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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1944
Page
16
Stock market activity surged as optimistic frontpage battle news spurred buying. Investors chased gains across favored sectors and major names like Studebaker Chrysler US Steel American Airlines and Pan American while oils and utilities posted blocks of buying and a brisk turnover.
New York market reports steady flour prices with small shifts in contracts. Trading activity remains quiet as mills and buyers reassess demand and supply dynamics.
The listing shows prices for flour, cornmeal, buckwheat, feed, bran, eggs, cheese, and potatoes with varying freshness notes. Prices are given per hundred pounds or per ton, with terms such as steady and nominal and references to creameries and markets.
Delegates at the wartime Republican convention hear Senator Warren criticize the Roosevelt administration as power hungry while stressing unity and a postwar return to private production. He urges a peace grounded in reality, condemns New Deal centralization, and reinforces the party’s aim to keep politics out of war and to prioritize public welfare over private interests.
Delegates, governors, and party leaders gathered in Chicago as the Republican Convention moved toward nominating Dwight D. Eisenhower? Dwight H. Green of Illinois welcomed delegates. Dewey backers targeted Griswold as a possible choice for nomination. Bricker pressed to keep his name in contention. The platform fight loomed with a potential shift away from the New Deal, while Hoover and Luce were slated to speak and Dewey aimed for the nomination the next morning.
Allied troops advance street by street into Cherbourg driving Germans from the city. US forces press along the coast east of Cherbourg as naval and aerial bombardment paves the way for a port capture critical to ongoing operations. Isolated pockets remain near Cape de la Hague while engineers rush to ready Cherbourg’s dockyard for full use.
Chicago reports inflationary pricing at the GOP gathering with convention tickets selling between 25 and 39 dollars. Scalpers, ticket offices, and taxi meters push costs, while Oklahoma! tickets command 14 to 17 dollars per pair as attendees chase access.
Funeral conducted for Mrs jie King a 102 year old Waterford resident. Service held yesterday at Quandt Funeral Homes with Rev. Herbert Wittesberg of First Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment in Waterford Rural Cemetery with relatives acting as bearers.
Waterford High School held its baccalaureate service at School Aichorive with Rev. Lewis M. Blackmer delivering the address “You Are Act Alace.” Congregants included Rev. Willam A. Perry and Rev. James T. Kerr. Commencement follows today at 3 PM in the auditorium. A strawberry festival, a Daughters of the Eastern Star supper, Lions Club dinner, and various personal notices mark community events around the ceremony.
John J. Lewis, international president of the United Mine Workers of America, faces a challenger, Edmundson, who resigned as district 32 president. Edmundson declares his bid from Springfield to Alexandria, citing freedoms he says are restricted by the international. Election of the international president is set for December.
Marvin H Anderson Jr son of Mr and Mrs Marvin H Anderson of 6 Prear Avenue wins the annual Albany Academy for Boys competitive scholarship for entrants to the First Form seventh grade. The award covers all tuition and is held through his school career while high scholarship standards are kept.
Frees Miss Lettie H. Dixon of Thompson and Schuylerville died yesterday in Saratoga Hospital after a brief illness. Survivors include sister Rosecca Mershall of Adams, Miss. three nephews, a niece and several great-nieces. Garabed H. Tellalian died yesterday after long illness. survived by wife Reece Teolalian, two sons James and George, a brother Esras, two sisters, and a grandson. Funeral services set for Thursday at Armenian Calvary Congregational Church. David N. Macke, prominent in Troy Masonic circles, died Sunday night at Samaritan Hospital after a short illness. Survived by wife Edie Webster Smith, one brother, three nephews, and a grandniece. Funeral from Bryce Pasqual Home tomorrow at 2 pm. Mrs Harriet Burton’s funeral held yesterday. Mrs Sophie Madsen died Sunday. services Wednesday at Mason Chapel. Interment Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs John Sapone, long-time Troy resident, died yesterday after brief illness. Survived by husband and an aunt. two children died earlier. Funeral Thursday from home then St Anthony’s Church. Willie C Champion, 73, farmer, died Saturday in Jonesville. Survived by wife Ida and daughter Evelyn. Funeral today from Parker Funeral Home Burnt Hills. burial Clifton Park Center Cemetery. Louis Tate’s funeral held yesterday at Morris Funeral Home. interment Oakwood Cemetery. Oscar P. Granberg funeral held. interment Elmwood Hill Cemetery. Otto J. Volk funeral held. requiem Mass at St Lawrence Church. interment St Joseph’s Cemetery.
Soviet forces assault Vitebsk and surrounding fortresses as they push along the front from Orsha to Mogilev and Bobruisk. Moscow reports reveal deep penetrations, encirclements, and large forces, with German and White Russian dispatches noting heavy fighting and strategic aims toward Minsk and the Baltic. The action signals a broader push across northern Belarus as German reserves rush to respond.
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