City tree lighting draws large crowd in Syracuse
A large crowd braved the cold at Clinton Square for Syracuse’s annual municipal Christmas tree lighting. Mayor Frank J. Costello lit the 66 foot tree as Rev. William L. Walsh opened with prayer. The event featured a Christmas hymn by Bernice Walser, a sermon by Rev. C Philip Torrance, and a choir and pantomime of the nativity.
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Clinton Square
Frank J. Costello
William L. Walsh
Our Lady of Pompeii Church
Bethlehem
Bernice Walser
C. Phillip Torrance
West Genesee
Dr Cressey Russ on the face of Russia featured in Holiday
Syracuse University geographer Dr George B Cressey writes in Holiday about today s Russia noting it is the world s largest nation spanning 12 time zones with 8 000 000 square miles of space of which about 1 000 000 square miles are arable It lies west of Moscow and Stalingrad with a long Pacific coast and strong coal and oil resources and a 20th century expansion echoing U S development
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Russia
IEEAS
Moscow
Stalingrad
Cressey
United States
UGSIR
Valley Academy Sub-Debs Donate Xmas Toys for Needy Families
Valley Academy Sub-Deb Club members gift handmade STUPFED DOLLS animals and bean bags for less fortunate children. crafted under guidance of Mrs. Albert V. Rumsey. Toys collected by the Christmas Bureau with involvement from Girl Scout and Brownie troops and the Red Cross Motor Corps.
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Christmas Bureau
Valley ‘Academy
Marilyn Robinson
Mary Johnson
Louise Hackett
Joan Praub
Albert Rumsey
Valley Academy
Albert V. Rumsey
Christmas Bureau Volunteer Committee
Bureau
Girl Scout
American Red Cross Motor Corps
Warren St
Onondaga Council
Postwar Economy and Coal Reserves Highlighted
The excerpt notes a pioneer economy with broad work prospects after the Civil War era. It cites coal reserves exceeding 1.5 trillion tons, constituting about half of global supplies and lasting centuries. It also mentions rapid urban growth and a severe housing shortage amid diverse demographics.
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Sind
U.S.S.R
Dr Cruickshank Heads Central New York Chapter
Dr William M Cruickshank director of special education at Syracuse University has been elected president of the Central New York Chapter of the International Council for Exceptional Children. Dr Gordon D Hoople otologist is vice president and Mrs Thomas Long physiotherapist Percy Hughes School is the new secretary. Other officers include Miss Ida Hoeds Prescott School teacher and Richardson L Rice executive director of the Children's Bureau treasurer and program chairman respectively.
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William M. Cruickshank
Syracuse University
Central New York
International Council For Exceptional Children
Central
New York
Gordon D. Hoople
Thomas Long
Percy Hughes
James Cross Jr Admitted to New York Bar
James Cross Jr a new member of the New York State bar is the son of Supreme Court Justice James T Cross and Mrs Cross of Rome He is an Army veteran with four years service discharged last March and back in Rome to complete his law clerkship in John P Gauitiere's office He took the October bar exam and will practice in Rome He formerly clerked for his father and worked in the Lumberman's Mutual Insurance Co legal department in Syracuse He studied at Manius School and St Lawrence University and earned his LLB from St John's University Brooklyn
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New York
James
Ty Cross, Jr
Supreme Court
James T. Cross
Cross
Rome
John P. Gauitiere
Lumberman’s Mutual Insurance Co
Syracuse
Maniius School
Brooklyn
Need for American Troops in China Editorial
The Ta Kung Pao Shanghai and Tientsin editions editorially urge the United States to reinforce China with troops. The piece highlights rising tensions and calls for strong American military support to aid Chinese forces and safeguard interests in the region.
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Shanghai
Tientsin
Ta Kung Pao
China
Thieves Target Zimmerman Jewelry Store Christmas Heist
Police chase leads on burglars who stole part of the Christmas display at Zimmerman’s jewelry, 205 N Salina, with at least 2500 dollars in diamond rings wedding bands and wrist watches missing. Detectives Pistil and Barry investigate as thieves also steal a diamond ring and a watch from Mrs Anna Collins home.
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Zimmerman
N. Salina St
Max Zimmerman
Robert Clapper, Jr
Harold Oot
Alst
Arthur Pistil
John Barry
Anna G. Collins
Stolpav
Yule Card Exhibit Reveals Earliest Christmas Card
An exhibit at the Syracuse Public Library displays Christmas cards through the years and includes a replica of an 1842 card once thought the first. The British Museum has located an earlier card from 1829 in the Boardman collection, titled A Token of Remembrance, challenging the 100 year origin theory.
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Syracuse Public Library
British Museum
England
C. F. Boardman
Central City Business Institute
Mary Wilson
Uie
Boardman
Cazenovia
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Cressey Russ
Dr. Cruickshank Heads
James Cross, Jr
Syracuse, N.Y
Sarre
P.s
Queen Mary's
Kate Greenway
Christanas
Rones
Wm. P. Lynch
Warren St.—Cor. E. Fayette
Anheuser-Busch
Budweiser
LAL Ars Beer
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