Floods Strike Onondaga County Farms and City Damage
Heavy rains and storms battered Onondaga County causing extensive crop losses on local farms including 30 acres of muckland near North Syracuse and 306 acres at Collamer. Flooding and high canal water disrupted power, roads, and transit while lightning damaged buildings and caused dozens of outage reports. A 66 year old East Syracuse man collapsed after a lightning flash at a local plant.
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Victory Gardens
Onondaga County
Ing
Central New York Power Corporation
Syracuse
Bear Road
Wendell E. Field
Collamer
Buckley
A. D. Antwerp & Son
Buckley Road
Oswego
Barga Canal
Andrew R. Mulligan
Greyhound Bus Lines
Hiawatha Boulevard
Syracuse Surplus Corporation
Lodi Street
West
Radcliffe Road
Genesee Hills
North
Beech
Burnet Avenue
Tully
The
Power Corporation
Engine 6
Niagara Street
Magnolia Street
Henry M. Kirk
Hickok Avenue
First North Street
Lemoyne Avenue
Lester Burgmier
Ballantyne Road
Department of Public Works
West Fayette Street
Lackawanna Railroad
Beech Street
New York Central
Ner
James Street
William Laba
Toss
Avenue
Barnes & Ire Inc
Court Street
Laba
Hospital Worker Survives After Shock At Home
A man experienced a severe shock that hospital officials blamed on a possible heart attack. Deputy sheriffs Otto and Black transported him to the courthouse jail inhalator, and he was later discharged and returned home.
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St. Joseph's Hospital
Charles Otto
Chifford Black
Morrisville Barn and Contents Burn
Lightning struck the hay barn on Charles Purcell’s West Eaton Lebanon Road farm five miles southwest of Morrisville. The fire totaled about $2,000, destroying farming tools 50 bushels of grain and straw. The nearby dairy barn corner caught fire but was saved by Morrisville Fire Department. Purcell said insurance fell short of the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrisville
Charles Purcell
Eaton-Lebanon
Purcell
Floods Hit Yates County Roads and Towns
Severe flash floods swept across northwest and southwest Yates County causing washed out highways debris filled roads and flooded cellars. Penn Yan suffered outages and a repaired street light circuit was darkened again by a fallen limb or pole. Rushville and Middlesex faced high water tearing a wall and floating a nearby insurance office downstream.
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Penn Yan
Yates County
Rushville
Middlesex
Central School
Masonic Temple
Blodgett Insurance Office
Italy
Ontario High Water Over Docks at 8 Points
Lake Ontario rose a foot over the last week with docks covered at Henderson Harbor Campbells Point Sackets Harbor Chaumont and Cape Vincent on the St. Lawrence River. At Paradise Park Henderson Harbor water reached door tops of boathouses and boats were removed a week earlier. Foundations along the waterfront are surrounded by water and docks are out of sight.
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Special Dispatch Watertown
Lake Ontario
Henderson Harbor
Campbells Point
Sackets Harbor
Chaumont
Cape Vincent
Clayton
Alexandria Bay
St. Lawrence River
Paradise Park
Summer Cottages on St Lawrence Endangered
Ogdensburg reports hundreds of cottages and summer homes along the St Lawrence River shores are endangered by record river levels. Decks and porches are submerged and at risk of washing away from the main structures.
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St.Lawrence
Ogdensburg
St. Lawrence River
Storm Wrecks Ithaca Area Trees and Debris Widespread
A severe storm hit Ithaca and surrounding county causing extensive damage. Firefighters responded to Elmwood Avenue where a tree fell on power lines. other areas reported downed trees and debris as sheriff and state police cleared roadways and handled traffic in Jacksonville and rural routes.
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Ithaca
Elmwood Avenue
Taughannock Boulevard
Jacksonville
Lightning strike kills Palermo woman in home tragedy
Mrs. Walters Vandelinder 28 was struck by lightning at about 4 AM while in the kitchen with two of her children. The bolt caused fire damage in the kitchen and lightly burned her chest. Husband and three other children upstairs were unharmed. The family resides on Oswego Central Square Road near Upsin Corners, Fulton County.
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Fulton
Walters Vandelinder
Palermo
Alrs
Vandelinder
Elizabeth Ann
Nellie May
Mary
Charles
John Henderson
Mexico
John Mayne
Oswego Central Square Road
Upson Corners
Laura Wesley
Charles Wesley
Syracuse
Driver Pleads Not Guilty in License Case
James Cosco, 31, of 1619 South Salina Street, pleaded not guilty to driving after license revocation and was released on $200 bail with a June 5 trial set by Judge Harry H. Farmer. Cosco previously had license revoked on Dec 3 1932 after three convictions in 18 months.
