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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1944
Page
28
Wall Street showed mixed action with a light market and scattered gains. Trading stayed cautious as investors weighed potential European conflict impacts and possible quick market reversals while some issues fluctuated on news of discoveries and dividend prospects.
A brief market note reports Foster quotes in the stock market scene with a focus on lower closing values and muted trading activity. The item highlights analyst commentary and investor sentiment amid a subdued session.
A morning market notes tomatoes cantaloupe broccoli peaches and Concord grapes on offer at $3.00 per basket price lines cover prunes sweet corn cucumbers peppers broccoli radishes spinach and more with varied bundles and baskets across produce items. Several brands and items appear in a bustling price list reflecting a mid century curb market display.
A labor advisory committee organized by the Troy area union groups including Mize Workers and the American Federation of Labor planned to back the Community Chest and National War Fund drive. They will recruit speakers and solicit a pledge of one hour’s pay per month for ten months from industrial employees to support ten agencies. The drive runs October 2 through December 2 with local unions contributing to the effort.
A letter from Troy dated Sept 34 1964 argues for Thomas E. Dewey as president, condemning Roosevelt’s postwar leadership and urging voters to study candidates. The writer endorses Dewey, warns against a long White House stay, and urges patriotism through informed voting.
Dozens dead as hurricane floods streets and cuts power from New York to North Carolina. Victims include Antone Bappus, Jack Graffigino, Bernard McLaughlin, and several others in Queens, Jamaica, and New Jersey. Roads blocked, trains halted, Fire Island evacuated, and power lines downed across Nassau and Suffolk.
A fragmented quiz of political history lists years and locations from nominating conventions as follows: 1833 Baltimore and Wasif attendees, 1850 Charleston and Sxili more with Breckenridge, 6 Willkie at Madison Square Garden, 1974 deadlock leading to John W. Davis, 1860 Chicago where Lincoln was nominated in a specially built hall on Lake Michigan and Horace Greeley saw defeat.
Residents from Virginia Beach Ocean View and Willoughby Beach secured storm windows as warnings reached from Virginia to Portland Maine and New York City. The 1933 hurricane caused three thousand dollars in Willoughby Beach damage while flood waters and gale force winds moved northward. Thousands of acres of coastal North Carolina farmland flooded and corn crops damaged with losses reaching hundreds of thousands. Army and Navy pilots estimated the hurricane center wind at 140 miles per hour.
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