WPA Bureau to Train for Defense Jobs in Upstate NY
Albany announces establishment of a division of training and re employment to mobilize 20000 unskilled WPA workers for defense industries. William Cahill named head. offices planned in Utica Buffalo Albany. Six week courses pay 20 dollars weekly and aim to place workers in defense plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
The
Works Projects Administration
Upstate New York
Defense Industries
WPA
Lester W. Her
William A. Cahill
Cahill
Utica
Buffalo
Herzog
Herzoz
Plattsburg
Glens Falls
Freeport
Lynbrook
Bay Shore
Syracuse
Yonkers
Rochester
Endicott
Bell, Aircraft Company
Bell
Women Learn To Can Tomatoes Amid Shortage Threat
Demonstrations initiated for 26 women across Syracuse area schools to teach canning tomatoes and related preserves as a potential winter shortage looms. Sessions led by Mrs. Paul A. Andreus at Central High School and other sites plan further classes with Onondaga County programs coordinating, including an August 21 session in Fayetteville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onondaga County
Herbert Smith
Skuneateles
W. D. Kinslow
Highland Avenue
Syracuse
Blaine Amidon
West Avenue
John E. Chambers
Alan Street
Fayetteville
Central High School
Nottingham
Vocational
Grant
Valley
Roosevelt Junior High
Bellevue
Delaware
Franklin and Porter
Onondaga County Nutrition Committee
Volunteer Defense Committee
Reau
Paul A. Andreus
Skaneateles
Consumer Education Bureau
Onondaga County Nutriion Committee
England
United States
Lilac Bush Blooms in Midsummer Surprise
A lilac bush at Eli Bierce’s home in Salt Springs Road unexpectedly blossoms in midsummer, defying its usual spring bloom. City Forester Paul Wells notes such occurrences are rare and may be influenced by weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli ‘Bierce
Salt Springs Road
Bierce
Paul Wells
Last Concert In Thornden Park 1941 season finale
Tonight at Thornden Park Syracuse Post Band of the American Legion conducts the final 1941 season concert directed by Dr. Gorman B. Mance. Mayor Rolland B. Marvin and Parks Dept sponsor with commissioner William A Barry. Next concert Wednesday next week at an unannounced location. Program includes March Group selections Sousa Rimsky Korsakov themes Naushty Marietta Herbert Strauss Blue Danube Waltz and more intermission pieces Piccolo Solo Polka and hunting scene. Choir and solo numbers follow culminating in Atlantis The Lost Continent Nocturne Morning Hymn of Praise I Love Thee and Destruction of Atlantis with master of ceremonies Bert Schaefer and national anthem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornden Park
Syracuse Post
American Legion
Gorman B. Mance
Rolland B. Marvin
Department of Parks
William A A. Barry
Nset
U. S
Katzman
Sousa
Rimsk
Paul Yoder
Naushty Marietta
Victor Herbert
Johann Strauss
Cox
Henry Hambrecht
Mary White Leaves Estate of $15000 Probate Notice
The will of Mary Maude White a Crouse Hinds dietitian who died Aug 5 disposes of a 15000 estate. After small bequests the residuary estate is split into two equal shares one to nephew Charles H White of Fairport and the other to a life trust for niece Mrs Louis W Hubbard of Fairport. Probate filing and tax reports also note estates of Garret H Brown Hazel E Manville and Mrs George E Chamberlain with values 185616 103485 and 28857 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary White
Mary Maude White
Crouse- Hinds Company
Charles H. White
Fairport
Louis W. Hubbard
John W. Sadler
Garret H. ‘Brown
Brown ‘Company
Hazel E. Manville
George E. Chamberlain
Gardner J. Chamberlain
Rotary Club Outing Planned at Crumlins Park
Syracuse Rotary Club members schedule an afternoon outing at Crumlins Park with tennis bridge golf bowling horseshoes and dinner in the ballroom. General chairman is Berton Doust and committee members include Blair McGare Harold Welch and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Syracuse
Burglars Enter Wright’s Drug Store on West Seneca Turnpike
Burglars broke a side window of Wright’s drug store on West Seneca Turnpike last night and took about 6 dollars and 50 cents from the register along with several packets of cigarettes and candy. Police investigation underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
West Seneca ‘Turnpike
Seash. Register
Home Nurse Program Expanded by Red Cross
The Syracuse and Onondaga County Chapter of the American Red Cross enlarges its home nursing program under Mrs. M Lyle Spencer to begin mid September. Nine nurses in a refresher course will train as volunteer instructors for 12 to 15 classes and 10 to 12 teachers.
