State Court Referee Bill Draws Support Across Albany
State legislative action centers on the Williamson bill to reappoint Official Referees with restored salaries and two year reviews by the Court of Appeals. Other measures include a uniform Syracuse upstate city Municipal Court plan and debates over budget cuts and relief funding while new bills and minor enactments surface in the 1941 session.
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Benj Albany
Mars
Court of
Supreme Con
Legisisture
Pliny W.son
Westchester County
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Ernest IL Edgecomb
Syracuse
Edward North Smith
Watertown
Fifth Judicial District
Smith
Edgcomb
Appellate Division
Wiliamson
Senate
Upstate
Buffalo
Codes Committee
House
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Harry A. Reaux
Warren County
Benjamin Feinberg
Plattsburg Republican
Senate Codes
Judiciary Committee
Feinberg
Senate Codes Committee
Walter J. Mahoney
United Taxpayers League of Buffalo
Lehman
League
Erie County
Abbot Low Moffat
Assembly
Ways and Means
Power Authority
New York
Atlantic ‘States
W. Stokes
Cooperstown
Elisha
Suffolk
Syracuse University sees shift in second semester enrollment
Registration figures show total enrollment at 5 835 students with 3 430 in the major ity or 59 percent. Freshman enrollment is up 39 from last year while sophomores and juniors decline. Senior class at 1 219, graduates by division list Liberal Arts 1 600 and Medicine 228 among others, with several schools posting higher totals than last year.
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Syracuse University
Hetth J. Kennedy
Ion
College of Medicine
College of Fine Arts
College of Applied Science
College of Home Economics
School of Speech
College of Liberal Arts
College of Law
New York State College of Forestry
College of Business Administration
School of Library Science
School of Nursing
School of Education
School of Journalism
State Employees Must Obey Park Meter Law
County Court upheld Syracuse parking meter ordinance over a State employee’s claim of official-duty immunity. Judge Frank P. Malpass ruled local traffic controls apply to all, noting public safety and local legislation authority. The case arose when Winifred Hoskins, a public health nurse, paid a fine after failing to use a meter near the Herald Building.
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Syracuse
Frank P. Malpass
Winifred Hoskins
Malpass
King of England
New York
William E. Rapp
Albany
Irving H. Lesser
J. Dan Kelly
Lessen
Trafic Court
Can
Maipass
Witherill Heads Campaign For General Hospital Funds
Lawrence L. Witherill announces acceptance of the chairmanship of Syracuse General Hospital’s fundraising drive to expand facilities. He names Philip R. Chase and James E. Heffernan as his aides to recruit eight mercantile teams of six. He cites rising 1940 hospital occupancy and urges local businesses to support additional beds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence L. Witherill
L. A. Witherill, Inc
Syracuse General Hospital
Philip R. Chase
James E. Heffernan
Witherill
Syracuse
Commercial Division
Aoe
Philip RF. . Chase
Thirteen Syracuse Fraternity Men Visit Chapters
Thirteen Syracuse University fraternity men will visit 24 campus fraternities during chapter meetings tomorrow night to explain the role of Greek societies in sub freshman week. Students may submit names of potential fall entrants to the interfraternity sub freshman weekend committee chaired by William Wildridge and John McTiernan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse University
Wiliam Wildridge
John McTiernan
Wealthy recluse Mary Fortune buried in Little Falls
Mrs Mary Fortune 56 of 313 Gifford Street died of a cerebral hemorrhage in a crowded niche. Coroner Gak retained her bankbooks showing deposits, letters of administration issued due to no will. Funeral held at home of sister Mrs Margaret Donnelly and St Mary's Church, burial in Little Falls Cemetery. She leaves two sons in the Navy, a sister and two brothers.
