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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1941
Page
5
Firemen from Engine Company 20 searched for an hour at 308 314 Delaware Street finding smoke in a basement area. Occupants of four families were awakened but no one was forced to leave. They located a smudge in electrical insulation at a floor plug and called an electrician to repair a short circuit.
Onondaga County political camps finalize slates for the November election. Republicans led by Thomas E. Kennedy endorse a full slate including Carl Young and Nicholas Pirro, with district councilmen and education board candidates. Democrats, not yet official on Corcoran, back Edward Stevens for president of the Common Council and William Martin for Municipal Court judge, with a broad county slate.
Washington debate on the revenue bill targets a 10 percent nuisance tax on office machines like typewriters and calculating devices. Rep Clarence E. Hancock of Syracuse argues the tax harms business tools used nationwide. Allan Treadway defends Hendersons price control policy and defense production needs.
The Rev Edward Charles Hearn an assistant priest at Saint John the Baptist Church is commissioned as a U S Army lieutenant and will report for duty August 12 at a Texas cantonment. He is the third Syracuse Diocese priest in the armed forces with two others already serving and another to be inducted. Born January 3 1906 in Port Byron he graduated from Christian Brothers Academy in 1923 and Mount St Marys Seminary before his 1931 ordination followed by assignments in Utica Syracuse and Oneida.
The Most Rev. G. J. Vesters M S C retired bishop of Rabaul New Guinea visits Syracuse for two days on a ten month U S tour to aid his former mission diocese He was born in Holland July 9 1876 ordained in Rome 1903 earned a doctorate in 1904 and served in the Philippines Brazil Netherlands East Indies before Bishop of Rabaul 1923 resignation 1939 He plans to return to Melbourne Australia and notes Rabaul area has 67000 Catholics and 23000 catechumens out of 153000 total population.
The War Department ordered contracts totaling 11 482 067 for ordnance and air corps. Oneida Ltd of Oneida New York earned a 546 158 bomb shackle assemblies contract. Fire record notes a 5 34 a m fire at 308 Delaware Street a dining room short circuit caused slight damage to a wall plug.
Two Central High School student artists, Muriel Feder and Jean Rich, won cash prizes in the 23d annual poster contest of the Humane Association in Syracuse. Feder earned first prize in Child Protection for Boys of the Road. Rich won second prize for Devotion.
An East Corning Avenue resident who left for New York called Syracuse Police Headquarters seeking help with an unlocked front door. Patrolmen Barrett Donahue and Daniel Simmons checked the home, found the door unlocked, locked it, and reported back to headquarters.
More than 200 residents attended a Comstock Playground event last evening featuring a short play The Lion the Beast and the Fox with performers Jean Graver Sue J onson June Graver Margaret Hoar Evelyn Hoar Mary Kramer and Peaches Horn. Community singing folk dancing games and a newly formed Comstock baseball team with jerseys followed under supervision of park play leaders Mary Lonergan Dorothy Gierke Veronica Acre and Betty Wright.
Fred H. Haag assistant purchasing agent arrives at City Hall after a 17 day journey covering 5000 miles through 15 states with minimal stopovers. He toured Yellowstone National Park with Mrs Haag and seven others in a family party traveling mainly on paved highways except for six miles of county road near Buffalo.
Six Syracuse youths enlist in the U S Marine Corps with five aged 17 and one 18, to depart tonight for Parris Island. Enlistee 18 year old James Richard Head heads a list including Norman Lewis John McCarthy Robert Cowles Donald Andrews and Ray Walther Flink Jr. U S O forms in Otisco to aid service men with W L Neuman chairing and Mrs Kimmey treasurer and Mrs Neuman secretary.
The meeting center urged night closures to separate eastern and western supply lines for Syracuse gasoline. Officials noted uncertain inclusion in the program, pending a final determination by the marketing committee, with eastern refineries potentially curbing supply to noncompliant stations.
A survey shows two pipelines bring gasoline to Syracuse storage tanks of Socony Vacuum and Atlantic Refining. Other city suppliers rely on canal barges or motor trucks from upper Pennsylvania. Socony alone uses a Buffalo pipeline, while Sun and Atlantic share the Marcus Hook New Jersey line.
Washington reports plans to enforce a nightly 7 PM to 7 AM gas station curfew across 12 states and parts of five more plus the District of Columbia. Ickes and oil industry leaders warn of rationing if curfew fails, with possible bulk quotas and gasless Sundays as next steps.
A three amendment petition urged an immediate price increase for Class 1 milk and basing prices on butter, presented before Federal and State officials. The Brooklyn hearing heard from 150 upstate producers and dealers. next sessions will be in Watertown and Albany as petitions target $3.82 per hundredweight and a $4.04 scale tied to NYC butter prices.
The Milk Control Commission announced higher retail prices for milk in the Erie district from 12 to 13 cents a quart with a 30 cent per 100 pounds rise to farmers. One cent increases on retail milk would follow for other sizes. Buffalo prices were set at 14 cents a quart. Producers sought higher prices to cover costs from labor shortages drought reduced pasture and hay shortages and increased feed costs.
A tractor-trailer loaded with automobile tires tipped over last night at the south approach of the Warners railroad crossing on the Warners Amber Road. Driver John L Malin of Akron Ohio escaped injury and said he did not know the cause. The vehicle is owned by Red Bros Express Company of Akron.
Washington reports that filling stations will close from 7 P M to 7 A M starting Sunday night to conserve fuel. Emergency cases for health or safety allowed, commercial company pumps exempt, joy riders warned, and drivers urged to plan around night driving or risk running dry. Officials note worker shortages in defense industries and mixed views on actual savings.
Lamson Corporation schedules its eleventh picnic and field day at Enna Jettick Park on Saturday with events starting at 10 80 A M. A lunch at 12 30 and afternoon softball game Lamson A C vs Auburn. Charlie Teagarden and his orchestra to perform in the Pavilion. Buses depart Lamson Street 9 A M Clifton Square 9 15 A M return times 5 30 6 00 6 30 P M. Committee members listed.
Gouverneur couple Mr and Mrs William T Anderson of 114 Rock Island Street welcomed a daughter born Thursday morning at Van Duzee Hospital.
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