Geneva Women Voters push ballot plan for city government
Geneva unit of the League of Women Voters circulated petitions to place a Novem ber election question on streamlining the city government. The push followed the Common Council’s Friday night defeat of the proposal. If signatures succeed, voters would decide on creating a commission to revise the charter with possible charter changes and a January 1954 effective date.
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Geneva
League of Women Voters
Common Council
Voere
More Than Tooubther
New Fruit Display at State Fair Highlights Station Growth
Geneva report shows State Experiment Station presenting new fruits for home planting and markets at the State Fair from August 36 to September 6. James D. Luckett leads the station stall with additions originating on local farms. Fresh apples peaches plums and early grapes will be shown, while berries and cherries are preserved by freezing. The New York State Fruit Testing Association will distribute planting stocks under a cooperative arrangement at the exhibit.
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Geneva
James D. Luckett
New York State Fruit Testing Association
Mrs. Mary Perry Funeral Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Perry 66 widow of Ross Perry will be held Tuesday at 9 A. M. in St. Francis de Sales Church with burial in St. Patrick's Cemetery. A native of Italy she came to this country 55 years ago and has lived in Geneva 30 years. Survivors include five daughters and two sons all of Geneva, three brothers and one sister in Pennsylvania.
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Geneva
Mary Perry
Ross Perry
Genesee St
Geneva General Hospital
St. Francis de Sales
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Italy
Perry
Ben Jackella
Jean
Rage
Frank Cosentino
James Moran
Danny Monaco
Jan
Ross Perry, Jr
Peter Farr
Frank
Joseph Farr
Constance Gibilotti
Pennsylvania
Newlyweds Will Live in Geneva
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Wyatt married in Waterloo last Saturday will reside at 452 Hamilton Street in Geneva after a wedding trip into Canada. Mrs. Wyatt is the former Edith Meyers daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy O. Meyers of Waterloo. Wyatt is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wyatt of Waterloo. Mrs. Wyatt works in a Geneva insurance office and Wyatt is employed at the American Can Company plant.
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Geneva
Joseph G. Wyatt
Waterloo
Hamilton St
Canada
Wratt
Edith Meyers
Roy O. Meyers
Wyatt
Frank Wyatt
American Can Company
Donald Everett Hunt
First Presbyterian Church
Hunt
Marjorie Mae Farwell
Newton E. Farwell
Horace H. Hunt
Eden
Steel Shortage Forces Auburn Diesel Plant Closure
Auburn Diesel plant of the American Locomotive Company will close for four working days starting Friday due to a steel shortage. About 1,000 workers are affected. Plant manager Charles T. Lathrop said the halt is temporary and notes the facility does not operate Saturdays Sundays or holidays.
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Auburn
American Locomotiv Company
Charles T. Lathrop
Lathrop
Geneva Junior League Champions Feted After Title
Geneva's Junior League baseball team, Ontario County League champions, will be feted at a dinner by the Win ner Post and American Legion tomorrow night. Motion pictures from the 1951 World Series will be shown. The team was eliminated in the state playoffs by Cooper-Maring of Rochester.
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Geneva
Winner Post
American Legion
Cooper-Maring
Rochester
Auburn man named state VFW membership chairman
Thomas J. Poole of Auburn, district senior vice commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and past Cayuga Post 1975 commander, was named chair man of the state wide membership committee at the quarterly session of districts four five and six in Auburn. Attendees from Rochester Southern Tier and Central New York attended as speakers outlined the national membership drive running Oct 15 to May 31.
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Auburn
Thomas J. Poole
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cayuga Post
New York State
Ffourth
Jocal ¥. Flav
Rochester
Southern Tier
New York
Theft from gas station safe reported at Clark Street
Detectives investigate a weekend theft of about $600 from the safe at Gormley and Draucker gas station 1 Clark Street. The combination dial and lock were removed before the safe could be opened. Clerk Clarence Sinters discovered the loss and notified part owner James H. Draucker.
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Aubvrn
Lawrence H. Meniillo
Hugh Casey
Gormley& Draucker
Clark St
Clarence Sinters
Siners
James H. Draucker
Mrs Hosier Funeral Tomorrow in Auburn
Mrs Caroline Ed wards Hosmer aged 3 of Hunter avenue wife of Frederick M. Hosmer died yesterday in Auburn City Hospital after a long illness She was a member of First Universalists Church Survived by her husband son Torney Ferris E. Hosmer of Auburn two sisters Mrs Oliver A Wood of Geneva and Mrs Bert S Westlake of Auburn Services will be at 3 PM tomorrow at Bracley Memorial Chapel Burial at Fort Hill Cemetery.
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Auburn
Caroline Edwards Hosmer
Hunter Av
Frederick M. Hosmer
Auburn City
Hopstal
First Universalists Church
Torney Ferris E. Hosmer
Oliver A. Wood
Geneva
Bert S. Westlake
Bracley Memorial Chapel
Fort Hill Cemetery
Hrs. Cosman Funeral Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Winifred Ford Cosman, wife of Harry O. Cosman, were held today in Dorchester Ontario after her death Friday in London Ontario. Burial followed in Dorchester Cemetery. Survived by husband. son Harry A. Cosman with the Canadian Artillery. two grandsons. mother Mrs. Mary Ford of Dorchester. sisters Mrs. Elevela McMuiray, Mrs. Percy Smith and Mrs. Nettie Ford.
