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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1944
Page
6
Fragmentary obituary fragment mentions Sean and Fay Ford with a memorial tone. Some names restored hint at a tribute and prayer, with phrases of sorrow and closure. The readable bits imply a personal remembrance rather than a public notice.
A dense listing of funeral services and florists appears with multiple firms on Milton Avenue and Warren Street. Includes C C Carroll and Co., Joon J Molloy, Snyder Funeral Co., Welter Funeral Home, Antistic Funeral Designs and several florists like Al Markowitz, John Lamanna, Karl Lutz Monument Co. Offers low prices and special orders with contact numbers provided.
Two obituaries cite Anna Callatan of Syracuse husband Marian and family survivors. Leonard Ebinger, mother Martha Bush and aunt Katherine Ebinger noted. Services planned at Trauscott & Lohman funeral home, burial Woodlawn Cemetery. arrangements incomplete.
Memorial services for Lansing J. Fonda 21 will be held at Emmanuel Episcopal Church East Syracuse at 2 PM Sunday. He died July 29 in a hospital in England from wounds suffered June 9 in the invasion of Normandy. Rev. Morton B Kelsey will conduct. Fonda was the son of Mr and Mrs Frank Twitt of 110 Allen Street East Syracuse. He enlisted Aug 1 1940 and served in North African and Sicilian campaigns.
Richard Lawler of 154 South Avenue died at home after a long career running a trucking and coal operation at 214 Walton Street. A lifelong Syracuse resident, he is survived by his wife Mary O'Brien Lawler, daughter Ann Cary of Syracuse, sister Mrs. William Jones of Farrellville, and a grandchild. Services will be held Saturday at 8:30 A.M. from the home and 9 A.M. at Most Holy Rosary Church with burial in St. Mars Cemetery.
Mrs. John Murry mother of Pie Frank Murphy former manager of Loewie Theater died Sunday at her Brocton Massachusetts home. Pet Murphy stationed at Camp Breckenridge will return home for the funeral. Survived by three other sons Walter in China Daniel missing in the South Pacific since July and Joan Murphy. Her husband is fire chief at Brocton.
A wartime casualty notice lists Navy dead and wounded from the Asiatic Theater with names such as JOhn S Baird and Joseph T Ashkar. Addresses in Waterford and Syracuse appear alongside service ranks and unit designations. The fragmentary item mentions settlements, dates, and a Marine Corps listing, reflecting a local memorial notice.
Special Dispatch from Deryden reports the body of Wills Slater Sr. was found yesterday by Allan Sherman while crossing Fall Creek near Etna. He had fallen through the ice on January 27 last, despite day and night searches and spring thaw interruptions.
Mrs Frances K Whelan McGinn wife of Theodore L McGinn died Monday at her home 2146 South Geddes Street. A native of Auburn she lived in Syracuse many years. Survived by husband son Theodore L McGinn Jr sister Earl Stonable of Cambridge and brother Charles Whelan of New York City. Funeral services will be conducted at 229 A.M. Thursday from the home and at 9 50 A.M. in Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Burial will be in St Joseph's Cemetery Auburn.
A list of multiple marriage licenses appears with names and addresses. Notable pairs include Robert L Haddock of 213 Howard St with Margaret E Hart of 1895 West Genetee street. Carmen S Pornito of 119 Doasine street with A Piionzo of 668 Park Street. Elizabeth Slater of 814 Bellevue Avenue with Marietta Barkht of 263 Deth Avenue. Leighton Titanit of 168 Lincoln Avenue with Arle Douty of Sirees. George Gaines of 311 Fast Adams Street with Rote Gallacher of 115 Merriman Avenue. Charles Blanchard of 229 Westcot Sirees with Mary Quigley of 233 Glenwood Avenue.
Members of Townsend Club 33 gather at 7 45 P M in their rooms at the Odd Fellows Temple for an ice cream social and card games with guest speaker Earl F E Boyle.
A long disputed article describes a two way train radio system in Kansas identified as a traffic aid. It notes the technology transmits signals over short ranges along rights of way, enabling communication between trains and dispatch, with experts claiming it could improve safety and efficiency for rail lines.
General Pershing hails Paris liberation as a major advance toward Berlin. He praises American, Canadian, and French cooperation, noting American soldiers’ role in freeing Paris and their continued contributions to the Allied advance on the road to Berlin.
Two Almonte brothers sons of Mr and Mrs James Almonte of 319 Madison Avenue. Fred 19 Second Class visited Cornelius Paul 23 in a hospital after Cornelius was wounded in action June 22 and awarded the Purple Heart while Paul entered the Army in 1942 with armored units training at Camp Chaffee then overseas to Africa and later wounded in the left arm Seaman Abnonte 19 joined the Navy in July 1933 trained at Sampson attended the gunnery school at Norfolk and was assigned to an armed guard unit
Department of Parks workers will trim branches in the Upper James Street area to deter a starling roost that has damaged Norway maples. Officials cite dense foliage as shield for the birds and note experiments include balloons and stuffed owls to frighten the flock.
London August 22 Marshal Tito announces capture of Lebani, a German stronghold 25 miles south of Nis on the Belgrade Sofia rail line. Communique says the garrison was trapped and wiped out with heavy losses, and truckloads of war materials were captured.
The Onondaga League Of Women Voters with Mrs Joseph Bourke leading outlined plans to distribute broadside voters aids at the Hotel Onondaga. The goal is to inform the public about issues the next Congress must address as voters prepare to elect Representatives and Senators in November.
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