Great North American duck population revival foretold
The article notes a dramatic rebound in North American waterfowl from a low in 1936 to an estimated 150 million by experts, driven by Ducks Unlimited in Canada and U.S. sportsmen funding. It cites hunting limits, decoy and habitat changes, and losses from drought, predation, fires, and pike. It predicts substantial feather and down production for the United Nations troops and suggests hunting remains constrained until wildlife recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Canada
North Amer
Ducane L Limited
United States
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
Tom Main
Ducks Unlimited
United Nations
Justice Would Bar Judiciary From Politics
Senior members of the federal circuit courts disclosed a plan to bar federal judges and officers from running for political office or engaging in political activities. The advisory resolution, announced by Chief Justice Stone, would cover Supreme Court justices and lower court judges, but not those who resign to run. It aims to mirror Hatch Act limits on executive branch employees, though it carries no legal force.
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Washington (P
Federal Judicial
Federal Circuit Courts
Stone
Supreme Court
Federal Circuit
District Courts
Races of Mankind pamphlet debunks Nazi race purity doctrine
On the Home Front the feature summarizes science backed facts refuting Nazi race purity ideas. Illustrations by Reinhardt accompany text from Ruth Benedict and Gene Westfish of Columbia University. Published by the Public Affairs Committee in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinhardt
Ruth Benedict
Gene Westfish
Department of Anthropology
Columbia University
Public Affairs Committee, Inc
New York
OPA Clothing Survey Slated In Troy Area
Rationing authorities announce a November survey across the Troy area covering women hosiery work clothing and outer wear for women girls and children. Edward H. Pattison chairman urges 20 retailers to have pricing charts and required records ready for OPA inspection at The Hotel Troy.
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Troy
Edward H. Pattison
Troy City-Rensselaer
Pattison
M.P.R
OPA
Dooryard Fish Pool Angling Fun In Abdon Pallasch Yard
In Abdon Pallasch's front yard a 1-foot pool hosts an annual dooryard angling spree begun in 1943. Neighbors gather on autumn Sundays to fish bass crappie perch and catfish, then share sauerkraut Polish sausage and warmth in the dining room. The pool becomes a community fishing parlor as the season opens.
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Abdon Pallasch
Pallasch
Aimpie Simon
Fay
Pallasen
Palasen
Tve
Pailasch
Ration Stamp Loans Assure Meat Supply
The Office of Price Administration announced a plan to loan ration points to wholesalers with storage capacity to stock freezers from now until next January. The loans will cover veal, lamb, mutton and lower grades of beef to smooth peak production. This is the second such program, following last August's fish-point loan to 70 wholesalers. applications are due December 18 at local rationing boards.
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Washington (P
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Washington
Panel Finds Meat Price Violations In Troy City
Members of the Price Panel of the Troy City Rensselaer County Rationing Board report widespread meat price violations in Troy markets. An investigation is under way and authorities warn of drastic action if ceilings are not followed. Residents urged to verify posted price charts and report overcharges by calling Extension 347 at The Hotel Troy to Rita Fitzsimmons.
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Troy City-Rensselaer
OPA
Edward H. Pattison
Troy
Rita F.tzsimmons
Milkmen Must Give Data to OPA
The Office of Price Administration told four Dunkirk-Fredonia milk distributors to file volume, profit and loss, and price data before any upward price request can be reviewed. In Buffalo, Thomas J. Reese and Nate C. Manzel la pressed for complete information to address a milk drought affecting about 30,000 consumers.
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Dunkirk
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Fredonia
Buffalo
Thomas J. Reese
Nate C. Manzella
F. McKinley Briggs
George Booth
Booth’s Dairy, Inc
Paul M. Rendens, Jr
Raymond J. Bentley
Reese
Cost of living linked to wives and homes
President Roosevelt said ideas on the cost of living vary by wives, stomachs, and places of abode. He noted the remark at a press radio conference yesterday, then explained he formed a War Labor Board committee to investigate the cost of living.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
Eighth of Hamilton Men Are Officers
One of every eight Hamilton College alumni is a commissioned officer in military service. Of Hamilton's 4,000 alumni, 1,258 are in uniform, the alumni officer reported yesterday. Eight Hamilton men have died in action, three are reported missing, and two are prisoners of war.
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Clinton
Hamilton College
Hamilton
ODT Plans More Milk Tank Trucks for Northern New York
The Office of Defense Transportation announces a program to expand milk transport capacity in northern New York including the Troy area. A Farm Vehicle Section survey found fluid milk movement strains tank truck capacity amid tire fuel and parts shortages. Glass lined and stainless steel tanks on trucks and trailers will be used more extensively.
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Record Newspapers Bureau
Washington, D. C
Office of Defense Transportation
New York
Troy
ODT
Eye Nose and Ear Self Care By Dr Thomas D Masters
Eye particles can often be removed with a clean cloth or boric acid solution. avoid poking the eye with tools and seek prompt care if embedded. Nosebleeds injure small vessels, apply head forward and seek physician if bleeding persists. Earaches from eustachian issues respond to heat, glycerine drops, and aspirin. if pain lasts, suspect pus and pursue professional care.
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Thomas D. Masters
Record joins salvage campaign for waste paper
The Record, joining the American Newspaper Publishers Association, sponsors a nation wide waste paper drive to ease raw material shortages threatening war production. Residents are urged to salvage newspapers magazines and paper containers, with Chamber of Commerce help available Troy 276 for disposal locations.
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Record Newspapers
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Chamber of Commerce
Troy
Troy Industrial Salvage Committee
Linwood Noyes
Edwin S. Friendly
The
New York Sun
Samuel W. McCochrane
Delegation to Visit Fayorum Sanctorum Lodge
A delegation from Ad aran Sanctorum A. M. O. S. will travel to Schenectady on Saturday night to attend a Fayorum Sanctorum session at Brotherly Love Lodge. The group will be led by Grand Monarch Charles Hansen.
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Adaran Sanctorum
Schenectady
Fayorum Sanctorum
Brotherly Love Lodge
Charles Hansen
Rayon Hosiery Price Revision on Way
The Office of Price Administration said a revision of the rayon hosiery price regulation will be completed and announced before year end. Reagan P. Connally, director of the consumers goods division, noted an interval between issue and effective date for industry input, and that prices for the Christmas season will not be affected.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Reagan P. Connally
OPA
Consumers Goods Division
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