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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1947
Page
29
Syracuse Herald Journal and Syracuse Sunday Herald American reporters cover home town news in every community within the papers wide circulation territory. The notice lists correspondents and circulation offices from Massena to Gouverneur with contacts and addresses.
North Area homeowners to get first call on scarce fuel oil as dealers report no imminent hardship. Harry Cool of George Hall Company cites uncertain daily supply due to transportation and storage limits and urges conservation. He notes the company has cut orders for large industrial users to protect households and promotes converting to anthracite coal to guard against future shortages.
Mrs Lottie L Sayers of 785 Davidson St filed objections with Surrogate Russell Wright to a paper claimed as will or codicil. The document would transfer Herbert E Sayers’s car to Mrs Jessie Verda Bolger of Utica. Sayers died Sept 5 at Glens Falls leaving about $8,000 personal and $3,000 realty.
Ten-month-old Patricia Kramberg and her parents were severely burned yesterday when a mountainside home near Malone burned. The father Herman Kramberg, 30, was listed in critical condition as Nora, 27, and their infant fled barefoot through flames into subzero weather and were hospitalized locally.
Ogdensburg residents at the Pythian Home Christmas party hosted by Knights of Pythias members and home trustees. Speakers included Julius Frank president of the board Harold Rouse treasurer Samuel Berman secretary Raymond Peacock chancellor commander of Ogden Lodge Harald Coonract chancellor commander elect Mrs Glan Jennings president of the Pythian Sisters Mrs Inez Murray matron of the home Mrs Jessie Stevenson nurse and Adrian Wilken resident.
Dr Lawrence R Smith, former assistant city health officer, will be appointed full time city health officer to fill the vacancy from Dr Terry S Montague’s resignation. He has served as acting officer since October and the formal appointment will follow civil service certification by City Manager C Leland Wood.
Potsdam officers of Racket River Lodge F and A M will be installed Thursday evening at the Masonic Temple. Howard King will serve as master with George Theobald senior warden Lawrence Powers junior warden Robert Gibson treasurer Ernest A Flint secretary and Paul Hosmer trustee. Other offices will be filled by appointment by the incoming master.
Gouverneur announce engagement of Alyce Elaine Barker daughter of Claude and Mrs Barker to Harry T. McClain Jr son of Mr and Mrs McClain of Potsdam. Barker is a senior at Potsdam State Teachers College. McClain served three years in the army and attends Clarkson College.
Engagement announced for Miss Marjorie Stone of Endicott formerly Potsdam to Bertrand Boorn of Binghamton. Stone, daughter of Mrs Etta W Stone and the late Warren D Stone, is a Potsdam State Teachers College graduate teaching near Endicott. Boorn, son of Mrs Nellie Boorn, works in Johnson City and is brother of Leroy Boorn of Potsdam.
Two of Tupper Lake’s first settlers, Abraham Laramay and Celestia Grenier Laramay, marked 56 years of marriage at 19 Murray Street. At 77 and 87 they remain active with a garden and haying, while recalling the railroads, rough early days, and the Gospel Train era that helped shape the village now home to about 6,000 people. They have two sons, Ernest of Fonda and Emery of Tupper Lake.
Funeral services for Gerald Patrick Towne 17 son of Mr and Mrs Cameron J Towne of 613 Thompson st Watertown were held this morning at 9 from Simpson funeral parlors and 9 30 from the Church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. Burial at Glenwood Cemetery. He had worked as a lineman helper for the New York Telephone Company.
Massena resident Mrs. Sarah Croke, 78, located unconscious at her Hogansburg home Saturday night, later recovering consciousness Sunday morning. Police forced entry, determining she likely suffered a shock amid a frozen home and extinguished fire. She is a patient at Massena Memorial Hospital under care of Dr. R. D. Samers.
Mrs Elizabeth Bryant Bullard 58 wife of Harry A Bullard president of the Community Ice Cream Co and Potsdam Chamber of Commerce died Monday in a Potsdam Hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage. Born January 2 1894 in Carthage she moved from Watertown to Potsdam in 1918. Survived by her husband a daughter Mrs James Rubar Gouverneur a son Charles Clarkson College Malone campus two sisters and three grandchildren. Solemn high mass of requiem will be held at 10 AM Wednesday at St Marys Church. Burial in St Marys Cemetery in spring.