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Mary Forttune
Wifford Street
Little Falls
H. Ernest Gak F
Onondaga County
Utica
John WW
Sadler
Fortune
Gifford Street
Margaret Donnelly
Litue Falls
St. Mary's Church
John FL
Leo J. Fortune
United States Navy
Patrick Mulhern
Thomas Stack
Joseph Stack
Cambridge
Mass
Aiden Fortune
Syracuse
Syracuse Lawyers Named to State Bar Committee on Judicial Administration
George A. Langan and Henry S. Fraser of Syracuse were named by President John G. Jackson to the New York Committee on Improvement in Judicial Administration. The panel includes former bar presidents, judges, and noted trial lawyers, with Edw ard J. Dimock as chair. A meeting is expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Langan
Henry S. Fraser
Syracuse Jawyers
John G. Jackson
New York State Bar Association
New York Committee On
Edward J. Dimock
Syracuse
Charles W. Walton
State Bar Association
John Kirkland Clark
John C. Saxe
John C. Knox
New York City
Circuit Court of Appeals
New York State
Harold R. Medina
Columbia Law College
Frederick E. Crane
State Court of Appeals
Arthur ©. Sutherland
Court of Appeals
Warrick J. Kernan
Utica
The
Bar Association
Supreme Court
Bernard L. Shientag
Arthur B. Swig
Kingston
Harold J. Gallagher
John W. McDonald
Ithaca
Walter J. Mahoney
Buffalo
William D. Mitchell
Harry D. Nims
Rodeo Planned by Rochester Business Institute Students
Central City Business Institute Student Council outlined the annual rodeo for Rochester Business Institute students. Leon Davis of Fulton and Barbara Jennings of Groton led the meeting. About 1,000 visitors are expected to Syracuse next Saturday. The program includes a parade, luncheon, typing and shorthand contests, bookkeeping, spelling, bowling, ping-pong, basketball, dinner, a rodeo revue, prize awards and dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.C.B.I
Rochester
Rochester Business Institute
Central City Business Institute
Leon Davis
Fulton
Barbara Jennings
Groton
Syracuse
New York Central
CCBL
Honor Le Messurier for Red Cross Work in Syracuse
Albert Le Messurier, chair of the 24th roll call of the Syracuse and Onondaga County Chapter of the American Red Cross, received a certificate of distinguished achievement. Edward R. Stearn presented it as Le Messurier and his committee enrolled 21,744 members. national membership exceeds 3,000,000, the largest since 1919.
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le Messurier
Red Cross
Albert. le Messurier
Syracuse
Onondaga County
American Red Cross
Edward R. Stearn
National Red Cross
Stearn
United States
Columbia Market proprietor suffers heart attack
Charles Fischer 78 owner of the Columbia Market at 638 South State Street suffered a heart attack at work this morning. An ambulance from Crouse-Irving Hospital was summoned but he had already been taken home. He is under the care of his family physician.
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Charles Fischer
Columbia
South State Street
Crouse-Irving Hospital
Glasgow Refugee 16 Hitchhikes to Aunt in Canada
James Robertson 16 from Glasgow, a veteran of Nazi raids, traveled across the Atlantic aboard an oil tanker and arrived in New York two weeks ago. He entered the Rescue Mission seeking meals and lodging and planned to reach his aunt in London, Ontario by train via Niagara Falls. He shared memories of air raids in Scotland, his service guarding water works, and his long ocean crossing, and he hoped to decide whether to return to Scotland or join the Canadian Army when eligible.
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James Robertson
Glasgow
Scotland
Atlantic
Penni Jess
East Washington Street
Mission Br
Aids
Amos Phipps
London
Ont
New York City
Niagara Falls
Mission Lodging
Canada
New York
St. George’s Square
Robertson
Home Guard
Australia
Idia
Czecho-Slovakia
Poland
Finland
Dunkerque
Syracuse
Postmaster Deadline Set for Syracuse Job
The Civil Service Commission announced applications for the Syracuse postmaster position, paying 7000 a year, will be accepted through March 25. Acting postmaster Cornelius J. Nugent follows the ill health resignation of Edmund L. Weston on February 28. candidate names will be public on March 27.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Washington
Syracuse
Edmund L. Weston
Cornelius J. Nugent
Onondaga County
Democratic Committee
Saranac Lake
Thomas Ward
Manlius Alumni Luncheon at Seventh Regiment Armory
Members of the Manlius School Alumni Association held their annual noon luncheon in the officers club of the Seventh Regiment Armory New York City Guests included Brig Gen Asa L Singleton superintendent Frank H McLaughlin business manager Capt Dewitt Botts secretary Clifford H Drinkwine vice president and Maj Harry C Dursten secretary emeritus Fire reached 150 Clark Street caused little damage from a hot furnace pipe.
