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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1943
Page
12
Wartime health note explains earache as swelling or infection in or around the ear, common in children. It describes acute cases with the eardrum involvement requiring medical care, possible incision to release pus, and self care like warm applications and aspirin if pain persists.
Advice on transplanting beets lettuce cabbage broccoli and related tips. Prune spacing 18 inches for cabbage and broccoli 8 to 12 inches for lettuce 1 to 3 inches for beets and plant depth. Watering and shading guidelines follow to protect tender crops from late frosts late May entries caution frost risk even with covers.
The Food Production Administration bans nitrogen fertilizer for lawns, golf courses, parks, cemeteries, roadsides, and non commercial plantings. Non nitrogen alternatives include organic nitrogen mixes, phosphorous, and potash. For flowers use 3 to 5 bushels of rotted manure or 10 pounds per 100 square feet of ground. Tankage and sludge are options, but apply sparingly on well prepared soils.
A photoplay view shows an uptown alley between Second and Third Avenues with 117th Street in sight, where ash cans and trash heaps line the buildings unlike the background scene featuring only an empty barrel. A second shot looks north from the rear of Fourth Street toward the La Salle Institute entrance, highlighting long-standing cleanliness issues.
Washington debates open as Republicans and Democrats marshal forces for a pay-as-you-go plan. Carlson-Rum propose skipping a year with windfall safeguards, while the administration bill would tax 1942 income at 1941 rates with a three year amortization. CIO backs the administration plan, urging repeal of victory tax and higher exemptions.
The Ford Motor Co. building at Broadway and Fifty-fourth Street was bought by the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. President David Dubinsky announced the purchase will serve as the union's new national headquarters. The price was not disclosed.
Enid Army Flying School officer Prcc Cal A Newport emptied his pay ledger of deductions and sent a lone dime to a school landscaping fund. Hominy nurses sent him two more dimes wrapped in tape with a light hearted note hoping they would stick longer.
The administration unveiled a four point program to rollback high prices and extend price controls to key goods including meats and vegetables. Price Administrator Prentius M Brown linked the plan to wage demands from John J Lewis and aimed to curb rising living costs while stressing miners earning gains and the need to balance wages with living costs. The plan calls for specific dollar ceiling prices and action against racketeers to align wages with price levels amid labor demands.
The Works Projects Administration stood at base Saturday near an honorable discharge as President Roosevelt indicated. WPA halted most operations nationwide with only mopping up work continuing. 14 states shut down with remnants of its force disbanded. Territorial relief rolls remained high in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands while U S rolls declined to 7.4 thousand.
Washington reports that in the first quarter of 1943 the Lend-Lease Administration shipped about one tenth of the United States meat supply to the Allies. Eighteen percent of lamb and mutton, thirteen percent of pork, and one percent of beef and veal were sent abroad with weekly per-person averages. Stettinius expects 1943 transmittals to exceed last year’s six percent share, depending on supply needs and weather conditions.
A military guard will patrol the Homestead Hotel at Hot Springs Virginia during the United Nations food conference starting May 18. State Department officials said details on guard type were not specified but likely resemble the White House security rather than a police guard.
Washington NEA reports OPA planners vow no mid month point changes for goods and meat again. Despite summer canning, canned fruit points stay unchanged. Old bottles may be salvaged for glass makers while glass supplies falter. Steam pressure canning urged for beans corn and greens. Navy aid and honey output shrink, fish in 1943 pack ends.
A postwar economic planning committee report warns that without coordinated action by industry and government the free enterprise system could give way to state socialism. The 100 members across states say employment is the key postwar problem, needing to provide jobs for demobilized soldiers and war workers while keeping the economy profitable. They insist labor capital technic ians and management must unite on a common basis to ensure full employment.
War plant wage gains boosted female independence and swelling divorce filings. In March 400 actions, the highest on record, up from 307 the prior year, with most suits filed by wives. County clerk Norman Riddell said working women have funds to pursue divorce, noting rates nearly doubled since 1941. A separate item reports a Portland theft case involving rationed foods.
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