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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1949
Page
13
Washington reports December retail activity hints at a record for 1949. Department stores show a 14 percent weekly gain over 1948, with four weeks ending December 24 matching 1948 in dollar volume amid lower prices. Demand outstrips supply for items like television sets, while tax worries temper some shoppers.
The New York Court of Appeals overturned or upheld several capital and life sentences. Lee H. Allen of Geneva had his indictment dismissed in a kitchen knife death case. Paul L. Hayner of Chenango Bridge won a new trial for the strangling of his granddaughter’s infant. Raul Singer of Park Avenue kept his manslaughter and abortion conviction, and Julio Perez's death sentence for a screwdriver murder was affirmed. Louis Rivera’s life term for a Buffalo area robbery slaying was upheld.
Chicago police combat parking violators by placing peanuts under car wheels to detect tampering. Officers report the method catches drivers who erase chalk marks left on tires, with a wary response from motorists and a plan to adapt if needed.
Canton report notes the Ohio Department of Liquor Control debunks the brag that a person can drink enough beer to float a battleship. If one eight ounce glass were consumed every three minutes without sleep or sobriety, it would take over a thousand years to complete the claim.
In Chicago a would be robber demanded money at a grocery. Mike Kollak grabbed his pistol from behind the counter and fired twice. The bandit fled as a get-away car approached. Kollak hesitated after his gun was left on the counter.
Senator Fulbright says repeal of federal taxes on oleomargarine is near after House passage. The measure would remove a 10 cent per pound levy and taxes on producers and retailers, despite dairy state opposition over imitation butter concerns. Senate debate expected to begin next week with possible amendments to curb yellow coloring in interstate shipments.
Fulbright predicts enough votes to defeat any proposed amendment restricting yellow margarine to its manufacturing state. The discussion centers on whether the Senate will back a new restriction and the battle surrounding the policy change.
United States Rubber has developed torsional shear springs to smooth tractor rides. A thick rubber layer sits between two metal plates and is brass-plated for bonding. Mounted in pairs on a new tractor seat, these springs twist with bumps to cushion shock and reduce rebound compared to heavy steel springs.
New York report says divorce statistics are unreliable and incomplete. Dr Samuel C Newman head of the marriage and divorce analysis branch cites poor figures for current and past U S divorce trends at a Manhattan Center session.
A new data collection effort will gather divorce data from 18 states, marriage data from about half the states, and nationwide marriage license figures. Experts caution the limited tables will not reflect the national picture and urge cautious use for insight into marriage trends and divorce causes.
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