Rains End Threat Of State Flood Peril
Cold weather and a cessation of heavy rains ended the flood threat across New York. Chenango and Susquehanna rivers fell from crest levels while streams receded in central and western areas. Flood warnings remained in parts of Chenango Forks and Cortland as rivers stayed high and roads flooded.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Binghamton
Chenango
Susquehanna
Court Street
Rochester
Hudson River
Albany
Buffalo
Onondaga County
Saqm
Onondaga Creek
Rowland Street
Burnet Park
Chy
Harbor Brook
Velaska Road
First Ward
Endicott
George F. Highway
En- Joie Park
Cortland
Cortland-Homer
Troughnioga Avenue
Tyler
Hood
Marathon
Albany Street
Homer
Chenango Forks
Tioughnioga
Lake Placid
Mt. van Hoevenberg
College Week
Newburgh
New York City
Mercury
Oneonta
Rome
Elmira
Chemung
Lee Center
Route 5
Palatine Bridge
Fonda
Malone
Salmon River
Branch Brook
Boston
Maine
New ‘Hampshire
Vermont
Unused Trolley Wires Cut In Salina Street Stretch
Syracuse Transit workers cut trolley and guy wires between Fayette and Onondaga Streets signaling the end of trolley service in Salina Street. Last electric lines to cease Saturday night with buses replacing them. blocks downtown cleared though tracks remain for now. Mayor Marvin notes 1941 street program will fund pavement work in affected streets.
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Syracuse Transit Corporation
Salina Street
Fayette
Onondaga
Wescott-Walnut
Butternut and
Wolf Lines
Genesee
Salina
Marvin
Syracuse
Frigid Weather Forecast Repeats Across Massachusetts
The region braces for continued cold conditions as wind chills remain harsh and subzero temperatures loom. Forecasters warn for potential snowfall amounts and urge residents to take precautions against icy roads.
Rain Fails to Curb Utica Flood Danger
Rain continued in the Utica district threatening more flood damage over the weekend. Bridges and a dam were swept away in Lee Center, a landslide blocked Boonville Gorge road, and Route 5 near Palatine Bridge to Fonda submerged. Mohawk Valley areas saw rising creeks, with Ilion and Little Falls reporting high water and a factory floor flooded.
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Lee Center
Boonville Gorge
Palatine Bridge
Fonda
Ohio
West Canada Creek
Mohawk Valley
Ilion
Steele Creek
Little Falls
Cherry Burrell Corporation
Rains and Sun End Fog in New England
Heavy rains followed by a bright sun today melted away a bank of fog that shrouded coastal sections and inland areas for five days. The weather brought scattered lightning and thunder, brief in most areas, as a storm moved through New England. In North Billerica, Massachusetts, lightning struck the steeple of a Baptist church.
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Boston
Billerica
Mass
Shipping Delays Marked Early Morning Arrivals
In Boston harbor only one of ten ships due early morning reached port on time. The S S Saint John arrived an hour late from New York, while the freighter Volusia, due at 7 AM from Philadelphia, reported a 15 hour fog delay.
Setter Rescued From Swollen Onondaga Creek
An English setter with no collar or license tag was rescued from Onondaga Creek near the Dickerson Street bridge after being swept by swollen waters yesterday afternoon. Bernard Mackowski pulled the dog from the water as police and firefighters assisted along the riverbank. Citizens reported seeing the animal and alerted authorities.
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S.P.C.A
Onondaga Creek
Dickerson Street Bridge
Bernard Mackowski
Farewell Party for Fred C Gorl Jr Held at Home
A farewell party at 186 Durston Avenue honored Frederick C Gorl Jr a member of Company C 101st Anti Tank Battalion who will soon begin a year of training at Fort Benning Columbus Ga More than 50 guests including associates from the Jefferson Clinton Hotel where Mrs Gorl works attended the event.
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Frederick C. Gorl
Durston Avenue
Detective Dillon Improves at Crouse Irving Hospital
Detective Edward Dillon continued to show improvement at Crouse Irving Hospital where he has been treated for a stomach ailment. Attending physicians said a complete recovery is expected.
