D. & H. Hits New High In Market
Stock market action showed a modest recovery led by rails liquor aircrafts and specialties as light trading continued. Delaware & Hudson Park & Tilford Allied Mills Canada Dry and Curtiss-Wright hit local peaks while Johns Manville GM US Steel and JC Penney lagged. Bond lending activity firmed amid reorganizations with Chicago wheat and cotton moving slightly.
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New York
Delaware & Hudson
Park & Tilford
Allied Mills
Canada Dry
White Rock
Texas Gulf
Curtiss-Wright
Johns Manville
General Motors
U S. Steel
Western Union
J. C. Penney
Chicago
New York Market Prices for Flour Eggs and Poultry
New York reports steady flour prices with various grades noted for spring and soft winter patents and hard winter straights. Egg prices weaken with multiple wholesale classifications, while butter cheese and margarine remain firm. poultry prices for dressed and live birds show scattered levels with small adjustments.
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OPA
New York
Army Chaplains Suffer High Casualty Rates in War
The Army reports 19 chaplains killed in battle, 19 wounded, 33 prisoners, 1 missing, and 31 deaths from accidents or illness from wartime data through 1942. Ninety decorations include 3 DSCs, 3 Croix de Guerre, 26 Silver Stars, and 39 Purple Hearts. Chaplains averaged 19.4 religious services monthly and made 141 hospital visits per chaplain in 1943.
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Washington
Chaplain Corps
Army
Corps
United States
William R. Arnold
U.S.C
Officers Elected by Cluett, Peabody & Co
Directors at Cluett, Peabody & Co Inc reelected all officers except E Harold Cluett who resigned last year The officers are C R Palmer president R O Kennedy S L Cluett EB C Pfeffer A O Buckingham vice presidents J C Braden secretary H W Woodruff treasurer In Del Norte County California a redwood grew astride a fallen tree and the prostrate tree was at least 2500 years old when cut for lumber.
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Cluett, Peabody & Co, Inc
City
New York
E Harold Cluett
C. R Palmer
R. O. Kennedy
L Cluett
EB. C. Pfeffer
A. 0. Buckingham
J. C . Braden
H. W. Woodruff
del Norte County
Cal
Dutch Employ Kaiser To Restore Island Fleet
Henry J. Kaiser announced plans to build thirty coast wise cargo ships for the Dutch East Indies government for war and peacetime use among the South Pacific islands. The cash contract avoids lend-lease approval and Kaiser expects men and materials ready to start before year end.
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Washington (P
Henry J. Kaiser
Dutch East Indies
South Pacific Islands
Netherlands Indies
Kaiser
Troy Girl To Compete In State Test
Miss Suzanne Freedman of Troy will represent Troy Post American Legion at the Albany state finals of the Legion oratorical contest. Her path includes Troy High School eliminations and district, county, and zone wins. If victorious she advances to the national finals. she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Freedman.
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Troy Post
American Legion
Suzanne Freedman
Troy Eagle School
Albany
Legion
Miss Freedman
Albany High School
Troy High School
Rensselaer County
Alfred Freedman
Second Street
Fort Edward Chamber backs fire house plan shift
The Fort Edward Chamber of Commerce voted to urge the Village Board to rescind a proposal to rebuild the fire damaged village offices. It favors temporary offices and repairing the current building to house the fire department at under 1000 dollars, with offices likely to move to the Powers Building. Mayor Lyden said officials are contacting government agencies and industries to attract business.
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Fort Edward
Powers
Frank P. Lyden
Chamber of Commerce
Passaic River Bus Disaster Death Toll Tops Nineteen
The Passaic River bus tragedy in New Jersey reached 19 dead as three more bodies were recovered. Identified victims include Anna Purtek 25 Passaic John W Balla 18 Garfield and Per ey Dunham 48 Chiton. Six survivors remained in hospitals and one passenger was still missing.
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INS
Passaic River
Anna Purtek
Passaic
John W. Balla
Garfield
Per‘ey Dunham
Chiton
Market Street
Killed in Action Pvt Ray L Bacon of Schaghticoke
Pvt Ray L Bacon of Schaghticoke was killed in Italy on February 17 while serving in an anti-tank division. He was 28, married to Carmela Lorenzo of Mechanicville, and survived by his parents Mr and Mrs John Bacon, two sisters Laura and Olga, and two brothers Paul and Ralph. He had lived in Mechanicville and attended Schaghticoke High School before joining the Army in 1943 and working for West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co.
