Creek Diversion at Indian Reservation Dam Site Underway
State Conservation Department monitors Onondaga Creek diversion to facilitate flood control dam construction. A temporary ditch diverts water about 1000 feet west, leaving a safety outlet for high spring flows. Fish in pools will be seined out. a bridge will allow material haul to the site as Groves & Sons completes earth dam work.
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State Conservation Department
Onondaga Creek
Indian Reservation
Conservation Department
Onondaga
F. H. Hiestand
S. J. Groves & Sons Company
Minneapolis
Charles W. Reilly
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Two County 4 H Camp Opens August Seventeenth
The Onondaga and Madison County 4 H clubs plan a camp at Camp Eatonbrook on Eaton Reservoir from August 17 to 23. H J Stelle announces it with a 100 participant capacity split 60 for Onondaga and 40 for Madison. The fee rises to 13 dollars due to higher food costs and details are available from Mr Sielle in the Postoffice Building.
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Onondaga
Madison County
Erieville
West Eaton
Syracuse
Onondaga County
Madison
Sielle
Postoffice
Truman Signs Bill Extending Army Enlistment Age
President Truman signed a bill extending the Army voluntary enlistment age to 17 and preserving recruiting incentives. The measure allows original enlistments of two to six years and reenlistments up to six years in the Regular Army, with NCOs eligible for a $50 annual bonus.
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Washington
Truman
Essay Earns Prize for Onondaga Lake Reclamation Idea
A Syracuse area boy Thomasee Clarke wins a prize for an essay urging Onondaga Lake reclamation. The piece, praised by Crandall Melvin of the Onondaga Lake Reclamation Association, links lake cleanup to city pride and summer recreation for workers. The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce honors Clarke and highlights the essay’s call to restore the lake’s beauty and usefulness.
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Winnah
Thomas. Clarke
S. Geddes St
George Williams
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
Onondaga Lake
William Lockrow
C. of
Oliver S. Pease
Syracuse
Onondaga
Thomasee
S. Geddes Sr
Liverpool Piambaw
MH Mnuge
Wue
Crandall Melvin
Onondaga Lake Reclamation Association
Tommy Clarke
William A. Lockrow
Liverpool Chamber
Father LeMoyne
Light Plane Daredevil to Fly July 4 at Cicero Airpark
Nationally known pilot Roland Maheux will perform at Cicero Airpark during the Fourth of July celebrations. Maheux travels from Machanix Falls Maine for a rare New York appearance featuring wing walking and engine restart stunts at 2 PM after the Independence Day parade. Parachutist Jimmy Langer and veteran Dominic Povero will also perform before Maheux's planned delayed chute finale. Five towns Brewerton Bridgeport Clay Mattydale and North Syracuse join the parade led by an Italian American group.
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Roland Maheux
Cicero Airpark
Maheux
Machanix Falls
New ‘York State
Jimmy Langer
Cicero
Dominic Povero
Lunger
Brewerton
Bridgeport
Clay
Mattydale
North Syracuse
Cicero Hosts Junior Fife and Drum Contest Week
The event opens at 1 PM at King's Hotel Cicero with junior fife and drum groups. Water fights follow Povero's parachute jump as North Syracuse faces Mattydale and Bridgeport plays Brewerton, leading to a July Fourth final. Sponsored by local groups, the three day affair draws thousands, with parking arranged and many planes expected at Merritt Conway's air park.
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Povero
North Syracuse
Mattydale
Bridgeport
Brewerton
Cicero Volunteer Firemen
James 4H
Spire American Legion
Post 787
Cicero Aviation, Inc
New
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Spence A Amers
Syracuse Underwriters’ Exchange, Inc
A. T. Armstrong Co
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Ellis, Moreland & Ellis Co
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Lewis Fef
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Munro & Knapp Ink
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Pomeroy Organization, Inc
Mildred B. and
Gustav F. Schneider
Shimberg & Gerber
Louis Shapiro & Sons
H. Twichell Hamilton White
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Central New York Power Corporation
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