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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1946
Page
2
A quirky survey of Miltoneste and Bob Berle on stage and radio, detailing their high earnings and wildcard acts. The piece captures laughs, shtick, and showbiz bravado, noting Berle’s screen history and his routine about wealth, fame, and audience reactions.
Painting furniture is covered with steps from surface prep to first coat, including removing old finishes with remover, sanding, washing, drying, and applying shellac on unpainted wood. It emphasizes careful application, drying times, and using a two inch brush for a smooth finish. The piece ends with a local reader outreach about personal ad vice and a brief national news blurb.
New York State Liquor Authority announced it would not accept off the premise liquor license applications from December 16 through April 4 1947. Local Alcoholic Beverage Control Boards statewide will pause intake due to application pressure.
Dr Edward Wikerep Montgomery 45 chairman of sociology at Pennsylvania College for Women in Pittsburgh. Edward S Tex Oheiry 66 famed soldier of fortune and subject of a Lowell Homes book Born to Raise Hell in Tupper Lake. Ory May Turner Rinch 69 physician and eye surgeon in San Diego. Among J George 86 construction engineer in Glens Falls. D Josef Malik 49 managing director of the Czechoslovak National Bank.
An explosion in a Cumberland coal mine near Whitehaven trapped an undetermined number of miners. The blast wrecked the main seam and sent shockwaves through the mine, described as one of Cumberland’s most valuable. The incident remains under investigation.
Wavered Taft selection for the Senate post stirs speculation on labor committee leadership and tax handling. Senators Butler and Millikan discussed Public Lands and finance chair roles as the GOP committee on committees works to place 80th Congress members in key niches. Democrats expect no scramble in the House minority leadership yet, with the committee races delaying until early next year.
Bennington College sophomore Paula Welden, 18, disappeared eight days ago during a hiking trip. Investigators, aided by New York State Police and Freeport residents William Jerome, search the Long Trail on Glastonbury Mountain. A maroon sedan is under watch as rewards around 4000 dollars are offered for information from Stamford residents and college peers.
London newspapers brim with talk of a royal engagement between Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark and Princess Elizabeth. Tom Driberg, a Labour MP, comments on the prince as handsome and well bred, fueling public interest in a potential match.
Egypt's Premier Istal Sidey Pasha announced his resignation be submitted to the monarch. Spokesmen noted illness as a factor, while official sources cited disputes with the British government over Sudan's future. King Farouk to confer today as readers react to the move.
The Centrist Popular Republican Movement and the Communist Party contend for control of France as Sunday elections narrow the upper house results. After preliminary counts, 214 of 315 seats in the Council of the Republic are decided with the M.R.P. at 62 seats and the Communists at 61, both under a third.
Reports say explosions at a Chinese army munitions depot were caused by a dropped grenade, with eight dead and about 200 troops involved. Officials denied sabotage as rumors persisted and a Chinese soldier was alleged to be linked to the incident.
Zionists meeting in Basle Switzerland amid the 28th Zionist Congress show a split on accepting a British partition proposal for Palestine. Nahum Goldmann of New York urged empowering the Jewish Agency to seek a compromise in partition among Jewish Arab and British interests, while not fully endorsing it. He affirmed the goal of a Jewish state in all of Palestine but supported signaling willingness to compromise.
A Washington volunteer group of congressional advisers led by Cleveland engineer Robert Heller seeks to end filibusters and abolish the seniority rule. The organization aims to reorganize Congress and push broader changes in its procedures and operations.
Santa Claus will land at the imperial palace plaza in Tokyo four days before Christmas to lead the Tokyo Christmas parade with a jeep disguised as a sleigh. The event benefits American personnel children in the Tokyo Yokohama area and will be transported by Pacific Air Command.
Greek border troops reinforce Bulgarian frontier posts and deploy Seventh Division units to guard roads and railways as the army reports intensified clashes with leftist bands. Greece has complained to the UN Security Council alleging violations by Bulgaria Yugoslavia and Albania and seeks an investigation.
A Soviet embassy spokesman dismissed rumors Stalin is dead or dying as unfounded while London papers flagged health talk. The People speculated Stalin may retire from supreme control but stay as Kremlin figurehead, with a first official notice planned around the Russian new year.
The Roald Bri land family returned home from Christmas tree shopping and their three year old son Ronald was sent to the grocery for milk. He fell on the driveway and injured his hand on an empty bottle. He died at a hospital from a head seizure linked to the accident. Doctors cited emotional shock as a triggering factor.
Public schools in Pawtucket with over 75,000 residents were ordered closed as a strike threat for higher wages by about 70 percent of the district’s 430 teachers prompted actions from School Committee Chairman Grover C. Hankerlin. Principals and clerks were kept away. only janitors allowed in buildings.
The defense begins testimony in the first degree murder trial of Ward Beecher Caraway for the July 24 slaying of 52 year old Mrs. Marjory Church Logan. Police, witnesses, and forensic experts are expected to be called to oppose the prosecution’s case.
In Madrid thousands protest UN and Soviet actions against Franco regime. Demonstrators shout anti UN slogans as police and press reports note up to 100000 people filling streets toward Columbus Square. Intergovernmental tensions rise over rupture of relations with the United Nations and Russia.
Anita Stewart, once a film star, reportedly ends her marriage to Col. George Converse of the wealthy Converse family after a 17 year union. The announcement comes as the couple parts ways, concluding a long public chapter in New York society.
The Chinese government announced it is considering sending an emissary to Yenan to reopen negotiations with the Communist forces. Spokesman George Yeh said no decision on envoy is made, with Wang Shih-Chiieh as a likely candidate. Officials deny a peace mission and note Communist demands for dissolving the national assembly and restoring military positions as of last year could block a broader peace, underscoring cautious diplomacy.
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