Polio cases rise as vaccination push renewed
City Health Commissioner David E Bigwood announced three new polio cases two locally and one imported all treated at City Hospital. He urged immediate uptake of the Salk vaccine emphasizing year round risk and school beginners 5 to 9 age group priority. There are now 96 cases this year 27 local and 68 imported with the last report on Oct 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David E. Bigwood
City Hospital
Fabius
Bigwood
Syracuse
Onondaga County
Sage
Farmer Charged With Overplanting Wheat Quota Violation
Cortland farmer Arthur Dayton is charged with exceeding his wheat acreage quota by 13 acres under the Wheat Marketing Quota. The U S Attorney Theodore Bowes says penalties and claims total 384.38. The action follows 1954 federal cases nationwide under the Agricultural Adjustment Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortland
U. S
Theodore F. Bowes
Arthur Dayton
Bowes
Late Gift Shopping Stores Open Evenings Downtown
Syracuse shoppers face a heavy snowfall as downtown merchants extend hours to 9 p.m. nightly through next Friday. Saturday closes at 5 30 p.m. as Christmas Eve nears. Thomas Smith of the Retail Merchants Division calls the final seven days crucial and notes early season results have been excellent, weather permitting.
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Busiiness
Syracuse
Thomas Smith
Retail Merchants Division
Club Fined For Pinball Machines
The Citizen Club faced a $50 fine in Police Court after its attorney pleaded guilty to possessing two unlicensed gambling machines. Licensing would have cost $56 per machine. The owner faces arrest when machines are returned. police vow to crack down on illegal amusement games and gambling use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Mahley
Citizen Club
James St
Corporation
P. Leo Dorsey
Harold F. Kelly
Clifford Ours
George Kiggens
License Bureau
Kelly
Guilty Plea Entered in Auto Case
A man identified by Solvay police as a federal prison parolee pleaded guilty to driving with no operator license after crashing a stolen car into a utility pole at Westvale Shopping Center. John Patrick McGrail, 31, of 419 N West St, was held for sentencing by Judge Donald Salvetti. The missing car was from Peppe r Auto Sales. poles and damage were reported by Syracuse and Solvay authorities. He may be turned over to Syracuse authorities for grand larceny charges.
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Solvay
John Patrick McGrail
N. West St
Eulogio Piro
Westvale
Donald Salvetti
Syracuse
Peppers Auto Sales
W. Genesee St
Dean Morgan
Bromsley Dr
Camillus
John Glavin
Pepper's
Solvay and
Syriacuse
Wilbur 51 Dies Suddenly In Syracuse Home
William H. Wilbur 51 of 122 Pharis Street a cashier for the Motor Vehicle Bureau died suddenly at his home. He belonged to the Holy Name Society of St Brigid Church the Ushers Club and the Onondaga County Civil Service Employees Association. Surviving are his widow a son three daughters his mother and a granddaughter. Funeral at 7 45 am Monday with a solemn high Mass at 9 30 am in St Brigid Church burial in St Agnes Cemetery.
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William H. Wilbur
Pharis
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Holy Name Society of
George Kogut
Ellen Wilbur
St. Brigid’s Church
St. Agnes Cemetery
Auditor to Clear Out Old County Records
County auditor Carl J Merklein received permission to destroy all outdated accounting and fiscal records including claims up to July 1945 The authorization was granted by James Allen Jr state commissioner of education
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Carl J. Merklein
Merklein
James Allen Jr
City Officials View Slum Housing Film at Dunbar Hall
City officials and fire inspectors attended a screening of Man for Action hosted by the East Side Cooperative Council at Dunbar Association Hall. The event, sponsored by the American Council to Improve Our Neighborhood, highlighted slum clearance and urban renewal practices. Attendees included A. E. Butler of the Bureau of Buildings, Fenton A. Gage Housing Authority, George E. Hebert of Buildings and Rehabilitation, Lt. John Waskiewicz, William Plante, Robert L. Hale Jr., William Schroback, Rev. Charles J. Brady, and George W. Barnell.
