Tragedy on Oneida Lake Claims Three Residents
Three central New York residents die after a flaming boat exploded on Oneida Lake near Chittenango Lakeport Saturday night. Paul DeMascole 50 and Rudolph Tramazzo 28 drown after leaping from the boat. James Speirs 63 collapses and dies after attempting to help. Police say fumes likely caused the blast. witnesses included Harold Tyler and Dr Gareth West. Speirs, a longtime New York Central conductor, died of coronary thrombosis, asphyxia noted for the others. Burial plans and funeral services are set for all three in Syracuse and Chittenango locations.
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Central New York
Deai
Oneida Lake
Lakeport
Paul. DeMascole
Wednworth St
Rudolph S.tramazzo
N. State St
James G. Speirs
Harold’. Tyler
Chittenango
Tyler
Dunham, Tyler
Max Frey
Gareth S. West
Speirs
West
P. J. Pysnack
M. A. Malle
DeMascole
Tramazzo
Blair
Tramasso
State Highway Department
Angela Gazzaro Tramazzo
Vincent
Mary
Vincent Tramazzo
Andrew Falco
Brooklyn
Immaculata DeMascolo
Pirro and Sons Funeral Home
Our Lady of Pompei Church
William L. Walsh
Assumption Cemetery
Funeral
New York Central Railroad
Syracuse
Brotherhood of Railroad Conductors
Chittenango- Lakeport
Florence Wiese. . Speirs
Robert
Utica
Charles
Florence Finlayson
Arlington
Calif
Ruth Emerson
Proctor
Tyler Funeral Home
Baden P. Mudge
Bridgeport
Amsterdam
Man Fatally Rams Bank Man Fatally Rams Bank
A Geneva couple rescued a fatally injured Syracuse man from a burning car on the Thruway near Phelps. James W. Friar died later at Clifton Springs Sanatorium after punctured lungs. Coroner ruled accidental death. Friar single, 43rd birthday upcoming. Troopers praised the couple for bravery.
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Geneva
Phelps
James ’McHale
James W. Friar
Friar
W. Ostrander Ave
Weckel to retire after 45 years with Syracuse post office
Millard F. Weckel 69, veteran of more than 45 years with the Syracuse post office, will retire as assistant postmaster on Oct. 1. He will be 70 Sept. 19 and has led Local 257 and Branch 7 of postal unions. He and his wife live at 206 Sabine St.
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Picton
Ont
Syracuse
Gardner & North Roofing and Siding Corp
S. Clinton St
Milton Young
Nellie
Sandra
Jimmie
Niagara Falls
Elmer Friar
Hicks & Sons Funeral Home
Millard F. Weckel
Weckel
Myron J. Parkinson
Breakabeen
Schoharie County
Syracuse Post Office
Warren and Fayette Sts
Weeker
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
National Association of Postal Supervisors
Sabine St
Rabies claims filed against county for livestock deaths
A $150 rabies claim was filed with County Treasurer George L. Tratster by Otis Fuller of Lafayette for a three year old cow killed in an attack on July 28. The dead animal tested positive for rabies at Cornell. A separate $73 claim concerns two sheep and a lamb killed by a dog on August 2 at the Chamberlain farm in Lafayette.
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George L. Tratster
Leo T. O'Connor
Otis Fuller
Lafayette
State Veterinary College
Cornell University
W. C. Chamberlain
Man Held in Baby Case in Syracuse
A 39 year old married man is held by Syracuse police after an unmarried West End girl accused him of fathering her baby. An illegitimacy warrant will be filed. The infant, found in a Schuyler Street backyard shed, survived after being left without food or attention for about 15 hours.
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Syracuse
West End
Schuyler St
Crouse-Irving Hospital
Mimculously
Memorial Hospital
Two Boys Held After LeMoyne Ave Burglary
Two youths aged 11 and 10 broke into garages on LeMoyne Avenue stealing about $20. They damaged a truck, causing an estimated $50, then were traced to a Mattydale drug store with $9.77 and other items in their possession. They faced Children's Court after staying at Hillbrook Detention Home.
