Syracuse bus drivers receive wartime plastic work badges
Syracuse Transit Corp issues plastic badges to drivers replacing old metal insignia. Glenn Taylor receives No 1 badge, with service since 1899, alongside women drivers Training earlier in the month earning badges 400 and 401 for Mrs Hazel Towne and Mrs Florence McDaniel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Glenn Taylor
William H. Chilton
Syracuse Transit Corporation
Taylor
Fellows Avenue
Elmwood
Hazel Towne
Florence McDaniel
Syracuse Transit Corp
Glenn ‘Taylor
Syracuse area service members receive training and leave notes
The hometown column lists Lt Frank J McGann and Pfe Don J McGann stationed in Texas with B 24 crews and aerial gunnery. Seaman William J LaMirande returns from a seven day furlough. several others like Set Carl S Stanton, Pvt Edward J Nelson, Pvt Albert Brissenden and more report training, furloughs, and assignments at Camp Forest Nash ville Lamson Co Bowman Field Peabody Nashville and War ner Robins Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGann
Riggs Field
Paso
Texas
Pfc. McGann
Harlingen
Carl S. Stanton
Mrr
Carl Stanton
East Pleasant Avenue
Camp Forest
Nashville
Tenn
Onondaga Valley Academy
Camp Sutton
N.C
Edward J. Nelson
Liverpool
Lamson Company
July Bicycle Quota Fixed in War Time Rationing
The Office of Price Administration set the July bicycle rationing quota at 54000 for states outside the Eastern gasoline shortage area, unchanged from June. In the shortage area, 16 states will issue bicycle rationing certificates without quota limits, while West Virginia receives a defined quota. Eligibility in the Eastern area covers workers needed for war effort, public welfare duties, and school pupils. Outside the area, only essential war work participants and pupils with transportation need qualify.
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Office of Price Administration
West Virginia
Letters Granted for Marion W. Watkin Estate in Oswego
June 26 letters testamentary issued in Oswego County Surrogate's Court to George C. Reed of Oswego for the estate of Marion W. Watkin late of St. Petersburg Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion W. Watkin
St. Petersburg
Oswego County
George C. Reed
Oswego
Hay Wagons Serve As Taxis To Dinner Dance Night
Three hay wagons will shuttle guests to the Sihaneateles County Club for the first summer dinner dance on Saturday night. Club president William Curran arranged routes along East Lake Road and West Lake Road with one wagon to meet the Syracuse ox team. Wagons depart about 6 PM and return after late flights, with music by Tom Kirkerood and the Merrytakers from Syracuse.
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Sihaneateles County Club
William Curran
East Lake Road
West Lake Road
Weales
Syracuse
OPA
Willam Allen, Jr
Ivan Stewart
Matetin Snyder
Samuel T. Betts
James T Huxford
Gorden Cronk
Tom Kirkerood
Merrytakers
Syrapouse
Skanbeateles
Hart
Compensation Board Hearing Moves to Grand Jury Room
The Compensation Board under referee James Richardson will hold June and July sessions in the Grand Jury room at Onondaga County Court House after moving from Washington Irving School. Medical examinations are assigned to the Court House on the first floor. Richardson, retiring, and assistant commissioner Thomas Corcoran were feted at a Quonset Hotel dinner attended by about 500 guests with speeches by Michael J. Murphy and Mark Kelly. Mayor Thomas B. Kennedy attended, and the event was organized by Miss Marie Quinlan and others.
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James Richardson
Onondaga County Court House
Washington Irving School
Court House
Courtouse
Richardson
Thomas Corcoran
Wotiring
Quondaga Hotel
Michael J. Murphy
Labor
Mark Kelly
Teleres
Tuasi Eastern
Thomas B. Kennedy
Marie Quinlan
Gerald McMann
Daniel. Boyle
Stacy Stacy Will Probate Allocates Trusts and Bequests
The will of Mrs. Marjorie Lipe Stacy filed for probate assigns a $1,000,000 trust for her three children, with life income to her husband Parker A. Stacy, and names executors. Several bequests go to former employees and relatives while residuary estate becomes a trust for the couple’s children, with staggered access at ages 25 and 30. Guardians are named for Stacy’s deceased siblings’ children.