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Auburn
Winifred Ford Cosman
Harry O. Cosman
London
Ont
Dorchester
Harry A. Cosman
The
Canadian Artillery
Mary Ford
Elevela McMiurray
Percy Smith
Nettie Ford
Miss Edith Sweeting Dies at Weedsport Life Resident
Edith Sweeting of Weedsport died Saturday at her Brutus street home after a long illness. She worked for Leonard Manufacturing Company. Survived by her mother Mrs. Clayton Baldwin. Services set for 2:30 PM tomorrow at Kelly Funeral Home Weedsport with Rev. Ernest Hutterfield officiating. Burial in Weedsport Rural Cemetery.
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Auburn
Edith Sweeting
Weedsport
Brutus St
iLeonard Manufacturing Company
Clayton Baldwin
Kelly
Ernest Hutterfield
Weedsport Rural Cemetery
Mrs. Mosher To Be Buried Tomorrow
Mrs. Maria Yanger Mosher 84 of Union Springs widow of Cayuta County Sheriff Edwin B. Mosher died Saturday night at home. Funeral at 2 30 P M tomorrow at Union Springs Presbyterian Church with Rev George F Cambs officiating. Burial in Chestnut Hill Cemetery. Survived by two stepsons George E. Mosher Worcester Mass and Sidney W. Mosher New York City.
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Auburn
Maria Yanger Mosher
Union Springs
Cayuta County
Edwin B. Mosher
The
Leisure Hour Club
Shei
George E. Mosher
Worcester
Mass
Sidney W. Mosher
New York City
David family mourns Ogdensburg resident
Leo T. David 82 of 315 St. Lawrence Avenue Ogdensburg died Friday at Hepburn Hospital after a period as a patient. Survived by wife two children Ralph David and Elizabeth David two daughters in law and several siblings. Funeral from the family home at 1:30 P.M. and Notre Dame Church services at 9 A.M. Burial in Notre Dame Cemetery.
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Les T. David
St. Lawrence
Hepburn Hospital
Ralph David
Donald Stu Huis
Baimai
N. Y
Elizabeth David
Oakland
Calif
Stewart Smith
Oldensburg
Ashtabula
Ohio
Joseph David
Cooperstown
Famly
Notre Dame Church
Notre Dame Cemetery
Funeral services set for Mrs. Catherine St Denis
Mrs Catherine A St Denis of Kings Court South Street died yesterday in Mercy hospital She was born in Scranton Pa and formerly lived in Syracuse She was a member of St Marys Church and past president of its Rosary and Scapular Society Also member of Court Auburn Catholic Daughters of America Auburn Country Club and Auburn Home Bureau Unit Surviving husband Bernard B St Denis three sisters Mrs John Pelcha Maspeth LI Mrs Walter OToole and Mrs Josephine Walsh of Brooklyn two brothers Michael and John Posten of Brooklyn Services scheduled for Wednesday at 9 AM in St Marys Church with burial in St Marys Cemetery Syracuse Rosary and Scapular Society set services at funeral channel
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Auburn
Catherine A. St. Denis
Kings Court
South St
Bernard B. St Denis
Mercy Hospital
Scranton
Syrasea Disass. Use
Irs
St. Denis
St. Mary's Church
Court Auburn
Catholic Daughters of America
Auburn Country Club
Auburn Home Bureau Unit
John Pelcha
Maspeth
L. I
Walter O'Toole
Josephine Walsh
Brooklyn
Michael
John Posten
Brook
Lester E. Brew
St. Marvws Cemetery
Syracuse
Rosary and Scanuler Society
Car Strikes Pole Wires Torn Down in Seneca Falls
Ronald Gustafson, 28 percent recovering at home on Lake Road, was injured when his car swerved across East Bayard Street and hit a utilities pole. Two transformers were downed, high tension wires strewn across the road, and traffic was directed for more than two hours. NYSEG workers restored service after several hours.
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Seneca Falls
Ronald Gustafson
Lake Rd
E. Bayard St
Gustafson
Charles Flynn
Matthew Cerello
New York State Electric and Gas Corporation
Harugari Grand Lodge Convention Planned in Waterloo
Annual meeting of the New York State Grand Lodge of the German Order of Harugari set for Thursday through Saturday September 4 5 and 6 with headquarters at the American Legion Home. More than 259 delegates and members expected. Joseph Panerer state Grand Master will preside and officers to be elected and installed. A reception for Grand Lodge officers and delegates scheduled for opening day.
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Waterloo
New York State
Grand Lodge
American Legion Home
Joseph Panerer
Grand Battle of the
Paitterer
Dr Loosli to Speak on Atomic Energy in Agriculture
Dr J K Loosti professor of animal nutrition at Cornell University will address the fourth annual Oak Ridge Summer Symposium in Oak Ridge Tennessee. The theme is The Role of Atomic Energy in Agricultural Research and Loosti will discuss radioisotope work in animal nutrition studies at Cornell.
