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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1943
Page
12
The Office of Price Administration authorized laundries to stop replacing buttons on underwear and pajamas, creating a droop style note for bachelors. Shifts include no more than one grade of starch, no fancy packaging, and delivery rules loosened with minimum charges set.
Home Front reports advise preparation for winter by storing beets cabbage parsnips potatoes and turnips. Steps include digging a hole the shape and depth of a sideways barrel, placing the barrel in the pit with a ventilation opening, and covering it with a heavy screen to keep out rats.
Merchant Marine commander Harry Manning advised nine brides of seamen at a United Seamen's Service breakfast to keep the husband’s ship first. He warned against nagging to quit the sea and urged wives to be at home when ships return, avoiding bridge or golf games. He defended seamen as solid, responsible citizens.
Treasury reported impressive sales figures as the Second War Loan neared its second week. New York City led with about 1.12 billion in purchases, while Philadelphia, Chicago, and Portland, Oregon also posted sizable totals. Additional large sums came from West Virginia state funds, Jacksonville appearances, Pennsylvania lodges, and the Polish Relief Society in Philadelphia.
The Troy County F Rationing Board will recall all excess gasoline coupons on orders from the District OPA to conserve supplies. Charles C. Freihofer, county rationing administrator, said the plan awaits OPA method. Regional administrator Sylvan L. Joseph advised against coupon cuts and urged tightening A coupons as inventories rise to protect armed forces amid Italy invasion.
War Department policy allows soldiers with critical need to be released from the Army for limited periods to aid war production. Employers must prove the soldier is essential, that a shortage exists, and that the firm has exhausted replacements and efforts to solve manpower gaps.
Troy area coal dealers will attend a Friday night meeting at the Ten Huck Hotel Albany where the present inventory limits on coal orders will be explained. District OPA officials will be present and an eight point education program for equitable distribution of anthracite coal will be discussed.
The bulletin states that soldiers released from military service should be employed at once, except those outside the continental United States or headed to overseas posts. The number of dependents will not affect release decisions. Applicants must send a separate request to the War Department Labor Branch, Industrial Personnel Division, Washington, DC.
Dr Thomas D Masters notes that emotional disturbance from wartime stress can cause muscular stiffness and pain labeled neuritis or muscular rheumatism. He differentiates causes, including diet, infection, and psychological factors, and urges identification of worries, rest, and relaxation for relief with medical help as needed.
The War Food Administration limited fresh sale of Concord type grapes in five key producing areas New York Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan and Washington to ensure supplies for jam jelly and fruit butter production. Each calendar year producers may not sell or deliver more than 100 pounds of Concord grapes for fresh consumption. Governor Dewey appointed Francis Ellis Rivers a 50 year old Black lawyer from New York as a justice of the City Court of New York to fill the vacancy caused by Justice Madigan's death. The post pays 17500 annually and will be served until December 31 with an expected election in November.
The Office of Price Administration announced an expected rise in civilian meat supplies through fall and winter. Actions by the War Food Administration removed 60-day slaughter quotas and cut hogs’ farmer support price from 13.75 to 12.50 on the Chicago basis, effective Oct 1 1944. The move aims to lower ration costs and boost marketing while maintaining adequate civilian meat, with hog numbers projected to fall to about 108 million as production shifts to other foods.
The New York Department of Labor announced Troy will be one of 18 laboratories for pricing essential goods and services. Representatives will measure the cost of living for working women in housing clothing medical care and other basic items across the state.
A brief note stresses nutrition as essential for female workers to maintain health and productivity, urging balanced meals and regular meals as part of workplace well being.
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