Back to School Urged for War-Work Teens
Washington agencies warn 4 million U S schoolchildren who worked this summer to return to class. War Manpower Commission urges part time work plans with schools and employers while Children’s Bureau and Office of Education launch a back to school crusade to safeguard education, citing rising child labor and falling high school enrollment.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
WMC
United States Children’s Bureau
United States Office of Education
Children's Bureau
Children’s Bureau
No Beer Today Is Harsh Truth
The War Food Administration said a nationwide beer shortage will persist due to government production and transport limits. At a conference with a brewing industry advisory committee, officials noted limited capacity and many brewers pulling back from distant markets to save on transportation costs.
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Washington P
War Food Administration
WFA
Brewing Industry Advisory Committee
Warning On Auto Use For Coupons In 1940s Rationing
Local rationing officials warn B and C coupon holders that lifting the pleasure ban does not permit leisure car use. OPA cautions A coupon holders that A-6 coupons cover only 360 miles from July 22 to Nov 22. All motorists told not to travel south to Florida. District OPA cites high demand for gasoline for armed forces and warns that supplemental rations are issued only for essential driving or risk rescission. A coupons urged to budget one coupon every two weeks.
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OPA
Florida
South
War Workers Aiding Farmers Harvest Efforts Across NY
Ithaca reports war plant workers in Broome County and civilian volunteers from Niagara County joined harvest efforts for hay grain fruits and vegetables. Over 500 war industry workers have labored at farm wages in Broome County with new volunteer offices opened outside Binghamton. House-to-house enrollment in June mobilized many workers for Niagara fruit crops.
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Ithaca
INS
Broome County
Niagara County
New York State
Binghamton
War Council
U. S. Employment Service
Troops Enjoy Movie Vans in Australia
Soldiers in remote battle stations in Australia enjoy sound pictures via portable photophone equipment. The "Vans" are designed for rugged service, operate at great distances from power sources, and feature easy dismantling and parts within parts packing for moving.
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Camden
N. J
Australia
Grape Ceiling Prices Sought to Halt Concord Exemption
District OPA seeks retail ceilings on all table grapes including Concords to prevent retail grape prices rising unregulated. Officials warn without ceilings, Concords could dominate and trigger price hikes similar to berries earlier this month.
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Troy
OPA
Washington
New York
Postwar Plans Begin At Home
The Department of Commerce selects local communities as bases for postwar jobs and profits planning with aims to be active in 2,000 towns by year end. The handbook urges Chambers of Commerce to adopt work pile plans, survey local and regional manufacturing opportunities, conserve capital, and strengthen existing businesses for peacetime growth. It highlights plastics and metals opportunities, demobilization planning, and coordinated consumer and bank actions to ensure orderly postwar expansion.
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Washington GP
Department of Commerce
Department
Chamber of Commerce
Ouh
Draft Boards Rule On Jobs Critical to War Effort
State Selective Service headquarters announce that local draft boards have bulletins on a War Manpower Commission ruling listing 149 critical occupations. Workers in these fields receive deferments if their current employer deems them essential. if not, cases go to the U.S. Employment Service for placement in an essential industry within thirty days or risk draft again. The ruling applies to all registrants and splits into production, services, and professional scientific groups to maximize skilled labor for war production.
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Selective Service
WMC
U. S. Employment Service
Draft Board
Six States Enact Laws Covering Horse Meat Sales
Six states Maine California Michigan Indiana and New York enacted laws regulating horse meat sales for human consumption. Maine and New York require labeling with signs at least four inches high. California bans horse meat in public markets. Indiana restricts storage with other meats and imposes penalties.
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Publicc Administration Clearing House
Maine
Arizona
Indiana
New York
Michigan
Califor
California
Fort
Asia
Hoaiman
Local Notes From East Galway And Nearby Areas
Community items include Halfmoon Helen Sloopski teaching at East Galway School. Halfmoon Grange meeting at 8 30 p m tomorrow. Norma Mincher returning to Johnstown to teach high school. C S Hawley Chemical Company meeting tonight at 8. Harvest suppers planned by First Baptist and Crescent Methodist churches. various local residents visiting relatives in Canada and returning from out of town. Neighbors Michael Flascher and Furrah Conerty noted with moves and family changes.
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Helen Sloopski
Leland Devoe
New York
Anne
Scott Field
John Fie Ache
Newton Meth Church
Furrah Conerty
Wrank Benington
Sixth Avenue
Troy
Stephentown Man Returns After Ten Days Away
Stephentown resident Jeevey OMEara regained his footing in Fritzafield following ten days with Harry Griswold Jr. Inen WVarie Jiargenaon of Berlin spent the week and visited the Griswold family during the period.