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WHACA
J. K. Loosti
Cornell University
Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Loosli
Corell
Scouts Outing Planned at Lour Ges Camp
Girl Scouts of St. Mary's Church will hike to Lour Ges Camp on Skangareles Lake in Syracuse Diocese territory. They depart the city at 9 30 AM with Rev Charles L McCarthy assisting as activities director.
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Girl Scouts of
Dry Weather Seen Cutting Celery Crops
Martens Packing Company reports a celery crop harvest near completion with yield down from last year due to dry spells. About 100 acres in muck areas are being harvested by 100 migrant workers, with packers shipping to New York City and the Northeast and some to the South.
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Auburn
Martens Packing Company
Port Byron
Lucien Martens
Fair Haven
Red Creek
Wolcoil
Martens
New York City
Northeast
Poultry Queen to Compete in Syracuse Show
Janet Marquis of Lake Como will compete in the Neppeco poultry show in Syracuse October 1 2 wearing overalls and a crown. Her cockerel earned high marks from Prof C Ogle of the State Poultry division for quality and breeding, placing Marquis among top displayers. Ogle called the Cayuga County 4-H Clubs event one of the most outstanding shows.
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Auburn
Janet Marquis
Lake Como
Marquis
Pr. C. Ogle
Miss Marquis
Ogle
Cayuga County
New Pastor to be Welcomed Today
The Rev Alien Barrett takes up duties as pastor of the Ovid Methodist church and will be welcomed at an 8 PM reception at the church. Barrett previously served as pastor in Groton for several years.
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OVID
Alien Barrett
Irs
Barrett
Groton
Water Level Restored at Weedsport
Weedsport residents saw the town reservoir level rise from eight inches to three feet after pumps failed Thursday night. Mayor David Coyle said careful water use should keep the level safe as two new wells are prepared for use this week and pumps awaited shipment.
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Auburn
David Coyle
Weedsport
Idastaig
Trout Bite For Geneva Youngsters
About 200 Geneva boys and girls fished at a rodeo sponsored by the Rod and Gun Club at ponds west of Geneva. The event saw many fine catches led by Michael Donahue Emilly Brown Katherine Clark and Alicia Fennell. Prizes were awarded and organizers plan to make it an annual event.
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Geneva
Pee Set Tee
Nee Etibers
Rod and Gun Club
Law Shate Mendas
Michael Donahue
Emilly Brown
Funeral for Mrs. Florence Rockwell Held in Weedsport
Mrs. Florence Rockwell widow of John Rockwell of Weetort died Saturday in a nursing home. The funeral was today at First Baptist Church Weedsport with Rev. Parson Derby officiating. Burial followed in Weedsport Rural Cemetery. Surviving are two sons Albert N. Hartlem Farmington Michigan and Lawren L. Hartlem Dearborn Michigan and daughter Mrs Vera H. White Waddington.
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Auburn
Florence Rockwell
John Rockwell
Weetort
First Baptist Church
Weedsport
Parson Derby
Gaughter
Vera H. White
Waddington
Police to Battle Lawyers in Game
Auburn reports a wartime charity softball game set for 5 PM Wednesday at UC A Geld. The police team challenges the lawyers in the City, with coaches and field managers named among the participants as the first postwar contest.
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Auburn
Uc.a
Seven Hurt In Head-on Collision Near Geneva
WATERLOO Seven men including five from Sampson Air Force Base are hospitalized after a head-on crash two miles south of Geneva at 145 yesterday. Injured are George Jennings and John Edwards from Lodi, Airmen Peissner Mortison Waller Plante and Porter, and Trooper McLorn. Jennings, driving north, apparently fell asleep, causing the collision with Peissner’s southbound car.
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Waterloo
Sampson Air Force Base
Sampson Hospital
Houte Yb-A
Geneva
George A. Jennings
Lodi
John Edwards
David Peissner
David Mortison
David Waller
Roland Plante
Ernest Porter
Jeff Ankie
William MicLorn
Waterino
Jennings
Edwards
Peissner
Waterloo Airman William Curry Arrives in Germany
Waterloo Airman William F. Curry has arrived at Neubiberg Air Base Germany for a duty tour with the Air Forces in Europe under NATO. A 1950 Waterloo High School graduate, he enlisted in April 1951 and worked at Curry Appliance Store before joining the service. He is assigned to the Supply Squadron of the 56th Fighter Bomber Wing and is classified as a carpenter.
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Waterloo
William F. Curry
Mrr
William P. Curry
Neubiberg Air Base
Germany
Europe
Curry
Waterloo High School
Seneca Falls
S6th
Guild Ice Cream Social Set For Tomorrow
The Wester Guild of the Methodist Church will sponsor an ice cream social on the church lawn starting at 7 PM tomorrow. Mrs Leatha McCuane is the chairwoman of the committee.
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Waterloo
Wester Guild
Methodist Church
Leatha MecCuane
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