Barbara Clark daughter of Mr and Mrs Harald Clark of Winthrop married James Bergeli son of Mr and Mrs Michael Petroudis of New Haven Conn in a candlelight ceremony at Winthrop Methodist Church The Rev Frank E Morey officiated Miss Dorothy Clark and Harold Clark Jr were attendants The bride a 1944 graduate of the Agricultural and Technical Institute Canton is an assistant dietitian at Grace Hospital New Haven The groom is associated with Gilberts bakery in New Haven.
MASSENA Frances G O'Brien 45 former Massena resident died recently in Albany of a heart attack. Native of Dannemora area he worked at the plant in Massena for years. He left in 1930 for Ohio and other places before settling in Albany. He was father of Patricia O'Brien employed in the Massena town clerk's office.
In Ogdensburg the senior service Girl Scouts of Troop 2 hosted eight associate Scouts at a Sunday luncheon and bridge party in the St. Lawrence Social Club private dining room. The 14 Troop 2 members welcomed post graduate Scouts on Christmas vacation from colleges and jobs.
A bitter cold moved into Potsdam on Monday, with readings at minus eight early, sunny skies failing to lift daytime highs beyond six above. By 8 PM temperatures fell to four below. Firefighters responded to an overheat pipe call at Sam Capone’s Bay Street home with no damage reported.
The morning low reached ten degrees below zero in Watertown as cold snap deepened. Forecasters warned of continued subfreezing conditions and wind chills. Local schools planned cautious operations amid the chill.
Canton records show 129 cases to be tried at the January term of the Supreme Court in St. Lawrence County opening January 5 at the county courthouse with Justice Andrew W. Ryan presiding. The calendar includes 110 regular cases and 19 nonjury matters, among them several separations, divorces, and trust actions involving Elizabeth Shipman, Wallace Shipman, Marie Greenwood, Ella Turner, and others. The list marks the largest docket ever listed in the county.
Mary Frances Taylor of Perch River and James Mulane Johnston Jr of Morgan Park Moline Ill wed Monday at St Pauls Episcopal Brownville in a ceremony led by Rev Melvin Abson and Rev Leland Frye. A reception followed at the bride’s home. The couple plans a Chicago honeymoon then reside at 935 Morgan Park Ave Moline. The wedding party included Hermance Peyrot and Sally Taylor as maids, Frank Taylor and Martin Cole as ushers. Mrs Johnston a Brownville Glen Park High School and Cornell alumna. Mr Johnston a Cornell alum and announcer for WQUA radio.
Potsdam council Knights of Columbus finished a 75 foot addition to its Elm Street club house ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations. The project added a recreation hall, separate lounges for women and men, rooms and future bowling lanes and lunch rooms. A new kitchen supports large gatherings.
Ogdensburg plans announced for the New Year inauguration of Mayor-elect Max J. Miller. City Clerk S Sargent confirms noon ceremonies at City Hall with retiring Mayor Wallace and the outgoing council disbanding, followed by a roll call and Miller's brief address. The key to the city will be presented by Wallace. Alderman elect Newell P. Allen and Edward P. Benton to be sworn in before the ceremony, along with incumbents LeBeau and Bouchard.
Robert Peach, 19, a University of Tennessee student from Massena, said Christmas with his parents in Alcoa Tenn. He survived a late summer Knoxville auto crash with leg cuts and a sprained ankle. Rumors of fatality reached Massena. no contact details for family were known.
Philip J. McKinney 29 Morristown member of the Ogdensburg Army recruiting office staff is jailed in Jefferson County awaiting grand jury action on second degree forgery. He was arrested in Morristown by state police and arraigned before Justice Ernest Snal der then committed to jail after waiving examination. The arrest stems from a car theft allegedly committed last November in Maryland.
A fragmented Northern New York radio grid lists News Music Sports and various shows from morning to late evening including Wake Up and Live Farm Fair 240 and Mood Music segments. Notable items include President Truman features, a Sun Dial segment, and multiple timeslots across 7 00 AM to 12 00 AM with programs like Dance Parade Sacred Heart Movie Guide and Morning News.
A late day to night schedule listing programs and times across WSLE Ogdensburg. Entries include music shows such as Sunrise Serenade Morning Chapel Sacred Heart Program and Queen for a Day, plus news and sports blocks. many program titles appear with times and hosts or performers.
A dense listed timetable shows WICY radio programming with segments for news, music, and features. Entries name hosts, shows, and times including Malene, Mart in Black, Emily Post, Superman II, Arthur Garth, Fort Worth style, and multiple music blocks throughout the day.
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