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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1944
Page
5
Obituaries and funeral details for Rita Bentz George Berg Bosell Guthmann Kaukemiller Mascato Morrison Molde Rissler and others are listed with survivors, dates, times and locations across Syracuse and nearby areas. Funeral arrangements include Assumption Cemetery Woodlawn and other local sites with services at homes or chapels and church services scheduled for late July.
The War Department released 1 016 more U S wounded and the Navy reports 306 casualties with 111 dead 150 wounded and 45 missing bringing total to 50 802 across services. Reading the Syracuse area entries names and next of kin for several Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard personnel follow with addresses in Syracuse Utica Geneva Fulton Ithaca and Masena.
William W. Graham, a former Fulton resident and retired stationary engineer, died Friday at his home in Jordan. A native of Limerick Missouri, he worked in Fulton and Watertown paper mills before ill health forced retirement. Surviving are his wife Helen, two sons Donald W. and James H., a daughter Mrs. H. A. Browning, a brother Alexander, and a sister Mrs. John McCarthy. Funeral at 2 30 p m at B L Bush & Sons with Rev. O E Hess officiating. burial Maple Grove Cemetery.
Herbert T Morrison 79 former Weedsport resident died Thursday at his Syracuse home after a long illness. He served as district schools superintendent and held Masonic and O E S positions in Auburn and Cayuga Tompkins District. Survived by Amenda and four daughters Mabel Seager Myrtle French Ellen Smith Lana Morrison. Services 3 PM Saturday Hoyt funeral home Weedsport with burial at Weedsport Rural Cemetery.
Emory Cook Sr farmer died Friday at his DeRuyter home after a long illness. Born in Stockbridge he is survived by two sons Harold W DeRuyter and Warren Syracuse two daughters Mrs Ida Noritz DeRuyter six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services set for Sunday at 2 PM at Scheds Methodist Church conducted by Rev Paul Merritt with burial at Scheds Cemetery.
Obituary notes Frank A Eaton advertising executive former New York Tribune editor and rotogravure and picture editor. The brief memorial references his career in journalism and publishing. The piece also lists scattered regional notices and a wartime salute including pilots awarded Distinguished Service Cross.
John J. Decker of Fulton dies at home after a long illness with wife six daughters two sons two brothers and two grandchildren. Funeral at Burns Gaynor on Monday with Woodlawn Cemetery burial. Frank W. Rissler of Liverpool dies at St Josephs Hospital after six weeks illness formerly with L C Smith a 15 month Army veteran. Private services Sunday at home. burial in Liverpool Cemetery.
Obituaries from the Syracuse area include Mrs. Adam Hirawezk of Utica and Mrs. Thomas Saville aged 73 in Utica, Frank K. McEvoy 70 of Watertown, Mrs. Merte S. Arlington 45 of Belleville, Clinton D. Cass 76 of Ithaca, Mrs. Esther S. Waterman 49 of Wolcott, Mrs. Sarah A. Hover 69 of OWeRo, Mrs. Charlotte T. Hopkins of Weedsport, Mrs. Belle Irving 82 of Oneida, and Emory Cook with an unclear locality listed as DeRurter.
Prof Francis Victor Lynne 33 died last week in Brazil from tropical fever as reported to his wife Ruth Elen Lynne. A former Syracuse resident he did research for the U S Government. He married in Honduras December 31 1942. Survivors include his wife a son his parents and a brother. Memorial mass planned in New York City.
Alfred J Kennedy, 68, former New York State Senator and Assemblyman, national commander of the United Spanish War Veterans, and Queens public administrator, died today. Born August 5, 1877 in Winfield Queens he worked in importing before entering politics. He served in the Assembly 1910 1913 then 1922 1926, was Flushing postmaster 1913 1922, served in the Spanish American War and helped found the Queens Spanish War Veterans post, elected national commander in 1930.
Commander Frank X. Murray of the Pennsylvania American Legion urged Senators Davis and Guffey and the public to stop plans for a Jeannette dinner where Malian war prisoners were to be entertained. He condemned the event as insulting to Allied troops and demanded orders cancel the entertainment of similar character.
Lt. Gen. Lesley J. McNair, former chief of Army ground forces, was killed by enemy fire in France while observing frontline action. A leading exponent of active service, his death drew praise from Gen. George C. Marshall and Secretary of War Stimson.
Rochester note from 1943 recalls Pvt. Frank C. Maracle U S Medical Corps who died in Normandy. The 20 year old scout expressed devotion to Scouting and urged troop leaders to serve with understanding. His mother received a War Department notification and the letter he wrote as a pledge to his duty.
Mrs. Charlotte Tanner Hopkins died Thursday at 37 Bell Street Weedsport. She leaves husband Stephen two daughters Mrs George Whitman and Mrs Ralph Smith her parents Mr and Mrs George Tanner and three grandchildren. Funeral services Sunday at 3 PM at the home conducted by Rev George S Guyer with burial in Weedsport Rural Cemetery
A jumble of birth notices lists multiple couples with names, parent names, street addresses, and birth dates ranging from July 22 to July 25. Entries include Liverpool connections and several American street addresses, with numerous typos and garbled segments.
Albany July 28 The head of New York Farm Manpower Service warns that peak harvest and canning season runs Aug 20 to mid October with beans corn tomatoes apples peaches pears to be harvested. About 140000 workers are needed including 3400 Jamaicans and Bahamians 1700 war prisoners 1100 vacationists plus 130000 volunteers to cover expected yields. He stresses continued effort amid war rationing and possible bad weather.
William P. Bossick a 36 year old garage mechanic of 616 Almond Street pleaded guilty in Police Court to petty larceny in stealing a federal auto-use stamp from a car owned by George B. Glahn at 113 Ams Place during repairs. He was held for sentence tomorrow by Judge Homer W. Walsh. Detective Harold Kelly charged the man with the theft.
Fragmentary text indicates opening an agency in a planned framework labeled "the 16Gelives" with references to the Bailey circuit. Details are unclear but point to organizational expansion.
The treasury reports the U S gold reserves at $20,995,986,409.34 as of Wednesday, marking a decline from a peak in October 1941 of $22,799,700,000. Most outflow is bookkeeping earmarks for Latin American accounts tied to war goods purchases, with little physical gold leaving the country.
Ben W. Lewis was named chairman of the patent contracts committee in the Office of Alien Property Custodian. He will work to remove restrictive provisions from contracts between American firms and foreign patent owners and to lift restrictions on seized foreign interests in patent deals. Lewis, on leave from Oberlin College, will head the patent contract section within the division.
A patent administration entity now manages interests in patent agreements previously held by enemy nations and transferred to the custodian under wartime measures. The move consolidates control of these agreements under the allied stewardship.
Detroit July 28 A four hour strike by workers at General Motors warplane engine parts plants idled about 1 800 employees while 1 000 day shift staff and 800 night shift workers were affected across the Chevrolet gear and axle division sites. Management said plants remained open but production was severely disrupted as talks stalled and GM held to no settlement until workers returned.
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