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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1945
Page
2
In wartime role reversal, Louise Carroll of 10 West Moreland Ave. serves as lifeguard at Hiawatha Lake in Onondaga Park. City pools open July 2 but warm weather draws swimmers, with many fathers attempting to intervene as lifeguards.
Carl Maser of 151 Reichfield Avenue was visiting a dog in Sentinel Heights yesterday when another dog from a nearby house attacked him. He reported the bite to deputy sheriffs and it is unclear if the dog was taken home.
In the hot weather scene, Agnes Martin director of the City Bureau of Nursing sports sheer nylons. She owns the stockings for three years and keeps them for warm days, prompting envy from other nurses.
A Syracuse family buying strawberries discovered a pencil inscribed name and address on the box inner bottom. A 16 year old Kentucky girl, a field worker, responded seeking market details to avoid exploitation.
An amateur statistician claims a city garbage and ash collection contract could cost bidders about 400000 annually or 2000000 over five years. Bidders must deposit 5 percent of their bid, roughly 100000, equal to the bond for the contract. All deposits are refundable.
George F Waite city commissioner advertises for the city's annual coal supply totaling 16 700 tons partly anthracite and bituminous bids due July 2. Usually awarded through the Syracuse Coal Exchange and divided among city dealers.
Mayor Thomas Keg Kenney announced a city program to repair snow fighting equipment after a conference with Public Works Commissioner Raymon Dodge. Repairs will focus on 25 heavy units in tip top condition for snow removal, with unusable trucks discarded once a contract for ash and rubbish collection ends.
Syracuse area family learns their son Captain W B Holdredge a Marine Corps officer and former Navy Cross recipient was killed in late 1944 during a forced movement of prisoners from the Philippines. The Holdredges held hope for escape until communications ceased and later reports confirmed his death in action. He was descended on his mother’s side from early Syracuse settlers, with ties to Willard and Mary Hookway.
Scouts and Camp-o-Ree at Willow Bay closed with camping proficiency and war effort awards. Geddes and Northern Districts attended. Troop 120 Wolf Patrol and Troop 73 Rattle snake Patrol earned top camping honors with double A awards. Eisenhower and multiple patrols received A B and C honors for various achievements.
Weekly schedule lists multiple clubs and times across locations such as Butternuts and Syracuse, with events from Monday through Friday and a Saturday gathering. Notable venues include Old Fellows Hall Cicero Grance Hall and Dygert's Hall, with varied membership fees and times.
Dr. FL Cyril James, vice chancellor of McGill University, urged mental care for patients at Syracuse University College of Medicine commencement. He warned that unemployment and economic insecurity cause disease through mental strain. 47 graduates included 29 Army Medical Corps lieutenants and 16 Navy Medical Corps lieutenants.
R J Murray of Binghamton named real estate adviser in the Office of Scientific Research and Development in Washington. He earlier held HOLC posts in Syracuse from 1937 to 1941 and led litigation against Syracuse overassessments, with court orders cutting about 216000 and rebates of 8500.
Syracuse resident Leon M. Brown of the Air Corps recalls a mid ocean collision aboard the USS Uruguay in February 1943. The tanker in the convoy rammed the ship after a faulty rudder, leaving a big hole and forcing Bermuda repairs with one destroyer guarding the damaged vessel.
A warm June weekend brought large crowds to Green Lake State Park and nearby lakes. Two Syracuse men, Jose Flores and Rodolfo Masa, drowned when their boat capsized on the Seneca River while changing seats. four companions survived. Other incidents included two youths cut by glass at Hiawatha Lake Pool and a stolen boat from Cross Lake camp.
Ivan C. Sechryver, 42, of 310 Herald Pl, pleaded not guilty in Traffic Court to leaving the scene of an accident, driving without a license and with illegal registration plates after a Saturday night collision that injured Albert Beckman, 55, in Syracuse near S Clinton and W Washington. Bail set at 1500. proceedings adjourned until tomorrow.
Pfc. Morris H. Ginsberg of Almond Street with the 110th Infantry in Germany attended what may have been the first Jewish services since 1936 in a dedicated synagogue. The 1842 building survived, with the congregation once saved by the mayor to keep it as public property. Mrs. Ginsberg and Ernest Ginsberg are named in the story.
Syracuse University professor George B. Cressey will speak at the Foreign Trade Club meeting tomorrow at noon in the Chamber of Commerce. He will discuss China's possible industrialization and the future of Chinese industry after Japan's defeat, with John T. Schenck presiding.
En route to Pacific fighting fronts Marine Sst. Charles H. Sherman celebrated his 27th birthday aboard a Coast Guard manned troop transport. He is the husband of Mary E. Van Camp of Syracuse and son of Mr. and Mrs. C Sherman of 252 Colleridge Ave. Buffalo.
Monday notices list Kiwanis Club luncheon at 12 15 PM and Syracuse Association of Credit Merchants meeting at 7 10 PM, both at Hotel Syracuse. Includes miscellaneous items for Monday in Syracuse events.
Birth announcements list numerous couples with residence details from Syracuse Camillus Fayetteville and surrounding towns. Names include Hosid Hunter Throne Waite De Grar Hoffmann Bassett Nicotucci Ross Sanders Duda Lambert Graham Barros DeLalla Visser Hymel Clarke Messere Taylor Glarion Ball Liron Bates Garlick Levine Moynihan Blanchard and others with June birth dates.
John Robinson and Edward Powers, both in Camp 14 of the railroad, were arraigned in Police Court on grand larceny first degree charges and held for the Grand Jury after a stolen car collided on U S Route 11 near Lafayette. The 1940s sedan, owned by Edward J. Lewis, was taken from 510 E Washington St and driven back toward Berwick before crashing into a tree as two men fled and were later captured.
The city plans a new sidewalk around the comfort station at Warren Genesee and Watersts. Bids for the contract will be opened July 2 by George F. Waite chase.
A House immigration subcommittee heard calls to let the 969 European refugees at Fort Ontario Center stay in the United States until a UN settlement of displaced persons is reached. Brig. Gen. William O'Dwyer urged continued confinement relief and orderly relocation, while Rep. Sam Dickstein stressed granting legal admission later to save taxpayers and avoid admitting potential fascists.
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