Police issue 42 Parking Meter Tickets Downtown
Police yesterday began enforcement of new parking meters in the downtown area. Chief William E. Rapp announced strict enforcement with towing planned for violations. Motorists faced tickets for overstay near the court station and other meters, some with humorous excuses leading to warnings or suspended sentences.
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Jen Jene
Jen
William E. Rapp
Mover Square
Rapp
East Water
Ast Genesee Streets
Court Station
Harry H. Farmer
Interpreter Appointed to Police Force in Syracuse
Police Chief William E Rapp announced the appointment of a Polish interpreter, Patrolman Anthony Zricbiec, with a salary raise to 2190 dollars a year. Charles P. O'Donnell was named permanent director of the Juvenile Crime Prevention Bureau, effective Feb 1, with a 2340 dollar annual salary. O'Donnell, active in American Legion affairs, led the civil service list for the post and previously served as acting director. The bureau, started Feb 1, now handles about 300 cases monthly with two assistants, Patrolmen Leon Burchard and Alfred Haefner.
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Juvenile Crime Prevention Bureau
William E Rapp
Anthony Zricbiec
Department
Rapp
Charles P. O'Donnell
Juvenile Crime Bureau
O'Donnell
American Legion
Syracuse
Leon Burchard
Alfred Haefner
Board of Inquiry To Determine Cause Of Arsenal Blaze
Watervliet July 4 A board of inquiry was appointed to determine the fire cause at the Watervliet Arsenal storehouse last night Colonel R H Somers said there was no evidence of sabotage and no wiring blameable The warehouse contained non inflammable gear such as electric motors gun parts and heavy equipment The damage would not exceed 100 dollars and the board will meet tomorrow in the guards quarters
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Watervliet
Watervliet Arsenal
Colt
R. H. Somers
Somers
Car Stolen From Garage In Night
Horton Murray of 715 Sumner Avenue reported to police this morning that his sedan was stolen from a garage at the rear of his home during the night. He said doors were unlocked and the thief backed out and knocked a hub cap off a wheel. Mohawk July 4. Fire department emptied western village end to gather junk for Red Cross. Junk drive raised over 50 dollars after sale. Chairman Hinman set drive after quota shortfall. Americans Escape Disaster. London July 4. Two American seamen among survivors of torpedoed liner Arandora Star named R. McKay and Ry Stewart.
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Horton Murray
Sumner Avenue
Murray
Mohawk
Fire Department
Red Cross
Hinman
London
R. McKay
Thurston Street
Somerville
Mass
Ry Stewart
Powell Road
San Francisco
West Onondaga Street traffic to reopen Friday
Deputy City Engineer reports the west half of the South Salina Onondaga intersection will be concreted and the 100 block of West Onondaga Street reopened to traffic Friday morning. Repaving and rail removal caused a jam, with rails being removed by Syracuse Transit Corp and WPA crews resurfacing the main street.
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Potter W. Kelly
Nelson F. Pitts
South Salina
Onondaga Streets
West Onondaga Street
South Warren Street
Syracuse Transit Corporation
J and
WPA
Onondaga Street
Salina Street
Castle Street
Brighton Avenue
Boy’s Eye Injured by Firecracker in Geneva
Special Dispatch Geneva July 4. George Kilb 15 of Endicott visiting in Geneva with his mother was seriously injured when tin from a can beneath a firecracker exploded and lodged in his left eye. He was playing with others 10 to 15 years old behind his uncle’s home on Humbert Street. A small bomb under the tin can exploded as he stood about 15 feet away. He was taken to Geneva General Hospital where surgeons operated late last night and his eye’s sight is believed endangered. Patrolman Ray Rogers investigated.
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Geneva
George Kilb
Endicott
Daniel Kilb
Humbert Street
George
Chilb
Geneva General Hospital
John Salone
Bernard Putney
Kennedh Fairfex
Ray Rogers
Defeated Candidate Stages Celebration in Dunn North Carolina
Col O P Shell, 75, veteran of many campaigns, announced a mammoth barbecue to celebrate his defeat in the recent primary. He aimed to invite all who voted for him and friends, noting few voters supported him and joking about inviting those who did not vote for him.
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Dunn
N. C
Col. O. P. Shell
Recorder’s Court
Sorority seeks Nettleton home as new Syracuse chapter house
Alpha Chi Omega plans to buy the A E Nettleton residence at 705 Walnut Ave NE to house 25 members, pending a zone change approval by the City Planning Commission and Common Council. Chancellor William P. Graham supports the move, with renovations to begin if approved, aiming for occupancy by September.
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Samba Chapter
Alpha
Chi Omega
Syracuse University
A. E. Nettleton
Shee P
Walnut Avene
City Planning Commission
Walnut Avenue
Common Council
Walnut Park
Sive
Adams Street
Alpha Chi Omega
College Place
Nettleton
Andrew W. Stohrer
Derschug
Edwards
Cazenovia
Anti Famine Appeal Seen In Europe Blockade
Liverpool July 4 UP German planners plan an appeal to the United States and other American nations to pressure Britain to modify the blockade to avert widespread European famine this winter. The Broomhall's Corn Trade news notes the idea and warns such appeals are countered by grain authorities while acknowledging the delicacy of the issue amid limited European grain and flour imports and mediocre domestic crops.
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Liverpool
Germany
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Broomhall
Grain Authority
U. S
Herbert Hoover
Broomhatl
Father's Will Warns Sons Mother Boss in Philadelphia
Frederick H. Jantzen's will probated in Philadelphia disposes of a $164,000 estate and states Your mother is boss while she remains a widow. If she marries again she should be supported by her new husband. The document also notes no fires occurred Thursday.
