Rowlee to Seek Fulton Mayor Post Again
Elon K. Rowlee four times Fulton mayor announced his candidacy for next fall’s city chief executive. He met with GOP chair Sam Retino and sought party endorsement while open to Democrat backing. Rowlee has a long record including WWII era leadership and Fulton projects. He heads Fulton Dairy Farms and lives with his wife at 808 Emery Street.
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Elon K. Rowlee
Fulton
Rowlee
Sam Retino
Republican City Committee
Retino
GOP Committee
Democrat City Committee
John §. Johnson, Jr
John W. Stevenson
Whitcomb Park
Greater Fulton Development Corp
Fulton Business and Industrial Men
Jefferson County
Oswego County
Edward Crawford
Edward Crawford, Jr
Oswego
Fulton Dairy Farms
Emery St
Lawyer Hurt In Softball Game In Fulton
Attorney George C. Valette of 815 Forest Ave. was admitted to Lee Memorial hospital for injuries including possible rib fractures after a Fulton Softball Association game at Denesha Field. He was injured in a collision at home plate while attempting to score from third base. This marked the second accident of the brief season, following a collision in the outfield last week that sent a player to hospital.
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Fulton
George C. Valette
Forest Ave
Lee Memorial Hospital
Valette
Fulton Softball Association
Denesha Field
Association
Births in Fulton and surrounding areas
Mr and Mrs Gose Azcue of 309 Buffalo Street and Mr and Mrs Cedric Hall of Fulton Route 4 welcome a daughter born Tuesday at Lee Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Frank Lin Kasler of 401 South Second Street become parents to a girl. A girl was born Monday to Mr and Mrs Douglas Rupert of Phoenix Route 1.
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Fulton Fulton
Gose Azcue
Buffalo St
Cedric Hall
Fulton RD
Boss
Franklin Kasler
S. Second St
Lee Memorial Hospital
Douglas Rupert
Phoenix RD
Three Men Fined For Reckless Driving In Fulton
Judge Maurice B. Conley fines three men $100 each after guilty pleas to reckless driving. Kenneth O. Woodward 36 of 406 Hannibal St also fined $10 for public intoxication. Edwin Harold Blance 27 of 11 Pierce Drive and F. Henry Benway 53 of 10 N Fourth St have licenses suspended for 60 days.
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Fulton
Maurice B. Conley
Kenneth 0. Woodward
Hannibal St
Edwin Harold Blance
Pierce Drive
F. Henry Benway
N. Fourth St
Booster Club Seeks Post On School Board
Fulton Booster Club seeks two board seats after criticizing the school board for not appointing their football coach candidate. They discussed recommendations with Mayor John S. Johnson Jr. and plan to present names, though no selections have been made. The board, led by James E. Lanigan, previously appointed Donald Distin as coach following Cushman’s resignation. Other board members include Dr. Carroll, Elmer Goss, Wade Bassett, Dr. E. W. Anthony, Harry Gray, and Mrs. Harold McGovern.
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Fulton
Fulton Board of Education
Fulton High
Fulton Booster Club
Education Board
Booster Club
John S. Johnson, Jr
James E. Lanigan
John F. Carroll
Joseph Cushman
Board of Education
Boosters
Cushman
Donald Distin
Ithaca College
Lanigan
Carroll
Elmer Goss
Wade Bassett
E. W. Anthony
Harry Gray
Harold McGovern
Top Honors in Fulton Bridge Tournament
Kathleen Schaffer and John Cullinan led north-south with 1082 points to win the weekly bridge tourney at the Chamber of Commerce. Robert Perkins and George Johnson were second. Mrs. Walter Thorpe and Mrs. Dwight Key third. others placed through fifth as the event reached completion. East-west winners were Ludger Roy and Carl Reynolds with 10172 points. Perkins-Martin duo took second with 99.
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Robert Perkins
Frank Martin
Helen Fitzsimmons
Charles Davis
Richard Donovan
W. S. Hopkins
Peter Donovan
Harry Shultz
Theodore Lebro To Head Legion
Theodore Lebro was nominated for commander of Homer Bussell Smith Post American Legion in Fulton to succeed William Reed. Other nominees include John Deuel and Kenneth Patrick for vice posts, Joseph Volotta, Donald Clements, Harold Sant, Edward Venton, Harold Phelps, Edward Doud, Joseph Beale, Aaron Truax, John McGraw, and William Reed on the executive committee. The election is scheduled for June 22.
