Oswego Postmaster L T Gadwood dies at 77
Leonard T Gadwood long time Oswego postmaster and public official, 77, died at Oswego hospital after a sudden illness Friday. He served 15 years as postmaster retiring Sept 1 and held many roles including city clerk, chamberlain, public safety commissioner, and Knights of Columbus leader. Survived by wife, daughter Mary LaVoie, son Frank, three grandchildren. funeral Wednesday at Dain Funeral Home with burial in St Pauls cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard T. Gadwood
East Eighth St
Oswego Hospital
Scranton
Gadwood
Oswego
Richard N. Cullivan
Willard J. Hall
U.S
Oswegonian
Oswego Council
Knights of Columbus
Oswego Assembly
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Paul H. Martineau
Marie Minehan Gadwood
Mary Lavoie
Frank Gadwood
Dain Funeral Home
St. Paul's Catholic Church
St. Paul's Cemetery
Fulton
Hannibal
St. Mary’s
Kelly
City Hall
Church of the Evangelists
Old Ladies Home
Morris Protective Agency
Alroll Corp
St. Mary’s Church
Local Obituaries in Oswego Area Dated Dec 1968
Death notices for Heacox Wyman Monaghan Breitbeck Gadwood Kelly in Oswego New York list funeral details calls hours and burial at Saint Pauls St Peters and North Scriba cemeteries with churches Trinity Methodist St Marys and St Pauls involved. Names include Roland Heacox Earl M Wyman Helen V Monaghan William Breitbeck Leonard Gadwood Joseph F Kelly and references to their families and funeral homes.
Record Thanksgiving Holiday Traffic Toll Rises to 754
Traffic accidents over the four day Thanksgiving period killed at least 754 people, the highest highway death toll on record for any holiday. Rain and snow affected highways nationwide, with late reports likely pushing the total higher. The previous Thanksgiving toll was 748 in 1966.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
First Washington DC Telephone Directory of 1878
The 1878 DC directory ran to a single page listing 187 customers. Dialing No 1 connected to the White House, while No 2 routed callers to the Senate corridor. Six livery stables and seven ice companies were among the subscribers.
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Washington, D.C
White House
Senate
U.S. Capitol
Palladium Times Raises Home Delivery Price to 60 Cents
Due to rising costs in materials production and distribution the Palladium Times increases home delivery to 60 cents per week effective today December 2 1968. Mail delivery remains unchanged and single copy price stays ten cents. Carriers share in the increase bringing the paper level with other county dailies.
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Palladium Times
William C. Breitbeck 77 Oswego native dies at Har-Wood
William C. Breitbeck formerly of 296 E Ninth St Oswego died at Har-Wood Nursing Home aged 77. He was husband of the late Mary Donoghue Breitbeck and son of Carl and Wilhelmina Breitbeck. Survived by son Charles F Breitbeck sisters and grandsons. Funeral arrangements set at Dain Funeral Home with services by Rev Kirsch and burial in St Pauls Cemetery.
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Breitbeck
William C. Breitbeck
East Ninth St
Mary Donoghue Breitbeck
Charles F. Breitbeck
Dain Funeral Home
St. Paul's Cemetery
Ninth St
Har-Wood
Oswego
Carl and
Wilhelmina Lass Breitbeck
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Fitzgibbons Boiler Co
St. Paul’s Cemetery
Son Birth and Police Escort Highlight Local News
A Oswego Hospital birth featured a police escort as Mrs. Edward Searor delivered a baby boy at 10 05 am. The escort failed to identify the driver in time. Separately five youths pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after a tavern incident, receiving $10 fines and short detentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Searor
Oswego Hospital
Thomas M. McGough
Michael Crisafulli
Charles Corso
Ron Alden
Dale Stone
Michael Conaway
George W. Lundy
East Side
Lundy
West Third St
Death of Mrs Helen V Monaghan Widow of John L Monaghan
Mrs Helen V Monaghan 65 a widow died early this morning at Hart Wood Nursing Home after a two year illness. Born in Oswego she was daughter of Owen and Mary Kearn Sullivan and a member of St Pauls Catholic Church. She leaves several cousins. Funeral services will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen V. Monaghan
John L. Monaghan
E. Ninth St
Hart Wood Nursing Home
Oswego
Owen
Mary Kearn Sullivan
St Paul's Catholic Church
Joseph F. Kelly, Oswego City Hall Figure, Dies at 59
Joseph F. Kelly 59 of 33 West Seneca Street Oswego a longtime city hall figure and sportsman died early today in Oswego hospital after a brief illness He was a founder of Little League and Babe Ruth programs and organizer of the CYO Basketball League Funeral services Thursday at St Marys Church with burial in St Peters Cemetery Contributions may go to the area CYO fund.