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Edward Dillon
Crouse-Irving Hospital
Night Spots Ready for New Year's Eve Celebrations
Syracuse prepare for gala New Year’s Eve with downtown hotels offering public parties in decorated rooms. Cafes stay open till 3 A.M. under liquor authority dispensation with $10 licenses for all-night service. Private events hosted by Joshua Lodge Knights of Pythias and others expect hundreds at major hotels and clubs.
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Syracuse
New York State Liquor Authority
Joshua Lodge
Knights of Py- Tains
Oneen Aagge
County Bar Honors Driscoll Before Federal Service
A farewell luncheon in the Onondaga Hotel honored Keith F. Driscoll president of the Onondaga County Bar Association who will enter Federal service with a Syracuse National Guard unit next month. About 150 members attended and 35 new members were admitted to the bar since last lunch.
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Keith F. Driscoll
Onondaga County Bar Association
Syracuse National Guard
Onondaga Hotel
Mgr. Driscoll
Fort Benning
Bar Association
Stunteen Pi Ibester
White
HSE
Richard P. Byrne
Driscoll
Calen Candee Brown, Jr
Ice Cream Output Up In 1939 Census Figures
Census Bureau reports ice cream output rose to 285,806,751 dollars in 1939 from 282,002,617 in 1937. Production increased 1.3 percent over two years while establishments and payrolls declined, with mass production methods taking hold in the industry.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Infant Swallows Marble Undergoes X-Ray At University Hospital
An eight months old girl Gail White of 507 Madison Street Avalon Apartments was taken by ambulance to University Hospital where doctors planned an X-ray to locate a swallowed marble. Her condition was reported as good and no operation was expected.
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University Hospital
Gail White
J. R. White
Avalon Apartments
Madison Street
Pastor Sees Church Gain From War Revival in Finland
The Rev John A Kallman a Finland native told listeners at First Baptist Church that bombs famine and disease threaten Europe yet spark a religious revival among Finns He said the nation prays for help as the war enters its third year and influences church growth.
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Europe
John A. Kallman
Finland
First Baptist Church
Kallman
Optimist Club Hosts Belated Christmas Party at Hotel Syracuse
About 160 members of the Optimist Club along with their wives and children attended a belated Christmas luncheon at the Hotel Syracuse. The program featured a magician and a carol singalong to close the festivities.
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Optimists
Optimist Club
Syracuse
Townsend Club Weekly Meetings and Socials
A listing of town and district clubs with schedule of meetings, parties, dinners, dances, and games. Locations include Kenyon Hall Yates Hotel Planer's Hall Baker Avenue Bear Street Seeley Avenue North Clinton Street Marsh's Hall University Block.
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Kenyon Hall
Yates Hotel
Butsternut Street
Planer
Planer’s Hall
Syracus Club
Marsh’s Hall
University Block
St Marks Court to Install Officers at 8 PM Meeting
Reading notes indicate a meeting of St Marks Court, Order of the Amaranth at the Masonic Temple. Officers will be installed at 8 o clock this evening.
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St. Marks Court
Order of the Amaranth
Masonic, Temple
Last Trolleys Run Saturday Night Free Rides Begin
Trolleys in Syracuse will offer free rides Saturday night as the last runs head to Woll Street barns. Beginning Sunday morning the city switches to all bus service with ceremonies marking the end of trolley operation. The final trolley departs Hanover Square at 8 50 P M with city officials aboard while buses assume routes downtown.
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Syracuse
Woll Street
Hanover Square
Westcott-Walnut Loop
Chase Whismirty
Wolf Street
Cazenovian Fined in Petty Theft Case at Police Court
William H. Ryan of Cazenovia pleaded guilty to one petty larceny charge for a worthless check and paid a ten dollar fine. He also pleaded not guilty to a second charge tied to a missing traveling bag and awaits trial with bail set at one thousand dollars on January 6.