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LeMoyne Ave
Hillbrook
Fred Clemett
LeMoyne
Dave Lindsley
A P C 3 to Meet Americas Pension Club
The A P C 3 will meet at 780 p m Tuesday in the A P C rooms at 220 Washington Street. A social hour will follow. The Ladies Auxiliary will meet at 4 9 p m.
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Americas
Pension Club
A.P.C
E. Washington St
Deputy Revives Stricken Child in Utica Area
Sheriff Victor Tucci credited with saving the life of a young Minoa girl who stopped breathing. Artificial respiration revived Lori Edwards, 2, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Edwards, Wayne Ave. She was taken to University Hospital by Eastern Ambulance for further treatment.
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Victor Tucci
Minoa
Lori Edwards
Robert Edwards
Wayne Ave
University Hospital
Eastern Ambulance
Tucci
Nie Sarliler
Brewerton family hails canal rescuer after car plunges in
Leslie Ryan, a 29 year old Albany barge worker, jumped into the Barge Canal at Brewerton to rescue Paul Rowe 24 trapped in a submerged car. Dr Sidney B. Doolittle aided, the Brewerton Fire Department inhalator used, and Rowe revived after about 15 minutes. An unnamed driver Joseph Cascanette helped Joanne Rowe escape as brakes failed and the car rolled into the water.
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Brewerton
Albany
Leslie Ryan
State Docks
Paul Rowe
Robert Rowe
Ryan
Sidney B. Doolittle
Syracuse
Bay
Rowe
Joanne
Caroline
John
Joseph Cascanette
Cascanette
Air Force pilot freed by Red China talks to wife in Tokyo
Capt. Eugene J. Vaadi 34 was released after two years in prison and spoke by phone with his wife from Tokyo. The call lasted five minutes and ended with hopes to reach Clayton by next weekend. A separate Route 14 crash in Wayne County killed James Williams 55 Clara Williams 49 and George Camp 68 and left Edward Nahone 30 and Virginia Willis 27 seriously injured.
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Eugene J. Vaadi
Air Force
Red China
Mary i Elizabeth W. Vaai
Tokyo
George Weller
Clayton-Cape Vincent Rd
Clayton
Route 14
Alton
Wayne County
James Williams
Bradenton
Fla
Clara Williams
James
George Camp
Union St
Sodus
Williams
Edward Nahone
Virginia Willis
North Rose
Meyers Community Hospital
Camp
Fire destroys seven room dwelling on Great Meadows Road
Firefighters from Volney Center and Phoenix battled a blaze of unknown origin that razed a seven room house owned by Victor Cariota on Great Meadows Road. The loss is pegged at about $10,000 after three nearby houses and a barn were saved. Theodore Michaels, 30, a Phoenix volunteer, suffered a leg injury when a gas tank exploded in the cellar. he escaped serious harm.
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Victor Cariota
Great Meadows
Volney Center
Phoenix
Theodore Michaels
Water Use Figure for Oil Refining Revealed
The refinery data show that 77,000 gallons of water are required to process 160 barrels of crude oil into finished products.
Boy Hit Near Eye Receives Two Stitches
Kenneth J. Arlen a seven year old from 126 Granger Street was struck below the right eye by an unidentified object while playing in a backyard at 612 West Street. He was taken to Onondaga General Hospital by Eastern Ambulance after the incident. Two stitches closed the cut.
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Kenneth J. Arlen
Granger St
Oaing
West St
Jerry Slater
Onondaga General Hospital
Eastern
Jack Slips Pin Man Under Car At DeWitt Garage
Deputy sheriffs said a car jack slipped yesterday afternoon at Battle's Garage on New Court Road in DeWitt pinning Joseph Rendino of 366 Richmond Ave. He escaped with bruises and abrasions and was treated at Onondaga General Hospital after coworkers extricated him, Deputy Anthony Gaudio said.
