Vocational School Held First Defense Conference
At Hotel Syracuse Col. Witherspoon urged early planning for national preparedness, stressing vocational schools as essential to supplying skilled workers for defense. New officers were elected for state education associations and resolutions backed government defense programs while urging state aid and policy reforms for schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
New York State Vocational Association
Hotel
Witherspoon
Spencer Lens Company
Germany
Europe
New York State
New York State Association of Secondary School Principals
State Department of Health
Hugh H. Stewart
Davis High School
Mt. Vernon
Fred Johnson
Allegany
David G. Allen
Lake Placid
Stewart
Ralph M. Faust
Oswego
Wayne L. Lowe
Cazenovia
William Hoag
Angela
Albert O. Jenkins
Naples
State Association of Elementary School Principals
Henry Bormann
East Rockaway
Mary Lawlor
Ada E. James
Buffalo
Firs
Ignatius Smith
Catholic ‘University of America
Smith
Ascension Theory Questioned in I Am Trial Testimony
C. O. Foster of Hollywood testified in federal court in Los Angeles on mail fraud charges against 10 I Am movement leaders. He said he could not achieve an ascension or precipitate a new account despite an exemplary life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Foster
Hollywood Millinet
Recall of 20 Draftees From Syracuse to Fort Dix
Twenty Syracuse draftees were recalled to Fort Dix for an error in leave length. The 114th Infantry members had been granted three day furloughs instead of a week and were notified to return by telegram. They left on a 1:47 AM train. reimbursements would cover their collect telegrams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dix
114Th Infantry
Ten Face Court Monday on Charges by Girls
Ten men and youths face arraignments in Chautauqua County Court on indictments charging improper relations with girl pupils who rode bus routes. The group includes two former Brocton Central School bus drivers and several students. charges include second degree rape and second degree assault. The misconduct involved two 14 year olds and one 16 year old, occurred off school property outside school hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayville
Chautauqua County
Ernest D. Leet
Brocton Central
Brocton
Dunkirk
Lost nine dollar bill found and returned in Kansas City
A Kansas City reader reports discovering a nine dollar savings note on Ninth Street near Grand Avenue and returning it to the rightful owner at a local office, the finder confirmed.
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Kansas City
Ham . R
Housing Official Sees 1941 Home Building Maintaining Pace
Federal housing administrator Abner H. Ferguson said new home construction next year should at least maintain the 1940 pace of 545,000 dwelling units. He noted favorable basic conditions but warned military demands could cause temporary shortages in materials and labor compared with 1939 and 1929 levels.
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Washington
Abner H. Ferguson
Ferguson
Tulsa Heirloom Billfold Returns After Cash Stolen
A Tulsa physician reported a loss of a billfold containing papers checks and $23 to aid a Greek cause. The billfold, later found by a messenger, was returned to the owner, preserving about $200 in total value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Renovation Plan Proposed for Onondaga Hotel
A $200000 interior renovation plan for the Onondaga Hotel was filed in Utica Federal Court as part of a reorganization by H Loomis Murray trustee for the Onondaga Hotel Corporation. The plan, labeled maintenance work, funds furnishings and redecorating with no structural changes pending Judge Bryant’s approval and a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onondaga
Utica
H. Loomis Murray
Onondaga Hotel Corporation
Bryant
Onondaga Company
Ben Wiles
Murray
Bankruptcy Pleas Filed by Syracuse and Watertown Residents
A number of residents from Syracuse Canastota Mexico and Watertown filed bankruptcy petitions. Ness S Houser of Syracuse seeks relief with 1173 debt and no assets. Other debtors include Nicholas Lazzero Canastota 5344 liabilities and 200 assets Olsa Lazzero 4208 liabilities 200 assets Jessie E Burke Mexico 2849 debts no assets Dominick C Frattali Watertown 2757 debts no assets and Mary E Turner Watertown with a 1793 judgment. Creditors include First Trust and Deposit Co Sami Danesi establishment and Farm Security Administration among others.
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Special Dispatch
Uticn
Syracuse
Canastota
Mexico
Watertown
Ness S. Houser
Clarence Avenue
First Trust & Deposit Co
L. C
Olsa Lazzero
Sami Danesi
Esther W. Foland
Jessie E. Burke
Main Street
Farm Security Administration
Harold McFee
Donald Childs
Geraldine Wallace
Norwich
Dominick C.frattali
State Street
Christmas Assault Ends With Six Month Sentence
Thomas M. Sabrey, 28, of 109 Bann Avenue, was sentenced to six months in penitentiary after pleading guilty to third degree assault for striking his 73 year old father Moses Sabrey on Christmas Day. The elder Sabrey remained hospitalized at Syracuse Memorial Hospital. Judge Homer W. Walsh suspended an intoxication charge linked to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Sabrey
Bann Avenue
Sabrey
Moses Sabrey
Syracuse Memorial Hospital
Homer W. Walsh
Silver Medal Awarded Gen. Gallina in Rome
Rome reports Gen. Sebastiano Gallina, inspector of colonial troops, received the Silver Medal for Military Valor. He was captured by British forces in North Africa, according to the Official Gazette.
