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Newspaper
Syracuse Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1938
Page
8
Prosecution contends Wright lied claiming love for his wife while denying tirade after a fatal shooting. Mrs Wright letters to her mother reveal unhappy marriage. Ernest Ross plans to seek an intense sentence next week as testimony unfolds.
Fleming Manufacturing Company of Pullman, makers of Framvil Hilter, announced a ten percent wage increase for its employees effective next Monday. Officials said the plant was behind on orders.
A burglar convicted of entering the home of Robert Smith in Goldsboro was executed in a gas chamber. The offender claimed innocence and had a prior record but no known murder charges against him. The case underscores capital punishment debates of the era.
In New York on February 5, the children court appointed former Justice Fever B. Sanson guardian for Howard Frankel after four escapes from his mother’s Brooklyn home. Howard, aged about five, preferred his father and uncle but will stay with the guardian as the court sets the next steps. Howard’s mother attended with relatives but he ignored them and accepted the guardianship.
In Chicago on February 6, the will of Gordon Thorne, a Mont Bomery Ward founder, left $100,000 estate to his widow Marion Bolin Thorne as sole beneficiary. A $2,500,000 trust fund was established, and the remainder bypasses probate until after his mother’s death.
Federal cards will be asked for construction of a municipal power and heat plant Major Thacher announced today in Albany on February 3.
The Democratic split in Illinois widened as State's Attorney Thomas J. Courtner shifted support to Councillor Jarecki for renomination. White House talks aimed at mending the breach failed to restore unity, with Governor Hartter backing Jarecki previously and Mayor Edward J. Kelly and Patrick Nash pivotal in the reorganization. Judge John Prystulski was placed on the state slate, replacing Jarecki after years in the position.
Hollywood reports French actress Simone Simon is suffering from bronchial pneumonia but described by physicians as satisfactory today. She remains in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital and will be confined for a few more days, with danger not yet over.
United States Consul General Clarence E. Gauss filed a protest over the treatment of an American newspaper reporter by Japanese troops in the Shanghai area. Reported clashes near Pengpu and Suchow involved multiple columns and damage to missions and facilities. Additional fighting and bombardments affected Hankow, Keeluan, and the Hongkong frontier as Japanese forces pressed in on several fronts.
The Niagara bridge survived a blast as senators push Roosevelt to explain foreign policy. Taft-Libertarian figures and Hiram Johnson ally with Roosevelt foes, criticizing naval expansion as costly. The bridge quake sparked talk of isolation and defense, with experts attempting to clear wreckage and restore the span.
New York on February 3 reports a racketeer known as Joseph Malloy also called Joseph Durkin aged 32 found dead with a bullet in the brain. He was disrobed and found in a morgue after disappearing following a call with his sweetheart Elizabeth Conetty, a 25 year old former Willimantic resident.
TEHSOX February 5 Two bandits were shot and seriously wounded when trapped by police during a holdup of a corner grocery store. A brief battle on a main thoroughfare ended as the holdup men chose to fight it out with officers after an alarm. Both suspects were sent to Paterson General Hospital with gunshot injuries. one man identified at hospital.
A satirical piece by Arthur Baer critiques the energetic antics of business leaders in Washington. It contrasts the loud, performative actions of a large businessman with the smaller trader’s more restrained approach, noting the differing receptions and the fleeting nature of parliamentary praise. The piece reflects mid-19th century attitudes toward politics and commerce.
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