Syracuse Herald Journal Staff Home Town News Coverage
Syracuse Herald Journal and Herald American reporters cover home town news in every community within the wide circulation territory. Correspondents list includes Ithaca Rence J Haxton Agnes Talbot Anna English Suzanne White Jume Monogan Mall er Maller Bartholomew and others with contact Tel details in Groton Marathon Truxton Homer Dryden and Trux ton areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
Rence J. Haxton
Aurora McGraw Ee
Agnes Talbot
Tel
Groton Pene
Anna English
Marathon Une
Suzanne White
Trumansburg
Jume Monogan
Truxton
B. Moore
Syracuse Herald-Journal
Syracuse
Herald-American
Ithaca College president laments national life decline
Dr Leonard B Job Ithaca College president told graduates that national life deteriorates faster than foreign relations. He criticized Congress and the President for inaction against pressure groups and warned of labor power overreach. Chancellor Tolley spoke at the commencement as 48 candidates received master and bachelor degrees. The sermon, benediction, and music followed the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
Leonard B. Job
Ithaca College
William P. Tolley
Syracuse University
Job
Congress
God
Stalin
John L. Lewis
Sidney Hillman
R. J. Thomas
Philip Murray
Walter A. Dodds
First Presbyterian Church
Jenny Lou Mieras
Palmyra
Bert Rogers Lyon
Scientists Urge Passage of S1850 for National Science Aid
The Association of Scientists of Cornell University urged speedy passage of S1850, a reform bill sponsored by Kilgore and Magnuson, in a letter to 16 congressmen and President Truman. They argued federal support is needed for broad, balanced U S science development and listed five objectives including flexible administration and minimal interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Science Foundation
Congress
Association of Scientists
Cornell University
Truman
U. S
Kilgore
Magnuson
Cornell
Norwich 4-H Club Awards Highlight County Demonstrations
Norwich Chenango County 4-H Club mailed awards to 65 members after blue ribbon and red ribbon demonstrations across Afton Greene Norwich South Otselic and Oxford. Winners excelled in agriculture and home economics before judges of leading teachers, with blue and red winners eligible for August Chenango County fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
Chenango County
Afton
Greene
South Otselic
Oxford
Chenango
Ed Stater
New Devlin
Arthur Farrel
Bruce Sherwood Ymyrna
Betty One
Martha Jones
North Nor- Wich
Richard Canra
Teene
John Warren
Virginia
Virginia Hunsicker
Rig Shafer
Bernice Bailey
Thylie
Margaret Bailey
Smithville
Greene Thumb
Reene
Mora Adams
Oxrd
Harbara Fairchild
McDonough
Edward Poole
Ninevsh
Arold Grover
Betty Ives
Guilford
Janice Bickford
Ariene Ives
Bouth Otselic
Laverne Tyt
Beaver Meadow
Evelyn Smith
Beaver
Irene Moore
Bouth Otaelic
Charte Reit
Emyrna
Laura Adams
Jack Conpropst
Norma Hamilton
Mary Kovie
Minevel
Margaret Grover
Marjorie Doaign
South Otaeltic
Marlin Tefft
Robert Loomis
Marth Pitcher
Donald Sheldon
Christine Smith
Marjorie Kingsbury
South Otaelic
Coreene Lo
Jeanette Afer
Busy Girls
Keene
Moreen Conklin McDonough
Orera
Harriett Bhayness
Ce McGowan
Alton
Marion Sherman
Bainbridge
Anna Knoll
Gifford Eden Mertz
Marjorie
Aod
South Otselle
Wer
Aret Lancaster
Dorothy
Rupert Pierson
Tommy Thompson
Cove
Cortland Polo Club Plans Busy Season
The Cortland Polo Club will play games each Wednesday and Sunday afternoon this season. The first game, on Memorial Day, saw the Red team defeat the Blue. An accident in the second period left rider B T Jones with a fractured left wrist, treated by Dr D R Reilly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O Cortland
Cortland Polo Club
B. T. Jones
D. R. Reilly
Irene Dowe Weds Norris Reese in Ithaca Church Ceremony
Irene Dowe of Ithaca married Norris Reese son of Mrs. Orson Reese of Woodhull on May 25 at State Street Methodist Church. The Rev. E A Noyes presided. Attendants were Doris Dowe and Mr. Pierson of Corning. The couple will reside at 220 Esty Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
Irene Dowe
Norris Reese
Orson Reese
Woodhull
John Dowe
Estyst
State Street Methodist Church
E. A. Noyes
Doris Dowe
Pierson
Corning
Reese
Esty St
Mae Tompkins To Wed Veteran
NEWFIELD The engagement of their daughter Mae Iretta Tompkins to Franklin Ernest Wells of Sullivanville is announced by Mr and Mrs Jesse Tompkins. Both are employed in Elmira with Tompkins a Newfield graduate and Wells a Corning North Side High School alumnus and armed forces veteran. No wedding date set.
