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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1949
Page
2
Entertainer Will Mahoney returns to the stage after 14 years abroad with a punchy act that blends xylophone dancing and cheeky humor. He riffs on Broadway’s glare and his own career, while recalling tales of W C Fields and other showbiz figures.
Sgt. John H. Hepp, a Philadelphia Army reservist, says he had a rough start when joining the Army mishearing cadence calls as Hep two three four. He described thinking officers were calling him and stepping out of line during drills.
National Industrial Conference Board reports direct wage losses of 3 billion dollars from strikes in the past twelve years. About 25 million workers shared in the impact, with indirect losses from plant shutdowns noted but not quantified. Fog causes 70 flight cancellations at New York airports and delays both domestic and overseas services.
Mrs. Alice Hammond a 25 year old Sioux City bookkeeper died at a hospital from injuries in the Swift & Co packing plant explosion last Wednesday becoming the 20th death from the blast. Eight hundred plus were injured with 38 still hospitalized.
The United States backs Premier Alcide De Gasperi's drive to distribute over 100000 acres of private land in Calabria's Sila region to landless peasants. James D. Zellerbach pledged full support for the Italian government’s land redistribution proposal.
JQUN LENORD MERRILL 83 longtime chairman of American Cable and Radio Corp and former director and VP of I T and T in New York City. GEORGE LAURENCE BURR SR 90 former editor and newspaper publisher in Kansas and Nebraska in Winter Haven Florida. FABIAN DE URRUTI GEASCOR TI director of printing and engraving for the Cuban government in Fairport Monroe County. TRUMAN G SEARLE 52 secretary of the New York State Assembly and Republican figure in the state in Rochester. BRIG GEN ARTHUR W McDERMOTT 61 director of New York City Selective Service System 1910 to 1946 in New York City.
In Queens a 70 year old deaf mute woman, Margaret Long, dies after panicking over gas from her third floor Astoria apartment. She escapes to the roof and falls from a fire escape into a concrete area below. Her 72 year old husband, also deaf mute, was awakened after police shut off the gas.
Washington reports Taft Hartley enforcement chief Robert N. Denham intends to bypass the union shop election requirement in the building and construction industry. He plans to outline his position before the National Labor Relations Board hearing and seeks broader easing of the law’s application.
Marion McKenna, 26, adopted by milkman Charles and wife, was arraigned in Felony Court on forgery and theft charges after forging four checks to steal $7,749. Held on $1,000 bail, she admitted the forgery and told of spending on a car, a Florida trip, and Ponies in a loose but tense case. Authorities traced her to a Fort Pierce hotel in Florida after a telegram summons.
A humorous column notes New York hotels complain guests hoard towels and baths. It recalls quirky antics like a man bathing in four gallons of hair tonic, Times Square buzz over a hydrant leak, and a Coney Island crowd observing water. The piece pokes fun at conservation efforts and city life.
A gas leak in the basement of their home caused the deaths of Louis Lovegrove and his wife Mildred in Rochester. Authorities say both died in bed from gas poisoning. the deaths occurred after an accumulation of gas led to an explosion that damaged the house.
Hungarian police arrested Israel Jacobson 37, Rochester NY, manager of the Budapest office of the American Joint Distribution Committee, while crossing the Hungarian Austrian border after a visit to Vienna. The American Legation in Budapest said inquiries are ongoing to learn why he was arrested and where he is held.
Brian Andrew McNamara, 10, was fatally attacked by a giant jellyfish while bathing in two feet of water at Brisbane Beach. The jellyfish wrapped around his legs as he splashed, and the father fought the creature before it released and disappeared into the sea.
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