24 Oct 1940
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1940
Page
1
The report notes that the individual involved in the incident suffered a slight scratch on the head while attempting to observe the initial crash. Further specifics on location or time are not provided in the fragment.
Kansas City report states U. S. Marshal Henry L. Dillingham quit the Secret Service after discovering a Roosevelt campaign button beneath adhesive tape labeled Hatch Act. He had taped it in his coat pocket and removed the label, revealing the badge of a political candidate.
Report from Shanghai cites Tokyo sources claiming a secret escape clause in the Berlin Rome Tokyo pact would allow Japan to retreat from fighting any nation attacking Germany or Italy. The clause hinges on U S policy toward Europe and Soviet neutrality in the Far East. Shanghai officials could not confirm the reports.
The 27th Division New York National Guard left for a year of Federal training at Fort McClellan and Anniston Alabama amid large departures. In Saratoga Springs two teen girls Lois E. Mosher and Helen M. McNeil were killed by a freight train at a crowd watching Company L 108th Infantry. Other towns reported large turnouts with bands and veterans escorting the departing units.
Saratoga County officials plan an inquest into the deaths of two girls struck by a Delaware and Hudson freight train at the railroad station as National Guardsmen depart for Fort McClellan. Two women injured, one critically. District Attorney Alfred L. Simon says trainmen did not see the crowd until the train rounded a curve. Speed estimated at 10 mph.
San Francisco reports industrial psychologist Wesley Edwards argues German scream bombs use amplified noise to disrupt nerves and reduce efficiency. He traces effects from Warsaw to France and notes Americans face lesser but growing noise stress in cities and workplaces.
William Stepp of Elbridge suffered chest injuries when a horse stepped on him while working in a field yesterday afternoon. He was transported to University Hospital by ambulance and is undergoing X ray examination and medical care.
Ohio merchants authorize using storefronts for a Halloween window soaping contest offering prizes to youngsters for best designs. Contenders in Athens plan festive displays as area shops join the event.
Crowds at a downtown intersection heard a two-car crash and then another crash two stories up as Iz Bogdanoff, a clothing salesman, poked his head through what he thought was an open window. He was safe but shaken by the multiple impacts.
Nolting in Elgin reveals 58 varieties flourishing on three grafted apple trees planted 39 years ago. He explains the harvest results stem from a long term grafting program across the years.
Frankfort on October 24 reports C P ary C Shawers from Renton New Jersey arrived in Kentucky's capital seeking approval from the State Health Department for a milk bottle sterilizer. He was told the health department is in Louisville next door to the Henry Clay Hotel where he is staying.
Dr. Charles I. Singer of Long Beach argues in the Journal of the American Medical Association that U S troops should train for both subarctic and tropical conditions. He says traditional summer North and winter South maneuvers reverse to build true stamina and adaptability to rapid climate change.
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