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Newfield
Mae Iretta Tompkins
Franklin Ernest Wells
Sullivanville
Frank Wells
Big Flats
Jesse Tompkins
Elmira
Tompkins
Newfield Central School
Wells
North Side High School
Corning
Margaret B. Cate Weds Dr Ward in Montour Falls
Margaret B. Cate daughter of Mr and Mrs Bert C Cate of Montour Falls and Dr Francis C Ward son of Mr and Mrs Peter Ward of Moravia were married at the bride’s parents home at 1 PM The Rev Leonard A Crain Rochester officiated Attendants were Mrs George Lancashire East Orange N J and Andrew Williams The couple will reside in Odessa after a Chicago trip Ward served as a major overseas in the Army Medical Corps and is a Syracuse University Medical School graduate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montour Falls
Margaret B. Cate
Bert C. Cate
Francis C. Ward
Odessa
Peter Ward
Moravia
Leonard A. Crain
Rochester
Montour Falls Baptist Church
George Lancashire
East Orange
N. J
Mrs Florence Allen Funeral Sunday in Marathon
Funeral services for Mrs Florence Boyden Allen widow of Mott H Allen will be Sunday afternoon at the Baker funeral home Marathon with Rev W E Bartz of the Methodist Church in charge Burial will be in Marathon Cemetery Mrs Allen born July 25 1863 in Marathon died Thursday at the home of her niece Mrs Norman Dann of Virgil Surviving nieces include Mrs H E Morehouse of Marathon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marathon
Florence Boyden Allen
Mott H. Allen
Baker Funeral
W. E. Bartz
The
Methodist Church
Allen
Norman Dann
Virgil
H. E. Morehouse
Marthon
Mary McCullough Dies in Saranac Lake Funeral Rites Held
Mary V. McCullough 67 died Monday at her niece Mrs. A W McKinley home in Saranac Lake. Funeral rites were held in Philadelphia where interment followed at Old Cathedral Cemetery. Born February 17, 1879 in Philadelphia she was daughter of Michael F and Mary McCloskey McCullough. Survivors include Mrs. McKinley and one brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saranac Lake
Mary V. McCullough
Philadelphia
Old Cathedral
Freezing Trial in Tompkins County Gathers Support and Data
More than 200 cabinets are in use by residents as part of a county wide frozen foods service test in Ithaca. Over 100 interviews by Cornell researchers gather reactions from housewives and others, with meters tracking electricity use to assess consumption patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
Fcea
Tompkins
Nancy K
Cornell
C. I. Sayles
School of Nutrition
Tompkins County
Carrier Corporation of
Syracuse
Philco Corporation
Philadelphia
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Chicago
Emil Steinhorse & Sons, Inc
Utica
Grange League Federation Exchange
Cornell School of Nutrition
New York Electric Companies
Mother Zero
G.L.F
S. Fulton St
Cornell GI Student Pilot Dies in Gorge Fall
Ralph David Wheeler 23, GI student in civil engineering at Cornell, fell about 50 feet into Fall Creek gorge near Triphammer Bridge. Coroner withholding verdict, awaiting parents from Orchard Park. Body released to Wagner undertaking. rescue by campus patrol and city workers. Wheeler, a Naval Air Forces veteran, last seen at his rooming house Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph
David Wheeler
Cornell
Fall Creek Gorge
Frank Beach
Micky Shaw
Balch Hall
Ithaca
Tompkins County
Ralph J. Low
Trumansburg
Ralph David Wheeler
Cornell University
Fall Creek
Triphammer Bridge
Low
Dwight Wheeler
Orchard Park
Erie County
Wagner Undertaking Establishment
Marvin Bogema
Department of Hydraulics
A. C. Austin
H. H. Benson
Loffcer
Campus Patrol
Naval Air Forces
Gts
Smith Wright
William ‘Ummers
Edward Moore
Martin O'Brien
Duncan Hutchinson
City Water Department
Water Department
Feller Seeks Old Ithaca Superintendent Post
Mayor James Conley reported that Frank H. Feller has formally applied for appointment as Ithaca city superintendent. Feller previously held the role for four years until it was abolished June 30, 1934. He is an architect engineer at the Syracuse Air Base, served as U S Army captain in World War I, arrived in Ithaca in 1926, and was appointed in March 1930. vacancy expected to be filled in July as job ads appeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
James Conley
Frank H. Feller
Feller
Syracuse
Miss Sarah Parker Funeral Sunday
Miss Sarah H A Parker 89 life resident of Gouverneur died Friday at home after two years illness. Born June 6 1856 in Gouverneur she was daughter of Cornelius A Parker and Jane A Williams Parker. Funeral services Sunday at 2 30 p m from home by Rev Joseph A Schofield First Presbyterian Church with interment at Riverside Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gouverneur
Sarah H. A. Parker
Grovest
Cornelius Aa
Jane A. Williams Parker
Onondaga County
Blodgett Mills Man Hurt in Accident
Robert Randall of Blodgett Mills suffered a fractured right leg when he fell from a truck at the Wickwire Brothers plant while moving a machine. He was admitted to Cortland Hospital and treated by Dr. P. R. Higgins after being taken by Beard's ambulance.
