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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1940
Page
20
Syracuse sees temperatures hold in the 20s as wet snow keeps streets slushy and flood fears ease. Onondaga Creek remains below flood stage while firefighters prepare boats for possible rescues and farmers report wells and springs filling after thaws.
John Ageitos of 308 Wyoming Street was granted permission to appeal his ABC law violation conviction from police court on Feb 13. County Judge Frank enty DiAnni signed the order noting Ageitos appeared without counsel and claimed lack of awareness of the charges and penalties, poor health, and excessive sentence after Justice Homer V. Walsh sentenced him to six months in the penitentiary.
The Y M G A named Rev Dr Ellzworth C Redman pastor of Jets Memorial Universalist Church and Ernest M Cummings investment head to its board at the 82d annual meeting. Directors elected include John W Brooks William L Broad William A Genant E Q Larson W H A Munns Fred B Scott Jr Mark A Thompson and Ed Torbert. The association planned a remodeling costing 20000 to 30000 and faced 107207.60 in bank obligations with meetings led by E O Larson and Fred Hunt as temporary chair and secretary respectively.
Harold Simmons known as Shrimp Simmons, part of the Bailey gang that terrorized Onondaga County in 1921, seeks habeas corpus in federal court to overturn a 1922 sentence. He appeals the combined robbery and perjury verdicts claiming illegal indeterminate punishment and seeks a Supreme Court order to vacate the perjury sentence.
The old scam reappears with new features as the so called prisoner now claims wealth in Mexico and offers a one third share to fund escape from a U S customs office. Letters to local officials have surfaced, drawn to state police and postal inspectors to trace the scheme.
Lavoy Inpraves shows slight improvement after reports today indicated a minor setback but progress continues. Authorities briefed the public on new developments and attributed the change to ongoing medical treatment and monitoring.
Fragmentary United States church notice suggests St Pauls may regain cathedral status in Central New York region with details obscured by garbled OCR leaving few clear facts about dates or authorities.
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