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Raymond L. Bacon
John Bacon
Schaghticoke
Italy
Carmela Lorenzo
Mechanicville
Bacon
Schaghticoke High School
Army
Private Bacon
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co
Laura Bacon
Olga Nash
Paul Golden
Ralph Golden
Cohoes
Defective Wiring Blamed for Lansingburg Fire
Firemen battled a rear hallway blaze at the two story building at 321 Third Avenue Lansingburg owned and occupied by Mrs. Julia Hickey on the first floor and Fred Plante on the second. The blaze started from a defective wire and spread through the hall to the second floor causing slight damage. Pumper 11 responded to a still alarm at 8 46 pm with Box 556 at 8 49 pm and booster lines were used. Units cleared by 9 38 pm.
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Third Avenue
Lansingburg
Julia Hickey
Fred Plante
Rush Shipments Arsenal Told To Speed War Supply Program
Brig. Gen. A G Gillespie of Watervliet Arsenal says Army ordnance depots must push overseas invasion shipments to embarkation ports at top speed. He notes the vast supply task, citing 900 spare parts per Sherman tank per year, 90 000 parts per set requiring 16 freight cars, about 2 000 boxes per set, and over four miles of steel strapping.
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Army Ordnance
A. G. Gillespie
Watervliet Arsenal
Gillespie
Apare
Cohoes Resident Tops State Clerk Test List
Alice Greenway of Cohoes placed first with 83.4 among six qualifiers in the State Civil Service examination for head purchase clerk in state departments and institutions. William Wilson of Rensselaer led with 89.8 to qualify for director of school building service, with Don L. Essex of Glenmont scoring 89.2 as the sole other qualifying candidate.
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Cohoes
William Wilson
Rensselaer
Don L. Essex
Glenmont
Skiing Fair To Excellent Across New York Resorts
Albany reports weekend skiing options at five New York snow resorts. Lake Placid shows 38 inches of snow with a packed base and 24 degrees. Old Forge has a 32 inch base with powder surface and snowing. Speculator has four inches of powder on a 38.1 inch base with 24 degrees and cloudy skies. Saranac Lake offers 16 inches of hard old base and 3 degrees with overcast conditions. Tupper Lake presents 10 inches of old base with a crusty surface and 35 degrees with cloud cover.
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New York
State Division of Commerce
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Tupper Lake
Gromek Returns to Indians Pitching Burden
Lafayette Indiana report notes Steve Gromek back on Lou Boudreau lineup as pitching prospect after one hit bail in three innings intrasquad game. Boudreau praises his decision and Reynolds joins Indians on 1-A draft terms by phone.
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Ind
Steve Gromek
Lou Boudreau
Baltimore
Cleveland Indians
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Gromek
Allie Reynolds
Oklahoma
Reynolds
Sewell Hides Blooper Ball From March Zephyrs
Rip Sewell protected his famous blooper ball by keeping it under cover as rain and soggy conditions forced the Pirates to move workouts indoors. Manager Frank Frisch sent the squad to the gym for two hours of drills after weather improved briefly.
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Muncie
Ind
Rip Sewell
Pittsburg Pirates
McCullough Park
Buccos’ Hurling Corps
Frank Frisch
Grand Coulee Dam Costs Hit 180 Million
A Bureau of Reclamation report states expenditures totaling 180 million dollars have been made in the last decade for the Grand Coulee Dam and its appurtenant works in Washington.
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Grand Coulee, Wash
Grand Coulee Dam
Bureau of Reclamation
Marion Heads to Card Spring Training Camp
Shortstop Marty Marion of the St. Louis Cardinals said he would report for spring training after receiving weeks of grace from the draft board. He paused in Atlanta en route to Cairo Illinois from his Abbeville South Carolina home, noting he had passed his pre induction physical and expected to sign a contract once at camp.
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Marty Marion
St. Louis Cardinals
Marion
Cairo
Ill
Abbeville
S.C
Trosky and Cartwright Join Chicago White Sox
Hal Trosky and outfielder Guy Cartwright joined the Chicago White Sox for spring training in French Lick Indiana. Only Jos Haynes remained absent as a holdout while the team prepared for exhibition games against the Detroit Tigers in Evansville Saturday and Sunday.
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French Lick
Hal Trosky
Guy Cartwright
Chicago White Sox
Jos Haynes
Sox
Detroit Tigers
Evansville
Byron Nelson Favored in Durham Open Golf Tournament
Byron Nelson, riding a closing 66 at Charlotte Open, is the favorite for the $5,000 Durham Open in Durham North Carolina starting today. Nelson trails Dutch Harrison by four after a 33 33 final round matching Harrison in the Charlotte event. He is backed by Jag McSpaden and Craig Wood as contenders.
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N. C
Lord Byron Nelson
Nelson
Charlotte
Dutch Harrison
Army
Harrison
Neilson
Jag McSpaden
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