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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1946
Page
20
Farold D Nims and other correspondents are listed with their circulation offices in Canastota Chittenango Sherrill Rome Camden and Syracuse. The Syracuse Herald Journal and Syracuse Sunday Herald American reporters cover home town news across the wide circulation territory.
Hugh Blowers and Richard Davenport announced start of a private airport project on the 147 acre Colvin farm north of Lenexa between West Shore Railroad bridge and Five Corners. Investment about 15 000 dollars. Three runways and a hangar planned with a five plane hangar and administration building. First riders and student listed. field now under instruction with graded runway and roadwork underway.
More than 125 girls and advisers from 31 of 69 charter Future Homemakers chapters attend the New York State Association convention at Morrisville Agricultural and Technical Institute. Lois Groff of Webster is elected president with Charlotte Cregan and June Fry as officers. Principal speakers include Dr A K Getman and Miss Trevo Kaufman.
Public health nurse Mrs. Vesta Avery Thayer of Eaton Smithfield Stockbridge and Lebanon logged 136 visits in April, totaling 210 hours and 575 miles. She revisited three schools held 20 pupil interviews and three teacher interviews, gave health talks at Stockbridge Valley High School and Morrisville-Eaton Central School, and attended toxoid and chest clinics in Morrisville and Oneida.
In Earleville at the Baptist Church trustees meeting and their wives at Crandall camp Hatch Lake officers elected include Walter Scholz as chairman L B Lewis financial secretary J B Lewis assistant financial secretary Henry Jensen assistant financial secretary Mrs L E Tal ott treasurer Eddie Johnson building chairman Mrs T B Lull decoration chairman Amos Beecher and Rev Sam H Keister program committee Also Oneida Achmetha Chapter Eastern Star to entertain Cortland Madison district deputy Rachel Stanley Canastota and district lecturer William Johnson Cortland with a 6 30 dinner and meeting on Wednesday night
Funeral services for Nellie Elnora Rogers 54 widow of Vincent Rogers will be at the home of her daughter Mrs Harold J Ackerman Messenger Bay at 2 PM Sunday Rev Richard Wetherbee Cana stola Baptist pastor will officiate burial in Messenger Bay Cemetery She was born in White Jaw Dee in 1891 daughter of Charles and Elnora Faulkner Surviving are three daughters Mrs Ackerman Mrs Fred Mathes Syracuse and Harriet E Rogers Canastota R D one son Vincent Rogers Merrillsville one brother Wesley Faulkner Ganostat a one sister Mrs Edward James Canastota
Announcement of the engagement of Miss Catherine Dixon daughter of Mrs Frances K Dixon of Sherrill to Frederick R McDermott son of the late James and Margaret Riley McDermott Vernon High School graduate served in World War II and is now employed as a clerk in John Hart store
The Philathea class of the Baptist Church will meet at Mrs. G. E. Talbot's home on Wednesday at 2:30 PM to finish a quilt project.
Oneida Presbyterian led by Rev James J Morley worship at 10 AM with church school at 11. Junior Fellowship in the morning and a sermon. St Joseph led by Rev John F P Lauer holds Masses at 6 AM and 10:30 AM with a 3:45 PM vesper service and a 7 AM mass at a para church. St Pauls Evangelical with Rev Ward R Krumen ends with 10 AM worship and sermon, 11:15 Sunday School, 4:30 PM Youth fellowship. Episcopal service, Piest Church of Christ and various denominations schedule morning worship, church school, and youth services across the region.
Sylvan Beach airport reopened by Leroy Skellham, William Bowmen, and William Rockwell. Bowmen and Rockwell, former World War I Army Air Forces lieutenants, operate as Central Air Service. Field off 30th Ave features a 2200 foot runway, fuel station, and hangar. port not used for six years, owned near Beneke. In charge: Bowmen and Rockwell pilot instruction, Skellham ground work. Memorial Day rose with many sightseeing flights over Oneida Lake.