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Cortland
Robert Randall
Blodgett Mills
Cortland Hospital
Wickwire Brothers
Randall
Beard
P. R. Higgins
Woman Dies After Acid Ingestion In Cortland
Mrs. Bertha Faint, 69, of Cincinnatus died after swallowing two ounces of carbolic acid yesterday afternoon at her home. Found by her husband Annie Faint when he entered the house, Dr. Stephen Jonap of Cincinnatus summoned for first aid. She was taken by Bush ambulance to Cortland County Hospital. funeral arrangements are being made in De Ruyter by an undertaker.
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Cortland
Bertha Faint
Cincinnatus
Cortland County
Annie
Stephen Jonap
de Ruyter
Brooklyn Man Wins Cohan Prize at Cornell University
Richard G. Younge of Brooklyn won the Bess Barlow Cohan prize of 100 dollars at Cornell University. Prof. Harry Caplan, chair of the award committee, announced that Younge, a senior in Arts and Sciences, was chosen for the greatest ability and progress in a combined study of classics and English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
Richard G. Younge
Brooklyn
Bess Barlow Cohan
Cornell Univesity
Harry Caplan
Cohan
Younge
College of Arts and Science
Salvation Army Plans Special Services in Cortland
Col and Mrs Ed W Perrett Western New York divisional commander will conduct weekend services at the Cortland Salvation Army. Tonight films A Certain Nobleman We Too Receive and The Salvation Army Marching Forward will be shown. Tomorrow schedule begins at 9 A M with a prayer meeting 10 A M Sunday School 11 A M morning holiness meeting 6 P M young people's meeting 8 P M salvation meeting.
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Young People’s Meeting
Salvation Meeting
Officials to attend Mayors' Convention in Rochester
Four Cortland city officials will attend the three day Mayors' Convention at Rochester starting Monday. Attending are Mayor Jasper N. Williamson, Ray Reilly superintendent of public works Franklin Pierce fire marshal and John Fitzgerald city attorney.
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Cortland
Rochster
Jasper N. Willianson
Ray Reilly
Franklin Pierce
John Fitzgerald
Funeral for Mrs. Florence Allen in Marathon Tomorrow
Mrs. Florence Allen 82 widow of Morris H. Allen of Marathon died yesterday at her niece’s home in Virgil. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 P.M. at Marathon’s funeral home with Rev. William E. Bartz officiating. Burial in Marathon Cemetery. Born July 25, 1863 in Marathon to Darius and Lucy Warren Boyden. Lived in Marathon except for the past year. Surviving nieces: Mrs. Norman Dann, Mrs. Macbelle Freer of Cortland, and Mrs. H. E. Morehouse of Marathon.
