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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1940
Page
6
A whirlwind European and American celebrity roundup covers divorces grand and small, stage scandals, and political tensions. Names like Jane Sterling Rosamond Pinchot Earl Smith Garbo and Stroheim appear amid reports of riots and a looming world war while aviation and theater circles discuss Langley field LaGuardia and upcoming productions.
Eleanor Roosevelt notes upcoming activities in New York City. On Monday the Jewish Education Association Ivri ah will host a springtime breakfast and present a play A Child Shall Lead Them highlighting mothers’ education and child welfare work. Thursday the New York Zoological Society hosts a Landen party for members to enjoy exhibitions and animal study. She reflects on public fatigue amid the era's anxieties and mentions personal visits and a new horse at stable facilities.
Horoscope page offers sun sign guidance from Aries to Pisces with dated cornermarked periods. It notes opportunities for Cancer and Virgo, warns Leo against extravagance, advises practical steps for Capricorn and Aquarius, and highlights focus on money, reputation, and personal growth across signs. A child born under Pisces is described as gentle, stable, and artistic, with emphasis on handling slights.
COL FRANK KNOX supports Roosevelt realm campaign and proposes training 10 000 pilots with two pilots per plane. GENERAL GAMELIN urges conquer or die in critical hours. HERBERT HOOVER backs defense plan, saying defense armament must be revised factually. WENDELL WILLKIE remains silent.
In May 20 New York dispatch Damon Runyon explains why he took a vacation from training to be a hermit on Hibiscus Island in Dade County Florida. He details lugging daily New York newspapers, reading editorials and columnists, and the toll of hermitic life including long telephone calls to New York gossip columns and critics.
A GOP presidential contender challenges the New Deal defense policy, arguing that fifty thousand airplanes cannot be produced by wishful declarations alone. He asserts aircraft and all equipment rely on skilled labor in adequately funded industries, warning that wealth, resources, and manpower are misapplied in nonproductive activities and deficit spending.
An ornate column traces history and science of mind reading and hair magic. It cites Rhine and James while recounting Charcot experiments, mysticism, and early radiations. It laments aging hair and Vitamin B synthesis with odd anecdotes, blending science and folklore.
Seventy year-old Martin Strope of Troy will be arraigned today on charges of shooting George and John Gramm aged 9 and 10 after rocks were thrown at him. George was hit by 15 to 18 lead pellets in the face chest arms and shoulders while John received four pellets in the face and arm. Doctors say both boys are expected to recover.
A citizen asks about a safe distance for a septic tank from a shallow clay well with surface drainage toward the well. The answer advises locating the septic system as far as possible from the well, especially the drainage field, and cites Farmers Bulletin No. 1227 for Sewage and Sewerage information.
A compact note records three new starters for the Pitt summer program. Details mention new players joining training, with emphasis on early roles and anticipated impact for the team.
May 20 marks the anniversary of Honore de Balzac whose vast novelistic legacy ranks him among the world’s greatest authors. The note honors his enduring impact on literature and historical significance.
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