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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1956
Page
2
Oswego County Bar Association members will hold a dinner meeting tonight at Pleasant Point Manor. The gathering aims to discuss local legal matters and strengthen professional ties among members.
An advisory note from EST 1896 emphasizes the need for a second pair of glasses for individuals reliant on eyewear to participate fully in daily activities. It frames preparedness and accessibility as practical concerns for sustained vision.
Bobby Britt, a seventh grade student and aviation enthusiast from 200 East Ave, corrects a Herald Journal caption about a jet photo. He says the plane is a Northrop F89D Scorpion, not Lockheed F80 Shooting Star, and plans to study aerospace engineering at Cornell University.
Cyril Michael Doyle, 22, of State Ditch Road is jailed on a second degree grand larceny charge after being arrested near Jack's Reef. Deputies say he stole a friend's 1953 Jaguar from Dorothy Evans of Grant Boulevard last Wednesday morning. He was picked up after hitchhiking from Syracuse as he left a parked car. A car found in State Ditch with different plates is also under inquiry. Doyle awaits arraignment.
Francis W. Judkins will be installed as commander of Post 41 American Legion at 6 30 p m Thursday in the clubhouse 123 Clinton St The installing team from Onondaga County Volture 359 40 8 will oversee the ceremony with Officers named including Robert L Galster the Rev John D Wilcox and William E Haines as vice commanders Adjutant Treasurer Chaplain Sergeant at arms and color bearers also listed along with historians and other post officials
Police report a gang of five to six girls aged 12 to 15 attacked 13 year old Ann Kelso and her cousin Judy Dick at Thornden Park bath house. Kelso suffered a two inch facial laceration and chest scratches. Victims cited inaction by lifeguards amid repeated attacks.
Mrs. Lucy Rogers Smith celebrated her 106th birthday quietly at home in Richfield Springs Mohawk Valley. A daughter Mrs. Alice Gage said she spent the day reading, crocheting and knitting and that Mrs. Smith enjoys peaceful routines.
The Bloody Brook bridge on Liverpool Road is being widened to 35 feet as one of two county bridge projects. A 19 year old woman, Joan Knapp, injured in the May 19 crash, has filed a $500000 negligence suit. Victims were Robert Duquette and Frank Russell. The other project is Woodward Road bridge in Pompey.
Civic and business leaders from Oswego Fulton and Phoenix met at Hotel Onondaga to push a Syracuse Oswego highway project. A temporary committee was formed with Jerome B Rusterholtz as chairman to study needs and arrange a follow up meeting next month. William Robinson from the state Department of Public Works will be invited to attend.
At a State Supreme Court hearing on a police and firemen pay hike referendum, City Finance Commissioner George H. Bedford said raises for all city employees are likely but would push the budget beyond the 2 percent cap. Testimony covered proposed $1,325,000 net for a $1,000 across the board increase for teachers and administrators, with the hearing continuing.
William D. Stevenson, 32, of 101 Leland Ave, pleaded not guilty to third degree assault at arraignment in Police Court. Patrolman William Hunter took Stevenson into custody after a warrant by Pearl Miller of 725 Otisco St. She alleged he struck her in the face and twisted her arm during an auto parked incident. Judge P. Leo Dorsey set bail at 500 dollars and ordered Stevenson to appear again on July 19.
Solvay School Board President Frank Fernandez rejects claims of a smoke screen in the July 11 election fight. He accuses opponents of creating fog around centralization and says the real issue is preserving Solvay schools for locals. He cites Weyant’s retirement and vows to address anti centralization forces.
Stanley Parsons a 37 year old professional golfer from Springdale Connecticut arrived in Syracuse with his family and physician after police learned he could not recall who he was where he came from or where he was going. He was taken to Onondaga General Hospital with severe sunburn and confirmed amnesia. Parsons had attended the recent U S Open Golf Tournament in Rochester.
Principal Emmett P. Kane announced that 25 percent of 131 pupils who took the chemistry Regents exam at Nottingham High School failed. Of the 99 who passed, 15 scored 90 or better including a 99, 4 of 98, and 10 at 90 or above, while 43 percent overall failed. Widespread statewide failures were reported earlier in the week.
Patrolman Frank Wolff, 257 N Edwards Ave, longtime Syracuse Police Department member, is in serious condition at City Hospital with a tetanus infection after an earlier accident in December 1954. An emergency tracheotomy was performed to ease convulsions caused by lockjaw.
The United Democrats for Reorganization congratulate John J. Young on his election as Onondaga Democratic chair man and pledge to help build the party. A special committee led by Donald N. Salvetti will confer with Young to discuss party future while he plans meetings with United Democrats and other Democrats.
Camp Zerbe staff begins a week long training session for the 1956 camp season as Syracuse Boys Club marks its 25th anniversary. John Barr and Armand Dupree Jr run the camp with 25 staff members. Wanda Barr serves as secretary. Registrations are taken at the Boys' Club on East Genesee Street and at the Polish Legion Boys' Club on Park Avenue.
Nine Central Square residents were injured in two auto mishaps on city and county roads. Four children among seven hurt in a two car crash at Butternut and N State Streets. victims taken to St Josephs Hospital include Agnes Soble and her mother in law Nellie Soble. Police say drivers include William Sullivan and Soble. Sullivan charged with failure to use caution. In a separate incident at Buckley Road and Seventh North Street, Arthur Barnhart and Julio Manzi were ticketed with Barnhart speeding and Manzi disregarding a red light. Barnhart sustained cuts and bruises, passenger Delbert Hoyt also injured with facial cuts.
Two youths, the driver and a passenger in a stolen 1942 auto, fled on foot after a crash. Deputies Gaudio and Nicholetti searched Manlius area as the wrecked car lay in a ditch off Henneberry Road near Seneca Tapk. George Dailey of A F Ryan and Son identified the vehicle.
Bids for the Camillus Park swimming and wading pools will be opened at 2 p.m. July 5 in the County Purchasing Agent's office at the courthouse. The $100,000 project plans and specifications were released today. Local Democrats criticize the timing as hasty and improper planning.
Ambassadors from Nationalist China and New Zealand to lead a 12 to 20 member Far East delegation at Colgate University as the eighth annual Foreign Policy Conference opens July 2 with Walter Judd as featured speaker. The event runs through July 3 with sessions on Eastern Europe Africa Middle East Western Europe the Far East and Latin America.
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