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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1944
Page
12
New York. Second Lieutenant James W. Prior, 25, died over Matching England on Feb 4. In a last letter he urged his parents not to mourn, saying sorrow would deter duty, and that they must enjoy the gift paid for by the sacrifice as his unit pressed on.
Troy area taxi operators met yesterday at the Rensselaer County Troy City Rationing Board. The meeting, called by A C Dunn district manager of the Office of Defense Transportation, focused on general operating conditions and regulations relating to taxi service.
Capt Gerald Frederick France of Cambridge now with the Army Engineering Corps in the Middle East sent a letter to his wife saying he presented a water purification plant of his own design to the Shah of Persia during ceremonies in Persia. He was formerly a consulting engineer and has designed many works, a picture of one appeared in Engineering News Record. Mrs. France and their son stay with her mother in Cambridge while he serves overseas.
William L. Bewitt, head of GE contract termination in Schenectady, and Fr. Willey Hubbell spoke at the Albany DeWitt Clinton Hotel to the local National Association of Cost Accountants chapter about government contract termination procedures and related practices.
Miss Jacqueline Tucker, a 19 year old University of Illinois sophomore, won The Nation's Most Popular Doonteer title with over 18 000 votes from USO Club soldiers in Champaign. She speaks of soldiers liking to dance talk and enjoy light nourishing food and cigarettes while serving as hostess at Army camps and bases.
Examiners from the State Tax Department have been at Rensselaer County Clerk's office about a week to aid Troy residents in filling state income tax returns. With April 15 approaching, few locals have sought help, though officials urge early filing and note examiners are available daily except Saturday mornings.
Johnsonville residents Mr and Mrs Kenneth Heald spend a few days in Syracuse. Mr and Mrs Charles Welling were guests of Mrs Helen Scott in Stillwater. Leroy Moore of Pittsfield Mass spent the weekend with his mother Mrs Margaret Stevens. Mr and Mrs Floyd Burdick and family visited Mr and Mrs A Lucius Henry in North Adams Mana. Mrs Sherman Herrington has returned home after a month confined to Leonard Hospital.
Edward Kennedy reports on a Philadelphia woman’s letter to Hal Boyle about the Brushoff Club for servicemen jilted by sweethearts. The piece notes soldiers’ reaction and profiles several servicemen on Anzio Beachhead, highlighting their efforts and desires amid war.
Shushan Mr and Mrs Harold A Scott of Whitehall were Sunday guests of their aunt the Misses Scott. Miss Marguerite Young of Catskill spent the weekend with her sister Mrs Robert Torrens. Clark Wright appears to be recovering from injuries from a fall on the ley road Friday. Robert Torrens underwent an operation on an eye at Bennington Hospital last Thursday. Miss Isa Copeland of New York is a guest at the home of Mr and Mrs William Moeller for about two weeks. Frank Dobbin substituted at the library Saturday afternoon during librarian Mrs Robert Torrens absence who was called out of town.
National Republican leaders hailed Dean M Gillespie’s win in a Colorado special election as proof the American public rejects the New Deal. They cited gains in New York and Watertown and framed the vote as a referendum on constitutional government versus bureaucratic dictatorship.
Greenwich residents learn Corporal William Roberson of the Marine Corps was wounded in action in the South Pacific after serving at Pearl Harbor. Details are scarce. In Greenwich, Mrs. Flora Barber, widow of Herbert Barber, died after a cerebral hemorrhage. Burial at Greenwich Cemetery follows services conducted by Rev. Charles R. Edgington. Survivors include two sons, two daughters, five grandchildren, and relatives in Manchester Vermont and Haston.
Douglas C. Lovelace paints a vivid March scene from the Dan J. Cavanaugh ranch in Idaho's Magic Valley where 4,000 ewes are expected to yield about 5,000 lambs in a three week period. Lambs arrive roughly every six minutes, with twins common and mortality low. Newborns weigh three to four pounds and will reach 85 to 100 pounds by June, selling for around 12 dollars each.
Why cultivate in YOUR GARDEN the novice gardener learns cultivation increases yield and controls weeds. Proper hoe and wheel hoe use, timing, and shallow deepness protect roots and soil moisture. Cultivate after sowing, avoid wet soil, and stop once crops cover the ground.
Tender lambs search for food on wobbly legs while ewes and their newborns wrestle with instinct. Some mothers balk at their first offspring, requiring a shepherds tool to guide them back. Doting care includes faking loss and presenting a dead twin’s pelt to coax adoption.
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