Home Town News Coverage by Local Herald Reporters
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Ithaca
Clarence J. Haxton
Aurora
Groton
Prs
Anna English
Marathon
Suzanne White
Trumansburg
Atone Morgan
Tel
Syracuse Herald-Journal
Syracuse
Herald-American
Norwich Labor Union to enter politics and seek labor views
Norwich Central Labor Union forms a political committee to interview all party nominees on labor issues ahead of the August 20 primary. The group aims to establish a labor temple in Norwich for union locals and reports strong activity among garment workers and municipal employees. Nomination details and elections extend into June with leaders in Oneonta and Norwich.
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Norwich
Norwich Central Labor Union
C.L.U
Charles A. Doherty
Mr. Doherty
Irving M. Ives
Labor
Albany
Assembly
C.L.A
Orlando Weigle
William Atkinson
Frederick Flemming
Thomas Andrews
Lyle Wightman
Alcursio Jennosa
Herbert Griffen
Messrs
Wightman
Doherty
Andrews
Fleming
Atkinson
Jennosa
Central Labor Union
Nicholas J. Moffre
jOneonta
Ernest Bishop
Onesonta
Charles Doherty
James Keating
Percy Jackson
Althursio Jennosa
Oneonta
Norwich Knitting Mill
Beatrice Matthews
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
W. Archie White
Chenango County
Dairy Farmers Union
Schenectady
Farmers Union
Utica
Aeronautics Course Added at Hartwick College Summer Session
Hartwick College announces new aeronautics instruction for the second term starting July 22 with instructor Charlies R. Eisenhart. Registration remains open for the first term beginning June 10, allowing study in flight technique and meteorology. The 12 week term offers about seven eighths of a semester’s work and up to 14 semester hours across both terms. The college notes a large, fully staffed program and urges teaching candidates to pursue summer study due to ongoing teacher shortages.
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Oneonta
Hartwick College
Charlies R. Eisenhart
Eisenhart
F. Aurill Bishop
Ada I Courtney Dies at 84 Rites Held in Dryden
Mrs Ada I Courtney 84 died Saturday night at her granddaughter’s home in Preble. Funeral services were held in Strong Memorial Chapel with burial in Virgil. She longtime-resided in Virgil, widow of Hadyn C Courtney. Born Whitney Point October 2 1861 to Lyman and Lacey Bowker Wooster. Survived by granddaughter Leslie Dellow, sister Mrs M E Schermer, brother Frank Wooster, grandson Lewis Courtney, and four great grandchildren.
Assemblyman Tifft Named on Committee
Albany Assembly Speaker Oswald Heck appoints Harry J. Tifft of Horseheads to the health preparedness commission. Tifft, chairman of the assembly committee on penal institutions, replaces Richard J. Sherman of Saratoga County.
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Albany— Assembly
Oswald Heck
Harry J. Tifft
Horseheads
Chemung County
Health Preparedness Commission
Mr. Tifft
Assembly Committee On Penal Institutions
Richard J. Sherman
Saratoga County
Earl Campbell Dies in Trumansburg at 55
Earl D. Campbell, 55, of Trumansburg died Sunday in Sunmount Veterans Hospital after a three year stay. A WWI veteran and American Legion member, he is survived by two sisters Mrs. L. E. Hawkes of Trumansburg and Mrs. Jesse French of King Ferry, a brother Leland H. Campbell of Elmira, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services are set for 2 PM Wednesday at Buckman Funeral Home.
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Trumansburg
Earl D. Campbell
Sunmount Veterans Hospital
American Legion
L. E. Hawkes
Jesse French
King Ferry
Leland H. Campbell
Elmira
Buckman Funeral Home
Blanche L Sharpe Will Be Married
Announcement of the engagement between Blanche L Sharpe daughter of Mrs Stella Craver East Homer and tormer Wyckoff son of Mr and Mrs Harry Wyckoff Gilboa. Miss Sharpe a Cortland State Teachers College graduate and Gilboa Central School teacher. Mr Wyckoff operates a dairy business in Gilboa. The wedding will take place in the fall.
