Finning a prize in a hog breeding rise at Tioga Fair
William H Price of Barton New York rose from magazine contest prize to a major Berkshire hog breeder The 1935 Shropshire prize led him to substitute a Berkshire for sheep and build a thriving farm His herd ships offspring across New York and ten eastern states and he expects pork demand to rise as European war shifts trade His Berkshire network supports an advertising fund to promote lard use while local fairs show strong enthusiasm for the breed Also profiled is Henry Bartholomew a 70 year old itinerant harness maker who travels the county fair circuit and will attend the Tioga and New York State Fairs
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William H., Tee
Barton
Mr. Price
Owego
New York State
Price
Muncie
Ind
Waverly
Berkshire
California
Price Farm
Pia Vonase
Chicago
Poland
Holland
Denmark
Tioga County
Tioga Fair
Henry Batholomew
Bath
Bartholomew
Rom Owego
Syracuse
New York Firms Land Big Defense Contract Awards
Special Dispatch describes New York leaders in six weeks of defense contracts totaling 1.65 billion dollars. Firms like Fairchild Engine, Merritt-Chapman, Fuller, Sperry Gyroscope, General Electric, and American Car and Foundry win major awards for engines, ships, weapon components, and construction of bases and docks. The roll includes Quonset Point, Coco Solo, and Guantanamo projects, with local plants in Brooklyn, Schenectady, Depew, and Rochester among recipients.
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Special Dispatch
Washington
New York
William S. Knudsen
General Motors
National Advisory Defense Commission
Knudsen
Empire State
Fairchild Engine & Airplane Company
Long Island
Frederick Snare Corporation
New York City
Naval Air Station
Coco Solo
Canal Zone
Guantanamo
George A. Fuller and Company
Merritt-Chapman and Scott
Naval Air Base
Quonset Point
R. 1
Sperry Gyroscope Company
Brooklyn
National Battery Company
Depew
General Electric Company
Schenectady
American Car and Foundry Company
Auto Ordnance, Corporation
Delco
General Motors Corporation
Rochester
peasy sayar@acieges Company
Crucible Steel Company
Arma Corporation
Boyer Takes Job With Lemp Company
Ogdensburg report states Felix Boyer Jr., recent Columbia optometry graduate and son of Mr and Mrs Felix Boyer of 214 New York Avenue, has joined the Lemp Optical Company of Syracuse. He is an Ogdensburg Free Academy alumnus who studied at St Lawrence University before attending the New York school.
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Boyer
Lemp Company
Special Dispatch
Ogdensburg
Columbia University
Felix Boyer, Jr
Felix Boyer
New York Avenue
Lemp Optical Company
Syracuse
Ogdensburg Free Academy
St. Lawrence University
New Ork School
Woman Missing From Camp Is Located in Bristol Hills
Geneva August 2 Mrs Alfred Hill of Steamburg who had been reported missing from the 4 H Clubs camp in Bristol Hills for more than 24 hours was located late yesterday by Undersheriff Harold Bacon en route to Canandaigua in an automobile Ontario County sheriff s deputies and 4 H Club members had searched the woods all day for Mrs Hill who had been missing from the Camp The Undersheriff said police acted on information that a woman answering Mrs Hill s description had been seen entering an automobile and the car was intercepted The officer said Mrs Hill about 40 was unable to remember what had happened Her husband notified of the incident left with her for their home
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Geneva
Alfred Hill
Steamburg
4-H Club
Bristol Hills
Harold Bacon
Canandaigua
Ontario County Sheriff's Deputies
Coast Guard Pupil Unable to Accept Cornell Scholarship
James Van Etten, son of Mr and Mrs Leroy Van Etten of 7 Prospect Street Seneca Falls, has won the Seneca County scholarship to Cornell University but cannot accept it as he has enrolled in the Coast Guard Academy at New London Conn. He graduated Mynderse Academy in June as valedictorian. The award would have reduced tuition by 200 per year.
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Seneca Falls
James van Etten
Leroy
W. van Etten
Prospect Street
United States Coast Guard Academy
New London
Conn
State Department of Education
Cornell University
van Etten
Mynderse Academy
Coast Guard Academy
Man Shot in Rome Home by Side of Rifle
Bartel Burlison, 27, of 910 Cayuga Street, is in Rome Hospital with a critical wound believed caused by a .22 rifle bullet entering his right ear. Found unconscious in his cellar by his brother Raasen, a .22 rifle lay beside him in a bloodied scene. Detectives OBrien and Nero probe while doctors fight for his life.
