The Troy Record details and wartime notes from Corsica
The page lists newspaper staff, ownership, and subscription terms for The Troy Record. It also includes a wartime update noting Corsica near 100 miles from Tuscany and 310 miles from Nice, with mention of Free French advances on Ajaccio and their early reconquest progress.
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Troy
Times
Py Cartier
Matauds
Albany
Hensseine
Saratoza
Wasnington
New York State
Beamincion
Vermont
Sngie
Temutndr Ab
Au Inn Ec
Tuscany
Nice
Italy
Corsiga
Churchill’s Commons Address Outlines Sea Lanes and Second Front
The report highlights the safe transatlantic supply routes and a rising Allied merchant fleet while noting submarines’ waning impact. It promises a cautious but assured second front along the western coast, delaying landings until supply lines and troops are ready, inspiring continued confidence.
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Churchill
House of Commons
North Atlantic
Hitler
United States
United Nations
Europe
Asain
French Commandos Strike in Corsica Signaling Resurgence
The French forces on Corsica, aided by native patriots, mark a pivotal move to free occupied French territory. The rugged island near 3,300 square miles and 300,000 population stands as a symbol of France’s resurgence, with Allied strategy centered on the Mediterranean and General Eisenhower’s leadership.
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Corsica
Eisenhower
Neverthele
Mahan
Genoa
la Spezia
Ang
Buy More Bonds in Third War Loan Drive Urges Public Action
A war bonds appeal urges increased individual subscriptions to the Third War Loan, noting a shortfall in momentum ten days into the drive. The piece stresses that $5,000,000,000 of the goal should come from individuals, highlighting inflation control and economic stability as incentives for continued purchases. It also touches on wartime labor and contract distribution, questioning policy efficiency and suggesting broader, fairer allocation of war contracts to balance manpower.
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Treasury
Hudson River
America
Uncle Sam
Troy
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Washington
War Administration
Gen. McNarney
McNarney
Wheeler
United States
War Industry Growth and Political Contention Across 40s Era
The piece discusses wartime industrial concentration on the West Coast and Detroit, housing and labor strains, and New York City’s unemployment amid mobilization. It surveys Wendell Willkie's presidential candidacy potential against Roosevelt, Dewey, and MacArthur, noting MacArthur's military priority, and outlines policy stances and foreign policy implications. It closes with satirical asides about a camel recipe and contemporary life disruptions including radio noise and a WAC worker’s plea for duty.
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Illkie
Wendell Willkies
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Douglas MacArthur
Dewey
MacArthur
William Henry Harrison
Andrew Jackson
U.S. Grant
Walkie
Baseball For Soldiers In The Pacific Theater
The piece argues two all star major league baseball teams should tour the Pacific front for soldiers. It cites morale and boredom relief as key benefits and notes soldiers crave virile, wholesome entertainment beyond danger. It highlights Americans’ use of stars in support roles and suggests baseball reflects national character.
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Baltimore Sun
India the land of contrasts and rising power
In a Sept 18 1942 letter NICOLING DE TOMMASI of Watervliet reflects on India as land of beauty and squalor, caste systems and child marriage, and the shift from religious to economic leadership under Gandhi. He notes England’s long empire and predicts India’s future strength.
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India
England
Gandhi
Nicoling DE Tommasi
Watervliet
Senator Truman on advertising taxes and a threatened press
Westbrook Pegler notes Truman's critique of war industry advertising as a business expense. He argues tax deductions for such ads could financially jeopardize a free press, citing Minnesota CIO subsidies and potential state-funded papers as risks to independent reporting.
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New York
Truman
Caz
Treasury
Idh
Railroads
Eleanor Roosevelt
Trea Uty
Hitler
Minnesota C
C. I. QO
Minnesota
Minnesota C. I.0
Angela
Minnesota C. 1
Roosevelt Eyes Farm Leaders Clash Over Subsidies and War Policy
President Roosevelt pressed farm group heads at a White House session on price subsidies and small-farmer aid, while rebuking former President Hoover for critical remarks on wartime food shortages. The talks also touched on drafting fathers, manpower, and Latin American troops amid war needs.
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Hoover
Roosevelt
Hrim
Farm Group
James Patton
National Farmers’ Union
Patton
Congressional
White House
Ed O'Neal
Farm Bureau Federation
Wheeler
Montana
Joseph T. McNarney
McNarney
Old Scratch and Cohorts in English Folklore
A fragmentary note surveys the origins of Old Scratch as a Norse demon alias and traces the word cohort to French cohorte, explaining the Roman century's 500 men and the shift to modern meanings. It hints at a pamphlet exposing superstitions and offers a self addressed envelope for a copy.
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Detroit
England
Satan
Old Scratch
J. T
Europe
Old Nick
Niki
Devil
Old Harry
the Bogey
Mephitopheles Mephisto
Pluto
the Dickens
Dickens
Devilkins
Brown
Frank
Transfer of General Marshall to European theater debated
Washington discusses the potential posting of General Marshall to Europe as Allied leaders plan a major invasion. Fordress of responsibility and succession at the War Department are debated, with Hopkins backing Somervell, while McNarney is seen as a logical successor. The piece notes looming critical war months and a need for an overall commander in chief.
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Washington
General Marshal
Roosevelt
General Marshall
War Department
Marshall
Lls
Harry Hopkins
General Somervell
Service of Supply
WPA
New York City
Hopkins
General McNarney
Churchill
Quebec
Europa
America
Supreme War Council
Paris
Bliss
General Pershing
Marshal Foch
Europe
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Troy Record Company
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Istunce
Pacific Theater
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Pulse of the People
U. S. Pat
Record
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Westbrook Pegler
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Merry
Drew Pearson
Herbert Hoover
Patterson
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Latin America
Mexico
Brazil
Rio Grande
Senate
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
MacNarney
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