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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1941
Page
4
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Joy widow of Edward Joy who died at her Main Street home will be held at St Marys Church at 10 oclock tomorrow. Burial will be in St Marys Cemetery.
Capt Hamilton Armstrong commander of Company C 101st Anti Tank Battalion resigns from the unit. Birst J Willis Becker to take command. Lieut Keith F Driscoll promoted to captain and named battalion adjutant. training deferral possible for Armstrong. Company C to be inducted into Federal service Jan 6 with training at Fort Benning Georgia.
Police search for a man who assaulted Ella Yungo of Jamesville on East Brighton Avenue near Joy Acres. She described a about 40 year old man of short build wearing a dark suit and gray overcoat who grabbed her tore clothing and fled after she screamed.
Directors of the Syracuse Council of Protestant Churches plan a February drive from the 9th to the 16th to fund 14 relief projects across Europe Asia and beyond. Rev Dr Edwin T Dahlberg urges unity among churches to pool resources for China Civilian Relief refugees from tyranny orphaned missions and other war created needs. A central committee will organize the effort with Tracey Ku Jones as representative and local church committees funding projects through central and individual channels.
East Colvin Street will host excavation by power shovels for a new street as part of the D L W grade crossing project. Elmhurst Contracting moved equipment to Colvin Street with work starting at Garfield Avenue end and dirt used to build an embankment near the elevated station. A bridge will carry tracks over the new street and a future underpass will close the present street on both sides for dwellers on the south side. City Engineer Nelson F. Pitts notes 17 of 30 carloads of steel for the West Onondaga Street bridge are on site with installation of approach spans begun. A public hearing on eliminating the Hiawatha Boulevard grade crossing is set for next Tuesday morning in City Hall.
Syracuse Negroes plan a Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation anniversary program at Dunbar Center 980 South Townsend Street. Judge Harry H. Skerritt will give the principal address with J. Luther Sylvahn presiding. The Dunbar Center work for 1940 will be outlined. The music lineup includes the Dunbar Community Chorus Dorcas B. Douglass and Robert Pritchard with WPA piano pupils.
Smoke and water damage resulted from a basement fire in Whelan's drug store in Watertown last night. A roll of paper and paper bags ignited and triggered the sprinkler system.
The list includes Rev. William Schumacher president of the Syracuse Ministers Association, Rev. Dr Edward Keller pastor of First English Lutheran, Rev. Dr Ray Jenney Park Central Presbyterian, Rev. Ellsworth Reamon Betts Memorial Universalist, Rev. Alfred Taylor West Genesee Methodist, plus Dr Dahlberg and Mr Jones as field representatives and participants from Congregational Conference and other churches.
The annual coroner report shows Onondaga County had one homicide in 1940, down from six the previous year, with Donald H. Clark killed by a skull fracture after a shovel blow. Autopsies numbered 174. 373 deaths studied, 32 city motor deaths and 51 county motor deaths. 33 suicides and eight burn deaths recorded. Coroner H Ernest Galt notes several mysteries and limited inquests, with staff changes including Dr J Howard Ferguson continuing as county necrotomist and Dr Marcus S Richards as coroner's physician.
Syracuse public schools announce reopening for tomorrow after the annual holiday break that began December 20. Pupils will start mid year exam prep during the week of January 20. Deputy superintendent Harry Clark said the date followed telephone inquiries from parents.
Watertown records a full year without a traffic fatality for the first time in nearly two decades. No one was killed by a car in Watertown during 1940.
Police search for a Negro man who struck William E. Murphy 52, breaking his car window and injuring his lip, requiring seven stitches. Murphy. a gas station attendant, reported the attack occurred at 12 30 A M at South Townsend and East Adams Streets.
First Lieutenant Philip C. Close of East Main Street Earlville has been ordered to active duty. He reports January 11 at Fort Ontario Oswego and will be sent to Fort Totten S I from there.
Rome reports 1940 completed with zero motor fatalities within city limits the first time in 12 years. Police say 100 accidents injured 120 people. last fatality was Nov. 5, 1939. Traffic ordinance and enforcement credited with the record.
The Delaware County Men's Choir will perform a sacred music program at Bainbridge Methodist Church on Sunday night at 7 45.
Syracuse aviator Harold W. Bresee leaves for Ottawa to enlist as a flying officer and train novice pilots for combat in the war against Germany. Bresee, son of the late Stephen K. Bresee, veteran automobile dealer, recently returned from New York City after passing a dying test under Canadian airmen supervision.
Mayor Rolland B. Marvin announced targeted pay raises for ten city officials effective today while abolishing several vacancies to save funds. Total raises sum to 3260 dollars with 7320 dollars saved by eliminating four positions, as departments realign duties and compensation.
Plans for the season will be outlined at a meeting of the Intermediate Council of Temple Beth El tomorrow afternoon. The program includes a basketball game and dance.
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