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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1944
Page
7
Henry L. Pree advises growing broccoli in stages for steady supply. Use two-foot spacing, plant late spring and again for a fall crop, and protect with root maggot control and aphid sprays. Choose the Calabrese Green Sprout variety, maturing in 73 to 85 days, with central heads followed by smaller side heads for eight to ten weeks.
The Office of Price Administration authorized a national odd lot sale offering about seven million pairs of free shoes for men women boys and girls from July 16 to 29. Prices must be at least 125 percent below current prices. Children misses and infant shoes previously rationed in May are included in the period.
Washington Pa The American Red Cross reported yesterday that it had provided more than a quarter of a billion dollars in goods and services during the first 26 months of the war. The organization spent 205,819,870 in Red Cross funds and 738,951,368 as agent for the government and other agencies. These figures include the millions of dollars worth of services performed by volunteer workers. All but a fraction of the Red Cross expenditure is directly war connected.
Sergt Irene E Roughe of the Marine Corps Reserve married Harry J Mitchell a pharmacist mate in Albany at Sergeant Konyha's apartments Ten Broek Apartments with Rev Jobs Airby officiating Mitchell, a Birmingham Alabama native, has served in the Navy for 44 years aboard USS Chicago and at the district Marine Corps recruiting center in Albany Roughe joined Marine Women Reserves in 1932 and both expect to set their permanent residence after the war or service ends.
Miss Jane Helen Gurnee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Q. Gurnee of Butler New Jersey, engaged to Private William H. King son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. King of Hed Bank Michigan. Jane is a graduate of Pompton Lakes School and Russell Sage College. William H. King, a Lansingburg High School alumnus, was in his senior year at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute when called to active duty in May 1943. He belonged to the Rensselaer Society of Engineers Alpha Psi Omega and has been stationed at the University of Pittsburgh under the Army Specialized Training Program, recently transferred to Pennsylvania State College.
Justice Robert Jackson adds a dissenting view on state insurance control. He argues states began regulating nearly a century ago and have robust, workable systems with capable officials. He warns the court's ruling could force massive overhauls, shifting tax, supervision, and liabilities to states and Congress alike.
Amid war and upheaval a landmark case sparks a furious debate over moving insurance oversight to federal control. Justice dissenters defend democratic limits while majority critics warn of chaos and overreach. The ruling shocks the home front and tests government balance in crisis.
The piece argues that every citizen deserves equal economic opportunity and rights regardless of color, including service in the armed forces and non-discrimination. It frames Republican adherence to these rights as a measure of sincerity and moral leadership, noting the global perception of the party's stance and contrasting with national paper consumption statistics.
A Navy man known as the CHOW HOUND was famed for always rushing to chow. While others dream of sweethearts, he worried about meals, and he would eat anything, never minding table manners, lingering in the bunk.
The Red Cross reports new summer hours for surgical dressings work at the Manufacturers National Bank Building. Hours are Monday 3:30 am to 9 pm and on every other day except Saturday 3:30 am to 1 pm. Tooms will not be open Saturdays. Volunteers are needed immediately to produce dressings for wounded in France.
Seabee Robert J. Bird left yesterday by plane for Camp Painter California after a ten day furlough with his wife at 120 Hill Street. They hosted a gathering at their Averill Park summer home last Saturday with guests Seabee Charles Ingram and Seabee Thomas Sage of Troy, both stationed at Camp Parker with Mr Bird.
Max Zinkef Watervitet counts the engagement of Maplewood School faculty member Edith De Smidt to be married at Gatun Panama Canal Zone. The wedding is set for August in Gatun with Rev Leon De Smidt, First Presbyterian minister, officiating. In a separate note, Howard Rathbun and Marion Wingbow wed at St James Parsonage Cohoes. they will reside in Berlin after a hidden wedding trip. Dr and Mrs Alison Hull host a weekend guest Lieut Rosa W Thompson at their Fortstown home.
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