Four Big Days- Oswego Merchants See Holiday Surge
Oswego merchants report a strong finish to the Christmas shopping season. Stores like Kline's, M. Goldberg and Sons, Markson's, Frank G. Wells, W. T. Grant's, Rudolph's Jewelers, M. J. McDonald and Co., Campbell's department store, and others describe a late four day spike in sales. Several chiefs note year over year gains and record December results, with tight credit and flooding demand shaping outcomes.
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DON
McCann
Oswego
Palladium Times
Charles N. Goldstein
Kline
James Sullivan
Markson’s
Frank Wells
Frank G. Wells
Larry Canale
T. Grant
Frank Moshier
Rudolph’s Jewelers
Chauncey F. McDonald
M. J. McDonald and Co
Ladies Apparel
John Vona
Vona Shoes
Leo Mac Sweeney
Campbell's Department Store
Campbell’s
Auto theft takes engine from car in Grand Junction
Donnie Pittsinger found his car in Grand Junction Colorado with the engine removed while he was away. Police report the thieves stole the entire engine from the vehicle.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Donnie Pittsinger
Oswego Police Department Grants Permanent Posts to Three Officers
Mayor John O C Conway presents certificates of completion for a six week basic training course in Syracuse. Officers Frederick J Waters Ralph Malone and Jake Moyer receive permanent positions with the Oswego Police Department as Chief Frederick E Scharf lauds the graduates and notes future enrollment for mandatory courses to ensure permanent staffing.
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John O.C. Conway
New York
Oswego
Conway
Scharf
Snowplow Collides With Bus In Route 81 Crash
In Pulaski a NYSDOT snowplow operated by Donald Keator plowed left onto a crossover and hit a Domenico Bus Service bus, injuring the driver Kerry O Keefe. No passengers aboard. State Police Troopers G E Wood and D J Jewel investigated the 2:30 a.m. incident south of Sandy Creek.
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Pulaski
Sandy Creek
N. Y
Domenico Bus Service
Bayonne
N. J
Kerry O'Keefe
Jersey City
G. E. Wood
D. J. Jewel
Seventeen Missing After Federal Queen Sinks Near Grenadines
In the Grenadines off St. Vincent, the schooner Federal Queen sank a week ago. Six people, mostly young men, remain missing while thirty-seven men and one woman were rescued. Two bodies and passenger belongings have been recovered. no wreckage seen.
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ST. Vincent, West Indies
Grenadine Islands
Kingstown
Humphrey Returns to Waverly for Farewell Visit
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, greeted by about 100 neighbors in Waverly Minnesota, thanked supporters of his presidential bid and past campaigns. He praised the town, chatted with residents, and said he will teach at Macalester College and the University of Minnesota after leaving office January 20.
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Waverly
Minn
United States
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Minneapolis
Humphrey
Muriel
Turing
Humphrey Buttons
Macalester College
University of Minnesota
Viet Cong Cease-Fire Violations and Key Engagements North of Saigon
U S and South Vietnamese officials rejected a New Year cease-fire, citing 140 plus Viet Cong violations during Christmas truce. Battles intensified near Saigon and Da Nang with heavy losses on both sides. Camp Carroll artillery base near the DMZ was abandoned as forces shifted.
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U.S
Saigon
U. S
South Vietnam
Camp Carroll
da Nang
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
South China Sea
Judge refuses to halt railroad merger
A three judge federal court in New York refused to delay the merger of New Haven Railroad into the Penn Central system. Judge Henry J. Friendly announced the decision after two hours of arguments, as trustees warned that any delay would idle trains on New Year’s Day.
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New York
New Haven
Penn Central
U.S. Court of Appeals
Henry J. Friendly
Penn Centrals
U.S
Robert P. Anderson
Death Notices Oswego Civilian and Marine Losses
McRae Adelbert E. United States Marine Corps killed in action in Vietnam December 21 1968 former Oswego resident husband of Adelaide son of Kathleen and Homer McRae funeral at Dain Funeral Home pending arrival time Pascuzzi Salvatore died after a short illness in Oswego Hospital age 72 73 burial at St Peters Cemetery funeral arrangements by Family Funeral Home Levey Robert Joseph died in San Francisco California December 27 1968 son of Claire Brown Levey brother of John Carroll Levey funeral time to be announced
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Levey
Robert Joseph Levey
San Francisco
Calif
Claire Brown Levey
Robert Levey
John Carroll Levey
Dain Funeral Home
Halifax Founded as Nova Scotia Capital in 1749
Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia, traces its founding to 1749 as a planned colonial settlement established to secure British control of the region. It grew into a major maritime and administrative center.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Freezing Rain Hits Oswego County Roads and City Streets
Freezing rain and sleet created hazardous driving in Oswego County and surrounding areas on Saturday morning. County and city crews operated plows and sanders overnight into Saturday, pushing back ice and slush while motorists faced frozen windows and frequent scraping with no serious accidents reported.
