Lumber for Prize Fights Little for Homes
A Herato Journal reader complains about scarce lumber for homes while Col lier s reports promoter Mike Jacobs will use 600000 feet of prime wood for temporary boxing seats for Louis Conn in New York City. The piece urges allocating lumber to home building and delaying the fight setup.
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Herato-Journal
New York City
Louis Conn
Collier's
Barrey Nagler
Mike Jacobs
Syracuse
Enrollment Rise at New York State College of Forestry
Dean Joseph S. Illick announces Syracuse University forestry enrollment will hit about 750 next September, up 50 percent from prewar highs of 500. Ex service men make up 85 percent of students, signaling strong interest in forestry and conservation progress. Retirement of Dr Laurie D Cox ends 32 year tenure in landscape and recreational management.
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New York State College of Forestry
Syracuse University
Joseph S. Illick
America
College of Forestry
Laurie D. Cox
Department of
Stalin Aide’s FOI Proposal Faces UN Hurdles
The piece notes Stalin’s public relations adviser suggested nations guarantee freedom of information for UN membership. It questions Russia’s acceptance, citing Brendan Bracken’s view that news should flow freely, while the iron curtain complicates persuading Russia.
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Francis Williams
Attlee
England
United Nations
Stalin
Great Britain
Russia
Williams
Brendan Bracken
Churchill
General MacArthur's April Report Mails Japanese Progress
A veteran of Bataan would recall the headline warning that General MacArthur’s April report notes Japanese progress. The item reflects wartime press sentiment and concerns about shifts in the Pacific theater.
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Bataan
MacArthur
Williams as PR adviser would please both nations
The remark imagines Mr Williams as a public relations adviser for Stalin with praise for his approach. It asserts America and Britain would welcome his guidance, calling for an ideal alliance echoed by symbols of national strength.
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Mr. Williams
Stalin
America
Britain
Meat Shortage Hits Syracuse Markets Over Weekend
Syracuse shoppers faced a meat famine as OPA price ceilings deter slaughterers and processors from buying cattle. Market managers blame controls for limiting production, suggesting higher ceilings or abolition to spur supply and curb inflation in the longer term.
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Syracuse
OPA
Europe
Peace in India by British plan gains acceptance across communities
Acceptance of the British Cabinet Mission plan for India eases tensions among Hindus Muslims and rulers governing 100 million people. Jinnah indicates no room for a Pakistan style revolution while the All India Congress debates the plan Gandhi favors acceptance and Britain withdraws from India as it did from the Philippines.
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India
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
All-India Congress Party
England
Philippines
Great Britain
Portraits By JAMES J. METCALFE
A light verse celebrating a typewriter as a trusty daily tool. The narrator praises its neat appearance, reliable period signaling line ends, and usefulness in shaping letters and envelopes, while noting occasional spelling slips and mechanical “strikes.”
Petrillo’s defiance of broadcast music law tested in courts
The article discusses James Petrillo head of the Musician Union challenging a new Congress statute aimed at unions in broadcasting. It notes the need to test constitutionality via violation, compares past Wagner Act challenges, and argues the law targets one industry with equal protection concerns.
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Washington
James Do. Petrino
Musicians Union
Congress
Petrillo
United States
Wagner Labor Relations Act
Supreme Court
Liberty League
Try and Stop Me In Bennett Cerf Collection
A quirky assemblage shows Bennett Cerf humor with snippets about a publisher handling his secretary on a lap and a funny wire about Atlas Furniture. Eddie Cantor jokes about train routes and a new lady engineer. A restaurant gag plays on mistaken identity with a waiter and proprietor.
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Jin
Kreiswirth
Atlas Furniture Company
Eddie Cantor
Hollywood
Cantor
Fierce Battle Over Sea Labor Feuds in Washington
In Washington the battle among union leaders over maritime power and ideology rages. Harry Lundeberg, head of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, labels CIO maritime leaders as Communist Trotzkyists as part of intense intra union conflict. The fight harms seamen and risks public interest.
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Washington
A. F. of L
Harry Lundeberg
A. F. of L. Sailors Union of the Pacific
War Memorial project praised by Syracuse readers
Readers commend a World War II veterans memorial in Syracuse as a civic boon benefiting the city and outlying areas. They see it advancing youth guidance, public welfare, and community pride, urging wide public support and newspaper aid.
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the Herald Journal
Syracuse
Herald- Journal
Herald - American
Richard Wilson
Yesteryear 50 Years Ago June 10 1896 News Snippets
A 1896 wrap reports Spanish troops killing 17 peace activists near Santa Cruz Cuba. Free silver advocates threaten to bolt the Republican convention in St Louis. A dynamite blast near Lilly Pennsylvania kills one and wounds several. Engagement announced between Grace Wilson and Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. A charity social at Mrs. Herbiert Halcomb aids St Paul’s parish. A Wyeth City tornado exacts two deaths and damages 13 buildings.
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Santa Cruz
Hvana
St Louis
Lilly
Grace Wilson
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Rose See
C. Herbiert Halcomb
Society
St. Paul's Church
Wyeth City
Ala
Minimum wage conference eyed to ease sea carrier strain
American shipowners warn wage cuts and shorter hours would leave U S merchant marine unable to compete. Debate cites high shipboard pay, global subsidies, and fear of unemployment as unions push for higher wages while a Seattle conference seeks a 16 pound monthly minimum across 40 nations to curb cutthroat competition.
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U. S
Seattle
International Labor Office
High Seas
California primary weakens CIO PAC and left wing ties
California politicos view CIO PAC as finished after a broad defeat in the primary. Looming party splits prompt candidates to distance themselves from Kenny and leftist ties while observers blame labor unrest and strikes for the wider backlash.
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Washington
California
Cilo-Pac
CSO
Robert Kenny
Los Angeles
P.A.C
TRE
Jimmy Roosevelt-Ickes
James
Jenny
C.i.0.p.a.c
Kenny
Mesablance
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Heyman
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Federation of Public Employes
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American Federation of
American Federation of Labor
Alllliates
Walter S. Gooland
Wisconsin
American Federation of State
George S. Sparkes
Solvay
Ray Mitland
Charles Jackson
Cosmopolitan
R. Pawlick
Ray Milland
Milland
Jackson
Mr. Jackson
Boston
Ben Hecht
Yesteryear
Sims
Denby
London
Tremmany
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Henry A. Peck
Day
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William S. Andrews
Cio-Pac
Ickes
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