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Rome
Bartel Burlison
Cayuga Street
Raasen
Burlison
Joseph W. Belius
Charles M. Leffert
Francis J. O'Brien
Joseph M. Nero
George
Albert DeLong
Mayberry Road
Beatrice Burlison
Bartel
Clarence L. Frank
Casey Will File Reply to Rockefeller Appeal
Police Judge James E. Casey will file today an answer to Harry Rockefeller s appeal of his conviction under the anti handbill ordinance. Supreme Court Justice James Cross had earlier ruled the ordinance unconstitutional and Rockefeller was fined 100 with 10 days to respond. Pamphlets were distributed at Plant 3 yesterday by the local AFL Union and police did not molest the organizers. Local officials debate whether to remove the 1925 ordinance or keep it, with no firm decision yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Rockefeller
James E. Casey
Supreme Court
James Cross
Rome
Casey
Rockefeller
Plant 3
A. F. L. Union
Cayuga Chorus Set For State Fair Singing Contests
Cayuga County Grange musicians will represent the North Central region at the New York State Grange singing contest during the State Fair August 27 to 30. Ruby Jencks Moravia will enter the women’s soloist class, with O Blakely Hill and Adelyn Mosher Auburn in the duet division. The quartet featuring J Chrisman Mrs Seymour Barnes Mrs May Dwinell and Seymour Barnes won regional honors and will compete, while Philip M Pitcher Norwich Chenango County man soloist champion will sing in the men’s soloist division. Over 30 champion singers will compete at the Fair. winners receive medals certificates and a $5 prize. Regional contests have been held statewide by Rev Dean with expenses paid to and from the Fair.
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Grange
New York State Grange
E. J. Chrisman
Seymour Barnes
May Dwineill
Mr. Barnes
Port Byron
Ruby Jencks
Moravia
O. Blakelyll
Adelyn Mosher
Auburn
Philip M. Pitcher
Preston
Chenango County
Special Dispatch
Cazenovia
Cayuga County Grange
State Grange
Fred E. Dean
Rochester
O. Blakely Hill
J. Chrisman
May Dwinell
Norwich
Dean
South Central
Broome
Chemung
Schuyler, Steuben
Tioga
Tompkins Coun
July Cold 47 Is Lowest In 22 Years
Oswego reports July 1940 as the coldest month since 1918 with a low of 47 on July 1 and a high of 89 on July 29. The average was 68.9, 1.8 degrees below normal, with 13.06 inches of rain and a peak 1.05 inches in 24 hours on July 20-21. Wet bulb reading on July 24 tied a long standing mark at 78.5 for heat humidity.
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Special Dispatch
Oswego
Elmer F. Loveridge
U. S. Weather Bureau
Federal
Tupper Sake Girl Reveals Wedding Details
The marriage of Miss Parma Campe, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clyde Campe of Tupper Lake, to Duke Spiro of New York was held July 24 at City Hall in New York City. Miss Campe is a graduate of Tupper Lake High School.
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Tupper Sake Girl
Tupper Lake
Parma Campe
Clyde Campe
Duke Spiro
New York
City Hall
New York City
Campeisa
Farm Law Involved in Foreclosure in Wisconsin Case
United States District Court listened to creditors and the farmer Henry Carl Sheldon of Copenhagen in Lewis County over the Frazier-Lempke act. Creditors argued the act harms their investments by delaying foreclosure while Sheldon and counsel argued the law could aid small diverse farms. Judge Bryant signaled a decision before August 12, the next sale date.
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Sheldon
George S. Reed
LoonVille
Reed
Lawrence Kissel
Watertown
Bryant
Patrolman Stich Faces Hearing Over City Ambulance Wreck
Oneida August 2 Patrolman George Stich operator of the city ambulance when it was wrecked on May 17 was questioned at a State Motor Vehicle Department hearing in city hall as the case was reviewed. The decision was not disclosed in the report.
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Special Dispatch
Oneida
George Stich
City Ambulance
State Motor Vehicle Department
Rome Nee Wend
Broome's Five Day Fair Opens With Big Purses
Whitney Point reports the 70th Broome County Fair begins Sunday with Lucky Teter and his Hell Drivers as attractions. Officials include Arthur D. Driscoll, president and race secretary, and Olmer Brooks, secretary. The week features horse races from Tuesday through Friday with purses of 350 dollars per race and anticipated top horses.
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Broome County
Arthur D. Driscoll
Olmer Brooks
Arthur M. Driscoll
Whitney Point
Amenzi
Broome County Fair
Lucky Teter
Hell Drivers
Woman Hurt Sitting On Crochet Needle at Home
Sylvan Beach August 2 Mrs Louis Weelock 45 suffered painful injuries after sitting on a crochet needle at her home last night The needle was removed at home and she was taken to Onsida City Hospital for treatment She and her husband run a food stand at a summer AUS facility nearby.
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Sylvan Beach
Louis Weelock
Onsida City Hospital
Weelock
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