County ABC Board Warns Of Ban Today
County ABC Board warns retailers of Election Day alcohol sales ban under Alcohol Beverage Control Law. Package stores must close during polling hours. beer in grocery and other outlets proscribed. Police chiefs alerted. violations prosecuted by district attorneys and sheriffs. A stray note advises adjusting carburetor pump for warmer weather driving.
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ABC Board
John F O’connell
Liquor Authority
Rensselmer County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Ae Aidan Z Tee
Ted
O Connell
Htas
QC Connell
State Liquor Authority
Let Children Play Soldier amid wartime media and fear
Parents worry when children mimic war and fear its impact. Many kids absorb war themes from radio, film, and toys, yet most endure heavy exposure and grow more fascinated by conflict. A minority, especially timid youths, fear every new experience and may wake at night fearing thunder or kidnappers.
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Amiety
Father
Dinger
Pork Sausage Potato Boats Recipe Note
A compact recipe item outlines Star Pure Pork Sausage used to flavor mashed potatoes for four servings. It notes cooking fat rendering, potato preparation, sausage topping, and final assembly with basic pantry steps and Armour branding.
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All Beacons
Reu
Missing use stamp from car windshield discovered
Mrs. Mar tin Jeffes of Schermerhorn Road Schenectady found the federal use stamp removed from her car windshield. Investigation showed the city loosening and eating the stamp. Rotterdam police were notified. Betty MacAtee a trolley conductor and Ray her husband motorman discuss working together and sharing work talk for a grand time.
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Martin Jeffes
Schermerhorn Road
Schenectady
Rotterdam
Philadelphia
Betty MacAfee
Raymond
Ray
MacAtee
Health Oldsters Susceptible To T B By Dr Thomas D Masters
Tuberculosis in the elderly shows the highest US death rate in the seventh decade and is often missed as age related. Early detection requires awareness, regular X-ray surveys, and aggressive control to prevent spread to families and communities.
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Thomas D. Masters
NEA
United States
British Farm Quota Raised By Blockade
Raymond McConnell Jr reports from London on Britain's wartime farm program. Centralized policy with regional committees drives quotas, raising output from one third to two thirds of national food. The system aims to boost production, support imports, and extend agricultural democracy, with committees wielding broad control over land use, farming practices, and even household questions.
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Ramonad “7Nel, Jr
Nevar
Lincoln State Journal
Lincoln
Neb
McConnell
England
Raymond McConnell
London
Britain
Ministries of Food and Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture
Dairy Farmers Hold Deliveries In OPA Fight
Approximately 30 000 residents in the Dunkirk Fremonia area face a milk famine as dairy farmers held deliveries to retailers. F N Briggs spokesman for nine distributors says no milk available for retail today, with hope for emergencies and children. Harry Salhoff, South Shore Milk Producers Association secretary, says negotiations with OPA since August 1 aim to raise price for 35 percent butterfat milk from 300 to 350 per hundredweight, but Buffalo OPA defers to New York and Washington in a circular dispute, criticizing price fixing.
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Fredonia CP
Dunkirk
Fredonia
Office of Price Administration
F. N. Briggs
Harry F Salhoff
South Shore Milk Producers’ Association
OPA
Buffalo Opa
New York
Washington
Salhoff
Draftees Spared Holiday Farewell
The War Department announced no draft registrants will be inducted on Thanksgiving Day. Inductees on furlough will have their furlough extended by a day or two to allow holiday time with family. Similar suspensions will occur at Christmas and New Year, with actions on December 24 25 26 and January 1 2.
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Washington Upi
War Department
Nut price controls extend to major tree varieties
Government action targets pricing of walnuts almonds filberts and pecans to ensure savings for consumers. Peanuts remain outside tree nut controls as a separate category already under price regulation. The move aims to secure lower costs for households on staple nut purchases.
Shoe rationing stamp becomes valid for shoes in War Book 3
The airplane stamp from War Ration Book 3 is now valid for purchasing shoes. The airpit stamp remains valid until May 1, 1944, and the No 18 stamps from War Ration Book I retain indefinite validity under current OPA rules.
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Troy Area
OPA
Lonergan Will Gives Entire Estate to Son in Slaying Case
Patricia Burton Lonergan, heiress to a $5 million brewery fortune slain October 24, filed for probate. The will revokes prior documents and names her 18 month old son Wayne William Lonergan as sole heir with estate valued over $10000 in personal property. Wayne Lonergan of RC AFB barracks Toronto may claim surviving spouse status, while Wayne Lonergan Sr faces first degree murder charges.
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New York
Patrica Burton Lonergan
Wayne Lonergan
Wayne William Lonergan
Lonergan
RC. A. FB
Toronto
Canada
General Sessions
John J. Sullivan
Edward Y. Broderick
Deadline for Mailing Yule Cards Overseas
The Postoffice Department in Washington said Christmas cards for soldiers overseas must be mailed in sealed envelopes as first class mail. If sent promptly, cards will reach even the most remote posts for overseas soldiers by December 25, according to a Sunday message to Postmaster Frank M. Collins.
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Postoffice Department
Washington
Frank M. Collins
Post Office Department
OPA Lifts Patch Pocket Ban on Men’s Wear
Washington reports the War Production Board lifted the ban on patch pockets in mens wool garments to conserve lining materials in short supply. Officials said full linings are unnecessary, and coats can use skeleton trim with patch pockets.
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Washington
War Production Board
FBI Blames Two Boys for Railroad Wreck Near Highland
The FBI stated two youths aged 9 and 14 placed obstructions on railroad tracks, causing a New Haven freight wreck near Highland. Twenty four tank cars of gasoline and oil exploded and ignited after derailment, leveling three houses with no injuries reported.
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New York
F. B I
New Haven
Hartford
Highland
State Nursing Council Discusses Shortage
The local committee for the State Nursing Council for War Service met to address a serious nursing shortage in the area. A delegation will attend a Rochester meeting to discuss solutions and meet a goal of 4,030 nurses for the armed forces before 1944. The state lags in entrants to Army and Navy service and urges anyone able to nurse, even part time, to help as regular nurses not aides.
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State Nursing Council For
Rochester
New York State
Army
Navy
OPA Nut Prices Now in Effect
Washington announces new price controls on edible tree nuts by the Office of Price Administration, effective tomorrow, with officials predicting market impact and compliance steps for suppliers and retailers nationwide.
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Washington
UPA
Office of Price Administration
Ration Book No 4 Distribution At Local Board
Residents of Troy County who have not obtained War Ration Book No 4 or the basic A gasoline book may apply this week at The Hotel Troy. Chairman Charles C Frehofer said the office will be open tomorrow and Thursday for this purpose. Applicants for Book No 4 must present War Ration Book No 3 and for the basic A second book show the back cover of the first A book and bring tire inspection paper.
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Troy-County
Troy
Charles C. Frehofer
Political Advertisement on Old People Disease Prevalence
A brief note describes an extremely contagious disease and calls for public comprehension of its impact on older adults. The tone mirrors a political ad focusing on health prevalence and public awareness.
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