The Troy Record Publication Details and Subscriptions
The Troy Record announces staff and ownership including David B. Plum and Dwight Marvin. Subscription rates vary by edition and region with Albany to Bennington County prices listed. Circulation notes show February 1944 daily average of 40,009 net paid and Bureau of Circulations membership.
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The President in Crisis Over Postwar Leadership
The piece argues President Roosevelt faces a difficult re election bid as domestic policy fails and foreign policy reliance on Hull Stimson Knox Marshall Arnold and King grows. It suggests Britain Russia fear his plans require Congress approval and favors a Republican successor to lead postwar policy.
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Moscow’s Postwar Moves and Central Europe Alignments
The report contends the Czech exile government may assume civil control in Czechoslovakia as the Red Army advances, signaling Moscow’s aim to reshape borders in Eastern Europe. It warns of Soviet territorial demands in Estonia Latvia Lithuania Poland Finland Romania and hints at a potential United Soviet States of Europe. The piece notes misgivings about Soviet plans and urges Allied statesmanship to keep lines of cooperation open.
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Stimson Praises Italian Campaign Achievements Amid Setbacks
Secretary Stimson defends Allied aims in Italy noting major strategic gains including Italy’s removal from the Axis, opened Med Sea routes, seized southern airports, and the sinking of German divisions. He concedes three months of deadlock and slower ground gains, urging perspective on the overall record and hopes to break the Rome-area stalemate soon.
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Horrifying but Inevitable Sicilian Air Crash Claim Shock
The piece recounts eight months of censorship lifting a Sicily invasion loss where 23 troop planes were downed by allied and German fire, costing 410 American lives. It argues such incidents are inherent in war, notes blame and leadership questions, and warns of future hazards in combat.
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Onion's medicinal glow fades as market empties
From Russia word arrives on the onion’s powers to kill bacteria and protozoa, with Tokin of Tomsk labs confirming its value. Yet today the bulb is scarce in markets, leaving consumers in a vanished era of culinary and medical lore. A future century warns of continued shortages.
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Pulse of the People policy on signed letters to The Record
The Record Newspapers will publish unsigned letters only if writers request anonymity and sign their statements. If names are not signed, publication cannot be guaranteed, per the policy set by the Patents Office and publisher.
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Paderewski and chain letters in wartime letters
Readers ask about Ignace Jan Paderewski’s Polish government role and a veteran writer praises the Stars and Stripes. The exchange, dated March 1944 from Green Island, discusses Paderewski’s premiership in 1919 and his signing of the Versailles treaty, with local commentary.
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An Irishman Speaks to The Record About World Leaders
An Irish American writer criticizes President and Churchill, questions leadership in Washington and London, calls for competent generals to run the war, and defends Ireland’s legacy. He challenges Stalin and Soviet promises, contrasts past and present diplomacy, and ends by denying radical label.
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Saint Patrick’s Parish Celebrates 150 Years in Washington
The sesquicentennial of Saint Patrick’s parish, Washington, is marked with a pontifical mass led by Archbishop Curley. The event recalls the parish’s founding by James Hoban and Father Anthony Caffrey, who established the church in 1794 as part of a federal town. The piece notes the church’s role amid the capital’s growth and current turmoil.
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Teen-age Problem in Troy Nightlife Concerns Community Action
In a March 12 1944 letter Irish of Troy urges parents teachers pastors and officials to address teen age crime concerns raised by J Edgar Hoover. The writer cites late night grills in downtown Troy with boisterous teen activity and calls for community wide effort from home front leaders and local newspapers to protect and welfare of youth.
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Interpreting the War The Cassino Setback and Rome's Role
The article analyzes the Cassino bombardment and its effect on opening the Liri valley toward Rome, noting heavy German resistance and the political military value of Rome for the Balkans. It outlines shifts in Allied and German strategy, air power aims, and the campaign’s impact on the Russian front and Nazi southern defenses.
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Washington Merry-Go-Round Letter From Drew Pearson
Drew Pearson writes to his sister Mrs. Lockwood Fogg Jr from the train, reflecting on spring, family life, and the stakes of postwar peace. He contrasts Miami’s nightlife with war realities and critiques leaders Hull Welles Hall, urging action to end war and safeguard mothers and soldiers.
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One Man Power Mess In U S War Effort
Washington criticizes the war mobilization as a bungled process tied to Selective Service and age classifications. It argues older recruits are misutilized and highlights failures by Congress, the President, and the War Department. It cites General Marshall questioning older men's endurance and notes the promise of a useful selective draft was not kept.
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SATURDAY FORUM Q A: PRONOUNCIATION AND TERMS
The column shares reader questions from Akron Northridge Oakland Kirkwood Little Rock and Kirkwood about pronunciation and terms. Answers explain sad as heavy in one sense and virgule as the diagonal in and/or and discuss Argentine pronunciation and the phrase by and large while noting a Bride death mystery headline.
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