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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1949
Page
1
An oil stove exploded at 8 A.M. causing a fire on the third floor of a Pearl Street building. Ten people including five children escaped to safety. two firemen were slightly hurt and two dogs perished. Mrs Marion Bressett’s apartment was the origin of the blaze.
Fire Chief Ernest Goebel sustained a knee injury when his vehicle collided with a car driven by Robert Preston 31 of 151 Clark Street on Crouseau Avenue near Es Genesee strand while en route to a fire. Patrolman Bernard Krick reported the incident and Preston received a ticket for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle.
A blaze drove a family to flee their home with Mrs Bresett and her three children escaping down three flights of stairs. Her sister Evelyn Bresnahan aided them while other victims included Mrs Mary Case and daughter Dorothy. The report notes continuing coverage on page 11 column 1.
A feature by George Dixon, Washington correspondent, debuts today detailing an undisclosed story about three officers of the Russian Amtorge Trading Corp who allegedly were forced to surrender under pressure from two FBU agents. The column promises sharp insights and a vivid narrative on the editorial pages.
In Philadelphia a young boy snaps at a telephone operator but later apologizes when a mother calls. The operator reconnects him to the desired line. About half an hour later the boy quips that the operator remains dumb.
Federal Judge Henry W. Goddard ruled Rosen, the Government’s missing witness in Alger Hiss first perjury case, may testify in the second trial. The Government seeks to prove Rosen a Communist Party member who took over an old Ford roadster in 1936 from Hiss, once a State Department official. Chambers named Rosen at the first trial as the car’s recipient. Rosen was missing when the trial began and was found in Los Angeles last September.
Former U S Representative Andrew J May 74 slipped into a federal prison near Ashland Kentucky at 630 AM with U S Marshal John M Moore as his friend and escort. He pleaded innocence over wartime bribery and conspiracy charges tied to more than 50000 in bribes for War Department favors. Moore denied receiving any payment and said May’s arrival followed a commitment order. May had been convicted July 3 1947 along with the Garsson brothers Henry and Murray for using his influence as chairman of the House Military Affairs Committee. He faced an eight to 24 month sentence after his earlier conviction. Concluded on Page LIII Column U.
The House Un American Activities Committee demands direct answers from Julius Emspak and James J. Matles of the United Electrical Workers about Communist affiliation. They previously refused to answer, citing possible self incrimination, while filing non Communist affidavits with the National Labor Relations Board.
A Boston police report states a bus crash into a store window drew more than 20 injured pedestrians who entered the vehicle through the rear door and began complaining of injuries. Four legitimate passengers were located and taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
Washington reports that a House committee led by Representative Buchanan intends to investigate lobbying. A Library of Congress study by W Brooke Graves highlights active fields, including tariff, natural resources, real estate, housing, airlines, agriculture, and dairy versus oleomargarine interests.
The U S Court of Appeals postponed Robert H. Best's treason case, a former newsman convicted for Nazi broadcasts, because his counsel Henry M. Leen mourns his mother. the hearing was pulled from the calendar.
Republican to delay or reject a Democratic bill to raise the mayor's salary from 10000 to 15000. The incoming Democratic mayor Thomas J Corcoran would benefit if the measure passes after the new council takes office. A five day week for city hall staff and an auctioneer labeling rule are also on the agenda. The salary bill was introduced by Democrat Alfred W Haight who was elected council president.
President Truman moves to prepare three messages to Congress while on vacation. John R. Staelman travels from Washington with cabinet suggestions and other official input to aid drafting of the messages.
At Lake Success the United States objected as Nationalist China accepted a Latin American proposal to refer the Sino Russian dispute to the United Nations Little Assembly.
Mrs. Marie Turnquist, 65, spent five and a half days trapped in a pint sized tub after choosing a bath at a midget friend's home in Council Bluffs Iowa. Neighbors freed her when she failed to answer the phone and found her weak from hunger. She quipped that the incident was funny and noted her weight had blocked her from exiting.
A 22 year old Evansville law student Thomas Slay confessed to killing his 16 year old girlfriend Mary Ellen Harmon who was five months pregnant. He said she urged them to die together and drew a map to the body in Hopkinsville Kentucky. Evansville police and Kentucky state police retrieved the body after Slay provided the map and am extradition followed. He faced kidnapping charges with murder expected.
Shirley Temple testified that John Agar hugged another woman in her presence and dated others during her pregnancy. The court granted a divorce in about 30 minutes as spectators gasped at her account of abuse and threats, including a remark about driving over a cliff.
The Weather Bureau reports a cold spell for Syracuse and vicinity with a low near 18 degrees tonight and a high around 32 tomorrow. Snow flurries and northwest winds 10 to 15 mph tonight, shifting to light west winds tomorrow. generally fair east of the Rockies aside from Lakes region flurries.
Katharine Cornell spoke in Long Beach California about misreading the Bible and offered a homely parable. She recalled the seven sons of Milea and joked that they ran out of dairy and milked a bear as grand milkers of those days.
The 26 year old Maharajah of Jodhpur, famed for a 100 room palace, will live in a seven room flat costing £10 weekly in London. His income fell from £1.5 million to a pension of £75,000 annually after his state joined India. He received only £1,600 to travel to England with his Scottish wife, as costs tighten.
The Miami jail now detains jobless immigrants who arrive in the city, replacing earlier efforts to remove them by quick deportation. New policy enforces a 30 day stay in the jail for such visitors.
The Duke of Windsor arrived in London from Pearis for a short private visit. His American born Duchess remained in France.
Senior investigator Lous J. Russell said the House Un American Activities Committee has evidence of three atomic material shipments to Russia in 1943. He noted no link to Harry S. Hopkins and said G Racey Jordan would testify. The panel cited licenses and sources from the Manhattan Project and Lend Lease records.
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