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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1943
Page
15
A continuation reports on the War Labor Dispute Act, noting Republicans voted to override a veto while 19 Democrats five Republicans and senator La Follette staged the sustain vote. The act grants statutory authority for the President to seize war facilities and provides for maintenance of existing terms and conditions.
Reference sources say yesterday marked the first wartime veto override by Congress, noting six Wilson vetoes were overridden only in peacetime. Observers at the Capitol recall it as the fastest joint override in memory.
President Roosevelt outlines provisions of a wartime labor bill, defending penalties for strike instigators while opposing sections on notice requirements and secret ballot votes. He argues existing dispute machinery suffices and notes that 99.95 percent of work proceeded without strikes in 1942, a record unmatched among Allies.
The High Command announced that a Beaufort bomber scored a near miss on a merchant ship within a small Japanese convoy off Cape St George yesterday. No further details were provided on units or exact position.
State Police report that weekends and holidays are no longer peak days for accidents due to war and seven day production. Traffic inspector Robert V Annett notes accident patterns shift with shift changes and urges continuous patrols daily. Troop G data show spring months bring the highest enforcement, with all troops increasing activity over last year.
Waterford Me chanicville Road hosts a largely attended PTA gathering with awards to Mrs. Hancox Gadouna Mohn and Mrs. Kuehn. A luncheon, marshmallow roast, and community singing follow. Out of town guests include Grace Mohn and Monica Gadouna. Public Library summer hours begin July 1. Church activities include baptist picnic at Hancox home, choir banquet, and Grace Episcopal services with Holy Communion and a church school close. War Bond purchase chosen over picnic. Rehearsed readings and offerings at Waterford Methodist Church service with children's sermon and new member reception.
The Sullivan family toured nationwide urging war bond purchases after losing five sons aboard the Juneau. Mr and Mrs Thomas F Sullivan spoke to over a million workers in 65 cities across 235 rallies from February through April, aided by daughter Genevieve now serving as a WAVE.
German authorities pressed 47 to 49 year olds into service as part of a broader mobilization amid heightened Allied bombardment. Italy reports a one week campaign against suspected fifth columnists while European and Swiss outlets note heavy casualties and extended air raids on Western Germany.
The Albany OPA announced a ten day extension allowing small merchants without ration banking accounts to surrender stamps within ten days after the one month validity, enabling delivery against credit established with suppliers. Wholesalers may also apply quarterly for ration points to offset inventory losses from cheese cutting.
P H Bonnet, minister of information in the De Gaulle Giraud committee, told reporters at his first press conference yesterday that French unity is complete. He stated only minor details remain to be settled in connection with the new empire government.
The Cohoes Hospital Nurses Training School alumnae held its annual banquet at Van Schaick Island Country Club, marking 40 years since the first graduation and 29 years since founding. Speakers praised the school, with Miss Margaret J. Smylie as guest of honor and Miss Margaret A. Haley delivering thanks. Also noted were obituaries for Theodora Kowalski and Cassidy Surava, with funeral plans and church services in Cohoes.
In Cohoes Patrolman James T Lahey faces assault charges after four witnesses including Patrolmen John Tully and Albert Marois and witness Carlton Paten testified. Brady’s motions were denied as the hearing continued with cross examination of Judge Frank L Brandt and related court records discussed. A public sale for the Park Avenue School building is set for today at City Hall with bids required to repair or salvage the structure.
An additional 325 farm laborers from Jamaica arrived in New York to aid cultivation and harvests. The War Food Administration has brought 1,250 Jamaicans to the state, with 400 already placed in Erie and Suffolk Counties. Other groups include Chinese laborers near Albany and a Kentucky West Virginia recruiting drive yielding 280 workers trained at Morrisville and Alfred.
The Navy announced that a medium sized United States merchant vessel was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine in mid June on the East Coast. Survivors have been landed at Charleston, S. C.
Several Cohoes churches list sermon topics for 10:30 a.m. services. Rev. George F. McElvein leads First Baptist on Spiritual Religion, Rev. Francis L. McCauley speaks at Silli man Memorial Presbyterian on A Nation Chosen and Dedicated, St James Methodist conducts Lord's Supper with Rev. Earl C. Fryer officiating, First Methodist features Awakening Desires with Rev. Donald R. Lewis, and Rev. Victor J. Blekkink delivers Two Way Religion at the Reformed church. Church schools, youth gatherings, and prayers follow across venues.
Democrats at Cohoes defer state designation as petitions loom for Albany County and city offices. Meeting in City Hall with Assistant District Attorney Henry S S Kahn presiding, another gathering is set for early next week. Deadline for filing petitions is midnight Tuesday July 6, with action expected soon.
The notice lists mass times across several churches including St Agnes St Bernard St Joseph St Marie St Michael St Patrick Sacred Heart St Rita with assigned priests Rev Joseph A Franklin Rev William P Brennan Rev Louis A Lavigne Rev Adrien Bechard Rev Valentine W Gierlacht Rev Thomas A Flanagan Rev Raymond J Robert Rev Metelo A Galanti detailing low masses from early morning and high masses at 10:30 or 11 a.m. for each church.
About 200 employees at the Saratoga Street plant of Fuld & Hatch Knitting Co joined a spontaneous walkout that began Thursday at the Remsen Street plant. The action, reportedly union free, protests failure to reach an agreement expected to end tomorrow. Workers seek a full union shop a 5 percent wage rise and the check-off system.
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