Officials Emphasize Youth Bias in Draft Policy
President Roosevelt outlined a draft strategy prioritizing men under 26 to fill combat roles while using older men and fathers to bridge remaining gaps. Officials stress indispensability of under 26 in battlefronts, with 1,160,000 new recruits needed between February and June.
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Washington
Armed Services
Roosevelt
Army
Thia A
Tolé
War Production Board
Mr. Roosevelt
Selective Service
Revised Stamp Booklet Issued for Public Sale
Postmaster Frank M. Collins reports a revised booklet detailing all U S postage stamps from 1847 to 1943 with plate numbers and quantities for commemoratives and air mails. Available from the Supt of Documents at 20 cents per copy including delivery. mail orders to Supt of Documents Washington D C. Remittances via postal money orders or checks. stamps not accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Collins Haseen
U. S
Government Printing Office
Washington
D. C
Rubber Demand Exceeds Supply In 1941 Synthetic Output Rises
Washington reports synthetic rubber production today exceeds the amount of crude rubber used in any year before 1941. Rubber Director Bradley Dewey said demand still outstrips production, with progress from the fifth quarterly report noting most of the planned fifty plants completed and continued use of skilled technicians to meet military and civilian needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bradley Dewey
Reeds
Dewey
Office of Rubber Director
Kellogg’s All Bran marketed as relief for chronic constipation
An advertisement recounts Samuel D. Blank of Brooklyn reporting relief after three months of Kellogg’s All-Bran diet. The copy claims All-Bran supplies cellulosic elements to support colon health, distinguishing it from purgatives and urging regular consumption with water.
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Samuel D. Blank
Kings Highway
Brooklyn
New York
Kellogg
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Pet Skunk Interrupts Kansas City Wedding
Cicero the deodorized pet skunk escaped Verda S. Reynolds home and wandered into a wedding reception a few blocks away. On the next day sisters-in-law T. F. Branscum and Earl Branscum found Cicero in the back seat of the Branscum automobile and, after noting a collar, returned the animal to its owner.
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Kansas City
Cicero
Verda S. Reynolds
T. F. Branscum
Earl Branscum
Blind Chicago inspector fastest carbines disassembler
Robert Riley, a blind worker in the Chicago ordnance district, set a record by disassembling and reassembling a .30 caliber carbine in six minutes, improving the previous time by three minutes. He handles 52 parts and often tests ten carbines at once, hoping his example will encourage blinded soldiers to pursue rehabilitation and employment.
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Chicago UP
Chicago
Arca
Robert Riley
Chicago Ordnance District
Riley
Government Asked To Life Liquor Ban
New York State Liquor Authority urged the Federal Government to lift the ban on civilian liquor production, even temporarily, citing liquor shortages and related evils. The board asked Sen. Pat McCarran to consider the plea in a letter sent yesterday, noting fears of industry monopolies.
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New York Gpi
New York State Liquor Authority
U.S
Pat McCarran
Nev
Whitehall school War Stamp total reaches 429.05
Whitehall High School reports War Stamp sales this week totaled 429.05 dollars. Bernard P. Murphy announces the drive progress as Boy Scouts and local groups contribute. Elks install new officers led by Thomas Brazier and Bernard Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard P. Murphy
Charles Blanchard
Maude Blanchard
Saunders Street
Army
Fort Bragg
N. C
Edward Shovah
North Williams Street
Lestie Shovah
Italy
Kenneth B. Maynard
Navy
Pacific
Arnold Bromley
Broadway
Erich Seligmann
Glens Falls Hospital
Whitehall
Tax Returns Stack Up At New IRS Sorting Center
Six floors of a New York City building bulge with 190 million documents as the Internal Revenue Bureau sorts income tax records from 64 districts. Workers, including Sylvia Schor, sort returns by state and district to assemble permanent files for about 50 million taxpayers.
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New York City
Internal Revenue Bureau
Internal Revenue
Sylvia Schor
Tax Forms Moved to New York for Sorting
Documents are sorted alphabetically in New York before processing refunds. Mrs Jen n ie M Keeley checks credits for withheld wages and prior payments as operators prepare refunds for armed services personnel. After sorting and verification, files return to their collection districts. Morgenthau calls for simplification of the tax law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie M. Keeley
Armed Services
the ‘Treasury
Morgenthau
Sugar ration cuts target industrial users in War Food program
Albany OPA says industrial sugar allotments will drop to 70 percent of base use for all but bakers and drug manufacturers. Drugs stay at 100 percent and bakers stay at 80 percent. Provisions exclude sugar for processed foods and cereals encouragement remains. Also notes Admiral Halsey awards Wilkinson the Distinguished Service Medal for Solomon Islands efforts.
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Albany District Opa
Rensselaer County-Troy City
War Food Administration
Distret Opa
WFA
South Pacific
Admr
William F. Halsey
Theodore Stark Wilkinson
Solomon Islands
Hospitals Struggle With Poultry Shortage in City
New York City hospitals and public institutions face a persistent poultry shortage. The purchase department bids for 25,000 pounds weekly but OPA says dealers cannot bid without hurting other customers. Despite force purchases before Thanksgiving and Christmas, needs remain unmet.