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Philadelphia
Frederick H. Jantzen
Syracusans Crown Circus At Night Show Despite Rain
Thousands crowded the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus on Mc Carthy Island despite steady rain. New acts and air conditioning refreshed the show, drawing strong praise as patrons left the tent after The Greatest Show on Earth.
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Syracusans Crown Circus
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
McCarthy Island
Ringling
Artie Shaw Called Egotistical by Wife in Divorce Suit
Hollywood July 4 UP Lana Turner filed for divorce from Artie Shaw after four months of marriage accusing him of cruelty and a course of wrongful conduct. She said their relationship suffered constant fighting and incompatibility and she has left him. Shaw denied separation.
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Artie Shaw
Hollywood
Lana Turner
Shaw
2 Ham Company
Camera Fans Ignore Weather in Amateur Snapshot Contest
Hundreds of amateur photographers enter the Syracuse Herald Journal contest despite poor weather. Weekly prizes of 5 dollars per class are awarded, with Sunday publications. Finalists share in 10 thousand dollars, with top national prize of 1,500 dollars. Submit any number of pictures after May 12, 1930, with no returns, no glass plates, and sizes not exceeding 10 inches.
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Wweather
Herald-Journal
Herald-Amer-ican
National Awards
Eastman Kodak Company
Amateuur
Syracuse Herald-Journal
Jobless Roy Pooler Found Dead From Gas in Kitchen
Neighbors entered 603 South Geddes Street flat of 52 year old Roy Pooler after not seeing him since Tuesday and found his body in a gas-filled kitchen. All jets of a small stove were on as coroner H. Ernest Galt hears he had been despondent since losing his bakery job. Michael Polly reported the haunting to police after learning Pooler had received several visitors but never answered the door.
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Roy Pooler
South Geddes Street
Pooler
H. Ernest Galt
Michael Polly
Bulding
Mr. Pooler
Polly
Building Army Listening Post at Watertown Park
City water department workers are trenching a water main from Eel Street to the area west of the Watertown Golf Club to support a new army listening post. A total of 259 men and 20 officers will be encamped there.
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Watertown Park
City Water Department
Eet
Feta
Watertown Golf Club
Bites, i
John C. Thompson Park
Watertown
Air Defense Command
U. S. Army
First Army
Gems Worth Thousands Found in New York Central Depot
A bag with $4,000 to $5,000 in jewelry and a woman's purse were found in the main waiting room of New York Central Station. Porter recovered the bag and officials notified police. Mrs. H Ward Williams of Rochester, a Hotel Syracuse guest, retrieved the purse at noon after authorities clarified the mystery surrounding the glittering gems.
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New York Central
H. Ward Williams
Rochester
Syracuse
Wilson
Mock Blitzkriegö Held by ROTC Near Mexico Border
A mock blitzkrieg celebrated Independence Day in the Rio Grande Valley near the U S Mexico border. Thousands of blanks fired from anti aircraft and field guns and smaller arms simulated war for 1000 ROTC students from New Mexico Arizona Texas Colorado and Oklahoma during five days of maneuvers after summer camps at Fort Logan Fort Sill and Fort Duallie Tay
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Vias Cruces
N. M
Rio Grande Valley
New Mexico
U. S.-Mexico
Reserve Officer Training Corps
R.O.T.C
Arizona
Texas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Fort Logan
Colo
Fort Sill
Okla
Three Independence Day Babies Arrive All Boys
Three baby boys were born in Syracuse area hospitals in the early hours, marking Independence Day arrivals. First, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Capria at 3:00 A.M. at St. Joseph's Hospital on 50 Pond Street. second, a son to Mr. and Mrs. George Cordin at 3:04 A.M. at Syracuse Memorial Hospital on Briggs Street. third, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Orlando at Crouse-Irving Hospital later that morning on Seward Avenue. Both mothers and babies were reported fine, with fathers praised for their steadiness.
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Syracuse
Harold Capria
Pond Street
St. Joseph's Hospital
George Cordin
Briggs Street
Syracuse Memorial Hospital
Crouse-Irving Hospital
Louis Orlando
Seward Street
Red Cross relief total rises to 35270 in fourth of July drive
The war relief fund climbed to 35370.76 as contributions surged over the Fourth. A $500 check from a benefit card party at the Onondaga Hotel ballroom boosted the total. Red Cross aid focuses on France where an estimated 600000 homes of French refugees are destroyed and 6,059,000 more are in need of basics. Massachusetts and other European refugees also noted, with ongoing production of surgical dressings and garments planned for summer delivery to European hospitals.
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Onondaga Hotel
The
Red Cross
France
Joen
Red
Bordeaux
Sational
Birth records boom doubles work of City Hall registrar
Bernard M. Mitchell registrar of vital statistics reports a surge in birth certificate requests. In nine weeks the city bureau issued over 2,000 certified copies, with 31 in the last week of June. A U S Commerce official sought data on the rush, noting Social Security and passport demands add burden. Mitchell notes two staffers are consistently busy retrieving records for citizens planning travel and Social Security needs.
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Bernard M. Mitchell
City Hall
Mitchell
Department of Health
Halbert J. Dunn
United States Department of Commerce
Federal Department
Canada
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Arsenal
Alpha Chi
Mamhole Chanter
Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
A. I. Nettleton
South
Salina
Kelly
William P. Graham
Harrison Street
John N. Derschug
East Adams Street
Mr. Netteton
O. M. Edwards
Comstock Avenue
Footsaver
M. W. Locke
Hoot Saver Shoes
the War Relief Fund of
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Na Street
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