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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1939
Page
3
Reading of 20 below zero marks record cold for the Cazenovia region, with residents enduring bitter wind chills and utilities bracing for strain as schools report closures and outdoor activities halt.
On a second day of bitter cold, Syracuse records 2 to 10 below zero with local readings in Wanakena at 30 below and Owls Head at 23 below. Airport stations report subzero temps overnight, while warmer areas like Toronto reach above freezing.
Scores of friends attended the funeral for Bernard F. Maurer 55 a nationally known bowling figure at his home 14 Fitch Street. A solemn requiem Mass was celebrated at 8 30 o clock in Most Holy Rosary Church by Rev John B Daley.
Dr. William Mansfield of Albany College of Pharmacy spoke at a three day New York State Science Teachers' Association meeting at Central High School. He traced herbal medicines from the Ebers Papyrus to modern drugs and noted enduring uses of opium peppermint juniper and gentian. Dr Harley Howe of Cornell urged precise wording in physics texts to improve understanding of observed phenomena.
The Syracuse and Onondaga County Chapter of the American Red Cross reports $31 raised this week for Finnish relief. Rev. Ellsworth C. Reamon, vice chairman, says funds will buy surgical dressings and medical supplies for wounded Finns.
Mrs Irene M Alverson wife of Dr G Carl Alverson city superintendent of schools is in University Hospital of the Good Shepherd with meningitis and today her physician described her condition as showing encouraging improvement since she was admitted Monday.
Finance Commissioner Thomas E. Kennedy announced steps to sell 2.2 million dollars in city bonds on January 11. The plan follows unsettled markets last fall and aims to match bond terms seen previously, with a portion of 1.6 million dollars maturing in 1940 for Europe.
Oliver S. Cane reports to the Board of Supervisors that the Onondaga purchasing office bought goods valued at 1,350,766.17 during the fiscal year ended Oct 31, up 32 percent from 1938. Net operating cost dropped to 10,866.17 after 6,753.87 in cash discounts, with 29,459 items across 6,358 requisitions and an average daily purchase of 103 items. A 10 percent saving on foods was noted from improved price checks. Bids next day will seek 750,000 quarts of milk for the Welfare Department for the first quarter of the new year.
Tomeph Fe Conton, 40, of 144 McLennan Avenue, admits stealing a ten dollar bill described as a Christmas present for his sister. He faces six months in jail.
Housing leaders from across the state gather in Syracuse for the dedication of the Syracuse housing development and a two day housing conference. Prof L C Dillenbeck directs sessions with William Reed and George D Brown Jr leading. Nathan Straus and other federal state and municipal housing officials speak. Bronze tablets unveiled Thursday afternoon and a dinner at Hotel Syracuse concludes the events.
Attorney John D. Crimmins vows to fight removal to the Southern District of New York as he faces an indictment for conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen bonds. Judge Frederick H. Bryant will hear the case in U S District Court with witnesses summoned for January 5.
Obituaries list multiple deaths with ages and towns across Central and Northern New York. Names include Mrs Mary Bradford Cortland 80 and Charles E Ohley Waterloo 79. Also Frank J Price Camden 64 Albert Cook Watertown 56 and Mrs John P Sullivan Ogdensburg 4. Additional entries include C Lyon Paul Smiths 72 Mrs Marcia Church Pyrites 86 and others in Canton Geneva Auburn Oneida Verona.
A cryptic note observes wild geese heading east and arriving late. The fragment hints at timing and direction without broader context.
Peter Haas 83 of Brewerton died at home. Rites at 1 P M tomorrow at the Dence home and 1 30 P M at Brewerton Methodist Church with burial in Pine Plains Cemetery. Survived by two brothers. Melissa Steinert Brenneisen 15 Clifton Park died last night at a sister’s home. services Saturday 2 P M at Clifton Park Methodist Church with burial there. Surviving as listed include three brothers and another sister.
The funeral for August Schantz a former Syracuse resident who died yesterday will begin at 9 A M Saturday at 1033 Highland Street the home of Mrs Martha Schwanitz and continue at 9 30 in Holy Trinity Church Burial is in Assumption Cemetery He is survived by his wife Augusta a sister Miss Anna Schantz of Syracuse and two sisters and three brothers in Germany.
Services were held for Nelson Freeman 75 at Garland Brothers funeral home with Rev. Melvin P. Linder officiating. He is survived by a grand-niece Miss Onlylee Wallace and a grand nephew Murray Wallace of Syracuse. Dolores Krause 10 died after brain tumor surgery at Highland Hospital Rochester with high mass at Assumption Church Rodclock. Bearers named. burial in Assumption Cemetery.
Mrs. Mary M. Bagg aged 70 died Monday at 1208 Lodi Street and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery after a service at her daughter’s home led by Rev. Gustav Huf. Bearers listed. Susie Cretarola aged 35 died last night at 232 Woodruff Avenue from a cerebral hemorrhage and will be buried at Assumption Cemetery after rites at home and a high mass at Our Lady of Pompei Church led by Rev. William Walsh. Surviving family includes husband Alberto, a son Ralph, a daughter Angeline and parents Camillo and Mrs. Prospero.
Michael Henesey died Monday at the home of his son in law George Bedford 196 Shotwell Park. Services were conducted at Bedford home at 845 AM and at 930 AM in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The Rev Francis Walters celebrated a solemn high mass of requiem assisted by the Rev John J Tierney as deacon and the Rev Edward Ryan as subdeacon. Bearers were Judges James J Barrett Carl Hemmer John and William Kelly Edward O Neil and Robert Salmon. Burial followed at St Agnes Cemetery.
Mrs Clara Jalonack widow of Meyer Jalonack formerly of Syracuse died Tuesday at the home of her daughter Mrs Corrine Jacobs 65 Eucerere Street San Francisco She is survived by two daughters Mrs Jacobs and Mrs Epstein of Long Island and two sons Harold of Pittsburgh Pa and Irwin Jalonack of Patchogue
In failing health for several years John Bigrowicz of 1618 Burnet Avenue died this morning in Onondaga County Hospital. There are no immediate survivors. The body was released to John Giminski, funeral director. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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