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Coertland
Blanche L. Sharpe
Stella Craver
East Homer
Tormer Wyckoff
Harry Wyckoff
Gilboa
Miss Sharpe
Cortland State Teachers College
Gilboa Central School
Wyckoff
Lorena Berry
J. Ralph Berry
Cortland Couple Wed In Skaneateles Ceremony
Miss Martha Stoker daughter of Mrs May Stoker of Homer wed Thomas Culver son of Mr and Mrs Ramos Culver of Cortland in a double ring ceremony at the Baptist Church parsonage in Skaneateles on May 29. Rev Lloyd Crosby officiated. The couple, unattended, now reside in Cortland.
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Cortland
Martha Stoker
May Stoker
Grove St
Homer
Thomas Culver
Ramos Culver
East Av
Baptist
Miss Davis Is Married at Cranberry Lake Church
Lorraine Davis R N daughter of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Davis Cranberry Lake and Erwin W Dimon son of Mr and Mrs Loyal C Dimon Parish were married at 3 PM Saturday in the Presbyterian Church Cranberry Lake Rev Irish officiating Miss Nina LaFountain Taylor was matron of honor Ruth T Dimon sister of the groom bridesmaid Myron L Dimon brother of the groom was best man and ushers were Wendell Crabtree and Ralph Sehmidt The bride a Tup per Lake High School 1940 graduate and Syracuse General Hospital trained nurse has been on staff at Potsdam Hospital and will work at Cornell Infirmary The groom served overseas in the Navy and will attend Cornell University this summerThey will live at 232 Lindon Ave Ithaca.
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Nina LaFountain Taylor
Ruth T. Dimon
Myron L. Dimon
Wendell Crabtree
Ralph Sehmidt
Tupper Lake High School
Syracuse General Hospital
Potsdam Hospital
Dimon
Navy
Guam
Cornell University
Cornell Infirmary
Lindon Av
Ithaca
Plea for Intellectual Honesty Draws Legion Auxiliary Talk
Mrs Janet Hill Gordon Monay urged cooperation in all fields as the sole feasible method to solve world national and local problems at the Chenango County American Legion Auxiliary meeting in Mt Upton. She warned of Russia western nation conflict and the risk of another war while stressing democracy and cooperative economics led by a 100 year history of cooperation.
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Norwich
Janet Hill Gordon Monay
Chenango County
American Legion Auxiliary
Mt. Upton
Gor
Russia
Gordon
America
Rochdale
England
Norwich Lutherans Meet in New Home
Norwich Lutherans held their first service in Odd Fellows Temple with Rev. Chrisen berry A. Ritchie of Church of the Redeemer preaching on evangelism. The robed choir joined from his church, as committees for the new congregation were announced to organize the church locally. The Board of American Missions will take jurisdiction within three months to supply a pastor and survey Norwich for interested builders of a legal Lutheran congregation.
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Norwich
Odd Fellows Temple
Chrisenberry A. Ritchie
Church of the Redeemer
Ritchie
Christiana Lutheran
Ernest R. Schwind
S. Broadst
Ushers
John S
Hewett
Donald W. Betz
James Lewis
Ruth Elliott
Edward J. Donne
E. A. Schwind
Edward J. Dolne
Hewitt
Joel Wingate
Board of American Missions of the
United Lutheran Churhh
St Anthony's Church Plans Novena And High Mass
Communicants at St Anthony's Church will begin a solemn novena in honor of St Anthony tomorrow night at 7 30. The service includes a prayer to St Anthony and a sermon by Rev Willard De Margaret's Church Homer. The celebration continues until June 13 with a solemn high mass.
Driver fined for reckless driving after bake truck crash
Stephen L. Wilcox of Trumansburg paid a $15 fine before Justice Delos Crumb in Jacksonville after his car collided with John Coursey’s bakery truck from Geneva. The crash on Cayuga Boulevard near Hitchcock left Wilcox with a head injury.