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Marjorie Lipe Stacy
Parker A. Stacy
Brookford Road
Stacy
Ernest F. Young
West Pleasant Avenue
Didama Street
Mary M. Hollenbeck
Carlton Road
George B. Scott
Interlaken
Dorothy Miller Henderson
Lakewood
Ethel Wilcox Wooding
Mt. Kisca
Parker A. Stacy, Jr
New Orleans
Virginia Stacy Jefferis
Clemson
Laura Belle Stacy
Syracuse
Standish Drive
Young
John W. Sadler
Suzanne H.lipe
Willard Charles Lipe, Jr
Gordon Clifford Lipe
Willard Charles Lipe
Harold M.weisenberg
Hancock, Dorr, Ryan& Shove
Boy Near Death From Neglected Foot Puncture
A boy in St. Joseph's Hospital suffers from lockjaw after a puncture wound to the foot was ignored. David Booth 11 son of Mr and Mrs Earl Booth of 906 North Alvord Street received the puncture while playing. doctors urge antitoxin injections within 24 hours to prevent tetanus.
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David Booth
Earl Booth
North Alvord Street
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Brooks W. McCuen
George Murdock
McCuen
Tolley Urges Syracuse Freshmen to Bond With Teachers
Chancellor Tolley addresses Syracuse University class of 1947 urging close contact with instructors. He warns against flattery and emphasizes seizing college life amid wartime expectations. Vice-chancellor Crawford introduces Tolley. Dr Boward Lyman also speaks to the freshman body.
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Tolley
S. U
William P. Tolley
Syracuse University
Guadalcanal veteran brothers recount battle and resolve
Syracuse Marine Pvt. George Henry Rivers Jr and Navy Pharmacist Mate Donald Rivers, sons of Mrs. Katharine Hannon, share furlough stories from Guadalcanal. George recalls Red Beach fighting, malaria hospitalizations, and near misses while awaiting further treatment. Donald was aboard a hospital ship as his unit earned a Presidential citation. another brother, Pfc. Arthur Rivers, serves in the Coast Artillery near Boston.
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George Henry Rivers, Jr
U. S. Marines
Donald Rivers
U.S. Navy
Hixson Street
Guadalcanal
Katherine Hannon
Donald
George
Red Beach
Australia
California
San Diego Naval Hospital
Rivers
Pfc
Arthur Rivers
Coast Artillery
Boston
Air Cadet Bands Prepare 3 Ring Campus Concert
Syracuse Universitys Army Air Corps Training detachment presents a three in one concert on the Old Oval featuring concert members dance favorites and Dixieland Swing. A quartet will sing with the dance band and solo numbers on flute clarinet and trumpet accompany the performance by the 55 piece band. Officers wives and sweethearts will attend as softball fans look to a clash between officers and non coms with Capt. Reis pitching and Lt Col Res S Bara catching in a free admission game.
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Army Air Corps Training Detachment
Syracuse University
Frank Reed
Charles Hicks
James Horns
Trump
James Coleman
Teft
Edwin Billett
Edward Gilbert
Rochester Plaque Unveiled for Justice Edgecomb
Friends and associates gather in Rochester for a memorial service and plaque unveiling honoring Justice Ernest L Edgecomb in the Appellate Division. Attendees include Julian Edgecomb Justice Edmund H. Lewis Frank D. McVara and others with Justice Harley Crocby presiding. memorial address planned at noon.
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Ernest L Edgecomb
Rochester
Edecomb
Julian Edgecomb
Edmund H. Lewis
Frank D. McVara
Nathan Ableson
Horace Stone
Rolland B. Marvin
George W. Bond
Calcb
Candee Brown
Sdythe Brady
Raymond M. Bush
Thoming
Harley Crocby
Bond
Dates Fixed For Validity Of Stamps
The Office of Price Administration set validity dates for four War Ration Book series. Red stamps P/16 Q/16 R/16 and 5/16 expire July 31 with use through specified Sundays. Series T dates will be announced soon.
