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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1946
Page
6
Oakland officials moved to protect lives and property as two picketed department stores sparked a citywide emergency. Mayor Herbert L. Beach pledged safety and peace while Acting City Manager Ralph York warned of possible disaster measures. the 500‑member police force was placed on 12‑hour shifts with no days off.
Washington day planning a Supreme Court appeal of a ruling that the Lea Act, called the anti Petrillo law, is unconstitutional. Federal Judge Walter J. Lot Bay of Chicago dismissed a criminal information against James C. Petrillo, chief of the AFL American Federation of Musicians, for leading a strike at Chicago radio station WAAF.
The four ships of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd's 4060 man Antarctic expedition pushed south from Norfolk amid rough seas. The Molina flagship destroyer seaplane tender and icebreaker will pass through the Panama Canal then rendezvous with West Coast vessels for four months of exploration and testing. A theft of five mascot pups accompanied the departure, replacing normal ceremony with unusual incident.
Five month old Princess Royal, a Shorthorn calf, drew chuckles as she slipped on the waxed floor of Chicago's Congress Hotel during the American Shorthorn Breeders Association dinner. Herdsman Ed Marels tried to guide her, but she slid and fell in front of guests, yet her prize value remained unaffected.
The New York Dairy Men’s League Cooperative Assn says an amendment to the New York milk marketing order will prevent losses for more than half a million dollars. Acting Gov. Hanley proclaims December 21 as a day for dairy farmers while Tuberculosis Seals drive fundraising across the state.
A total of 26 4-H Club award winners were announced at the club's 25th anniversary congress in Chicago. Eighteen recipients received $200 scholarships. Named winners include Ruth H. Arlen of Eden New York in Homemaking and Bloise Hughes of Bath New York in Food Preservation with Kerr Glass Manufacturing Company scholarships.
Hiram Risley, 60, of Sidney Hiram Risley died at Sidney Hospital two hours after his car collided with an Ontario and Western freight train at a grade crossing.
Patrolman Oliver Avery, 29, father of three, vanished five days ago with 2700 dollars. Police say he planned to drive to Olean New York to buy a truck using funds withdrawn from a Pittsfield bank. Sheriff Tim Stafford reported Avery said the trip.
The Michigan State Supreme Court ruled on Monday that women may not be employed as public bartenders, declaring that a woman's place is not behind the bar in Michigan.
The House passed a bill two hours after the President asked Congress but the measure stalled. The Senate acted within a week removing daft and profits sections. The Case bill, vetoed by Truman on June 11, would set a 80 day cooling off period and apply anti racketeering laws to unions. Truman urged a permanent labor policy commission. TheConflict signals a pattern of tighter controls for essential industries amid coal and potential steel strikes.
The article reports a coal shortage in Denver as a soft coal strike looms with over 2,000 residents in a large housing project facing heat loss. Hospitals warn of reduced coal supplies affecting heating, while rural areas cut windbreaks to save grain amid high costs and worsening winter conditions.
Slowing coal supplies reduced heating hours in offices and stores as furnaces ran only by day. Night workers used electric heaters to stay warm during no heat periods. Workplace schedules were cut in many cases.
Jack Crawford, 55, suffered a broken knee when a horn kicked him. After hours of lying helpless, he crawled to a deserted cabin and endured two days without food. He then saddled a horse and rode 12 miles to Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton, bathing the injured limb at water holes.
A 13 month old died after alleged head injuries in Sedalia. Mrs. Barbara Middleton, mother, testified the baby cried and she struck the child two or three times. She waives preliminary hearing and awaits Circuit Court action on a second degree murder charge.
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