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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1948
Page
2
A fragmented excerpt features a radio writer named Jim Backus crafting a caricature of a rich American, Hubert Updyke II, who mocks pretension and elite schooling. The dialogue parodies inflated wealth, with references to Nova Scotia salmon and a ubiquitous expensive lifestyle.
Coroner John Ellis and Dr. Joseph Tannenburg reported continued exposure to carbon monoxide from cooking with kerosene stoves as the cause of death for 19 year old Albion housewife Mrs Earl Ruhlman after a Sunday death. The inquiry was conducted in Orleans County.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a plan allowing farmers to deduct soil and water conservation outlays in the year paid, shifting them from capital expenditures to current deductions. The measure aims to boost farmer incentives for erosion control and related practices.
Washington dispatch reports the House approved a bill allowing railroads and other carriers to form rate agreements with Interstate Commerce Commission approval. Opponents warned of monopoly and urged a presidential veto. The measure mirrors a Senate-passed version from last June and moves to the White House after minor differences are settled.
The column portrays Backus Aldiost as a humorous radio figure who parodies midcentury life through his Hubert Updyke II persona. It notes his career shift from pumps salesman to actor and announcer, and references staged party scenes for press agents, entertainment gossip, and brief sketches of other showbiz figures.
Obituaries note Barton P. Turnbull of Rockefeller Center and Edward F. Ricketts in Monterey. Chesnutt in Birmingham and Campbell in London. Reports from Athensum, Grevena, and Roumeli cover guerrilla deaths, captures, and mopup. Plus Korea power talks, Tokyo bullfight, UN citizenship joke, and capital punishment vote.
Burpham property owner Burnham disputes Warm Pond label near Willsboro New York saying the site remains unused as a pond while neighbors refer to the nearby area as a lake named Highland Lake after a government inquiry.
A dramatic incident described as a fire alarm door failing or activating during a blaze near Union Church, Miss, involves a cable and weights triggering a plunger to open the door and release alarm cartridges. Eugene Elsworth is noted as the inventor. the report also mentions a fatal road accident three miles south of town.
The Economic Cooperation Administration announces a final installment of its 33.6 million China aid program. It funds US financed shipments from Burma to Siam and the United States, including rice wheat and petroleum, plus 30 million worth of cotton and 500 thousand for nitrogen. The plan marks the first such shipments under the foreign assistance act. The same report notes the Soviet Union ratified a Russo Finnish treaty.
In New York, a Bronx lawyer Barardina Mastromonace, 36, faced forgery charges over a spinster Matilde Matsberger will. After five hours of deliberation ten jurors favored acquittal and two favored conviction, a mistrial declared by Judge Jonah J. Goldstein. Co-defendants Fred Dresel died before trial, Frederick J. Lasch pleaded guilty and awaits sentence.
An accused conspirator in a $280,000 Spinster estate dispute died on June 30. The case centers on alleged plans to gain control of the estate.
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