Mrs. Pierce at 90 An Avid Reader
Mrs. Ina B. Pierce of 608 Rowland Street reaches her 90th birthday. A lifelong reader she devours history novels and the Bible. She enjoys near perfect vision, keeps busy with library books, and plans to return to Winthrop soon. She is widow of Stanley I. Pierce and has two daughters, Lloyd and Bliss Davis, plus 10 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
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Mrs. Pierce
Winety
Ina B. Pierce
Rowland Ft
Lloyd Davis
Cranberry Lake
Pierce
Stanley I. Pierce
Winthrop
Syracuse
Harold S. Pierce
New York State Employment Service
St. Lawrence County
Bliss Davis
Rowland Sr
Santa Claus visit corrections and local notices
In last Tuesday's Herald Journal Goulet Motors Baldwinsville credited with sponsoring a Santa Claus visit. Santa set up daily in Goulet offices and visited 50 shutins. Also listed: church service at Calvary Episcopal on New Year's Day, new officers for Salina Lodge 955, and various community notices including injuries, bus routes, Peace Council dinner, and a long list of births and marriage licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald-Journal
Goulet Motors, Inc
Baldwinsville
Santa Claus
General Motors
St. Nick
Goulet
Calvary Episcopal Church
C. Bertram Runnalls
George A. Patten
Salina Lodge
W. Chester Hay
Wilbur W. Newell
Ralph A. Sheldon
George C. Shepard
Mason A. Barney
Alton C. O'Hara
L. V. Leigh
J. D. Landers
Masonic Temple
Oil fuel conference at City Hall proposes relief plan
Mayor Costello's committee for fuel relief shapes a regional effort. Dr H Doust chairs a health subcommittee. Earl Drake leads hardship action. Chief Kinney joins. Bazley chairs overall oil outreach. State and municipal officials coordinate to conserve oil as shortages loom and districts appoint regional coordinators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Costello
H. Burton Doust
Herbert Leary
Municipal Research Department
Earl C. Drake
Drake and Mills of Co., Inc
Drake
John. A. Kinney
John D. Bazley
Gulf Oil Corp
Fire's Devastation in United States Tops Losses
From October 1946 to October 1947 the United States lost more than 600 million dollars to fires, the largest 12 month loss on record. Figures were compiled by New York's Fire Protection Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
United States
York
Fire ‘Protection Institute
New Appeal To Aid Seals For Onondaga County
Syracuse and Onondaga County residents were urged to contribute to the Christmas Seal drive led by Thomas J. Corcoran. Seals were sent out Nov 24 and reminders will go out with loot cards. $50,675 in returns to date benefit tuberculosis prevention efforts in the area. ST. Matthew Wins George Taffners scored 14 as St. Matthew's beat Blessed Sacrament 50 to 41 in a Senior CYO game at East Syracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Onondaga County
Thomas J. Corcoran
Onondaga Health Association
Ives Jacobs
ST. Matthew
George Taffners
St. Matthew's
Blessed Sacrament
PLAY to Help Vets With Bonus at Polish Home
P L A D members will assist all day Friday at the Polish Community Home 915 Park Ave to help veterans file New York State bonus applications. Walter Srogi of Post 1 has trained to answer questions and will supervise. Veterans should bring photocopies of both sides of their discharge papers.
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New York State
Park Av
Walter Srogi
Post.1
Vets Line Up for State Bonus Forms at County Agency
World War I veterans queued at the County Veterans' Service Agency as 60 waited for doors to open at 9 A.M. Director Harvey S. Smith reported rapid distribution of more than 200 applications in an hour. Veterans must bring full photo copies of discharge papers. Albany bureau officials said processing would start Friday, with extensive distribution to clerks, veteran groups, and plants. An extra cigaret tax would fund the bonus debt, raising about 17.25 million yearly, plus a 20 percent income tax rise for 1948 yielding about 24 million.
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Qnondaga County
Veterans’ Service Agency
Harvey S. Smith
Albany
Leo V. Lanning
State Bonus Bureau
Beat
Onondaga County
County Veterans’ Building
N. Salina
James Srs
Smith
The
Veterans Bonus Bureau
Lanning
Slacks Dress Rule Debate Reaches State Education Board
The Albany dispute centers on whether a school board may ban slacks for students. State Education Department counsel Brink Jr. says boards lack authority to prohibit attire, noting slacks are acceptable unless deemed indecent and that dress is a parental domain. The board seeks orderly school routine this examination season.
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Albany
Charles A. Brink, Jr
State Education
Department
Cameen Board
Brind
Board of Education
Loco Parentis
State Education Department
Education Law
Commissioner of Education
New Year Cigarette Prices Rise to Nineteen Cents
Leading brands of cigarettes will jump to nineteen cents a pack starting Thursday with a penny per pack increase. The stale tax rises to three cents per pack from two cents. Vending machine operators will not raise prices and absorb the extra cent per pack. Independent stores plan to sell at nineteen cents per pack or two packs for thirty seven cents.
Coling Chosen Deputy Board Clerk In Republican Move
The Republican Board of Supervisors chose Albert H. Coling, 12th Ward supervisor, as deputy clerk of the board 4500 post left vacant by the death of Irving C. Ludwig. Coling will resign as supervisor to take the new role, with January formalization assured by the GOP majority. The meeting also named Henry A. Fisselibrand, 4th Ward supervisor, as majority leader to replace John G. Humpleby.