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Office of Price Administration
OPA
Hill Graduate Wins Decoration as Flier
Lt. James H. Archibald Jr. of Amsterdam receives the Distinguished Flying Cross for combat service in the Solomons and New Guinea. A previous plane crash in the Pacific sidelined him for months, then he returned to flying and crashed in the Solomons before serving in New Guinea. He graduated from Syracuse University College of Fine Arts in June 1940 with a major in illustration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Archibald, Jr
Amsterdam
Solomons
New Guinea
Archibald
Pacific
College of Fine Arts
Syracuse University
Boston man held after draft registration arrest on Canal Street
Edward Barrett, 42, of Boston, jailed at Police Headquarters after Police Sergeant Jay Lane arrested him in the 700 block of Canal Street for alleged failure to register for Selective Service. Inspector Fred Arnold reports Barrett admitted he never registered for the draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Barrett
Boston
Barrett
Jay Lane
Canal Street
Bby
Fred Arnold
ODT Seeks Taxi Cruisers Violations Under War Rules
Police cooperation in enforcing wartime road use bans led to the identification of 16 taxicabs cruising downtown over the weekend. Hearings will determine violations. penalties include license suspension or reduced mileage. Investigators probe possible use of black market fuel to boost coupons.
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John J. Haykel
ODT
Haykel
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United States Armed Services
Frank J. McGann
Pfe
Don J. McGann
Army
East Genesee Street
William J. LaMirande
Forest Hill Drive
Sampson
Albert Brissenden
Wilkinson Street
Bowman Field
Solvay Process Company
AC William B. Smith, Jr
William 8. Smith
Rigi Avenue
Army Air Corps
Peabody College
John J. Donaldson
Antoinette Donaldson
Wendell Terrace
J. J. Donaldson
Milton Avenue
Finance Replacement Training Center
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Stover, Butler and Murphy
Edwin L. Bucher
Adam J. Bucher
James Street
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Carlton A. Rech
Adam K. Rech
Kirkpatrick Street
New Orleans Army Air Base
Atlantic City
N. J
James R. Gallagher
Elk Street
J. F. Gallagher
Warner Robins
Tanner
Adelbert Tanner
Route 2
Key Field
Miss
Onondaga Valiey Academy
St. Lawrence University
James C. Cobb
Kenneth Cobb
Kensington Place
Colorado State College of Education
Army Air Forces
Greeley
Colo
Harold N. Wockensmith
230
South Avenue
Hawaii
South Pacific
Charles A. Thompson
E. Thompson
North Midler Avenue
East
Sampson Naval Training Station
Efc. Ellett Rogers
John A. Rogers
Charmouth Drive
Yuma
Ariz
Robert A. Files
Henry M. Files
Sedgwick Drive
New Jersey
Robert H. Steele
John H. Steele
Lancaster Avenue
Miami Beach
Fla
Army Fire School
Wake Forest College
John R. Steele
Greensboro
N. C
Charles B. Kamp
Kamp
Natalie Black
Camp Siebert
Ala
Battle Creek
Lieutenant Kamp
Camp Custer
Louis K. Kamp
Ellis Street
George S. Block
Genesee Street
Army Signal Corps
Camp Murphy
Corps
Robert C. Clark
Robert W. Clark
Faye Avenue
Richard J. Walsh
Whittier Avenue
Bernard Airfield
D. S
East Fayette Street
Walter Derdzenski
Alexander Derdzeniski
South
Edwards Avenue
Kessier Field
John P. Griffin
Joseph R. Griffin
Helen Street
Warner Robins Army Air Base
North High School
Don McGann
Edward Nelson
Carlton Rech
Elliott Rogers
Grand Jury
W. C. Lipe
U.S
George H. Rivers, Jr
George H. Rivers, JR. JR
Air Cadet Bands
Justice Edgecomb
Hill
Tae Tantoon
Sefior Alvaré
Black Mart
Precision Instruments
Fred E. Osborne
Optometrist
South Salina
Jefferson Street
Auburn
Fulton
Orwege
Utica
Ithacd
Sar Hez
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