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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1944
Page
2
Lansingburg High School's gym will become a miniature night club for the second canteen dance of the year. The junior class sponsors the event with David Reynolds orchestra playing from 8 p.m. to midnight and a floor show around 10 p.m.
Eight girls from the Junior Class including Rita Penny and Ann Herring will perform plus Frances Dallas tap dance. The MacNaughton group offers four acts with a novelty and elimination dance. Chairmen include Mrs. John T. Comeskey for general duties and Mrs. Irene Campbell as co-chairman.
A two week test of ration tokens divides opinion with ration officials upbeat while United Traction Co. doubts the system. Tokens jam coin boxes, slow buses, and require manual fare collection, especially harming operations when eight boxes jam daily.
New York State Police radio trainees from six barracks and Albany headquarters gathered at The Hendrick Hudson for a farewell dinner after completing a four month course at the State Technical Institute. The group included 14 students and 14 guests led by Deputy Chief Inspector George M. Searle and Acting Chief Inspector Capt. Francis S. McGarvey, with Capt. Walter F. Rirey commanding Troop G. Troy.
Secretary of the Navy Knox told the House Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday that the Axis now knows the only remaining chance for victory is Allied disunity and he said extending the Lend-Lease Act can knock out this enemy prop. He urged continued unity to ensure victory.
Local station schedule lists morning programs including Timekeeper News, Rise 'n' Shine, Breakfast Club, and News. Afternoon features The Guiding Light, Pepper Young, Lorenzo Jones, and Catholic Youth programs. Evening blocks cover Broadway related shows, talent and music segments, and farm papers with multiple time slots and station identifiers.
Lawmakers consider extending the Mutual Aid Act for another year beyond June 30. The proposal aims to ensure continued emergency assistance and regional cooperation amid ongoing challenges and potential fiscal impacts.
Harold J. Blessing, grand tectur er of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters, spoke on Fraternity at Master Mason night by Palestine Chapter O B 8 at the Lansingburg Masonic Temple. Guests included district officers and Master Masons from Albany Rensselaer Schenectady with a vocal duet and selections from Pink Lady. A supper followed with officers presiding.
A Swedish traveler arriving in Berlin after Wednesday’s American attack called the city doom town saying it has ceased to be a capital or even a town. He described Berlin citizens as deeply shaken by the events and the situation in the city.
A Swedish woman at Malmoe airport cried out that she could not speak about the events frightening the city, while reports note the Nazi government may have evacuated before Christmas. Separately, New Zealand has sent 2,097,000 tons of food to United States armed forces in the Pacific since the war began.
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