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Manlius
Alumni Association
Manlius School
Seventh Regiment
New York City
Asa L. Singleton
Frank H. McLaughlin
Capt
Dewitt ‘K. Botts
Clifford H. Drinkwine
Harry C. Pdurston
Youthful Yeoman Stoddard Visits Uncle and Aunt
Ralph B. Stoddard a third class yeoman aboard the U S S Memphis was a weekend guest at the home of his uncle Herbert A. Brown and aunt, and brother Richard A. Stoddard of 214 Ferndale Drive. The visitor from Lowville was hosted with a reception Sunday at the Brown home with guests from Lowville Newport Oneonta Syracuse and Pine Camp. Stoddard has served on Memphis for 15 months and is the son of Earl W. Stoddard and the late Bernice Brown Stoddard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph B. Stoddard
Lowville
Brown
Newport
Oneontal
Pine Camp
Syracuse
Stoddard
Memphis
Ground Breaking For New Rectory At Saint Anthony Church
The rectory for Saint Anthony of Padua Church will be broken ground Monday morning announced by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Charles F. McEvoy. Costing over 40000 dollars the three story brick building will be 26 by 60 feet with Romanesque styling and stone trim located south of the church on Midland Avenue. It will include two rooms for parish priests and is slated for completion in about six months.
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Saint Anthony of Padua Church
Charles F. McEvoy
Midland Avenue
Youth burglars held on $1000 bail each
James Gray and Leland Lewis appeared in Police Court after pleading not guilty to third degree burglary in the Walker’s Restaurant looting on West Genesee Street. Each was ordered held on $1,000 bail until March 19. Gray admitted involvement in about 21 burglaries, with ties to others at Merrick School and a South Salina Street gasoline station as investigators described a spree dating back to earlier breaks.
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James Gray
South Avenue
Leland Lewis
Cortland Avenue
Walker
West Genesee Street
Lewis
Iporbe
Mothers Push Stricter Auto Rules In City
Mothers from the John S Roberts School Mothers Club urged the State Motor Vehicle Bureau to require two years renewal exams for drivers and to implement yearly brake testing for city cars. They asked the Streets Department to regularly land stop signs during ice periods and parks to be policed after school to keep children out of play areas. The group plans greater safety training at home and closer cooperation with teachers to reinforce road rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Pitts
Herald-Journal Star
Wester
State Motor Vehicle Bureau
Mothers’ Club
John ST. Roberts School
Kathryn B. Gollegly
Syracuse
City Streets Department
Miss Ballard to Head Syracuse Social Agencies Council
Miss Scotia Ballard was named to continue as associate secretary and acting chief executive of the Syracuse Council of Social Agencies at a special executive board meeting in the Loew Building. She will fill the vacancy caused by Ralph H. Tracy's resignation as executive secretary of both the Chest and council, with Tracy departing for Washington for the National Defense program. Gerald W. Burke will succeed him as Chest executive secretary. The board also expressed appreciation for Tracy's service and regret over his departure.
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Miss Scotia Ballard
Syracse Council of Social Agencies
Council
Syracuse Community Chest J
Loew
Ralph H. Tracy
Chest
Tracy
Washington
Gerald W. Burke
Hill Novelty Dance Tonight at Slocum Hall Syracuse
Officers of Syracuse University's Men's Student Government and Women's Student Senate sponsor a novelty dance at 8 P.M. today in Slocum Hall. Tambourine and Berries perform a NY show style program led by student directors Dorothy Christiansen and Joyce Crabtree. Janet Davidson will sing. An A glass bank accepts contributions to the women's building fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse University
Slocum Hall
New York
Tambourine and Berries
Dorothy Christiansen
Hartford, Conn
Joyce Crabtree
Pulaski
Janet’ Davidson
Buffalo
Tacoma Span Crash Preventable Says Dr Steinman
Dr. David Steinman, a famed bridge designer from New York City, told 500 engineers in Onondaga Hotel that the Tacoma Narrows collapse last November could have been averted. He cited wind-induced oscillations seen at the St. Lawrence River bridge and said his diagonal stays method halted motion, which Tacoma engineers declined when offered.
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Tacoma
David Steinman
Tacoma-Narrows Bridge
Washington State
New York City
Central New York
Steinman
Onondaga Hotel
Onondaga
National Society of Professional Engineers
Tacoma Narrows
St. Lawrence River
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
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Gak
Neo
Langan
Fraser
Judicial Reform Committee
Clark Street
Russell W. Humphrey
Gray
Roberts School Club
Miss Ballard
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