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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1940
Page
2
Mayor urges pedestrians to stop careless street crossing as traffic grows. Editorial cites New York Sun on pedestrian rights and calls for a neutral period between lights and stricter enforcement of traffic rules to protect walkers.
A nearly mile long canal section between Locks TF and Oswego will be pumped dry and deepened by three feet early next year under a $27 million Federal program. Dunbar & Sullivan Company won the contract with the low bid and will use multiple shifts to finish before navigation reopens in April. The project leaves only minor bridge work, notably the New York Central Railroad bridge at Brewerton, to complete the district improvements.
The Scottish Rite Luncheon Club at the Onondaga Hotel held its annual Christmas auction to raise money for charity. Ten cent handkerchiefs sold for as much as five dollars as members donated items and then bought them back, with Harry E. LaVier serving as auctioneer.
Edward S. Swift has been elected president of the Pebble Hill School Alumni Association. Officers include William B. Landing secretary treasurer and William D. Getman nominee for alumni trustee. Other named members include Harvey M. Smith Arnold and Crouse Barnum history committee and Lane and Cady.
Father Doherty reports skeletons found near the surface may be the earliest human remains with faces resembling modern children. Findings include bones of rhinoceros and other animals and signs of ancient fires along with a cultural transition between Neanderthal and modern man. He met Jesuit anthropologist Rev Arthur Shea in Manila during a U S return.
Rev Joseph G Doherty reports discovery of two child skeletons 30,000 years old in a Syria cave near Antelias Beirut. Skeletons nearly encrusted in rock hinder full analysis but indicate children of early human lineage. Doherty, professor at Weston College, made the find during a three year expedition and may ship remains for study in the United States.
The Rev. Edward P. Buttimer pastor of Our Lady of Solace Church fractured his left hand in a fall on church stairs. He conducted the early Sunday mass despite pain and swelling, then went to Crouse-Irving Hospital where X rays confirmed the fracture.
Eight persons were injured in weekend car crashes in the Syracuse area. The wounded include George Spencer 53 employed by the Board of Education and three children among others. Police issued summonses for failure to yield to pedestrians to two drivers.
Fort McClellan hosts Christmas decorations as 104th Field Artillery batteries compete for a $25 prize. First Lieut. Samuel S. Verbeck of Battery A leaves Jan 3 for Fort Sill to attend the Army School of Fire, with Capt. Gurung handling command in his absence. The Holy Name Society is organized under Chaplain Yarwood with 24 members, and the 104th Chorus plans carols before furloughs and Christmas mass.
National Guard units from Syracuse training at Fort McClellan observe unexpected cold, with icicles forming on fort buildings. Private Carl Jones of East Syracuse, from the 108th Infantry Band, notes the chill and mails a letter home with a photo shared by a fellow Guardsman.
Soldiers in their first five seals drill were paraded to street heads for inspection. They were reviewed by Regimental Commander Redmond F. Kernan Lieut Col Charles F Stanton Maj Harold G Browne and Capt George P. Van Nostrand at the parade grounds.
The Grocery Manufacturers Representatives Association will elect officers for the new year at a meeting January 4, announced by Ralph H. Spencer its president. A nominating committee of R. S. Brooks Jr Harry Amedro Arnold Schoen and Robert Smith will propose candidates. The association held its annual Christmas party at the Onondaga Hotel attended by district managers and agents from food companies and brokers across Central Northern and Southern New York.
Mrs Mabel Weber 40 and Miss Maude E Bridgeman 36 of 1213 Miller Street Utica pleaded guilty to petty larceny in Police Court. Judge Homer W Walsh deferred sentencing until tomorrow.
Carlton L. Hommel and Victor J. Adams will serve as two of three judges for the Westvale Garden Club Christmas home lighting contest. A third judge will be chosen by the Central New York Power Corporation. About 500 homes in Westvale near West Genesee turnpike are eligible. Winners will be announced Friday. decorations must stay lit between Christmas and New Year. Judges evaluate outside lighting and interior decorations visible from the street. Mrs. Eugene L. Thompson Jr. chairs arrangements and will receive all entries. George McCaffrey is Garden Club president.
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