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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1943
Page
16
C M McCay of Cornell extols soybeans as a remarkable plant, a future staple for the American market once sprouting is perfected. He outlines home sprouting and market readiness, noting dried beans, sprouts in frozen form, and potential greenhouse production, with detailed household sprouting steps.
Governor Dewey promotes soybeans as a wartime meat substitute, predicting a multi generation shift from prewar eating. The article outlines home sprouting methods using flower pots bottles jars and cans with chlorinated lime to prevent mold and ensure air drainage. It notes sprouts are ready to eat by day three to five and hints at future soybean recipes.
Dr. M. McCay, director of the Cornell School of Nutrition, argues that heated soybeans can be matched in protein by sprouting. Sprouts offer a vegetable rich in vitamins and minerals, reduce cooking to 15–20 minutes, and support the claim that a person could live on a pound of sprouts daily with no other food.
Greyhound Corp seeks Civil Aeronautics Board approval to operate helicopters over existing bus routes totaling about 60 000 miles with terminals serving as landing ports. The plan targets 70 million people in towns not served by airlines and would feed current air networks. If aircraft become available, trials could run on routes from Detroit to Flint and between Detroit Cincinnati and Louisville with helicopters carrying four to ten passengers.
The USO Lounge at Troy Union Depot invites volunteers for daytime shifts. After a prior pause due to ample winter help, registrations reopen for breakfast 6 AM to 9 AM, morning 8:36 AM to 1 PM, and afternoon 1 PM to 6 PM with Mrs Herbert G August directing operations.
The Columbus American Legion Auxiliary proposes a program where Gold Star mothers and mothers who lost sons in this war adopt orphan soldiers at Fort Benning. They would send mail and small gifts on special occasions to boost morale and provide encouragement for soldiers without mail.
Dr Thomas D Masters explains migraine as a periodic nervous reaction with common triggers from fatigue and diet. Attacks bring nausea light and noise sensitivity and may last hours to a day. Rest dark quiet rooms aspirin and ergotamine under physician supervision help, with long term relief from stress reduction.
New York agriculturists and economists warned yesterday that wartime shortages demand a shift in national diet and the end of government control programs. Cornell economist Myers urged less civilian meat and more wheat, soybeans, corn, and dried peas and beans to cut energy wasted on feeding crops to livestock.
Eastern States Gasoline Dealers Association plans a Philadelphia meeting to back Bernard Baruch drafting a federal blueprint for gasoline, criticizes Harold Ickes as politics misuses fuel policy. Automobile Club of New York urges Baruch rubber-model plan for fuel. Harrisburg reports USDA and OPA campaign to keep seed potatoes from being sold for table use to ensure crop planting.
Washington reports that fathers called for induction will face the same physical standards as single and childless men. Preliminary examinations are unlikely for average fathers due to physician limits and changing standards. Exceptions exist for high business interests, with final decisions resting with draft board physicians and Army examiners.
The Rensselaer and Troy Rationing Boards distributed renewal application forms for heat and hot water fuel oil rations. Forms must be completed by current ration holders and returned by mail, with July 1 expected for coupon book mailings. If address changed, new forms required. forms available at boards. Even with a change in circumstance, do not fail to return the renewal application.
The War Department announced authorization for sending photographs of children under one year of age of soldiers overseas or born after the father left. Photos may include the mother, must be on Regulation V Mail form, and occupy no more than one third of space in the upper left portion. The plan aims to connect families with overseas servicemen through a national auxiliary.
New York coffee official William son states the one pound monthly ration worsens stale coffee on grocers shelves and fills warehouses. He notes green coffee stocks could cover three months but consumer coupons remain low, while Office of Price Administration limits persist.
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