Poppy Day Plans Set By Fulton American Legion Auxiliary
The Fulton American Legion auxiliary members meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday to finish plans for poppy day sales Friday and Saturday and for attendance at the Syracuse convention in July.
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Fulton
American Legion Auxiliary
Syracuse
Three Injured In North Fulton Collision Involving 3 Vehicles
In Fulton on Monday night three people were injured when two cars and a pickup truck collided on W First Street south of the Broadway intersection. Samuel Close Jr and his son Patrick were treated for neck and shoulder injuries, while Jerry Barnard sustained a finger injury. Police report states all vehicles were moving north when one car rear ended another, pushing it into the third vehicle.
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Fulton
W. First St
W. Broadway
Samuel Close
Fulton RD 3
Patrick Close
Harold McGovern
Close
Jerry Barnard
Atlantic Ave
Barnard
Kenneth W. Coant
First St
Harry W. Lindsley
Fulton RD 1
Francis Doyle
Lindsley
Coant
Joseph Varrecchia
Robert Somers
Victor Jones
Fulton selects Adam Janis grand marshal for Memorial Day parade
Adam Janis is named grand marshal for Fulton veterans Memorial Day parade. Aides are Victor Malambri and Willis Belinger. Participants include Fulton Post VFW American Legion World War 1 Veterans and others. Parade starts 9:30 a.m. Saturday at W Broadway and W Fourth with marching route through downtown to mount Adnah and St Marys cemeteries. Rev J Harold Rigele will speak along with Rev Gerald Walker at the ceremony.
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W. Broadway
W. Fourth Sts
Fulton High School
Oswego Vfw
Broadway Bridge
S. First St
East Side Park
First St
Oneida St
Academy St
5. Fourth St. Park
Fourth St
Mount Adnah
St. Mary's
Sealright-Osweto Falls Employes War Service Board
Chil War Monument
S. Fourth St. Park
Veterans Monument
S. First St. Park
J. Harold Rigele
First Methodist Church
John S. Johnson, Jr
Gerald Walker
Holy Family Church
Baseball glove stolen from B and T store
Police investigated the theft of a baseball glove valued at 10.95 from the B and T store on S. First St during the past weekend.
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Fulton
B and T
S. First St
Cancer dressings planned at Fulton grange Wednesday
The Lower Osweep Falls grange will prepare cancer dressings on Wednesday with lunch served at noon. The item notes presidents born west of the Mississippi, naming Herbert Hoover Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower as the only U Presidents born there.
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Lower Osweep Falls Grange
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
Dwight Fisenhower
Mississippi River
Special Evangelistic Services Set at Free Methodist Church
Special evangelistic services begin at the Free Methodist Church on State Street near the north south arterial. From Wednesday to Thursday June 7, Rev. Howard Speas of Youngsville Pa will be the speaker. Nightly services start at 7 30 p m except Saturday. The public is invited to attend.
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Fulton
Free Methodist Church
State St
Howard Speas
Youngsville
Clambake Set for June 5 at Hinerwadel's North Syracuse
The Sealright Oswego Falls office staff holds its annual clambake Friday June 5 at Hinerwadel's in North Syracuse.
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Fulton
Sealright- Oswego Falls Corp
Hinerwadel
North
Syracuse
Rotarians Tape Bicycles For Fulton Pupils Safety Project
Fulton Rotarians will cancel the weekly luncheon to assist with taping bicycles for schoolchildren as part of a safety program. Teams led by captains will visit State St Clair Wadsworth Fairgrieve St Marys Phillip St Oak St and nearby schools to apply reflective tape and ensure visibility for students. Local leaders Mayor John S. Johnson and Rev Harold Riggle participate along with Rotary volunteers.
