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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1949
Page
11
NEW YORK. Don Gardner author of All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth says publishers won't take him seriously. He complains that his suggestion of a rough-and-tough bookie Woogie number is dismissed as toothless baby talk.
Gardner, at 34, recounts writing Front Teeth for a third grade pageant in 1944 as teeth fell out. The piece led to recordings by seven labels and his attempt to move beyond comforting, childlike songs to tougher works. He remains unsettled by being taken seriously and still gets false teeth in the mail.
Ward and 18 others faced delays as Reds required a signed affidavit of safe boarding before all could sail from Tientsin aboard the Lakeland. Ward refused until the entire party was aboard, then signed, with Captain Paul Sexton also signing. Ward plans Kobe, Tokyo, San Francisco then Washington.
George F. Hulse Jr., 23, found a tin can in his basement yesterday that exploded when he picked it up, injuring him critically. Police requested City Chemist John A. Temmerman to analyze the can scraps from the damaged cellar to determine the blast cause.
Consul Fred E Hubbard Edge mont South Carolina Jack C Feigal Pine Island Minnesota Hugh C Pic ard Fall River Massachusetts Ralph C Rebberg Rochester New York Mr and Mrs Shiro Tatsumi Miss Mayao Tatsumi and Akiko Tatsumi San Francisco Mrs Chico Chem listed in Washington as a Tatsum daughter and her son George Chen Alfred E Kristan a German and Franco Cicogna and his wife Nadio Italians.
Water supplies in several Tompkins County areas remain well below normal after last summer and fall rains. The Caldwell Field station notes Jan 1 to Dec 1 rainfall 4.59 inches below the 31.29 inch average. Trumansburg enforces water use ordinances while village supply sits about 20 percent short and daily consumption falls from 85 000 to 65 000 gallons.
In Grosse Pointe Michigan the fourth annual stag night lets husbands shop for Christmas without wives present. Women are barred from 30 stores from 7 to 10 PM while lingerie clad models promote items for purchase.
Olga Bednasek’s mother recalls plans for marriage with Margaret Jackson. Bednasek, a Sigma Phi Epsilon member, says he cannot remember the events after a night of drinking at the rooming house Empty Arms. A diary found in Bednasek’s room is to be studied by authorities.
The United Nations Security Council meets at Lake Success to debate the Dutch Indonesian peace settlement attacked by the Soviet bloc. General A G L McNaughton of Canada, council chairman for the month, declined to discuss a reported move to get formal U N action before today’s meeting.
Governments of the Netherlands and Indonesia receive praise for the independence treaty signed at The Hague. Officials highlight cooperation and peaceful steps toward self governance and regional stability following the agreement.
Claude Payot of the Lausanne tourist office indicated that Rita Hayworth’s due date is imminent. He noted he has not been fully briefed by the expectant couple but believes the birth could occur within days.
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