British Farmer Disrupted by Wartime Life
British agriculture presents drama beyond statistics as Raymond McConnell Jr surveys English farms amid blackout, airfields, and disrupted labor. He notes Women's Land Army workers, young schoolboys in fields, and agricultural committees racing to find more land for food production under war conditions.
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Raymond McConnell, JR
London
Lancashire
Wiltshire
Home Counties
England
Land Army
Harvets
Facm
Britain’s farmers adapt as war drives plow over old land
The article describes how wartime demands push Britain to plow brush areas and drain marshes, reclaiming thousands of acres for military use while changing farmers’ views. It notes reluctance from stockmen, unfamiliar crops, and scarce help but highlights a deep shift in social and economic outlook among British farmers.
Appointive City Officials Prepared to Vacate Posts
City officials in Troy foresee broad turnover with Jan 1 when a Republican mayor takes office. Civil service protections shield some posts while many lower paid roles face layoffs due to war plant hiring. Alumni from 1911 Troy High School cluster around the election, and officials weigh impending changes across departments including public works and health.
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Frank J. Hogan
Troy
Department of Public Works
William F. Luby
Bureau of Water Supply
Civil Service
Mr. Luby
Chester J. Atkinson
State Civil Service
Stanton F. Lee
Troy High School
John J. Ahern
Earle J. Wiley
Rensselaer County
Ahern
Municipal Law Department
James H. Flynn
Health Council
State Health Department
Board of Education
George H. Krug
Charles F. Crowley
William J. Roche
Alfred E. Roche
Cmity
Public Works
John P. Judge
George F. Curley
Parks
Patrick J. Leahy
Jeader
John J. Givney
Edward A. Wachter
Recreation Commission
Supi
John A. Bond
Samuel R. Cooper
James M. McGrath
Board of Estimate
Leo F. Boland
Corporation Counsel
Service Flag Designed In 1917 By Army Captain
New York reports that the service flag with blue stars for sons and gold stars for lives lost was designed in 1917 by an Ohio Infantry captain R Le Queisser. Cleveland townsmen aided the design, the city and Ohio both adopted it, and the flag remains largely unchanged 26 years later.
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New York
Ohio Infantry
R. le Queisser
Cleveland
Ohio
Queisser
Christmas Shopping Will Be Discussed At Monthly Meeting
The Retail Merchants' Bureau will discuss details of the Christmas shopping season at a regular monthly meeting today at 6 30 p m in The Hendrick Hudson. James McKernan is secretary of the organization.
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Retail Merchants’ Bureau
Hendrick Hudson
James McKernan
Local Notices From Beman Park And Saint Paul Parish
Miss Veronica Voltz of 287 Hoosick Street is ill at home. First Friday masses will be held at St Paul the Apostle this week. Miss Mary Burke of 239 Hoosick Street has returned from a week's vacation in New York City.
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Veronica Voltz
Hoosick Street
St. Paul the Apostle
Mary Burke
New York City
Sycauway church to hold first Friday masses this week
The Church of Our Lady of Victory in Sycauway announces its first Friday masses this week inviting parishioners to attend the service.
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Church of Our Lady of Victory
Tojo Tonic Rub-down At South Pacific Base
Richard J. Weaver, a California pharmacist and former hospital attendant, operates a massage parlor near a South Pacific air base claim ing his "Tojo Tonic" rubdown revives tired Marine pilots. He says the secret formula includes alcohol glycerine merthiolate and promises to add hours of firing efficiency.
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South Pacific
Richard JL. Weaver
Cisco
Can Ry Ite
Penn T. Kim
New Britain
Ims Weavers
Tojo Tonic
Weaver
Payden
Los Angeles Coy
Wan
San Francisco Golden Gate
Democrat Wins Columbia County Judge Race
William E. J. Connor a Democrat won the Columbia County judge seat by 518 votes over Republican George C. Inman. Connor secured victory in what appears to be a tight contest with final tally showing him ahead by the stated margin.
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William E. J. Connor
Columbia County
George C. Inman
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