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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1954
Page
2
Deputies halted a car with five young men near a previously burglarized Ne drow store. Believing them suspicious, officers checked IDs and found they were only singing Christmas carols. They then left as the group continued caroling.
Judge VP Leg Dorsey presides as Frank Greene at 308 Giford Street faces headlights violation with $10 fine. Pedestrian right of way is alleged against Stu Wellington Carpenter at 504 FE Raynor Ave. Improper passing charges threaten Sly Mathew Shiels of 103 Croly Street. A Bureau of Motor Vehicle address change notice is noted for St. Matthew Stues at 103 Croty Street.
Frank Del Vecchio resigns as Onondaga County district attorney effective midnight to clear way for his State Supreme Court appointment to be announced in Albany later today. First Assistant Arthur Wilson to become acting DA tomorrow and then DA on January 1, with Wilson’s salary at 12500.
Crime Laboratory experts began chemical analysis of capsules seized in a Lower East Side raid to determine heroin content. Detective Taylor and four others were taken into custody, including two siblings and two women, with two named as material witnesses. Police also found reefers, syringes, needles, and a reported stolen .32 caliber revolver.
A Fairmount wife returned to her home on Kimberly Drive to find a ransacked house after seven hours away in Syracuse. The burglars had unlocked the cellar door and stolen $90 cash, a $250 diamond ring, and a $300 engagement ring plus a $150 wedding band.
Police traced a fuel oil spill at the Oswego and Seymour intersection to a pavement slick. Patrolmen Corbett and Dwyer summoned Engine 20 to flush with water, then requested Public Works to spread sand, but the response lagged for about two hours, until traffic largely resumed by 10:30 PM.
A Syracuse officer, off duty in civilian clothes, discharged a service revolver during horse play at the Glass Bar wounding Airman Floyd R. L. Warren. Price received a 65 day suspension despite Charter limits. Mayor Mead defended the ruling, while Gingold had recommended 30 days and a reprimand. Chief Arnold commented on the punishment. Price must prove fitness to restore public trust.
First woman named to a state post by Gov. elect Averell Harriman is Dr. Persia Campbell of Queens to be appointed consumer consultant in the executive department. She is associate professor of economics at Queens College and has served as UN consumer problems consultant and with the OPA.
The page lists multiple birth notices from December with couples in Anita, Waverly Avenue, East Syracuse, Jamesville and other areas. Names include Bernard J. Spahalski, Carolyn J. Drake, Raymond P. Prowak, Mary Sehney, James N. Juanow, Joseph A. Wells, Theron C. England, Anna Anderson, Willam C. Jackson, and J. Kelloge. Dates range December 12 to December 19.
Raymond Flynn 24 of St Louis and partner John Hammond 32 of St Louis were jailed for a $1900 burglary at Land o Lakes Creamery in Syracuse. Flynn got 5 to 10 years burglary and 2 to 5 years larceny. Hammond 3 to 10 years on each charge. Both to run consecutively. Flynn fainted with deputies aiding him on the elevator.
A list of individuals with associated towns and street addresses across New York Pennsylvania Michigan and Illinois includes Herbert G. Weiss Bronx Gerda E Fritzche Fazelleville tant W Myers Lake Linden Mich Phyllis M James 141 Leonara ay Frederick W Guadasno 107 Shennard st Kathleen M Riley 106 Williams st Wendell D Strickland Town of De With Nancy M Nesbitt 100 Elsner st Bully M Lovelace Pontiac Mich Jornda L Boyd Monongahela Pa Harold Larkin 123 Standard st Sandra G Homan 945 E Genesee st Kenneth E Simpson Town of Camillus Rosemary Caster Savannah John L Neverette 1219 Madison st Elizabeth L Blanchard 315 Priest Jack A Greene 110 Windemere rd Barbara Bearer 3é W Ostrander av.
Mrs. J Edwin Yarwood chairman of the 1954 Christmas Bureau praised a mountain of new gifts donated by Syracusans. Marines unloaded truckloads from Hancock Field while Boy Scouts from Troop Si helped deliver to agencies for Christmas Eve or Day distribution.
Mrs. Jeanette Syrell of Syracuse receives $65,000 verdict plus $1,089.56 funeral and $75.79 hospital expenses against New York State over her husband Lawrence Syrell's Sept 12 1953 death at the New York State Fair racetrack. Judge Charles T. Major rules state negligence for lacking spectator safety and warnings. Claims against the state total about $200,000.
The Savin Construction Corporation of East Hartford submitted a low bid of 1,635,920 for grading and drainage work to prepare for paving a section of the arterial highway from Spencer and Liberty streets northwest to Willi s on. Second lowest bid was D W Winkelman Construction of Syracuse at 1,680,332.30. Other bids ranged up to 2,293,493.68 from Serafini Construction of Binghamton.
The 21 year old Jerry Dobosh was freed from Onondaga County Penitentiary after a six month term for third degree assault on his year old daughter Nora. He was immediately jailed for being absent without leave from Ft Eustis Va and will face military prosecution at Ft Jay New York City on December 29.
A veteran’s relief check for three dollars dated November 23 1945 was turned in to the Onondaga County auditor’s office yesterday. County Auditor Carl J Merklein said the worn check was found in a local food market desk by the proprietor who had cashed it in 1945 and forgotten to send it for reimbursement. The check was signed by county auditor Oliver B Cane. The market owner will receive a voucher for the amount.
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