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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1956
Page
6
A Bronx woman Irene Pheiffer 33 died from smoke inhalation after a defective flue fed by a faulty stove as she cooked. The long list of unrelated vehicle and pedestrian incidents appears in this scattered regional recap with names ages and locations across New York state.
An unidentified man was struck by a car in New York on Tuesday night near Mount Sinai John W Heft and Avon near East Avon. A separate report notes Dorothy Van Neil of Rock was killed when a car hit a tree near Avon on Sunday night.
An 11 year old boy visiting his grandparents with Christmas gifts discovered three people dead from coal gas poisoning in Brooklyn. The victims were grandfather Peter Lesieiany 75, grandmother Sophie Leshelsky 60, and boarder Peter Stednick 50. Police stated gas escaped from an open vent in a basement furnace and seeped into the apartment above.
A string of obituaries reports the deaths of William Addison Diigging, 76, a renowned type designer and typography consultant tied to the Mergenthaler Linotype Co since 1929. Arthur Barnes, 85, Bristol Press publisher since 1990. Wham Field Reed, 81, U.S. Weather Bureau meteorologist and former Navy balloon pilot. Neal E. Sainsbury, 72, author of children's books. Randolph Pack, 68, conservationist and business executive. Brother Herman Navier, 75, St Francis brother and Babe Ruth coaching figure. William Bahr, 75, tied to Fort Laramie lineage. and a Kansas City engineer (unnamed) aged 77, involved in Hudson Tunnel work, with origins linked to Philadelphia.
Indonesian cabinet pressures mount as Sumatra revolt tests Sukarno era, with factions demanding cabinet resignations and a new regime led by Sukarno. Military leaders in North and Central Sumatra consolidate positions while talks with allies stall and neutrality debates ripple through coalition partners.
Edgewood Maryland news notes a small fundraiser raising 300 dollars to aid refugees. The item mentions a displaced Estonian family, a veteran’s charity effort tied to postwar relief, and a brief community update. It also notes a 30th anniversary for William Vogler and a historical fact about the first U.S. Navy airplane ordered in 1911.
An advertisement touts Colonaid as a groundbreaking laxative that remoistens dry colon contents and adds bulk to trigger normal urge to purge. It promises relief for occasional to chronic constipation, claims safety in pregnancy, and notes a price of 98 cents for a 66 tablet package.
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