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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1944
Page
13
Thousands of Syracuse residents enjoy a pre Fourth of July holiday as downtown and neighborhoods close for a 3 1/2 day break. Offices run skeleton crews while banks stay open, plants mostly operate but plan shutdowns tomorrow. Hotels full with few events. rail and bus lines steady though crowds ease. Officials warn of traffic surge with vacationers returning late Wednesday night and early Thursday.
The State Election Bureau announced ballot position draws for the 35th Congressional District with Thomas Kearney of Utica placed first, Edwin C. Fuller of Parish Oswego County second, and Fred J. Douglas of Utica third.
Onondaga youths earn Navy Wings of Gold and ensign commissions after training in Pensacola. Several others graduate from Army Air Forces schools with silver wings and commissions, heading to active duty or aviation service in Texas, California, Alabama, and Arkansas.
Downtown theaters join Free Movie Day with 16 600 exhibitors nationwide. Syracusan bond buyers of any denomination in Series E gain free admission at all city and county houses. Keiths to show Home in Indiana and The Yellow Canary. Loew’s State offers Once Upon a Time with Cary Grant and Louisiana Hayride. Paramount presents The Eve of St Mark and Ladies of Washingts. Eckel screens The Story of Da Wasseell and South of Dixie. Strand shows The White Cliffs of Dover.
Wartime rationing details list AS to ZS inclusive and A-3 stamps valid indefinitely for 10 points each. Canned vegetables, meats, cheese, sugar stamps 30 31 32 for five pounds. stamp 40 for five pounds for canning until Feb 28. Airplane stamps book 3 issue for one pair of shots each. Gasoline 1A coupon for three gallons expires August. other period 4 3 coupons cover WO gallons per unit, expires Sept 3.
John Bory of the Com division will attend in the club rooms at 1200 South Geddes Street Wednesday at 8 PM. Arrangements are made for the annual Field Day at the House of Providence grounds Grand wearing and Velasko Road San das July 30.
Lt Justin J Foley of Syracuse promoted to captain and named operations officer of an infantry battalion in the Fifth Army’s 34th Infantry Division in Italy. He joined the Army January 6 1941 in Syracuse and earned his commission June 20 1942 at Fort Benning Georgia. He has served at Fort Dix Indiana and held multiple noncommissioned and officer roles. He is the son of Mr and Mrs James F Foley of Syracuse with brothers James F and Michael J serving in military roles.
Harriette Hand, 16, was fined 25 for unlicensed driving. Multiple drivers appeared on charges from passing a red light to speeding. In one case Charles Coombs pleaded not guilty to failure to yield to a pedestrian with trial set for July 14. Several speeders paid fines totaling 35 dollars.
Lt. Robert M. Jaquith a B 24 linerator pilot from Syracuse received three Oak Leaf Clusters in place of three Air Medals after seven months overseas. He flew 38 combat missions over Rabaul Truk Woleai and Biak in the South and Southwest Pacific theaters. He is a Nottingham High School and University of Pennsylvania alumnus and son of Mrs Jennie Jaquith.
Wives of three Army officers volunteer at the USO Service Center in Syracuse aiding enlisted men. Mrs Edmund Brows Jr Mrs Fred Hart and Mrs Herbert Lyon staff the information desk and answer calls, spending one day weekly at 269 East Onondaga Street and 211 Charene Street, while husbands train at the base.
At Syracuse Army Air Base three pilots on a training flight perished when their plane broke apart and burst into flames after loss of engine power. An Army board opened a probe as witnesses described a fiery, rapid descent and emergency response by locals and officials.
Rainfall in June totaled 5.89 inches, about double the normal amount. Thunderstorms on three days produced heavy downpours with 0.61 inches in five minutes and 1.03 inches in 15 minutes on the 16th. Mean temperature 66.6, 2.1 above normal. sunshine 59 percent, 6 percent below normal. Maximum 93 on the 28th, minimum 44 on the 8th. Ten thunderstorms and 21 foggy days. winds gusted to 61 mph during storms. 24 degree temperature drop in 15 minutes from 88 to 64. Damage from winds and hail occurred, but prolonged rains largely spared farms. a week of fair weather followed.
Witnesses report traveling west when the right wing dipped and the plane surged to gain altitude before striking a wire. Lights dimmed as the crash occurred about a mile west of Solvay.
Police received a call about two cattle tearing up Victory gardens on East Brighton Avenue near Lorena Fest. A bull and a heifer were herded to the S.P.C.A shelter by attendant Peter Bushey, arriving near midnight after the 9 P.M. report.
The city will receive bids to furnish 1 800 tons of coal and meet annual needs including 16 760 tons of anthracite 4 000 tons of bituminous and 700 tons of bituminous for schools and the city garage until July 11 at 1 30 P M. Bids are to be opened by Commissioner George F Waite.
Col. Donald S. McChesney of Solvay New York promoted to colonel at the Army Air Forces Tactical Center in Orlando Florida. A Princeton graduate and son of Mrs FLOH McChesney he led Hall and McChesney Inc before joining the service.
Sgt Richard A. Schill, 21, Liberator gunner of the 13th Army Air Force, receives the Air Medal for confirmed combat achievements. A son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Schill of Syracuse, he completed 27 missions including targets in Vienna, Bucharest, Toulon, and Nive while based in Italy. He graduated from Assumption High School in June and worked at McKesson & Robbins before enlisting in 1942.
Hundreds of motorists flocked to the Federal Building to purchase $5 auto used stamps before the deadline set by the Internal Revenue Bureau. By noon an estimated 500 stamps had sold, with figures from the post office section unavailable that forenoon.
Mrs Isabella Challnor elected president of the Syracuse auxiliary to the Marine League in the Area Corps League meeting held Saturday. Officers include Mrs Rivet as senior vice president and Buck as historian with Hazel Gillan as captain and Gertruce Pell as chairwoman. First meeting held.
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