Synthetic tires prove durable for general use
Washington reports limited quantities of synthetic rubber tires are good for about 15 000 miles of wear at normal speeds. D C Speaker cites unpublished tests by the Office of the Rubber Director stating tires need not be babied below 25 mph and that the 15 000 mile life is achievable with standard driving. Officials expect stronger 1944 civilian tire production with the 47 million unit plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
D. C
Speaker
Capital Authority
Rubber Director
ORC
Health Possible to Conserve Use of Heart
The article argues heart disease can be prevented and managed through early care, healthy living, and prevention of rheumatic fever and syphilis. It emphasizes midlife risk, the value of rest and diet, and avoiding excess after damage. Physical limitations with aging require adjustment and a sound medical exam to guide a long, energy-conserving life.
Traffic Deaths Show Decline Across Major Cities
The National Safety Council reported July traffic deaths fell 45 percent from 1941 levels, with a final July total of 1,210, 20 percent below July 1942. Seven months of 1943 show 11,780 deaths, down 42 percent from 1941 and 31 percent under the first seven months of 1942. Mt. Vernon, Mass., led large cities with a perfect seven month record, followed by Wheeling, West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Pel
Providence
R. I
National Safety Council
Council
Mt. Ver Y
Mass
Wheeling
W. Va
Gas Coupon Exchange Swamps Rensselaer County Board
The Rensselaer County Troy City Rationing Board in Hotel Troy saw a steady rush of automobile owners exchanging old gasoline coupons expired last night for new types. Many motorists brought few coupons, while some presented larger stacks, and many were unaware of the new coupon change. The staff worked swiftly to process exchanges, speeding up operations even in the fuel oil rationing quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer County-Troy City Rationing Board
Troy
Searing Farm Prices Peak At 23 Year High
United Press reports an Agriculture Department survey showing farm price indexes at the highest since September 1920. Prices for dairy, grains, chickens, eggs, cotton and cottonseed rose, lifting the overall farm prices by five points and 30 points above a year ago while prices paid by farmers failed to advance. Domestic demand remains strong and earnings offset employment dip. Fruit and truck crops declined in the month to Aug 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economica
Burials Resume After Slavelabor Graveyard Strike
A 47 worker strike at Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn delayed ten burial services. The gravediggers and twenty gardeners resumed work after promising to submit the dispute to arbitration, ending the pause in interments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York CP
Holy Cross
Brooklyn
One Week Left To Vaccinate School Children
Dr. James H Flynn Troy commissioner of health reminded parents of school children there is one week left to vaccinate against smallpox. Law requires vaccination for first time entrants and transfers from out of town. Vaccination available daily at the Health Center except Saturday. Forty to fifty children were taken there last week and slightly fewer this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Flynn
Troy
Curran
Iit
Pegler
Luce
Rewriting Deals and Journal Ethics in Life Time Controversy
A veteran writer recounts a dispute over a paid dirt-road collaboration with Life editor and agent George Bye. He details how promises were broken, photographer rights ignored, and rival Time used photos from the same Luce circle. He argues Luce's outfit manipulates ethics and public perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life
Luce
George Bye
Heywood Broun
Broun
Rye
Waldorf Tower
Heywood
Absenteeism Blamed for Coal Slump
Washington report cites enormous absenteeism and indifference among miners as the cause of a coal production lag since the spring strike. The National Coal Association bulletin faulted government delays and panic rhetoric, urging workers to return to mines to prevent shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interior
Ickes
Theational Coal Association
Forest receipts top 3.4 million for Oregon and Washington
National forests in Oregon and Washington grossed 3 445 733 for Uncle Sam in the year ended June 30. Timber sales to logging companies brought 3 237 111 in. Grazing fees for cattle and sheep totaled 153 775 while water power rights yielded 7 500 and other fees 47 345.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
INS
Oregon
Washington
Uncle Sam
A. H. Cousins
Training School To Show Film On Turret Lathes
The Turret Lathes film will be shown at Troy State War Training School at Broadway and Seventh Avenue at 8 pm today, announced supervisor George E. Holliday. The 45 minute color film covers turret lathe operation, setup, and fixtures, with additional showings for student groups at 4 pm and 2 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy State
Broadway
Seventh Avenue
George E. Holliday
Holliday
Governor Dewey Proclaims Free Poland Day in New York
Governor Dewey yesterday proclaimed Free Poland Day in New York and urged patriotic observances. The note honors the Free Poles fighting with United Nations forces against Nazi tyranny and asserts no Pole collaborates with a puppet government despite Nazi brutality and murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Dewey
New York
United Nations
Mercy errands move anthrax serum to state border
State Police conducted two mercy shipments Monday. An emergency anthrax serum from Philadelphia to Amsterdam was escorted to the state line by Pennsylvania and New York troopers. Trooper F L Larson led the Rhinebeck to Amsterdam leg, while Trooper J F Leitus escorted the ambulance to Rhinebeck. A separate request sent an infantile paralysis patient in an iron lung from Amsterdam to a New York hospital with a Rockefeller Institute supplied device. The boy Donald C Bronk, 14, son of Dr and Mrs Marcellus Bronk of New York, had contracted the illness August 21 while visiting his aunt in Amsterdam.
