Market Tangles and Mixed Transfers Near Close
Reading of erratic trading shows light profit stalls and uneven bond moves as securities faced road suspensions. Major firms referenced include Texas Co, Montgomery Ward, Westinghouse, and Dow Chemical with price shifts noted on wheat and nearby futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Park & Tiard
Ite
Texas Co
Néra Motors
Montgomery Ward
Wesingho
Dow Cheesha
Bais
Miségo
Co Ward
Stock Market Report By Foster And Adis
Foster and Adis present a stock market roundup with notable gains and losses across key indices. The report highlights notable movers, trading ranges, and closing trends shaping early week sentiment.
Arsenal Men In Army May Resume Jobs
The War Department plans to reassign selected civilian workers from six ordnance manufacturing arsenals to Army private ranks as a cost saving and to meet manpower needs after Selective Service. At Watervliet and other arsenals, key civilian employees will be moved into Army service and then returned to their benches as soldiers when possible. The move focuses on essential personnel at Watervliet Water Town Springfield Mass St. Albans Rock Island Picatinny Edgewood Pine Bluff and Anniston arsenals and four chemical warfare service arsenals. Transfer needed only after other retention options fail and affects mainly key men in these facilities.
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Waterviies
Axsesaj
Ordnance Department
Arkny
Orehante Department
Watervliet
Orientia
Warsenals
Watertoun
Arsenal
Army
Seustan
War Department
Watertown
Jones
Picuwtinny
N. J
SpringSell
Mass
Stankford
Rock Island
Picatinny
Chemical Warfare Service
Edgewood
Denver
Col
Pine Bluff
Ark
Adunisville
Ala
Johnston's Postwar Policy Push For Reconversion
John Johnston, president of the Chamber of Commerce, urges Congress to guide postwar reconversion with a ten point program grounded in confidence in free enterprise. He calls for a favorable business climate, lower taxes, relaxed controls, and targeted postwar expansion while delaying broad removals of allocations and price controls until material supply and demand balance. He advocates public works financing and coordinated state local investment to stabilize construction and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
Ovary
Congress
Ai Telurn
Ihe
Special House Committee On
Washington US
Eric 4. Johnston
Chamber At Commerce of the
United States
Specks House
al Mat
Students Must Not Be Released for Farm Work Without Emergency Decl.
The Troy Board of Education reminded that pupils cannot be released from school to plant or harvest away from home without a Declaration of Emergency from the superintendent. The Rensselaer County Agricultural Defense Committee has declared a county wide labor emergency. Minors 14 and 15 employed in farm service away from home must have farm work permits, issued with parent consent and medical clearance. Permits for Troy are available at the Continuation School on River and Liberty Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Board of Regents
State Education Department
River and
Liverty Streets
New OPA Ruling On Excise Tax Clarifies Clock Sales
The OPA said retailers must show the 20 percent federal excise on all non alarm clocks and on cash register receipts. The rule exempts inserting the tax statement on receipts punched by machines but requires proper listing of the tax amount on sales receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albery
OPA
Cox
Opiy
No Increase In Troy Area The Quota
Troy area tire buyers face contract quotas unchanged as OPA regulations loosened Monday. Frethofér says permits remain quota based and priority goes to essential war workers. Grade 3 tires available to some book holders. commercial vehicles eligible for new or used tires with inspection records required. A Chinese dog volunteer and a Troy PTA council meeting are noted nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Area
Charles C Frethofér
Retiorine
OPA
Freihofer
Troy
Freinofer
Local Notes on Residents and Travel Circles
Fragmented items show machinist Primero Ellis Mexon Jr transferred to Jacksonville Florida and Mrs Agnes Hurler Batea visiting relatives. Other reports mention Orle H Shetton at home after Christmas care, Morgan Barber visiting Albany and Pvt Norman Barber on furlough, and Bain shop worker Eri Leonard spending weekend at home.