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Fairgrieve
Fred Gibbons
Dwight Brainard
Joseph Beale
A. P. Harvell
Fritz Holmes
Robert Jacobs
Howard Lavender
Fred Magley
Lynn Kolfrat
Evie St
Edward Goode
Clifford Heath
Lanigan
Merton Belcher
Wallace Auser
John S. Johnson
Harold Riggle
From Prison to Head Of Top Ad Specialties Firm Dies
Charles A. Ward, once homeless and a Leavenworth inmate who rose to president and GM of Brown & Bigelow, died in Los Angeles on a business trip at age 72. He joined the firm in 1925, became GM, then president in 1933 after H. H. Bigelow’s death, later receiving a presidential pardon.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Charles A. Ward
Los Angeles
Ward
Brown & Bigelow
H. H. Bigelow
Leavenworth Federal Prison
Bigelow
Leavenworth
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fulton Parking Meters Unlikely in S First St Lot
City officials and the Fulton Chamber of Commerce met with New York State canal officials to discuss metering the S First St parking area. Mayor Johnson cited surveys showing no current need and warned metering could worsen on street parking.
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Fulton
City of
Fulton Chamber of Commerce
New York State Public Works Department
Division of Canals
S. First St
John S. Johnson, Jr
Johnson
James Turner
Chamber of Commerce
George E. Haggerty
Syracuse
Edward Crow
Ford
Haggerty
Canal Division
Canals Division
Common Council
IBM and Zenith Make Wide Gains
The stock market showed uneven movement with several issues posting gains. International Business Machines rose about a dozen points while Zenith recovered about four points. Lukens Steel and Chrysler gained, and American Tobacco fell after a congressional inquiry into its antitrust case.
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New York
Zenith
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
Lukens Steel
American Telephone
Congressional Committee
American Tobacco
U.S
Memorial Day Services in Pennellville and Community News
Memorial Day services will be held at Pennellville Cemetery with an address by Rev. Charles Ouderkirk. Scouts and students will form at 9 at Pennellville Grange Hall and march to the cemetery. A meeting tonight at 8 at John C. Birdlebough School will discuss accident insurance for schoolchildren with speakers Ray Russell Phoenix Topping Baldwinsville and a company representative. Community announcements include births, weekend visits, a lilac festival, poppy sales by the American Legion auxiliary, and a junior music concert.
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Phoenix
Pennellville
Charles Ouderkirk
Pennellville Methodist Church
Pennellville Grange Hall
John C. Birdlebough
Ray Russell
Topping
Baldwinsville
Leon E. Vickery, Jr
Board of Education
Phoenician Mothers’ Club
Horning-Fournier American Legion Auxiliary
Ruth Murphy
James Dillon
Roger Loop
Troop 20
Sandy Creek
Leslie Gowdy
Paul Litchison
Palmer
Tracy Furlong
Vincent
Concert to be held by Castiglione junior chorus
Castiglione and the junior chorus under Mrs. John Winter announce a concert in the John C Birdlebough school auditorium on Wednesday evening June 3. The program follows a Grange cookie contest win by Mrs. Asa Candee and summer meeting plans for Phoenix Grange and Pomona Grange at Sandy Creek.
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Castiglione
John Winter
John C
Everett Waldron
Howard Aldrich
Stephen Dunn
Melvin
Jon Aldrich
Donnie
Robert Dunn
Frank Aldrich
Waldron
Joan
Robert Waldron
Bessie Gregg
Fulton
Auto Crash Fatalities Reported in Livingston County
William Thompson aged 36 of Mumford died from injuries from a May 23 crash. His companion Charles A Ennis aged 43 was killed instantly when Ennis driving struck a locomotive at a Baltimore and Ohio crossing in Caledonia.
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Rochester
William Thompson
Mumford
Charles A. Ennis
Ennis
Baltimore and Ohio
Livingston County
Caledonia
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Springfield
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North Fulton
Battle Island Golf Course
Golden Esso
New York State
Fulton Bridge
Theodore Lebro
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Rotarians
Fulton Lot
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Pennellville School
M. O. Wallace
Regina Jolly
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Nimble-Toes
Karen Johnson
Miss Muffet
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Cathy Dausman
Mary Quite Contrary
Roy Halstead
Tommy Tucker
Doreen Rawson
Mother Goose
David Huntley
Judge Cole
Terry Whipple
Bonnie Truax
Carolyn Doss
Polly Kettle
Linda Pittsley
Mother Hubbard
Kathy Pittsley
M. B. Foeter
Jefferson St
the Palladium
Times Gewoge
N.Y
Grand Central Terminal
The
Red Cross
U. S. Army
United States Steel Corp
Dial
Harold Burton
N. Y
Macadam Construction Co., Inc
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