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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1957
Page
2
Hattie Underwood 32 of 34 E Jefferso St pleaded innocent to second degree assault after a Saturday night cutting. She waived examination before Judge Preston and was ordered held for the grand jury. Bethal, a barber at 151 Renwick Pl, was cut with a razor during a wage dispute and required 30 stitches at Memorial Hospital.
Onondaga legislators urge Governor Harriman to fund expanded state police manpower and pay increases citing record highway crashes. The Hughes Rulison proposal would boost troopers from 1,200 to 1,700 with about $300 raise per officer as traffic deaths and injuries rise sharply in 1957.
Leigh Fisher associates press for state police expansion and airport operation reform as fatal accidents rise and property damage nears 90 million dollars. City leaders researchers call for professional airport management and broader law enforcement staffing to meet traffic and crime increases.
A bullet narrowly missed a sleeping infant at 145 Arrsenal Dr as a shot hole appeared in a window and lead lay in the door. Police suspect a wooded area behind the house as the origin, while other city reports describe a busy Syracuse post office prep for Christmas rush with temporary staff rising to meet peak mail volume.
Morrisville area resident Walter Wescott of West Easton bailed from Bradley Brook reservoir after falling through thin ice at 2:30 PM. Neighbors tied a rope and kept him at the edge for over 30 minutes until West Eaton Fire Department arrived. he was treated for immersion and chills. A dog named Pepper aided Vogel in signaling help before rescue.
City Purchasing Commissioner George Waiteway opened bids on 15 contracts for 1958 including a tire and tube contract worth about 50 000 dollars. Three firms bid on tires, with 3 P Byrne Co currently low. Waite plans a detailed canvass to determine final award. Fourteen other bids covered gasoline fuel oil printing and supplies with varying low bids from Tidewater Oil Buckley Sears and others.
A garbled OCR fragment describes traffic court fee issues and filing confusion. Names such as Tah Jara, St. Berment Street, and Butler Street appear amid scattered place hints. The text mentions a possibly delayed or disputed assessment at a local court, with unclear clerk references.
Early today a fire destroyed two four thousand dollar trailers at Thompson Trailer Sales and Park in Elbridge. State police investigate the blaze cause while Elbridge firefighters arrived at 2 15 am and could not save the unoccupied 1956 model used for play purposes. Gordon Thompson said the trailer was insured.
A Mexico man, Robert C. Gray, 5, sustained a fractured skull after failing to navigate a right turn on Rt. 37 north of Elmcrest Road. Deputies said his car skidded, hit a utility pole, and was thrown clear of the vehicle. He was taken to University Hospital in Syracuse for X rays and treatment.
Workmen unloaded a 200 ton barge carrying structural steel cement bins and a 90000 dollar crane after it sprang a leak Saturday night near Weedsport. Officials of A. S. Wikstrom Construction Co. of Skaneateles reported welders patched the leaky section and the cargo was being moved to safety.
The will of Miss Eimer L. Nhare who died Sept 29 was set for prompt probate after her brother George F. Nhare of Syracuse withdrew objections. Miss Nhare, a retired bookkeeper of 120 Dorwin Ave, left $150 monthly to her brother from three trust funds, after which the funds would go to three nieces. Additional bequests went to relatives and friends and $500 to the Centenary Methodist Church of Syracuse. Nhare had claimed undue influence. The document is dated June 20, 1954.
Patrolman Robert Barrett identified the driver as Barbara C. Pauls, 25, of 135 N. Midler Ave. Her eastbound car on Onondage Street jumped the curb on the monument side near Columbus Circle, injuring a woman passenger.
A Syracuse barber will don Santa Claus attire for underprivileged children tomorrow. Richard Longo, owner of the Central New York Barber School, hosts 35 children from Emerest Children's Center between 4 and 5 p.m. Total gifts reach 1500 for 23 children at the Home of Providence and Elmiefest, with 1100 more gifts offered to children visiting the barber school with parents.
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