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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1944
Page
5
The Easter bunny is restricted by a WPB ruling to conserve chocolate for the war effort. Bunnies and eggs are scarce as sugar and plant manpower dwindle, with marshmallow treats and non chocolate eggs in short supply. Easter customs and legends are noted amid wartime shortages and a nod to historical origins.
Miss Beth H Moore of the United States Employment Service War Manpower Commission announces new hours from 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Saturday with Tuesday evenings open until 8 o clock for workers in Troy and outlying sections. Interviewers will be on duty during these hours to assist employers and employees with problems.
The Ladies Aid Society will serve an annual Easter supper at the Church of Christ in Poestenkill on Saturday April 1 starting at 6 p.m. The group meets today at 10 a.m. to clean the kitchen and social rooms, with business at 4 p.m. followed by supper.
Modern garden tools stay useful when kept clean sharp and rust free. Plan to maintain edges with a file or grinder and keep nuts tight with two wrenches. Sharpen hoes from the outside and replace broken handles from local suppliers or dealers.
Mrs William Banker entertains her sister Mrs Keach of Hoosick Falls. William B Sabin Jr has recovered from a recent injury and returned to his post at Leonard Hospital. The Holy Name guild plans an allday meeting at Mrs Herbert Simmons home with Mrs Simmons and Mrs Chapman as hostesses.
New York INS reports wartime scarcities of fats and oils have accelerated the development of substitute shortenings, with some instances proving superior to those formerly used.
About fifty Troy and ten coal dealers will gather at 3 p.m. in the Supervisors' Room of the Court House to review the new consumer declaration forms from the Solid Fuels Administration for War and related matters for the coming heating year. A district SFAW representative is invited.
Washington reports Senate Democratic Leader Alben Barkley announced a two-week Easter vacation from March 30 to April 12. He said neither the Senate nor the House expected to have pressing legislation during that period.
Washington Senate confirms Dr Thomas Parran for a four year term as Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service in a late Friday session. The action renews his leadership of the federal health agency amid ongoing public health efforts nationwide.
Selective Service and industry leaders say new 18 to 26 year old draft orders will barely affect war work at Watervliet Arsenal where thousands are employed. Of 2,443 released for service, 1,800 were in the 18 to 26 bracket, with only a few key positions in plants like Ford Green Island and Ludlow Valve likely affected.
Newtonville residents share greetings as Ann Tarbell visits North Creek relatives. Milton Pitts returns to North Carolina service after a stay with his parents. Mrs. Glenn Sandies, after days in Samaritan Hospital, helps at her sister’s London Road home. John Bragin and wife from Chicago visit her parents, with Bragin soon returning to service and Mrs. Bragin staying briefly.
Pupils of Hoosick Falls Public Schools and St. Mary's Academy canvass door to door to sell salvage phonograph records for new records at Army Navy posts and hospitals. Sponsored by Hoosick Post 40 and with approval of Supt Loveys and Rev Egan.
Averill Park reports Mrs Eugene Warren spent several days with her husband Sea man Eugene Warren of the Navy Master Sergt John Thomas on furlough returns to Cherry Point N C Miss Jean Stufflebine returns home from Samaritan Hospital improving from operation Pvt Douglas Bliven Jr spends thirty day furlough with family here and returns to Camp Thomas RL
The Greenbush Girls H Club with School District No 1 pupils collected 2200 pounds of paper in March for a waste paper drive. Charters framed by Mrs. George Phillips, posters by Alicia Durivage and Patricia Phillips, and library hosts donated by Lillian Bell and Mary Kowalczyk. Members completed rosettes, dutch hats, hats and slippers. A send off party was given for Mrs. William Karashopoff who joined the Marines. Plans for a mother daughter banquet set for Sunday April 2 in the clubroom.
Portland resident Oliver Ellsworth died after being struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Whitmore crossing. He was the second railroad death in the village within 18 hours, following the death of John H. Annis of Portland whose car was hit by a Pennsylvania pusher engine yesterday afternoon.
Henry L. Pree outlines sowing dates and cultivation for beets including Crosby's Egyptian, soil liming, moisture needs, drill spacing, thinning, and cultivation timing. Advice covers seed treatment with copper oxide or mercury compound, succession planting, yield estimates for canning and storage, and named varieties with their days to maturity.
ODT officials led by H. Rice and E. M. Alfano met with New York and New Jersey district managers and vehicle registrar reps to prepare district traffic and vehicle registration offices. Offices will have direct telephone lines and operate 8 45 a m to 5 30 p m daily except Sunday with Harold W. MacMahon named traffic registrar for Albany district.
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