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East Side Cooperative Council
Dunbar Association
American Council
A. E. Butler
Bureau of Buildings
Fenton A. Gage
George E. Hebert
Wiliam Plante
John Waskiewicz
Robert
Syracuse Priest Hero of Jap Mission Fire
Father Brandt of Syracuse, a missionary in the Northern Ryukyus, saved the Blessed Sacrament as a fire destroyed a coastal village church and mission complex on December 3. The 1951 ordained priest led rebuilding soon after the flames. He previously taught at Trenton Catholic Boys’ High School and has served in Naze Shi since 1953 with eight fellow Conventual Franciscans.
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Syracuse
Marion Brandt
Albert Grandt
Douglas St
Ryukyus
Japan
Francis M. Edie
O.F
Father Brandt
Trenton Catholic Boys’ High
Naze Shi
Woman 82 Falls Suffer Hip Injury at Shop City
Mrs Blanche Garner aged 82 slipped on ice at Grant Blvd and real Ave near Shop City around 10 30 am. She suffered injuries to her right hip and was taken by Eastern ambulance to St Josephs Hospital where she was admitted for treatment.
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Blanche Garner
Shop City
Grant Blvd
Yreal Ave
St. Joseph's Hospital
Driver, 17, Denies Count After Crash
Police report a two car collision on E Colvin Street at Garfield Avenue. Joseph Mancino 17 of 300 Burnet Avenue pleaded not guilty in Traffic Court to failure to yield. Judge Truman H Preston released him on parole until December 30. Mancino and Edward Hughes Jr. 16 of Rock Hill Road Jamesville were hospitalized with leg and head injuries respectively. Dr Russell Greenhalgh 29 of Jamesville suffered leg and facial injuries. condition described as fair.
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E. Colvin St
Garfield Ave
Burnet Ave
Truman H. Preston
Joseph J. Mancino
Edward C. Hughes Jr
Rock Hill Rd
Jamesville
Raymond Rogers
Rogers
Hughes
University Hospital
Mancino
Russell Greenhalgh
Greenhalgh
Youth Appears On Auto Charge
A 19 year old, Neil McConnell of 404 E Heman St East Syracuse, pleaded not guilty in Police Court to unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Judge P Leo Dorsey set bail at 500 dollars and an examination for Jan 27. McConnell was arrested Dec 10 in connection with taking a 1951 convertible parked in the 700 block of Marcellus St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil McConnell
E. Heman St
Syracuse
P. Leo Dorsey
McConnell
Marcellus St
Guardsman Stanley Ashmus Improves After Plane Propeller Mishap
Corp. Stanley Ashmus 20 of 178 Hope Ave member of the National Guard was described as improved by Veterans Hospital officials. He suffered fractures of both legs when an airplane propeller started accidentally at Hancock Field while he and three other guardsmen worked on an L-19 liaison plane during a preflight inspection for the 249th Field Artillery Battalion headquartered at 1055 E Genesee St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Ashmus
Hope Ave
National Guard
Veterans Hospital
Ashmus
Hancock Field
249Th Field Artillery
E. Genesee St
Medical Group Meets Tomorrow in Syracuse
The National Association of Social Workers committee on Participation in Medical Education meets in Syracuse tomorrow and Sunday. Miss Grace White chairs the committee with members from Van derbilt, Western Reserve, Johns Hopkins, Wisconsin, and Albany College of Medicine. They will discuss a survey on teaching social and environmental aspects of illness across 81 medical schools, noting that over half now have substantial programs.
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National Assn. of Social Workers
Syracuse
Grace White
Department of Public Health
State University College of Medicine
Traffic Court Summaries Include Multiple $10 Citations
A list of traffic court entries notes failures to signal left turns and to stop for a school bus, with several $10 fines assigned to individuals including Harry L. Burnah of 619 E Fayette St and Mrs Dorothy Alpern of 241 Fayette Blvd. Also listed are warnings and speeding in an Erie boulevard 35 mile zone, with names Roberta Seaman and Harold Godnough among the cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman H. Preston
Harry L. Burnah
E. Fayette St. Immoner
Frank R. Prieto Jr
Warners
Dorothy Alpern
Fayette Blvd
Roberta W. Seaman
Skaneateles
Erie Bivd
Stanton Delays Green Salt Test On City Streets
Public Works Commissioner Charles S. Stanton reported last night no green salt was used on streets and only white salt on hills. He noted traffic crawled this morning, plowing took eight hours, and salting followed plowing. The 100 day green salt test is postponed due to lack of chemical mix time.
