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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1949
Page
6
Obituaries memorialize Lizzie R. Carr, Walter R. Patten, Frank G. Reynolds and others. Services listed with dates June 1949, locations At Onondaga Valley and Manlius Cemetery, and home call times. Floral firms and funeral parlor ads appear with contact details for local businesses.
A switchman William W. S. 33 of Verona Beach was killed when a freight car ran over him in the 3S Geddes yards. Corbett found the body near Fayette and Niagara streets around 10:45 PM. Cook, a Syracuse native, survived by wife Viola and two sons Philip and Thomas. Funeral 2 PM Monday at Kempf funeral home with burial at White Chapel Memory Garden. Calling hours 1 to 9 PM today and tomorrow.
Services for William Moodie Evans former Brown Lipe Chapin sales manager who died in State College Pennsylvania will be at 1 PM Monday at Hines funeral home Washington DC Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery Syracuse later in the summer He is survived by his wife Mel Faith Ly man Evans a daughter Mrs Robert Howell and a son Lyman Evans the family details note he moved to Washington in 1941 and was a Lafayette College graduate with ties to the University Club.
Daniel E Sullivan 89 of Russellville Watertown graduate died after long illness in his home. He played Syracuse University halfback 1905 09 and served 26 years as athletic director at Dean Academy Franklin MA. He coached at Watertown High School and ran a summer camp at Eagle Bay. Survived by wife Alice a son Daniel and daughter Alice of Watertown. Funeral Monday in Watertown MA.
Death notices from the Syracuse area list Mrs Georgia Bartelson 72 and other named individuals such as Miss Catherine Reardon and Mrs Corrie Taha. The death list includes Percy G Murray 58 and Ambrose E Isurin among others with several names repeated in fragmentary form. Local funeral services and monument providers are advertised with firms like RAMSGARD FLORIST and KARL LUTZ MONUMENT CO.
President Truman's proposal to remove postal patronage from politics wins unexpected backing in Congress. Plan follows Hoover Commission ideas to reform Post Office Department procedures and grant postmasters broad appointment authority within civil service rules. House members see potential for reduced political influence and cross party approval.
S D Haddock named manager of The Emloyes Loan Co Syracuse office located at 318 City Bank Building. He previously led Yonkers office of the lender with 20 offices in four Eastern States. Haddock notes personal loans play a vital role in America as one in seven families use such services each year.
Brenneth Carmer at 1199142 Montgomery Street was treated at Quondara General Hospital for a cut under his right eye. He told Patrolmen Lynch and Colter that while visiting his sister in law Christine Brown at 508 S State Street he heard a noise in the rear yard and went out to investigate. An unidentified man attacked him and fled. his sister in law helped him into the house and called police.
Public Service Commission delayed a hearing on the Manlius town and county petition directing New York Central Railroad to reconstruct Ramour bridge to allow negotiations. If no agreement is reached a new hearing date will be set.
Federal Communications Commission will hold commercial and amateur radio operator exams July 6 and 7 in rooms 360 to 364 of the Federal Building Clinton Square. Applicants may obtain forms by writing to the Engineer in Charge Buffalo postal district 328. Bring pen and ink, operator licenses and verification cards. Commercial tests start at 9 and amateur tests at 1:39.
The Boy Scout camp near Constantia in Central New York will open for its 19th year on July 3 serving Syracuse and Onondaga County youths. The eight-week season runs through August with a sequence of one week then two week periods led by Paul A. Keene and William H. Wadsworth.
Carrier Corp received an Award of Merit from Modern Materials Handling for its mechanized system handling raw materials and finished goods. Sears Li Hallett presented the certificate at Carrier's Thompson Road plant lunch..Cloud Wampier cited a $200,000 three year investment in handling equipment and noted the range from single room air conditioning units to large skyscraper centrifugal machines.
Representative Walter Riehlman said he would vote for federal aid to education only if funding remains a state function and expenditures are not directed by Washington. He stated the federal bill should grant funds to states without discriminatory features and allow states to decide how to spend them.
Judge Truman presides over speeding cases on Grant and Erie streets, with drivers listed including Raymond Semerer and Nellie Schatiner. Obstructing traffic and violations like passing red lights and failure to give right of way appear, with fines ranging around 14 to 18 dollars and addresses noted for each defendant.
Shows scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight from the Appalachians to the plains and the North Pacific Coast. Warm air remains along the Atlantic, with fronts explained by Dr Seley Maxwell. Forecast covers 6 A.M. to 6 P.M. with pressure systems moving clockwise in high and counterclockwise in low regions.
Cardinal Mindszenty defends democratic spirit of the Catholic Church in Hungary against claims of hostility to democracy. He notes church land reform history, compensation promises unfulfilled, and states the church seeks prosperity and religious liberty. Easter celebrations show strong Catholic fervor despite censorship.
The company at 613 Erie Blvd East Syracuse files for Chapter proceeding in U S Court Utica. It owes unsecured claims totaling 529,952 with assets of 541,442 and offers to pay 5 percent monthly until debts are wiped out. Judge Brennan refers case to Referee Goldstein for a meeting of 120 creditors.
Albany reports show leaders of seven new joint legislative committees and a state commission allocate 257500 for investigations. They will study comic book regulation highway revenues canal finances unemployment insurance river regulation and preservation of historic sites from Niagara River to Monroe County. Jacob Hollinger chairs the commission with Wicks and Heck aiding. Reoux to lead reapportionment study. Condon to head insurance rates. Radwan named building code chair. Members include Carling Griffith Murphy. Manning OS ERE FitzGerald. Molhouse Graes Williamson Bannigan Ostrander Hammond Manhs Steingut McGovern Doige.
American Locomotive Company plans to lay off about 450 workers at its Schenectady plant by the end of next week due to changes in diesel production. The Diesel Locomotive Erecting Shop workers are affected, and the plant will close from July 1 to 18 for employee vacations. total plant employment is 6,000.
Partly cloudy and very warm with scattered showers and possible thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow. High near 93, low around 65, sunset 8 48, sunrise 5 27. Relative humidity around 28 percent this afternoon, higher tonight. Other cities show similar warm humidity across the region.
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