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Marathon
Dann
Macbelle Freer
Cortland
H. E. Morehouse
Delaware Teen Wins National 4 H Calf Club Title
Marian Neff of Beerston Delaware won the 1945 national 4 H Calf Club Championship. The 18 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Neff has collected Delaware County sectional New York State and national titles while aiding her Holstein herd with brother Leland. Her awards span livestock and homemaking projects and include a photo with Gov Thomas E Dewey at the county fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton
Marian Neff
Alfred Neff
Beerston
Here
Holstein-Freisian Association of America
United States
Neff
Delaware
New York
Leland Neff
West Branch
Delaware Valley
Thomas E. Dewey
Rolfe Returns to Clifton Springs Y M C A as Secretary
Charles Rolfe former Clifton Springs resident returns as Y M C A secretary after Panama service. He is a 1927 Clifton Springs High School graduate attended George Williams College Chicago earned a degree and held Y M C A posts in Stamford Cortland and the Panama Zone. He is married with two children and plans to expand local Y programs for youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Springs
Charles Rolfe
Panama
Rolfe
George Williams College
Chicago
Stamford, Conn
Cortland Y. M. C. A
VU. S. O
Crystobal
Balboa
Panama Zone
Three Hurt In Accident In Massena
Three people were hospitalized Friday after a two car crash at the E Orvis Street road and Grasse River bridge near the Aluminum plant. Mr Podlas of Union City New Jersey and Mrs Podlas suffered facial cuts and possible internal injuries. George Hager of Massena was unconscious after the collision and all were taken to Massena Memorial Hospital.
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Massena
Raymond Podlas
Union City
N. J
George Hager
E. Orvis St
Grasse River
Podlas
Hagez
Pod
Miss McGraw and Adam Sikula Wed in Cortland
Mary McGraw of Cortland and Adam Sikula of College Point were married at St Marys Church this morning. Rev Charles Bolger performed the double ring service with matrons of honor Mrs Robert Hillick and Mrs Henry Harris, sisters of the bride. Best man was Joseph Sikula as the groom’s brother. Ushers included John McGraw and George Puskhul. The bride, a Cortland High School graduate, trained at St Joseph School of Nursing and worked at Alpert’s. The groom, educated in College Point, works for A P Company and served four years in the Army overseas, discharged last September.
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Cortland
Mary McGraw
Delaware Sv
Patrick McGraw
Adam Sikula
Joseph Sikula
College Point
St. Mary's Church
Charles Bolger
Sal Ada Jouoy
Robert Hillick
Henry Harris
John McGraw
George Puskhul
Cortland High School
St. Joseph School of Nursing
Syracuse
Alpert's
Sikula
A. & P. Company
Army
Goodrich Heads Health Group in Schuyler County
Irving D. Goodrich, Schuyler County school superintendent, was reelected president of the Schuyler County Public Health and Tuberculosis Association at the annual spring meeting. Other officers include Vice Presidents Jesse Shepard and Dr. Oakley A. Allen, Secretary Georgia Carney, and Treasurer Harion Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watkins Glen
Irving D. Goodrich
Schuyler County
Schuyler County Public Health and Tuberculosis Association
Jesse Shepard
Oakley A. Allen
Georgia Carney
Harion Turner
Sunday Church Services Across Cortland Area
A detailed Sunday worship guide lists services at North Presbyterian Free Methodist St. Pauls Goutheran Grace Episcopal Homer Avenue Methodist Memorial Baptist First Methodist Ket Baptist First Church of Christ Scientist Presbyterian Second Congregational Bethel Tabernacle Salvation Army St. Marys St. Anthonys Assembly of God First Congregational Universalist Elm Street Reform Methodist and other churches with service times, Sunday School, and pastorial leaders across Cortland and nearby streets. The roster names pastors such as Rev. John A. Austin Rev. Dudney W. Rose Rev. W. B. Schuidt Rev. Ralph E. Hovencamp Rev. Edgar C. Sapven Rev. William Graham and Rev. Henry E. Bailey among others, plus organists and choir directors for morning and afternoon observances.
