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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1944
Page
5
Fragmented notices from a Syracuse NY area page list deaths and memorials for Shostak family members and others, including interment plans, funeral homes, and religious services. Names such as Shostak and Gerland appear among scattered church and cemetery references, with multiple local funeral houses named.
Mrs Frances Sheldon Whitehouse fled Paris in 1940 as Nazis advanced and later became the oldest woman to fly a clipper across the Atlantic. She is the mother of Sheldon Whitehouse, former American minister to Guatemala and Colombia.
Myrtle J. Day dies at home aged, funeral pending with Rev. Wal Surial officiating. Survived by husband Donald S. Day and daughter Mes. Pes. seven sisters and two grandchildren. Frank Blesanowski of 316 Ki dies. funeral plans incomplete. Florence Greene Hinkley of Westcott Street dies. arrangements incomplete. George Weinerth, 76, dies. Carl E. Welter to locate relatives. arrangements incomplete.
A long obituary and birth notice list from Syracuse area records shows numerous deaths including Isaith Ann Corkery 84 and Frank Scott 42 and a string of birth announcements for families across Syracuse, Oswego, and nearby towns with names and addresses. The item catalogues death and birth notices, listing individual names, ages, and locations, reflecting local civil and church records.
Fragmentary lists show United States Navy casualties among the Central Pacific and Mediterranean theaters. The Syracuse authority notes totals by area with names and units, including sailors said to be among the dead and missing.
Sixty six workers at Saracuse University College of Applied Science receive certificates for compiler courses to boost wartime production. Names include Gail D. Beaver Beighton Avenue and Joseph Hemmanthrop Road, with several addresses listed for awardees in Syracuse area towns.
A WAC recruiting conference at the Hotel Syracuse urged greater female enlistment to fill war quotas. Lt. Col. Ernest S. Knighton chaired the event for the Northern New York Recruiting and Induction District. Col. Robert J. Connelly and Lt. Col. Charles W. Campbell led talks, noting five and a half million women exist for service. Maj. Cronin, Maj. Morrow, Maj. Townsend, and Capt. MacAdam attended as sub-district officers.
Camden hosts a joint initiation with Oneida Rome and Utica chapters at the Masonic Temple in Mexico Street. The Oneida Chapter degree team will exemplify the most excellent degree for candidates from Camden Rome and Utica. An Eastern Star dinner precedes the meeting with committee chairs named.
Wilson N. Perkins a former Syracuse area principal died Sunday in St. Petersburg Florida He taught at Broadalbin High School attended Syracuse and Colgate Universities and held Masonic and Mayflower Descendants memberships Last rites are set at Fairchild Meech funeral home with burial in Chittenango Survivors include his son Sgt Hubert W Perkins in New York City a sister Mrs Richard MacLaughlin and a niece
The readable fragments describe a street table and measurements but lack coherent details. No clear event names or outcomes are discernible.
Rosie, a British office worker in a gun factory, puts in long shifts six days a week, earning about 20 a week theoretical pay. After deductions for her London-domiciled husband, travel, and child care, her take-home is far less, illustrating harsh wartime economics beyond Dunkirk.
At the monthly meeting in the Court House the Memorial Association of Syracuse and Onondaga County appointed committees for the Memorial Day program. Dr. Patrick H. O’Hara was named ceremonial committee chairman. Flower committee led by Mrs. Hazel Hartman. School committee chaired by Reuben Jeffery. Transportation co-chairs William Neilson and John Miller. Parade committee with Col. Harry H. Farmer Thor W. Andre and Dr. Paul Steinberg. Band commander Dr. Leonard J. O’Brien. Drum corps leader Dr. Gorman B. Mance. Monument committee member Charles Sellwood. Wire hoop and floral sets led by E. G. Hursh, Mrs. Mary Schmeltz and Cora Bovee. Lunch chair Mrs. Mabel Hergenham. Press correspondent Mrs. Mary Schmeltz.
War Manpower Commission area director Thomas J Corcoran announced a revised appeal path to the Area Labor Management Committee. Under the new rule cases of undue hardship or underutilization suspend the statement of availability if the employer signals an intent to appeal, delaying release until the appeal is heard.
FCC Chairman James Le Fly testified that the commission had maintained constant surveillance for weeks before the attacks and found no evidence of censorship. Representative Miller pressed the inquiry, accusing the administration of trying to end the probe and shield the truth about Pearl Harbor.
The International Labor Office projects over 130 million jobs must be found worldwide after war. An international conference in Philadelphia April 20 will discuss measures, with Germany likely to bear initial financial charges. US officials negotiate representation with AFL and CIO at the ILO talks.
Meetings include 4 sewing classes led by Mrs Theresa D Ononfrio at Lyncourt School every Wednesday 7 to 9 PM sponsored by the Americanization League. Four Syracuse Home Bureau units hold events with Gore and Pioneer units meeting at designated homes. A League of Women Voters policy study group leads a March 13 session at Onondaga Hotel. Other gatherings cover luncheon, church teachers conference at YWCA, Lt C A Dennis Post and American Legion activities in Fayetteville.
Report from Naples notes American military tribunals favor leniency for Italian civilians. Cases show punishments range from three months to five years with varying forfeit and dismissal, while theft from government property faces heavier penalties. One suspect was discharged for physical and mental deficiency, another jailed for stealing a car and escaping prison.
The county board of elections approved Charles J. Hogan and Alana Vincent for the spring primary ballot despite insurgent objections from Democrats for Roosevelt faction. Ten challenges were filed by George Richardson. Hogan remained a target but approved. In a separate matter, Miss May Summers of 10 Lodi Street left 1000 to Catholic Church Extension Society and 54 to the Society for Propagation of the Faith in her will filed for probate January 24.
Fifteen or so women from Sachets Harter and nearby areas enlist in the Syracuse district as they begin basic training with the Women’s Army Carpe. Notable recruits include Miss Ethel M Phillips and Miss Patricia Phillips, among others named across multiple locales.
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