OPA Top Legal Prices Panel for Albany and Surrounding Counties
Clip out this panel and carry with your ration books ready to check prices in Albany Rensselaer Schenectady Fulton Montgomery Greene Ulster Schoharie Saratoga Washington counties excluding Hadley Corinth Moreau and towns of Fuston Cambridge White Creek Greenwich Jackson Salem Price lists printed later No.1
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Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady
Fulton, Montgomery, Greene, Ulster and Schoherie Counties
Saratoga
Hadley, Corinth and
Moreau
Fuston, Cambridge, White Creek
Greenwich, Jackson and
Salem
Washington County
OPA Limits Apple Sales in War-Year Plan
The War Food Administration announced a program to limit apple shipments to civilians due to a smaller crop. It aims to direct apples to processing plants for military and war needs, with price supports to processors to be set by the Office of Price Administration.
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Washington
Moslems Raise Hogs in Holy Land Profit Boom
In Jerusalem and Bethlehem Christian Arabs flood into pig breeding amid wartime import limits and troop demand. Pigs now bring 400 to 600 dollars at slaughter with sows up to 3000 dollars. Housing shortages and tourist influx push hotel and lodging prices, boosting profits for locals.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Bethlehem
Cough and Cold Season Prompt Kemp’s Balsam and Lane’s Tablets
The notice promotes Kemp's Balsam and Lane's Tablets for the cough and cold season with a 25 cent price kept steady while supplies last, urging readers to visit their local druggist for stock before depletion.
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Jong @g
Kemp’s
Lane
Adv
Golfers Swap Clubs for Ax in Wartime Pulpwood Drive
A national campaign urges professionals and citizens in over 700 towns to cut pulpwood for war needs. Doctors, lawyers, merchants join a patriotic effort to harvest inferior trees, boosting supplies for paper boxes used at the front. In Chillicothe and Jackson County, efforts surpass goals with cords collected. International Falls organizes stockpiles at U S O headquarters as farmers deliver logs.
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New York
Appalachian
Great Lakes
Newspaper
Pulpwood Committee
Prublishers Association
United States
Chillicothe
Chamber of Commerce
Jackson County
W. Va
International Falls
Minn
Urges Victory Tax Repeal
Washington DP reports a House Ways and Means Committee member urged repealing the 6 percent Victory Tax to ease taxpayer confusion. Rep Robertson suggested a simpler method to raise about 32 billion dollars yearly, while some discussed a 5 percent sales tax though leaders doubt its passage.
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Washington DP
House
Ways and Means Committee
Robertson
D-Va
Birthplace of Revolution Westminster Vermont tale survives
Westminster Vermont recounts the first shot of the American Revolution fired March 13 1775 preceded Lexington by 37 days. Vermonters seized the local courthouse and royal troops routed them, killing William French whose tombstone notes death “by the hands of cruel ministerial tocla of George 3rd.”
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Westminster
UPJ
Lexington
William French
French
Tocla
George 3Rd
Vaccine Hope Ends Epidemic Fear, Says Dr Masters
Dr Thomas D Masters writing for NEA argues a new influenza vaccine will prevent global epidemics. He cites 1919 influenza deaths, explains virus nature and history, and notes ferret studies leading to a mixed distemper and flu vaccine. World War II context worsens fears but vaccine progress offers brighter outlook.
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Thomas D. Masters
NEA
United States
Iyvst
England
Europe
America
Import Steers Durham WN H CP Strafford Farmers Solve Meat Problem
Strafford County farmers imported 95 head of cattle from Oklahoma after finding beef scarce on the market. The cattle average about 300 pounds and many steers are expected to be butchered this fall. The remainder will be fattened for juicy steaks next year.
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Durham
Liquor Prices Change Little in Troy Area
A District OPA study shows little change in domestic rye prices while imported Scotch may rise and imported rum and domestic wines may fall. Eight rye whiskies rise to 1.95 or 1.96 per pint, others decline. Retailers must post ceiling prices and indicate on each container the price, brand, size, and seller details.
