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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1948
Page
9
Emma van Wormer recounts the life of Ma Sanders an American who ran a Manila boarding house for Black evacuees during World War II. Despite color she avoided internment by Japanese rulers who sought propaganda use of Negroes.
Mollie Sanders used her freedom in Manila to aid internees and U S service men by sewing clothes and smuggling food medical supplies and money while serving as liaison between guerrillas and camps. She aided an American lieutenant on his escape route, was arrested tortured and later entered San Tomas for medical reasons. She resides in Pasadena California and holds the Asiatic Pacific campaign ribbon.
Syracuse University music faculty member Dorothy Hubbard offers a tribute poem to Syracusan violinist Mary Becker, highlighting her local artistry and role in the city’s musical life.
A badly leaking 30 foot Allenel was towed into San Diego by the destroyer Perry after the Ginger took her in tow 75 miles south. The Allenel, owner Allan Levine of San Pedro, sent SOS calls by hand crank radio as danger grew aboard.
A poetic meditation on prayer heard by the unseen Hand shaping the soul. Faith alone makes that Hand take part in human effort regardless of wealth or status, and the answer to prayer comes like morning sunbeams from the vast Unseen.
A poem excerpt presents a speaker addressing Mary Becker and contrasting earthly care with heavenly music. The verse contemplates sorrow, a weakened body, and a hopeful musical refrain that unites stars planets and angels in praise. Dorothy E. Hubbard is noted as the author.
The Central Eureka mine near Sutter Creek in California’s mother lode country readies to reopen after wartime shutdown. Discovered in 1852, the gold producer halted in 1942 and will complete rehabilitation in the current month at about $1,000,000 in stockholder assessments.
Lydia Marcelle a 19 year old known as the Swedish Kosenkina describes her escape from Russia four years ago by boat and recounts Soviet embassy pressure to return. She says she fears kidnapping and seeks safety in Sweden while hoping to travel to America. The Swedish Foreign Office promised protection.
In Reno Nevada two 9 year old boys confessed starting a paper fire in a vacant building basement that spread to storage junk, killing five people and injuring 137. Police say they attempted to put out the blaze and spoke of not playing with matches again. They were placed in Juvenile Court custody and housed temporarily in the county jail.
A 100 foot converted subchaser named the Marge was seized by the Coast Guard in New York Harbor on orders from U S customs authorities. The 125 ton vessel had been under 10 days of surveillance and was detained indefinitely amid questions over licensing and possible use for arms shipments. Two former merchant marines, John Luken and Elliott Forrest, owned the boat which had been converted to a yacht after purchasing it for 1500 dollars with 15000 dollars more spent on modifications.
More than 3,000 idle construction and maintenance workers at Los Alamos faced a third day of stoppage over labor grievances. Union leaders accuse Brown and Root of Houston of importing non union labor while emergency crews are urged to remain on site. A rally is planned in Espanola Sunday.
In Chicago three former Capone gangsters Louis Campagna Paul Ricca and Louis Gice lost appeals to overturn parole violation arrests and 1943 convictions in a $1,000,000 movie shakedown case and a $1 damages ruling. Ricca remains free on bond while the others are back in prison. The releases prompted a Congressional inquiry.
Four people hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a fire swept the sixth floor of the Cadillac Hotel in downtown Rochester. Fire Chief Slattery estimated losses at 15 000 to 20 000 dollars and said the blaze, caused by spontaneous combustion in a closet, was under control in 30 minutes. An umpire Jim Honochick aided a panic victim and helped her reach an elevator.
A historical note states that the South American country now called Colombia was formerly known as New Granada, reflecting its colonial era identity before modern independence.
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