Methodists In Area Give $254 646 to World Service Fund
Syracuse area Methodists contributed 254 646 to the world service fund for the year ending May 31, a 6.9 percent rise from last year. National total reached 6 453 112, with Crusade for Christ relief and reconstruction adding nearly 27 million. Central New York Conference showed 57 1,571 and Genesee Conference 12 980 in gains.
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W. Earl Ledden
Syracuse
New York State
Pennsylvania
World Service Fund
Thomas BE. Lugg
General Commission On World Service and Finance
World Service
Methodism
Crusade For Christ Relief and Reconstruction Fund
Central New York
H. S. Bacon
Locke
Genesee
J. H. Olmstead
Rochester
Drunkard's chair offered for sale in New York
A Parke-Bernet Galleries in New York lists a drunkard's chair from the Chippendale era. The 30 inch wide seat, high back and broad arms let a tipsy sitter sprawl as he ends a night with a quart of port. The auction price is about 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Parke-Bernet
Goose Clown's Stooge In Soon-Due Circus
Harry Dann plans to join Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus as a clown with his goose Horatius as a comic stooge. Family wanted banking but Dann pursued clowning, now praised in St. Louis papers. The act debuts on July 3 at McCarthy Island, featuring Horatius and other clown talent.
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Harry Dann
Goose
Horatius
Ringling Br 3Srothers
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Goose Clown’s Stooge
Soon-Due Circus
Ringling Brothers
St. Louis
Harry
Ringling Bros
McCarthy Island
Young Dann
Donald Duck
Interna
Ringling Circus of 1947 Opens with Grand Pageant
The 1947 Ringling circus debuts a grand pageant produced at a cost of $250,000. Performances in the world's largest tent start at 2:15 and 8:15 PM with doors opening at 1 and 7 PM.
Licenses Granted to Insurance Agents Listed
The State Insurance Department approved licenses for life insurance agents who passed exams on or before June. The roster includes Richard W. Baker in State Tower building, Charles G. Bohlinger Jr. in Syracuse Kemper building, Robert A. Gaughan on Midland Avenue, and several others from Utica Binghamton Massena Geneva Potsdam Skaneateles Utica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Insurance Department
Richard W. Baker
State Tower
Charles G. Bohlinger, Jr
Syracuse-Kemper
Robert A. Gaughan
Midland
Donald R.hansen
Harrison St
Charles W. Hrissikopoulos
Keith Theater
Wayne R. Marick
Harley W. Moen
Gordon
Esbon E. Heck
Clayton E. Male
Robert L. Welsh
Albert S. Winters
Binghamton
Harold,Luke
Utica
Conferences On Mortgage Problems Set
Joseph H. Murphy announced a new weekly FHA consultation service for builders real estate dealers and other builders group members. An Albany district FHA representative will be at Lincoln Bank Building Room 505 every Wednesday and Thursday 9 AM to 4 PM to explain FHA insured mortgage financing. Local approved mortagees may also discuss mortgage problems. The service is not for individual FHA loan seekers.
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Joseph H. Murphy
FHA
Albany
Tor
Lincoln Bank
Murphy
Travel guide notes West Point link to Orange County
The text says readers should call ahead for prompt attention on arrival and describes Orange County as the gateway to the Catskills. It credits Gen Washington with directing defenses that helped establish the United States Military Academy at West Point, per the Vacation Guide to New York State from the State Department of Commerce.
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Orange County
Catskills
Washington
United States Military Academy
West Point
New York State
New York
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