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Rome
Sebastiano Gallina
North
Africa
Police Win Pension Case At Geneva
Geneva police secured the full pension fund of 9131,326 after Supreme Court Justice Joan W. Miles ruled the fund should reflect police records as of March 15. The decision protects an $83,461 difference from the lower amount certified by City Treasurer Foreman.
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Geneva
Supreme Court
Joan W. Miles
Lyons
Geneva Police
Foreman
Jeremiah McNerney
Justice Miles
Lockport
Army Lieutenant Killed in Ontario Duel Accident
A coroner's jury in Ontario ruled Lieutenant John Osborne died in an accidental shooting during a bulletless duel with Lieutenant Reginald White at Chippewa barracks. Osborne, of Hamilton, was shot Dec 22 when White, unaware his pistol held a bullet, practiced rapid drawing and firing.
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Ontario
Niagara Falls
Ont
John Osborne
Reginald D. White
Chippewa
Hamilton
White
Osborne
John Collins Named To Naval Academy Appointment
John J. Collins a June graduate of North High School has been named to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis announced by Representative Clar ence E. Hancock. Neal OBrien is first alternate with James A. Middleton second and Clayton Burtt third from Solvay Fayetteville and 311 Park Street. A selection board interviewed candidates at the State Armory.
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John Collins
Naval Academy
John J. Collins
Park Street
North High School
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Clarence E. Hancock
Hancock
Neal O'Brien
Alice Avenue
Solvay
James A. Middleton
Robineau Road
Clayton Burtt
Fragmented OCR leads to unreadable historical note
Readable elements show a garbled fragment referencing testing and weapons. No clear individuals, places, dates, or events emerge to anchor a coherent news item.
Hancock and Two Others Leave for Army Air Corps Training
Three Syracuse men enlist as flying cadets in the Army Air Corps. John S. Hancock of 1650 James Street, James M. Moore of 729 Irving Avenue, and N. Douglas Munson of Plattsburg depart Monday for primary instruction. Hancock is a Wesleyan and Yale graduate. Moore is a Syracuse University graduate. Munson left Colgate University to enlist. Hancock will attend the Alabama School of Aviation in Tuscaloosa while Moore and Munson go to Glenview Field in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Corps
John 8. Hancock
James M. Moore
N. Douglas Munson
Plattsburg
Army Air Corps
John S. Hancock
James Street
Clarence E. Hancock
Irving Avenue
Hancock
Wesleyan College
Yale University Law School
Moore
Syracuse University
Munson
Colgate University
Civil Aeronautics Authority Air
Schenectady
Alabama School of Aviation
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Glenview Field
Glenview
Britain Faces Cash Shortfall in Autumn for War Purchases
Washington reports a preliminary U S Treasury audit finds Britain will run out of cash to pay for arms and munitions in early autumn next year. Britain currently pays with gold and dollar securities while future orders threaten cash exhaustion and prompt U S aid proposals.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Britain
U. S. Treasury
British ‘Treasury
Treasury
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Congress
London
British Treasury
U.S. Treasury
British Empire
Editor Appointed to State Labor Board
Albany December 28 Governor Lehman announced that George L. Cassidy associate editor of the New York Post is named a member of the New York State Labor Relations Board. Cassidy fills the vacancy caused by the death of John D. Moore of New York City and is a Brooklyn native long active as a labor writer and former Albany legislative aide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Lehman
George ‘L. Cassidy
New-York’ Post
New York State Labor Relations Board
Cassidy
John D. Moore
New York ‘City
Brooklyn
More Farm Aid Sought By Bankhead
Washington reports senators from both parties urging continuity of farm mortgage parity and soil conservation programs. Senator Bankhead aims to boost benefits, warn of possible crop curtailment to curb surpluses, and push for adequate appropriations. Senator Capper backs extending parity and tenancy programs with refined cuts only in non defense spending.
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Washington
Bankhead
D-Ala
Alabama
Capper
R-Kan
Buffaloan Held for Not Registering Under Alien Law
Ernest Bryant a 53 year old English alien was held in Buffalo County Pett after being arrested for failing to register under the United States Alien Act. He admitted living in the country since 1919 but said he was unaware of the law. He faces up to six months in prison a $1000 fine or both.
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Buffalo
United States
Ernest Bryant
Pett
John Knight
Bryant
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Roy K. Fairman
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Miss Lawlor
Salem Hyde School
Elementary Principals Association
Edward T. Foran
Fordham University
Carl R. Brister
Auburn
State Congress of Parents and Teachers
Wiliam E. Severn
Corning
C. D. van Alstine
State Department of Education
Arthur W. Smith
Samuel I, Hicks
Ieft
Pearl River
Francis Moench
Center
Cortland Normal School
H. Harrison Clarke
Ene Et
Rolland
Marvin
Pian
Ariy
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