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Newspaper

Troy Record

Location

Troy, New York, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1944

Page

6

Market Enjoys Best Saturday In Month

Market activity showed a positive Saturday with mixed gains and a cautious tone. Turnover around 230,310 shares and an uneven week ending, as investors weighed industrial average risks and earnings prospects for major names like Park & Tilford, Standard Oil NJ, General Motors, Sears, DuPont, and U S Rubber amid dividend expectations and sector shifts.

Saany Park & Tilford Austin Nichols Standard Oil General Motors Sears Hoehuck DuPont Douglas Aircraft Anaconda Republic Steel U. S. Rubber Santa Fe Southern Pacific Pennsylvania U. S. Steel North American Goodyear Goodrich Mongo

New York May 6 Flour and grain prices listed

Price slate shows FLOUR STEACY soft and Bard and rye flour ranges, cornmeal and wheat categories with bundled price marks. Butter cheese eggs and poultry valuations noted with wholesale levels, plus produce items and crates for vegetables and fruits.

New York OPA Buffalo E & Do Frm Pricea

Saturday Stock Market Report Quoted by Foster and Adams

Saturday market update highlights stock moves with Foster and Adams quoted. Higo shows a low close as investors weigh gains and losses, indicating cautious sentiment in midweek trading.

Foster Adams Higo Low

Distributors Get New Designation for Locally Needed Status

The War Manpower Commission designated the wholesale bakery product distributors in Albany and Rensselaer Counties as locally needed. The designation, based on recommendations from the Area War Manpower Commission Labor Management Committee, protects distributors under the Albany Area Stabilization program and requires individuals to obtain a statement of availability before changing jobs.

Hensselaer Albany J. Mcinty War Manpower Commission Area War Manpowerommission Labor Management Committee Teeberg Florida New Floridas Corp

Meat Surplus Forces Consumers to Eat More Beef and Pork

Chicago experts warn only a mass shift to meat consumption can avert a surplus crisis as Lend Lease and Army pullback tightens supplies. Beef cuts remain limited on the free list while pork, bacon and variety meats flood markets amid slumping demand and reduced cooling space.

Wesley Hardenburgh American Meat Institute Chicago OPA Washington Hardenbergh Reniy Leon Basch Cansuser Bane Mudie Victory Gardens

Six British sailors ride torpedoes in Italian harbor raid

The article recalls British sailors who attacked Palermo by riding torpedoes to strike an Italian cruiser and a transport, using diving suits and explosive noses loaded with 500 pounds each. It likens the feat to Robert Fulton’s underwater torpedo concept and cites Civil War exploits and German midget subs at Anzio before noting capture outcomes.

Palermo Robert Fulton Fulton Cushing Anzio

County Leads District in Farm Loans in Rensselaer County

Farm Security Administration agent Arthur L. Hollingsworth said the program aims at family security by providing spring loans for seeds and equipment to help farmers run farms more efficiently. His district covers Rensselaer, Columbia, and Dutchess counties, with Rensselaer the highest financed area.

Arthur L. Hollingsworth Farm Security Administration Farm Bureau Rensselaer County Aerail Hollingsworth Hudson Rensselaer Columbia Dutchess

Farmers urged to grow oats to cut feed costs in Rensselaer County

The average yearly loan is 250 dollars and a five year loan averages 850 dollars. Payments for roads are deducted from monthly milk checks at the creamery to simplify bookkeeping. Delinquencies are blamed on attempts to raise fruit trees instead of oats. Farmers needing assistance should write to the chain office at 78 Warren Street Hudson.

Rensselaer County Hollingsworth

Kerr Boomed as Democratic Keynoter

Gov Kerr considered as Democratic keynote as President Roosevelt planned to return to Washington. Oklahoma Governor Robert S Kerr, age 41, conferred with National Chairman Robert E Hannegan last week and said he would accept tasks from party leadership if asked.

