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Newspaper

Syracuse Herald Journal

Location

Syracuse, New York, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1940

Page

2

Five Injured In Syracuse Car Crashes

Multiple accidents across Syracuse injured five people including Martin Fellows 37 and Joseph Commisso 12. Frank A Lewis operated a machine in one collision. Stephen Witowski 37 was fined $15 for reckless driving. Felix Witowski 37 fined $25 for disorderly conduct. Zeke Zaleska 36 fined $10 for reckless driving. Area police noted collisions near Rugay Road, Durston Avenue, and Amboy Warners highway with varying injuries.

Frank A. Lewis van Bireei Parish Rugay’ Road Durston Avenue Herbert Fran i Mre Martin Fellows Bryant Avenue Fats Laurence M. Jemesson Fair Wiliam Richstis George Fattorelli Vaan Street Herman F. Spring Richards Joseph Comsmisso Oswego Boulevard Edward Krause Randall Avenue Stephen Witowski Emerson Avenue Charles H. Hall Baldwinsville Cold Springs Row Justice Hall B.D Calvin D. Bingham Camilus l Ambay- Warners Highway William Paget Brook Edith Holobinko Richard Benjamin Schvenk Green‘Wool Place Engine ‘Company 7 Minfor Ene Boulevard Crouse Avenue

Dr Edward Donohue Reappointed Head of Hospital at Fair

Dr Edward Donohue resumes leadership of the hospital at the State Fair grounds for a 23rd year. The busy facility treats minor injuries and cares for fairgoers, with Dr Dolohug and Dr Patrick J Con assisting. Nurses Delia Lamb and Gedys Kearns are on staff. Over 60 pets were treated for minor injuries at the hospital during the event.

Edward Donohue Dolohug Patrick J. Con Delia Lamb St. Joseph's Hospital Gedys. Kearns University Hospital Ethel ‘White Ilineesee

Maynard Net Estate Valued at Two Million

The estate left by Mrs. Lite Crouse Maynard was appraised at 1,962,787 with Frank Hamilton Maynard as heir. The will's residuary bequests include 150,000 to Maynard and 25,000 for each of three children, Marion MacWilliams, Learza Crispin, and Frank T. Block, plus other specific sums. total securities and property valued in the report amount to over 1.7 million in various categories.

Lite Crouse Maynard Frank Hamilton Maynard Learza K. Crispin Frank T. Block

Fingerprints Lure Crowds at the Fair Grounds

Junior Red Cross members under Mrs Mae Huntington Cross organize fingerprinting in the Harriet May Mills Memorial Building basement. The program aims to protect adults and children by collecting prints for memory loss or accidents, with 600+ prints previously filed in the FBI civilian division in Warn ton.

Fair Grounds Red Cross Mae Tuntington Cross Harriet May Mills

Two Women Charged In Vagrant Raids

Susie Williams of 827 East Washington Street and Edna Pound of 313 East Washington Street were booked yesterday afternoon on vagrancy charges. Both pleaded guilty today and were each held on a $500 bond.

Susie Williams East Washington Street Edna Pound

Do You Know Wildlife Prize Challenge at State Fair Exhibit

Visitors test their wildlife knowledge at the New York State College of Forestry Roosevelt Wildlife Forest Experiment Station display. The quiz awards prizes for correctly identifying woodland objects and animals such as woodchuck beaver rabbit deer gopher badger and raccoon. Tests are graded nightly with winners announced next day.

New York Srate College of Forestry Roosevelt Wildlife Forest Fred Acing

Cakes Lure Fair Visitors in Prudence Penny Contest

Entry cakes in the Prudence Penny Home Baking Contest drew crowds at the New York State Fair. Judges from Syracuse weighed texture and taste of single to four layer cakes, with winners including Orange Cocoanut Cake with Snow White Frosting and a prize sack of Parker's Flour. The contest runs two more days, with winners to be published in the Prudence Penny pages.

Janet Milne Cieitian Seramist Peieawaming Eske Lee M. Phillips Harry Appdaty Walter Price Prudence Penny Auditarion Harriett May Mills Merannial New York Eftecnoor Syracuse Marion Jenks Ruth Stafford Syracuse Home Bureau V. Price Walter State Fair Boulevard Parker's Borden H. B. Dudley Ferris Street Ollie Fateherle Ot Carvillus Contec U.S Statue of Liberty Henry Fenton Steeet Parker Mr. Appleby Florence Lyke Westcott Street Mary Eick Union Place New York State Prudence Panay Syracuse Herald-Journal Fair Grounds

East Syracuse Man Drowns After Boat Fall

Raymond F. Cushnick, 44, of East Syracuse, fell overboard from a motorboat on the Seneca River near Red Hawk Inn, drowned despite companions diving in to save him. Troopers and physicians investigated, coroner ruled accidental drowning, funeral planned for East Syracuse church.

Syracuse Seneca Red Hark Inn Raymond F. Cushnick East Ellis Street East Syracuse Robert Moyers Clay It. D.1 Louis Schuler Dushnick Nrmr Cold Springs Bridge Justin W. Mignault Baldwinsville Mm Interme St. Joseph's Hospital Mignault Inlere Richard D. Camp Williams Lally

Man pleads guilty to possessing unlicensed revolver

Joseph Mercurio, 61, of 824% South Townsend Street, was charged in Police Court with possessing a .22 caliber revolver without a license under Penal Law Section 2887. Bail set at $500 until Sept. 3. Mercurio had just been discharged from University Hospital after recovering from severe burns from a house fire. A prior search at his home, requested to locate $30 he claimed to have lost, uncovered the revolver.

Joseph Mercurio South Townsend Street Mercurio University Hospital

Schoharie Youth Steer Wins Champion at State Fair Show

Kenneth Tillapaugh of Schoharie County owned the champion Aberdeen Angus steer in the junior baby beef show at the State Fair Stock Pavilion. The steer, shown in a stiff competition yesterday afternoon, earned top honors as Gerald Cuernsey, another Schoharie County entrant, also placed with his Aberdeen Angus.

Schoharie Kenneth Tillapaugh Schoharie County Gerald Cuernsey

Fire forces Cayuga Lake couple to plunge for rescue

Thomas and Mrs Geer of Syracuse were saved after their speedboat caught fire on Cayuga Lake shrouding the lake shore. They jumped into the cold water and were rescued after more than half an hour by nearby boat owners and residents, with losses estimated above $300.

Cal Dispatch Benes Thomas Leer Onondaga Street Syracuse Cayuga Geeer Gerald Lyway Geer Richard Morehouse Lake Shore Mr. Geer Dr. and Mreli J Leroy T. Geer Onondaga jStreet_wildress

Teter at Fair To Leap Car High Over Bus

Motorcar and motorcycle stunts created for films will be performed by Lucky Teter and his Hell Drivers during a four night engagement at the State Fair. The show starts at 8 o clock nightly Friday through Monday with new feats developed by Teter and his team for the World’s Fair related projects and film work.

Hell Drivers Lucky Hell Lucky Teter Tair Teter Daredevil Big Hell 3Rantland Rice Richard Arlen

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