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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1940
Page
1
A Nazi envoy visit shocks the community as a veteran is found guilty of four murders. The trial reveals a chilling sequence of events, including a fatal hit and run and a car crash that claimed Ralph Barnett, aged 63, and other family members. The court details show intense testimony and a focus on the accused Crawford family.
Los Angeles police hold a suspect after a bizarre note found on actress Wendy Barre. The letter warned of threats and described an alleged plot involving ransom and staged meetings. Authorities said handwriting and a string of coded messages tied to a prior case are under review.
A New York State civil service commission report notes tests for public employees are impractical to require, urging expansion of examinations across 44 counties and 600 towns and villages. The study, chaired by Emerson D. ite, cites three percent of New York’s 130,000 municipal workers affected while many lack proper administration and governmental support.
Finnish minister Hjalmar Procope is reported engaged to Miss Margaret Shaw of York England. The revelation came via a cable from Mrs Adela Shaw of York. Procope has been in Washington pursuing diplomatic support for Finland amid local skepticism about his betrothal and background.
Police say 43-year-old Phillips, a roomer in Mrs. Henson s home, confessed to killing divorcee Mrs Henson. He forged a power of attorney to control assets and hid the body in a garage area, dumping the remains beneath her home and wiring belongings to conceal the crime. Sheriff and detective captain report the case details and suspects.
In Toronto emergency crews responded to a blaze at the Avisnor hotel yesterday. Three guests died and six were injured. investigators identify George Barton, 43, and others among the victims. Fire department reports bodies found near seating and near an exit as crews battled flames.
The Board of Higher Education debated canceling Bertrand Russell’s appointment as philosophy professor at City College. The vote was 16 to 5 amid clashes labeling him an alien professor and a threat to American morality, while 59 educators and clergymen supported his appointment.
The county Alcohol Beverage Control Board bans sale of alcoholic beverages from noon to 3 PM on Good Friday. Four resolutions adopted yesterday call for the observance as a day of prayer and devotion.
Lloyds notes allies and neutrals losing 338 shin units to the enemy Loriton amid total war shifts. The AV Ura and Rowhale fleets at 33S ships incur 5,199.908 tatnnage. German losses are cited as pisces at 8 with 134,631 tongue. 27 Gerspan Vesréis captured. Troy'ts Brakke tallies figures for other neutrals.
Regents press for budget economies to slash state education costs by reducing district counts and superintendents. They call for redistricting and altered state aid formulas to target needed services while governors and lawmakers clash over potential tax boosts and delayed education funding.
A former convict, Mehnei Pignatelli, is shot dead by Patrolman Thomas J. O'Brien in New York after a rooftop gun battle that followed a swift chase through crowded streets. The dramatic incident ended when Pignatelli was cornered and killed behind a chimney as officers pursued him through an apartment district.
Bechtold Bil proposes local option to allow upstate racetrack implementation without county wide voter consent, except for Saratoga County. Hochester cites an amendment to a pending pari mutual bill to restrict widespread support or opposition and set a new basis for track operations under state legislation.
British Conservative leaders push for strong soldier turnout in the general election. Speaker claims the party will court war veterans with a national government platform. Opponents cite a proposed pay cut from 1.40 to 1.10 pounds and allege a mislabelled campaign.
A British Labor Party leader, Sir Stafford Cripps, left Tokyo for Hong Kong after a high profile visit that drew Tokyo officials and domestic media into a wider view of international diplomacy. The event was noted alongside parallels to Sumner Welles’ peace mission, as Cripps’ talks included discussions with Chongqing officials and an implied Washington liaison.
Britain will pay rewards up to £4 000 for accurate information leading to the capture or destruction of enemy warships. Additional bounties include £60 for movement of enemy ships, £5 for mine positions, £0 for first mine washed ashore, and £3 for an especially interesting mine.
Fragmentary report notes a British patrol vessel in the North Sea during March 16 actions. Text is garbled with many illegible words but mentions sinking or damage, followed by March 26 dateline and Western Front reference. No clear names, locations, or outcomes can be reliably read.
An unclear brief mentions a British supply official facing attacks. The fragment references ministers and a canal or container concept, with garbled phrases about corruption and wartime strategy amid a Whitehall context, but specifics are unreadable.
March 15 outlook suggests Premier Daladier will reshuffle his ministry within two months. Possible Defense and Foreign Affairs posts may pass to generals Maurice Gustave Gernet and Alphonse Georges as Daladier eyes new war policy amid Senate vote and secret debate on plans.
Dolores Del Rio, Mexico born film star, announces separation from her movie art director husband Cedric taintans after ten years of marriage. She plans no divorce and hints past rumors of trouble within their household, while returning to acting this year.
President Roosevelt seeks to shake off a cold to attend a White House Correspondents Association dinner. Officials expect him to be present with Cabinet members Supreme Court justices and other government leaders as guests. The event will feature an exhibition of motion pictures showing potential candidates in the political scramble.
