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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1949
Page
2
The Long Island Railroad will require conveyance of a ticket with the holder’s photo. New plastic covered tickets are introduced to curb seat checks and ticket checking.
Chicago reports 560,600,000 more pounds of meat predicted for 1949 by R C Pollock, general manager of the National Live Stock and Meat Board, at the board’s 26th annual meeting. Output is expected at 22,100,000,000 pounds, below the 23,300,000,060 four five year average but rising overall.
Arab Higher Committee officials report violence in the Nablus Tulkarm Jenin triangle as a Trans Jordan mission arrives to turn over land to Israel. Police from the Arab Legion restore order amid clashes involving local villagers.
Obituary notes former Democratic Michigan governor and long time Detroit city councilman William A. Comstock dies in Alpena at 71. Also listed are Dr James C Tweten of Geneva College Beaver Falls Pa and Edward W Scheer 74 former president of Reading Company and Central Railroad for New Jersey in Washington.
Walter Kiernan mocks the 75 vote opposition to Petrillo in a brief column. He notes novelty of an opponent and compares it to past party challenges, hints at figures like London and James, and jokes about musician unions and public figures.
New York based Dun & Bradstreet reports Father’s Day promotions and good weather lifted national retail sales in the week ending Wednesday. Volume rose modestly versus the prior week but lagged the year-ago period. Summer clothing demand grew as temperatures rose with strong sales in women’s light cotton dresses lingerie and millinery. Haberdashery sales were high as gifts.
Hollywood grand jury considers secret testimony from a sex worker known as Madam Queen Alter. The witness lists officers she paid for protection while the district attorney bans further proceedings. Mayor Bowron weighs police shake up amid信confidence in Chief Horrall. Shanghai blockade ends as Nationalists note feint effectiveness and warn of possible night entries.
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