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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1949
Page
1
Colgate University grants 208 degrees in its 129th commencement as Dr Hu Shih urges graduates to pursue responsible thinking. He calls for critical examination, acceptance of error, and moral responsibility in applying scientific method to social problems.
Murray William S. Murray an Utica industrialist and Carlton Miller executive secretary of the alumni corporation were cited for distinguished service to Colgate University at the annual alumni luncheon during commencement weekend. Clarence J. Myers of New York Life and Colgate President Everett Case conferred the awards.
Miss Shirley Arlene Stukey daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward C Stukey of 135 Hawthorne Ave Utica became the bride of Dor man D Draheim son of Mr and Mrs Paul H Draheim Sr of Parish Hill Sauquoit in a 1 30 PM ceremony at Mt Olivet Church officiated by Rev John Wade Dubecq. Carol Stukey sister acted as maid of honor and Alfred Ham best man. A reception followed at the bride’s parents home with guests from California New Hampshire Rome Camden Sauquoit Utica Herkimer and area. After a wedding trip to Atlantic City the couple will reside in the area. The bride is a Utica Free Academy graduate and works for Utica Mutual Insurance. the groom a Navy veteran and a supervisor at Supper Fine Paper.
Miss Kathleen Smyder daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis A Smyder 387 West Main Street married Robert Getman son of Mr and Mrs Sanford Getman of Morgan Street in a Church of the Annunciation ceremony conducted by Rev Daniel Horan. Anne Harris Rochester served as maid of honor James L Smyder brother of the bride was best man. Clyde Hoyle and Alfred Morris Titon were ushers.
Sacrament performed by Rev. Dr. Rainn eA. Philbrook at St. Luke's Evangelical and Reformed Church was among the highlights of the annual Children's Day services. Four children and one adult were baptized yesterday.
Broadcast rundown lists programs and times including Gens For Thought Carteright Show Sketches of America Welcome Traveler Local News Rome News The Lone Ranger The Railroad Hour Henry J. Tannor and a Baseball Game by INOS with various Liberty era segments and sponsor notes.
Local radio listings detail WIBX Utica Tuesday schedule with programs including The Beulah Show The Jack Smith Show and Bob Saxx Shox among morning segments and hourly news. The guide lists time slots for musical clocks Perry Mason and Perry Mason reruns plus multiple variety and talk segments.
St Marys Academy will graduate 21 seniors in 1949 led by president John Noonan. The class includes 11 girls and 10 boys with officers Joan Plunkett as vice president Lois Shepardson secretary and James Carroll treasurer. Other members include Carol Regan John Daly Virginia Feldman Thomas Johnson Arlene Marino Willem Logan Frances Patrikus Donald Marosek Anne Bennett Robert Porth Madeleine LeFevre Kathleen Kohn Stephen Cornish Donald Keefe Monica Nash Patricia Stafford Bernard Murphy.
Miss Kay Gazzilli daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Gazzilli 1142 St Vincent Street Utica married Herman Tramont son of Mrs Francis Tramont 1006 Bacon Street Utica in a 11 AM double ring ceremony at St Mary of Mt Carmel Church officiated by Rev Ceasar Donovan The bridal party included maid of honor Dorothy Tramont and best man Philip Leonard with bridesmaids Mrs Marien Zafferano and Mrs Rose Campola and ushers Rocco Zafferano and Angelo Campola. The couple reside Utica Kay Gazzilli is a Berger department store clerk and Tramont a Pacific theater U S Army veteran and Jack & Andy Diner head waiter.
Two married WWII veterans led Hamilton College awards at commencement with total prizes amounting to 5375 dollars. Valedictorian Theodore H. Al Crampton Jr. of Besunk L. will use a 3100 stipend for graduate study at Johns Hopkins University. Charles W. Reeves Jr. received the James Soper Merrill gold watch and is with the New York Telephone Company in Albany with a six month old son. Frisbee Fuller Jr. won the Gerald F. Dale Senior Scholarship. Theodore W. Lewis won four Greek and Latin prizes. Laurence R. McCarty and others earned Hawley and Winslow Greek prizes and related honors.
Andrew J. Magacs of Ithaca will assume duties as Herkimer County 4-H Club agent on Thursday. A Cornell University graduate and Ithaca High School alum, he succeeds Roger E. Diehl who left to run a 60 acre apple orchard with his father near Dearsboro. Magacs has years of 4-H involvement and prior experience as an assistant agent in Tompkins and Cortland counties.
HAMILTON Ray Wooster of New York City and Borden Company executive was chosen as an alumni representative on Colgate University's board of trustees. Eight other trustees were reelected to three year terms. Norman F. S. Russell announced after the annual June meeting on Colgate campus. The group approved a third meeting during 1959 to be held October 22 during homecoming weekend.
Waterloo report lists Skoi Yase Parent-Teacher Association officers for the coming year. President is Mrs Marguerite Mahoney, vice president Mrs Leatha Accor, secretary Mrs Lora Smith, treasurer Mrs Beth Nelson, historian Mrs Veronica Clismen gon.
LITTLE FALLS The longtime county judge district attorney and former mayor Frank Shall died yesterday by self inflicted gunshot wound at his home. Coroner ruled cerebral hemorrhage linked to suicide after Shall had exhibited depressed mood. He was found by his wife in the hallway. a 32 caliber revolver was used. Funeral services are planned for 3 30 P M Wednesday at the Universalist Church. He is survived by his wife and several cousins. Born January 25, 1855, he was educated at Little Falls Academy Yale University and New York Law School and married Anna Marra in 1910.
Ronnie Closinski a Rome boy and Junior City League star collapsed after a key game on May 9 and faced a six hour brain operation in Syracuse. He has survived 32 days unconscious and shows signs of waking while family and teammates send autographs and a Babe Ruth statuette to lift his spirits.
A roaming reporter notes rapid growth of central school districts in New York State. Hannibal Oswego leads a surge with 24 districts consolidating 767 to 318. Oswego County now has multiple central districts, and nearby counties show varying adoption levels with ongoing campaigns and anticipated joins before next September.
Mrs Minnie E Jones of Earlville dies at Chenango Memorial Hospital after a fall at home fractures her hip. Survived by husband Edward and son Fred of Little Falls. Funeral 1 PM Tuesday at Beecher Funeral Home Earlville with Rev Arthur Got officiating. burial Forest Hill Cemetery Utica.
One hundred thirty students will graduate from Geneva Junior High School on Friday June 24. Imre Kovacs a Hungarian authority on Central Europe will be the guest speaker. His topic is The Challenge of Being an Ape. The program also includes the presentation of ERI GreasEnE awards by Principal C Leonard Bowler.
Revene B. Walker urged Hamilton College graduates to seek reverence beyond self to sustain liberty and resist dependence on an omnipotent state. He spoke at the baccalaureate in Alumni Gym and received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity at Hamilton College’s 139th commencement. He warned subsidies and pressure groups erode individual responsibility and urged inward discipline through God and Christ.
An Antique Study Club will be organized Friday at 8 p m in the Municipal Log. Sponsored by the Schumer County Home Bureau, the club will be open to all interested men and women. Two motion pictures, The Home Place and Patterns of America Rural Arts, will be shown.
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