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William H. Ryan
Cazenovia
Syracuse
Ryan
Allison Irving
Negress
East Washington Street
Sam Calloway
South Townsend Street
Louie Bacon
Bacon
Planes Resume Flights At Syracuse Airport After Fog
After four days of grounded service due to fog, Amboy airfield saw planes take off again. Holland Redfield piloted a Taylorcraft as American Airlines resumed Boston to Syracuse service with a 12:48 P.M. arrival. Net effect: local flights back in operation.
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Amboy
Syracuse
Holland
Last Man's Club Seeks Better Wine For Its Final Toast
The Last Man's Club of 13 Syrah enthusiasts plans to rework the ceremonial bottle from December 28 1930 to comfort the last survivor. They voted to reopen distill and reseal the wine in lead while Arnold Connor was elected secretary treasurer and president.
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Arnold Connor
Cotton Picker Fire at George Grinder Plant
Firefighters from Engine Company 15 extinguished a blaze at the George Grinder Company mattress factory 131 Greenland Drive shortly after 10 this morning. The fire damaged only cotton in a cotton picking machine and was quickly controlled.
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George Grinder Company
Greenland Drive
Engine Company 15
Onondaga Street
Erie Boulevard
Geddes
Genesee Streets
Five Die as Wet Highways Claim Multiple Lives
Upstate New York reports five fatalities on slick roads with additional injuries. Names include Ida Blechner in Troy Leonard Gardner Oswego Joseph Hayes Edna Campbell Luigi Bellado Hansh Shafer Frank Robideau Donald Farley George Doty Elizabeth Munson and others. Two men rescued from a car submerged in Crystal Lake near Oneida. An unknown motorist aided the pair before they reached hospital. Several drivers fined for traffic violations in the aftermath.
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Troy
Ida Blechner
Oswego
Leonard Gardner
Rochester
Joseph Hayes
Edna Campbell
Luigi Bellado
Hansh Shafer
Herekimer
Frank J. Robideau
Lake Placid
Donald Farley
Sidney
George Doty
Glens Falls
Elizabeth Munson
Warners
Crystal Lake
Oneida
Sconandoa Street
Donald Zogg
Fred Cleverly
Howard Ellsworth
Zogg
Oneida City Hospital
Howard Picard
E. H. Tuttle
North Syracuse
Justice of the Peace
Edward F. Jones
Salina
Raymond W. Bixby
Brewerton Road
Mattydale
Clifford B. Phillips
Edgeware Road
Bernard J. Kinslow
H. J. Ciesielski
Emerson Avenue
Gordon D. Bull
South Edwards
Irving Harrington
Nedrow
Joseph Seeley
Justin King
Ira Scott
Syracuse R. D
Edward Layman
Erie Boulevard East
Thomas L. Harrigan
Stiward Avenue
Chrisodevlov Papaiovanou
Beech Street
Erven Predmore
Groton
Jesse McKeel
Jacksonville
Stanley Hwasca
Knoxboro
Edwin Harrington
Cortland R. D
Sneak Thief Robs Doll In New York City Hotel
Deputy U S Marshal Clarence Doll reports Christmas Eve burglary in a New York hotel room. A thief took $50 from Doll’s trousers while he and Marshal Jesse Jacobs slept. An employee woke them at 3 AM on Christmas Day. clothing inventories showed only Doll’s pockets emptied.
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New York City
United States
Clarence Doll
Doll
New York
Jesse Jacobs
Oxford
All-Thed
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Dillon Recovering
Rubison Club
Alpine Club
Hiawatha
Knights of Columbus
County Bar
Lieutenant
Georgia
Townsend
Cazenovian
William Ryan
Last Man’s Club
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Martin L. Finkelstein
Lucille F. Napoli
Ontario Street
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Donald Maloner
Burdick Street
South Geddes Street
Frank Corbett
Jesse Mack
Stoudenmyre
Ty Jeddo-Highland
Jeddo-Highland
Francis E. Mulroy
Amos - Rice Coal CO
E. Genesee St
Shopiro & Sons
Sutland
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