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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1949
Page
6
A long OCR fragment lists deaths and funerals in Syracuse with names such as Dominika Drewinga and John Blair, plus extensive survivor details, funeral arrangements, and local directors. It references several area cemeteries and churches, including Sacred Heart and Morningside Cemetery, with dates in the 1950s and multiple family members named.
About 5000 Syracuse youngsters at 31 playgrounds took part in a political voting exercise as leaders were chosen for a day. Secret booths counted votes as inspectors oversaw the process. Winners were named for roles at each site and will be honored by city officials at City Hall Monday afternoon.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey will address the University Foreign Policy Conference at Haratten on July 25 and speak at a Oneida dinner with local G.O.P. leaders. Senator John Foster dates pact does not require Washington, Craxtes B. Wien announces the conference. Dewey’s Oneida address will be carried by loudspeaker from the club porch at 6:36 PM, his first appearance in the region since accepting the nomination.
The New York State College of Forestry announces 26 Syracuse area students on the dean's honor list for the spring term. Dean Joseph Silfick notes the elite 19 percent of the college, in its golden anniversary year of professional forestry education since 1898. Names include Donald Burson, Philip Capone, Robert Collins, Thomas Copdron, and many others from Syracuse and nearby towns.
A New York City bidder offered the lowest price of 29 090 dollars to furnish and erect grandstand bleachers at the race head of the Syracuse State Fair Grounds. The seating unit will be rebuilt on the same as the destroyed structure from 1842 and is expected to hold 7 500 people. State Superintendent Salethe Fallamy announced the bid and noted other bids for roof replacements on a Stable Building 19 at the Syracuse State School will be opened Wednesday at the state office building in Albany.
Infant twin girls of Mr and Mrs Daniel J Curtin died yesterday at St Josephs Hospital. Besides the parents the grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Foley of Niagara Falls and grandmother Mrs Daniel J Curtin. Burial will be in St Marys Cemetery. Mrs Pauline G Foederer dies at 200 Stedman Street services set for Monday at 9 30 and 10 AM at St John the Baptist Church with burial in Assumption Cemetery. She is survived by three daughters three sons and several grandchildren.
At the 34th annual encampment veterans urged Congress to outlaw the Ku Klux Klan and the Communist party. The resolutions also pressed speedier housing for veterans. A parade honored Bronco Charles Muller and Col. Jonathan Houston as officers were chosen for Army and Navy Union event close.
Mount Pelaca on La Palma in the Canary Islands erupted flames and lava for the ninth straight day. Firefighters faced heat and smoke as forests burned and lava streams 600 yards wide poured into the sea. Several villages were engulfed but early evacuations prevented loss of life. Damage is estimated over 2.1 million dollars.
The Rev Charles H Schmitz pastor of Calvary Baptist Church will speak on the Church of the air over coast-to-coast NBC CBS network at 10 30 AM tomorrow. The Calvary Baptist Choir will sing under Miss Betsy Owens direction. Schmitz chairs the radio committee of the Northern Baptist Convention and serves on the Protestant Radio Commission program board. He will be a member of the staff at the University of Chicago Religious Radio Workshop next month.
The Proc ter Gamble Co today announced reductions of about five percent in wholesale prices of its principal soap products and Cisco shortening. The cuts are effective immediately.
A reflective diary fragment describes a Saturday night away from garden chores toward a rustic weekend in the woods. Men discuss politics and religion while sharing fried cakes and beans, with plans for boating, fishing, and neighborly ribbing. The note hints at life in a rural writers’ circle, ending with a citation to The Horticulturist journal.
Readable fragments describe prices for peppers onions lettuce and other vegetables, noting declines for apples and eggs while higher or steady for some items. Mentions market activity at Central News Fair Street and describes baskets and crates, with scattered figures and vendor terms across vegetables and eggs.
Weather by wirephoto exchange features Dr Mamcell predicting Spracuses area conditions for five days from 6 AM to 6 PM daily. The forecast outlines temperature ranges and precipitation chances based on the expert opinion, noting the forecast period and timing.
Fragmentary weather item notes lower temperatures and continued warnings. The garbled text mentions forecast phrases like tonight and tomorrow, with scattered place names and inconsistent alphanumeric codes. Entities are unclear due to damaged OCR.
Patrolman Edward Flood of the Syracuse police force will retire next Thursday after 26 years on the force. His home is 212 Putnam Street, and he was appointed January 8, 1923, serving most years as a traffic officer. He has been on sick leave since last winter after suffering a heart attack on Erie Boulevard at Satina Street.
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