Famous Gorilla Gargantua and Other Wild Animals at Syracuse Circus
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus arrives with 1,600 staff and over 1,000 animals. Gargantua the Great begins shows at McCarthy's Island after a street parade, with new acts like Alfred Court's wild animals, Rola Rola aerial stunts, bullfighter Roberto de Vasconcelos, and Elly Ardelty.
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Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
New York Central
McCarthy's Island
Valley Drive
Newell Street
At & AB
McCarthy
Marco Polo
Gargantua the Great
Alfred Court
Court
Roberto de Vasconcelos
Rola
Adonis
Andes
Elly Ardelty
Europe
Trust
Juggier
Tnd the
Worthings
Enaewete
Transit Bus Franchise Cut Being Sought In Syracuse
Syracuse Transit Corp seeks a franchise value cut as it shifts from trolley to bus service this fall. State Tax Commission plans use last year figures if new values are delayed, with city officials noting equalization and budget implications for 1941.
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Syracuse Transit Corporation
Syracuse
New York Ste
Thomas B. S
State Commission
Vale
University and
South Salina
State Tax Commission
Tormey
Wisioner Kennedy Hards White
Albany
WPA Pay Roll For Dewitt Cut Sharply in Jobs Week
WPA reports show only six Town of De Witt residents certified for eligible WPA employment last week, a sharp drop from prior 40 50. Reemployment by New York Central Railroad in Dewitt yards largely drives regional improvement, while WPA resignations for private work and a looming labor shortage prompt plans to interview 211 welfare clients. About 150 of the 211 certified are expected to be hired, with roughly 50 on white collar projects and 160 for construction.
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Syracuse
Dewitt
WPA
William P. Lynch
WFA
New York Central Railroad
WEA
Onondaga County
Syracuse Circus Opens as New Suspect Sought in $4455 Payroll Holdup
Syracuse police, aided by FBI chief J Edgar Hoover, search for Joseph Anderson in the Crow Construction payroll holdup at the Syracuse Housing Project. Victims identified a man from photographs, and Newark police were asked for new images and fingerprints. The June 30 robbery netted 4455 in a canvas bag from three Crow employees.
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Syracuse
William L. Crow
Monroe Street
Jersey City
Newark
Rey
Crow Company
Waylord
Lincoln National Bank and Trust Company
Syracuse Housing Project
Almond and
Monroe Streets
John Butter- Held
East Adams Street
George Millar
Ben D. Young
Comstocks Avenue
Insurance Company
FBI
Youth Hurt Hoping to Ride Circus Wagons
Gordon Striene twenty two of 241 Fitch Street was crushed under a wheel while trying to hop a ride on a circus caravan from Erie Boulevard West to the grounds. He suffered a crushed right foot and probable fracture of the right knee at St Josephs Hospital. Patrolmen reported the circus tractor started to move as Striene jumped between wagons two and three. The tractor operator was John Luddy forty two of Peru Indiana.
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Erie Boulevard
Gordon Striene
Fitch Street
St. Joseph's Hospital
Atendants
Herbert Franz
Martin Walsh
Frank Skrupa
Striene
John Luddy
Peru
Ind
Coast Writ Holds Man Arrested on Federal Warrant
Daniel W. Shea, 31, was arrested in Onondaga County and held at Madison County jail awaiting Western authorities. He is wanted in the Southern California district as a parole violator for failing to report to his parole officer. Convicted Feb 20, 1939, of attempted assault with intent to rob a post office, he was paroled May 3 and later disappeared until his June arrest.
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California
Onondaga County
Daniel W. Shea
Madison County
Wampsville
Shea
Homer ¥. Walsh
United States
Nicholas F. Burs
Southern California Judicial District
Burns
Federal Correctionalstitution
Terminal Island
Calif
Ofice
Weather forecast predicts fair, warmer days ahead
Weather bureau officials say tonight and Thursday will be fair with warmer conditions continuing into Friday. A locally confined shower occurred at 10 01 this morning described as unexpected and not a regional event.
Siegers Celebrate 50th Anniversary with Thousand Islands Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Sieger of 111 West Raynor Avenue celebrate 50 years of marriage with a motor trip to the Thousand Islands. He, 72, and she, 70, mixed fishing with travel. they wed in Syracuse 50 years ago. He came from Germany at 16 to work as a candle maker and retired five years ago after 52 years of service. Mrs. Sieger, former Louisa Keliner, is a Syracuse native and they have three children Elizaveth Sieger, Mrs. Hilda Kite and Gregory Sieger, all of Syracuse.
