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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1947
Page
3
A jumbled list of numbered clue fragments appears covering topics from tools to anatomy and objects to actions. Entries reference terms such as varnish gum one who entitles tax exception and sea bird with various misspellings and out of order hints.
Emerald L. Moon of Los Angeles asked an Emporia radio station to play a request to urge his wife to return home. The DJ granted the request playing "Aintcha' Ever Comin' Back?" or a similar song to convey his message during her visit to Emporia.
Remittance rates outline daily and Sunday newspaper subscriptions with yearly and short terms. The notice states Associated Press exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches in this paper.
Identifying all 13 wines in a tasting, William Fischer of the Hotel Jefferson led 100 contestants. His closest rival could only name nine, marking a clear victory in the competition.
Ralph Fiske, bedridden with illness, received 35 neighbors who delivered and stacked 12 cords of wood in his woodshed illustrating the goodwill of the community in Tunbridge Vermont.
Miss Christine Lindberg a 21 year old American singer of Swedish extraction made her opera debut at the Royal Opera Stockholm as Amneris in Aida. She was warmly received by press and public and earned a unique artistic triumph. Lindberg had not previously appeared on an operatic stage and was engaged on Fritz Busch Met Opera conductor's recommendation.
A Fortunes of 12 million rumors swirl around William J Lacy who claims a will from gold prospector Raymond C Clark dating 1927. The document also leaves small gifts to Bing Crosby and Norman McKleet while Lacy’s stake remains unverified. meanwhile Mattalina fights a contested Smith estate with Anna Craig seeking control.
Morris S. Rosenthal of New York presented at the National Foreign Trade convention in St. Louis arguing about tariff classifications. He cited a silk pincushion shaped like a pear previously taxed as artificial fruit while a tomato pincushion, though tomato by biology, was treated as a vegetable.
Chicago driver Edward Hamilton of a checker cab goes beyond duty to please riders. His cab carries five Chicago newspapers, free cigarettes and safety cards, baby pins, cleansing tissues, and even the Chicago Telephone Book, earning fat tips but valuing people over tips.
In Cleveland the Cuyahoga County juvenile court disputes the idea that parents bear most blame for juvenile delinquents. The court notes youths are a problem to parents as to the courts and calls for practical parental guidance the community resists providing.
Massachusetts workers injured by fright may qualify for benefits after the state Supreme Court ruled in favor of a woman factory worker who claimed paralysis from a lightning strike near her bench. The decision confirms eligibility for disability benefits in fright-related injuries.
El Reno Oklahoma police say a local man handed over his car and $60 to a well dressed man who posed as a broker for whiskey. The man promised delivery in 15 minutes but did not return with the case.
Sinclair Wyoming Oil Co reports an abandoned well hidden by a migrating sand dune in Natrona county Ferris oil field. The dune buries the hole 50 to 100 feet deep and shifts 20 to 30 feet yearly, delaying recovery of casing and pipe. A crew followed the field map but found no well at the site.
In Indianapolis the Oshkosh All-Stars beat Indianapolis 65 to 58 while committing 38 personal fouls a new league record. The 63 total fouls tied a 1941 mark from a Chicago Oshkosh game and matched the prior high for combined fouls.
In Waltham Massachusetts Prof Paul Dempsey of the University of Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station says burning a bushel of dry leaves wastes money. He advises gathering leaves for decomposition to produce valuable organic fertilizer.
Milwaukee based Mike Cudahy age 23 shifts from meat packing to music, founding a phonograph recording company. He claims inventing the double groove allowing two distinct recordings on one side without flipping the record, amid his push as a new industry innovator.
Hawthorne Calif AP German war developed flying wing glider called Horten 6 is under study by Northrop Aeronautical Institute engineers for potential use in guided missile programs. The 70 foot wingspan craft set a 39000 foot altitude record per Dr Wolfgang Klemperer. Built around 1944 by Walther and Riemer Horten, its soaring prowess comes from a knife like wing.
Holland township farmer Henry A. Van Dyke hired a deputy to enforce his no trespassing signs. He brought 23 hunters to court, each paying a five dollar fine. Officials note that statewide annual cases are usually under 25.
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