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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1947
Page
2
A long parade of jokes targets Truman Durocher Jolson and others in lighthearted quips. The piece catalogs gags about governors vaccinations and entertainers at a president's dinner, with quips from Rich and Roy about public life and pop culture.
Senate Public Lands Subcommittee, chaired by Malone of Nevada, will hold a two day hearing beginning July 14 to verify facts about reported oil shortages amid rumors and possible public panic.
London reports Britain supports General MacArthur's push for an early peace with Japan and sees no need to wait for a German settlement. Pope Pius backs Europe plan for organized reconstruction under the Marshall plan. In Dundee, Rose Waldron, 51, plans monthlong visit to her old flame Colin McMahon, 83, with playful hints about a future proposal. In Nanking, arms buying could tax US transport costs. Chiang Kai-shek's forces struggle when transport falters. In Venice, police clash with Centrists and Leftists injuring several. In Tokyo, Japanese discuss origins beyond sun goddess. Yomiuri suggests mixed racial descent. Grant of Stamford, Conn., noted president William A. Grant, 74, of New York advertising firm.
Alf M Landon 1936 Republican nominee wrote April 26 1945 that Henry Wallace would head a third party financed by the PAC The New Dealers could take over the Democratic Party in 1952 Landon made the letter public after a luncheon with reporters at the Capitol He also speculated on nominees for 1948 and noted Dewey Taft Eisenhower and MacArthur as possibilities.
In Ossining New York Ward Beecher convict Caraway, 22, a Negro servant, will face the electric chair in Sing Sing next Thursday night for the murder of socialite Mrs. Marjory Logan on Long Island. The executions span eight days with five men scheduled to die, including Arnold Sims, 23, and Edward Jones, 22, convicted of a Brooklyn robbery slaying, William J. Thomas, 20, for a New York City policeman murder, and Salvatore di Cristofano, 35, of Buffalo for a separate murder.
Princess Tomoko Humi 41 wife of Empress elder brother died in Tokyo. John P. Medbury 54 writer of Amos and Andy and former columnist died in Hollywood. Theodore D. Crocker 66 president since 1943 of Northern States Power in Minneapolis. Franklin M. Crosby 72 director and VP of General Mills flour in Minneapolis. Msgr. Thomas Conry 79 president emeritus of Loras College.
The Russian consul-general announced that 3,000 Soviet families in Shanghai nearly the entire Russian community would be allowed to repatriate to the Soviet Union within the next six months.
In Budapest a Soviet influence dominates local entertainment as a Moscow backed showbiz scene thrives. A hungarian club once run by Russian officers is now a deluxe venue charging two dollars per cocktail while the Kremlin supposedly runs 200 Hungarian enterprises from coal mines to amusement venues.
The text notes incoming messages on Independence Day with Britain sending congratulations and a pro liberty sentiment. It mentions Spain holding its first election in 11 years, with women not voting this year and warnings against equating Spain’s poll with Russian elections. The piece contrasts party names and political contexts.
Tokyo reports that Socialist Premier Tetsu Katayama moves his economic program to parliament amid threats of a conservative revolt against his coal control measures.
Lois Simpson a two month old patient at Sydenham Hospital died Sunday after being pushed from a third floor window in the children's ward by two boy patients aged 8 and 3. Detective James O'Brien said the boys admitted taking the infant from her glass cubicle placing her on an outer windowsill and shoving her down. There were no attendants in the ward at the time.
The Marilla health officer announced the death of a one year old boy from Cheektowaga found Sunday night with his face buried in the ground. Police are investigating the cause as an apparent accident. Town officials request calm while inquiries continue.
Peter W. Kolm Jr. died after contact with an electric fence on a farm. Relatives found him beside the fence with mud around his face and chest in the ground current path, causing electric shock and suffocation, per Dr. Lester B. Lougee.
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