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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1944
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names Braths CAEN OS AQUA AML Pltie and individuals Schwartz Joseph Toomey Stiss Ade Avena Toomer Moravis Byracure with scattered dates and places, unclear context, no coherent event or outcome readable.
Prof. Behm a Latin supervisor at a school dies in his sleep after a life in teaching Syracuse and Cazenovia Seminary. Surviving wife Miss Hattie Feisenger Behm three daughters Dorothea and Rhos artferd and several nieces and nephews. Funeral at Summiien Cemetery with services at St Anthony of Padua Church and Holy Name Society member.
A letter recalls the deaths of Et Paine and crew who saved ground traffic, noting a Cant. math figure and a passenger who perished. Miss Alice E. Murphy of the Americanization League leads funeral tributes with staff attending. Ernest J. presented a wreath of poems from the Museum of Fine Group.
Funeral services will be held for Mrs. Catherine Hayes of 322 West Kennedy Street. She collapsed and died of a heart attack yesterday at East Avenue and Montgomery Streets. Services begin at 9 AM Monday at Cody & James funeral home and 10:30 AM at Saint Anthony of Padua Church. Burial in St. Mary's Cemetery. Native of Ireland, she leaves four sons Michael James Thomas Della Eddy of Syracuse Mrs. Margaret Quick a brother James Britt of Ireland two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial mass for Pvt. William M. Sherlock, husband of Mrs. Laura Smiley Sherlock, will be held at Saint Anthony of Padua Church on Wednesday April 16 at 8 36 AM. Sherlock was killed in France on July 18.
A long string of birth and death notices lists names and addresses in Syracuse area communities including Watertown Rome Auburn and Solvay. Entries record dates of births and deaths with many couples and households named such as Cla yton Orr Margaret Holihan Raymond Holman Jorod Darby Goute Helen Howlett Luneille Gart on and Keegan.
A series of death notices list Betty LaMANNA Mes and relatives including Joseph LaMar and Alex Ray DeMana, with services at Pirro and Dunbar funeral homes. Other obituaries include Mrs Ella Thompson, Minnie Paxton Fuller, Anna Thelen, Robert J Abbott, and Theodore Rushey, detailing survivors, funeral arrangements, and burial sites.
The War Department released a list of 957 U S soldiers reported missing in action or killed in action. Names include Nicholas Vo DeAngelis Joseph Bk Fitzgerald Carl Hartquist Arthus Fp Okelly Harry W Pritchard George A Wilson and others with listed residences in Syracuse Washington and surrounding areas.
Switzerland will reduce shipments of war materiel and certain machinery categories to Germany in the second half of 1954. The move, announced as Switzerland ratified a new economic agreement with Germany, aims to adapt to postwar conditions and shift workshops from war to peacetime production.
Buenos Aires reports the government ends its censorship of the Argentine press. Interventors in press offices were officially informed they no longer have authority to censor news. Interventors had remained at posts since the Foreign Minister announced lifting censorship on July 26 but had not interfered with publications.
Howard E. Silberstein resigns effective September 1 from the New York State Department of Labor to become editor and part owner of the Catskill Daily Mail. He joined state service in 1933, was named assistant industrial commissioner in 1957, and has served in the placement and unemployment insurance division for the last five years.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs basket picnic originally planned for Willow Bay is changed to the Camp Fire Girls grounds in Liverpool. If it rains, the event will shift to the temple in Liverpool. Attendees should meet at Odd Fellows Temple at 769 South Warren Street at 10 A.M. Bus riders should take the Liverpool line to the end and follow signs to the grounds for a program of games and sports.
The War Department promotes two Syracuse first lieutenants to captain. Clarence O. Snyder of 1220 Valley Drive and Gordon D. Patrick of 303 Robineau Road receive the advancement.
Washington August 1104 Representative Barry D-N Yo drafts a bill to tax every eligible citizen who fails to vote in a primary. The proposed five dollar penalty would be added to the income tax bill, aiming to curb indifference and curb organized minorities seen as taking advantage of nonvoters.
An opinion piece argues ideology blinds and notes Field Marshal Erwin von Witzleben has been hanged for treason in Germany. It discusses Goerdeler, Mendelsohn monument vandalism, and the broader consequence that revolutions devour their own leaders, leaving personal conscience as the sole guide.
Edward Charles Shanahan of Fabius and Elizabeth Marie Kyser of Minos receive a marriage license. Frank Sam Canntzzo of Auburn and Vino cent Ritacco of 929 Highland Street wed. William Victor Redfield of 201 Prospect Avenue and Jean Louise Campbell of Dewitt also obtain a license.
Washington answers readers on old age insurance under the Social Security Law. Key points cover 65 eligibility, benefit seeding for wives, effects of returning to work, covered versus non covered employment, military service credits, and differences between old age insurance and public aid. Readers are urged to consult their local Social Security office for questions.
Oscar the squirrel mascot of a tank battalion in Camp Campbell Kentucky had teeth that grew long and soft on GI rations. The commanding officer ordered dental treatment by Captain Arthur Daily and Albert Wood restrained the mascot while dental work was done. Oscar is now back on a strict nut diet.
Washington August 11 The House postwar economic planning committee led by Representative Colmer proposes a new Office of Surplus Property Administration to manage about 15 billion dollars in surplus war supplies and plants. The plan favors swift transfers, maximum government return, and benefits for veterans small businesses and previous owners.
United States individual incomes reached 13.496 billion dollars in June, the highest monthly total on record. Secretary Jesse Jones said the May to June rise of about ten percent was largely due to midyear disbursements of dividends and interest.
Chinese troops repulsed two strong Japanese counterattacks aimed at relieving besieged positions west of the Salween River in Yunnan. At Tenzchung they reportedly fended off seven counterattacks. Stilwell's command said the 14th Air Force achieved a major strike on Taiyuan airfield, destroying or damaging 50 enemy planes with no losses.
Paris radio denied claims that Marshal Petain's government moved to Nancy. It said Petain met yesterday with war secretary Lt Gen Eugene Bridoux and other cabinet members. The reports cited neutral capitals attributed the move to the Allied French advance.
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