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New York
SNS
New York City
OPA
Bible study group meets at Third Presbyterian Church tonight
East Side notices show the Women's Guild Bible study group of Third Presbyterian Church meeting at 8 pm with Mrs. Clarence Barnum listed at 725 Pawling Avenue. Also noted are illnesses and local visits including A J Crawmer Jr at 641 Pawling Avenue, Mrs Glen Sanders returning to Cohoes from Samaritan Hospital, and Shirley Forman of Munro Court ill after an Appendectomy. Mr and Mrs Herbert Willetts and children visited Hendrick Hudson on Friday. the Willetts are former residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Guild of the
Third Presbyterian Church
Clarence Barnum
Pawling Avenue
A. J. Crawmer, Jr
Glen Sanders
Cohoes
Samaritan Hospital
Shirley Forman
Munro Court
Herbert Willetts
Barbara
Herbert
Larchmont
Hendrick Hudson
Mrs. Willetts
Women’s rummage and food sale set for March 25
Shushan Women’s Society of Christian Service to hold a rummage and food sale at the Parish House on Saturday March 25. At the Grange meeting tomorrow evening Charles C. Smith Fort Edward club county agent will discuss Victory Gardens. Public welcome. Peleg Wilbur Brown 92, longtime Murry Hollow farmer and lumber business partner, laid to rest at Spurr's Funeral Home Cambridge after Friday service.
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Women’s Society of Christian Service
The
Grange
Charles C. Smith
Club
Fort Edward
Victory Gardens
Peleg Wilbur Brown
Spurr
Cambridge
Mr. Brown
Murry Hollow
Jackie Coogan Wins Honors In Burma
Jackie Coogan now Flight Officer and glider pilot with American air command in Burma recalls a hazardous landing behind Japanese lines. He praised his navigator and described the operation as smooth despite jungle terrain and heavy elephant grass. Coogan, once “The Kid,” served after a 1941 enlistment and 1942–43 training.
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Burma Frontier
Jackie Coogan
The
Kid
Hollywood
Burma
Coogan
Kansas City
John K
Buddy) Lewis
Gastonia
N. C
Washington Senators
United Press
Charlie Chaplin
the Kid
Army
Plainview
Tex
Army Air Forces
Victorville
Cal
Warren Family Returns from Leonard Hospital Troy
John Warren has come home to Schaghticoke after a short confinement at Leonard Hospital in Troy. Mrs. Janet Garred of Jackson Michigan was a guest, along with Miss Mildred Warren. Events include Red Cross meeting in Troy with a luncheon at First Baptist Church and a Nimble Needle Club gathering hosted by Mrs. E R Curtis. The Red Cross fund raised 2.40, and prizes were awarded to Mrs. Bevis and Mrs. Williams. The next Nimble Needle meeting is set for March 30 at Miss Mildred Warren’s home.
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John Warren
Leonard Hospital
Troy
Janet Garred
Jackson
Mich
Mildred Warren
Kenneth van Wert
Alice van Wert
Carribean
Donald Button
Donald M. Button
Santa Barbara
Marine Corps
A&a
Amercan Red Cross
First Baptist Church
E. R. Curtis
Nimble Needle, Club
St. Patrick's
Mary Doremus
Frank Conley
Red Cross
Francis Williams
Doremus
Leon Bevis
Arthur Petersen
Lamb supply smaller as drought, fewer ewes cut flock size
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics says the 1344 lamb crop will be the smallest in at least eight years due to fewer ewes in key producing states. Early lambs will drop markedly with a smaller market before July 1, though Texas may offset some loss with more grass yearling lambs and wethers. Slaughter prices edged higher for light cattle and slaughter lambs remained near last week’s level.
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Charlotte Lingalls
Chicago
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
Bureau
Pacific Coast
Department of Agriculture
Texas
California
Arizona
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Missour
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Scotia Naval Depot to Expand with Four New Stores
The Scotia Naval Supply Depot will add four heavy material storehouses at an estimated cost of 2 million dollars. The move is included in a Navy appropriations measure expected to pass the House Rules Committee. The depot originally cost about 13 million to build and was dedicated a year ago this month.
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Scotia Naval Supply
Navy
Rules Committee
House of Representatives
Drainage and soil quality improve garden harvests
The article stresses drainage as essential to productive soil. It advises checking for standing water beyond 48 hours and yellowing plants. Excess water should exit via natural outlets or storm sewers. without outlets, dig a large dry well to release water.
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Henry L. Pree
NEA
Drainage methods for productive gardens and soil health
The article outlines tile and surface drainage designs with eight to twelve foot tile spacing, tile depth about thirty inches, and a gradual eight inch per foot pitch to outlets. It covers backfill materials, cost considerations, and using ditches with three inch in 25 feet pitch to improve surface runoff. It also notes raised beds dry sooner and that organic matter improves root growth and top growth.
Truck Drivers Urged to Heed Traffic Rules
Troy Commissioner of Public Safety Frank M. Ames urged truck drivers to park with more care to keep traffic arteries open. He noted cooperation with law enforcement is high but cited trucks left in the street when unloading as a problem and asked drivers to pull to the curb when possible. Residents have praised enforcement of parking laws.
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Troy
Frank M. Ames
Troy Commissioner of Public Safety
Plantation Owner for Peonage in Helena
Albert Sidney Johnson, a one-armed plantation owner, pled guilty in Helena to peonage after testimony by white and Black workers about beating, threats, and stripping them of ration coupons. He received two and a half years in federal prison as eleven employees described a pattern of coercion and virtual slavery at his plantation commissary.
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Helena
Ark
Albert Sidney Johnson
Plantaton
Abrupty
Johnson
Soil Improvement Step Instructions
The guide advises spreading one to two layers about an inch deep and spading into the top three or four inches of soil. It emphasizes thorough mixing to enhance soil texture and nutrient availability for better plant growth.
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Gripsholm
Jersey City
N.J
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Scotia
Sarah White
Albany
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