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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1949
Page
2
The interview blends humor and health woes as Earl Wilson quips about allergies from feathers to ice cures. Joan Fontaine details her lifelong battles with eczema migraines asthma and edema while joking about hay fever and self injections.
The Orange County Republican Committee endorsed former Representative Hamilton Fish for the 1950 U.S. Senate race by a 106 to 2 vote citing his anti-Communist leadership. Three Auburn Prison convicts were sentenced to three more years for escaping. Acting Battalion Chief Flynn accidentally put out his own car fire on the way to another blaze in Manhattan.
Arthur Godfrey hosts a Washington show featuring Godfrey and a quartet including Bob Hope Morten Downey and Bing Crosby with plans for six more shows in 10 days. Rita Hayworth is due Sept 17 en route to Hollywood. Frankie Sinatra reportedly booked a personal appearance at Atlantic City Steel Pier.
A farm near Eerdeel in the Orange Free State yielded a gold vein thought to be a record size, sending Johannesburg gold shares up sharply. Reports state the vein is two to three times larger than the prior record, drawing international market attention.
Margaret O Brien begins a new role today as the voice of Alice in Walt Disney's cartoon adaptation Alice in Wonderland. Disney signed the 12-year-old actress after leaving M G M on a two week contract reported at 337000 with undisclosed salary. her mother said a New York stage offer for Peter Pan is under consideration.
A former United Auto Workers Local 600 member, Marshal Edwards 51, was questioned after police linked him to a shotgun used in a shooting involving Victor Reuther. A Ford River Rouge plant insider reported selling one of 20 cheap double barreled guns to Edwards.
Michael Hippissey, 14, entered a hospital today for treatment of a sneezing fit that began a month ago. Doctors report the sneezes started at one per second and have since slowed. he will receive a combination of therapies in a new effort to stop them.
Drummond, Syracuse University class of 1974, named European Director of information for the Marshall Plan. He will move to Paris for headquarters duties on June 35, leaves the Christian Science Monitor after 25 years with a Washington bureau posting. Native of Kerhesa New York, married with one son, he holds an honorary Doctor of Letters from Dartmouth and has led Overseas Writers.
A fragmentary column jokes about the Hiss espionage case amidst references to trials and penalties. It satirizes courtroom confusions and anti red light oaths while noting government actions and a Treasury inquiry into Eisler. The piece uses humor and misheard phrases to reflect wartime era anxieties.
Officials theorize a Filipino lover hired two men to derail a Philippines Air Lines flight. The May 7 crash vanished with 25 aboard, including two Americans. Ex convict and a police-record youth admitted planning a time bomb. another man remains at large. Evidence sent to the prosecutor at Daet.
Air Force Secretary W. Stuart Symington urged an immediate congressional hearing into alleged irregularities in the B 36 procurement program. He said the Air Force supports the committee's plan to investigate within security limits and asked to answer Van Zandt's charges now. He labeled the accusations as politics and security disregard.
Washington reports the Military Establishment has rescinded Directive No. 1 that reminded armed forces officials of security rules for public speeches or interviews. The order was seen by some as a gag limiting officials from freely sharing personal views.
AP investigated a Beacon Journal story claiming sick Guadalcanal Marines were made to unload supplies while a National Maritime Union crew refused to work on Sunday. Investigators found no evidence linking NMU crews to such conduct or any incident at Guadalcanal.
The New York State Freedom Train has attracted 387,339 visitors since its Feb. 26 opening. Gerald H. Salisbury, chairman of the Freedom Train Commission, said the exhibit toured 44 communities starting with Schenectady and will continue through next year.
Actress Lois Wheeler 25 secretly marries foreign correspondent Edgar Snow on May 25. They arrived in New York where Wheeler is pursuing film contracts and stage work. The ceremony took place at friends' home in Sneeding's Landing, New York, with producer Samuel Goldwyn connected to Whee ller's career.
A second bomb detonated in Barcelona within 48 hours as Generalissimo Francisco Franco visited the city. No injuries reported. The blast occurred at St Pancras Chapel inside Barcelona Cathedral. an unidentified man praying nearby was shaken, and the chapel altar and fixtures were damaged.
In Schenectady the American Locomotive Company laid off 500 to 600 men due to a work slowdown cited by United Steelworkers. The firm, with about 7,000 workers, warned of further layoffs if the slowdown continues.
Beaths Warry 3 Brown 72 Washington correspondent for Salt Lake City Tribune and Spokane Spokesman Review. Veteran of 52 years as a working member of the press in the House and Senate galleries in Washington. Warren Baker 58 former war correspondent and Chicago Tribune reporter in Decatur TL.
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