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Jeevey O'Meara
Fritzafield
Harry Griswold, Jr
Inen
Wvarie Jiargenaon
Berlin
Truck Tire Pleas Checked Near OPA Recap Policy
The Troy County Rationing Board to review truck tire applications under OPA directions due to extreme tire shortages. County administrator Charles C. Frethofer said the review aims to ensure recaps go to essential users while district OPA director Lester W. Herzog noted no red rubber to make heavy tires for five to six months. Applications may be sent to tire examiners to decide recapping versus replacement.
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Troy County Rationing Board
Une
OPA
Charles C. Frethofer
Troy County Board
Lester W. Herzog
Sampson Gobs In Canning Plants
The Navy assigns 150 naval training recruits to shore duty at three Western New York tomato canneries to ease worker shortages. Fifty sailors go to Brockport Medina and Albion, earning regular wages. Housing varies: private homes at Brockport and Albion, a dormitory at Medina with cafeteria facilities. Duty lasts ten days to two weeks under Capt. Harry A. Badt.
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Sampson
Navy
Sampson Naval
New York
Harry A. Badt
USN
Brockport
Medina
Albion
Joseph P. King
War Manpower Commission
Community Notes and Visits From Local Families
Shushan Mrs CHfford Eagle of Bridgeport Conn guest of Mr and Mrs Charles Foster. Mrs Charles Pick recently guest of Mr and Mrs Ferand Randall at South Shaftsbury. Mrs Harry Hayes and daughter Barbara return to Waterbury after three weeks here. Miss Eliza Wilbur returns to Glens Falls school after stay with Mr and Mrs Clark Wright. Rev Elmer N Haley and family return to Boctia from Battenkill camp. Grange meets weekly with ten first aid students organized. Dr Harriet Hale hosts Edna Tyrrell Bertha Schweiger Theodore Stolpe Helen Alter from Brooklyn and Staten Island as guests.
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Charles Pick
Mrs. Ferand Randall
South Shaftsbury, Ai
Harry Hayes
Barbara
Waterbury, Conn
Eliza Wilbur
Clark Wright
Glens Falls
Grange
Grange Halls
Harriet Hale
Edna Tyrrell
Bertha Schweiger
Brooklyn
Theodore Stolpe
Helen Alter
Staten Island
AAA Decries East Gas Quota as Theory Inadequate
The American Automobile Association urged an end to blaming motorists for gasoline shortages and criticized the eastern area quota as lagging. It said the eastern share should be 448,900 barrels daily versus the 342,000 allotted, highlighting a 106,900-barrel gap and calling for fair adjustment and lifting nonessential driving bans.
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Washington
East
American Automobile Association
Seaboard States
Thomas P. Henry
Detroit
AAA
Henry
Rocky Mountains
Southwestern
Southwestarn
Middlewestern
A A.A
Middlewest
South West
Boston Ration Coupons Stolen
Burglars stole ration coupons worth 1 000 000 gallons of fuel oil and 216 000 gallons of gasoline from the Brighton Court House where the local ration board kept supplies. Ration books for sugar, food and shoe stamps were taken. The break in was by professionals using specialized tools after jimmying a basement window.
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Boston
INS
Brighton Court House
Cambridge
Aaid
Court House
Boy Scouts Meet In Poestenkill and Mail Diet Christmas Packages
Poestenkill scouts will meet Wednesday at 7 pm for their troop gathering. Patrols plan meetings during the week. Nelson Fisher, postmaster, announced that starting September 15 through October 15 is the window to mail Christmas parcels to boys overseas.
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Boy Scouts
Nelson Fisher
Health Wise Mother Aids Health of Children
Dr Thomas D Masters writes for NEA about mothers guiding doctors and caring for infants. Mothers learn to observe color, sleep, and behavior, use thermometers, and note fever, irritability, vomiting, diarrhea, or poor feeding. Early steps include isolating the baby, withholding food during illness, offering small amounts of warm water, and keeping a written health log for the physician.
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Thomas D. Masters
NEA
Dr. Masters
Blood Bank in Troy Sept 20
The Red Cross blood bank will return to Troy on Monday September 20 to collect plasma from 75 donors. Many registered donors will give blood for the second or third time, with registrations still open at Red Cross headquarters in the Proctor Building. Lieutenant Frank Crosby, recently from Guadalcanal, will oversee the donor headquarters at the First Baptist Church, assisted by Rensselaer County Chapter workers. Crosby spoke of the life-saving impact of transfusions and urged donations.
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Red Cross Blood Bank
Troy
Frank Crosby
Guadalcanal
Tthe Marines
First Baptist Church
Rensselaer County
Crosby
South Pacific
Red Cross
Proctor Building
Lemon and water as a natural bowel stimulant
An early morning drink of the juice from one Sunkist lemon stirred in a glass of water is promoted to stimulate bowel action. The column extols lemon benefits for vitamin C intake, fatigue resistance, digestion, appetite, and fresh morning wakefulness, recommending California Sunkist lemons.
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Sunkist
California Sunkist
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