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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1940
Page
5
Damon Runyon argues Tom Dewey’s Philadelphia setback refines him, comparing him to Joe Louis's humbling loss. Dewey politest in defeat, pledges support to winner and eyes future runs, possibly governor or a 1944 national bid.
A roundup of sermons worship services and meetings at multiple faith groups led by pastors such as Rev. William Henry Smith Rev. Thomas Kirkwood Rev. Elsie Bunts and Rev. Willis B. Smith. Includes weekly schedules Midweek prayers Sunday school sermons and special services at churches and centers and Unity Center readings and lectures.
Sunday horoscopes outline Aries through Pisces with advice on ideals, emotions, charity, selflessness, and practical issues. The column notes Neptune and Sun guidance for Sagittarians and encourages prayer, planning, and decisive action aligned with personal roles.
Hyde Park residents share a July Fourth celebration at the library and cottage as President Franklin D. Roosevelt attends a flag raising, reads the Declaration of Independence, and speaks on democracy and world affairs. The event features music by William Bowers, guitar by Vincent Catanese, and a community picnic.
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt told about 50 guests at Odessa that American youth mainly wants employment. She defended the American Youth Congress against Communism Nazism and Fascism, criticized the New York City National Youth Council as a tiny Communist faction, and urged talking democracy and thinking democracy.
Capitol security tightens after hours with new rule to check identifications. Beginning next Tuesday all entrants between 4 30 P M and 9 A M must show an ID card. Congressmen have not been classified as employees or issued cards. police may station at main entrances.
A self help column by Roger B. Whitman answers reader questions on home fixes. Topics include installing an electrical burner safely, replacing substandard work, cleaning a brass kettle with vinegar and salt paste, ventilating an attic to stop fungus, and removing hard water crust from kettles with a vinegar solution.
Baer mocks multiple Brenda programs with farcical mishaps from spoiled marriages to foreclosures. The piece compares forum jokes about Brenda on Soupy Ice Cream and Dilapidated Complexion Hour with the broad ridicule of the Bur lap Negligee show.
Frank S. Boggs Jr., 24, of Dallas Texas bailed out from a motorless glider about 5000 feet above the Chemung River in Elmira during national soaring contests. The craft broke up after its wing failed, while Boggs steered his parachute away from a woodlot and landed in a field. Officials will investigate a possible structural failure.
Parsons Kansas July 6 P A holiday fishing trip yields a two pound bass that leaps from the water into the Crawford Thurston party's boat. The group swears to the incident and heads to shore in disbelief.
In St. Louis on July 6 a man on a street corner reported a fire alarm after a street car motorman, just robbed of $20, asked for help. Police arrived with the fremen and arrested the man who turned in the alarm.
In Hollister Missouri on July 6 a licensed guide has been identified Mrs Charles Smith a longtime Lake Taneycomo resident. She is skilled with rifle and fishing tackle and knows the paths land and water around Stone and Taney Counties in the Ozarks for 25 years.
In Homer Nebraska on July 6 a flood from western Nebraska left shelves bare as water receded washing all bottle labels off. The incident disrupted stock and raised questions about container identification and restocking needs for local merchants.
John Paul Jones, an American naval hero, was born on July 16, 1747. He sailed in makeshift colonial vessels and earned fame by challenging the powerful British fleet.
At Lake Geneva Wisconsin the American Youth Congress backed a defense policy favoring non intervention in Europe and the Far East while pledging readiness to defend the country and democratic rights. The resolution, adopted 384 to 19, emphasizes keeping America out of foreign wars and opposing dollar diplomacy.
First Lady Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt urged tolerance and youth support at Fontainebleau addressing 500 Southern Tier and Western New York attendees. She highlighted government youth programs and research groups while contrasting them with independent youth clubs.
A telephone caller threatened to kill the British Pavilion operator at the World’s Fair as police search for suspects in the July 4 bomb that killed two detectives. Mayor LaGuardia offered a 25000 reward. other unions and associations planned rewards as investigations widen.
In Schenectady on July 6 a conference drew over 200 educators and civic leaders to discuss democracy. The event featured round table talks and will end with adopting a code defining democratic meanings. Dean William E. Mosher urged early civic career thinking as a partnership to promote democracy.
Senator Barkley of Kentucky said he may skip the traditional speech announcing his duties as permanent chairman of the Democratic National Convention. He quipped that the public has heard enough speeches and that he may bang the gavel to proceed to business once he takes the chair.
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