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Barney Sieger
West Raynor Avenue
Thousand Islands
Mr. Sieger
Lake Ontario
Oneida Lake
Syracuse
Sieger
Germany
Louisa Keliner
Elizaveth Sieger
Hilda Kite
Gregory Sieger
Acetylene Explosion Harms Two Workers at Pauls Welding Shop
At noon a tank explosion in Pauls Welding Shop on East Water Street set the shop ablaze and shattered windows across the street. Owner Charles Paul suffered facial burns while employee Charles Blake escaped unhurt. Firemen extinguished the rear blaze as police opened an inquiry into whether overpressure caused the blast.
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Inday
Pauls
East Water Street
Charles Paul
Charles Blake
Paul
Blake
Brennan Motor Company
Penfeld Manufacturing Company
Industry Defense Conference Opens In Syracuse
A conference at the Syracuse Chamber of Commerce gathers leaders from business, industry, and education to plan training for skilled workers. Officials expect about 200 men to receive instruction as part of a national defense program, with classes starting as early as next week.
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Syracuse
Chamber of Commerce, Manufacturers' Association
Department of Education
Chamber of Commerce
Council Picnic Set For July 15 At Fortieth Social
The Syracuse Common Council plans its 40th annual outing on July 15 at the Syracuse Yacht Club. City Clerk Hancock announced the event, tracing the first gathering to 1902 during Mayor Jay B. Kline’s administration. The planning committee includes Councilmen Eric W. Will Nicholas Pirro Carl A. Young and Deputy City Clerk Edward R. pDS.
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Syracuse Yacht Club
Hancock
Jay B. Kline
Eric W. Will
Nicholas Pirro
Carl A. Young
Hancock Bi
Edward R Pds
Taxes for Defense Meet No Complaints in State
Officials report no complaints at the state Taxes for Defense meeting held to discuss salvage operations on the barge near Oneida. The gathering reviewed funding, safety, and logistical arrangements as part of defense needs and local recovery efforts.
War Relief Fund Reaches New Total After Benefit
Receipts from a benefit performance at RKO-Schine Keiths Theater boosted the Syracuse and Onondaga County Red Cross War Relief Fund to 34 000 78. Red Cross asks for unused theater tickets to be returned to the Loew Building office. New gifts include 397 41 from Elbridge workers and 61 53 from a Skaneateles Junior Choir vesper service. The National Children's Fund received 75 cents from Star of Hope Temple 26 IOGT, with a letter urging support for European children. Additional gifts of 25 and more noted.
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Rko-Schine Keiths
War Relief Fund
Syracuse and Onondaga County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Loew
Elbridge
Skaneateles Presbyterian Church
Isunday
National Children’s Fund
Children of Star of Hope Temple 26
International Order of Good Templars
Celeste F. ‘Chatfield
Red Crom Fund
Europe
Scandinavian
Holland
Committee Formed To Find Refugee Children Home Here
A Syracuse committee was announced by Richard W. Dundon to shelter war refugee children. Dundon has arranged for 10 year old Richard Goulding of Cardiff and four companions to come to Syracuse. He aims to house more children from bomb threatened Britain and to verify suitable homes through local households. Also listed are marriage licenses for several couples including Ennis pane Swart and Virginia Clare Maloney, Francis Kenyon Wall and Joyce Elaine Christine Johnson, Julius Joseph Safranko and Jane Barbara Kowalewski, and Charles Eugene Rapp and Mary Justin Day.
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Syracuse
Richard W. Dundon
Bennington Drive
Dundon
Richard Goulding
Cardiff
South Wales
Britain
Ennis Pane Swart
Mildred Avem
Virginia Clare Maloney
Mildred
Nicholas Thiel
Margaret Annings
Roberts Avenue
Francis Kenyon Wall
West Pleasant Avenue
Joyce Elaine Christine Johnson
Shirley Drive
Tulius Joseph Safranko
Salina
Jane Barbara Kowalewski
Burnet Avenue
Charles
Eugene Rapp
Glenscoe
Mary Justin Day
Lota
Kensington Place
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Marvin
Rolland B. Marvin
Transit
Turmey
N. J
Crome
Reeve
Charles Kelly
Midland Avenue
Ringling Brothers
Cariby’s Island
McCarthy’s Island
Citrcus
Siegers
Thousand Isle
Mr. and
Mrs
Oneida
Government House
Vingin Islands
Chieftan Rye
Hiram Walker
Chauvenet
O'Neil's Liquor Shop
James ST. Eastwood
Lynch
Warren
E. Fayette
Eas Pr
Salina ST
Teangalt’s
Evert
Wllened de
Cheranghress
Pia
Frasier Funeral Directors
Tare
S$. Bragman
Jefferson St
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