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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1944
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes show misread phrases about committee placements and a commissioner report. Details are unreadable, with garbled words and partial names, making it impossible to identify the event, people, or dates.
Pvt. Louis Young, a Syracuse attorney and Army Judge Advocate, arrived home after a swift 36 hour flight from Italy. He described digging foxholes during front line advances and a rapid Rome entry with tanks, noting a brave campaign that included battles near Cassino and a visit with Pope Pius XI. He survived multiple near misses and earned the Combat Infantry Badge before furloughs in Rome and Naples. He lists four brothers among survivors and was preceded by family members visiting him during leave.
Wiliam McDowell of 306 Charles Avenue Solvay faced Cortland County charges for stealing three mail pouches last month. Police Justice Daniel F. Math arranged a $5,000 bond with U S Attorney help. McDowell confessed to slashing pouches and rifling mail, claiming he sought a small note from a collar.
Maurice J. Dooling of the Bureau of Food Inspection announced a salvage drive after about 9,000 cases of canned food found in a cement storage building at 13 Oakwood Avenue were confiscated and destroyed. The food, reportedly rejected or inadequately labeled for army use, had been traced to an Irving at 113 Garland Avenue and to dealers Silverstein and Jacob Rothschild. No further criminal charges were anticipated. A hiding place 9 by 12 feet was uncovered when a metal partition was removed.
Three motorists faced fines of five dollars each after pleading guilty to several charges following accidents. Louis Ricell of East Syracuse paid for an improper left turn. Leslie Gale of Jamesville pleaded guilty to failing to see the way clear while leaving the curb. Patsy Forting of Tallman Street was fined for failing to stop at a red light. Additional defendants were involved in curbside and boulevard stop violations as officers investigated accidents at East Townsend, Cedar, and nearby streets.
Community groups organize a neighborhood night featuring playgrounds, handicraft classes, and a dance following an exhibition. Organizers include Wilconte, with Valley School and surrounding areas invited.
The Board of Education approved Horace Roberts as principal of Madison School transferring from Seymour, and endorsed additional transfers and a $3 864 185 budget. The plan expands the guidance program with new staff and includes truancy officers, nurses, counselors, and visiting teachers.
Katherine Bruns served with the Red Cross on the Cherbourg Peninsula during World War II. She joined American Red Cross volunteers in London and reached headquarters in Cherbourg after ferry service and transport. The report notes Red Cross operations, center openings, and ongoing wartime relief efforts in the European theater.
State officials and College of Forestry leaders toured the syraouse University campus outlining postwar additions. Proposed facilities include a forestry building costing 569000 and an industrial and sawmill building at 202000. Plans cover research in wood plastics plywoods for aircraft, aerial mapping, fire retardant wood treatment, wood waste utilization, and by products like turpentine and synthetic rubber. An associate architect will draw up specifications after initial costs are approved by the Postwar Public Works Planning Commission.
City Public Works sprayed a sunken Meadow Brook Drive area near Westcott Street to control mosquitoes using waste oil. Commissioner George H. Ballantyne said the stagnant water issue came via the Cy Health Department and cited City Health Code Section 271 holding owners or managers responsible to drain or eliminate standing water.
City clerk receives 4300 dollar check and an application for 10 additional city bus licenses from Spra euse Transit Corp. The payment, marked under protest, cites licensing for 40 buses and notes buses in overhaul or idle use. Internal figures show varied daily mileage and nonstandard operation, with several buses not in regular service.
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