Oswego to Add Two More Skating Rinks This Week
Oswego city recreation chief Steve Taormina outlined plans to flood Ford Park Fitzhugh Park and the Riley School to create four rinks, two per side of the river, in coming days. Skating hours at Otis Field Kingsford Park and other hills will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with coasting to start next week, pending weather. Teenage Basketball League activities will begin next week with full schedule in Saturday’s sports page.
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Otis Field
Steve Taormina
City Recreation
Ford Park
Taormina
Fitzhugh Park
Riley
Kingsford
Hot Stove Experiment at Kansas State University
Kansas State University researchers test how hot a room or panel heating can be while a person works at a stove. A thermocouple harness records body surface temperature at 17 points as air temperature movement and floor temperature are controlled. Findings aim to aid panel heated building design.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Lss
Hotel Pontiac calendar of events near year end
Calendar of events at Hotel Pontiac lists meetings and social gatherings from December 28 to January 12. Activities include Chamber of Commerce board, Catholic Daughters bridge, Oswego County Medical Society ball, Kiwanis and Rotary luncheons, Arthur Murray class, New Year’s Eve dinner dance, Zonta and Port Ontario club dinners, and a Marathon dinner party.
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HOTEL
Pontiac
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Catholic Daughters of America
Oswego County Medical Society
Kiwanis Club
P.m. McGough Bridge Club
Arthur Murray
Hotel Pontiac
Rotary Club
Uncheon
Zonta Club
Port Ontario
Security Building and Loan Association
To Ask House Be Condemned
Mayor Shapiro revealed plans to seek Common Council approval to condemn a two story wood frame house at W Eighth and Schuler Streets owned by Guy Carley of Mexico New York. City safety inspector Frank Lapetino recommended the action after inspection. Carley has received three notices to repair or tear down the property but has taken no action. The issue arose about six months ago as a health hazard to the community and if needed the city will place a lien to cover leveling costs.
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Common Council
W. Eighth and
Schuler Sts
Guy Carley
Mexico
N.Y
Frank Lapetino
Carley
Shapiro
Truck Driver Pleads Guilty to Stolen Girdles in Poughkeepsie
Arthur Stern, 35, a truck driver from Wappingers Falls, pleaded guilty to first degree larceny for stealing $3,045 worth of Lily of France girdles from a Newburgh factory. He received a suspended sentence after restitution for unrecovered items. arrested November 2. Judge John R. Schwartz presided in county court.
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Poughkeepsie
Arthur Stern
Lily of France
Newburgh
Stern
Wappingers Falls
They Go By Bus Madison Family Owns Bus For Travel
Mr and Mrs William A Britten and their three active children love free bus rides but own a 1947 model 25 passenger bus they recently purchased. They rebuilt its interior into a mobile cottage with beds for five a galley bathroom and dining area highlighting their travel lifestyle.
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Madison
N. J
William A. Britten
Brittens
Voters Ignore Two Statewide Propositions in NY
New York voters largely skipped two statewide measures. Only 44.4 percent voted on Proposition 1, a 175 million park and recreation land bond, while 42.9 percent voted on the 5 million annual subsidy for public housing and urban renewal. Upstate and city splits show regional support, with strong NYC backing for the housing subsidy and near total rejection in Oswego County. Lewis and Seneca counties opposed the bond.
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New York
Citizens Public Expenditure Survey
Upstate
New York City
Lewis and Seneca
Oswego County
Dance, meetings and visits noted at Hopkins Hall and area groups
Catholic Daughters sponsor a dance Thursday in Hopkins Hall from 7 30 to 16 chaperones from junior court. Music by the Del Tones. Families entertained at a Saturday dinner party. Theta Phi Omega sorority hosts at Leah Symborski s home. Alpha Mu Delta meets 7 pm in American Legion rooms. New Year s Eve dance at William S Monaghan Post 268 American Legion 9 pm with Ed Goodness Orchestra.
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Cunningham
Catholic Daughters of America
Hopkins Hall
del Tones
Leah Symborski
West Bridge St
Theta Phio Omega Sorority
Alpha Mu Delta Sorority
American Legion
William S. Monaghn
No. 268
Ed Goodness
Bethlehem Steel Plans New Plant in Lackawanna
Bethlehem Steel Corp plans a 40 million galvanizing mill at its Lackawanna plant to supply the auto industry. An industry source cited preliminary engineering costs near 500 thousand, with no firm construction authorization. A Bethlehem spokesman declined comment. A trade magazine notes a process galvanizing only one sheet side and GM Fisher Body is said to be collaborating with Bethlehem and Republic.
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Buffalo
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Lackawanna
Bethlehem
Fisher Body
General Motors Corp
Republic
Steel aims at corrosion resistant auto use with coated steel
Auto and steel executives prize one side coated steel as a top corrosion fighting product. Bethlehem's Lackawanna plant adds a slabbing mill and 76 coke ovens in a building program valued around 45 million dollars.
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Auto and Steel
Bethlehem
Lackawanna
Debate Over New Jet Fuel JP4 Safety Loudly Flares
London officials clash over JP4, a blend of gasoline and kerosene, claimed to ignite explosively. Brabazon criticizes its safety, while Hildred calls demonstrations harmful and cites no crash cases. Industry spokesmen note rigorous testing and technical advantages.