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Philadelphia
Amsterdam
Pennsylvania
New York
Jersey
Holland Tunnel
F. L. Larson
Rhinebeck
Donald C. Bronk
Marcellus Bronk
C. Louise Bronk
Utica
Names for Future Aircraft Carriers Debate
The article urges naming new U.S. aircraft carriers after naval heroes inventors or respected leaders to honor tradition and military aviation. It critiques inconsistent naming, cites Hornet Wasp Lexington Princeton Yorktown Enterprise Essex, and argues for broad, dignified names including American localities and allied figures.
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Roosevelt
Navy Department
Great Britain
United States Navy
Union
America
Wright Brothers
Navy
Hornet
Wasp
Lexington
Princeton
Yorktown
Enterprise
Essex
Knox
Shangri-La
Crossword Puzzle Splash Aboard the Red Sea Region
Crossword puzzle clues appear in a jumbled list spanning biblical places gems of Olivea and a mix of ship terms, crafts, and names. The garbled entries hint at a themed puzzle with scattered references to geography and culture, including GPEs and ancient terms, posed as a dense clue set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Sea
Eanclosure
Israel
India
King Arthur's Court
New Gas Ration Plan May Create Coupon Banks
Rep Hartley says OPA weighing an entirely new gasoline rationing system using numbered coupons and banks of ration boards. He notes lack of authoritative info but believes offices would issue coins and trace coupons to curb black markets and tighten control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hartley
R-N
Eggs to Hit 30 Cents Per Dozen In Sept Prices Rise
Albany OPA announced egg prices will rise through September and peak by November. Retailers report short supplies in Troy and expect eggs to reach 75 to 80 cents a dozen before easing. A loose egg schedule shows Grade A large prices from 89 to 68 cents across September with Grade B at lower ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Opa
Troy
OPA
Miners Journal Blames New Deal For Labor Rifts
The United Mine Workers Journal says in its semi monthly issue that AFL action on UMW re affiliation was a deal frustration of labor unity. John L Lewis’s stance remains unheard since the AFL Executive Council sent the case to the ana m al convention without recommendation. The Journal claims New Dealers urged delay if rejection was impossible and questions why political influences decide labor affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Mine Workers’ Journal
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
AFL
Executive Council
Chicago
Lewis
Journal
September Tin Can Collection Omitted
Public works commissioner Thomas F. FitzGerald said no can collection in September due to light August totals. Delaying to October reduces shipments to the detaining plant from two to one, cutting freight costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. FitzGerald
Public Works
Hines Review Plea to Be Heard In Westchester
James J. Hines former Tam any leader seeks judicial review of the State Parole Board's denial to release him from Sing Sing Prison. Westchester County Supreme Court Justice Har ry Schirick ruled the action must be heard in Westchester and did not address the board's merits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Hines
Tammany
State
Westchester Supreme Court
Hines
Jacob Shientag
Albany
Westchester
Justice Schirick
Sing Sing
Westchester County
Schirick
Cropseyville Mrs Simmons Hosts Clermont Party
Cropseyville Mrs. Kenneth Simmons hosted a Clermont party attended by Marie Murphy Evelyn Hansley May Wagner Rita Weston May Grant Edna Youmans Hikhen Conroy Helen Adams Harriet Rosenfeld Agnes Raymond Sarah Riding Elinor Slauson Blanche Cogger and Mrs Howard Wilcox. Mrs Simmons received several gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Simmions
the Clermont
Marie Murphy
Evelyn Hansley
May Wagner
Rita Weston
May Grant
Edna Youmans
Hikhen Conroy
Helen Adams
Harriet Rosenfeld
Agnes Raymond
Sarah Riding
Elinor Slauson
Blanche _Cogger
Howard Wilcox
Simmons
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NEA
Berner
Optometrist
Third Street
Luc
Picwu
Home Front
U.S.A
U. 5. Dept. of Labor
Rman Law
U.5
T. Howrs
Poland
Emyloyi
Matt Brew
Roman Brew
Miners’ Journal
New Deal
Cropseyville
Yar
Three Feathers
V.S
Stagg-Finch Distillera Corp
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