Ice Revue to Open At Hotel Tonight
The Persian Terrace at Hotel Syracuse hosts an ice revue for four weeks starting tonight doubling as a dance floor. A 1,500 foot ice rink will melt into a 20 by 24 foot portable floor after a 45 minute show featuring Jo Barnum and a seven member cast led by Ed Leary. The event precedes New Year’s Eve to iron out kinks for the larger celebration.
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Syracuse
Pretty
Petit
Jo Barnum
Ed Leary
Dinner marks Mead FTC appointment and 63rd birthday
Former state senator Francis L. McElroy and Civil Service Commissioner William M. Coyne travel to Buffalo today for a dinner honoring James H. Mead on his FTC appointment and his 63rd birthday. The event is at the Statler Hotel in Erie County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis L. McElroy
Wiliam M. Coyne
Buffalo
James H. Mead
Federal Trade Commission
Mead
Erie County
Statler
Dog Rescued From Burning Trailer by Firemen
Mattydale firemen revived a dog using a resuscitator after smoke exposure in a trailer fire at the Lemoyne Trailer Camp 1801 LeMoyne Ave. The owner is Leonard Holcomb of Thompson Road. damage to the trailer was about 150 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattydale
Lemoyne Trailer Camp
LeMoyne Av
Leonard Holcomb
Thompson Rd
Red Cross Schedules 3 Donor Days For Syracuse Area
Red Cross blood center in Syracuse Onondaga County holds the first of three donor days at S Warren St today and tomorrow with special hours. Regular donor days run 11 30 A M to 5 30 P M today and Thursday, 10 A M to 4 P M tomorrow, due to holiday mobile unit reductions. In last week’s drive two donor days and three mobile units yielded 314 pints while hospitals received 420 pints. Dr Richard B Jamieson urged giving life as accidents and illnesses ignore holidays. General Electric employees will donate Friday at Electronics Park in the second mobile drive.
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Syracuse
Onondaga County
Red Cross Blood Center
S. Warren St
Richard B. Jamieson
Ceneral Electric
Electronics Park
Engagement announced for Erma Mignana and Edward Gerrard
Mr and Mrs Antonio Mignana of 80 Huntington Street Cortland announce the engagement of their daughter Erma to Edward Paul Gerrard son of Mr and Mrs J Leon Gerrard of Fisherry Gerrard is an electrician with Norton Electric Company Erma works in the office of F H Cobb Company Cortland
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Cortland
Antonio Mignana
Huntington St
Erma
Edward Paul Gerrard
jLeon Gerrard
Fisherry
Miss Mignana
F. H. Cobb Company
Gerrard
Norton Electric Company
Burglars Take 203 From Three Laundries in Holiday Heist
Police report three laundries burglarized with a total $203 taken. The Three Hour Laundry safe of about 50 pounds disappeared from a rear room after entry through a front door passkey. Robberies at the Fibison Dry Cleaning office and Home Family Laundry yielded smaller sums and damage.
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Ethel Hamblin
South
Alexander Toth
Crawford Av
Elmon Hymes
William Sushereba
Richard Haley
John Sheehy
Fibison
Paul Marcette
Frank Corbett
Burnet Av
John W. Clark
Seven Injured In Five Overnight Accidents
Seven persons were injured in five overnight automobile accidents in the city. Notable cases include James Walter Fitzgerald badly hurt on S State near Harrison while crossing from a curb. driver Basil L Dyer from Camillus said to have slowed for a light. Other incidents involved Frank Hoffman and milk truck crash on Town Line Road in Salina. Anthony Simile, Arthur Cesto Jr., and Joseph Curtone injured. Peter Husak injured on E Genesee Street. Louis V Petach struck on Gifford and S Geddes Streets. Police and deputies investigated each, with several drivers charged or cited for traffic violations.
