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Newspaper

Syracuse Herald Journal

Location

Syracuse, New York, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1940

Page

2

Four Injured In Toboggan Crash At Thornden Park Hill

Four students injured when speeding Toboggan slid off the standpipe hill and struck a steel wire fence in Thornden Park near Syracuse. Elizabeth Crough 20 suffered fractures in both legs. Warren Scott 21 spine and knee injuries. Evelyn Green 19 chest and ankle bruises. D'Alessandro released after minor nose injury. Scott, a history major from Ballston Spa, and D'Alessandro from Staten Island attend Syracuse University.

Thornden Park Syracuse University University Hospital Elizabeth Crough Warren Scott Ostrom <Avenue Evelyn M. Green Warren D'Alessandro Scott College of Liberal Arts Ballston Spa D’alessandro Ostrom Avenue Staten Island College of Forestry Miss Crough Phelps University Hospital School of Nursing Miss Green Mottvilles Laure Brundage Greenwood Place Lester Serling D'Alessandro Daniel Simmons

Marvin Tells Dinner GOP Can Triumph At Lincoln Club

Mayor Rolland B. Marvin predicts a decisive GOP victory in the national election if unity unites behind the strongest candidate. He argues leaders must avoid past mistakes and return to old sound fundamentals while supporting Joe Pietrafesa and encouraging business and employment. The Lincoln Club dinner at Onondaga Hotel drew over 250 members and guests with speakers including Pietrafesa Falcone Zing Pirro Young Dorsey Bill Yardus.

Republican Party Rolland B. Marvin Lincoln’ Republican Club Onondaga Hotel Joe Pietrafesa Nicholas R. Amato Joseph J. Pietrafesa Joseph Falcone Chester H. Zing Nicholas Pirro Carl A. Young Leo P. Dorsey Albert Bill T. Elmer Boyardus

Seized in Gambling Raid Here Pya Fines

Police broke up a gambling game on South State Street. Edward Tecca of Garfield Avenue pleaded guilty in Police Court as proprietor of a gambling house and was fined $50. Four others from surrounding streets also pleaded guilty to being inmates, with $10 fines each.

South State Edward Tecca Garfield Avenue James V. Walsh John Marino Montgomery Street Anthony J. Brooks Oakwood Avenue Frank W. McCormack

Scottish Rite Club Installs Officers at Luncheon

Recently elected officers of the Scottish Rite Club were installed at the weekly luncheon meeting at the Onondaga Hotel. Taking office were Calle Van Aeter president Grove L. Higgins and Harry M. Hartman vice presidents Harry E. LaVier secretary Alfred M. Gady treasurer O L Joh sergeant at arms Paul H. Forster program committee chairman Vai M. Kagee Roy P. Chamberlain.

SantHioh Scottish Rete Club Scottish Rite Club Onondaga Totel Calle’ van Aeter Grove L. . Higins Harry E. LaVier Secetary Alfred M. Gady L. Joh Aul H. Forster Therogram Committee Vai M. Kagee Roy

New Yorkers Seen Up For Budget Study Super-Committee

Four New York lawmakers are in line for seats on a 24 member joint congressional budget study committee. Upstate Republicans John Taber and Frank Crowther and Brooklyn Democrat Thomas Cullen with Manhattan Democrat Christopher Sullivan could join, none favoring new tax hikes now. The plan shows New York gaining strongest statewide representation on the panel. Separately, Onondaga County Sanatorium auxiliary elected officers after a luncheon at the Onondaga Hotel led by president Mrs. Richard Bostick.

Washington, D. C New York New York City Roosevelt John Taber Auburn House Appropriations Committee Frank Crowther Schenectady Ways and Means Taber House Crowther Tabor Thomas H. Cullen Brooklyn Christopher D. Sullivan Cullen New York Democratic Organization Sullivan Lower East Side Manhattan Tammany Onondaga County

Watch Presented To Dr Silverman By Temple Society

Dr L Jerome Silverman of Concord honored by Temple Society at a centennial dinner for his chairmanship of the pageant committee. He wrote the centennial pageant presented at the Onondaga Hotel. David M Holstein, temple president, made the presentation. Rabbi Benjamin Friedman gave stars to eastern and committee chair members.

L. Jerome Silverman Temple Society of Concord Silverman Onondaga Hotel David M. Holstein Temple Benjamin” Friedman

Sixteen Co-eds Welcomed Into Sigma Iota Chapter

Sixteen women from Syracuse University College of Fine Arts were formally received into Sigma Iota Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota at pledge ceremonies in Crouse College. Lois Fisher of Syracuse presided during the ritual, with pledges including Mary Louise Dillenbeck Nancy Kincaid Catherine Fisher Ruth Perry Marcia Chase Genevieve Veno Marcia Cronkite Doris Vercoe Sally Fulton Betty DeLang Elizabeth Jeffcost Rosamond Small Jean Paige Shirley Knapp Jean Manier Helen Bramer and others.

Sigma Iota Sigma Alpha Iota Crouse College Syracuse University Lois Fisher Syracuse University College of Fine Arts Mary Louise Dillenbeck Nancy Kincaid Catherine Fisher Ruth L. Perry Hammondsport Marcia 4A. Chase M. Genevieve Veno Limerick Marcia F. Cronkite Doris Vercoe Kingston Sally Fulton Cherry Valley Betty DeLang N. Elizabeth Jeffcost Rosamond Small Jean G. Paige The Bronx Shirley G. Knapp

School Children to Send Greetings to Roosevelt

Syracuse's 45000 school children will send birthday greetings to President Roosevelt on January 30 as the March of Dimes campaign opens in the schools. The drive supports infantile paralysis victims and serum research, with half funds used locally.