Elizabeth Waterbury daughter of Mr and Mrs Sanford Waterbury of 109 Park Avenue Oriskany wed Dr Felix Ottaviano a physician here at 11 AM in St Stephen s Church Oriskany The Rev Theodore Shannon officiated with Rev Frederick Shue Massena as nuptial mass Attendants included Miss Anne Connors Doris Porter and Mrs Janette Rockwell Best men were Dr Samuel Petronella and Capt Frank Cassino Ushers were Dr Joseph Kaufman and Capt Cassino The couple will honeymoon in Georgia and reside at 233 Cedar Street Oneida after returning June 15
Miss Phyllis Kelley of Hubbardsville resigns from Hamilton high school English Department to teach English at Greene Central School for the 1946 47 term. She has five years at Spring Valley High School teaching English and remedial reading and two years at Hamilton Centre School teaching English and coaching dramatics.
Anne French, Camden Central School senior and daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn I French, won the annual C J Perin memorial essay prize for What Should Camden Strive to Accomplish During the Next Five Years Judges were American Legion Post members Ira Simmons Nathan Olmstead and J Brewster Giles Miss Phyllis Labecky was second prize winner.
Vernon Troop 27 Girl Scouts held an investiture ceremony at their weekly meeting. Pins were received by Viola Blair Hazel Brown Joan Dixon Arleene Dorn Doris Jones Joan Tust and Patricia Stever. A program of vocal and clarinet selections tap dances puppet show piano solos and endment of the Scout laws followed.
Mrs. Grosvenor N. Allen of Kenwood has entertained Mrs. William Hutchins of St. Louis wife of Dr. Hutchins Berea College Ky for 19 years. They were Mount Holyoke classmates and left together for the reunion. Mrs. Hutchins sons are noted educators Dr. Robert M. Hutchins chancellor of University of Chicago Dr. Francis Hutchins former Yale in China head now Berea College president and Dr. William G. Hutchins Nashville Boys' School assistant principal.
Services resume at Park Church on Sunday June 2 at 11 A M per Rev Arthur H Burnett pastor announcement Church School held in Seneca Street Chapel at 9 30 A M and 9 45 A M in Park and Plymouth Churches parking lot plan separate service times for Park and Plymouth Churches with two locations names Sheridan?
Oneida traffic court fines list Friday condemns three drivers. Gilbert E. Allen 24 of 335 Farrier av Oneida ran a stop sign at Ioad st and Farrier av, fined $2. Howard J. Peterson 25 of Glenwood av Oneida traveled 42 miles on Main st, fined $12. Vincent Lawars 30 of 415 E Bloomfield av Rome drove 45 miles on Williams st, fined $15.
Mr and Mrs Herbert L Winkler of Canastota New York announce the birth of a daughter in Oneida City Hospital.
Earl C. Goodenow 66 of 147 Ransom Ave Sherrill an Oneida Limited employee died suddenly of a heart attack about midnight at a Syracuse home while visiting friends after finishing work Friday. Surviving are two sons Ralph and Donald, a daughter Eva McClusky, a sister Florence Holt and Miss Myrtle Goodenew, a brother Will Goodenew. His wife died 15 years ago. Born in Maple Flats Oswego County he lived much of his life in Sherrill. Florence Holt is in University Hospital.
Mrs Bertha L Faint 69 of Solon Pond died Friday in Cortland County Hospital from carbolic acid poisoning. Coroner Claude E Chapin ruled death by own action. She was found by husband Annie Faint when entering the house. Born Feb 16 1877 in Taylor she was daughter of Eden and Jane Oliver Bush. Survived by husband and several children. Funeral at Solon Pond at 2 PM Monday with Rev Otis Sischer officiating.
Rome announces the 1946 47 Rome Community Chest drive solicitations are complete Campaign chair man Charles H Ellis says committees will present final reports at 4 30 PM Monday at the M C A building The last report compiled May 17 shows contributions and pledges totaling 63 235 or two thirds of a 94 405 quota The meeting is expected to show the goal has been exceeded says Ellis
Rome Lynn Frank of 308 North Washington Street reported a theft last night from his parked car on Huntington Street. A camera valued at eighteen dollars and a flashlight were taken. No suspects named.
Grand jury sessions at Wampsville will be followed by veteran affairs located near the election quarters. Rev L Ernest Otter returns to preach on The 20th Century Barabbas at his church. Rev A Howe attends the Northern Baptist Convention in Grand Rapids. First Methodist official board meets at 8 30 PM Thursday after prayer. Local social updates include visitors from Ossining Caldwell and Buffalo, weddings, and church activities. Various lodge, club and auxiliary meetings are announced with service times and locations across Oneida and nearby towns.
