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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1943
Page
11
Market report shows flour steady with patents and straights quoted. Butter prices rise, eggs show first selling prices by size, poultry and turkey quotes steady to higher, live and dressed markets noted with farm and shipper price guidance.
New York stocks rose for a fifth straight session with blue chips leading early gains. Turnover reached 1,098,320 shares as optimistic war news and anticipated tax policy boosted sentiment. Major movers included U S Steel Bethlehem GM Chrysler Goodyear US Rubber Sears Roebuck United Aircraft Westinghouse Du Pont Eastman Kodak and Johns Manville. Cattle and wheat markets slipped while cotton rallied late.
The day’s market report lists quotes from brokers Fester and Adams with highs, lows, and closing prices for several active equities. The data reflects notable volatility and volume in key issues across the trading session.
In Moscow on September 12 more than 100 generals and other officers from five Russian prisoner-of-war camps formed the union of General and officers of the Sixth German Stalingrad army. They aim to end the Hitler regime and establish a free independent Germany. They warned Germany faces greater isolation than in 1913 and warned against continuing the futile war. The group will join the National Committee of Free Germany, now larger.
General Marshall cited the need for 760000 active duty troops with 300000 replacements by January to sustain offensive operations. He warned that cutting quotas risks delaying fall 1944 divisions and extending the war, noting delays in overseas shipping due to special units and that the nation is now training soldiers fully before deployment.
Marshall said it took six months to rebuild the division and urged a constant flow of men into the Army. He noted Allied successes allow a reduced 1943 goal and warned cuts could leave trained troops short later. He projected overseas strength reaching 5,000,000 by 1944 and described ongoing home-based training and manpower drains.
French high command released a communique through Gen. Henri Giraud stating French commandos were immediately landed to aid Corsican patriots after news of the Italian armistice. The move follows ambushes against German forces and aims to boost French morale.
German authorities in Naples declared a state of emergency to halt civilian sabotage and vowed harsh retaliation. A Sept. 12 proclamation by commandant Colonel Scholl imposed an 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew and warned against attacks on German soldiers amid reports of civilian resistance and refugee movements.
A 23 year old Edith Levine nervously typed her own marriage license as she prepared to wed Corp. Joe Borah of Brooklyn stationed at Camp Lee Virginia. The piece notes a mix of quirky news items from across the country including governors, a lightning incident, a bluffing robber, and a kindergarten kidnapping alert resolved by a child.
Allied forces report the largest gain in the Salerno campaign with the capture of the Sorrento peninsula. German withdrawals continue as air power favors the Allies. Fifth Corps meets light resistance at Gioja while Mussolini’s forces retreat in Sardinia and on the Salerno front.
The German News Agency quoted Berlin foreign ministry officials asserting Vatican state affairs are entirely free. It denied reports Pope Pius refused an audience with Marshal Kesselring and said Radio Vatican operates normally while Vatican civil servants stay in contact with the outside world. Germany claims Vatican contact only through its ambassador.
In Seattle Tarwater the famed cat searches for meat during a rationing shortage. She brings home a rabbit daily and a nine inch trout as rabbits grow scarce, while owner Danny Gleason quips the feline understands what is wrong. He even jokes about clams from the beach and other adventures.
The article quotes a master asserting that the subject climbs a tree and drops them on rocks to crack shells. This supposed method is presented as trusted, though no corroborating details are provided.
The Daily Telegraph quotes a Zurich eyewitness on a prior RAF raid that hit Berlin on September 3 with 1000 tons of bombs in 26 minutes, devastating the Daimler Benz and Rheinmetall factories, wrecking Charlottenburg station and flattening large western and southwestern inner city districts amid growing Nazi security confusion.
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