Soviet Izvestia claims Allied forces mass near the Near East to sway colonial populations into supporting the Allied war effort. It asserts the emphasis is aimed at pressuring Italy, not Germany, and notes Bulgaria–Russia cultural ties growing stronger per Pravda reports.
The 559-ton British steamer Metroxe has sunk in the North Sea after an explosion. Eighteen crew members were missing in two lifeboats. five were known saved. Four crewmen were rescued by the Nettle and landed at iceuen. another was reported landed in England. Metroxe, owned by G. Gijaan and Co. Leither, Scotland, had been in service between Rotterdam and British ports.
Sheriff George Pankey searches for Ronald West who vanished yesterday afternoon. Bloodhounds and over 100 men scoured Gronne Creek and nearby hills hoping the missing boy, son of Howard and Mrs West, is alive or has wandered nearby.
Washington March 16 opponents of the Hatch Act tried to curb political activity by federal employees. The fight intensified as debate continued and a final vote was postponed. The Senate killed a motion 52 to 18 sent back to committees for study, with leaders declaring the effort unfinished and tensions high.
Reports from Washington note cautious reception of a Japan Argentina trade agreement. Officials cite figures showing U S Argentine trade volumes remain larger and say postwar shifts boosted South American markets, with January exports from the United States to Argentina at about 10 million and imports from Argentina near 9.6 million.
In Cattaraugus County Surrogate's Court the attempt to probate the will of Gregory is delayed as his killer, Oliver Aldridge, is named principal beneficiary. Attorney Henry P. Nevins seeks a Supreme Court jury trial contending Gregory lacked testamentary capacity and was under undue influence. Aldridge, a condemned man, awaits appeal from a death sentence for the Dec 9 shooting.
Albany March 76 J P More gen & Company will be permitted by State Banking Department to add the word Incorporated to its name when it becomes a chartered bank. Governor Lehman signed a bill authorizing such designation despite the net. A New York City site burner firm is known as J P Moregate & Company Inc. State improvements identical corporate names. The new law permits any bank to retain a corporate name previously used as a partner with addittion of a word to indicate its incorporation.
The McKesson & Robbins mail fraud case against five men including Horace Bridgenari Conn banker, Raney W. Philips of Waterbury, Jot H. McGroon former controller, and Jane C Lant Leonard Jenkins faces recess. Coster-Masica, head of McKesson & Robbins, shot himself in December 1938 after their financial manipulations were exposed and he was revealed to be a former convict.
Washington March 16 opposing any future of relations with Soviet Russia was forecast by well-informed Senators. The State Department seeks continued relations with Moscow, while Senator Clark Idaho urged withdrawal of the American Ambassador. Senator Brown Minnesota urged bi-annual aid for Poland and war refugees amid Soviet bombings, with Chairman Pittman Missouri backing the idea despite projected costs.
In Boston on March 16, Thomas E. Dewey received overwhelming backing from Massachusetts Hepvilicans. William H. McMasters, leader of the National Of Age Tensions, Inc., said Dewey’s open approval in Massachusetts could secure his nomination in Philadelphia. McMasters noted he spoke for himself but would seek alignment from other delegates and alternates on his slate.
John J. Tents will confer with Mayer LaGuardia on the 24 transit line employees facing possible strike action. Delegation from the Verdur Travail Workers Union and leaders Gebnis Ian and Sidney Hiftrann will head the workers group. The union has authority to call a token strike if negotiations fail while city officials weigh claims about shop conditions.
Rival Groundhog camps clash in Quarryville with insults as Gobbler's Knob backers claim six more weeks of winter and quarry lodge figures dispute the Vale weather forecast. Governor George W. Hensel Jr. amid the exchange.
Reported clashes on Sakhalin Island between Soviet Red Army and Japanese patrols continued as both sides reinforced positions along the border. A truce ending fighting last September was cited, with new exchanges noted and no lasting settlement in sight according to Soviet and Japanese spokesmen.
New York politics described Senator Desmond urging an even numbered term for budget consideration and a governor empowered to submit a non lump sum appropriation bill. He proposes a constitutional amendment and notes amendments must pass legislatures in different elections before a public vote.
New York March 1607 A drug store clerk was brought to trial on no charge of receiving stolen goods as police report six men held on charges tied to a $35,000 tobacco heist from W estchester County. Elias Winston, 35, linked to the four arrested conspirators, followed the arrest of the remaining suspects in North 7tham and New Rochelle. Burglary charges filed against four: Ernest Grillo, 22. Lawrence Rudhman, 24. Ernest Leibhabgy, 29. Andrew Demain, 18. a seventh unnamed man accused as a receiver of stolen property.
Stokowski and co conductor Eugene Ormandy are at the center of a dispute with the American Federation of Musicians. A statement cites “adjustments” needed to preserve artistic standards as two others resign. Union leaders dispute the public remarks, saying they limit member employment opportunities.
Dr Alfred Ho Chambers of the University of Pennsylvania reports to the American Physiological Society that experiments indicate living beings absorb a portion of their oxygen through the skin and a smaller share via the lungs. The study notes a measurable skin breathing fraction in test subjects, marking a notable physiological finding.
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