The Booster Club ratified a six point program for the next fiscal year and approved a resolution praising the Village Board and Recreation Commission for Hamilton’s facilities. The plan includes annual banquet awards, Boosters Night, Boosters Day at a football game, support for youth baseball and intramural basketball, and promotion of wholesome recreation for adults. The club urged the Recreation Commission to enhance Lake Moraine swimming facilities and a skating rink.
Canastota will host Rural Life Sunday at 2 30 PM in the Canastota Methodist Church sponsored by Madison County Pomona Orange. Organist George Hazen will perform a 20 minute recital as Rev Dutton S Peterson of Schuyler County speaks on The Town and Country Today s Opportunity. A fellowship dinner precedes at 1 15 PM with welcome by Albert E Campbell and Pomona service leaders Mrs Walter Calnan Mrs Lester Preston and Mrs LeGrand Mason.
Sherrill Troop 32 led by Norbert Walter plans to perform at Scout Victorama on June 14 at 8 30 P M at Colonels Base Ball Park Rome Tickets are on sale. The program includes Veterans of the Armed Forces Cubs and Scouts acts such as Cub Scouting in Action clowns racing boxing and demonstrations on emergency signalling camping and pioneering a dramatization of the Scout laws and a human American flag formation with 188 Scouts while the band plays America the Beautiful
Jerry Haines, member of Canastota High School’s graduating class, earned a $1,600 Rider College scholarship in Trenton New Jersey. The award covers full tuition for four years at Rider College. Haines plans to enter in the fall to pursue accountancy. Mrs Venita Russell Cummings of Cheamount formerly of Canastota visited relatives here. Mr and Mrs Charles Cady and daughter Margery of Center Street visit family in Indiana and Winds respectively.
Alice Blue Gown of Earlville captured first place in the Earlville City Women’s bowling tournament in Hamilton with a total score of 2,394, edging out 11 other teams.
Sgt Joseph W Deveans of Oneida and Fayetteville received a 25 year service certificate signed by Superintendent and Capt John A Gaffney. He joined Troop D on June 1 1921, became corporal Sept 1 1924, and sergeant April 1 1927, noted for the famous rough riding Troop D.
The Future Farmers of America will hold its annual conference at Morrisville Agricultural and Technical Institute on June 7 and 8. Dr. Malcolm B. Galbreath says a large turnout is expected, with village facilities strained and overflow seeking accommodations in Hamilton, Cazenovia, and local tourist camps. Community members with rooms are asked to leave names and room counts at Bailey Hall.
Joseph Gardner, 55, Rome merchant and World War I veteran, died at home 1110 N Madison St. He was born in Utica July 24, 1890, son of Meyer and Anna Gardner. He came to Rome as a boy, married Edith Holt in New York on June 20, 1934, and belonged to several fraternal orders and Adath Israel Synagogue. Surviving are his wife, sister Ruth Gardner of Rome, and brothers Samuel of Rome and Isaac of Sodus.
Mr and Mrs Harold E Hogan announce the engagement of their daughter Marjorie Ruth Hogan to William Walter Dibble son of Mr and Mrs Roy T Dibble The bride to be is Vernon High School 1944 graduate and Excelsior School of Business Utica Mr Dibble a Manlius School graduate and veteran who served overseas with the 15th Air Merce.
Cazenovia Social Service Council will meet Monday at 3 30 P M in the Municipal Building. Guest speaker Mrs Priscilla Marble of Utica will discuss Home and Public Safety. All women of the community are urged to attend.
The funeral for Rev. Dr. Ernest Blake Caldwell aged 77 and long a Methodist minister was held in Warsaw at Perry. He served in St. Lawrence district Copenhagen Champlain Ogdensburg and Mexico and led foreign missions work. He is survived by his widow and three children Eden Caldwell Harry Caldwell and Mrs Lester Wakeman plus several brothers.
MORRISVILLE An assignment for veterans housing at the Morrisville Agricultural and Technical Institute was awarded to John J. Harvey Company of Utica. Larry Honan, division engineer for the State Department of Public Works, will supervise. Work includes repairing, erecting, site improvements, paving, and preparing buildings for occupation by September. SHERRBILL Mr and Mrs Carl H Evans of 238 Kinsley sr welcomed son Eric George born May 28 at Oneida City Hospital. Mrs Evans is daughter of Rev and Mrs Arthur H Burnett. Mr Evans pursuing masters at Teachers College Columbia University.
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