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Newspaper

Syracuse Herald Journal

Location

Syracuse, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1940

Page

2

City Veterans Infiltrate War On Espionage In Civilian Clothes

In New York 917 American Legion posts include Syracuse Post 41 with about 10 000 members of German Italian and Russian extraction. Some Legionnaires are Army veterans serving as counter espionage agents under FBI oversight to prevent sabotage and aid investigations.

New York State Syracuse Edward A. Wesseler New York State Department Legion Fbis FBI Post 41 Washington Legion Corps of Amerca

Fifteen Syracuse Students Broadcast Home Holiday Greetings

Fifteen Syracuse University students sent Christmas wishes to families in Egypt Colombia Korea Japan Denmark Panama Canal Zone and Puerto Rico. The program aired on WGEA and WGEO General Electric shortwave stations in Schenectady with participants from nine other New York and New England colleges.

Yale Syracuse University Egypt Colombia Korea Japan Denmark Panama Canal Zone Puerto Rico WGEA WGEO General Electric Schenectady New York New England Syracuse Robert Julian Juan Colon Bonet Julio Sergier Margaret and Mildred Stuckert Rafael Coca-Mir Ubaldo Cordova Jose Fraile Rafael de LaVega Elsa Sifuentes Peru Elizabeth Igiehart Chiyoko Tsuruta Philippin Din El-Din Zaid Rafael Escallion

Townsend Club Holiday Activities Preview

Local social clubs announce upcoming Christmas parties and activities. Meetings and games are planned at multiple venues including Dell Street Butter Street Oakwood Avenue and Yates Hotel.

Fai ‘Meeting Cho 1 Yates

Red Cross Shares Christmas Favors Across Communities

Old Kris Kringle leads Junior Red Cross efforts in Syracuse and Onondaga County distributing thousands of favors to World War veterans, hospital and home children, and lonely seniors. Art classes and schools prepared covers, books in Braille, stuffed toys, and various gifts for veterans hospitals and sanatoriums.

Kris Kringle Junior Red Cross Loew Roosevelt Valley North Nottingham Tully North Syracuse State School For the Bataviago City Normal Danforth Veterans’ Hospital Sunmount Solvay Bertha Miller Percy Hughes Christmas Bureau West Side Rea Cross England Finland Greenland Alaska Onondaga County City Hospital Lthiough

Boy's Dog Missing Search Sought for Family Pet

Mr and Mrs Kendrick R Rosby offer a reward for the return of their seven year old son Roberts pet a young collie dog lost from the back yard Saturday night the dog black and white no further details given

Kendrick R. Rosby Bellevue Avenue Robert

Wolf of Gub bio presented by Convent School girls

More than 200 attended the first performance of The Wolf of Gub bio given by pupils of the Convent School in the auditorium last night. The play was presented by the Upper class girls.

Girl Scout Brownies Bring Christmas Cheer to Dunbar Nursery

Brownie Pack 108 of Onondaga Girl Scout Council prepared Christmas stockings for 22 Dunbar Center Nursery School children. Each stocking holds candy fruit and toys funded by the scouts' odd jobs earnings. Each child receives a named painted cup.

Dunbar Center Marilyn Jackson Helen Ruth Thompson Marion Conrad Dorothy Jensen Brownie Girl Scout Pack 108 Brownie Pack 108 Onondaga Girl Scout Council Brownie Pack Bellevue Junior High School James P. Rasmussen Dunbar Rosamund Praeger Syracuse Board of Education

Christmas Seals Reach 12148 For Health Fund Drive

Onondaga County residents contribute to the health association Christmas Seal fund reaching 12148 with $2831 added in the last week. Mrs H Bur ton Doust urges decorating cards with seals and predicts a further rise before Christmas. T Aaron Levy praises the program as democratic charity while the Little Theater of Syracuse presented The Story of the Christmas Seals on WOLF with local cast and staff.

H. Burton Doust Onondaga County Henry B. Brewster Onondaga Health Association Little Theater of Syracuse

New Year Eve Party Planned by Knights of Pythias

The Knights of Pythias annual New Year Eve party sponsored by Joshua Lodge 584 will be held in the Onondaga Hotel ballroom with entertainment and dancing. The committee includes Hulbert Holstein Dr. Harry Levy Jack Meadvin Milton Stone Herman Branse and Samuel Benami.

Pythians The Knights of Pythias Joshua Lodge Onondaga Hotel Hulbert Holstein Harry Levy Jack Meadvin Milton Stone Herman Branse Samuel Benami

Ukrainian Catholics mark Archbishop's 75th anniversary

Hundreds attended a meeting at the Ukrainian National Home observing Count Andry Shetytsky born 75th birthday. Arch bishop of Western Ukraine, held prisoner by Russia for the second time, was honored as speakers and singers highlighted Ukrainian culture.

Andry Shetytsky Ukraine Russia Nicholas Chubaty Stamford Asia Maria Sokil National Opera Kiev Antin Rudnitsky

Pennsylvania Club Play Discussed for Empire Theater Staging

Paul B. Hartenstein of the Mask and Wig Club met University Club of Syracuse members at 12:30 PM to discuss the Pennsylvania club production High as a Kite to be staged at the Empire Theater on Jan 2. Syracuse alumni cooperate with the Mask and Wig Club to aid in arrangements for the 18 city tour.

