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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1941
Page
4
A disjointed OCR fragment mentions Beatrice Aitchison aged 37, Nor a Likely items include Mary Louise Bene, Ted Pace, and Babette Aelgan Oobela. Limited legible context suggests a court or notices listing names and ages without clear action or location.
William W. Bush longtime East Syracuse hardware store proprietor died at 83 after a long illness. native of Jamesville he lived in East Syracuse 50 years and earlier worked as a Syracuse contractor and Dewitt town clerk. Funeral services to be held Friday at his son's home and East Syracuse Methodist Church with Masonic burial in Lafayette.
Notices report deaths and funeral details for George Cook of US1 Kinne Street Fast Syracuse and Miss Gertrude Sisson of a third floor in Syracuse with services at Cline Wilhelm and Fish Funeral Homes. Also details for Mary Therre Herrmann and related bearers, with burial plans in local cemeteries and church services.
Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Butler Oswald were held at Mullin & McGourty Funeral Home and Assumption Church with a high mass of requiem celebrated by Rev. Roger Nelipowitz. Committal rites occurred at St. Agnes Cemetery with bearers Clifford Lappin Robert Hartnett Lewis Williams and Donald Glavin. Final rites for William Draper Fynmore 69 a retired merchant were conducted at Dana W Barnard Funeral Home and St. Brigid Church with a solemn high mass of requiem celebrated by Rev. William Dwyer assisted by Rev. William Brennan deacon and Rev. William McCabe sub deacon. Burial followed at St. Agnes Cemetery. Bearers were Charles Miller John Barrett Francis Klamm and John Fynmore.
Eugene Blaisdell 77 former deputy sheriff at Split Rock during the war died Tuesday afternoon at his home 114 East Lafayette Avenue. Services conducted Friday at 2 PM by Rev. W J McKnight of the Reform Presbyterian Church with burial in Morningside Cemetery. Survived by wife Georganna, daughter Mrs Archie Holmes two sons Fred and Irving E Blaisdell four grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Miss Beatrice Aitchison 37 of 270 Cortland Avenue died Tuesday after a several weeks illness at University Hospital of the Good Shepherd. A native of Madrid St. Lawrence County she lived in Syracuse 20 years and worked at Roy Furniture for 18 months prior to employment at Dey Brothers seven years and for six at OMA TAPES. Funeral services 2 PM Friday at A C Schumacher memorial home 366 West Onondaga Street burial in Howlett Hill.
Final rites were held for Nellie Cady Jones 16 at 9 A.M. Wednesday at her home and 9:50 A.M. at Saint Anthony of Padua Church. A solemn high Mass was celebrated by Rev. Roger A. Bowen with Deacon Rev. Harry Lurber and Subdeacon Rev. Joseph Mulrooney. Bearers were Ray Fiel, Stuart L. Peebles, William Riblet, Robert Johnson, John Rogers, and Seward Hicks. William P. Hart & Son transported the body to Utica for burial.
The funeral for Mrs Bridget M McAvoy, who died at her home on Grant Boulevard, was held at 9 A.M. at William P Hart & Son funeral home and at 9:30 A.M. at Saint John the Baptist Church. A solemn high mass was celebrated by Rev. Francis Fournier with Rev. John P. Lynch as deacon and Rev. William J Glynn as subdeacon. Bearers included Patrick O Connell Bernard Moore Richard Parks Patrick Burns and Otto Breckheimer. Father Lynch performed committal services at Assumption Cemetery.
Mrs Nora S Smith of 572 Oakwood Avenue Syracuse native of Ireland died at 12 10 AM today in Crouse Irving Hospital after a long illness. Widow of John Smith she lived in Syracuse 56 years and was a member of the Companions to the Independent Order of Foresters. She leaves two daughters Josephine Heimlich a brother Edmund Cahill and five grandchildren. Funeral from AL C Somo liner Funeral Director Friday at 10 AM with a requiem mass at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and burial in St Agnes Cemetery.
Percy Thomas, 72, veteran telegrapher and newspaper man from San Francisco, helped form the Commercial Telegraphers Union and served as its second international president from 1903 to 1908. Mrs. Cora Allen Baldridge, 69, wife of former Idaho Gov. H. C. Baldridge, Parma resident, died December 31.
Bern Switzerland reports the death of Col Sergio Pinelli 55 long-time editor of Le Forze Armate and this year chief of Italian Army propaganda. He led the army publication for six years before taking the propaganda post this year.