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James Walter Fitzgerald
Montgomery St
S. State St
Harrison St
Basil Ldyer
Camillus R.D. 1
Central Paint and Body Works
E. Adams St
Fitzgerald
Onondaga General Hospital
Dyer
Harold Shea
Sam Nappi
John Dixon
Town Line Rd
Salina
Anthony Simile
E. Division St
Arthur J. Cesto, Jr
N. McBride St
Joseph Curtone
Seward St
Simile
St. Joseph's Hospital
Cesto
iCurtone
Blue Ribbon Dairy Co
Curtone
Andrew Hoffman
Henry Coughlin
Ssgt
Edward Diligent
Peter Husa
Genesee St
Husak
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Louis V. Petch
Illumined drawing decorates St Thomas More Foundation dance
A backdrop showing the Syracuse University group's remodeled foundation house at 112 Walnut Pl. decorated the ninth annual Christmas fair at Hotel Syracuse. Co chairs Edmund Moore and Mrs Helen Michaelis led the event with aides Jack Byrne Marie Welch Vincent Verdiani and Marion St Denis. Rev Gannon F Ryan presented prizes to the annual waltz contest winners Miss Mary Steigerwald and Michael Fallon Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Steigerwald
Syracuse University
Louis J. Steigerwald
Syracuse
Edmund Moore
Helen Michaelis
Jack M. Byrne
Marie Welch
Vincent L. Verdiani
Marion St. Denis
Gannon F. Ryan
University
Mary
E. Steigerwald
Brattle Rd
University Coed
Michael W. Fallon, Jr
Westcott St
Georgetown University
City Parking Action Urged
Syracuse needs action to ease parking woes guiding economic welfare and traffic. Thomas B. Ballantyne of the Syracuse Parking Authority urges buying two existing lots, deeding James St plaza, and expanding parking on higher cost sites. The plan calls for fee schedules and new parking near Mondaga County War Memorial and the old NYC depot, plus study of parking needs and construction requirements.
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Syracuse
Thomas B. Ballantyne
Syracuse Parking Authority
Authority
James St. Plaza
Mondaga County War Memorial
New York Central
Fraternity House Fire Probed After Christmas Blaze
Investigation continues into the Christmas morning fire at 432 Euclid Avenue that destroyed the three story Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity house. The unoccupied building suffered about 50000 in damage after the trunk storage room in the basement ignited and heated flues spread flames, with fire crews responding from multiple engines and trucks.
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Phi Epsilon Pi
Eucliday
Francis Carroll
Truck 5
Truck 4
Harry Coon
Miss Elsie Inman Engaged to Soldier of Virgil Family
Virgil couple announces engagement of Elsie Marie Inman to Pfc. Carleton E. Krueger son of Mr and Mrs Carl Krueger both of Virgil Inman a senior at Virgil Central School Krueger serves in the U S Air Force at Keesler Field Mississippi
Central Square Lions Club Gives Christmas Baskets
Central Square Lions Club distributes Christmas baskets to 15 needy families loaded with food and toys. Members deliver the baskets to homes using a car donated by Arthur Watson. The program, led by president Samuel A. Muscato, marks the first annual effort with donation boxes placed at local businesses.
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Lions Club
Central Square
Central Square Lions Club
Lions
Jin Central Square
Arthur Watson
The
Samuel’ A. Muscato
Oswego Democrats Fight Over Election Board Seat
In Oswego County two Democrats contend for a $2,400 yearly election board post left vacant by the death of John F. Otis. Richard Callaghan is backed by County Chairman Maurice McGrath, while Marie Covell argues a committee majority chose her and seeks a show cause order for McGrath to certify her to the Board of Supervisors.
