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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1946
Page
1
A Paris Herald messenger named Victor Piriou is recalled by a former Paris bureau chief. The narrator describes Victor as a loyal, cheerful, hard working cyclist who helped during nine years in Paris and remained a trusted friend before their 1935 departure.
The House approved a resolution to adjourn next Friday by 168 to 3, sending the measure to the Senate. Leaders had floated a Wednesday finish as a possibility, with many members already departing for what could be the longest vacation in eight years.
A Republican figure in Ohio suggested Congress could earn its raise by adjournment and a long weekend. The piece notes a record of cooperation with FDR and Truman amid wartime and domestic disputes, with November elections looming and party hopes split on control of the House.
The Weather Bureau forecast for the Syracuse area calls for fair and warmer conditions Sunday and Sunday night with increasing cloudiness and showers Monday. High Saturday near 79 and low 53 with sunset at 8 31 P M and sunrise Monday at 5 52 A M.
President Truman named a three man decontrol board to decide by August 21 whether key foods return to ceilings and to override the price administrator on removal or restoration of price controls. Appointees include Roy L. Thompson of New Orleans and Daniel W. ...
Secretary of State James F Byrnes departed from National Airport with President Truman’s backing to attend the 21 nation Paris peace conference. He said the United States has unity between the Executive and Congress and aims to craft treaties under the Atlantic Charter and UN Charter. The Sacred Cow carried Byrnes his wife and advisers as the conference opens Monday.
President Truman created an emergency board to investigate a wage dispute affecting 2,700 Pullman conductors represented by the Order of Railway Conductors. The board will delay a planned August 7 strike for 60 days, citing potential disruption to essential interstate transportation.
Famed American expatriate writer Gertrude Stein died at 7 30 p m Saturday in the American Hospital Paris of a tumor condition after entering a deep coma. Her companion Alice Toklas was at her bedside. Stein, born in Allegheny Pennsylvania, was 72. Hospital spokesman said no further details were released.
Reuters reports Moscow radio says Russia will drop bread, flour, and cereals from the rationing list in the fall. Detail and timing unclear.
Gov Ellis Arnall announced rewards totaling 10 000 to aid federal state and local hunts for a mob described as 20 to 30 white men who lynched four Negroes on a lonely Georgia country road. He called the act mass murder and ordered swift pursuit with FBI aid and state investigators pursuing justice.
Washington report states the Office of Price Administration revoked the current dollar and cent price list for groceries and perishables posted in stores. The move comes as many items were decontrolled subsidies ended and price increases are needed on numerous goods.
Bell former undersecretary of the Treasury and George H Mead of Dayton chair a three member decontrol board with Thompson of Louisiana as chair. Each will earn 12000 dollars annually. The board, not drawn from OPA ranks, will decide which controls to abolish or restore as lawmakers push to end wartime controls. Senator Wagner scheduled a Monday hearing on nominations. the board aims to accelerate lifting controls across the economy.
Jittery residents on Read Island, B C, report underground rumblings following a violent earthquake. Authorities suspect rock slips along faults caused a 30 foot cliff formation on a local farm and a blow hole on a sand spit near the coast.
William Heirens, 17, a student by day and killer by night, has confessed to the killings of Suzanne Degnan, Frances Brown, and Mrs. Josephine Ross. His lawyers said he signed an abstract admitting the crimes and the case now focuses on his punishment options.
McALESTER Okla Two Oklahoma penitentiary convicts who went on a fishing junket Friday apparently had no success for Saturday the men were still fishing.
Francis Ferry, a 15 year old from Syracuse, wins a Derby Day race in Akron after a tense start and a family cheering him on. His father Frank Ferry admits nerves while his mother doubted Francis would win. The driver notes the race had been planned since 1942 and faced a slipping helmet early on.
Francis Ferry, a 15 year old from Onondaga Valley Academy, drove car No 7 to win Syracuse final over 11 year old Nicholas Petta of Lyncourt School. Ferry clocked 36.2 seconds and earned a spot in Akron Ohio national derby.
A father son Victory banquet for all Soap Box Derby contestants and officials will be held at 7 P.M. Wednesday at Hotel Syracuse under the sponsorship of the Herald Journal Bresee Chevrolet Company. Prizes and medals will be awarded all winners in the juvenile racing event. For further information call Herald-Journal 2-0211 or Bresco Chevrolet Company.
Crowds of 25 000 to 30 000 watched Francis Ferry win four heats and set multiple speed records in the Class A and finals at Syracuse. He clocked 38.4, 37.4, and 37.3 seconds with a final run beating runner up Petta by a full second. The event sponsored by the Herald Journal Herald American and Bresee Chevrolet Company promises a college education prepaid for the winner.
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