Obituaries listed for multiple individuals across New York locations including Seneca Falls Utica Watertown Norwich and surrounding towns. Names include Leslie Selleck Christina Smith Jane Owen Domenick Irascrito Joseph Cucharpale Michael M Laurie Clarence Fowler Leonard Nenning Addie Graham Edna Brown Anderson 58 Ta
A parade of birth announcements lists couples and addresses across Syracuse and surrounding areas. Names include Longo, Kent, Carter, Myers, Neri, Berardelli, Blume, Slack, Ingalls, Evans, Baldwin, Hamilton, VanTassel, Linsky, Modie, Sizing, Woodworth, Burnette, Soufar, Vowles, Van Ness, Benedetti, Holmes, Cass, Beckley, Collins, DeGuise, MeGrath, Geiger, Lanenza, Rossi, and Clement with dates from December 23 to December 30 and multiple residences citywide.
London circles report Saint Pierre and Miquelon handed back to Vichy by Free French before Christmas. The move unsettled London and Washington, who did not authorize Muselier plan or veto, risking American mediation with Vichy and complicating Petain's stance on North African bases and fleet use. De Gaulle faces awkward position amid lack of explanation.
Professor LeRoy C. Stegman of the zoology department at New York State College of Forestry, a captain in the Infantry Reserve, must report for active duty. He has 12 years in the Infantry Reserve and has researched white tail deer, wild boar, and beaver for federal and state agencies. The Hull Ford area hosts a class gathering in his honor at the home of Mr and Mrs Howard Griffin.
Pattern 4909 is offered in women's sizes 34 through 50 with 36 requiring 4 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 15 cents to Pattern Department Syracuse Herald Journal 243 West Ith Street New York for the pattern. Add 10 cents for the spring pattern book Smarteasy styles for the whole family.
The Roaming Reporter notes 10 conventions in Syracuse drawing 5000 plus attendees to Onondaga Hotel lobbies. He recounts chats among educators, recalls veteran administrators, and praises lobby conversations while aging colleagues retire.
A column lists David G. Allen former principal at Chaumont Phoenix and Boonville now in Lake Placid Jim Loman athletic director Geneva High School Hiram A Jones state director of health and physical education Joe Hueter director of athletics Auburn and many others.
Seventy five wardens and deputies under the Defense Council met in East Syracuse Municipal Building with Mayor Hanlon presiding and Postmaster McLaughlin as secretary. Carl M. Nelson outlined duties for emergencies as questionnaire cards were distributed and home visits planned for information gathering. Fifty men enrolled for Red Cross first aid training to begin in two to three weeks.
Dr. Eugene N. Boudreau, associate professor of psychiatry, predicted a new era and finer qualities of mankind arising from Pearl Harbor. Speaking on Morale for the Onondaga Health Association, he linked current world ills to primitive emotions gaining influence and urged self-examination to dispel decay and build a fuller, happier future for children.
Police pension fund receives 75 from three donors as Chief William E. Rapp announces. Lincoln National Bank Melvin and Melvin law firm and Cramer's Supply Laundry Inc each give 25. Crandall Melvin signs letter praising department efficiency and cooperation.
Two veteran Syracuse Municipal Court marshals Frank Steak and Philip Harrison were told they would be reappointed on January 1 for only two months next year. They were instructed to plan retirement by March 1. Lawyers Circulate petitions to keep them in office.
The Convention Club of Keder Khan Caldron 21 will meet at Mrs. Fannie Van Antwerp’s home at 101 Woodbine Avenue at 8 P M on Monday January 5.
Frederick Luff Hartmann of 1505 East Genesee Street and Reinaldah Marion of 329 South Col linwood Avenue. Ralph Joseph Track of 608 South Geddes Street and Janette Margies Parlow of 631 South Geddes Street. Marvin Cecildorn of Fayetteville and Mary Ella Sparrow of 222 Shennard Street. Erwin Lester Fikes of 909 Ballantyne Road and Ruth Eileen Peterson of 960 Salt Springs Road.
George Weller reports from Singapore on December 31 that Perak in Malaya, a major tin source, is largely in Japanese hands. He notes dredges sunk to prevent capture, the reliance of many US cans on Perak tin, and plans to build US refineries as Britain’s allies lose access to Malay resources. The piece warns of economic impact and urges tin conservation.
Joe Horn of Sneeters with 279 and Ed Joos of McKesson 651 total win top honors in the 12-team Commercial League at Jefferson Bowling Academy Tuesday night. Horn missed 600 by three pins with 597, pacing his team to high 1151 game. Erickson & Blewett set season records with 1162 and 3234 in the Automobile League at Syracuse Bowling Center led by Fay Bailey 650 and Payne Bigelow 622.
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