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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1946
Page
8
Thousands of government workers are laid off monthly as wartime staffing shrinks. The article answers questions about permanent civil service work, tests, veterans preferences, pay scales from about 2100 to 10000, promotion paths, retirement rules, and where to inquire with the Civil Service Commission in Washington.
The eastern states face cool weekend conditions under high pressure while Rocky Mountain and Central Plains expect showers and thunderstorms with warming. A weather map notes fronts and isobars, with a five day Syracuse forecast by Dr Maxwell from 6 AM to 6 AM.
Markets opened with Nome-Ghown prunes in active retail and wholesale trading at the Central New York Regional Market. Cantaloupes cucumbers sweet corn and tomatoes clearing well. Muck and upland potatoes ample with good demand. market steady. Green beans edged up. Live poultry offerings improved and solid in a firmer market. Nearby eggs in moderate receipts seen with extra large and large at higher retail prices. Commission houses weaker for white Malaga grapes prunes sweet potatoes and yams.
Local securities report shows Egas receipts 14 879 crates and wholesale prices for mixed colors whites and towns codes. Butter prices advance modestly while Chinese receipts reach 384 770 pounds. fruit and vegetable sections list wide ranges in box and bushel prices for apples beans cucumbers celery lettuce and onions with various regional prep and grade notes.
New York State Supreme Court ordered dissolution of the Knights and Women of the Ku Klux Klan Inc due to trickery in officer listing. Attorney General Goldstein said the Klan originated as Alpha Pi Sigma in 1924 and he listed about 1,000 members in New York. He noted efforts to reactivate as an anti labor group and said New Jersey, Georgia and Kentucky authorities joined in similar actions.
Buffalo and Jersey City markets show mixed livestock activity with hogs sharply higher at Buffalo early bids around 24.00 to 26.00, cattle steady with various fat and dairy prices, and calves and sheep receipts fluctuating. Jersey City notes limited cattle with steady hogs and mixed beef values, overall market light and prices uneven across categories.
An alleged confession note by Vac Captain Kathleen Nash Durant was introduced at her court martial for stealing the Hesse family jewels. Maj John D Salb said the hand written letter dated June 3 was found after Durant and her husband were arrested in Chicago. The note to Aileen Jack or David spoke of hidden jewels and a Bible and mentioned a code word Cemetery. The jewels were recovered from Durant's sister Aileen Lonergan in Hudson Wisconsin.
A collage of vintage car listings from Buick Chevrolet Chrysler Ford and Pontiac with prices and trade offers plus legal notices including a foreclosure sale in Syracuse Onondaga County New York and assorted liquor license notices for local establishments. The page also mentions a public sale date September 11 1946 and a court foreclosed parcel in Syracuse.
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