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North Presbyterian
Homer and
Algenaays
John A. Austin
Laura Prince
Percy Craft
Ghent
St. Paul's Goutheran
Madison
TeamJinats
W. B. Schuidt
Christian Roark
Reeve E Havana
Yaqub Fellowship
Memorial Baptist
Tompkins St
Alan R. Knight
David Fairbanks
Miss Mae Brown
Church School
Baptist Crusaders
Friendly Hour
Corner Church St
Court House PLC
Philip S. Nason
D.D
D. Sanders
Burton E. Stanley
Charles Cook
Benlor
Ket Baptist
Central Av
C. W. Vanderbergh
Olive Fish
B. L. Bentley
Ernest F. Rieman
Raind C. Lankjer
D.O
William J. Hall
William Hall
Robert L. Clingan
William R. Rickett
Bethel Tabernacite
Port Watson
Levi Storms
J. Stanton
Salvation Army
Court St
Mra
Victor Brown
Bunday Schoal
St. Anthony's
Pomeroy St
Carmen Monteleone
Hyatt St
First Congregational
Elm St
Clinton ‘Avi
William’ Graham
Harold King
Louis Farr
Young People's Fellowship
Universalist
Church and Elmsts
Roy J. Hatt
Alma Whitton
R. J. Hart
What About God
Young People's Meeting
Elm Stump
George Morton
Endicott
John Lewein
A. Price
L. B. Chaloux
Henry M. Childa, Jr
Frank McBride
Frank L. Green
St. Margaret's
William J. Stableton
Gospel Mission
William Shoemaker
Fred Carral
Selo
Lavena Cara
Jennie Shoemaker
Seven Priests Are Assigned By Bishop
Rochester diocese head Bishop James Kearney announced seven priest allocations including four former armed forces chaplains. Named former chaplains are David Singerhoff at St. Bernard's Rochester, Bernard Newcomb at St. Francis Auburn, Gerald Kelly at Our Lady of Lourdes Elmira, and Leo Matuszewski at Our Lady of Good Counsel Rochester. Transfers include Vincent Collins to Immaculate Conception Ithaca, Clarence Gardner to St. Alphonsus Auburn, and Charles Boyle to full time associate superintendent of diocesan schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
James
Kearney
Rochester Catholic
Armed Forces
David B. Singerhoff
St. Bernard's Seminary
Bernard C. Newcomb
St. Francis Assisi Church
Auburn
Gerald Kelly
Our Lady of Lourdes
Elmira
Leo Matuszewski
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Vincent P. Collins
St. Francis Assisi
Immaculate Conception
Ithaca
Clarence Gardner
St. Alphonsus
Charles V. Boyle
Miss Craine To Get Degree At Mount Holyoke
SHERBURNE At the 109th commencement exercises Mount Holyoke College South Hadley Mass Monday June 3 Miss Joan G Craine daughter of Mr and Mrs E R Craine will be among 179 candidates for the AB degree She prepared for college at Sherburne Central High School majored in political science She authored a skit for sophomore freshman reception and participated in Laboratory Theater productions She was active in Junior Show last year Mr and Mrs Craine will attend the exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherburne
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley
Mass
Joan Gertrude Craine
E. Robert Craine
Craine
Sherburne Central High School
Laboratory Theater
Rev. Ernest Caldwell Dies at 77 Rites Today
Watertown funeral services are held for the Rev Dr Ernest Blake Caldwell 77 of Silver Lake retired Methodist minister who died in a Warsaw hospital He served 59 years in the ministry including stints as superintendent of the St Lawrence district and pastor at Copenhagen Champion Mexico Ogdensburg He is survived by wife Gertrude Beeler Ottawa Kan three children Eden Cleveland N J Dr Harry Caldwell Delaware Ohio and Mrs Lester Wakeman Alexandria Bay a brother Rev Harry R Caldwell now in Nashville Tenn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Ernest Blake Caldwell
Silver Lake
New York
Methodist Church
Warsaw
Methodist
Perry
Caldwell
St. Lawrence
Methodist Conference
Copenhagen
Champion
Mexico
Ogdensburg
Gertrude Beeler
Ottawa
Kan
Eden
Cleveland
N. J
Harry Caldwell
Delaware
Lester W. Wakeman
Alexandria Bay
Roy
Harry R. Caldwell
China
Nashville, Tenn
Senior Young People Meet Tomorrow
The senior young people group of the First Presbyterian Church will meet tomorrow night at the church at 6 PM for supper and a devotional. This will be the last meeting of the group until fall. Ruth Haynes will conduct the worship service and Barbara Abbott and Orson Kinney will lead the discussions.
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Homer Rites Maller
Dryden Ger
Bartholomew
Mae Tompkins
Mrs
Florence Allen
Mary McCullough
Saranac
I Masterman
Cornell University Schoo of Nutrition
Victoria Massenzie
Elizabeth Freestone
Cornell GI
Gorge Fall
Sarah Parker
Jessie S. Jones
Dorothy B. Adwards
Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
Miss McGraw
Goodrich
wacuse__ Methodist
J. W. Hunter
Elsie Saunders
Ployd Atkins
Baptist
Stanley Thomsorn
Ruth Maybury
LeRoy Baer
Donald Hicks
Clarence Giladd
Apostolic
Hugh Williams
Fruxton
L. P. Hackiry
Virgil Hill Reformed Methodist
Virgin Hill
Henry F. Bailey
Lucille Munson
Rmey
Endilcott
Lois Bailey
Eader
F.M
Miss Craine
Ernest Caldwell
Schine Theaters
Cortland, N
Tokyo Rose
Clark Gable
Greer Garson
Adventure
Joan Blondell
Thomas Mitshell
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