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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1941
Page
7
A collage of obituaries and funeral notices for Alvin P Bain Estlinbaum George Gray Mildred Reicnert Watrous Helen Anderson Welch Vincent Whitney and others list survivors including spouses children and siblings. Services held at local churches and homes with interment at area cemeteries.
A dense OCR listing of funeral homes and related services with addresses and phone numbers. Includes Nicholas Pirro & Sons, Joseph Puneral Chapel, C. C. Carroll & Co., Snyder Funeral Co., Miller & Waidele y, McKinley Bros., John Gang & Son, Edward J. Ryan, John Molloy, John GiminsekI, Callahan Funeral Service, Kearney Funeral Home, Kempf Parlors, M. J. McAuliffe, Greenleaf Funeral, Welter Funeral Co, Waller Granite, Arthur Judd Monuments, and Florists, with various contact details.
August Elmer of Port Chester a longtime Edison supplier died aged 87. Duane Reed Stuart 68, Princeton Classics chair and Kennedy Latin scholar, author. George J. Keller 57, Iowa WPA administrator and longtime University of Iowa engineer. Francis Henry Bagley, Seaboard Air Line general officer for 16 years. Esther Osborn, former prima donna with royal Stockholm Opera and Hamburg Stadt Theater.
Hundreds of associates and friends mourn John Marsellus founder of Marsellus Casket Company at First Reformed Church Syracuse with burial in Morningside Cemetery. Marsellus who arrived from New York City in 1874 built a large factory and led the firm until 1917 when his son took over.
Death records report Mrs. Ozora C. Tuttle of Lacona aged 76, widow of Joseph J. Tuttle, with daughter Mrs. George Sturlin and grandson Kenneth Murlin among survivors. Rites held at home and burial in Sandy Creek Cemetery. other notices include Minnie R. Barnum's funeral at Cornell Clement Greenleaf home with burial in Oakwood Cemetery and pallbearers named, and Frank Watrous funeral services at Baldwinsville home with burial in North Syracuse.
Funeral rites for Frank J. Snow 76 of Iona Corners Town of Van Buren will be held at 2 PM Monday at the home burial will be in Warners A farmer he lived in the same house his entire life and suffered a cerebral hemorrhage last Wednesday Surviving are his wife Myrtle Guthrie Snow five sons Charles G and Francis C Snow and five grandchildren all of Iona Corners
The obituary notices report the funeral for Mrs Frances A Look age 70 at Keegan Osbert and later Assumption Church with nephews as bearers. Also announced are services for Mrs Mary Donovan Whitney of 218 Rich Street, and Mrs Elizabeth L West of 2737 Grant Boulevard with survivors listed.
Obituary notices report Edward C. Schillinger 63 a polisher at L. C. Smith & Corona Typewriters living 714 North Salina Street died Saturday morning after a life in Syracuse. He survived by his wife six sisters and brothers and several nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements set for Monday/Tuesday at local churches and cemeteries with multiple family members noted.
Henry Perry 36 of East Syracuse R D 2 died Wednesday in a car accident on Court Street Road. His funeral was held at 9 A M Saturday at his home 919 Kirkpatrick Street and at 9 30 A M in Saint Josephs Church with a high mass of requiem by Rev David J Norcott. Honorary bearers included members of the Steel Workers Union and Chauffeurs Union. Active bearers listed were Louis Cowburn Harold Cowburn Larry Doddy Charles Dauenhauer Carmen Sarno and Herbert Grubbe. Burial followed in Library S Cemetery with committal read by Father Norcott.
Thomas B Sheridan a retired contractor and builder died Thursday. Rites were held at 8 45 A M at his home 220 Gnesee Park Drive and at 9 30 in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception with a solemn high mass of requiem. Rev Edward Ryan presided with deacon Rev Francis Harrison and subdeacon Msgr James P McPeak. Bricklayers Union members were honorary bearers and active bearers included William Beers Edward Cummings John O Connor Thomas Dempsey David Rielly and John Gleason. Committal services followed at St Agnes Cemetery.
Mrs Helen Anderson Welch wife of J Leo Welch died Saturday morning at St Josephs Hospital after a long illness She was born in Syracuse and lived in the city all her life She was a member of Our Lady of Solace Rosary and Altar Societies the Auxiliaries of St Anthony Convent School and the Onondaga County Sanatorium Surviving are her husband daughter Anne Margaret Welch son John Leo Welch Jr three sisters and two brothers The funeral was held at 845 AM Tuesday at the home and 930 AM at Our Lady of Sorrows Pompei AEC.