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Lenny
Richard Callaghan
Marie Covell
Callaghan
Maurice McGrath
John McGrath
McGrath
Covell
Election Board
Board of Supervisors
Cadet Quinn to Train on Jet Planes at Williams AFB
Cadet Ronald W. Quinn son of Mr and Mrs Fred D Quinn formerly of 104 Scarboro Drive is transferred to Williams Air Force Base Chandler Arizona for five months training in the -80 jet Shooting Star before commission as a second lieutenant and pilot He completed seven months of basic pilot training at Perrin Air Force Base Texas flying the T 6 Texan 130 hours including instrument cross country night and acrobatics and 150 hours of academic aviation and military subjects He graduated from Manlius School in 1947 and attended Syracuse University after cadet training began in June 1949
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Ronald W. Quinn
Fred D. Quinn
Scarboro Dr
Williams Air Force Base
Chandler
Ariz
Air Force
Quinn
Perrin Air Force Base
Tex
Manlius
Syracuse University
Perrin
Christmas babies arrive across Syracuse area hospitals
Syracuse area hospitals welcomed 20 newborns on Christmas Day. Memorial Hospital reported a sixth baby, a son for Claren Anthony and spouse of 663 West Onondaga, arriving at 11 59 P M. Other births spanned Syracuse General, Crouse Irving St Joseph and St Marys with numerous listed families and addresses.
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Syracuse
Memorial Hospital
Claren Anthony
W. Onondaga, Sr
Syracuse General
Crouse-Irving
St. Joseph’s
St. Mary’s
Michael Narmack
S. Warren St
George Mullin
Rich St
Charles Money
Faye Av
Robert Champlin
Madison St
Stanley Young
Annetta St
Syracuse Memorial
Donald Zimmer
S. Clinton St
Ind
Edward Mangan
S. West St
John Hough
State Police Corp
Donald Devitt
DeWitt
Louis Ragonese
Bear
Patrick Collins
Tompkins St
William Bearup
Cicero
Ernest Kobus
N. Salina St
Aubrey Tillman
District Attorney Won't Prosecute Halloween Disorder Case
Howard Zeller resigns to become Supreme Court Justice and will not prosecute Herman Blumberg and Dale Metz for a Halloween disturbance near Roland Sherman’s luncheonette in DeRuyter. Justice Harold Glave considered dismissing similar charges for lack of prosecution after Wood’s case. a contempt citation and restraining order followed.
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Madison County
Howard Zeller
Supreme Court
Herman’ Blumberg
Dale Metz
Roland Sherman
DeRuyter
Harold Glave
Harold Wood
State Police Corp
Clarence W. Walburgh
Cazenovia
Justice Glave
Wood
Zeller
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Pension Club
American Pension Club
American Pension Auditorium
E. Washington St
Ladies’ Auxiliary
APC
Washington St
Onondagas County Baptist Youth Fellowship
First Baptist Church
Hudson Hall
John Crockett
Optimist Club
Hotel
Howard L. Feikert
St. Paul
Minn
Edwin T. Dahlberg
Red Cross
August Hardter
Brown-Lipe-Chapin
General Motors
Norman AL. Ross
N. Townsend and James Sts
Frank Hoffman
Hawley Av
University Hospital
Hoffman
Townsend St
Alexander Puglis
N. Townsend St
Joseph Donahue
Charles Heath
Joseph Viaui
Foundation
ST. Thomas More Foundation
Syracuse University Group
Elsie Inman
Cristmas
Oswego Democrats
Oswego County
Dan Dace
Ouinn
RUG and Linoleum Center
Park St
wArgus
Kodak Tourist
Kodak
Zeiss
F.P
Voigtlander F.P
Hendricks
Central New York
Onondaga Hotel
Central New Yorks Insurance Agency
BOWEN .PERRY —and_, FORBES
W.cwalier
Wrattridge
V. Pres.& Treas
FOX
V. Pres & Sect
Aesar
UOT Day Rcl
Kirtlands
Salina St
Santa
Julius
Ruseler
Lincoln Bank Bldg
CTO
Optometrist
Optician
E. Genesee
N.Y
Bell-ans
Mr TE
Onondaga Savings
Onondaga
UA County — Savings Bank
Optometrists
Opticians
Federal Savings & Loan Association
South Warren St
Syracuse, N. Y
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