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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1940
Page
3
Military aircraft from an advanced tactical air training program will be stationed at Maxwell Field next week. Syracuse crowds are expected as planes may show evolutions near the ground, with strict public access controls and armed guard around the ships.
Nenediek of 101 Woodbine Avenue saved a four year old cousin at Cohasset Mass. Tuesday when the child toppled from an inflated raft and disappeared. Kenefick swam to the girl, brought her to shore, revived her after she had swallowed water and was in serious danger. She is vacationing at North State, Maine, with her aunt Mrs Han.
A new silent moving picture camera for talking pictures is being built in Syracuse for the Century-Pox Company. The camera reduces production costs, weighs about 400 to 500 pounds, and can be used with a protective glass cage to prevent interference with actors’ voices.
Members of the Townsend Auxiliary Taw ison Cup and Women’s Auxiliary Congressional Dipti invite attendance at an ice cream social tomorrow at the home of Dr. A McRermond, 57 Delaware Street. A program of music and entertainment will be featured.
U S Army Air Corps officers and enlisted men at an air base maneuver camp use chess to sharpen attack and defense planning. The game trains rapid communication, piece protection, and strategic foresight under field conditions with canvas shelters, mess tents, and constant radio and teletype vigilance linked to Air Defense Command in wartime fashion. Chess adoption reflects a shift from traditional soldier games, signaling broader cultural change within the service.
The Willkie Club of Manlius launches a drive enrolling Marvin in the campaign effort. Clarence H. Twitchell, club president, notes the executive committee will organize a meeting at City Hall to outline the plan and seek support from local residents. The drive aims to mobilize members across factions, with a four month timeline and a target of broad participation.
The National Labor Relations Board dismissed a 1938 complaint against Westchester County Publishers and the Herald Statesman. The charge accused the firm of refusing to bargain with the Westchester Newspaper Guild, the union representing editorial staff at New Rochelle Standard Star Mount Vernon Daily Argus and the Herald Statesman. It alleged discharges of George Raine and others to thwart organizing efforts.
Aug 16 UP report notes Gen. Meretskoff to replace Marshal Shapochnikov as chief of staff due to health. Shapochnikov, previously chief since May 1957, becomes deputy people's commissar of defense as Meretskoff takes the helm in Moscow.
Jarves Nye, 45, farmer from Rowley near Faun, fell from a root and broke his thigh while working at the Rowley farm. He was taken by ambulance to Cromelrving Hospital this afternoon. Dr. John J. Goemer summoned the ambulance after arriving at the scene.
Dr. Bark Ellingsen, president of the Rochester Atheneum and Mechanics Institute, spoke at a Syracuse luncheon urging a five point plan to preserve the American way. He warned forces inside and outside government threaten democracy and urged self-improvement of industry, stronger capital, limited but smart regulation, fair labor policy, and balanced burdens across groups.
Red Cross volunteers at the workshop report a shipment of 200 articles destined for European war sufferers. The effort, led by Clarence E. Hancock as production chairman, includes 16 knitted items, 25 essential garments, 40 children’s garments, and 80 knitted articles such as sweaters, socks, and shawls. Deadline for the quota is September 1.
The county election board found three party petitions invalid or incomplete in the Republican split for assembly district nominations. Several delegates and alternates to the State convention face changes as replacements are named, with legal action possible to validate signatures.
Col de la Rocque’s Croix de Feu group rebrands as French Progress, dropping “party” while keeping core ideals. Bylaws replace parliamentary group with a supreme committee, suppress political activity, and emphasize social welfare actions under the new regime.
Japanese naval bombers attacked Henyang and other industrial sites 270 miles north of Canton as part of a major aerial assault. Planes struck Yangtze bases, coastal areas, and Sichuan with reports of heavy bombing while a Chinese communique claimed one of the war's strongest air offensives.
Miss Dorothy James daughter of Gov Arthur H James of Pennsylvania will accompany her father to embark on war maneuvers and review efforts from nearby allies. She is a member of Syrejeum University and attended Setecney University, with plans to study in support of the national effort.
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