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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1956
Page
2
County speeds up sewer project schedule amid delays
The county moves to accelerate construction of the Metropolitan Syracuse Sewage Treatment Plant on Hiawatha Blvd. by three contracts worth millions, with Central Park Construction Co. of Tonawanda low bidder at 478135 dollars. Bongiovanni of Syracuse forthcoming, and work to include trunk sewer, pumping station, digestion tanks, and related facilities, targeting 18 months for design and 24 for construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eshan Ule
Syracuse
Hiawatha Blvd
Central Park Construction’ Co
Tonawanda
H. A. Bongiovanni
Tonavranda
Bongiovanni
West Side Sanittary
Bridge St
State Fair Blvd
Hollenbeck
West Side
Onondaga Lake
O'Brien
Gere
Ley Creek
New York Central
D., L. and W
Le Moyne Leader Urges Honest Athletics Standards
Fr. Robert Grewen S J president of Le Moyne College tells Syracuse Press Club the NCAA spirit is harmed by top notch teams and hidden objectives. He cites four aims for athletics money prestige spectacle recreation and urges honesty and support for needy athletes with tutoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NCAA
Robert Fr. Grewen
S.J
LeMoyne College
Syracuse Press Club
Father Grewen
Grewen
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Howard Carroll
Burglars Take Guns in Suburban Hardware Heist
Early morning break in at Suburban Hardware Store 4101 W Genesee St. yielded two .22 rifles and several boxes of shells. Deputies Kasson and Reardon described entry via shattered rear door and an inventory will determine additional losses. A wrench near the back door is believed used to break the glass. The adjacent Brown Jewel Foods supermarket was checked for entry. A Carlsbad Caverns fact notes a room over half a mile long, 400 feet wide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Kasson
Bert Reardon
W. Genesee St
Carl Johvike
Brown Jewell Foods, Inc
Patrick McDermott
Toy Gun Threat Lands Six Months In Penitentiary
A 21 year old man John E Masters of 127 Harvard Pl pleaded guilty in Police Court to a conduct charge after threatening a woman with a gun. He was sentenced to six months in Onondaga Penitentiary. Police found a toy pistol and a 1954 Police Department carry card on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onondaga Penitentiary
John E. Masters
Harvard Pl
Lawrence Doodigian
Arthur Mullett
Police Department
L,eary
Skaneateles Receives Recreation Funds for Youth Program
The village of Skaneateles receives $1,000 in state aid for a youth recreation program for one year, announced by the State Youth Commission. Mayor Harold Church said the village will spend $2,150 on the program, marking the fifth year of partnership with the state in this activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skaneaeles
State Youth Commission
Harold Church
Ihe
Miss Gragg Quips Way Into Fifth Grade Class
In Memphis Tennessee teacher Rosemary Gragg greets her new fifth grade students with a lighthearted joke about her name. She tells them not to tell their parents that she is an old rag keeping the mood cheerful as class begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Rosemary Gragg
Miss Rag
Miss Gragg
Man Sentenced In Onondaga County Assault Case
Thomas Walton 38 of 202 Foreman Ave pleaded guilty to a reduced third degree assault in a June shooting of Willie Patrick. Judge Leo W. Breed sentenced Walton to one year in the Onondaga County Penitentiary. Also pled guilty to reduced charges were Cyreneus Irwin 59 and Bruce Gordon Clark 18 amid other local cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Walton
Foreman Ave
Leo W. Breed
Onondaga County ‘Penitentiary
John L. Butz
Walton
Butz
Willie Patrick
Patrick
Cyreneus Irwin
Oxford St
Margaret
Dee
Bruce Gordon Clark
Highbridge St
Fayetteville
Leon Carpenter, Inc
W. Genesee St
Assault Charge Withdrawn in City Court