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Raymond Kennedy
le Moyne College
Route 20
Morrisville Hill
Nicholas Galizia
Father Kennedy
Community Memorial Hospital
Morrisville
Timothy A. Curtin
Joseph Rendino
Richmond Ave
Rendino
Onondaga General Hospital
Battle’s
New Court Rd
DeWitt
Anthony Gaudio
Democrats Root Stands Firm in City School Board Bid
Robert Root, Democratic city school board candidate, says he will not drop out despite reports of other nominees leaving the ticket. In a note to County Democratic chairman Charles J. Hogan, Root reiterates his pledge to run and hopes fellow nominees stay in the race. Root, a former newspaper man and current journalism teacher at Syracuse University, lives at 932 Ackerman Ave.
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Robert Root
Citys’ School Board
Charles J. Hogan
Root
Hogan
Ackerman Ave
Syracuse University
Holstein Appointed to Aging Housing Advisory Committee
Philip Holstein, chairman of the Syracuse Housing Authority, was named to Governor Harriman’s Citizens Advisory committee on aging and housing. The group plans a conference on aging issues in Albany on Oct 18 49 and 20, with Harriman noting the state’s aged population has quadrupled in 50 years. Holstein accepted the appointment.
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Philip Holstein
Syracuse Housing Authority
Harriman
Citizens Advisory Committee
Albany
Holstein
Supervisors Consider Salary Adjustments for 1956 Budget
The salaries committee of the Board of Supervisors studies departmental requests for pay raises. Chairman Supervisor Howard W. Snyder of Camillus opened the first session to review possible salary adjustments for the 1956 county budget.
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Board of Supervisors
Howard W. Snyder
Camillus
Polio Shots Given to Students from 13 Area Schools
A Porter School clinic administered polio vaccine to children from 13 public and parochial schools in grades one to four. Nineteen volunteers aided, with doctors on duty Dr. Oot, Dr. Collins, Dr. Oliver and Dr. Fatcherie. Makeup clinics planned for next week to serve other eligible children and visitors from Syracuse with parental health department arrangements.
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Porter School
Thaddeus Oot
Robert Collins
Francis Oliver
John Fatcherie
Virginia Harris
Syracuse
St. Anthony of Padua
Merrick
Danforth
Elmwood
Roberts
Brighton
McKinley
van Duyn
St. James
Meacham
Percy Hughes
Ain
Fabius Central School
Cicero Youth Reported Missing From Fairview Area
Cicero 17 year old Herbert Ott son of Mr and Mrs Ott of Fairview Ave Cicero reported missing today to deputy sheriffs The boy last seen Thursday is 5 feet 6 inches tall 130 pounds with brown hair and eyes He wore a pink shirt grey trousers and a brown jacket
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Herbert Ott
Herbert D. Ott
Fairview Ave
Cicero
Injured man falls 15 feet from ladder at neighborhood home
Adelbert Turverey, 47, of Kirkville RD 1, suffered chest and back injuries this morning after falling about 15 feet from a ladder while working on James B. Richards' house. He was taken to St Joseph's Hospital by a neighbor's car.
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Adelbert Turverey
Kirkville
RD 1
James B. Richards
St. . Josesih's Hospital
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MR. Tramazzo
MR. Demascole
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T. E. Gallagher
Mrs. McHale
Ontario
Edward
Clark
Syracuse General Hospital
John Checkosky
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Cortland
Bernard Griffin
Taylor St
Oran-Delphi
Griffin
K. A. Spaulding
William F. Rice
Clinton Ave
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Justice of the Peace
Carl Bjork
Mantius
Howard Johnson
Business Folks
Fayetteville Road
Savings Bank
Salina
Brie Blvd
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Hickox Ave
Mrmate Ule Orrou
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Archie Green
Tes Bellinger
Barge Canal
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