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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1947
Page
17
A vivid race scene unfolds at the Mayflower Hotel with over 100000 spectators awaiting the starting signal. The article teases an unforgettable moment as the champ begins to emerge, noting the local prize list is still untouched and excitement builds.
A public film event promoting the Derby Downs national finals in Akron features color footage of last year’s All-American Derby. The free screening at Derby Headquarters in Syracuse, hosted by Bresee Chevrolet and local merchants, includes prize lists and a call for boys aged 11 to 15 to sign up at Bresee Chevrolet Co. for Derby Day preparations.
State Agriculture Department says hundreds of small ice cream makers operate without licenses. Machines have been set up in nearly every city and operators claim ignorance of the license and sanitary provisions laws.
Governor Thomas E. Dewey leaves New York City for a one day motor tour through Nassau and Suffolk counties to inspect veterans housing and educational projects. An Indian official says tension over partition plans has eased in recent days as New Delhi faces India split pressures.
Erie County officials will tax ice cream differently after July 1 under a 1 percent retail levy. Food in sundaes or milk shakes may be treated as confections for tax purposes, per Sales Tax Director George Wanamaker. Oddities include a beet heart for the family dog taxable, but exempt when for the family table. piped water exempt, bottled water taxable.
Market notes show meat prices rising with top cattle at 24.75 per 100 pounds versus 30 earlier in February. Cattle receipts in Kansas City mark a 25 year June high. price spreads narrow as grades vary. Newark butchers threaten action over rising costs, while packers cite strong domestic demand. Agriculture Department reports weekly meat production at 317 million pounds, 45 percent above a year ago.
Salable cattle receipts at the 12 major markets run to 187,700 head this week, down from 189,700 last week and 121,000 a year ago. Salable hog receipts reach 169,700, compared with 198,200 a week ago and 101,200 a year ago amid the industry’s high level.
Laurence Olivier received a knighthood in King George’s birthday honors, breaking a tradition that divorcees rarely receive the title. Olivier and his ex-wife Vivien Leigh, both divorced, mark a notable exception amid aristocratic norms.
Detroit reports that James C. Petrillo head of the American Federation of Musicians hints the union may enter the record main business by countering the Taft Hartley act and seeks power to bar members from recording after current contracts with major labels end December 31 at the union's 50th annual convention.
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