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Ellis Mexon, Jr
Jacksonville
Fla
Agnes Hurler-Batea
Willazasewa
Alids Sheldon
West Rutland
Orle H. Shetton
Jasotir
Morgan Barber
Albany
Pvt
Norman
Camp Livingston
Louisiana
Tve
Eri Leonard
Bain
Set Aviv
George
Barder
Bradford
Charles Bass
Arthur/ McDoneld
Bliss
Verma Watts
North Adams
Simeon
Jford
Area Phone Waiting List Reaches 1600 in Troy District
The New York area telephone waiting list climbs to 1900 with 425 Troy residents on hold, 400 in Lensingburg, 163 in Mechanicville, 325 in Cohoes, and smaller totals in Center Brunswick Watervliet Watford Averill Park Hoosick Falls Valley Falls. Manager H Frank Phelps cites instrument shortages and limited cable facilities as main delays, predicting at least a year before service is available for many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Frank Phelps
New Fork Telephone Co
Troy
Froy
Weiting
Lensingburg
Mechanicville
Co ‘Hoes
Center Brunswick
Watervliet
Waterford
Averill Park
Hoosick Falls
Valley Falls
Phelps
City of
Cohoes
Buffalo Man Drowns After Boat Capsize
Buffalo GP Hubert Goss 26 of Buffals drowned when the foot spendomat he rode with three others capsized and sank in Buffalo Harbor Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Buffalo GP
Hubert Goss
Buffals
Buffalo Harbor
Vine and Sprout Growers Guide for Eggplant and Brussels Sprouts
The article discusses growing eggplant in warm and cold climates, naming varieties such as Florida High Bush and New York Purple, spacing, and soil prep. It covers Brussels sprouts cultivation including seed, transplant timing, fertilization, spacing, harvesting, and pruning tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Hampshire
Owners Must Produce OPA Rental Form
Officials remind renters and landlords to file OPA registration forms. Landlords must register new tenants within five days, listing former and new tenant names, rent charged, and signatures. Tenants should verify receipt of the landlord’s registration copy and report noncompliance to the Area Rent office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Lester W. Herzog
oPat
Rensselaer
Albany
State Street
Saratoga County
Ota Nott Street
Schenectady
Wing
Herzog
St Josephs Scouts to Collect Scrap Paper and Rags
St Josephs Boys Scout group conducts its third scrap drive in the South End this Saturday. They will collect scrap paper and rags along Canal Avenue to the First and Fourth Streets junction, with residents asked to place materials on cars or doorsteps by 1 p.m. Proceeds fund a permanent memorial for St Josephs parish servicemen and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
St Joseph's School
South End
Chey
Canal Avenue
First
Fourth Streets
St. Joseph’s Parish
New Stamp Honors Old Transcontinental Railroads
Uncle Sam pays tribute to the first transcontinental railroad opened in 1860 by Central Pacific and Union Pacific. First day stamp sales will be in Omaha, San Francisco, Ogden, and at key junctions along the early routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Central Pacific
Union Pacific
Omaha
Neh
San Francisco
Ogden
Utah
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Foster
Adis
N.Y
Oxel Dazizysds
Cer
Fey
Atizy
Srsgte
Arkeur
Owl
Bergen
Aint Berg-Wat
Se Corp
Congollean
Con Edison
Gan Foods Corp
OSS Motors
Goodrich
Herd
Goodyear Tire
Prs
Inter Nickel
Steady
Libby
Lockheed
aTeros
Marine-Midlang Corp
Martin Glen
McKesson & Robbin
Moni-Ward
Fas
Nash Cash
Nat Dairy
Dletitlers
Otis Elevator
Packard Motors
Amer Corp
Curresi General Wholesale
Pennsylvania
Pepsi-Colase
Peiroz
Johnston Maps
Radio Corp
Repab
Reynolds
Chantsecu
Studebaker
Warner
Bros
Western
West 2
Willys Overimn Way
Woolworth Farmers’ Market
Youngs Sh
Foster and Adams
Fla. Um Co
Amer
Canad Marconi
Sy Cai
Navel Ali
Glen Alden Cosi
Louisa Land
Molzbdenun
Mings & Hudson 'S
Hpr
Broccoll
St Regis
Republicaire Reay
United LP
Escarole
Pryor
Oxia
PiFarmera
Radishes
Sarrots
War Production Board
Florida
Floridas
Home Front
Los Angeles
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Lou Kou
Sector Robertson
Hollywood
Nelson H. Schimay
Troy Council of Parents and Teachers
Pornal
Eggi
Agrico
Raia Coron
Aaa
Victory Gardens
Henry L. Pres
NEA
Mason and Dixon
Nch
Nola
St. Joseph’s Boys
Warly
Auarren Cole Weral
PRI
Enestial Ete
Sut Watasret
Peerta Kce
SOLE
Agents Saat
Suerto Mico
Mersen Companie Sles Center
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