No More Will Nutsy Bark Liverpool Track Warning
Nutsy the yellow mongrel of Liverpool guarded Oswego Street crossing for five years warning motorists of the New York Central tracks. He died after a chase across the street and an automobile collision. Crossing watchman Edward Bigsby and owner Floyd Neumann mourn the dog renowned for alerting pedestrians and stopping cars.
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Nutsy
Liverpool
New York Central
Oswego Street
Mr. Bigsby
Drought Threatens Harvest Across Regions
Ithaca dispatch notes drought worst in 30 years in some areas. U S Weather Bureau meteorologist Harry O Geren reports hot temperatures and dwindling water supplies harming grain corn hay oats and potatoes while crops like beans and peas show variation. Thunderstorms offered temporary relief in parts but overall crops suffer with straw shortages and reduced yields.
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Ithaca
Harry O. Geren
U. S. Weather Bureau
Oswego
Hospital monthly statistics show June figures for Syracuse area
Syracuse Memorial Hospital reported 949 in hospital, 249 admitted, 700 discharged, 257 remaining at June 30 with 126 births and 19 deaths. 7,256 patient days. St. Joseph's had 787 in hospital on June 1, 195 admitted, 592 discharged, 225 remaining July 1 with 76 births and 19 deaths. 137 ambulance calls and 294 operations. Syracuse General: 423 treated, 200 in hospital June 1, 323 admitted, 312 discharged, 111 remaining July 1. 65 births and 10 deaths. 470 X-rays and 1,393 lab tests. 3,347 patient days. Syracuse Free Dispensary reports first visits 1,760, revisits 8,397, total visits 7,157, average daily visits 311, with 195 referred to hospitals.
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Syracuse Hospital
Syracuse Memorial Hospital
Syracuse General Hospital
Syracuse
Photographer Draucker Receives Army Photography Exposure Calculator Order
Local portrait photographer Carson Robert Draucker has received an Army Air Corps order for thousands of photography exposure calculators. The compact set includes three calculators for daylight photofloods and photoflash, no thicker than cardboard and pocket portable. George Roesch and Associates, Inc. handles the sale.
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Carson Robert Draucker
U. S. Army Air Corps
George Roesch and Associates, Inc
Traver Returns From Coast Guard Duty Onondaga Official Back After Six Weeks
Raymond B. Traver Onondaga County highway superintendent returns to his office after six weeks serving as chief petty officer in the U S Coast Guard aboard the Lenoren a 65 foot cruiser on Lake Ontario between Sodus and Ogdensburg. He may be recalled in August for another six weeks. D K Post replaces him with the 85 foot Sea Dream and will serve six weeks.
Temperature Falls Cooler Is Forecast Across Upstate New York
An eight degree moderation was reported with a United States Weather Bureau forecast of fair and cooler tonight and tomorrow. Syracuse noon stood at 82, down from 90 yesterday, while Albany reached 87 at 8:30 AM and a 97 degree high was noted for the afternoon but not surpassed. Heat related fatalities included a drowning at Olcott and a heart attack death in Mechanicville, with five drownings in New York City.
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United States Weather Bureau
Syracuse
Upstate
New York
Associated Press
Albany
Rochester
Buffalo
Olcott
Mechanicville
New York City
Baby Girl Falls To Death in Gorge at Watkins Glen
Patricia Skaza, two, of Buffalo, slipped through a guard rail while descending a park trail at Watkins Glen State Park and fell 40 feet to the gorge floor. She died instantly from skull fracture and a broken neck, with the incident witnessed by her parents.
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Watkins Glen
Patricia Skaza
Buffalo
Watkins Glen State Park
Arthur H. Jackson
Bronislaus Skaza
Patricia
Dorothy
Alice Donhouski
Cato Youth Enlists in Air Corps to Learn Cooking
Wesley Wilcox an 18 year old from Cato joined the Air Corps not to fly but to learn cuisine. He accepted the first opening offered and hopes at Everett Washington base to be assigned as a cook. He says his only cooking so far was frying eggs and aims to gain skills for after his enlistment.
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Cato
Air Corps
Wesley Wilcox
Young Wilcox
Everett
Wash
Rising Club Dinner Costs Hit Downtown Restaurants
A City survey shows average club dinners up about 10 percent as wholesale food prices climb. Restaurants raised prices after wage hikes this fall and one downtown venue added 1 to 3 cents to meals to offset higher costs. Wine and liquor prices also rose after supply disruptions due to the war.
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State Labor Department
Public schools urged to train for civilian defense
Dr. L A Wilson deputy commissioner urged New York State teachers at Syracuse University to involve public schools in civilian defense training. He outlined four personnel training types for defense industries and noted 60 000 defense class enrollments since July 1940 in New York. He also called for nutrition food substitutes low cost meals and canning courses for civilians including women. Ninety teachers from across the state will stay for a County Leader Training Conference in Syracuse tomorrow.
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L. A. Wilson
State Education Conference
New York State
Syracuse University
WPA
Wilson
Flora Thurston
Cornell University
Dorothy S. Lawson
Bureau of Home Economics
State Education Department
Marian S. van Liew
Bureau of Home Economics Education
Syracuse
Slocum Hall
Record Travel Boom Expected Over Independence Day
Central New Yorkers brace for a record travel holiday with reservations at American Airlines New York Central Railroad and Greyhound surging. Extra American flights from Syracuse. New York Central to deploy more trains including 90 day coaches to Fort McClellan and Fort Benning. Townsend convention to boost highway and rail traffic. Public safety drive urges night departure avoidance and rested driving.
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New
Robert W. Bratton
New York Central Railroad
New York Central
Southern Railway Company
Fort McClellan
Ala
Fort Benning
New York State
American Airlines
Automobile Club of
Syracuse
Harry E. Lavier
LaVier
Frank Wadley
Central Greyhound Lines, Inc
Townsend Organization
Buffalo
Townsend
Pine Camp
Sackets Harbor
Bratton
Automobile Club
New York City
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Miss H. B. Dunham Retires After 53 Years Teaching
Miss Harriet B. Dunham of 304 Highland Street retires after 53 years in education. Dr. G Carl Alverson, superintendent, announced she taught the 8 2 grade at Prescott School for 30 years in Syracuse. Her career began in 1888 at Montague rural school and she later taught in Lysander, Dexterville, East Bloomfield, Fulton, and Syracuse.
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Harriet B. Dunham
Highland Street
G Carl Alverson
Dunham
Syracuse
Prescott School
Wayne Center
Aie
Fulton
Montague
Lysander
Dexterville
East Bloomfield Union School
Nelson Youth Drowns Walking in Shallow Lake Water
Nathan Graves 18, a Nelson native and 1941 Cazenovia High School graduate, drowned while wading near the Tuscarora Lake dam in Erieville. He stepped into a deeper channel hole and disappeared last night.
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Erieville
Nathan Graves
Charles Graves
Nelson
Cazenovia High School
Tuscarora Lake
Erieville Reservoir
Graves
Benefit Party for Providence House Held by Mrs Newbury
A benefit garden party will be hosted by Mrs J G Newbury at 2112 Bellevue Avenue to support the House of Providence. The event starts at 8 o'clock tomorrow night and features card games.
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House of Providence
J. G. Newbury
Bellevue Avenue
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Marion
van Liew
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Prescott
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