Robert C. Wilkins, 81, founder of the Wilkins cloth manufacturing firm, died after a yearlong illness in Farnham Quebec. A Syracuse native, he lived in Trenton Ontario before moving to the city in 1911.
George B. Hall 61 of Carthage Charles H. Tormey 75 of Onchiota Fred J. Lawton 71 of Denmark Walter L. Watson 66 of Lowville William E. Green 78 of Watertown Mrs Annet te Meyer 65 of Sherrill Eugene Hamilton Oswego Thomas N Kenyon 63 of Bolton
Reich Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels writes in his weekly column to defend wartime censorship. He argues news can be used as a weapon and that German readers should trust leaders while camouflage details stay secret from enemies.
Stockholm summary of a Basel National Zeitung report quoted by a Norwegian journalist who just visited Finland says optimistic Finns expect their crusade against Russia to end in two or three weeks. He notes heavy war toll with funeral processions seen widely and warns Finland must heed German demands before peace or war decisions.
Rochester reports two of ten men held on warrants in a Webster still raid posted in Monroe County. Federal agents led by P. W. Dressen seized a 1200 gallon still, 30000 gallons of mash, nine vehicles and five tons of coke, the largest haul in a Monroe County raid.
Malcolm MacDonald the British high commissioner of Canada says the war effort is going well but cautions against crowing. In Montpelier Vermont he spoke during the state's 150th anniversary events noting Canada’s growing participation and rapid gains in Iraq Syria and Iran.
Senators probing an eastern petroleum shortage heard rail experts consider using 18 000 idle railroad tank cars to move oil from producing regions. Adm. Land urged rapid barge and tanker measures while warning against pipelines that would steal steel from ships.
Buffalo report says Walter S. Pinczewski, 39, exchanged fire with two patrolmen in a railroad yard after a quarrel with his estranged wife. Police say he fired first, they returned fire, and he shot himself. Death certificate cites own action.
The Soviet campaign during 1939 40 reduced Viipuri to ruins but Finland regains the city as Soviet lines are reorganized. Before evacuations 84 000 residents called Viipuri home, with mills and factories sustaining the Karelia region’s economy and culture.
Lawrence H. Smith, national chairman of the American Legion child welfare committee, was elected to the U S House from Wisconsin's First District. He defeated Democrat Thomas R. Amie by 29 657 to 16 942 amid Republican strength and cross party backing for Amie's Roosevelt policy stance.
London Aug 30 The Russian armies remain under strong pressure along the Leningrad to Black Sea line as the German offensive continues. Berlin losses are unlikely to affect Leningrad but may allow greater German use of the Gulf of Finland ports Baltiski and Tallinn. The drive threatens the Kiev salient and Dnieper front as Russian hopes hinge on staving off a breakthrough toward Kharkov.
Carl J. Nagle of the Niagara Distributors' Agency urged New York lawmakers to allow appeals from a new state milk marketing order raising producer prices. The order sets milk at 3.40 per hundredweight, a 40 cent rise, with Nagle saying retail prices may fall by one cent per quart. He said the Milk Distributors' Association would back such legislation at the next session.
Foster W. suffered second and third degree burns to hands arms and face when gas fumes from a new well flared up as he tried to light a cigarette on a Messer Oil Company drilling rig at Richburg Hill tract. He was reported to be recovering yesterday.
The Trades Union Congress plans a threefold delegation after Edinburgh meets to consult American labor leaders visit the AFL and CIO in Montreal and tour the International Labor Office in Montreal. Will Lawther aims to mend AFL CIO rift while Bevin’s policy uses non compulsory powers to boost munition output.
Moscow reports Col. Gurov of the Red Army explains Soviet strategy against German blitzkrieg. He describes initial reconnaissance, heavy artillery, and air bombardment as a theatrical overture before mechanized wedges, with infantry and reserves countering mobile units to prevent encirclement.
Naval Lieutenant Count Henri d Estienne d Orves was executed by a German firing squad in Paris for espionage after landing by the British in Brittany to lead espionage work there. His death followed high level attempts to save him and comes as details of his French naval career and family background are noted.
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