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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1950
Page
2
A patient died on the operating table at St. Francis Hospital after carbon dioxide was mistakenly given as oxygen. Officials from Orange County and Port Jervis say the cylinder label indicated oxygen only, and there was no fault by hospital staff.
A wealthy couple, Sheldon Dick aged 44 and Elizabeth 42, were found shot to death in their Westport home after a man told police by phone, “We have just killed ourselves.” Dick was a retired businessman linked to the A B Dick mimeograph firm in Chicago.
Sheriff Barnes issued circulars with the photo and description of Jack Hartman 18 years old, sought in connection with the deaths of George W. Fisher 74 and Evalena Fisher 70. Hartman faces first degree murder charges as the case draws national attention.
Canada to separate Beverly and Brenda Townsend, born Nov. 17 at Tofield Hospital, joined at the abdomen, at Royal Alexandra Hospital Sunday. Dr. Eardley S. Allen leads the operation and is fairly optimistic about the outcome.
Death notices report Basil Manly former Federal Power Commission chairman and economist in Washington, William Henry England ex chief economist of the Federal Trade Commission, Henry Hebert noted sculptor in Montreal, Joseph Smith Duncan Chicago philanthropist and inventor in Los Angeles, and Col James E McNary aging Army officer in New York City who received the Exceptional Civilian Service Award in 1946.
Britain observed the 13th anniversary of King George VII's coronation. A 52 gun salute was fired from the Tower of London to commemorate the occasion.
A 91 member Women’s Christian Temperance Union delegation could not locate a dry ship for their Atlantic voyage and finally booked passage on the Washington. Leader Margaret C. Munns lamented that no vessel could guarantee abstinence from liquor.
London reporter states that Florence Kate Arliss widow of actor George Arliss left a portion of her estate to her sister Rose A Ripley. The will provides any whisky left unconsumed and 5280 and certain personal effects to Ripley. Executors have not determined whisky volume. Arliss estate valued at 156240. She died March 12.
Two foreign born scientists ousted by the National Research Council for security reasons have secured jobs in private industry. The government declined to identify the individuals, their current locations, or the exact cause of their dismissal from the federally operated agency.
Senate investigators probing State Department loyalty cases report receiving substantial FBI data on 81 suspected communists and security risks. The materials include detailed FBI reports to the State Department, and leaders say the study will yield a true or false view while likely prompting further inquiries and questions to informants.
In Worcester Massachusetts a three tenement house is reported to shake and rattle at night. Neighbors and a relative of occupants describe plaster falls beds quivering and dishes moving as disturbances have increased over three years. Police and city engineers investigated but found no underground cause.
The Principality of Monaco outlawed its local branch of the French Communist Party today. Police seized party ties and boarded up its headquarters in a government crackdown.
George Bernard Shaw argues that college grants students manners comparable to sailors through residence meals and cap and gown. He believes collegiate life provides priceless social training while incidental scholarship offers little real qualification.
Navy barges carried hundreds of thousands of gallons to aid water-starved residents of Santiago Cuba. Barges reached Guantanamo and pumped water into the Santa Ana reservoir to ease shortages.
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