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James Cosco
South
Salina Street
Harry H. Farmer
Cosco
State of
New York
Harold Coot
Cherry Street
Genevieve W. Toles
Beacon Street
Farmer
Dana S. Stocum
Oakwood Avenue
Nick Matroski
Mexico
Thomas Moynihan
Gould Place
Raymond A. Place
Oswego Boulevard
Wilma Stoughtinger
Baldwinsville
Boonville Man Will Take Over When Berlin Is Occupied
Col Arthur B Wade head of the civil government section in London plans for temporary Berlin rule after occupation. He is son of Mrs Elizabeth Wade of Boonville and a 1917 Syracuse graduate. Wade and family live in Charleston South Carolina.
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Boonville Man
Berlin
Arthur B. Wade
Boonville
London
New York Times
Elizabeth Wade
Syracuse University
Wade
Charleston
S. C
B. Harrison Wade
Mirsd
Boyce
Soldiers at Syracuse air base win citizenship
A naturalization class from Syracuse Army Air Base appeared before Justice Frank J. Cregg in Supreme Court. All but one of 14 applicants were admitted as new citizens. The judge noted a holdover case needs more investigation and highlighted varied origins from Canada to Mexico among the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse Army Air Base
Peter Homich
United States
Army Air Corps
Minsk
Russia
Supreme Court Room
Army
Dionysus Capecefalo
Is Praised For Aiding Priest In Disabled Auto
Judge Homer W. Walsh received a citation for clerk Robert J. Single after Rev. Joseph M. Ploeckl of St. Leo's Rectory praised Single for aiding him when his car lights failed near Memorial Hospital. Single escorted the priest to a repair place, earning official praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer W. Walsh
Police Court
Robert J. Single
Joseph M. Ploeckl
St. Leo's
Tully
Father Ploeckl
Syracuse
Memorial Hospital
Freakish lightning bolt damages three Hickok Avenue homes
A lightning bolt struck the 100 block of Hickok Avenue shortly before 4 AM hitting two houses and smashing a kitchen window. Bricks from the Kirk chimney flew across to the Germaine and Fadale properties while service lines were knocked out and a dormer blind ripped. Mrs. Samuel Fadale narrowly avoided injury, describing a blinding flash and shattered window as the bolt clipped the Kirks chimney.
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Hickok Avenue
Henry M. Hick
Samuel Fadale
Michael Germain
Germaine
Fadale
Kirk
Man Fined For Sale Above Ceiling In Syracuse District
In the first case of its kind in the Syracuse OPA district a Central Square man Theo dore Jackson was fined 10 on June 1 for violating a NY State War Council resolution. The tire sold for 7 with a ceiling price of 4 45 and the offense carries up to 25 or five days in jail. Police and state troopers investigated and a Syracuse OPA attorney praised the police cooperation.
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Syracuse
Office of Price Administration
Central Square
New York State War Council
OPA
New York State War Emergency
War Council
Theodore Jackson
Justice of the Peace
Nearing Emmons
Jackson
F. Alan Longley
Gardinier
W. K. Donovan
State Police
John Caster
Parish
R. D
Caleb Candee Brown
Longley
Rigi Avenue Sewer Breaks Increase City Repairs
A new sewer break on Rigi Avenue caused road and private driveway damage after a broken lateral washed away surface. Public Works Commissioner Ballantyne cited a recently laid sewer as the source amid heavy rain. Crews continue West Genesee Street intercepting sewer work before tackling the West Belden Avenue main. seven other breaks remain on the repair agenda.
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Rigi Avenue
Department of Public Works
Public Works
George H. Ballantyne
West Genesee Street
West Belden Avenue
Red Cross Personnel Parley Held in Syracuse
Benjamin Brown of the North Atlantic Area Red Cross personnel office met today in Syracuse with the local Syracuse personnel committee led by Rev. Dr. Elsworth C. Reamon. Members include Louis E. Tarr Harrison G. Feldman Mrs. Carl Seymour executive secretary Mrs. George R Fearon and Mrs. C Hamilton Sanford.