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Memibers
Board of Supervisors
Albert H. Coling
12Th Ward
Irving C. Ludwig
Coling
Howard Johnson's
Dewitt
Board of Supervisor
Henry A. Fissel- Ibrand
Fourth Ward
John G. Humpleby
George L. Traister
Charles T. Major
Julian Edgecomb
Gerald W. Ladd
Cicero
Thomas J. Martin
Fabius
Gaie S. Northrop
van Buren
Clarence M. Oswald
Bernard S. Cohen
John D. Brockway
De‘Wilt
George L. Down
John W. Brown
Mr. Humpleby
Arthur Waidele
Harold R. Wood
Opposed Drainage Plan Targets Mud Creek Swamp
Strong opposition erupted Tuesday as half a dozen muckland operators sought to drain about 2400 acres of Mud Creek swamp in Clay town. A coalition of landowners, sportsmen, and area trap shooters attended a hearing before the State Water Power and Control Commission at Brown School on Bear Road to halt the drainage, arguing it would ruin a premier Central New York wildlife area.
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Clay
New York
State Water Power and Control Commission
Brown School
Bear Rd
Judge Barrett Retires From Claims Court
James J. Barrett of the State Court of Claims retires after nearly 20 years on the bench. The 70-year-old Democrat leaves the bench due to age limits and plans to resume law practice in Syracuse. His nine-year term expired today, creating two vacancies to be filled by Governor Dewey. Barrett was named an additional judge in 1928 and designated presiding judge in 1930. The positions pay 15,500 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Barrett
State Court of Claims
Syracuse
Barrett
Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Staged Holdups Reported Near Simone's and Palmer's Diner
Two holdups occurred within minutes of each other in Erie County with suspects linked to Simone's Restaurant on N Salina Street and Palmer's Diner on Erie Boulevard. Deputies Seeley and Saraceni coordinated responses as armed gunmen targeted cash tills and seized money, prompting police to suspect a coordinated pair staging the attacks and roaming the area in a sedan.
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N. Salina St
Alex Seeley
Victor Tuccis
Saraceni
Alello
Simone
Saracens
Liverpool
Salvatore
Passante
John Forsythe
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Uel Oil Conservation Committee
H. M. Cornell
R. Patsos
N. J. Patsos
Melrose Av
Huntington
Philadelphia
Immanuel Baptist Church
Clarence C. Walker
Catherine Miller
Shennard St
Burnet Park Hill
Grand Av
University Hospital
Syracuse Transit Corp
First Presbyterian Church Parish
Syracuse Council of Church Women
World Relations Committee
Onondaga County Church Council
Paul Hutchinson
Christian Century
Dutton S. Petterson
Odessa
Pythias
Hotel Onondaga
Milton
O'Flynn
Chicago
Betty A. Moody
S. Townsend St
Richard J. Costello
Park St
Evelyn M. Schwenn
Butternut
Joseph W. Clark
W. Fayette
Ruth M. Carlton
and Myrs
Manuel Chrisoronow
McClure
Wendell L Fox
Frances L
Flower
Central Senare
James G. Furce
Caroline M. Bianchi
Solvay
Edward E. Jrasigske
Louise B. Ramish
Tyler Ct
John A. Tassocks
Genevieve Rudy
Glenwood ‘St
Thomas F. Grenen
Anne Natale
Graves St
Wiliam J. Spencer
Loretta M. Whelan
Wall St
Donald J. Maier
Eorone W. Knanpt
Harding St
Joseph
Peters
Dorothy E. Rand
N. Adams St
Thomas J. Devereaux
Helen Voss
Pasciuale
A. DiMauro Pioseppine Fento
Franklin St. Ec
Trving J. Tings
Elsie E. lLambe
Nichols Av
Richard E. Sonner
Alberta J. Reed
Lawrence’ ‘A. Brown
Mary H. Lewis
Hudson St
John J. A.oaricki
Talence
Ferrand
Tioga S
Mathias Em Fied
Wanda V. l Henderson
Hall Av
John E. Krakau
Eunice M. di Mauro
W. Lafayette
Charles C. Seoraas
Mary A
Cath. Mantius
R. D
Charles x. Thomas
Betty M. Goldsworthy
City Hall
William Robinson
Charles H. Sells
Ray G. Castle
State Department of Commerce
Bazley
Committee
Bailey
Sells
State Public Works Department
Commerce Department
Westchester County
Buffalo
Rochester
Utica
Binghamton
Robinson
Cayuga
Cortland
Onondaga
Oswego
Seneca
Tompkins
Wayne Counties
John Dbd, Bailey
County Service Agency
Dions
Onondaga County Veterans’ Service Agency
Barker
Delahunt
A. H. Coling
John A. Litts
H. Roy Orton
Paul Clark
Kenneth L. Locke
M. Earl Eastman
Ray Vrooman
Stedman D. Tuthill
Theodore R. Davies
John Ackley
Ackleys
Gertrude
Jeannette
Tuthill
Davies
Ackley
Jeanette Delahunt
Mud Creek Swamp
Claims Court
Long Branch Rd
Saracini
Ralph Pace
Ash Sr
Joseph Delfucco
Townsend Pr
Atello
Arthur Casey
Delluoen
Teallav
Whinnery
James McCormack
Robert Holland
Erie Bivd
Albert Alello
H. A. Thompson Co
Burnet al
Harold A. Thompson
Thompson
H.A.T. Co
Schieder
Optometrist
Optician
E. Genesee St
Phane
Wall
Penr
New Year's Bay
Denosié Savings
E. J
Arnstine
de Soto
Plymouth
Genesee Ph
McGuire
Kirtlands
Salina St
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