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Newspaper
Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1959
Page
11
The State Permanent Firemen's Association convenes for a three day event in Fulton starting Sunday with a 2 p m parade. Nearly 1000 firemen expected, headquarters at the Chamber of Commerce building. Activities include open house at 4:30 p m Sunday, a dinner dance Monday night, and a Tuesday clambake to conclude the program.
Capt. Joseph LaBeef of Oswego fire department presides over a meeting assisted by Robert F. McKnight and William C. Rurey as state president. The event is part of the WM. Y. Men group activities dated August 11, 1959.
Miss Jean Fruce of 114 Walnut Street and Francis Hartnett of 552 West First Street were married Monday morning at Holy Family church. Rev. Edward Hearn officiated. Bride presented by father Mark Fruce Sr. sister Mrs. Margaret Miller attended. Harold Platt served as best man. Wedding breakfast at Chamber of Commerce afterward.
Fulton plans a meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Chamber of Commerce for the Friday Night Business Girls Bowling League. Anyone interested in entering a team or joining a four team is invited. Matches will be rolled at the Fulton Bowling Lanes on Friday nights per Josephine Correni, vice president.
James Fuller of the Fellow Craft Club announces a chicken barbecue at the George Adams House on Calkins Rd August 29. Tickets are available from committee members Fuller Abbott Foster Kitts Poulakis Fox Grant Squires Barker.
Fulton Fusileers close regular season at Recreation Park with a 4 1 win over Phoenix Merchants in a State League game. Manitta and F Weske drive offense with two runs in the third and another in the fifth, while the Fusileers pad the lead with two more in the eighth. Phoenix avoids a shutout as Smith triples and scores on Green’s sacrifice fly.
Vernon Tallman was re-elected grand messenger of the Independent Order of Good Templars during the state convention held in Utica over the weekend.
George M Trautman president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues weighs the risk of a third major league and the Continental League plans for 1961. He notes attendance decline from 42 million to 13 million in ten years and stresses the need for higher gate revenue rather than subsidies.
Pan American Village opens today at the University of Chicago to house 1600 athletes from 25 nations. The facility provides housing dining banking church postal medical and recreational services for competition from August 27 to September 7.
Barney Townsend, 13, from Anderson, Indiana, won the All-American Soap Box Derby at Derby Downs Akron in 2 minutes 19 seconds. He beat Ace Fogarty of Tampa and Jon Hesskamp of St. Charles by a slim margin in the final heats before a crowd of about 60,000, earning a share of Chevrolet scholarships totaling 15,000 dollars.
Kid Bassey, the Nigerian challenger, meets featherweight champion Davey Moore in Los Angeles after Moore dethroned him in March. The bout, billed as a 15 rounds with ABC television, could draw 10,000 fans and $90,000 in gate plus $40,000 TV money.
San Francisco quarterback Y A Tittle orchestrated a late scoring drive to lift the 49ers 27 24 over Washington in their exhibition debut under coach Red Wickey. Rookie Paul Lowe contributed a 40 yard run while Clyde Connor caught the decisive touchdown pass.
The Fulton column lists the Rurey family reunion at Texas on the Rod and Gun Club grounds on Aug 9. It notes Suzanne Chalone earning a Marywood College scholarship and other locals’ travels, visits, and minor mishaps including a thumb injury and new moves, with names and addresses across Fulton and nearby areas.
Engagement announced of Shirley Ann Clark to John Jankowski son of Mrs Catherine Jankowski of Syracuse. They plan to marry Oct 17. Clark is a Central Square Central school alumna and Carrier Corporation secretary. Jankowski is a Vocational High School graduate, Navy veteran of three years and a Syracuse police officer.
The Air Force will make one last effort next week to solve the Lady Be Good crash. The B-24 vanished after taking off from Benghazi on April 4, 1943 during a Naples raid. Oil explorers found the wreck 432 miles south of Benghazi in May. eight parachute markers and gear remain. Two Army helicopters will map the desert area to locate the nine crew members. The crash site lies near the Calanscio sand sea, a place Arabs deem cursed.
Madame Wanda Landowska, an 80 year old celebrated harpsichordist and scholar of Bach Mozart and Haydn, died Sunday in Lakeville Connecticut. Born in Warsaw she gained wide recognition for her contributions to classical music.
Sunday results across the Pacific Coast League American Association International League Eastern League and related games show Portland Salt Lake City San Diego Seattle Vancouver Phoenix Spokane Sacramento Indianapolis Minneapolis Omaha Houston Dallas Fort Worth Louisville Denver Miami Montreal Buffalo Havana Toronto Richmond Rochester and others posting wins and losses with several doubleheaders and rain delays noted.
Mike Souchak dominates Meadowbrook with a final round 69, finishing nine ahead for the $3,500 Motor City Open. He sets a course record on Meadowbrook's 6,616 yard layout, reaches $46,000 in the year, and hints at a rest after a dominant five weeks on tour. Doug Ford, Bil Casper Jr, Art Wall Jr, Arnold Palmer, and Dutch Harrison follow in the strong field.
Governor Rockefeller stated he is not a candidate and avoided polls as a deciding factor. He discussed presidential intentions and planned to announce three state harness commission appointments before leaving for Norway. In Kansas City a man escaped injury after a 2300-volt line fell on his truck cab while he waited for help.
Ernie Banks belatedly returns to the field and belts a two run homer as Chicago defeats San Francisco 5-4. Banks leads NL with 112 RBIs and 36 homers and is poised to become the first NL player to win MVP in consecutive seasons.
Dick Stuart homered with a man on base to lift Pittsburgh 2-1 in game one against Milwaukee. The Braves took game two 5-2. Ike Delock relieved in Boston and held New York to four hits as the Red Sox won 6-5 in game one, with the Yankees taking the nightcap 4-2.
National Football League exhibition results show San Francisco的 27 24 over Washington Philadelphia 21 17 over the Giants Chicago Bears 19 16 over Green Bay Chicago Cardinals 21 19 over Detroit Lions
Two men Lynn Walden Swink and Robert Richard Banks, with a German shepherd as a lookout, were arrested in Miami on charges of robbing telephone coin boxes. Detective Mike O'Brien said the dog acted as a watchman during the alleged crime.
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