. It highlights Eisenhower’s decisive leadership before and during Normandy, MacArthur in the Pacific, Clark in Italy, and Marshall’s talent for selecting capable subordinates while speaking little.
The speaker minimizes Allied air raids by calling them nuisance raids, noting the scale of 2,000 bombers over head and suggesting 4,000 would be even greater nuisance, reflecting wartime rhetoric rather than concrete events.
A sparse, whimsical note recalls Brenner Pass explosions as the era’s loudest event since a Mussolini meeting. It alleges gardening moves dirt from outdoors to indoors as a joke about domestic life. A remark links thunderstorms to radio program quality, implying casual commentary.
The Rochester Times Union notes a growing anti New Deal sentiment in Congress and state gatherings. Mississippi delegates are ordered to fight for States rights, restore the two thirds rule, oppose racial equality or anti poll tax planks, and disavow electors for Chicago nominees if ignored. Texas and South Carolina have similar moves.
A collection of reader queries and editor replies from The Record. Topics include anonymous letters, locating a grave at St Mary's Cemetery via the St Marys Cemetery Association, inquiries about a Troy cleanup week, and a discussion on American wartime industry workers and patriotism.
Editor Wendell Wilthie outlines a 1934 Republican platform focused on administration of government rather than a strict federal power versus states’ rights debate. He argues for total administration of federal functions at local levels, stressing government by law over caprice and the need for centralized action to tackle national economic and social problems.
President Roosevelt followed a long planned invasion using a map in the Lincoln study on the Wire House second floor. Pins showed ships troops and landing barges with the Channel objective, a secret until D Day. The President uses such maps daily to track ships in the Pacific and Atlantic. A naval aide moved sham records for him.
The piece notes a rift among U S and British leaders over De Gaulle after World War II actions. Roosevelt resisted recognizing him as provisional French leader, while Churchill Eden and Eisenhower backed De Gaulle, with Teheran Cairo diplomacy shaping shifts in allegiance and plans for a French government allied to the invading forces. It also touches on insurance regulation debates and a light column on Idaho Senate hopeful Glenna Taylor.
A dated excerpt discusses word syllable breaks and stressing in formal speech, noting how to pronounce wu as yoo. It questions the origin of Mlibuster from Hibustero and contrasts alibusters as pirates infecting Latin American waters. The author offers to send a pamphlet on French pronunciation and asks readers to mail a self addressed stamped envelope to Frank Dolby.
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