Hancock Field to Open July 9 10
Parks Commissioner William A. Barry announced tentative opening dates for Hancock Airport at Millydate a $16,000,000 field. The opening is planned for July 9 and 10 with completion of terminal amenities scheduled later and no lapse in service during transfer from Municipal to Hancock Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock Field
William A. Barry
Hancock Airport
Millydate
Barry
Jairrport
Strateuse
Municipal
Hancock Fields
Federal Offices For Communications
The
Weather Bureau and
Con
Atlantic Refining shifts New York HQ to Syracuse
The Atlantic Refining Co moves its New York State headquarters from Philadelphia to Syracuse and promotes key personnel led by G V Ostrander, from assistant regional marketing manager to regional manager. The transfer raises Syracuse staffing from 84 to 158 and includes promotions for Wall, Van Nortwick, Watson, Craig, Funck, Axelson, and Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Atlantic Refining Co
Philadelphia
Syracuse
Syracuse Savings Bank
G.7 V. “Ostrander
Raion H. ‘Gulum
Solar St
Albany
Binghamton
Elmira
Buffalo
Rochester
Watertown
Floyd Adams
France suspends Swiss franc trading on free market
Paris officials halted the quotation on the Swiss franc on the free market due to a breakdown in talks on a new commercial accord. The finance ministry announced the move as ongoing negotiations stalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Finance Ministry
Government aid shift surprises cattle raisers
Frederick C. Othman reports on the Fili torial Page noting cattle raisers oppose government handouts while expressing a desire to support national governance. The piece appears alongside other features on pages 34 and 35 with sections covering comics horoscopes and various departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick C. Othman
Ida Jean Kain
Dr. Dean
Mary Haworth
Weather Is Just Right With No Rain Expected
The Weather Bureau reports no rain in the next 24 hours and mild temperatures continuing tonight and tomorrow. Yesterday’s high reached 83 degrees, two degrees below the date’s record set in 1930, with an overnight low around 52. Tonight’s low about 47, tomorrow’s high 76. April snowfall was a trace, the least in 47 years, and April average temperature was 46.8 degrees, about four above normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Mercury
At & P.M
Ore Carrying Cost Hampers Steel Expansion
Bethlehem Steel officials say transport costs for ore hinder mill expansion. S Cort, operating vice president, told the National Association of Iron and Steel Engineers that ore delivery costs are a major industry barrier and high grade ore is harder to obtain cheaply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Cort
Bethlehem Steel Company
National Association of Iron and Steel Engineers
Dewey Reappoints Bridge Chairman
Gov Dewey reappoints Richard Hoe of Poughkeepsie as chairman of the State Bridge Authority for a five year term. Hoe will retain the chairmanship with a term expiration of February 1 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Richard Hoe
Poughkeepsie
State Bridge Authority
Dewey
Hoe
Postoffice Looted Highlights Advertising Feed Forward
Herbert B. Jenkins urged advertisers in Racine to persevere citing Franklin Roosevelt on handling failure. The piece notes a theft at a New York postbranch where thieves escaped with about $30,000 in cash and stamps from a color comic magazine branch area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert B. Jenkins
U .S. Advertising Federation
Racine
Franklin Roosevelt
Jimmy Hatlo
New York
Puck
Comic Weekly
Anycolor
Sun
Iday
Herald-American
Increase Rent Rules Defended By Woods
New York city officials and housing leaders debated the new rent regulations as Tighe Woods defended the plan at a Businessmen's meeting. A rent strike urged by a city group opposed any increases while realty interests criticized the policy, with Rep. Vito Marcantonio warning the law may shift burdens between landlords and tenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tighe Woods
Woods
Vito Marcantonio
American Labor
Paris
Rent Regulation Impact Unclear for Syracuse Area
Alfred F. Spagnola, rent director, and Frank W. Baker, rent attorney, attended a regional conference in New York City and are not due back until Friday, leaving the effect of new rent regulations on Syracuse undetermined until their return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Alfred F.spagnola
New York City
Spagnola
Frank W. Baker
New York Fair Rent Formula Triggers Landlord Tenant Backlash