Pennsylvania Paul B. Hartenstein University of Pennsylvania University Club of Syracuse Pennsylvania Club Empire Theater Syracuse

Meetings At Geddes Grange And Local Auxiliaries

New officers will be installed by George Pickston at Geddes Grange in Terry Road tomorrow night after a 6 30 p.m. covered dish supper. Henry Mackyes Post 1101 auxiliary meets Wednesday at Onondaga Hill post clubrooms, bring a toy for Christmas baskets. Townsend Club 20 women meet 2 30 p.m. tomorrow at 317 North Clinton Street with a 8 p.m. business session and a following dance. Syracuse Home Bureau units schedule meetings tomorrow: University at 1 15 p.m. at Mrs. Ketchum 415 Stratford Place Seneca at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Clark 410 Clarendon Street Searchlight at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Hollenbeck 211 Carlton Road Valley at 10 a.m. at Mrs. Farnham 115 Ames Avenue.

George Pickston Geddes Grange Terry Road Henry &. iMackyes Onondaga Hill Townsend Club 20 North Clinton Street Syracuse University George Ketchum Stratford Place Seneca Mary Clark Clarendon Street Albert Hollenbeck Carlton Road Valley C. B. Farnham Ames Avenue

Bartels Brewery Seeks Penalty Waiver in City Ordinance

The Common Council to consider an ordinance waiving 8 percent penalties on $33,913.40 back taxes owed by Bartels Brewing Company to ease reorganization under Chandler Act supervision. The brewer, employing about 100, faces unpaid city taxes totaling $3,913.40 for 1989 and 1940 across multiple properties including West Street Erie Boulevard site and others.

Bartels Brewing Company Common Council Municipal West Street Erie Boulevard East Water Street Hawley Avenue Plum and Tracy Streets Plum Street Pulaski Street North West Street North State Street Apple Street Lakeview Avenue Emerson Avenue Burnet Avenue Crouser Avenue Geddes Street Grand Avenue Rowland Street Schul

Store Loot Put at 35 dollars in Taunton Station burglary

Lloyd E Filkins operator of a Taunton Station general store says a thief broke in during his 5 to 5 45 A M breakfast interval and stole 35 dollars. He heard no crash as glass was broken and notified the sheriff. Deputy Justin King investigated the case.

Lloyd E. Filkins Taunton Station Filkins Justin King

Pleads Not Guilty In Statutory Rape Case

Percy B. Salisbury 59 of 1810 Park Street pleaded not guilty in Police Court to a second degree rape charge. Judge Homer V. Walsh set bail at $1,000 for a December 30 hearing. Acting Detective Elmon Hines arrested Salisbury Saturday while investigating a complaint involving a 13 year old girl.

Percy B. Salisbury Park Street Homer V. Walsh Elmon Hines Salisbury

Baby Bonds Sold At Post Office Totaling $46 162

United States Saving Baby Bonds certificates totaling 46 162 50 last week were announced at the post office today. Maturity value 61 550. Denominations include 25 50 100 500 and 1 000. Fifty of the 1 000 denomination were sold.

United States Saving

Chaumont Pastor Injured in Crash Near Home

Special Dispatch reports Rev. William Pullen of Chaumont, former Mt. Pleasant Church pastor, recovering from injuries after a car crash near his home on Sept. 14. He sustained a fractured skull several broken ribs and a broken shoulder blade.

Special Dispatch Fulton William Pullen Chaumont Mt. Pleasant Church Pullen

Veterans hospitals in New York near capacity says DAV leader

Gilbert R. Sharp of Albany told the Scottish Rite Luncheon Club that seven U S Veterans Administration hospitals in New York are at capacity with expansion plans under way. He said World War I and II veterans increasingly suffer as they reach middle age and praised the VA and administrator Maj. Gen. Frank Hines.

New York State Veterans’ Hospitals Gilbert R. Sharp Albany State Department Scottish Rite Onondaga Hotel Sharp U. S. Veterans’ Administration Veterans Veterans’ Organizations U. S. Veterans Administration Frank Hines Poletti Calten van Meter Warren Harmaker Syracuse

Pitts in Hoboken On D. L. W. Project Coaling Plant Bids

City engineer Nelson F. Pitts traveled to Hoboken New Jersey to open bids for the coaling and ash handling plant to serve the D L W railroad roundhouse near Magnolia Street. He also aimed to accelerate preliminaries for the passenger station project with final plans completed and invitations to bidders planned.

Nelson F. Pitts Hoboken N. J Magnolia Street Syracuse West Fayette Street Pitts

Recruiting Officer To Address Knights of Columbus

Lieut Robert Dixon public relations officer of the Northwestern Recruiting District will discuss Recruiting and Army Man oeuvres at the Knights of Columbus meeting at 8 30 PM tomorrow in the club rooms 282 James Street Movies of army life will be shown with the talk

Robert Dixon Northwestern Knights of Columbus James Street Army Dixon

Rev James T. Haugh Dies In Niagara Falls

The Rev. James T. Haugh, 79, pastor emeritus of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Niagara Falls, died. He entered the ministry in 1900 and served churches in Buffalo Lackawanna Oakfield and East Rochester. Fire report noted an early alarm Monday with no damage.

James T. Haugh Niagara Falls First Methodist Episcopal Church Buffalo Lackawanna Oakfield East Rochester

Organ Dedicated At Special Service At Syracuse Church

Funds raised by the Couples Class of North Syracuse Baptist Church funded a new organ dedicated in a church service last night. L A Walter presented on behalf of the class, Earl Asselstine accepted for the trustees, Rev George Thomson officiated, L A Godard installed the organ, and Geraldine Arnold performed a recital on the instrument.

North Syracuse L. A. Walter Earl, Asselstine George Thomson L. A.godard Geraldine Arnold

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