A third degree assault warrant against Sarah Elijah, 26, of 331 Madison St, was withdrawn in Police Court before Judge P. Leo Dorsey after a fracas with another woman on Irving Ave at E Washington St on Oct 27. Helen Dents, 25, tried to break up the fight while Elijah slashed at her with a knife and was treated at Crouse Irving Hospital for a left hand laceration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Elijah
Madison St
P. Leo Dorsey
Elijah
Irving Ave
E. Washington St
Helen
Dents
Ashworth Pl
Crouse-Irving Hospital
Scouts Promoted In Court of Honor at St John School
Four scouts received merit badges and four were promoted to second class at a Court of Honor for Boy Scout Troop 134 held in St John the Baptist School hall. Recipients included Ronald Carlisle Robert Hallet Ralph Mingoletti and Donald Overend with others earning tenderfoot and merit badges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John the Baptist School
Hall
Ronald Carlisle
Robert Hallet
Ralph Mingoletti
Donald Overend
Carl Sharak
John McDonald End
Wayne Para
Gerald Mingollelli
Stephan Para
Richard Nasselli
James Beers
Terry Conroy
Kenneth DeFabio
Earl Cratzer
Nicholas Fancher
Daniel Lynch
Patrick Mulligan
Carl Bauder, Sr
Richard Seifritz
Estate Goes To Church Cornell Kin In Syracuse Will
Cornell University the Presbyterian Church and relatives of Thomas McElderry Vickers benefit from his probate will. Bequests include 1000 to church boards and alma mater, with stocks and Baltimore real estate allocated to nephews and cousins. Residue to Virginia Siersma with trust provisions and other small bequests to Waldorf firm employees. Annie Griffith also leaves home to her son and split estate to another son and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell University
The
Presbyterian Church
Thomas McElderry Vickers
Waldorf Manufacturing Co
Vickers
Euclid Ave
Board of Foreign Missions and We
Board of National Missions of
Cornell
Rotary Club of
Syracuse
John H. Vickers
Hudson
Baltimore
Elizabeth Potter Booth
Plainville
M J
Lucy. Booth Murray
N.J
Virginia Tallman Sigrsma
Axe-Houghton Fund
Emma Bush Hamner
Waldorf
Ill Scottsdale woman appeals for husband’s help
Mrs. William Thomas of 802 South Orange Avenue Scottsdale asks for contact with her husband to relay that her son Richard is in very serious condition. She urges immediate phone calls and provides the contact number Whitney 5 3658 in Scottsdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsdale, Ariz
William Thomas
S. Orange Ave
Scottsdale
Richard
Whitney
Army Installs Short-Notice Plan No Reservists Recalled
First Army headquarters clarified postal cards sent to Army Reservists do not signal an alert or recall. No units have been called to active duty and none are scheduled unless the national emergency worsens. The notice, signed by Col. George W. Gage, outlines a potential shorter alert period and urges preparedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Governors Island
First’Army
New York-New Jersey
New England
George W. Gage
First Army
Department of Army
Department of the Army
Rosary basketball seeks Friday gym from city leaders
Mayor meets Rosary parish representatives to find a public school gym for Friday night games. Rosary previously used Vocational High School on a temporary basis but was denied this year as city plans kept the facility for dances, jeopardizing the CYO league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mead
Moly Rosary
Rosary
John ©. Carey
William Snow
John Terry
Father Carey
Vocational High School
Nicoleta Arciuell
William A. Barry
Recreation Commission
John T. Roberts
Vocational
Carey
C.Y.O
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Fr. Grewen
Ollie Sheremeta
Fred Hillegas
Luther Bliven
Jerry Cooley
Edward Reddy
Joseph Porcello
Joseph Ganley
Rob
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Robert Sokolsky
Milt Carlin
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Pastime Club
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Herald-Journal Wire
Edwin Rawlings
Air Force Air Materiel Command
Hancock Field
Dayton
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Sylvania Electric Products
Henry Lehne
Sylvania Division
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Savings Bank
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Emeela Uta
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