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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1949
Page
3
A Chicago Beltone advertisement touts a new hearing device with no visible receiver button, promising clear hearing and social ease. It claims freedom from ear apparatus, offers a free brochure, and invites readers to test the device at home without cost.
Rep J Parnell Thomas is delayed again as Judge Holtsoff resets his fraud trial for next Monday at counsel request tied to an ongoing gambling conspiracy case. If that case ends this week, the Thomas trial will proceed Monday despite the prior postponement. A separate item reports a boat collision in New York harbor leaving one man missing believed drowned.
A Navy representative will be in the county courthouse rotunda each Monday from 9 am to 3 pm to interview youths for enlistment. Chief Petty Officer Harold M. Brooks says the Navy seeks inactive reserve recruits, with the program starting today in this city. Brooks, now stationed in Albany, previously led the local enlistment station when the courthouse hosted four full time Navy offices.
Strong northwesterly winds reached seventy miles per hour driving seawalls inland and flooding streets. Coastal roads were blocked and ships hurried to harbor as heavy seas pounded promenades along the Channel coast.
The American Automobile Association campaign promotes good travel manners to reduce conflicts on the road. Readers share tips on preventing brake dust buildup, diagnosing engine noises, cooling system coils, fuel vapor locks, and clutch or transmission misalignment.
A vintage car Q and A discusses carburetor acceleration pump strokes for cold weather and fuel delivery. It explains air cleaner role in protecting the carburetor from dirt. A reader asks about a light noise at 25 mph possibly from front wheel bearings and about loose universal joints after a prior replacement with limited service. The expert notes some new joints may not be good and urges inspection.
A reader asks about checking motor mounts and replacing them if needed. The article notes additives and emissions, with Mr. Russell invited to answer questions on safe car care. Readers are asked to send inquiries to The Record Newspapers with a self addressed stamped envelope.
The Betts Corners Eagle Mills Home Bureau holds a meeting on Better Breakfasts with a luncheon menu reflecting the morning study. Afternoon reports cover the antique show, a Business of Her Own clinic, and sewing screen center uses. Upcoming sessions include stencil work, Christmas decor, and the annual Christmas meeting with decorations and activities.
Harvard student John M. Moses, 18, son of a Baltimore attorney, died when his plane crashed in fog on Bald Mountain in the Sunapes range. A ground party located the wreckage after it was spotted from the air, ending a New England wide search. The blaze destroyed all but the tall section of the craft following the accident after Moses flew from Bridgeport to Boston after the Harvard Yale game.
Austria announced three new exchange rates after devaluing the schilling. The tourist rate becomes four per dollar, the commercial rate 21.36 per dollar, and the basic import rate 41 per dollar, replacing the former rate near 10 to the dollar. The Austrian National Bank closed for the announcement and will reopen Friday.
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