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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1944
Page
4
In Tunis a French printing plant housed workmen and Anglo-American supervisors who went to work one morning and did not return for nine days. The men learned during their task that they must stay within the same four walls, under tight control.
Allied forces in Italy use a mobile printing shop to produce surrender tickets for distribution via artillery shells. Aimed at hill defenders, the messages prompt surrender as American forces advance, with a major's advance quickened and the Psychological Warfare Branch reporting high morale impacts from the campaign.
Blue Bonnet Sue invites readers to try the margarine on hot foods claiming it melts instantly with a genuine table spread flavor. She notes the product uses rich vegetable oils and fresh pasteurized skim milk from American farms after months of recipe development.
The Psychological Warfare Branch grew from a 1942 need to unite American and British propaganda efforts. It used leaflets, radio, and movies across three zones in enemy, occupied, and combat regions. Leaflet drops swayed prisoners and civilians, while mobile presses and a weekly newspaper fed Allied and enemy troops with dispatches and gossip.
The War Department released names of area residents wounded in action. In the Central Pacific theater Staff Sergeant Frederick Fordley, father of Mrs. Edna Lupe of Albany, is listed. In the Mediterranean theater soldiers include Stanley E. Butala of Schenectady, John P. Isaabella of Schenectady, Rolland W. Ireland of South Glens Falls, Walter Dutcher of Valatie, and James K. Galligan of Saratoga Springs.
Pfc. William J. Poulin of Fitts Field died Tuesday in a naval hospital at St Albans after being stricken en route from New York. He had been confined to Samaritan Hospital, underwent an operation at Arsenal Hospital Watervliet, and was later moved to the Navy hospital. Wartime aluminum fabrication shifts prompted a billion-dollar industry investment with 80 percent government support.
Corcoran California starts experimental plantings of Morocc an correander under Monroe C Kidder to reduce reliance on imports. The crop yields a strong antiseptic and flavors liquors, with plans for pyrethrum peppermint cascava Spanish broom and licorice root in King County to aid medicines and tobacco processing.
Troy area farmers are urged to inspect old grain drills as New York State allotment for new drills totals under 900. J F McAllister, head of the State Emergency Food Commission farm machinery advisory committee, warns drills need top condition now. He lists checks: clean fertilizer box, treat rusted or frozen parts with kerosene and oil, jack up wheels to test movement, and verify furrow opener spacing and tension springs for proper seed placement.
Tahawus Crosby J Camp, 49, of Glens Falls, a father of four, was killed when struck by a truck while working near a cone mine. Investigators described the incident as a fatal workplace accident with crews at the scene.
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