This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1949
Page
7
In Topeka an outdoor Seymour Packing Company picnic sickened about 250 people from tainted food. Local ambulances rushed victims to hospital with roughly five dozen treated and several more needing care. Company president J. G. Neville and four board members faced coroner inquiries over alleged contaminated dressing as the cause.
Prominent women at a City Club bridge party collapsed after lunch. Health officials suspect turkey salad contamination. several guests were treated for food poisoning at Peoples Hospital.
Dublin’s Arthur Guinness Sons and Company announces acquisition of EL & J Burke Ltd Brewery in Long Island City to brew stout for American consumption. Guinness plans a Mace in America label and will roll out products based on the old world formula as soon as labor conditions allow. Dr Arthur Hughes at St James Gate notes Guinness is a major user of American hops but current curtailments restrict purchases for Ireland.
Willie Jenkins 34 of Albany died on his first day on a construction job when a dump truck rolled down an embankment. He was dumped gravel, thrown from the cab and pinned under the vehicle. Coroner Dr. Frank Masirianni ruled a compound skull fracture caused the death.
Chrysler Corp announces the 1949 Chrysler convertible coupe entering production. The Windsor six cylinder model features a 125.1 inch wheelbase and the New Yorker eight cylinder carries a 131.1 inch wheelbase.
In Russellville Kentucky a retired college professor W G Welborn and his wife were tied gagged and robbed. Two youths G Sain 18 and Frederick Madfox 22 were arrested after bloodhounds traced to a nearby home. Cash a watch and a diamond ring were taken.
About 600 employees of United Fraction Co. receive a seven-cent hourly raise after a three member arbitration board rules the increase retroactive to June 7. Base pay for hourly workers is set at $1.27 per hour, according to company president Neal F. Towner.
President Truman announced the resignation of Joseph E. Jacobs as ambassador to Czechoslovakia. He nominated Eliot O. Briggs of Maine, current ambassador to Uruguay, to replace Jacobs in Prague and selected Christian M. Raysandal of Iowa to become ambassador at Montevideo.
The Census Bureau reported April imports from the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries declined while those from other nations rose, indicating a mixed trend in trade during the month.
Radio and TV comic Alan Berle announced he will remarry his former wife Joyce Mathews on Thursday. They finalized a marriage license in Manhattan after a Reno divorce on Oct 22, 1937, and share a child Victoria, age four. The couple were first married Dec 4, 1943.
New York market area administrator Charles J. Blanford announced a uniform price of 3.55 per hundredweight for May deliveries to 229 plants in six state milksheds. April’s price was 3.72 and last year 1.64. A P Coffee Up: Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co raised roasted coffee prices by one cent per pound citing higher green coffee costs.
In Harrisburg, Tommy Harper, a 40 year old coal miner, shot Nadine Henderson, a 29 year old waitress he had dated for months, during a quarrel at a restaurant before himself dying from a self inflicted gunshot. The incident occurred amid marital tensions and ended with authorities investigating the double tragedy.
Charles T. Crouch of Rochester, president of Sibler Lindsay Carr Co., collapsed and died in the Waldorf Astoria lobby. A hotel physician pronounced him dead. police identified him from papers found on his person.
Western sources report a plan to keep a German peace effort alive through a deputies committee to study the German problem and four power Berlin supervision. A limited east west trade accord and an Austrian peace treaty review are on the agenda as the conference nears adjournment.
Eight School entrants competed for the Rose Queen title at the Newark Rose Festival with Miss Ralph as a leading candidate. The event featured beauty, talent and community pride as contestants from local high schools vied for coronation amid citywide celebration and public observation.
William B. Olney 45 of Sedulus and co founder of a Wolcott canning factory died today at Strong Memorial Hospital. He served as secretary treasurer of Olney Carpenter Inc, a company he started with Harold A. Carpenter in 1933. Olney was a Rome native.
The secretary of Syracuse Radio SES named Dwight S. Perrin as a top finalist from six analysts on the judging committee led by L. Vercoe, editor of the Post-Star, with Dorothy Neils Carr among the managing editors, marking a notable selection amid Rose Festival coverage.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.