Electric Eyes Keep Oswego A Well-Lighted Community
Oswego’s street lighting relies on 1,464 lamps across sixteen circuits, each with its own transformer and electronic eye. The system uses photo cells, amplifiers, and high capacity relays to regulate light with delays to smooth intensity, providing about 60 miles of wiring and 4,000 burning hours yearly.
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Oswego
Tanya
Niagara Mohawk Corp
Simon R. Glover
Niagara Mohawk
Washington. Pc
Cor
City entrance project cited by Mr Glover
Utica and East Port area officials discuss a safer, well lighted city entrance to improve curb appeal and tourism. The statement from Mr Glover emphasizes a bright, welcoming approach as a priority for the city’s image.
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Ner
Utica
East Pirot Ste
Niagara
Monawk
Glover
Uninspected Cars Draw Penalties in June
ALBANY Prosecution of car owners whose uninspected vehicles were detected in use resulted in 1357 convictions during June for violations of New York State periodic inspection law. Commissioner William Hults reports 166935 inspections were filed with 77789 needing adjustments before passing.
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Albany
New York State
William 5. Hults
State Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Bureau
Hults
Miss Collins Bride Friday at First Methodist Church
Jean Marie Collins of Oswego wed Donald Francis Kingsley of Oswego in a ceremony at the First Methodist Church Oswego. Rev Russell S. Brown officiated. Attendants were Miss Shirley Kieper and Clive W. Cronk. The couple will reside in Oswego.
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First Methodist Church
Jean Marie Collins
Ohio St
Oswego
Daniel J. Collins
Donald Francis Kingsley
Porter St
Shirley Kieper
Clive W. Cronk
Russell S. Brown
Oswego High School
Kingsley
Cambridge Air Filter
Syracuse
Mayor to Board Tug Today For Montreal Trip
Major Vincent A. Corsall plans a two day voyage starting with boarding a ship from an oil tanker off Lake Ontario for a mission to Montreal. He attended a division review at Camp Drum honoring Lt. Gen. Bryan and will return to Oswego this afternoon.
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Vincent A. Corsall
Montreal
Welland Canal
ATA Navy
Lake Ontario
Camp Drum
B. M. Bryan
First Army
Corsa
Oswego
Army Specialists Complete Radio Repair Course
Specialist Five John J. Allen, 26, Oswego New York, completed a 25 week field radio repair course at Fort Monmouth New Jersey, training to maintain field radio equipment for combat. Captain Philip K. Russell, 27, Strafford Pennsylvania, finished the Brooke Army Medical Center orientation at Fort Sam Houston Texas, becoming a medical service officer with training in pharmacy and related fields. Captain Russell is a Nottingham High School and Johns Hopkins University and University of Rochester medical school graduate.
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Fort Monmouth
N. J
AHTNC
John J. Allen
Raymond F. Allen
State Rd
Oswego
N. Y
Army Signal School
Allen
Fort Sam Houston, Tex
Philip K. Russell
Constance
Red Fox Rd
Strafford
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Russell
Richard K. Russell
Constantia
Nottingham High School
Flavor It Right Soup Stock Guide
A cooking note advises easing onions and using parsley lavishly for a well flavored yet delicate soup base. It emphasizes controlled onion sweetness and a generous parsley finish to balance richness.
Washington Girl Weds Edward J. Lower in Shrine of the Sacred Heart
Miss Bonnie Kay McDougal of Washington D C and Edward James Lower of Washington D C were married in a 10 30 a m double ring ceremony at Shrine of the Sacred Heart Washington officiated by Rev Joseph Mundell. The bride wore a white silk peau de soie reembroidered with Alencon lace gown with veil and orange blossom wreath and carried white roses and stephanotis.
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Bonnie Kay McDougal
Washington, D. C
Ross Kenneth McDougal
Edith St
Grand Rapids
Mich
Edward James Lower
Washington, D.C
Lewis E. Lower
Mr. Lower
West Fifth St
Willam F Idema
Karen Sue
Kristy Lyn Idema
Katherine Idema
Lewis Lower
Paul Spang
Newark
Del
Richard Lower
William O Toole
North
Syracuse
Funeral services for John Palmer at Daim funeral home
Funeral services for John Palmer husband of Mrs Theresa Palmer of 186 Judson Street were held at 11 this morning at the Daim funeral home. Burial followed in Riverside Cemetery with the Rev Morrison Rider of the Presbyterian church officiating. Bearers were Kenneth Chatterton Jack O'Mara Mack Commerford and John Root.
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John Palmer
Theresa Palmer
Judson St
Daim Funeral Home
Riverside Cemetery
Morrison Rider
Presbyterian Church
Kenneth Chatterton
Jack O'Mara
Mack Commerford
John Root
Obituary of Dr Roscoe D Severance prominent Syracuse surgeon
Dr Roscoe D Severance 62 a leading orthopedic surgeon of Syracuse died Thursday at his Round Island summer home after a two year illness and last practiced in 1958. Funeral Saturday 2 pm at Park Central Presbyterian Church Syracuse with burial at Morningside Cemetery. Survived by wife Ruth Ball Severance two sons Robert L Severance Fayetteville Richard D Severance Chapapaqua a daughter Doris Hicks Bloomfield Conn and ten grandchildren. He was known in Oswego for directing orthopedic clinics run by the state education department of health as a consultant.
