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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1947
Page
2
A humorous look at New Year resolutions from different wives about their husbands and a columnist's own pledge. Quotes from Mrs. Fred Allen, Mrs. Quentin Reynolds, Mrs. James Mason and others contrast domestic life with sharp, witty observations. The piece ends with a self deprecating quip by Al Fields.
New York reports the end of James C Petrillo led ban as the American Federation of Musicians contract with recording and transcription firms expires. Petrillo warns members will not play for records or transcriptions again. In other items, a fire devastates Duffy s Mott Co plant. burglary at Harry Austin feed mill nets cash and checks. Time names George C Marshall Man of the Year. Colonial Beacon Oil taken over by Standard Oil of New Jersey. and a large shipment of food reaches Poland from the National Catholic Welfare Conference.
Saloon society loses taxis for the subway as socialites in mink coats ride strap-hangers. Cholly Knickerbocker gathers items on the BMT while Paulette Goddard and Burgess Meredith aid stranded travelers in Pomona New York. Lana Turner and others help melt snowdrifts in Connecticut. Charles Laughton makes rounds with a thin look. Margaret Hamilton’s son visits Boston for Luckenbach’s opening. Bea Kalmus of the Singapore to wed perfume tycoon Mickey Rosenberg in February.
Rep. W Sterling Cole says he heard military services are stockpiling oil reserves and urges suspension of the practice if the report is true. He calls for review and action to prevent hoarding amid wartime concerns.
In 1948 the Republican leadership outlined a close working arrangement to prevent party conflicts. A party spokesman said House and Senate heads will hold frequent joint leadership meetings to harmonize the program with national campaign strategy and ensure a smooth legislative schedule.
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Tetsu Katayama says rebuilding Japan will take 50 years and calls for greater national sacrifice. He prepared a New Year broadcast urging maximum effort before foreign aid, with press release issued hours before delivery.
In Garfield Utah Cholis J Johnson Jr 25 and David E Adams 28 were at a smelter when a lighthearted straw drawing decided who would leave to perform another task. Johnson drew the short straw and was struck and killed by a slowly moving switch engine as he crossed the tracks. Adams was present but not harmed.
Henry F Thurston 70 theater operator and former Lockport mayor 1934 35 also world roller skating champion of 1909 is reported to have died in Lockport Louis Horning 45 radio engineer and technician credited with invention of the ee graph died in Elizabeth Nova Scotia The notices name Thurston and Horning with ages and locations reflecting obituary style.
Washington reports that Senator Sparkman foresees Wallace's independent bid energizing Democratic machinery and curbing left wing influence. Lucas adds Wallace strengthens Truman, while questions linger on third party ballot starts and possible bases in Chicago and New York. Wallace heads for ballot access in California Illinois Massachusetts Iowa with petition and convention routes.
Wallace plans a month at home in South Salem before a campaign to win his third party bid for president. He accused Democratic and Republican leaders of stirring war talk with Russia and outlined a seven point program for world peace. More than 3,000 heard him in Milwaukee. He backed the Marshall plan for relief of destitute nations but criticized Truman policy as meddling in their social and political affairs.
New York City faced a bleak New Year’s Eve as Mayor William O’Dwyer ordered nonessential traffic ban. Beer trucks were among nonessential targets and at least 90 percent of taverns were reported out of beer last night.
Hollywood projectionists poll Lana Turner as the easiest woman to watch with 5 percent of first place votes. The film Body and Soul tops as the most continued interest with 63 percent first place votes. John Garfield wins best male performer to watch again with 55 percent of first place votes.
Walter Kiernan offers a brisk New Year column weaving weather talk with political bluster. He notes blizzard-like news and Hank's announcement as major contrasts, credits higher education for progress, and wishes readers a Happy New Year as he predicts a fast year ahead.
President Truman said Maj. Gen. Philip Fleming is drafting a fuel oil shortage plan and will announce it soon. He added he will push creation of additional valley authorities regardless of TVA's record and may send Congress a message on the St Lawrence seaway. The press teased the missing anti inflation bill, and Truman said a “half a loaf” was not found.
Price cuts at GE draw praise as a constructive step to halt inflation. Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward launch midwinter sales with reductions up to 20 to 33 1/3 percent at Sears and 5 to 120 percent at Ward. A Sears spokesman declines on spring catalog trends. Wilson says GE cuts aim to reduce profits unless costs fall. hope to maintain gains if labor and material costs stay flat.
The Port of New York membership meeting of the National Maritime Union, an affiliate of the C I O, endorsed Henry A Wallace as an independent presidential candidate. State C I O President Louis Hollander predicts the C I O State Executive Board will repudiate Wallace’s third party effort. About 1,000 members attended, with roughly 25 opposing the endorsement.
Six people died in renewed Israeli Arab clashes across the Holy Land, raising Palestine fatalities to 487 since the UN partition decision on November 29. In Tel Aviv a Jewish youth was found shot in a park. in Jerusalem several killings occurred including a British constable wounded days earlier. A bus attack near the Arab office injured Jews, while an Arab bus suffered gunfire with no casualties.
Senator Robert A Taft cautions that passing the Marshall Plan in current form would raise prices at home and do less to curb communism abroad than targeted aid. He argues Americans may overestimate dollars influence and questions expanding European gifts from 5 billion to 8 billion.
Molotov charged that the London conference failed due to American brinkmanship and insisted the United States must accept a Western plan for Germany. He said Britain and France joined in pressing Bevin Bidault and Marshall to block progress and warned that no peace treaties would be possible without American terms.
Sheriff T. W. Andrews of Franklin County allowed six short term prisoners to go rabbit hunting with guns. The leniency experiment boosted prisoner morale and provided a fried rabbit meal for the county prison table, reportedly ending well.
The United States warns nations to keep ships aircraft and people out of the Eniwetok atomic testing area starting in January. The Atomic Energy Commission says hazards will exist in a 39 000 square mile zone around the Pacific atoll through 1949 with potential temporary expansions as tests proceed. Winds and currents from the Marshall Islands may carry radioactive clouds westward.
Albany AP State Safety Director Thomas W. Ryan issued seven winter motorist safety rules. They urge drivers to test brakes to gauge skid risk, adjust speed to conditions, limit speed on glare ice to 15 to 20 mph, use fire chains on icy or snowy roads, keep windshields clear and ensure lights wipers and defrosters work, follow vehicles at a safe distance, brake gently when stopping suddenly, and watch for pedestrians whose footing is unstable in poor conditions.
In Oxford Pennsylvania a Greyhound bus bound for Philadelphia from Baltimore struck a jackknifed truck on icy Baltimore Pike. William Slack, about 20, of Meorsham Pa, was killed. His wife Mary and ten others were injured. A second bus coming from Baltimore swerved into a field after a blown tire while avoiding the wreckage.
The American Broadcasting Company will trim rate protection in its advertising contracts from 12 months to six months on February 1. The network said the change does not imply a rate increase but reflects difficulty in long range planning. NBC and CBS have announced similar moves.
Greek relief units consolidated near Konitsa as a thousand-strong garrison, besieged since Christmas by about 5,000 guerrillas, prepared to link with reinforcements near Bourzani bridge. Army engineers readied for bridging work while authorities claimed danger had passed and Epirus forces totaled roughly 32 battalions.
The labor ministry announced that all non essential workers must register between January 19 and 24 in Britain. Men aged 17 to 24 and women aged 18 to 20 are affected, including night club employees and entertainers, to be assigned to work as needed to aid the postwar economy.
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