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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1944
Page
3
A dense daily radio schedule outlines Morning Melodies at 9:00 with various news briefs, weather, and guest segments. Programs include musical interludes, city updates, and affiliations with WD and local reporters, listing times and show titles across a broad lineup.
New York traders saw active demand across segments as war news buoyed sentiment. Shares in Laclede Gas and Sugar companies rose while Hudson & Manhattans bonds gained after a court ruling. Wheat and oats moved modestly, with mixed progress noted in several sectors and overall cautious, uneven trading into the preholiday session.
Foster and Adams provide the latest stock market figures with high, low, and close data. The quotation shows MWS 255 and 6134 with a 61 percent and 2 percent move, reflecting notable activity in the session.
President Roosevelt lauds states for mobilizing resources in unified action against a common enemy at the 36th annual Governors Conference opening. Gov Leverett Saltonstall says US strength and global stability rely on strong state governments and local initiative. The discussion emphasizes cooperation, planning, and maintaining high living standards amid wartime challenges.
Crossword puzzle entries from a local page draw attention as enthusiasts debate clever clues. The mix includes wordplay on athletics and everyday items, sparking reader participation and letters to the editor.
Prices in New York reflect steady to firm markets for flour rye cornmeal and wheat with steady domestic and export terms. Eggs show two day receipts at wholesale levels with various grade prices and percentages, while butter cheese and poultry quotations remain steady with standard quality adjustments and freight allowances.
The excerpt lists prices and weights for drawn young hens and toms, old hens and toms, frozen boxes, live fowl by freight, broilers and roasters, fowls, old roosters, turkeys by weight classes, and ducks with assorted price ranges and packaging notes. It reads like a historical market ledger entry for poultry commodities.
A British port reports an Allied convoy reaching Europe with specially designed weapons and trained troops. German submarines mounted half hearted attacks but failed to sink any ships or casualties reported.
Lieut Comér, 3. William Farly, 26, formerly from Rensselaer, was killed in a Pasadena California plane crash. A native of Rensselaer he studied at St John’s Academy and Christian Brothers Academy before Duane University. He taught at Albany and East Greenbush Airports before joining the Navy. Survived by father James J. Farly and wife Virginia Strunk, brother Benjamin Bond Sr. of Rensselaer, and three sisters Mrs Frank Stadel, Albany. Mrs Ward Totman. Mrs John Richardson.
The piece argues over Franklin D Roosevelt possibly visiting England during the 1944 presidential era. It notes expectations in the British press, wartime troop presence, and health rumors while weighing political motives and timing for such a trip. It contemplates a meeting with the British Prime Minister and potential French liberation steps, reflecting cautious American public interest.
Indiana urged state governments to take leadership in reconstruction. Gee described a program by the Indiana Economic Council for a state public works plan to provide employment for thousands of returning veterans and war plant explorers.
The article exposes a political action committee handbook aimed at organizing labor and voters for election influence. It presents a dialogue between Marty and Joe explaining tactics, voter registration, door to door canvassing, and the aim to place about 100 new congressmen who would support wartime policy and the administration.
Whitehall notices report Mrs. Mulholland confined at home with an illness identified as asiatic rheumatism. Mrs. O Reilly recovered from illness at home on Davison Street. Rev and Mrs Cusliffe left for the Northern Baptist convention in Atlantic City. Miss Zottoni visiting her mother on Queer Street. Mrs. Long returned to Broadway after wintering with Dr and Mrs Long in Freeport. Mrs. Beebe, former Whitehall resident, dies May 21 at Westport. husband was the late Rev Beebe, pastor of the Baptist Church. Patsy Epifanio, son of Mr and Mrs Epifanio, arrives home after service in the Southwest Pacific. Seaman Richard Guardyak completes recruit training and gets leave. Helen Rinne, WAVES, graduates Navy Boenian School and is on leave with parents. Archibald Robarge 85 dies at his son’s home. service held at Harold Scott Funeral Home and interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
The piece denounces rival factions and Tammany style politicians amid American labor, claiming reformers and exiles from oppression spread revolution in wartime and criticizing Roosevelt era politics. It notes local figures, lists a parade of names, and mentions 29 youths receiving first communion at Notre Dame des Victories Church.
William C. Preston Jr becomes manager of the National City Bank public relations department, after twenty years at the bank. A Troy Business College graduate, he teaches military science at LaSalle Institute and serves as instructor for high school cadets. He served twenty years in the 25th Infantry, now with the New York Guard, and holds multiple community roles in Troy and Rensselaer County.
The annual Lan singburg Parent and Teacher Congress will be held tomorrow at 2 p m in Knickerbasker Junior High School. Officers will be elected and committees chaired for the coming year.
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