Six Below Zero Hits Syracuse Area Weather Record
A United States Weather Bureau forecast pegged tonight’s low at six degrees below zero in Syracuse and vicinity, threatening a new Dec 3 record. Officials halted a Watertown trip due to a severe winter storm, with Onondaga County crews reporting heavy snow, high drifts, and hazardous highways. Railway and canal disruptions persisted as ice and packed snow covered the landscape, and Coast Guard rescued two boatmen from Buffalo harbor after their craft overturned.
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Syracuse
United States Weather Bureau
Onondaga County
Watertown
Sandy Creek
Donald M. Mawhinney
William H. Bowers
Frank del Vecchio
Arthur W. Wilson
Howard Mosher
Tully-Vesper Road
Michigan
Buckeye State
Oswego
Lake Ontario
Empire State
Badger State
Little Falls
Oneida Lake
George Wilder
Adams
Allen W. Wilcox
Toledo
Coast Guard
Buffalo Harbor
Geneva
Adirondacks
A. G. Lewis
W. H. Rogers
Owl’s Head
Malone
Wanakena
Tupper Lake
Sackets Harbor
Carthage
Ogidensburg
Skaneateles
Brewerton
United Press
Midwest
Plains States
Great Lakes
New York
Plane Plant Class Opens In December
Intensive training of Central New York men for air plane plant work under State Education sponsorship will start at 1064 South Clinton Street by January 1. Dr. G Carl Alverson announced, with seven of 14 men to become instructors resting today after three weeks of study and work in Buffalo plants, and the rest leaving Friday. The Syracuse school, one of 11 such programs in the state, aims to be the largest model site with jobs at Bell Aircraft and Curtiss-Wright plants in Buffalo and Long Island factories. Courses include metal fabrication, riveting, aircraft assembly, and drafting. latest military planes will be brought in for hands-on practice. The program could train up to 1,200 men, with night classes possible in February. Teacher rosters include Mearl Bartlett, George Dar harsh, Duval, George Goebel, John Russell, Charles Schubert, Joseph Stapleton, Walter Wermuth in metal fabrication. Albert Currier, aircraft assembly. George Adsit, John E. McDaniels, Leon R. Nemett, John T. Thornton in riveting. Nathan Van De Car in drafting.
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New York
State Department of Education
South Clinton Street
G Carl Alverson
Donald
Kidd
Buffalo
Syracuse
Salt City
Bell Aircraft
Curtiss-Wright
Long Island
Mr. Kidd
Mearl Bartlett
Auburn
George Adsit
Canastota
John E. McDaniels
Park Street
Leon R. Nemett
East Fayette Street
John T. Thornton
Bellevue Avenue
Nathan van de Car
Baldwinsville
Optimists Hear Crowley Tomorrow at Luncheon
William H. Crowley president of Hamilton College will speak at the Optimist Club luncheon at Hotel Syracuse tomorrow on Leadership in the Present Crisis. Hosting guests include Cortland B. Horr Dartmouth Alumni Club of Central New York president and W Niver Wynkoop Central New York Hamilton Alumni president.
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William H. Crowley
Hamilton College
Optimist Club
Hotel Syracuse
Cortland B. Horr
Dartmouth
Central New York
Dr. Crowley
W. Niver Wynkoop
Hamilton
Municipal Christmas Tree Raised With Aid of Crane
A 90 foot hemlock was raised in Clinton Square to serve as the municipal Christmas tree. Parks Commissioner William A. Barry and City Forester Paul Wells directed the effort with a crane borrowed from the Public Works Department after a long snowbound haul from a farm north of Cleveland. The star was installed and wiring laid for Christmas music, with a second tree-trimming trip planned due to heavy snow. The lighting ceremony is scheduled for December 22 with Mayor Rolland B. Marvin to switch on the lights amid a pageant and music by the Municipal Recreation Commission.
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Clinton Square
William A. Barry
Paul Wells
Forester
Wells
Cleveland
Barry
George H. Ballantyne
Department of Public Works
Smith T. Fowler
Municipal Recreation Commission
Police Here Aid Hunt for Jersey Girl
Syracuse police joined the search for Marie Pinto missing from Trenton since August 1938 after asking her father for money to buy a dress. Frank Pinto, her father, said she left home over two years ago and last correspondence was a June 20 1940 postmark from Syracuse. He described her as 5 feet 1 inch, about 110 pounds, light skin and brown hair.
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Syracuse
Trenton
N. J
Frank Pinto
Jesse After
Bureau of Miss
Marie Pinto Ing
Pinto
Marie Pinto
Brooklyn
Fayetteville to Give 3 Equipped Cots to Bundles for Britain
Fayetteville residents will donate three fully equipped cots to the Syra cuse Chapter of Bundles for Britain Inc. Mrs. Stewart F. Hancock, chairwoman, announced the drive. Pupils from five Syracuse schools John T Roberts Montgomery John A Nichols Sumner and Bellevue have joined the campaign pledging to buy at least one cot each. The drive aims to raise 4000 for a mobile kitchen and other aid for English sufferers. Mrs. Mayo Wells will be interviewed on WSYR at 10 05 P M about the Bundles for Britain campaign.