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Oswego County
Sanders
Obituary of Salvatore Pascuzzi Oswego resident dies at 73
Salvatore Pascuzzi 73 of 57 Liberty St. died this morning in Oswego Hospital after a short illness. Born in Italy, he lived in Providence and Oswego, worked as an inspector at Columbia Mills Minetto until retirement, and bowled for the Old Roman League of Syracuse. Survived by wife Angelina, son Angelo, two grandchildren, sisters in Rhode Island, and a niece and nephew. Funeral Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. from home and 9 a.m. at St Joseph's Church. Burial in St Peter's Cemetery. Arrangements by Family Funeral Home.
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Pascuzzi
Oswego Hospital
Salvatore Pascuzzi
Angeline Pirotta Pascuzzi
Liberty St
St. Joseph's Church
St. Peter's
Angelina Pilotta
Oswego
Mr. Pascuzzi
Italy
Nicholas and
Mary Pascuzzi
Providence
R. I
Columbia Mills
Minetto
Old Roman League of
Syracuse
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Angelo Pascuzzi
Phillip
Anna) Gaglione
Stella Conte
Chranston, R. I
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
St. Peter’s Cemetery
Clifford E. Stafford 60 Rites Held in Liverpool
Funeral services for Clifford E. Stafford 60 of 920 Liverpool Rd native of Oswego who died Friday at Veterans Hospital Syracuse were held Monday at 9 a.m. at Maurer Funeral Home and 9:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Burial followed at Sacred Heart Cemetery. A retired McKesson and Robbins employee after 35 years he was past commander and life member of Liverpool VFW and member of the Past Times Athletic Club and Empire State Association for the Blind.
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Liverpool
Clifford E. Stafford
Liverpool Rd
Oswego
Veterans Hospital
Syracuse
Maurer Funeral Home
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Stafford
McKesson and Robbins Inc
Liverpool Veterans of Foreign Wars
Past Times Athletic Club
Empire State Association For the Blind
St. Joseph’s Church Building Fund
Veteran DJ Robert J. Levey Dies in San Francisco
Robert Joseph Levey 46 born Syracuse February 9 1922 died Friday at San Francisco General Hospital. World War II veteran served in U S Army including Schofield Barracks Hawaii and the South Pacific. He later worked as a radio disc jockey including KRHM Los Angeles. Survived by his mother Mrs Claire Brown Levey of Oswego and brother John Carroll Levey of Albany. Funeral home awaiting arrival of his body from California.
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Robert Joseph Levey
San Francisco General Hospital
Mr. Leavey
Syracuse
Claire Brown Levey
U.S. Army
Pearl Harbor
Schofield Barracks
Hawaii
Japan
South Pacific
U.S
KRHM
Los Angeles
St. Vincent de Paul School
Albany
Levey
Oswego
John Carroll Levey
Dain Funeral Home
California
Oswego and Jefferson Counties Weather Forecast News
Weather report for 24 hours ending 8 am with high 28 and low 7. Includes wind SE 11, 95 percent humidity, 3 percent snow, sunset 4 36, sunrise 7 39, and record highs and lows. Travelers warned of cloudy skies with rain in Oswego County and snow in Jefferson County. Wind shifts to northeast then west with gusts to 50 mph tonight and Sunday.
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Oswego County
Jefferson County
U.S. Weather Bureau
IGA Eentered Nothing Taken
Oswego police report a break in at the Forks of the Road IGA last night with a hole through a west rear wall. no entry to the main store is believed. Manager James Barbera said nothing appeared stolen. inventory will determine if anything is missing. Employee Dennis Stevenson found the break this morning at 8 a.m.
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Oswego
IGA
Forks-of-the- Road
James Barbera
Dennis Stevenson
Youth Charged In Robbery At Liquor Store
A 17 year old youth was held for grand jury action on first degree robbery after an Oswego County arrest for the Monday armed robbery of the C R Bloss Liquor Store on Main Street. The clerk was bound and three bottles of whisky were taken before the suspect fled in a waiting tan car. The driver is not yet arrested. Sweatland was arraigned after waiving examination.
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Central Square
Oswego County
Douglas Raymond Sweatland
S. Main St
Volney Town
John E. Howard
Sweatland
C. R. Bloss
Main Street
O. H. Byrne
D. J. Reidy
BCI
C. F. Nellis
Lake Pontchartrain Not a Lake But Gulf Inlet
Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans covers about 700 square miles and is an inlet connected to the Gulf of Mexico rather than a true lake. The distinction clarifies regional geography and hydrology.
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Lake Pontchartrain
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
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