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Troy Area
OPA
Area Liquor Stores Association, Inc
Butter and Cheese Stocks Rise in War Food Storage
War Food Administration reports August increases in cold storage for butter cheese and other items with creamery butter at a record 231 million pounds on September 1 up 79 million from a year earlier. Cheese stocks 209 million pounds, beef 101 million, pork 495 million, lard 228 million, eggs 9.1 million cases. Frozen vegetables stock well above averages and year ago levels.
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Washington
WEA
WFA
Stray Pets Roam Hungry in New Jersey Wildlife
The New Jersey State Fish and Game Commission reports that stray dogs and cats, abandoned by ration-starved owners unable to feed them, are fattening on small game across the state.
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Trenton
N. J
Ins
New Jersey State Fish and Game Commission
Statistics Show Married Men Have Low Death Rate
Albany reports from 1939 to 1941 show married men have lower death rates than singles at all ages over 25, especially from accidents, alcoholism, homicide, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and other causes. The study notes the advantages stem from selection, economic conditions, and the health benefits of marriage, with certain exceptions for young married women.
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Albany
J. V. DePorte
State Health Department
DeParte
Soya Bread Enriches White Loaf by Oct 1
New York reports the War Food Administration will require enriched white bread with thiamine niacin iron and riboflavin starting October 1. Major bakeries add soya flour to boost protein while preserving flavor and texture, potentially supplying about a quarter of daily protein in six slices.
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New York
Life
War Food Administration
Variety theft hits Fort Worth burglaries at home
A bomber-plant swing shifter woke at 2 30 am to find burglars had looted her house in Fort Worth Texas They stole 30 in cash a pair of womens shoes one pint of whisky and a Plymouth Rock hen the article notes the unusual items in the break in.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Thrifty Army Saves Shoes for War Footwear
Boston officials report the re building of over 6 million soldiers shoes will save about 7 million dollars and 20 million square feet of leather in the year ending next June. The program, in operation since 1942, is supervised by the quartermaster corps with plants at Buford Georgia and Hannibal Missouri.
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Boston
Samuel I. Zeidner
Quartermaster Corps
Fourth Term Control Held By 12 States
A collage of election statistics shows Roosevelt could clinch a fourth term with 12 states totaling 277 electoral votes. The list includes New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Texas, California, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Missouri, Indiana, and North Carolina, highlighting potential GOP gains and historical voting patterns.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Edwin A. Halsey
Senate
South
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Texas
California
Michigan
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Missouri
Indiana
North Carolina
Gas Coupon Cut You 20 Percent By Oct 31
Gasoline coupons in counties under the Troy Area OPA will be reduced by 20 percent by Oct 31 with no change in coupon value. Charles C. Freihofer announces the plan after a New York conference of OPA officials. The move, driven by tightened allotments, will shift many drivers to smaller coupon books and prompt a general review of rationing, including E and R rations. Field reps will outline the plan to ration boards in the district.
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Troy Area
OPA
New York
Charles C. Freihofer
Rensselaer County
Troy County
Freihofer
Focal
Albany
Petroleum Administration
Help for Maine Spud Crop
In Presque Isle Maine Aroostook County potato growers were told they could hire at least 2000 workers from other states and import an equal number of Canadians to aid the harvest. Officials said 8000 to 10000 extra hands would be needed to reach about 45000 workers. Many fields remain green and down state workers should not report until next Tuesday.
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Presque Isle
Aroostock County
Aroostook
Frost Damages Crops Across Albany Region
The weather bureau reports frost harmed beans tomatoes squash and cucumbers in exposed areas last week with many crops late. Oats and barley are light in total production while corn may be affected in central and western New York. Soils are dry and rain would aid final growth. pastures deteriorated with low feeding value. potato digging has begun with variable quality. tomato picking to finish in ten days and all fruit production is light.
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Albany
Weather Bureau
Bureau
State Agriculture Department
New York
Long Island
Agriculture Department
Bankers Call for Independent Private Credit After War
A. Lee Wiggin of Hartsville DC urges the American Bankers Association to preserve free enterprise by keeping chartered banks independent and focusing on sound credit. He rebuts government subsidies and warns that postwar needs may push the nation toward state socialism if private credit refuses to take calculated risks.
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New York
A. Lee M. Wiggins
American Bankers Association
Wiggins
Hartsville
D. C
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