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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1946
Page
2
County Clerk Chirk S. Goodrich was the sole candidate seeking another term. His only potential opponent, Walter Acker, withdrew after failing to obtain a War Assets Corporation auto. The report notes Goodrich’s unopposed status ahead of the fall election.
Pope Pius XII via Apostolic delegate announces Bishop J Francis A McIntyre named coadjutor archbishop to Cardinal Spellman of New York. Debates bill to return railroads in receivership to private owners after seven years of earned charges. Massachusetts buyers strike against rising prices across several cities amid protests and petitions. State agriculture secretary warns of tomato blight risk in New Jersey with continued heavy rains delaying potato harvests.
Obituaries list prominent figures including Frank W. Smith 79 retired president of Consolidated Edison in New York City Joseph Leslie Overlock 49 Chicago banker and wartime official Herbert Rowell 80 publisher and former Morristown newspaper owner Aunt Lizzie Devers 115 Sapulpa believed oldest American woman Rev Thomas J Wheelright 50 Roman Catholic priest and brother of Eire PM in Scranton Charles A Noyes 96 helped bury Custer massacre victims in Newburyport Thomas Jasper Slaaumond 69 Massachusetts associate justice Northampton Dr Edward Lewis 86 longtime physician obstetrician Verona
In London a buyers strike threatens the bread rationing program as Ministry of Food officials warn of bakery losses unless sales occur without coupons. James Maxon, MP for 24 years and longtime Socialist leader, died at 61. He helped found an independent labor faction that evolved into the present British Labor Party and served as national chairman for two decades.
A terse fragment describes a man nicknamed The Wolf leaving Bele and awaiting the arrival of his kid brother from the movies, implying a tense household moment without further context. The line hints at family strain and imminent reunion with no additional details.
Sixty three Japanese newspapers formed the Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association to raise journalism standards. Masanori Ito, president of Kyodo News Agency, was elected executive director.
Detroit police announce a city ordinance ticketing men who ogle women in public. An officer said fines will be issued to those guilty of beholding the female form, as part of enforcing decorum in the precinct.
The Boston archdiocese dispatched a second contingent today to join the first group of 600 travelers. They head for the Shrine of St Anne de Beaupré in Quebec to attend the triduum at the sacred basilica.
Reports from Asuncion say Paraguay may face regime change following Bolivia's civil revolution. Officials deny Morinigo resigned and claim rumors are unfounded as cabinet resignations circulate and tension rises after a June 1 abortive army uprising with five deaths.
Senate hearing details probe munitions profits and alleged influence. Dickstein denies immigration shake downs link to Garsson ex Hoover investigator. Mrs Bates testifies about Jacobson office visits. Night sessions offered for May and other witnesses. Coffee’s $2500 payment questioned by Mead Brewster. contractor Anderson says payment for services.
A metals expert warns uranium could become the next global money standard amid shifting political pressures. The piece reflects on party loyalty, influence groups, and the fallout from Teapot Dome era memories, noting the uneasy mood in Congress and the public’s shifting priorities.
Chicago papers claim Heirens admitted the Suzanne Degnan killing and spoke of the lipstick slaying of Frances Brown and the 1945 death of Mrs. Josephine Ross. They report a deal for guilty pleas in exchange for life, though officials have not verified this. Tulohy plans Grand Jury presentation once evidence is gathered. Fingerprints match Degnan and Brown cases, with handwriting analysis on the ransom note awaiting official report.
The Automobile Manufacturers' Association reported that factory sales of passenger cars in June 1941 were 33.6 percent of the same month's total in 1940. Sales this June reached 143,090, versus 418,983 in June 1941, signaling a sharp drop in production demand.
Michigan lawmaker Wolcott warns of dairy and food supply risks as OPA gains a one year lease under new rules. The conference committee approved a plan to restore controls on manufactured foods, set price ceilings for some items, and form a three member board to decide if ceilings should return on meats and other foods by August 20. Rent controls renewed, and wholesale pricing rules cap cost absorption. The White House notes a 25 percent surge in basic commodity prices in early July, despite OPA subsidies ending.
A group of five U. S. lawmakers including Senators Allen Ellender and Hugh Buller plus Representatives J. W. Robinson Fred Crawford and George Miller attended a session of the international military tribunal in Neurnberg. They heard Franz von Papen's final defense summary and planned to travel to Berlin Prague Vienna and Berchtesgaden before returning to Frankfurt.
In Schenectady, UP, secretary W. W. Trench announced that General Electric Co. now has 245,704 stockholders and employs more than 136,000 workers across 90 plants.
A bill to provide terminal pay for millions of ex and current GIs advances in the Senate. If enacted, it would grant enlisted personnel the same terminal leave benefits as officers upon release from active duty. The main dispute concerns payment method with the House favoring a lump sum and the Senate committee proposing five year interest bearing bonds for amounts over fifty dollars.
Bonner Springs pastor Roy Lambert reveals his wife Emalie 41 has fled and written a letter calling her jealousy a hindrance. She says she will be several hundred miles away and condemns her role in his resignation to pursue evangelistic work. The couple has three children including son Pat who died in Okinawa last summer.
A reduced butter price movement is noted with last Wednesday seeing top grade butter at 73 to 79 cents and Thursday at 75 to 79 cents a pound. The ongoing adjustment marks the third change in quick succession this week.
Seven persons including a woman were sentenced to death in Salonika on charges of belonging to NOF, the outlawed Macedonian autonomist organization.
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