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Syracuse
Onondaga County
American Red Cross
M. Lyle Spencer
Red Cross
Lauretta Newegass
Agnes Martin
Cathlena Cooper
Visiting Nurse Association
Ellsworth C. Reamon
Newgass
Seanie Adkerson
National Red Cross
Ellen Buell
Syracuse University
Solvay Man Hurt In Truck Wreck Near Seneca Falls
Nick Destaffano of Solvay, 35, escaped serious injury when his truck left the road near Seneca Falls at 4 AM. He was forced off by an oncoming car that did not stop. The crash toppled a light and telephone pole, cutting about 25 telephones and disrupting power. emergency crews repaired lines and restored service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca Falls
Nick Destaffano
Caroline Avenue
Solvay
New Seneca Falls
Auburn Road
Here
Lane
Destaffano
Waterloo
Pal the lost dog appeal seeks help from Herald-Journal readers
Mary Jane Snyder appeals to Herald-Journal readers for help locating her family’s white Eskimo Spitz. The three year old female dog named Pal disappeared after jumping from a car near the Starrett Syracuse Building on Monday. Passersby said the dog was struck by a car but did not seem seriously hurt and fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Snyder
Roxbury Road
Io Herald-Journal
Pal
Mary ‘Jane
Mel Boory
Snyder Sox
Jane
Starrett-Syracuse
Hairdressers Plan Upstate Convention Talk Tonight
Hairdressers from the area meet at 8 PM in the Hiawatha Room at the Onondaga Hotel to discuss the first upstate convention and trade show of the New York State Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association. Ernest Money, Syracuse association vice president, will outline plans for the March 8 9 and 10 event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hiawatha
Onon‘daga
Ernest ‘Money
Syracuse
Syracuse U Post Filled In Endicott
Benjamin H. Moses is named director of the Endicott Extension Center of Syracuse University. He will move to Endicott immediately to expand programs for tri-city residents, offering bachelor degree courses, professional graduate study, and non credit cultural and vocational classes. Moses is a 1934 SU graduate and former assistant to the dean of men with prior roles at Hudson Coal and Wyoming Seminary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin H. Moses
Endicott Extension Center
Syracuse University
A.blair Knapp
Moses
Endicott
Mr. Moses
Tri-City
Dean Knappment
Endicott Center
Syracuse
Harvard University
Hudson Coal Company
Wyoming Seminary
Europe
England
Alpha Phi Omega
Lafayette Women Enroll in Defense Service Effort
More than 250 women from Lafayette join the Women s Voluntary Defense Service led by Mrs T J White. About 80 enlist in Red Cross sewing and knitting and receive materials from Mrs Frank Rozeller. Eighteen join automobile mechanics classes to be held in Syracuse with two first aid classes planned for nearby towns next month. Mrs Claire Strickland of Camilus is the county chairman for rural districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Voluntary Defense Service
T. J. White
Red Cross
Frank Rozeller
Syracuse
White
Claire Strickland
Camillus
Onondaga County
Women’s Voluntary Defense Service
Miniature Corn Delights Kiwanis Luncheon in Syracuse
At a Kiwanis Club meeting in Hotel Syracuse 4-H member Richard Dwelly and sponsor Charlie Kaletzki presented miniature ears of corn grown from imported seed. The tiny ears, not more than four inches, were served as a surprise and displayed with standard corn stalks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Charlies H. Kaletzki
Kiwanis Club
Richard Dwelly
Daga County
Kinens Club
Charles H. Kaletzki
Manlius
LH Club
Dwelly
James F. Gilday
The
Kiwanis
Nine Hill Graduates Named to Speech Teaching Posts
Nine Syracuse University graduates are appointed to teaching roles in speech and dramatics. Elizabeth Allen at Fort Plain. Marian Laidlaw at Vestal. Vivian Lynaugh at Lake George. Sheila Callaway at Gilboa. Sue Ann Young at Homer. Carroll Reecks at Gilboa. Marian Ryfun at Baldwin. Andrew Ryfun becomes a chemist with Champion Pulp and Paper in Hamilton, Ohio. Lillian Bernhardt to Lochland School Geneva. Lois Nichols to Newark State School for the Mentally Handicapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Syracuse University
School of Speech
University
Elizabeth Allen
Pittsford
Fort Plain
Marian Laidlaw
Kingston
Vestal
Vivian Lynaugh
White Plains
Lake George
Sheila Callaway
Elbridge
Homer
Sue Ann Young
Waverly
Carroll Reecks
Ackerman Avenue
Gilboa
Marian Ryfun
Magnolia Street
Baldwin, S. 1
Andrew Ryfun
New York States College of Forestry
Champion Pulp and Paper Company
Hamilton
Ohio
Lillian Bernhardt
Niagara Falls
Lochland School
Geneva
Lois Nichols
Liverpool
Newark
Major Guldenschuh Transfer Noted With City Picnic
Maj. Frank Guldenschuh director of the Men's Social Service Center at the Salvation Army will be transferred to New York City. Friends plan an outing in his honor prior to his departure, with a picnic organized as a sendoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj
Guldenschuh
Frank Guldenschuh
Men's Social Service Center
The
Salvation Army
New York City
Event at Camp Zerbe Aug 21 Near Williamstown
Camp Zerbe hosts an event at Lake Lorraine near Williamstown on August 21. Shermwood T. Ernenwein oversees arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Zerbe
Lake Lorraine
Williamstown
Shermwood
T. Ernenwein
Skilled Men Sought for Seaway Jobs
The U S Civil Services Commission seeks engineers and skilled labor to build an eligibility list for the St. Lawrence Seaway project. Robert Mumford says the list aims to prevent last minute hires and will be large. Positions include senior and regular engineering draftsmen, with pay from 1800 to 2000 dollars yearly, plus skilled trades at hourly rates. Applicants should request forms from the U S Engineer's Office Massena War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Services Commission
Robert Mumford
Enn
Tary
Civil Service Conaise Ston
Wilfred G. Mayer
Office
United States Engineer
Roy L. Miller
Civil Service Commission
Mayer
Mr. Miller
Massena
Miller
Mumford
United States Engineer's Office
War Department
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W.A. Cahill
Rae Worrar
National Defense
Avaition
South Clinton Street
Salina
Thornden
Legion
Special Dispatch
B. H. Moses
Rices
Sagless Springs
Neale
Bept
Lady Dover, Etchry Hiner
Otwero
Faltan
Uttea
Thaea
Rendell
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