The Troy Record Company and Officials Listing
Publisher David B. Phim Editor Dwight Marvin. Officers include David B. ium President E. H Betts Vice president Frank Lo York Treasurer Dwight Aarvin Secretary. Phone Troy 6100. Subscription terms listed for various regions and formats. February 1944 circulation reported as 40 099 net paid.
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Dwight Marvin
The
Troy Record Company
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E. H Betts
Frank Lo York
Dwight Aarvin
Troy
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Political Matters Must Not Rest In War and Diplomacy
The piece argues that expediency in war is justifiable to save lives but cannot be extended to diplomacy without risking democracy. It criticizes Churchill and Eden for misaligned words and deeds on Italy and Europe, urges clear war aims and frank US Britain cooperation, and warns that delaying political matters harms the United Nations effort.
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Britain
United States
London
Washington
Italian Committee of National Liberation
Churchill
Badoglio
North Africa
Victor Emanuel
Marshal Pietro Badoglio
Italy
Europe
Peter
George
Soviet Union
Anthony Eden
United Nations
Eden
Adriatic
West
Justice Smiles Once More as Tax Bill Ends Special Privilege
An editorial lauds a new tax bill ending the earned income credit carve out that favored investment income over work income. It denounces past defenses of inherited wealth, stock dividends, and rental income, arguing Congress will unify tax treatment and restore fairness for wages and salaries.
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Allies Score First Major Burma Victory After Jap Offensive
After months of quiet, Allied forces in Burma repelled an 8000-strong Japanese thrust aimed at cutting off Indian divisions. British and Chinese troops push the foe in four sectors along a 500 mile front while plans for a broader Burma campaign gain momentum and a possible link with China via the Ledo or Burma Roads.
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India
Akyab
Italy
Pacific
Europe
Lord Louis Mountbatten
China
Britain
America
Ledo
Burma Road
Far East
Review of Army Induction Standards Sparks Debate
A medical commission appointed by the President reviews military manpower needs and concludes physical standards should not be lowered. The piece questions why the survey was needed and argues that modest modifications are possible without sweeping changes, while stressing the impracticality of drastic reductions.
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Wa Lanrnd
Borderline correctible defects to field more soldiers
The text argues that many borderline 4-Fs could be restored to full military usefulness through simple surgery and that war requires prioritizing victory. It notes the social and economic un desirability of removing men from families, urges exhausting other measures first, and endorses drastic action only as a last resort.
Labor Left and Right on Communism in Unions
An opinion piece quotes John L. Lewis arguing for expelling all Communists from unions, while noting suspicions he aims to discredit rival Philip Murray. It urges purging Communist influence from organized labor and condemns Communism as a core threat to the movement and national harmony.
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Congress of Industrial Organizations
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
United States
Lewis
Philip Surray
Mr. Lewis
Bureau of Labor Statistics Defends Figures Against Labor Report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics calls the labor committee's premature cost of living report a gross exaggeration. Acting head A Ford Hinrichs says overall living costs rose 23 4 percent since January 1 1941, disputing the committee's 43 5 percent figure. Labor members call the BLS reply insult to housewives and urge a public poll.
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Department of Labor
A. Ford Hinrichs
BLS
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Voices on Brotherhood and War Reflections in The Record
Letters from Troy readers in 1944 discuss Adam Powell Jr speeches, wartime enlistment, and charity. A Constant Reader urges universal conscription age, while another writer extols tolerance and justice in postwar readjustment, citing a biblical scene as a call for mercy.
Fair Enough Westbrook Pegler Tells Tales of Izzy Gallico
Fragmented reminiscence recounts Izzy Gallico lecturing in Kansas City and recalls wild anecdotes from Ohio, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and Derby. The narrator questions Fascism and democracy, hints at nightlife misadventures, and wonders what truths Gallico shared about war, golf schemes, and escapades.
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Kansas City
Izzy Gallico
Ohio
Schmeling
Barkley Re elected Senate Majority Leader in sudden caucus
In a closed door session Alben Barkley announced a deliberate resignation and was reelected majority leader. The vote was unanimous, but a cooling off period was urged before Barkley accepted immediately. The episode ended with Barkley affirming support for the White House while preserving wary relations.
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Senate
Alben” Barkley
Barkley
Tucktan
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
Alben
McKellar
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Missouri
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
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Dietrich
Illinois
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Connally
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White House
Readers' Corner Finds And Or Debate And ProtoGRAM Taxing Grammar
Letters discuss the grammar of and/or and the birth of protograms like Nabisco Texaco and Conoco. Readers argue over title Reverend and note the Bible reference Ephesians 4 11. A reader jokes about mourning a fi ance in light of income tax forms.
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S. B. Hoover
Pittsburg
Co. Berg
Brooklyn
Webster's New International
Bessie P. Osborne
Los Angeles
Standard Oil Company of New York
Nabisco
Texaco
Conoco
Congress pursues sound tax policy on war financing
The article argues Congress acted wisely on war funding citing Treasury estimates of up to 92 to 100 billion in the current year and a 10.6 billion request, later reduced, with about 45 billion to be raised from outside sources as War Loan bonds. it notes reductions in spending and inflation concerns while promising continuation on page twelve.
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