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London
New York
United States
Lord Brabazon
British Air Registration Board
Avition
Listener
British Broadcasting Corporation
William Hildred
International Air Transport Association
IATA
Brabazon
JP4
Hildred
Jpd
Des Moines boy cuts doctor’s hat after crying baby
A four year old Des Moines boy, angered by a pediatrician making his baby brother cry during a medical examination, used a pair of scissors to cut the doctor’s hat in pieces. He also tried to dust an upholstery cushion with talcum powder to ease slipping it in.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall leads new RCA set
New Belafonte offers a two record RCA Victor set featuring improvisational performances with guests Odetta Miriam Makeba and the Chad Mitchell Trio. A standout duet with Quetta marks one high point amid a wide folk collection. Also covered are Lomax’s Southern Folk Heritage series and Cannonball Adderley’s Riverside LP The Lighthouse Sunset. Lucille Ball’s Broadway show Wildcat debuts on Kapp with Cy Coleman lyrics.
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Harry Belafonte
RCA Victor
Belafonte
Quetta
Atlantic Records
Alan Lomax
Kingston Trio
Lomax
Cannonball’ Adderley
Riverside
Cannonball Adderly
the Lighthouse
Adderley
Steve Allen
Lucille Ball
Kapp
Pete King
Cy Coleman
Carolyn Leigh
Lucy
French Frying Tip: Use Paper Bag for Fat Absorption
A paper bag helps absorb excess fat when French frying potatoes. Slide each batch into the bag as you finish, salt evenly, and keep warm until all frying is completed.
Trip With Jap Wives to Brave Brazil Frontier
Three California couples including Nobu McCarthy plan a frontier venture in Brazil 120 miles north of Brasilia. They buy 368 acres of virgin highland land and a 12 acre tract for fruit trees. Nobu expresses ambivalence but plans to join her husband. The group cites Brazil’s climate and growth potential as key appeal.
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Hollywood
California
Nobu McCarthy
Brazil
Dave McCarthy
Don Jones
Fred Higgins
Japan
West
Thave
Brasilia
Nobu
America
Noou
Sao Paulo
Sobu
Timely Ring Fire Destroys Home In Eugene Oregon
Trah P. Dollarhide woke to smoke and found his roof on fire. He and his wife and mother-in-law escaped with no injuries as the home burned to the ground. Minnesota Trust funds total 225 million from iron ore royalties rank second nationwide. Northland ore yields 5500 tons per worker annually. Alexander Ramsey, Minnesota’s first governor, later led Mesabi Iron Co. in 1882. World War II era considered a three cent glass piece to ease copper shortage. Golden Gate Bridge towers reach 746 feet in height.
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Eugene, Ore. UF
Trah P. Dollarhide
Dollarhide
Minnesota
U. S
Bears Lease Steam Heated Den In Yellowstone Park
A black mother bear and two cubs have claimed a season long den in Yellowstone Park’s steam heated area. Their noises echo from a hole heated by an active hot spring and rangers note the site has hosted hibernating bears for about a decade.
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Yellowstone Park
Mont. G
Park
Eight Kidnapped And $300 Taken
Eight people are missing after a robbery and kidnapping at a Munfordville Kentucky service station restaurant. About $300 was taken. those missing include William Brannon and his wife Nancy and Laura Wilson and her five children. Police issued an alert for a nine-person black and white car.
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Munfordsville
William Brannon
Nancy
Orval Taylor
Laura Wilson
Pine Ridge tanker stern towed to Newport News
The stern of the broken American tanker Pine Ridge was moored to a Newport News pier as rescue efforts concluded. Chief engineer John Richart of Wilmington remained aboard the salvaged section to protect owners Keystone Shipping Co. of Philadelphia. Sixteen crewmembers were later rescued. seven are missing and presumed dead after the vessel broke in heavy seas east of Cape Hatteras.
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Newport News
Pine Ridge
New York
Corpus Christi
Tex
John Richart
Wilmington
Del
Keystone Shipping Co
Philadelphia
Coast Guard
Cherokee
Richart
Curb
Lamberts Point
Cape Hatteras
Valley Forge
Clark Snyder
Havertown
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Oswego
Alice Lambrinos
Elaine Gift Shoppe
West First St
Mobilgas
Mobilan
Robert Downey Co., Inc
W. Albany St
Elwyn Himes
Middle Rd
Leo Nimes
M Millard Pottengill
Tai
Charles Himes
N. Scriba
Wilber Coon
Mrs
Louis Ferris
North Scriba
Bethlehem Steel
International Hod Carriers, Building & Common Labors Union Local 214
United Industrial Promotion Fund
Monty Calderone
Sam Murabito
Cope Canaveral
Alexander Ramsey
Mesaby Iron Co
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
Mary Lyon
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley
Mass
New York University
Hawaii
National Automobile Club
J. E. Hawley Company
Frank M. McDonough, Inc
E. First ST
Oswego’s Own
Histoire Fags
Howard Johnsons
Oswego, N.Y
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