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Ithaca
Stephen L. Wilcox
R. D. Trumansburg
Justice of the Peace Delos Crumb
Jacksonville
John Coursey
Main St
Geneva
Cayuga Boulaverd Rd
Hitchcock
Wilcox
Cortland Rural Pastors To Lead Conference Group
The ninth annual State Rural Church Conference will be held at Lisle June 10 to 12 with local pastors taking active part. Rev Luke Hovey will lead a discussion on standards for Federated Churches while worship periods will be led by Rev Robert Clingan of Cortland. Featured will be Dr William G Mather Jr of State College Pa and Rev Dumont Clarke of the Farmers' Federation Ashe ville NC. The conference is under the New York State Council of Churches Rural Church Institute and denominal town and county groups.
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Cortland
Lisle
Luke Hovey
Whitney Point
Willet
Robert Clingan
Cortland Congregational
Second Congregational Church
Congregational
Groton City
Summer Hill
William G. Mather, Jr
State College
Dumont Clarke
Farmers’ Federation
Asheville
N. C
New York State Council of Churches
Rural Church Institute
Test Shows T B Cases In Norwich Tuberculosis Survey
A Chenango County tuberculosis survey disclosed one active TB case and 19 other questionable conditions. Eight schools including Norwich High School received 680 free X ray examinations. The active case led to immediate hospitalization. others are followed at Homer Folks Hospital clinics in Oneonta.
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Norwich
Chenango County
Jessie S. Jones
Central ‘Schools
Norwich High
Homer Folks Hospital
Oneonta
Cortland Girl Art Prize Winner at Catholic Daughters Exhibit
Cortland ninth grader Joan Dwyer of St Marys School won the Cortland Girl Art Prize for her pencil cranny drawing Blessed Lady. Her work was judged at a Catholic Daughters of America convention in Buffalo and will go to the national CDA meeting in St Louis in July. Attending from Cortland were Mrs Joseph Hogan, past grand regent and current vice regent of Court Cortland 919, and Miss Margaret Hughes, Cortland Juniors chapter member.
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Court Cortland
Catholic Daughters of America
Margaret l Hughes
Co It! Cortland Juniors
Man Missing From Cortland Family Home
James Leroy Acker, 52, of 103 S Pendleton St Cortland, believed to have suffered a nervous breakdown, left home Sunday and has not been heard from. Police and sheriff's office seek him. Last seen in a blue suit, dark topcoat, gay hat. 5 feet 5 inches, 180 pounds, brown eyes, ruddy complexion.
Cortland Club to Host U S Probation Chief
Glenn V McFarland, chief United States probation officer of the Northern District, will be guest speaker at the Cortland Exchange Club meeting on Monday June 10 at Hotel Cortland at 6 15 p m.
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Cortland
Glenn V. McFarland
United States Probaton
Northern Distrit
Cortland Exchange Club
Hotel Cortland
Ithaca Musicians Attend AFM Convention in Florida
Lee C. Small and Edward J. Moore Jr. of Ithaca Local 132 represent the American Federation of Musicians at the 4th annual AFM convention in St. Petersburg Florida.
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Ithaca
American Federation of Musicians
A.F M
St. Petersburg
Fla
Lee C. Small
Edward J. Moore, Jr
Marion McDonald Weds James J. Allen
Announcement for the May 30 wedding of Marion Cecilia McDonald daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael McDonald of 1671 60th St Brooklyn to James J Allen son of Mr and Mrs Richard T Allen of 80 Central Ave Cortland The ceremony at St Francis de Chantel Church Brooklyn was performed by Rev John Lacey with maid of honor Gloria Carley and best man Charles E Alison Ushers included Francis Kepinger The bride attended Brooklyn schools and the groom attended Cortland St Marys School He served 3.5 years in the Marines and works for the Cameron Company in New York City
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Cortland
Marion Cecilia McDonald
Michael McDonald
Brooklyn
James J. Allen
Richard T. Allen
Central Av
St. Francis de Chantel Church
John Lacey
Gloria Carley
Charles E.alison
Firemen's Convention Plans Set in Potsdam
Racing teams from 10 North Country fire departments enter the Northern New York Volunteer Firemen's convention in Potsdam. Events include motor pumping, hose laying, ladder, bucket and truck races with $815 in prizes. The high score trophy is on display at Corbett Jewelry and events run 9:30 AM to 2 PM with a Market Street course.
