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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1939
Page
3
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The 67th New York State Grange session opens in Syracuse with more than 2,000 expected. Officers include Raymond Cooper joined by Harold M. Stanley and John W. Kleis. The program features officer elections, degree exemplifications, and a significant farm program discussion led by prominent agricultural leaders.
The text argues for rates aligned with farm needs and sound business, liberal yet uniform railroad regulation, tax principles based on benefits received, and efficiency in government. It urges better farm markets, cooperative marketing, reduced state trade barriers, research for new crops, preservation of family farms, ongoing soil conservation, rural education, roads, electrification, and farm labor cooperation.
Raymond Cooper of Hannibal plans to retire as State Grange master at the Syracuse convention end this week. A move to urge a two year term exists with delegates from counties to decide, while candidates for successor include W. J. Rich Harold M. Stanley and Edson J. Walrath.
Delegations from Jordan Syracuse and nearby communities attend the funeral for William J Dineen Elbridge town clerk and longtime Jordan volunteer fire department president He died Saturday at his Jordan home Services are set for 9 A M at the home and 9 30 A M at St Patricks Church Jordan Burial will be in St Patricks Cemetery Fire Chief J H Somes leads Jordan firemen and bearers Syracuse Fire Chief Edward W Gieselman leads a Syracuse delegation Town of Elbridge officers and James B Costigan head county volunteer firemen representatives Also attending are L J Cramer Jordan Chamber of Commerce president and Thomas J Heaver Northern Central Volunteer Firemen Association secretary
Herbert, 17, of Renseleer Falls, pleaded guilty to petit theft on December 11. Judge Joan H. Wells ordered a $0 fine or 10 days in Conton County Jail as an alternative. The case followed a bicycle theft incident reported in Sperig Diepotchb urg.
Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Metzger Gorman of 105 Michaels Avenue who died yesterday in St Josephs Hospital will be held at 2 PM tomorrow at her home with Rev Christian P Jenson officiating. Burial is in Assumption Cemetery. She was wife of Edward J Gorman retired fire lieutenant and sister of police detective captain William Metzger. She was a Syracuse native and longtime North Side resident. She belonged to First Ward Republican Club Zions Lutheran Church and Cecile B Albright Post 2332 VFW auxiliary. Surviving: husband, brother Edward Gorman Jr father John P Metzger three sisters and two brothers plus many nieces and nephews.
Three Syracusans linked to an illicit still operation were arrested over the weekend as masterminds in an investigation by the Alcohol Tax Unit. Anthony Minozzi, Angelo Cannizzo, and Isadore Wallace faced federal charges of conspiracy following a raid on Onondaga Hill in April. Bail was set at 7500 dollars for Minozzi and Cannizzo, with Wallace to be arraigned. Burn s and Doll assisted in the arrests along with ATU investigators.
George Weaver, 34, of Earlville, questioned by District Attorney Mawhinney on charges after allegedly menacing five people with a shotgun. Deputies arrested him at a Dewitt tenant house where he had gone to urge his wife to return home.
Fulton December 11. Weaving department employees of the American Woolen mill will hold their first annual dinner Saturday night at the Adams House in Oswego.
Obituaries list residents who died in or near Syracuse including Mary A. Conant Waterloo William B Clark 69 Water town Charles Mathis 64 Rome Laura M Knapp 34 Cortland Ann Gilbert 92 McGraw Harry Gill Auburn Samuel M Baldwin Geneva Ada A Davis 77 Homer Jennie Wilcox 74 Cato James S Foster 66 Volney Glenn E Carter 45 Rome Floyd B Potter 50 Durhamville A Edward Hopkin 74 Sherrill Henry Clark 2 Camden Susan R Griffith name omitted part of list
Charles R. Gowen 54 of Rochester died at home after a yearlong illness. former general passenger agent of New York State Railways in Syracuse and longtime Rochester insurance executive. He was a member of Lake Avenue Baptist Church and various Masonic orders. Funeral services will be held at 3 oclock tomorrow at 420 Cobbs Hill Drive Rochester.
Col Joseph Bondy of 2035 East Genesee Street renewed his commission for a second time under President Roosevelt and offered services to Col John A. Kelly in the Northwestern New York Army Recruiting District. He will help recruit 2,000 local men within two weeks while active in peacetime duties.
Funeral services were held for Stanley Guda of 312 Greenway Avenue who died yesterday in St. Josephs Hospital with services from his home and Church of the Transfiguration. Burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Surviving are a daughter Alice, sons Frank and Peter, sisters Bertha Pikulinski and Barbara Zirga, brothers Teofil Alexander, and two in Poland, plus a grandchild. Also funeral services for Mary J. Hegeman widow of Charles S. Hegeman will be at her son Henry A. Hegeman’s home at 2 30 PM Wednesday. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Mrs Hegeman born Bluff Point, lived in Syracuse 44 years, member of Park Avenue Methodist Church. Also burial of Hall infant, 3 months, at St Marys Cemetery after services at the grandmother Mrs Hattie Browns home on South West Street.
Funeral services are set for Alfons Bernarowicz at 8 15 A M Wednesday from his home and 8 45 at Sacred Heart Church with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Survived by wife Lena six daughters two sons a brother and two grandchildren. Also listed are services for Mrs Lillian Chase at 2 P M in Tully Methodist Church and burial in Tully with cousins noted. The death of Philip Yager is noted with services at 2 P M at his Long Branch Road home and burial following at an unspecified location.
Charles C Mitchell 323 Gif ford Street died this morning at University Hospital of the Good Shepherd after three months illness. A native of Rome he lived here six years. A toolmaker formerly with Air Cooled Motor Corporation Liverpool he is survived by his wife four sons a brother and three sisters. Funeral at Carl J Ballweg 519 James Street with burial in Rome.
Funeral services are set for Louis Frigon 67 native of the city and longtime Fifth Ward resident who died yesterday at 115 Clover Ridge Drive. Services begin 8 45 P M at Martin Brothers funeral rooms and 9 30 A M at St Josephs French Church with burial in St Agnes Cemetery. Frigon a carpenter worked 28 years for Fonda Construction retiring in 1932 and was a member of Local 12 Carpenters Union. He leaves two daughters Lorena and Mrs Louis Paeton four sons Alfred Emile Armand and Euranie Frigon two sisters Mrs A De Rosier and Mrs Anna LaMontagne 12 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral for Eugene Chapman died Friday was held at 2 PM today at his Taft Road home in North Syracuse, conducted by Rev. Douglas W. Balliss of the North Syracuse Methodist Church. Burial followed in North Syracuse with bearers Howard Burrows Franklin Tompkins Edward Schlie Albert Purdy George Ott and Frank Ebrenner. John J. Gleason dies. funeral from his 261 Tennyson Avenue home at 9 AM and 9:30 AM Mass at St Patrick's Church. Burial in St Mary's Cemetery with bearers Charles Lynch Daniel J. Hayes John J. Rohner Patrick Nazin Phillip Weigand and Anthony O'Hara.
E Kratzer died yesterday at her Baldwinsville home and funeral services were set for 2 30 P M Wednesday at the home with Rev F W Fuess officiating Burial followed at Riverside Cemetery She is survived by two sons three sisters two grandchildren and two great grandchildren Also noted is the funeral of Agnes Creighton an employee of the Motor Vehicle Bureau held at 3 A M from 600 Wolf Street and 9 30 A M at St John the Baptist Church with burial in Assumption Cemetery Bearers listed as J Nayhard Fred Williams Thomas Ryan Terrence Frank Hand Edward J Creighton.
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