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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1943
Page
8
Wartime guidance warns of foodborne illness from bacteria and toxins in spoiled or improperly prepared foods. Warm weather speeds growth. home canning errors and poor refrigeration raise risks. symptoms appear 2 to 6 hours after eating and include diarrhea, vomiting, and cramps followed by weakness. Treatment emphasizes hydration, avoiding laxatives, and gradual reintroduction of bland foods.
The New York State Labor Department reports preliminary figures showing average earnings of 44.76 dollars for factory workers in April, up from 37.19 a year earlier, based on nearly 3,000 firms. War industry employment rose, but food, clothing, and textile groups saw declines. incentives and overtime boosted payrolls in war material plants, with upstate areas all showing payroll gains and Buffalo the largest advance.
The Office of War Information describes a program to cut absenteeism by offering nourishing meals at reasonable prices and improving plant conditions. A survey of 14 war plants shows a 4.4 percent monthly absence rate where systematic plans exist versus 8.1 percent with hit or miss methods. Married women show the highest absence, then single men, single women, and married men. old hands with two years’ experience are least absent. Punitive measures fail. one shipyard tried Hitler checks, prompting resignations or excuses.
The Congress of Industrial Organizations condemned John L. Lewis for calling the wartime coal strike and charged he exploited injustices in the mining industry to attack the U S president. The CIO executive committee urged cautious action during emotional stress and urged War Labor Board to grant miners an equitable wage adjustment while appealing to miners not to strike again.
The Office of Price Administration allows a twenty cent per gallon increase for fula cream sold in bottles or paper containers when butterfat content remains unchanged. The move aligns with War Production Board limits and covers all unit sizes, reflecting adjustments to the previously set maximum prices.
Washington reports the Federal Public Housing Authority outlines how housing for war workers is central to victory. It highlights stopgap trailer communities and temporary KROWN shelters, plus portable designs, with permanent homes urged where postwar need persists.
Garden experts advise three light side dressings for leafy greens like cabbage spinach chard and lettuce starting when plants are three to four inches high with about a pound and a half per hundred feet of row. Tomatoes and other vegetables need one extra application when half green if soil was well prepared.
Washington UP The F B I said its agents arrested 552 men in twenty cities on draft law charges. Hoover noted 3,000 more may be sought and urged registrants to take their obligations seriously. Arrests by city included 137 in New York City and 81 in San Francisco.
WAACS are buying war bonds from their 50 monthly pay, with some training center companies contributing about 1,000 monthly. Trainees have bought 37.50 bonds from 50 pay while auxiliaries subscribe 18.75 monthly. Officers also contribute, with some pledging 75 from 150 pay.
A state survey to determine farm labor needs in New York will be released soon. Regional director Mrs. Anns M. Rosenberg announced with Ralph DeWolfe and T. N. Hurd. The survey, underway since March, uses returns from about 95,000 farmers of roughly six percent of the state total.
UP reports Michigan capital's bus workers walkout depriving nearly 100 000 residents of transport. Intercity Coach Lines and war workers faced disruption as Local 1 039 of the Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees cites War Labor Board inaction on wage questions as the trigger.
Lorain Ohio veteran postman Pete McFarland recalls 1942 as the heaviest year in 36 years of service. He notes mail volume rose across Lorain excluding the East Side, with war bonds requiring receivers to sign, increasing carrier workload.
Doris E. Knapp daughter of Mr and Mrs Roland Knapp 637 Sixth Avenue donated her hair for military precision instruments and received a plaque from Julien P Friez Co Towson Md The funds from the hair will go to the USO and the Red Cross per her citation Her brother Corporal Donald B Knapp serves in the Air Corps in Texas.
The Red Cross home nursing program trained over 1 300 women in Rensselaer County this year under Miss Margaret C. Sheehan. Centers across 28 locations taught basic care, illness signs, infant care, and preventative health, issuing certificates after 24 hours of study. Volunteers may enroll through the Office of Civilian Defense at 7 State Street.
International News Service reports a council study on American governors. It lists 24 Democrats and 24 Republicans, with details on terms, professions, salaries, births, and states of origin. Illinois is the most governor-producing state. youngest are 35. oldest is 80. average governor is 51, a family man and WWI veteran.
County salvage chief John J. Ahern announced scrap metal collection will continue for at least another week across 14 Rensselaer County towns. Gasoline shortages slow collections and road work, causing possible brief delays, but piles will be picked up. Families are urged to place out scrap and stay patient as service resumes.
The passage notes the community realizing the need to supply soldiers with weapons. County and town committees urge every family to contribute to the scrap drive to keep weapon production flowing to the battlefront in growing numbers.
The government plans new residence halls for women in federal service and proposes dating booths to provide places for girls to entertain their dates in a city with many women and fewer single men.
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