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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1943
Page
8
Entertaining servicemen successfully requires reversing usual hospitality practices. Servicemen avoid duty talk, dislike formal games, and prefer independent activities. Hostesses should offer engaging home life tasks and meaningful conversation to recreate a sense of home.
Mackinaw City Mich Hunters flocked north today for the season opener amid gasoline rationing. Officials estimate 150000 to 200000 deer seekers over 16 days and OPA agents monitor possible quota violations without arrest powers.
Glens Falls guest Phyllis Parrish visits Miss Eleanor Jackson. First Lieut G Donald Prester resides in Shushan. now in San Francisco. Mrs Frank Smith teaches Shushan primaries. Javoh Jascxil attends George Satvurdar wedding in New York. Lieut Donald Moeller visits grandfather Frank Santos in Texas. Miss Dorot Bandel guests in Coniles Kill. Belle Broaned meet at Harry Peck home. leader Mrs Thomas Leele. Guests at Burton J Eagleville include Harriet Jason of Montclair and Mrs Frank Jamison of Hast Orange. William Getty injured shoulder. treated at Mary McClellan Hospital. Shusan Grange officers elected. Master Thom Stanton, overseer Frederick Wager, etc. Covered hot dish supper served.
R E Vanderwood of the Dairymen's League says Troy area milk output fell about 20 000 quarts daily, with total production about 7 000 quarts under last year. He cites higher costs, labor and feed shortages, and price controls that prevent raises, warning of a coming milk shortage and reduced dairy goods for war needs.
The War Production Board announced that there will probably be enough Christmas trees for most American homes this year. Trees may be coarser than peace time, but buyers can find one at local markets if not too choosy. WPB will limit harvesting to keep manpower and shipping tied to the war effort, noting that normally 10 to 12 million evergreens are cut and distributed.
New York Mayor F H La Guardia hailed the Friday conviction of three Crocco brothers for selling oranges above ceiling prices. Victor and Charles Crocco received sixty days in jail and each was fined 1000, while Andrew Crocco was also convicted and fined. The Crocco brothers, members of L Crocco and Sons, sold more than 30 000 boxes of oranges between June and September with about 30 000 dollars in overcharges.
Advice to war wives on raising children while husbands serve. Emphasizes balancing attention, fostering male role models, and avoiding overprotective seclusion. Encourages talking about Daddy normally, providing a clear image of him, and preserving family unity through secure, independent childrearing.
The piece argues Congress failed to amend the Smith Connally law to punish wartime strikes unless properties are government owned. It claims Roosevelt capitulated to John Lewis, urging a strong Home Front response and week-to-week coal production with new authority to restrain strike leaders. It contends wartime labor action requires legal teeth and executive backbone.
The piece argues wartime controls and gas rationing compel citizens to accept coupons while citing mounting domestic failures under President Roosevelt. It warns of a Republican tide if isolationist or middle voters gain influence and predicts a hostile Congress that could hinder wartime and peacetime policies, leaving the public to decide labor's political clout.
The home nursing course at the West Sand Lake school opens with an evening class on Wednesday at 7:30 and an afternoon class Friday from 2 to 4 pm. The Friday 7:30 to 9:30 session is the evening class. Mrs. Jay W. Miller RB. N. leads. The Henry Barton Brotherhood sponsored a father and son banquet at the Methodist Church Thursday. D. Pause was toastmaster. Rev. John W. Stuart Jr spoke. Troy was guest speaker. Earl Stiles showed moving pictures. Prayer by Rev. M. W. Fuller. About 65 men and boys had a chicken dinner served by the church Women’s Society.
Washington officials note 13 organizations urged Stabilization Director Fred Vinson to require grade labeling for canned goods eggs and other products as with meats. They warn mislabeling could undermine price ceilings by up to 27 percent on canned peas 23 percent on tomatoes and 33 percent on eggs.
Mr and Mrs W A Walter of Harborcreek Pennsylvania celebrate 68 years of marriage. He is 89 and she is 85 and the couple wed in 1875 signaling a long union marked by shared life and memories through the decades.
Senate leader Harry Byrd urges combining about 99 000 government cars into a single pool to curb personal use. Federal Works Agency seeks to base at least 521 of 1 500 federally owned cars in a downtown garage. Other agencies resist sharing control. Budget Bureau probes the issue with no report date. The note on turtles appears unrelated.
A regional surge in demand, labor shortages, and overseas shipments trigger voluntary rationing of cigars and cigarettes across many cities. While some brands vanish from shelves, no general scarcity applies to all advertised cigarettes. pipe tobacco remains largely unaffected. The Associated Press survey notes uneven shortages by city, with reports of normal supplies in Hartford after scare buying subsided.
New York dispatch notes that first aid is well established among miners. Seventeen Eastern Kentucky mines sent teams to Safety Day, with South-East Coal Co. winning $150 and a silver cup. Over one million miners have taken first aid courses, many repeatedly, and large companies require annual training. The Bureau of Mines supplies textbooks and exams while company instructors teach most sessions.
New York Mayor F H LaGuardia warned cities may face greater air raid danger after Hitler claimed safety. He urged vigilance and readiness, saying the truth may be other than the dictator’s statement. The report notes living costs for lower wage earners rose 0.6 percent in October per the National Industrial Conference Board.
Reported suffering no tobacco troubles. They offered no explanation. Philadelphia, home of several good five-cent cigars, has seen only slight signs of gascarcancies so far, but dealers predict voluntary rationing soon.
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