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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1946
Page
13
Frederick Othman notes banquets serve scant food, urging cost cuts. He cites President Truman and other diners ending meals early, criticizing lavish spreads and waste. The letter blends political satire with a call for simpler fare and restraint.
A hotel manager laments a political banquet for Democrats planned March 22 promising $100 per plate. He notes limited food options, predicts guests will leave hungry, and mocks calorie counts while claiming shipments to Europe would not suffer. The piece satirically critiques party food politics and public hunger.
Pownal Marnest Irwin of Watervliet visited friends Thursday. Mish Harriet Adama has retired to her home near St Luke's Hospital in Battsfield. Mrs Jay Buck was appointed chairman of the Red Cross drive in North Pownal. G Everett Welling of North Pownal, ill for weeks, moved by ambulance to Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington.
HAL BOYLE recalls a wartime voyage with a veteran captain who lived in mortal fear of submarines. The officer, hardened by decades at sea, confessed belief in astrology and admitted nightly wakefulness, yet faced the danger with grim resolve as convoy duties continued toward England.
A quoted remark shows a speaker's stoic smile as he admits fear of dying in a moment of danger. The line captures a tense, personal moment highlighting mortality and resolve amid crisis.
In St Louis a one stop service center brings together more than a dozen agencies to assist returning veterans. Nearly 10 ex-GIs daily receive help at the center which also surveys job opportunities for veterans by volunteers working with the United States Employment Service. Workers will go door to door seeking every available job for veterans.
In Conia County SL Louis AL business district officials will explain to employers the advantages of hiring veterans and the conditions under which the government will contribute partial payments for on job training.
Ridgefield residents report a late chorus from local frogs in the marshes, with frogs vocalizing nightly but bullfrogs remaining unusually quiet and staying buried in the mud at the bottom of the marshes. The irregular spring sounds suggest a partial harmony as temperatures rise.
Erosion from the sea is undermining the Port Hueneme area including the railroad line and warehouse. Reports describe rapid coastline loss, with about forty feet of beach reclaimed by waves over five months. Immigrant settlement histories from 1830 are noted in passing.
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