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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1940
Page
6
In a slow trading session the stock market showed little movement as leaders held a tight range. Traders noted thin activity with small gains and losses across sectors, while observers pointed to cautious sentiment and modest earnings as key factors shaping the day.
The report lists various metals including antimony and quicksilver with steady electrolysis spot activity. Treasury balance figures from Washington on Aug 24 show expenditures around 318 million and a working balance near 1.3 billion, with customs receipts noted for the fiscal year.
Market report shows cheese prices remaining steady amid varied closing stock figures. Foreign exchange activity in New York and overseas markets influenced by wartime conditions noted. official controls and discount rates cited for several commodities and currencies.
Fragmentary text on local securities and a cantata title hints at a community event. Readable names or dates are unclear. the snippet references a performance or recital and a set of securities or notices without concrete details.
Market report and price notes from New York August 23. Dow Jones closes mixed as grains, vegetables, fruits, and dairy show small shifts. Butter and cheese hold firm. potatoes and flour steady. livestock values little changed with general price stability across commodities.
Washington lawmakers clash over how the excess profits tax would affect small and large corporations. Ways and Means members discuss splitting the measure, with defense related expensing and suspension of government contract profits as key provisions. Projections show gaps in tax impact between a $40,000 and a $1,000,000 annual earning firm, raising questions of fairness for big vs small companies.
Reich commissioner Arthur Leves-Inquart will designate Dutch officials including the secretary general of administration state council president vice president attorney generals of the Supreme Court and other high courts heads of government and municipal police provincial commissioners mayors of large towns and the Netherlands bank president.
A reform board at Louisiana State University dismissed L. A. Carazo once led the student band at the New Orleans orchestra era under Huey P. Long. Under his tenure the band’s size grew and the group traveled with the football team.
LA committee of Chicago physicians announces postponement of a proposed study of a Peruvian child mother and infant. The five year old mother and baby were to be examined. committee says methods for financing the study could be developed without exposing the child. Attorney Tieherd Kaplan says no exploitation will occur and the study should be dropped.
The Dies Committee on American activities will investigate the German Tourist Office. Stephen Birmingham, chief investigator, issued a subpoena for all records and files. Ernst Schmitz, general manager since 1928, ordered to produce materials before the committee.
In Oneida on August 26 exhibits from the Day Camp at Hasmon Field are on display in the window of the New York Poy Lighting Company. Alig Rena Avery, assistant director of playgrounds, has led the day camp run each of the first four days weekly. The camp grows with Tinygrounds, attends at a different park every two weeks, and meals are provided by supervisors. A supervisor oversees children not attending the day camp. The Tent company window features items such as balls, pocketbooks, waste paper baskets, book ends, woolen motels, and mats for hot dishes.
Hamburg reports unrest as Adolf Hitler’s unpopularity sparks friction at a concession event. Albert Field of Buffalo runs a game where patrons hurl baseballs at caricatures of Hitler, Mussolini, and Neville Chamberlain amid rising tensions.
Denver reports a man named Deval E. Tyler intends to continue a family legacy of gold digging started by his father Thomas Albert Tyler and grandfather, who dug in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The elder Tyler stopped mining after illness. together the family held 62 gold claims.
New York officials urge converting the New York World’s Fair site into a training base for Army and Navy forces. Acting United States commissioner to the fair Hayes cites a national defense emergency and argues immediate use of fairgrounds to house troops and protect facilities from potential destruction.
West Point cadets wrap up a 17 day annual field maneuvers led by Lieut. Colonel Charles W. Ryder with praise from academy officials. About 500 Army troops and 1500 cadets from nearby points participated in the event described as the most successful exercises ever held.
Thunton Massachusetts Aug 23 The Massachusetts Supreme Court was asked by New Hed fort attorney Joseph Ferreira to bar Franklin Roosevelt from the ballot on grounds the third term is unconstitutional He argued the Democratic platform declares no individual shall be eligible for a third term and that current law has been construed to permit Roosevelt seeking a third term amid a public and constitutional dispute.
Rochester England seeks aid from its namesake city to fund fighter aircraft costs. Mayor Joshua Stadles says council will decide and references a cablegram from the Lord Mayor requesting funding to buy a Hurricane fighter at about $25,000, asking Rochester to help defend their home.
In Toronto at the Canadian National Exhibition Dr Edwin Goldman and his concert band will not perform Richard Wagner pieces. The program will feature Bach and Beethoven instead. Goldman defended his stance noting Wagner’s music has controversies and would offend some listeners while others may profit from the dispute.
Reopened hearings target elimination of nine grade crossings on the Long Island Railroad in Freeport and surrounding areas. Hearings are set for September 12 in Albany. The commission order affects Grand and Milburn avenues, Hempstead, plus Bay View and other sites on Long Island.
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