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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1946
Page
4
A news dispatch urges caution on New Year Eve and Day as streets stay icy because of alcohol risk to drivers and pedestrians. It calls for reduced speeds, careful walking, and police action against intoxication while noting Los Angeles arrests for liquor impairment and suggesting sand or cinders on icy intersections.
The passage asks divine guidance for a New Year, seeking humility, courage, tolerance, and steadfast faith. It prays for open minds, kindness, universal outlooks, and usefulness, hoping for joyful service and unity with Thee through life’s trials.
The Department of Public Works reports cinders and sand are urgently needed as streets remain icy. Work so far is unsatisfactory and cinders on hand are insufficient to address hazardous conditions this winter.
The article urges hope grounded in reality for 1947 with two main aims: worldwide peace through the United Nations and domestic economic peace driven by capital and labor. It calls for cooperation, production as the path to wealth, and a year of purposeful progress toward the good life, ending with a Happy New Year.
Ida A Hart longtime secretary to Edward Schoeneck and later a Public Service Commission worker died after a respected career in insurance in Syracuse. Known for kindness and gracious character her death saddens friends and officials alike.
The Soviet Union rejects the American proposal to remove the veto on punishments for violations, citing fear of inspection of Russian armament plants. Stalin and his advisers are described as highly secretive, maintaining strict controls despite the United States' atomic advantage and Russia's large standing army.
Jimmy Stewart returns to the screen after his war service in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life opening at Keith's tonight. Stewart plays a small town boy at war with his environment, delivering an amusing and dramatic story that should rate as a great production of the period.
A reflective note by James De Metcalfe bids farewell to the old year. The writer looks back on pleasant moments and progress, acknowledges mistakes, and thanks the year for opportunities and encouragement that shaped tomorrow’s efforts.
Lawrence editor warns against using the Supreme Court portal to portal ruling to demand extra pay for time spent walking to benches and at rest, arguing it could spawn overtime fights and hurt labor unions. He notes AFL hesitation and predicts Congress may halt such claims as a racket. A secondary vignette shows an office boy tardiness dispute over posting mail.
A brief local item notes a playful new year greeting from The Notebook and a quip about a young infant urged to swap his wings for a fur coat before reaching the community.
Readers urge ending foreign‑exchange imbalance and letting the dollar fluctuate for foreign trade only. They argue for domestic price stability, warn against inflationary debt repayment, and criticize Truman policy as fueling circulation. A Syracuse writer opposes mercy killing as a legal measure.
Agnes C Cagiane se asserts that Jesus healed the ill rather than kill them, citing Bible passages from Matthew and John to argue mercy and healing define true Christian mercy, and condemns killing as contrary to Jesus’s example and teaching.
War Department plans a 300 million dollar request to cover last year’s costs of occupying Germany Austria Japan and Korea. The piece notes troop quality indiscipline and political risk, cites Senate defense probes, and argues for a long term, adequately resourced occupation with cross party support.
A collage of light anecdotes and cartoons details a noisy husband tailed by kitchen pots on his way to bed, a bus passenger observing a nesting scene with three children and a dog, and quick quips about royalties for article authorship and a pun on bigotry versus trigonomety.
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