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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1948
Page
2
A satirical sketch recalls Philadelphia political scenes with drunken delegates, hangers on, and a flood of events at a Republican gathering, mentioning hotels, a Texas Morgan badge, secret bars, Sabbath laws, late curfews, and Governor Dewey in a new gabardine suit. The narrator riffs on popcorn, etchings, Vespers and Roosevelt memories.
Foggy Philadelphia forecast with rising wind appears beside quick remarks on the Republican convention. Singer Vincent Flatt comments on the party contest and Travis Truman’s campaign level with Carole Lynn’s view. The piece closes with a short remark on the people running the scene.
A reporter reports on heated chatter among Republicans and Democrats about Dewey Truman Taft and Dewey anecdotes. The piece notes jokes about inflated elephants and misquoted lines, plus a remark on Truman's piano key sense and a waiter quip about Democratic spending.
Mixed items from OUR TOWN and society notes. Jimmy Vernon married Jean Harris in La Martinique. Henry Fonda's family joined him in the East. Lois DeFee set a jump record in Steeplechase para chute events. Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin met with Bill Goetz aboard the Lizzie to discuss a long term film deal.
The nationwide survey by the U S Office of Education shows high schools may quickly fill new teaching slots this month from recent college and university graduates. Grade schools face ongoing shortages amid uncertain prospects for new staff.
King George VI proclaimed a change in royal style to reflect the 1947 act ending the title Emperor of India. He will now be titled King George VI by the grace of God of Great Britain, Ireland and the British dominions beyond the seas, king, defender of the faith. The update follows the Indian Independence Act and affects royal nomenclature.
Attendees included Helen Sheahan of Olean New York among a gathering yesterday at the Hertfordshire residence of the Marquess of Salisbury.
Obituary notices list prominent figures including Mrs Ellis A Gimbel Sr wife of the Gimbel Brothers chair in Philadelphia 77 William J Young VP at John Wanamaker and longtime Philadelphia New York department store figure 62 Leo J Fischer former Thompson Starrett president 65 Dr John Lawrence Kelly pyorrhea pioneer 75 Alvin W Belfour GM supervisor Buffalo 44 Joan H Kelly former Waterford mayor Troy unknown age John J McCooey Jr Supreme Court Justice 49 son of a Brooklyn Democratic leader Brooklyn
The United Nations Security Council veto by Russia’s Gromyko blocks nine member support for Baruch’s 1946 plan. Ukraine joins against the majority as records on the two year deadlock move to the Assembly. The Atomic Energy Commission keeps the issue under consideration as talks remain suspended until full Assembly debate.
A late yesterday tornado ripped through southeastern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa killing 31 year old farmer Harry Badberg near Talmage Nebraska. It toppled six railroad freight cars into a ditch at Nebraska City and injured four trainmen in the caboose. The twister also destroyed barns and roofs as it moved across Mills and Fremont counties.
Roy Wilkins of New York told the NAACP convention in Kansas City that the organization will intensify its political action to combat discrimination. He said democracy requires equal rights for all and urged vigilance over Republican and Democratic conventions to identify parties with a credible civil rights program.
Walter Kiernan surveys the 1948 Republican field from Convention Hall noting mood, candidate jockeying, and uncertainty. He mocks the lack of clear frontrunners among Dewey Vandenberg Taft Stassen Warren Bricker and Abbott and Costello while predicting shifting allegiances and continued European relief talks.
A Queens County Court jury found Isidore Ginsberg a 53 year old broker guilty of grand larceny for taking 1575 from Crystal Lumber Company of Winston Salem North Carolina for scarce rock lath he did not deliver. He faces one to ten years and is to be sentenced July 14.
The Organized Reserve Training Command will stage annual maneuvers at Cherry Point North Carolina starting July 10. About 3000 reserve officers and men from squadrons will participate across 27 Eastern U S cities to test rapid wartime action.
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