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C.Y
Edward Patane
St. Joseph's Rectory
Oswego
N. Y
Syracuse
Joseph F. Kelly
W. Seneca St
City Hall
Oswego Hospital
Rose Donovan Kelly
John B. Kelly
Oswego High School
Mr. Kelly
Elor
Joseph Catherine
St. Joseph
St. Francis de Sales
Utica
John
Nyack
Robert
Baltimore
Bernard
Mary E. Prior
Ruth Kelly
Rose Eileen
Our Lady of Solace
Nora Kelly
St Mary’s Church
St. Peter’s Cemetery
Kelly
CYO Fund
Ocean current keeps Norwegian inlets ice free year round
An off shore extension of the Gulf Stream warms Norway's coast throughout the year. This warming prevents most inlets from icing over, despite their latitude being similar to Siberia and southern Greenland.
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Norway
Siberia
Greenland
Weather observations record for the date
The 24 hour period ends at 8 a.m. with a high of 40 and a low of 31, mean 35.5. Calm wind, 8 inches precipitation, 29.88 steady pressure, and 90 percent humidity. Sunset 4:30, sunrise 7:21. Highest on this date 58 in 1922, lowest 3 in 1890.
Weather Outlook With Light Rain Possible
Cloudy and foggy this afternoon with periods of light rain or drizzle. Highs 40 to 45. Tonight remains cloudy with low around 35. Tuesday stays mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and highs in the mid 40s. Light variable winds shift to southwest around 10 tonight and near 20 Tuesday.
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L. T. Gadwood
Sixth Ward
Phelps and Spencer Coal and Insurance Co
New York Central Railroad
Heacox
Roland E. Heacox
Fred A
Grace Morgan Heacox
Husa
Lelia Dent Heacox
Seneca Hill
Fredendall
Altamont
N.Y
Loescher
Fred
THE
Dowdie Funeral Home
St. Paul’s Church
Earl M. Wyman
Mexico
Orwell
Morris
Mary Wyman
Alberta Branden
Helen Durbin
Raymond
Doris) Hoey
Charles
Harriet) Richardson
Shirley Burditt
Chester
Evelyn) Thompson
Evansville
Ind
Harry
Marjorie) Jamerson
Maple View
Donald
Glen
Vernon
Marvin Wyman
Lyle Wyman
Odgensburg
Wayne Wyman
Mabel Cushman
Florida
Albert
Harriet) Burr
Pulaski
Edith O’brien
Auburn
Theodore Wyman
Harold Wyman
First, Mich
Dowdle Funeral Home
Clyde Relyea
Trinity United Methodist Church
North Scriba Cemetery
James J. Woods
East Tenth
John L. Bristol
Woods
Murphy Crisafulli
East Bridge St
Eteral Fairchild
West Seneca St
East Eighth and
Bridge Sts
Bristol
Dennis Drake
Arabel St
Drake
Oswego County
Jain
Mack’s
W. Bridge St
Harold
Harold A Scratos
Ethan Allen
W. First ST
Duche Pauldin
East 5Th Street
Cade
Oswego City
Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Inserance Corporation
Osweco Saving
West First Street
Oswego, N. Y
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