Reactions from landlords and tenants range from confusion to anger as details of the new fair rent formula are announced by Woods. Realty interests say the measures offer little relief while tenant spokesmen claim landlords gain flexibility. Woods spoke at a Commerce and Industry Association of New York event, noting the act grants fair treatment and equal appeal rights to decisions by the expediter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Woods
Commerce and Industry Association of New York
Plane carries record Atlantic passenger load to England
A C-74 Globemaster departed from Brookley Air Force Base with 87 aboard the largest passenger load ever to fly the Atlantic. Seventy five Air Force men and a crew of 12 travel to England as replacements for overseas stations after feeding Berlin airport supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Atlantic
England
Air Force
Berlin
Brookley Air Force Base
TV Rates Rise With Set Sales In Philadelphia Area
WCAU-TV raises time rates due to more TV receivers in operation. Vice president Alex Rosenman says the boost is based on 150000 sets, up from the 65000 sets used for rate calculations since September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Wcau-Tv
Alex Rosenman
WCAU
Bishop Oldham Resigns Albany Diocese Seat
The Rt. Rev. G Ashton Oldham announced his resignation as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany effective year end. He plans to resign at the September Bishop’s convention in San Francisco on reaching retirement age, and will be succeeded by the Rt. Rev. Frederick I. Barry who has served as bishop coadjutor since 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Gashton Oldham
Episcopal Diocese of
Oldham
Western powers push for Berlin blockade end by May 9
London reports say Western powers demand Russia lift the Berlin blockade by May 9 in exchange for a Foreign Ministers Council meeting on May 23. Russia favors early June for the council and a mid June meeting, with disparities over who represents the West and timing of talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eastland
Merlin
Soviet Zone J
Germany
U. S
Durocher Cleared On Attack Charge
CINCINNATI AP Manager Leo Durocher of the New York Giants was exonerated today by Commissioner A B Chandler of charges that he assaulted a ball fan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Leo Durocher
New “York ‘Giants
A. B. Chandler
Base‘hall
Bradley backs North Atlantic Pact to defend Western Europe
Gen Omar Bradley, Army chief of staff, urged quick Senate approval of the defense treaty and arms program. He said the pact places American defense on Western Europe frontiers and that Western Europeans must lead any final defense, with U S aid underpinning their security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washengion
Omar, Bradley
Europe
Bradley
Iwestern Europe
U. S
Senate Foreign Relations ‘Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pact
Girl's Body Found Near Shore Hotel
The unidentified blonde woman about 21 was found washed ashore at the Nassau Hotel foot. Police say she was in the water only a few hours and wore a dark dress with no shoes or stockings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Nassau Hotel Taday
Memorial Day Parade Route Change In Syracuse
Memorial Day events in Syracuse shift the parade route to W Genesee Street from Salina Street. The march begins May 30 at noon from Park Avenue and West Genesee Street, moves past the Polish Legion of American Veterans memorial in Pulaski Park, then along Genesee to Erie Boulevard, past the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, and ends at Franklin Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Genesee St
Salina St
Park Av
Tate Fair Prvd
Franklin St
Memorial Association of
Syracuse
Onondaga County
Court House
Lincoln Auditorium
William H. Bamerick
Paul Steinberg
Memorial Association
Last Lap Starts Here Opener Pumps Air To Wife
Mrs Shirley Palmer a 27 year old polio victim arrives in Syracuse after a cross country trip aboard the New York Central Lake Shore Limited bound for Reconstruction Homes in Ithaca Her husband Bob 71 uses a beer can opener to power the iron lung air pump for over ten hours after the train's power fails The couple sped east from Laramie Wyoming with a battery supply providing the pump until help arrives in Syracuse and a final leg to the Home for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Palmer
Syracuse
Ithaca
New York Central
Lake Shore Limited
Palmer
Platte
Neb
Lost 7-Year-Olds Found After Marsh Search
In Quincy Massachusetts two seven year olds Jane Marcou and Richard Paul vanished prompting a large volunteer search in marshlands. The children initially hid when they thought workers were chasing them but later joined in as radio station staff helped locate them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Mass
Jane Marcou
Richard Paul
Voluntesers
Jane
Frant