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Clayton
Roscoe D. Severance
Syracuse
Round Island
Park Central Presbyterian Church
Arthur Mielke
Morningside
Severance
Ruth Ball Severance
Robert L., Severance
Fayetteville
Richard D. Severance
Chappaqua
Richard
Doris) Hicks
Bloomfield
Conn
Oswego
State Education Department of Health
Huron promotes Harold Ackerman to New York division sales manager
Harold B. Ackerman formerly Oswego district sales manager for Huron Portland Cement Co. is named New York division sales manager. He will oversee Buffalo and Oswego districts from Oswego, effective August 1. Hungerford becomes Oswego district sales manager, with William H. Lee filling Hungerford’s former post. Huron operates the world’s largest cement fill near Buffalo, with 12 Great Lakes plants and six bulk freighters, part of National Gypsum Co.
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Detroit
Harold B. Ackerman
Oswego
Huron Portland Cement Company
New York
Clarence L. Laude
Ackerman
Dave Hungerford
William H. Lee
Hungerford
Buffalo
Cement Company
Ackerman and
Huron
National Gypsum Company
Alpena
Michigan
Great Lakes
City Delinquent Taxes Mailout Aims To Cut Fees
The City Chamberlain announces 1959 delinquent tax notices sent to 525 taxpayers. Taxes are payable in two installments in April and June with 4 percent August fees and 1 percent added each subsequent month for unpaid amounts. Unpaid taxes after a year may be advertised and sold at public sale with tax certificates eventually leading to title transfer.
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Chamberlain
City Chamberlain
Frank E. Sayer, Jr
Missions Topic at United Church Women Meeting Oswego
Fourteen representatives attended a July 31 United Church Women gathering at Mrs. Leroy Bushnell’s East River Road home. The program covered Africa mission study materials and a national theme on the church’s mission in town and country, with devotions led by Rev. Morrison Rider and Mrs. Frank Reid. A brief skit illustrated presenting methods, followed by a picnic lunch and prayers to close.
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United Church Women of
Oswego
Leroy Bushnell
East River Rd
John Morris
Morrison Rider
Presbyterian Church
Frank Reid
Oswego County
Morris
Brown
Fulton
Africa
Rider
Olin J. Mowry
Winners in Oswego Ladies Day Golf Meet
Miss Jane Hall and Mrs Margaret Crawford finished first and second in the Oswego Country Club Ladies Day. Mrs Pauline Hoey and Mrs Carol Farrell were first and second low net, with Mrs Anne Wuerschmidt and Mrs Georgianna Long each needing fewest putts.
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Jane Hall
Margaret Crawford
Oswego Country Club
Pauline Hoey
Carol Farrell
Anne Wuerschmidt
Georgianna Long
E. Wilke
G. Luka
B. Lawton
M. Crawford
A. Johnson
M. Allen
C. Banta
H. Croucher
A. Gilbert
D. Lisk
Oswego Area Weather Summary with Winds and Temps
Mostly fair and windy with cooler today in Oswego area. High around 80. Clear and cool tonight with low 50 to 55 and some inland valleys in the 40s. Saturday mainly sunny and pleasant with a high near 80 as winds ease from west to northwest 15 to 30 miles per hour fading by Sunday.
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Oswego
Mayor Jacks Up City Officials Memo Demands Compliance
City memo to all department heads enforces Section 101 A of the City Charter requiring purchases through the Purchasing Agent. Emergency buys must be requisitioned within 24 hours with a brief reasons memorandum. Travel at city expense needs Common Council approval, and laxity may pause payments with department heads held personally responsible.
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Vincent A. Corsall
Correction of United Worship schedule names
An error in last night’s report omits Rev Russell S Brown and repeats Rev Rees T Williams. Correct schedule Aug 2 Presbyterian Rev Rees T Williams Aug 9 Congregational Rev Russell S Brown Aug 16 23 West Baptist Morrison Rider Aug 30 Sept 6 First Methodist Rex Artemas Goodwin all at 10 a m Sundays.
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Russell
Brown
United Worship
Rees T. Williams
Russell S. Brown
The
Presbyterian Church
Congregational Church
No Changes In Historic Sites Control Likely
Watertown reports that Assemblyman Mildred F. Taylor and the joint legislative committee on Historic Sites and Canal Preservation do not plan a separate state commission. The panel favors the education department to administer sites and focuses on a long range preservation program with emergency tasks such as inspecting Sackets Harbor and Old Fort Ontario. Taylor spoke at the July 19 rededication of Old Fort Ontario.
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Watertown
Joint Legislative Committee On Historic Sites and
Naval Base
Sackets Harbor
Hounsfield
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