Gov. Kerr Washington Oklahoma Robert E. Hannegan Assigor

Hospital Day Observance in Troy Hospitals

The hospitals of Troy plan an observance Friday with open houses 3 to 5 p.m. at Samaritan, Troy, Leonard and St. Josephs Maternity Hospitals. War shortages strain staff, prompting calls for volunteers to assist nurses and doctors with tasks from folding laundry to delivering meals. Schoolgirls and church groups are among those volunteering. citizens with spare time are urged to contribute locally during the war.

Troy Lannual Hospital Samaritan Troy, Leonard St. Joseph's Ater Leonard Hospital Iim

Youth Division to Host Parent and Teacher Night

East Side Bentley P Sook will address the Parent and Teacher night sponsored by the Youth Division of Trinity Methodist Church on Friday at 8 p m. Sook will discuss Juvenile Delinquency and refreshments will be served. Edna Ward is arranging the program and the parish invites all adults to attend.

Bentley P. Sook Mohawk and Hudson River Womane Society Sunday Church Trinity Methodist Church Sook Edna Ward Troy First Baptist Church

Bermuda Grass Cutting Raises Weed Control Debate

Long mowing promotes vigorous Bermuda grass that shades weeds and reduces reseeding. Short cuts leave roots exposed to drought and waste labor by removing humus. Henry L. Pree notes fertilized lawns should be cut long for appearance and health, with two inches cited as a safe minimum for strong surface and weed suppression.

Henry L. Pree Bermuda

USO Free Canteen Service Noted In Troy Lounge

The Troy USO Lounge operates a free canteen staffed entirely by volunteers with all supplies donated. It is the first in the nation to offer such service and has inspired other USOs to open similar canteens. Lounge visitors and veterans praise its model as unique. The board meets tomorrow at 10:20 pm with chairwoman Mrs. Herbert G. August to report on the National USO Conference in New York.

Csn Car & Fay Am Steel Fey At & T Armour Arch T&s Fees Bsidwin Loco Bex Aviation Bowing Air Iss Borden Cosy C ‘Cenedien Pacite J! Case & Co Ceisrese Corp Ches & Onto Hu Chrygier Sis SH Pee Congoleim Edison Coat Motors A Ae Curtis W del. & Hudson Douglas I Dupont Etechis Boat T Gen. Etec Gen. Foods Corp Atkate Art Gen. Motors Aes Goodrich Goodyear Tire Great North Pf Homestake Ilingis Cectrat Inspiration Uinver Nickel Tnt, Pap. & Paw Phi Avs Teb Ty Kennecott Cop Ae Kresge Oems Libsy Me & Libby Lockheed Loew's Hs Marine-Midland Corp Martin, Glen McKesson & Rob Aes Mont-Yard Nash Central Amer Bick Otis Elevator Jone On Ae Packard Motors Ath PanAmer Corp Pennsylvania Pepsi-Cola Phillips Petrota Public Service ‘ Pullman Co Sperry Corp Wu Union Carbide Union Pacfic Unite Ei Coal United Gas Imp Warner Bros West Air Brake E&w West Purd Filys LSO Troy Union Depot USO Serrvice Troy Uso Brst United States GSQ Troy South Pacific Herbert G. August

Green Island Salvage Meeting and Club Notices

Green Island Salvage Committee under Frank Leignard will hold an important meeting today at 7:15 p.m. in Corporation Hall. Green Island Rebekah Lodge meets today at 5 p.m. at Odd Fellows Hall with Anna Barnes in charge. Mothers Club meets at St Joseph's Church tonight in American Legion rooms with Mrs Grant E Golding presiding. Chest clinic tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Heatly High School led by Dr R J Ericson with nurses Margaret Sickles and Mildred Brown.

Green Island Frank 3. Leignard Comporation Green Island Rebekah Lodge Spm Odd Fellows Hall Noble Gradd Anna Barnes Mothers’ Club St. Joseph's Church American Legion Rooms Grant E. Golding Heatly High School R. JL Ericson Margaret Sickles Mildred Brown

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