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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1940
Page
4
Fragmentary text mentions a Newark listing around S120,000 to S220,000 with names Marek and Binith and references a $20,000 loss. The excerpt is garbled, with stray phrases about airline, thumb injury, and a Con?ed incident, lacking coherent events or dates.
The Social Security Board told a House appropriations subcommittee it favors tying federal grants in states to each state's economic capacity and need rather than a free centralized fund. Chairman Arthur J. Altmeyer warned against letting an agency decide state allocations. The testimony also covered wage pressures during war, unemployment risks after war, union contract penalties, and notable views on age and leadership during the drafting of related rulings.
King George VI personally distributed Maundy money at Westminster Abbey for the first time in his reign, aiding about 45 poor men and an equal number of women. Queen Elizabeth accompanied him as dignitaries watched, with each recipient receiving a small purposed crown and feathered token containing 28 pence. The ceremony mirrors royal tradition, with the King's age matching the number of recipients.
Chicago on March 21 18S former Chicago beer baron Saltis was jailed on a single count of loitering. State and federal agents wove complex webs of evidence around Saltis whose 1928 earnings were cited at 5000 dollars a week. Saltis told Captain Thomas Connely he loitered because he had nowhere to go and claimed he was flat broke.
In San Francisco Bank of America officials discussed raising capital through preferred stock as plans to issue up to 80 million dollars in new funds. Officials noted possible underwritten offerings and the option to mix preferred and common stock while considering a recapitalization involving government loan options and existing shareholders.
In New Orleans, F L St Martin reports a legless pullet surviving after both legs froze off. The bird, featured in January barnyard notes, balances on its remaining frame and feeds on grain, refusing to die despite the injury and limited mobility.
Buffalo police lieutenant Bertram Learman, accused on a chain of charges including extortion, second degree larceny, assault, and oppression, faced possible imprisonment of 26 years and forfeiture of pension rights as a county court jury delivered verdicts. The judge signaled a possible stricter sentence within 10 days, with Learman already facing potential pension loss after 11 years of service.
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