Roosevelt Syracuse Onondaga Kounly Connie Urie Lawson Barnes Onondaga Hotel Jesse J. Brown Gertrude Allen Buckman Cochairman Brown Nina Anderson Joseph I. Butler Marion Brown Helen Tooke Butler Thelma Curley Melvin Denny William Elliott K. H

Mrs. Clara Van Vranken Price Funeral Announced

Funeral services for Clara Van Vranken Price, longtime superintendent of the Schenectady Old Ladies Home, will be private at her son Elmer E. Price’s home in Schenectady at 2 p.m. Burial will follow at Morning side Cemetery. She had previously served as matron at the Rome State School and held roles in Eastern Star and D A R. Surviving are two sons, a brother, and three grandchildren.

Clara van Vranken Price Schenectady Old Ladies Ellis Hospital Schenectady Elmer E. Price West Castle Street Morningside Price Syracuse Bona Fide Chapter Order of the Eastern Star State Eastern Star Association Immanuel Baptist Church Walter W. Price E. E.price Walter V. Price Madison, Wis Stephen E. van Vranken Pittsburgh, Pa Barbara Marjory Price Madison Walter Price

Marriage Licenses Issued to Simmons and Walker

Walter Hegler Simmons of 114 North Collingwood Avenue and Eleanor Ethel Walker of 100 Walnut Place obtained marriage licenses.

Walter _Hegler Simmons Collingwood Avenue Eleanor Ethel Walker Wanut Lace

Syracuse Coast Guard Flotilla Formed with 19 Members

D K Post announced the Syracuse Flotilla of the Coast Guard Reserve organizing with 19 local boat owners. A second exam for 30 applicants was held Friday night, with expectant growth after eligibility checks. The unit operates under the Syracuse Power Squadron, with Lieut Commander R E Wood to lecture at Hotel Syracuse Friday night.

Syracuse Coast Guard Reserve D. K. Post Post New York Coast Guard Fae Ae Syracuse Flotilla United States Power Squadron Navy Syracuse Power Squadron Hotel Syracuse R. E. Wood United States Coast Guard Cleveland

Shirt Thief Is Given Three Months Term

William W. Swan 43 of 353 East Genesee Street was found guilty of petty larceny for stealing three men's shirts from a department store Saturday night. Judge Homer W. Walsh sentenced him to three months in Onondaga Penitentiary.

William W. Swan Genesee Street Onondaga Homer W. Walsh Swan

Man sentenced to 30 to 60 years for two Syracuse holdups

Robert Lawrence Parrish 38 of Wyoming Pennsylvania received a 30 to 60 year term at Attica State Prison for two liquor store holdups in Syracuse in 1938. He admitted a prior Arkansas auto theft sentence and faces potential extradition on unrelated warrants in Albany and Los Angeles.

Robert Lawrence Parrish Wyoming Syracuse Clifford E. Black John Abrogat Malpass Attica State Parrish Attica Fred J. LaRock East Jefferson Street Walter Wilcox Kellogg Street Pennsylvania State Police Onondaga County State Department of Correction Edwin R. Auer Albany Los Angeles Calif

William P Muller Funeral Services Set for Tomorrow

Funeral services for William Peter Muller 53 South Presbyterian Church elder who died yesterday at his home 313 Midland Avenue will be held at South Presbyterian Church at 3 PM tomorrow led by Rev. Dr. John T. Reeve. Burial follows in Oakwood Cemetery with burial in the spring at Truxton.

William P. Muller William Peter Muller South Presbyterian Church Midland Avenue John T. Reeve Dana W Tito Lynn Burton Harlow M. Fuller Seward Hicks Glen Metcalf Charles Hicks Herbert Hardisty Oakwood Cemetery Truxton Frances Call Muller Walter M. Hardisty Ruth Muller Albert C. Muller B. Peddie Carroll Muller

Power Worker In Serious Condition After Manhole Blast

John Carpenter 117 Duane Street, a cable splicer for New York Central Power Company, remained serious at St. Joseph's Hospital after a manhole blast on Bank Street. The crew searching a subway feeder line switch ignited flames. fellow workers extinguished them and rushed him to medical care.

John Carpenter Duane Street New York Central Power Company Bank Street St. Joseph's Hospital Carpenter

Tosti Is Sentenced For ABC Violation

Joseph Tosti age 63 of 416 East Adams Street was found guilty of violating the ABC laws and running a disorderly house. He was sentenced to six months at Onondaga penitentiary. Co defendant Louise Casey aged 33 of 355 East Genesee Street pleaded not guilty and was remanded in $500 bail until January 12.

ABC Joseph Tosti East Adams Street Onondaga Penitentiary Louise Casey East Genesee Street Tosti Homer V. Walsh

Natural Gas Rate Hearings To Be Resumed

Federal Power Commission orders resumption of recessed hearings in New York Natural Gas Corp rates charged for natural gas sold to Central New York Power Corp and others in the Syracuse district. Proceedings began as a 1938 state case, with Pennsylvania PUC granted intervening rights. The resumption date is January 23 in New York City.

Special Dispatch Washington New York City New York Natural Gas Corporation Central New York Power Corporation Syracuse Federal Power Commission New York Public Service Commission The Power Commission Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Promises Quick Relief

An advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a natural laxative for constipation biliousness and indigestion below the belt. It claims to double bowel flow and restore “happy days” with simple vegetable drug pills priced at 20¢ and 25¢ and urges readers to phone their druggist.

Carter

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