Paul
WVU Medical Student Delivers His Own Baby
Morgantown report says Richard Tabor, a first year WVU medical student, delivered his own son after arranging hospital care. He finished the delivery when the baby began coming en route home and both mother and child are reported fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W. Va
Richard Tabor
West Virginia University
Tabor
Restaurateur Fires Waiter Over Book Plans
A New York arbitrator ruled a mid-city restaurant owner could dismiss a waiter who announced plans to write a book about the patrons he served. The decision underscores the leverage employers have over employee activities outside work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Warner
Four Russian Pilots Decorated for New Aviation Techniques
MOSCOW announces four Russian pilots have been decorated for mastery of new aviation techniques. The ceremony highlights advances in Soviet air prowess and recognition of skilled aviators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
Lake Dragged For Angler In Champlain Tragedy
State police resumed dragging Lake Champlain for the body of Hubert J. Williams 52 a Delaware and Hudson Railroad dispatcher from Plattsburg who drowned when a row boat capsized in a windstorm. Williams with two companions John Dugan 58 and Fred Pecopre 52 were in good condition in hospital after clinging to the overturned craft 400 feet offshore. Williams a D and H employee for 30 years was Champlain division assistant train dispatcher at Albany until six months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chazy Cup
Lake Champlain
Hubert J. Wiiliams
Delaware .& Hudson
Williams
Plattsburg
John Dugan
Fred Pecopre
Champlain
Albany
Milk Producers Protest Farm Plan
Milk producers protested the administration plan arguing it imposes stricter controls on farmers than ever. They urged revising current farm law to raise milk producer income by about 181.6 million dollars this year and nearly 560 million dollars in 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mute Boy Dies in Fire After Bed Screen Tragedy
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania Mrs Nettie Gill 26 feared her mute son Bryant five might wander into danger. To keep him inside she covered his bed with wire screening secured by chains. The bedding ignited and Bryant was unable to escape burning to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Nettie Gill
Bryant
Princess Margaret arrives in Sorrento on Italian tour
Princess Margaret of England landed at Sorrento today during the third leg of her Italian tour. She continued to tour sites in the region with visits planned to nearby towns and cultural landmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorrento
Italy
Margaret of England
Measure Restores Injunction Debate Highlights Taft Hartley Split
Washington reports a revised Democratic labor measure with five compromise amendments to repeal the Taft Hartley Act. The plan preserves 80 day injunctions for national emergency strikes while adding disclosures and anti communism pledges. House leaders Rayburn and McCormack were poised to push the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fiee
Rayburn
D-Tex
MecCoermack
D-Mass
Lesinski
D-Mich
Labor Committee
Budget deficit up over half a billion in April
Treasury figures show the government’s deficit jumped by more than 500 million dollars on the last day of April. The upsurge left the year’s shortfall at about 3763 million with two months remaining. The Truman Administration sticks to the January forecast of a 600 million dollar final deficit including foreign aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Cri
Treasury
Truman
Bolivia vote violence leaves six dead and 530 hurt
Six people died and about 530 were wounded in riots after the Sunday parliamentary elections in La Paz Bolivia. Police and officials reported the toll as clashes erupted across the capital and surrounding districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LAPAZ
Bolivia
Writing Your Congressman Names NY Senators for Inquiries
The Herald Journal lists U S Senators Robert F Wagner Irving M Ives and Representative R Wialter Riehman with office addresses in Washington DC for readers to write regarding measures in Congress. The notice provides contact points for lawmakers and encourages correspondence on pending legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Herald-Journal
New York State
U. S&s
Robert F. Wagner
Senate
Washington, D. C
U. S
Irving M. Ives
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fitchburg
Richard Naylor
Aremen
Winchell
Hampers Steel
Postoffice
Blockade
Durocher
Pamela Lynn
Bob
Lake
Partvi
House
Rep
R. Wialter Riehiman
Washington, DC
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!