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Potsdam
New York
James J. Doyle
Norfolk Snails
Tupper Lake Wagebonds
Alexandria Bay Wild Geese
Mexico Mexicans
Copenhagen Cubs
Massena Pirates
Long Lake Outlaws
Chateaugay Ponies
Lake Placid Panthers
Waddington
Corbett Jewelry
Market St
Willow and Garden
Carroll Moulton
Watertown
Market
Main
Elmets
Central Fire Station
King Reid
Lenney Lot
Lower Market St
Homer School Vote Today
Voters in Homer and surrounding districts decide on centralization today with polls open until 8 PM. If approved, a board of education will be elected to take office July 1, appoint an architect, and present a building program including site and bond amount. Any qualified voter in 28 districts may join the board or vote.
Two Guilford Boys Fight Off Rabid Fox Attack
NORWICH Chenango County report shows two seventh graders Gary Van Beuten Jr and Denis Isabell camping near Guilford when a fox leaped from a tent and grabbed Denis by the sleeve. Gary struck with a club, killed the foul animal, and the head was sent to Ithaca laboratories for rabies testing.
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Norwich
Chenango County
Gary van Beuten
Denis Isabell
Guilford Central School
Denis
Gary
C. L. Jones
Orford
Ithaca
Cortland Dentist Returns to Practice
Dr. Arnold H. Lewin, a former Army dental officer discharged May 9, 1946, resumes practice at 53 Main Street Nye Building Cortland. He served as captain at Fort Bevier Virginia and Fort Custer Michigan, graduated from NYU College of Dentistry in 1937 after a 1933 degree from the College of City of New York, and previously practiced in New York City. He is married with a five month old daughter.
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New York City
Potsdam Boys Club to Hold Annual Meeting Thursday
The Potsdam Boys' Club, Inc. will hold its annual meeting at 7:30 P M Thursday at the club. Members voting must have donated $10 or more in the last year. Three board terms expire for George W Sisson 3d Elmer J Murphy and Dr Thomas M Watkins. The club reports 55 boy members and a busy year with facilities open since October though materials shortages delayed workshop and kitchen upgrades. The operating budget is 8500 and about 4000 more is needed for next year with some pledges already made.
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Potsdam
Daniel Chase
Iequipment
State Gives Flood Aid in Southern New York
The State Agricultural Extension Service will aid farmers in Chemung and Steuben Counties after a Tuesday flood. District agricultural engineers have been ordered to help restore damaged machinery and assist tractor dealers and farm repair services in overhauling motors.
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Ithaca
New York
State Agricultural Extension Service
L. R Simons
Chemung
Steuben
Twelve Get Citizenship At Tompkins Court
Twelve persons were admitted to citizenship Monday afternoon as the June term of the Supreme Court opened at the Tompkins County Courthouse. The list includes Edith Goldstein, Use Margarete Jacobs who may change her name to Ilse Jacobs Van Lent, Leonard Maurits Jacob who may change his name to Leonard Jacobs Van Lent, and Anne Gertrude Hildegard Jitz zerald, Angel Lina Y Delgado, Laura Marie Pesu, Slice Harriet Hansen, Antonio Quas, Charlotte Sack, Mary Stanway, Lina Meta Doerchler, and Elton James Dyce.
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Ithaca
Supreme Court
Tompkins County Court House
Edith Goldtein
Margarete Jacobs
Ilse Jacobs van Lent
Leonard Maurits Jacob
Leonard Jacobs van Lent
Anne Gertrude Hildegard J*itzzerald
Angel Lina Y. Delgado
Laura Marie Pesu
Slice Harriett Hansen
Antonio Quas
Charlotte Sack
Mary Stanway
Lina Meta Doerchler
Elton James Dyce
Elizabeth Harvey to Wed Minister
Elizabeth Harvey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Harvey of Cincinnatus, is engaged to Rev. Douglas Jewell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jewell of Marietta. Harvey, a Cincinnatus High School and Johnstown City Seminary graduate, has led bible clubs locally. Jewell, a Marcellus High School and Louisiana College graduate, is a senior at the Baptist Bible Institute in New Orleans. No wedding date is set.
