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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1943
Page
8
Health guidance explains how ingrown toenails arise from proper toenail trimming. It details causes, symptoms, and self care including elevating the nail edge, placing padding beneath, and keeping the nail growing straight. It notes when medical care is needed for infection and drainage.
Washington reports a growing black market in diapers as Mills’ production shrinks due to unprofitability and price controls. Stanley Vosen of the National Institute of Diaper Services says drivers are bribed to deliver to neighbors, while mothers resell diapers to services at a loss. Harper Schimpil, a Washington diaper service operator, is to testify to Congress on financing and related schemes.
A Columbia University report shows law student enrollment fell from 28 174 in 1938 to 5 686 in March 1943 across 119 approved schools. Dean Young B Smith warns the shrinking supply of young lawyers threatens government staffing and armed forces legal training.
In Cleveland war plants crack down on office romance between single women and married men. Personnel chiefs fire repeat offenders. Willam S. Jack of Jack and Heintz Co leads the drive with stern warnings over public address systems. Some plants offer recreational programs to curb flirtations, while others report a few romances among hundreds of female workers, with nonconforming workers dismissed.
Senator Revercomb warns that metals and oil resources could be exhausted by wartime demands abroad. He urges pragmatism and demands allies meet their full shares. He notes the United States will supply more war goods than all Allies combined by year end and warns of future hardship if shortages arise.
James Marshall former president of the New York City Board of Education urged educators to place more trust in young people in public schools and colleges to foster thoughtful democratic citizens and capable soldiers. He warned future soldiers will be on their own and stressed building maturity through classroom task forces and cooperative projects.
Federal Judge Arthur S. Tuttle on Saturday denied a new trial for Max Stephen former Detroit innkeeper sentenced to hang for treason The defense argued newly discovered evidence showing Stephan aided Lieut Hans Peter Krug's flight from a Bowman Ontario war prison camp but the judge ruled the evidence immaterial and not entrapment He was convicted last August and had two prior appeals and stays until recent actions by the Supreme Court.
Fairfield Iowa GP Thirty three mothers will receive belated Mother's Day bouquets this week. Orders arrived Friday from Fairfield soldiers in North Africa.
BETTY MacDONALD reports that milk rationing may be used this autumn due to labor and feed shortages and weather, with a priority system considered. Shortages give industrial areas, especially the South, incentive to test home rationing while economists promise enough milk for children. Also noted are fashion trends and pattern book declines, new heat resistant molding powder uses, and WPB calls to save paper plus point values for canned foods.
The OWI reports that rapid move of women from kitchens to factory work could avoid the need for a national service act. Congress debates draft plans for men or women if needed. So far shortages have been met as production stays steady without coercive measures.
A congressional probe into the 2101 R Street residence linked to John P. Monroe concluded with Chairman May stating no criminal conduct was found. Monroe hosted many prominent figures while Monroe’s associate Mrs. Eula Smith was not compelled to testify. The committee will continue a subcommittee inquiry into Narragansett Machinery Co and its wartime contracts.
Hollywood Mrs. Conny Kelly Jr widow of a Pearl Harbor hero laments war housing shortages as she cannot find a place to live with her 3 year old son Corky. Her husband Captain Kelly piloted a Flying Fortress against Japan and earned the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously. She came from Seattle to take a secretarial job in a war plant and asks what she should do without housing.
The Department of Interior outlined a method to exploit a 400 million ton dolomite deposit near Las Vegas to produce large quantities of magnesia for airplane construction. It noted plant satellites as the main production constraint and described a small commercial plant feeding a Royson, Nevada mill, potentially the largest in the area. A new electrolytic process to turn magnesia into metallic magnesium was also announced, expected to outperform prior methods.
The article urges gardeners to adjust schedules due to a late spring. Peas should be abandoned except in cool regions, while spinach lettuce beets and early crops should be planted now for June harvests. Planting tomatoes and peppers as frost danger fades, and use sunny days for timely sowing, avoiding wet ground and weed-heavy delays.
Tomato pruning and training to a single stem improves early fruit yield and space efficiency. Rows are spaced about 3 feet apart with 18 inches between plants. ground runners need 3 by 4 or 5 feet. Side shoots are pinched from leaf axils when 1.5 to 3 inches long, avoiding knives to prevent disease spread.
The Associated Press reports ration details across meat cheese and canned fish expect schedules. Red Stamps E F G H valid through month end while J remains through June K starts May 30 blue G H J through June 7 K and M from May 24 sugar Stamp 12 five pounds through May 31 15 and 16 five pounds sugar for home canning as of May 24 Coffee stamps 23 and 24 stretch May 30 and June 30 Shoes stamps 17 through June 15 18 June 16 for a further period Gasoline five A coupons expire July 21 in the East and local boards may grant home canning rations when essential.
The guide explains staking methods for individual plants or along fences, using stakes five to six feet high with sturdy knots and loose ties. It notes optional height reduction by clipping tops and suggests side dressings of sodium nitrate, ammonium sulfate, or Victory Garden fertilizer to boost late yields, detailing application rates per fifty foot row.
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