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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1941
Page
7
Overweight readers are urged to weigh themselves, take Bruschen Salts twice daily, and cut pastries fatty foods while avoiding white bread and butter. The ad promises a safe way to lose fat, with a money back guarantee and druggist contact for two bottles.
An appellate panel upholds a Supreme Court ruling that Wilkie, a former horse trainer in Seneca Falls, is denied a monthly pension of 25.50 for refusing help to move from sleeping under a barn. The decision cites his noncooperation with welfare officials and unsuitable living conditions as grounds for withholding benefits.
Philadelphia reports the northeastern dairy conference discussed possible milk bars at Army training camps. Dr. E A Perregaux of the University of Vermont urged consideration of whether outdoor life would influence consumption habits after camp ends. The final session set plans for further discussion.
On March 6 County Treasurer Glen M. Washburn announced first half school payments totaling 354381.03 were dispatched to districts in Madison County. Townships listed include Lenox 4023.83 Lincoln 3650.96 Oneida City 2463.20 Fenner 3411.61 Sullivan 22562.68 Cazenovia 66844.39 Hamilton 71591.61 Nelson 599.83 Lebanon 693.47 DeRuyter 30825.64 Georgetown 13519.14 Brookfield 36740.61 Eaton 43859.05 Smithfield 1742.19 Stockbridge 27951.30 Madison 23991.02.
First Presbyterian Church trustees and congregation members met to plan the annual canvass set for March 16. Pledges must be paid in full to help balance the past year’s books and cover anticipated expenses for 1941-42, with special efforts urged during the drive.
Syracuse and Utica banks held deposits under the name of Mrs Mary Fortune 56 found dead in her Little Falls room after a cerebral hemorrhage. Investigators noted the isolated eight by seven foot dwelling cluttered with rubbish and papers. Her two sons John and Leo Fortune, a sister Mrs Margaret Donnelly, and other kin confirmed a frugal life despite a small fortune. Burial set in Little Falls with services at St Marys Church.
The Rev Dr Howard Thurman Dean of the Chapel at Howard University spoke at the moonday Civic Lenten service on the topic The Logic of the Cross He argued that both good and bad are crucified for the same reason and urged mediocrity as a warning. He said the cross reveals that some things are worse than death and that peace often comes when life pain is relieved.
Syracuse centers announced 86 selectees inducted for Army service from local boards 460 472 489 and 464 with contingent transfers to Niagara. Names include Joseph P O Hara Kenneth Blake James Hartnett Daniel Marani Stanley Marchik Ray Majka and others from Syracuse Skaneateles Cayuta Auburn Rochester Ithaca and surrounding towns.
Albany March 6 The draft system faces suspension on July 1 unless Congress provides another year of funding. State Selective Service officials expect a new outlay, though no action has yet occurred. Local boards will not entertain deferment requests until a registrant is called and questioned, with employers and dependents able to present claims when cases are reviewed.
Albany March 6 UP President John J Jackson of the New York State Bar Association appointed four men to chairmanship posts. The appointees are Paul Shipman Andrews Syracuse for legal education and admission to the bar Frederick A Keck Brooklyn for Surrogate's Court John Kirkland New York City for professional economics and Martin T Machtman Albany for headquarters.
Mrs. Anna Sgroi widow and administratrix of Walter Sgroi the White Eagle Bakery owner killed in a 1939 railroad collision secured a $9,000 verdict after a six year legal battle. The Appellate Division previously reversed two juries and ordered new trials. the High Court affirmed the amount.
A North Country nurse, earning under $800 yearly, sent a $3 check to the Internal Revenue Collector Frank ig Shaughnessy with a note asking it be applied to National Defense. The collector forwarded the letter and check to Commissioner Guy Helvering in Washington.
Retired deputy sheriff Edward H. Hoffmire of South Onondaga, after 45 years with the sheriff’s department and two months’ retirement due to ill health, applied to County Judge Frank P. Malpass for a license to possess a revolver. He was fingerprinted by Frederick Mawhinney in Judge Malpass’s office. the application lists Undersheriff Henry E. Phillips, Edward Klock, Albert E. Stone, and George J. Arbogast as members of Sheriff Edwin R. Auer’s staff inching the filing.
In Cambridge Harvard University's Fogg Art Museum received last year rare objects worth over 50000 dollars. The collection included a ninth century B C Assyrian bas relief and a fifteenth century Florentine painting by Piero di Cento. Also present was a Siamese Buddha head from the Eumorfopoulos collection in London.
New York March 6 UP The Glory that was Greece will be revived when Hunter College students, aided by the college committee on aid to Greece, present dramatized selections from ancient Greek literature in the original Greek to raise funds for an ambulance or medical supplies to be sent to Greece.
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