Potsdam Chief To Greet Firemen at 50th Convention
Potsdam Chief James J. Doyle Jr. presides at the 50th annual Northern New York Volunteer Firemen's Association convention opening session. He served as president last year and chairs the Potsdam committee. A racing tournament is Friday and a parade closes the event on Saturday.
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New York State
Future Homemakers of America
Morrisville Agricultural and Technical Institute
Madaline Schriver
Deposit
Jane Mary
Webster
Lois Groff
Rome
Charlotte Cregan
New Dorp
U. L
Potsdam
James J. Doyle, Jr
Northern
New York
Drunken Driver Fined After Homer Collision
Thomas Philip Johnson of 33 James Street Homer was arrested by the Homer State Police for driving a car while intoxicated after his vehicle left the highway and struck a pole. He was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Boy McMasters and fined 30 dollars.
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Cortland
Thomas Philip Johnson
James St
Homer
Justice of the Peace
Boy McMasters
Miss Kelley to Teach English at Greene for 1946-47
Miss Phyllis Kelley of Hubbardsville will teach English at Greene Central School for the 1946 47 term. Principal Donald S Keeler announces Kelley attended Edgwood Park Greenwich Conn and later Syracuse University graduating from the noted program.
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Greene
Phyllis Kelley
Hubbardsville
Greene Central School
Donald S. Keeler
Kelley
Edgzewood Park
Greenwich
Schoolteacher Earns Masters At Syracuse University
Miss Kelly completed a Master of Arts degree conferred in June 1944 after undergraduate work at Latier Institution and graduate study at Teachers College, Columbia University. She specialized in speech, dramatics and English literature and has seven years of teaching experience in Spring Valley High School and Hamilton Central School.
Ward Kimball Dies R I Oswego Resident Held Wednesday Rites
Ward S Kimball 58 of Oswego died Sunday at his son John F Kimball's home after a heart attack. Born June 14 1887 in Red Creek he was son of Melvin and Elizabeth Flynn Kimball. He belonged to the Railway Clerks Brotherhood and St Johns Church. Survived by daughter Lois C Kimball Oswego three sons Melvin J Reading Pa John F Dryden and Ward Ss Jr Cortland six grandchildren. Funeral from 86 Varick Street Oswego Wednesday at 9 AM to St Johns Church 9:30 AM burial in St Peters Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dryden
Ward Ss. ‘Jr
Cortland
Varick St
Oswego
St. John’s Church
St. Peter's Cemetery
Reverend Thomson Elected President of McGraw Council
The Rev Stanley Thomson was elected president of the McGraw Council of Churches at a Baptist Church meeting. Other officers named include Vice President Robert Innes Secretary Robert Bean and Treasurer the Rev G A Fairbank.
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McGraw
Stanley Thomson
McGraw Council of Churches
Baptist Church
Robert Innes
Robert Bean
G. A. Fairbank
Milk price rise shocks Ithaca area buyers
Milk prices increased here Monday as the OPA ruling on Saturday pushed fluid milk prices in the state up 40 cents a hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
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Homer Ruzarete Haller
Truxton
O. B. Moore
Norwich Labor Federation
Roy Fairman
Ada I. Courtney
Tifft
Earl Campbell
Miss Davis
Don
Norwich Lutherans
New Home
St. Anthony’s Church
Cortland Rural Pastors
Cortland Girl Art Prize
UNION
Marion McDonald
Homer School
Foxes On Rampage
Kenneth G. Cooke
Lansing St
St. Patrick's Church
Cooke
Theresa A. Michaels
W. Mullin St
Elizabeth Harvey
J. J. Doyle
Miss Kelley
Phyliss Kelley
Ward Kimball
Rev. Thomson
Beline Theaters
Cortland, N. C
Cinderella Jones
Joan Leslie
Robert Alda
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Sidney Greensirest
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