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Red Cross
Benjamin Brown
North Atlantic Area
Syracuse
Syracuse Committee On
Elsworth C. Reamon
Louis E. Tarr
Harrison G. Feldman
Carl Seymour
George R.fearon
C. Hamilton Sanford
Jey
Syracuse Couple Marry After Free Legal Aid for Canadian Military
Leading Air Craftsman Lorne A Merrifield RCAF and Corp Susan Thompson CWA found red tape blocking a marriage license. Syracuse attorneys waived serological tests and waiting periods, providing free legal aid to armed forces members. The Ottawa man and St Regis Quebec woman planned a same day ceremony during furlough and a brief honeymoon before returning to duty.
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Armed Forces of Canada
Lorne A. Merrifield
Royal Canadian Air Force
Corp
Susan Thompson
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Legal Aid Service
States Tower
Syracuse
R.c.af
C.A. AC. L. A. C. Merrifield and Corp
Harriett Jacobs
Raynor Avenue
Legal Aid
L. A. C. Merrifield
Ottawa
Uplands Field
Thompson
St. Regis
Que
R.C. A. F. Aew
Cacp
Susan Thompse
Canz Woman's Army Corps
Lezal
Dean Raper Sees Trouble In Bus Cuts
The Syracuse Onondaga War Council hears Dean Charles L. Raper warn of a 40 percent bus cut causing serious city disruption as war plants are spread out and workers without cars must travel to factories downtown and back. Nelson C. Brown unveils monthly meeting cadence while Maj. Frank De Love notes need for downtown war dens and siren coordination. Henry G. Berberich named director of the council's physical fitness program succeeding the late Paul Krimmel. No action taken to fill the civilian mobilization director post.
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Dean Charles L. Raper
War Transportation
Syracuse-Onondaga War Council
Dean Raper
Syracuse
Nelson C. Brown
The
War Council
Office of
Civilian Protection
Maj
Frank de Love
Harold Edwards
Division of
Civilian War Service
Henry G. Berberich
Paul Krimmel
Berberich
Jacob E. Eckel
H. Paul Welligan
Executive Officer Starts Duties for Recruiting District
Lt. Robert Schlessinger assumes duties as executive officer of the Northern New York Army Recruiting and Induction District. A New York University graduate, he was ordered to active duty June 1, 1942, served as adjutant at the Rochester induction station, and was assigned by Lt. Col. Ernest S. Knowlton to Syracuse headquarters. He succeeds Maj. John H. Keyes, now in command of the Albany induction team. Schlessinger, a New York City resident, was an investment counsel and stock analyzer before entering active duty.
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Robert Schlessinger
Robert Schlesinger
New York
Schlesinger
New York University
Rochester
Ernest S. Knowlton
Syracuse
John H. Keyes
Way Cleared For Farmers To Get Fuel
Onondaga County farmers short of gasoline for agricultural equipment should contact the County Farm Bureau for help from the State Department of Agriculture and Markets. Information on tractors and idle time will be sent to state officials including L G Dorr, with PAW. The State Emergency Food Commission may assist if gasoline is available locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onondaga County Farm Bureau
State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Wendell E. Field
Mr Field
Petroleum Administrator For War Office
L. G. Dorr
State Department
Chester DuMond
Field
State Emergency Food Commission
PAW
Barker Takes Federal Post With Lend-Lease Food Division
Frederick W. Barker, vice president of First Trust & Deposit, receives temporary leave to join the food control division of the Lend-Lease Administration in Washington this week. He has 18 years at the Syracuse bank and leads multiple local civic bodies including the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts board and Excellior Insurance executive committee. He intends to retain his business and civic ties.
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Frederick W. Barker
First Trust & Deposit Company
Food Control
Lend-Lease Administration
Syracuse
Barker
Washington
Albert B. Merrill
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
National Aniline and Dye Corporation
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation
Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts
Excelsior Insurance Company
Syracuse Savings Bank
Violator pays off warrant with two dollars in barber shop
Sgt. Lubberman of the Syracuse police, off duty with his four year old son, was approached by Francis Bowman at 257 Gertrude Street who offered to settle two unpaid parking fines for two dollars. Bowman claimed he would save the officer the trouble of serving the warrant and handed over the money.
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Lubberman
Francis Bowman
Gertrude Street
Bowman
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Ontario
Justice Cregg
Freakish Bolt
Hickok Ave
Ben
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State Bureau
Federal
Sgt
Set. Hy Lubberman
Larach & Marhes
Treathey
Centyal Pacy
Liggett’s
Walgreen’s
Gram
Poehlman
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BIZ Siouin SA vYeacy
Lina SY
Merck & Co. Inc
Rahway
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Iman Jenter Yschoc
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