Efforts to Halt Jaywalking Here
The Syracuse Jaywalking drive by the Syracuse Junior Chamber of Commerce uses grisly exhibits of accident victims in wheelchairs and bandages to deter pedestrians from crossing downtown streets except at intersections on the green light. The piece notes the police traffic officer’s warnings and questions whether the exhibits will curb risky crossings.
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Syracuse Junior Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber
Police Department
Utica
Mrs Oberdorfer Remembered for Philanthropy and Service
Mrs. Oberdorfer widow of Jonas L. Oberdorfer is praised for 27 years as Temple Society of Concord Sisterhood president and for lifelong social welfare work. Her home hosted gatherings supporting community improvement and her later efforts benefited many institutions and people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Thalheimer Oberdorfer
Temple Society of Concord
Jonas L. Oberdorfer
Know Your City Exploring edge of Syracuse parks and woods
A family drives to Argome drive and Glenwooday above Wadsworth park to enjoy a small, scenic area with woods, wildflowers, and gliders. The piece urges Syracuse residents to explore unfamiliar parts of their own city beyond familiar routes.
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Argome Dr
Glenwooday
Wadsworth Park
Syracuse
Office of Economic Stagnation Takes Center Stage
The note references official rhetoric on economic malaise, suggesting the term Office of Economic Stagnation as a pointed label for the governing body or policy area addressing stagnant growth.
City residents urged to depart old habits and explore
A columnist notes citizens would enjoy their city more if they occasionally break routines and observe their surroundings, advocating curiosity and local exploration.
Soviet Russia’s Inconsistency in Foreign Policy
The piece argues the Soviet Union wavers between opposing Franco Spain and supporting the Peron regime in Argentina. It criticizes Moscow for simultaneity in anti Franco criticism and pro Peron dealings, claiming a hypocrisy that mirrors U.S. despot tolerances. It likens Kremlin actions to backing unstable regimes for strategic gain.
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Soviet Russia
United Nations
Washington
Argentina
Kremlin
Peron
Moscow
Buenos Aires
Spain
Russia
United States
Asia
Europe
Rural Life Faces Social Shifts in New York
Prof. W A Anderson of Cornell predicts rapid social change in rural New York. Population has grown by over 500000 in twenty years to 2313249, with farming communities fracturing into new social groups. He cautions about possible sharp segregation or constructive integration as newcomers push for centralized schools zoning fire protection andUtilities while rural churches adapt to evolving life.
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W. A. Anderson
Cornell University
New York State
Anderson
Herald-Journal
Booker T. Washington
Library of New York University
America
Southland
Jackson Davis
General Education Board
South
Hall of Fame
Indifferentists warned at Eastern Milk Producers meeting
Frederick Snyder of Kingston urged the Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative Association in Syracuse to combat indifferentism. He warned that passive citizens neglect voting and civic duty, urging proactive care for community needs and questioning reliance on others. He also referenced Prophecy No. 97 about Russia and trade.
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Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative Association
Onondaga Hotel
Frederick Snyder
Kingston
America
Erica
Snyder
Syracuse
You Are the Angel of My Dreams and Memory
A lyric expresses enduring longing for a loved one. The speaker recalls shared hours beneath sun and rain and says the beloved is present in dawn and day. They envision a bright future and claim the beloved is part of every action and memory.
Court Packing Debate Shadows Roosevelt Court Legacy
The article argues Roosevelt appointees lacked prior judicial experience and that Jackson disclosed internal feuding to the public. It questions the Supreme Court’s neutrality amid a partisan lobbying effort over a vacant chief justiceship and notes standards for disqualification in cases with potential conflicts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Jackson
Readers' Views Call War Measures Abandoned
Readership letters urge ending war regulations and assess burdens of wartime pricing and taxes. Citizens cite gas and oil heating costs, ash removal, and bus service changes, urging local action and stronger representation.
Try and Stop Me By Bennett Cerf humor piece
The Wall Street Journal recalls a deaf old French woman near a Nazi munitions plant who hears an American shell and jokes about hearing you knock after 20 years. A cow and ducks description appears beside wartime quips. O'Toole reports an explosion on a construction job with one man named Clancy who goes up with a bang and returns quickly with a quip.
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THE
Wall Street Journal
Yvette
O'Toole
Super
Clancy
National Republican convention eyed with McKinley aid
A large delegation heads to St. Louis for the national Republican convention while McKinley supporters arrive with bands. A clash over free silver is anticipated as campaigns begin. Engagement of Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt and Harry Payne Whitney is announced and other local life events noted.
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St. Louis
McKinley
Gertrude Vanderbilt
Harry Payne Whitney
Helen Mary Wardwell
Delmar E. Hawkins
Chancellor Day
Walnuth
Excise Board
Elmwood
Board of Health
Onondaga Lake
Fayetteville Reservoir
Red Eyes Says Peron Recognizes the Russian State
Stan Arnold reports a heated claim where Juan Peron rebuts criticism and declares recognition of the Russian state amid rising tensions and strong reactions from critics.
Bevin Pushes Ruhr Plan as Path to Federal Germany
Bevin outlines a British Ruhr internationalization plan to Paris ministers, proposing European control to ease postwar Germany. France and Russia debate steel quotas while Britain seeks a unified Germany with or without Soviet participation.
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Washington
Paris
Ernest Bevin
Ruhr
Germany
Bevin
Russia
West
Soviet Union
France
Britain
Belgium
Holland
Europe
East
Vinson Snyder Shift: Truman's Court Move Analyzed
Washington observers weigh why President Truman shifted his search for judicial reform to appoint Vinson and move Snyder to Treasury. The piece argues the choice may deepen court partisanship, expose Treasury policy to new pressures, and reflect broader political calculations amid inflation and Morgenthau attacks.
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Burton
Truman
Treasury Department
Treasury
Morgenthau
Snyder
Tiute
Missouri
Joan
Vinson
Byrnes
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Virginia
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, Inc
Rocky Mount
S. J. Phillips
C. H. Tasker
Bennett Cerf
Yesteryear
Mexico
Charles E. Hughes
Pueblo
Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey
Rolandi Ricci
Syracuse University
New York State Railways
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Juan
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Plan
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Stone
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