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Charles S. Stanton
Stanton
Youth Cited For Farm Activities
John Porter 18 of Baldwinsville, son of Donald J. Porter, a Cornell College of Agriculture sophomore, was elected vice president of the National Junior Vegetable Growers Association in New Orleans. He also leads the Onondaga County 4-H Club, has a history scholarship from the American Field Service for a Europe study in 1954, and earned further scholarships to Purdue and the American Youth Foundation at Muskegon Michigan.
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Baldwinsville
John Porter
Donald J. Porter
Perry Rd
College of Agriculture
Cornell University
National Junior Vegetable Growers Association
New Orlean
Young Porter
State Junior Vegetable Growers Association
Local 14-year-old burglar caught after bragging
Five burglaries in Watertown were solved with the arrest of a 14 year old North Junior High pupil. Stolen items were traced to the G L F store at 921 West Main and the Sports Shop at 532 West Main. The loot included a revolver a rifle and ammunition. The youth admitted to crawling from his window at night to burgle homes and said he bragged about the crimes to classmates, tipping off police.
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Watertown
North
G.L.F
W. Main St
W.main St
Rice Named Head Of Legion Local Rice
Wayne Rice was named president of Salmon River Local of Dairymen's League yesterday. Lewis Clark, retiring president, was named vice president, Mrs. William Spedding as alternate. In the junior department Freeman Cole was named delegate and Jane Cole as associate delegate. Willis Day of Elbridge, field representative, spoke on the comprehensive order for New York and New Jersey. County President and Mrs. Walker Rappeleye of Lycoming were guests.
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Pulaski
Wayne Rice
Salmon River
Dairymen’s League
Lewis Clark
William Spedding
Freeman Cole
Jane Cole
Willis Day
Elbridge
New York
New Jersey
Walker Rappeleye
Lycoming
Fulton Elks Auxiliary Party Set With Dinner And Dance
The Fulton Elks Club Auxiliary holds its third annual Christmas party tomorrow at the Elks home with a 6:30 p.m. dinner and dancing from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Music will be by Ken Malcom and his orchestra. General chairman is Mrs. Henrietta Hanlon with assistants including Mrs. Lola Wettering, Mrs. Edna McKinney, Mrs. Irene Hull, Mrs. Etta Brown, Mrs. Cassie Hollenbeck, Mrs. Evelyn Shapiro, Mrs. Madeline Smith and Mrs. Helen Barto.
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Fulton
Fulton Elks Club
Elks
Ken Malcom
Henrietta Hanlon
Lola Wettering
Edna McKinney
Irene Hull
Etta Brown
Cassie Hollenbeck
Evelyn Shapiro
Madeline Smith
Helen Barto
Marine Midland declares extra dividend for Syracuse bank
Harry W. Davies says the Marine Midland Trust Co board approved an extra 25 cent year end dividend in addition to the regular 25 cent dividend. Both payable December 21 to holders of record December 16. With these payments 1955 dividends total 1.85 per Syracuse bank share. Marine Midland Corp. largely owns the stock and will distribute it among former share owners. Stock dividends totaling 0.80 have been paid this year and a regular 20 cent plus 5 cent extra dividend is due in January.
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Harry W. Davies
Marine Midland Trust Co
Central New York
Syracuse Bank
Marine Midland Corp
Marine Midland
Boy struck by hockey puck at Clarkson arena
Michael Smith, 10, son of Mr and Mrs James Smith of 16 Grove Street Potsdam, was hit in the nose by a hockey puck during a Clarkson College Montegards game Thursday night. He received twelve stitches after first aid by Dr M L Stevenson and was later treated at Potsdam Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potsdam
Michael Smith
James Smith
Grove St
Potsdam Hospital
Congdon
M. L. Stevenson
Clarkson
Clarkson College-Montegards
Two Young Girls Missing Six Days Are Sought
Two girls are missing after six days. Patricia Ann Tipton, 14, of 512 Tennyson Ave, described as 5 feet 2 inches tall, 117 pounds with long brown hair and brown eyes, wears a red corduroy jacket and carries a black shoulder strap bag. Nancy Scott, 17, of 927 W Lafayette Ave, described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, 110 pounds with brown hair and eyes, last seen in a gray coat, blue velvet hat, green dress, blue boots and a brown alligator pocketbook.
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Nancy Scott
LaFayette Ave
Thomas Scott
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