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Fayetteville
Britain
Syracuse
Sumner
Bellevue
Mayo Wells
Royal Air Force
WSYR
Aid Pledge Boosted By Saviour Church
The Episcopal Church of the Saviour reports a 50 percent pledge increase over 1939 at the annual parish meeting led by Rector Rev Arthur B Merriman. Warden George Hunt is reelected for two years, vestrymen Julian W Edgcomb Albert Daffler Chester G Fullerton and Donald D Rushey reelected. four vestrymen to serve three years. Auxiliary annual meeting names Mrs James Carruthers honorary president and reelects Mrs Gordon Fearn as president.
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Episcopal Church of the Saviour
Arthur B. Merriman
George Hunt
Julian W. Edgcomb
Albert Daffler
Chester G. Fullerton
Donald D. Rushey
James Carruthers
Gordon Fearn
Hogan Urged To Try Court Race Again
Charles J. Hogan Democratic candidate who narrowly missed election as judge of Municipal Court was urged to run again next year at a testimonial dinner in his honor at the Liederkranz. Leaders praised his campaign and promised support for a full six year term in 1941 and reelection in 1947. Mayor Vincent R. Carroll of Utica spoke, noting the December gathering honored a losing candidate and underscored free expression in the United States.
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Charles J. Hogan
Liederkranz
Cornelius Nugent
Irving J.higbee
Richard P. Byrne
Mr. Hogan
Hogan
Vincent R. Carroll
Utica
Carroll
United States
Harold J. Reinhardt
Earl E. Boyle
Leo J. Falcone
Mary Miller
Maurice Powers
Leo Kelley
James O'Connor
Charles V. Keene
Francis E. Maloney
Edward Dwyer
John Mahoney
Edmund P. Lynch
John Q. Pierce
Harry E. Jewett
Louis B. Swartz
David Shengold
Higbee
Patrick J. Ryan
Falcone
William Disque
John J. Young
T. Frank Dolan
Boy 9 Internally Hurt In Sled Crash Near Home
Thomas Gleason nine son of Mr and Mrs Bernard Gleason of 1115 South Geddes Street was under observation at Syracuse Memorial Hospital today for internal injuries believed caused by a sled crash into a street sign post yesterday afternoon near his home. County doctors reported possible internal hemorrhages and his parents called a physician who sent him to the hospital for evaluation.
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Thomas Gleason
Bernard Gleason
South Geddes Street
Syracuse Memorial Hospital
Ft. McClellan Men May Get Yule Leave
Fort McClellan Alabama reports potential Christmas furloughs for the 27th Division amid an official order suspending daily military duty from December 22 to January 2. The camp faced a power outage when a transformer burned out, leaving troops in darkness as they sang in the blackout. Training progression remains steady, with the division nearing completion of the four month mobilization program by late February, and continued work on entrenchment, camouflage, and field exercises across infantry and artillery units.
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McClellan
Ala
New York National Guard
William N. Haskell
War Department
108Th Infantry
Births Listed In Burgess Montages And Neighbors News
A column records numerous birth notices toward month end, naming parents and addresses for new daughters and sons. Entries list Mr. and Mrs. Burgess, Mon tag, Hill, LaSage, Maphey, Simmons, Buff, LoPints, Kasouf, Figie, Koehler, Weiland, Farwell, Richards, Kenney, Wheelock, Impelis, Dodge, Kes selring, Powers, Lynch and other couples with the birth date in late November.
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Alan F. Burgess
Madeline A. Lyon
Wente Terrace
Theodore W. Montag
Geraldine L. Ohnmeir
Belle Avenue
Earl N. Hill
Beatrice C. Horton
Valley Drive
Reymond D. LaSage
Grace M. McDonneld
Cumberland Avenue
Robert Maphey
Beatrice Tutei
Highland Avenue
George Simmons
Thelma Green
North McBride Street
Andrew E. Buff
Ruth L. Prentiss
Fayetteville
Anthony LoPints
Frances Mineo
Teall Avenue
Edward J. Kasouf
Eva H. Brox
Whittier Avenue
Fred Figie
Nora Bonspielle
West Lafayette Avenue
Ervin F. Koehler
Edna H. Casson
Seymour Street
Barbara A. Arnold
Huron Street
Fred K. Farwell
Regina Schmidt
Brighton Avenue
Alfred R. Richards
Irene J. Westcott
Lane Street
Joseph W. Kenney
Ruth E. Kenniston
Euclid Avenue
Charles EF. Wheelock
Lucy A. Tippett
South State Street
John R. Impelis
Frances ‘Piak
Stuart Court
Guy. Dodge
Miriam Virgil
Tully
Margaret M.mckenna
East Pleasant Avenue
Walter J. Powers
Ella A. Clarke
R. D
Bald- Swingville
Daniel J. Lynch
Doris H. Jabout
Coolidge Avenue
G20 Syracuse Gyro Club Anniversary Dinner
Members of the G20 Club of Syracuse gathered at Schrafft's Restaurant to celebrate the organization’s 30th founding anniversary. A historian provided an account of the local chapter’s civic and charitable contributions to Syracuse, highlighting three decades of community welfare and club activity.
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Gyro Club
G20 Club of
Syracuse
Schrafft's
Cleveland
JH. Knowles
Spamale
Syra
Case
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State Tower
Star
W. Adams
Permanent
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Nature
Dean
Merck & Co
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