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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1946
Page
3
Dun and Bradstreet reports weekly retail gains driven by favorable weather and broader selections. The dollar volume of food, apparel, and home furnishings contributed to the increases, with sales 28 to 32 percent above the year-ago week.
Political currents shift as Senator Haigh hints at speeches stressing foreign policy and warning that a Republican House victory this fall could be seen as repudiation of the current Administration.
Obituaries list John Steuart Curry, 48, Kansan and Wisconsin artist in Madison. Harold Wesson, 67, head of Smith & Wesson in Massachusetts. Charles R. Curryman, 24, Boston envoy attache’s office with ties to Princess Letitia Murat. Mrs. George A. Roussel, 80, peace poetry editor in Huntington. Rev. Joseph C. Linsmeier, 88, Dunkirk pastor. Field Marshal Lord Cavan, 80, Imperial General Staff chief. Dr. Ernest K. Groves, 62, UNC sociology professor. Florence Turner, 59, early film star in Hollywood.
Nearly 30 1000 AFL building tradesmen returned to work in three northern Ohio counties ending a one day strike that affected commercial and industrial construction after an eight day stoppage. A fragment notes the tieups involved 18 trades and began Monday.
In Trieste Venezia Giulia the British First Armored Division replaces an Infantry unit, adding a second armored division to the Trieste area. In Beirut France ends 27 years of occupation with Gen. Borgnis Desbordes sailing home aboard the Montcalm, leaving a 330 member liquidation staff to wrap up evacuee details. Dr Stephen S Wise questions accepting a British invitation to the Arab Jewish conference.
London reports plan to move 100,000 members of Gen. Anders Polish Army into a settlement corps under British military law. An American author in Paris seeks Shaw’s approval to stage a satire after de mobilization. In Batavia, Carla Wolff is jailed eight months for hiding 500000 of Nakamura treasure.
Russia vetoes Albania, outer Mongolia, Ireland and Portugal while Trans-Jordan and Ireland fail to gain UN membership. Sweden Iceland and Afghanistan win approval and join discussions. Greece Ukraine case complicates timing as Johnson opposes but joins vote. Vetoes reflect Cold War tensions in the UN during a tense council session.
Arab spokesman warned of a boycott if the Mufti Haj Aimin El Yusseini is not invited to the September Palestine conference in London. The British announce the Mufti’s exclusion due to wartime Axis ties. In London Jewish Agency leaders weighed attending and backing a partition plan or pursuing a Jewish state. In Palestine Maj. Gen. Sir Evelyn Barker said 18 Stern Gang members’ death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment.
The body of Mrs. Laura Sartin, 38, mother of eight, was found in a shallow grave near Lenoir City Tennessee. Sheriff Arlile Dailey said he was seeking her estranged husband Joe Sartin, 43, in connection with the death.
John Luffman aged 46 and Alvin Hicks 23 died in the electric chair at the state penitentiary in Nashville for the August 1943 slaying of Grady and Raphine Cherry. The Cherry bodies were found shot in their Dover home, ending a case that began with their conviction one year and 19 days earlier.
The report notes that those convicted of sabotage faced possible Jewish underground reprisals if sentences were carried out, signaling heightened tensions and potential violent responses amid the case.
As the occupation nears its first anniversary, American forces may remain indefinitely in Japan to anchor a broader stand against the Soviet Union and Communism. The post surrender era faces a continued East West ideological clash shaping the second year of occupation.
Gen Drum rejects any nomination bid while in New York City. His wife confirms he is not a candidate, though supporters argue he could accept if the Saratoga convention nominates him. Donovan and Drum remain central as Albany reports trigger a renewed push for Donovan in reaction to anti labor charges.
Melvin L. Krulewitch head of Veterans for Drum for Senator Organization urged that Lt. Gen. Hugh A. Drum be drafted for the Republican nomination despite Drum saying he is not seeking any nomination. Krulewitch noted personal inclinations aside in a New York interview.
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