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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1949
Page
36
Laura Willson, former board counsel, argues Sherrill high school bond votes from 1948 and 1949 violated law by omitting interest figures and failing to publish a budget or fix a hearing date. She seeks to set aside results and order a new referendum while the board counters. Arguments were heard in Albany.
Oneida teachers produced the Faculty Follies to aid underprivileged children. Gross receipts reached $1,600 with over $300 as federal amusement tax. net proceeds were about $1,000. Co-director Mrs Charlies Decker received a purse. Miss Kash and Leen Pendergast were honored. latecomers were turned away and some refunds issued.
Donald Sansone, home on a 10 day furlough from Camp Pickett Virginia visits his parents Mr and Mrs Benjamin Sansone of 466 E Walnurst Sherrill Renwood. Red Cross drive raises 2801 34 dollars as of today. Zonia Club meets at 7 20 P M Thursday with Mrs Ione Hinman. New parents in Vernon Mr and Mrs Bronislaw Zajac welcome a son at Oneida City Hospital. Yeamon 2/c and Mrs Nicholas Kilgore welcome a daughter Nora Margaret born at Oneida City Hospital. Cornell University junior Dr James Nicol to speak at Village Hall. Civil service chapter set for April 12 at Madison County Courthouse 5 P M Albany speaker expected. Oneida Nest of Owls admit 20 new members. Sherrill baseball oldtimers meeting Thursday night to meet Steve Peek manager of 1949 Seattle Pacific Coast League club. Spring party for Women of the C A C tonight at Sherrill clubhouse.
Dr. Oscar Schlesinger of Springfield, Illinois, has arrived in South Otselic to begin a general practice. His office is in the Baldwin home. Born in Czechoslovakia in 1906 he studied at Kamensky University Medical School Bratislava. He served in Czechoslovak forces in Britain and Europe during the war and came to the United States in May 1946. After residency at Belmont Hospital Chicago he joined Monson Hospital Palmer Massachusetts before moving to South Otselic on March 1, 1949.
Rites for Robert J. Snyder 22 of Peterboro Road near Vernon will be conducted at 2 PM Wednesday at Alger funeral parlors Vernon with Rev Leonard T. Bass officiating. Burial follows at Maple Grove Cemetery Vernon. Snyder died Sunday night from a head wound at Cit Hospital. Surviving are his parents four brothers and four sisters with ties to Copenhagen Oneida Dexter Watertown Grenfield and Lowville.
Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Wratten Hendry 59 wife of Harold L Hendry will be held at 2 PM tomorrow at McLean funeral home Waterville with Rev. Alton Parker officiating. Burial will be in Hubbardsville Cemetery. She died Sunday in a nursing home born January 11 1890 in Hubbardsville daughter of James and Florence Risley Wratten married September 13 1913 survived by husband four sisters and two brothers.
Canastota native Miahelm Sterling son of Mr and Mrs L C Sterling won a lead as police sergeant in the Albany State Teachers College operetta Pirates of Penzance where he is class of 1949. Lenox Memorial Hospital reports births and medical patients among local residents while religious services and community notices appear from Chittenango and nearby areas.
Peter L. Hollis Jr infant son of Mr and Mrs Peter L Hollis died Friday at their Cooperstown home. The child was born January 13 1949 in Cooperstown and is mourned by family members in the community.
Camden merchant John Colburn explains his oriental rug hobby to Camden luncheon clubs. He travels to share his passion at museums and colleges, has spoken at Syracuse University and Utica’s Proctor Museum, and plans a Perry lecture. He receives requests from a Chicago collector and tours the Eastern States annually.
COOPERSTOWN George Tilley won first for boys and Elizabeth Bellamy first for girls in the annual prize speaking contest at Central School. William Russell second for boys and Mary Tilley second for girls. First prize five dollars, second three. Jack Reeves absent with leg infection. Judges were Dr Louis C Jones and Mrs Harry Hamblin. About 400 attended. Tilleys selection The Congo by Vachel Lindsay. Bellamy spoke Gertrude the Governess by Stephen Leacock.
Bridgeport drew over 200 visitors as mild weather encouraged fishing along the Chittenango Creek. The day produced many suckers with the longest catch at 21 inches, and officials noted the creek level was unusually low for spring.
Oneida reports 1365 people received X rays during five days by a traveling unit. Four hundred X rays went to school children near the high school as buses brought pupils from Cazenovia Hamilton and other towns. The unit stays until April 5 with sessions on select days and hours, open to all residents regardless of sign up.
Unadilla court records announce the marriages of two McDonald sisters. Miss Izetta Ros McDonald wed Rev B Foree at the Bene dict home with family attendees. they plan to reside in Unadilla. Miss Joyce E McDonald married Kenneth Goodrich at the bride’s home with Mr and Mrs Leon Lambert present.
Funeral services for Mrs Hezeline Irene Hanna 59 a missionary in Burma were held at Madison Street Cemetery Hamilton with Rev Paul Swarthout officiating. She died March 25 1949 in Granville Ohio home. Survived by two daughters Mrs George Samuel Alberta Canada and Miss Margaret Hanna Granville two sons Ames Granville and Stanley Baltimore four sisters Mrs George Lee Syracuse Mrs B F Lee Curler Mrs Ralph Fox Manlius Mrs Robert Campbell Wyoming Pa one brother Burr Ames Little Rock and six grandchildren.
Mrs. Wade Whitbeck of Chenango Forks announces Ruth Evelyn Whitbeck is engaged to Richard K Cooper of Greene. The families of Ruth and Richard confirm the betrothal and announce the forthcoming marriage.
Georgetown Central School won the semi finals of the one act play contest sponsored by the Chemung League held at DeRuster Central High School auditorium Friday night. The winning play UC, S&S Refit was directed by Ralph Davie with cast Mary Davie Busy Wieox Lois Davie Douglas Westger Clinton Stone Linda Marks Janice Bayl Clg immons and Robert Fryer.
Sherrill Youth Center completes a facelift and reopens with blue and white interiors funded by Oneida Ltd. A snack bar and new furniture are added. Revised hours are Friday 7 30 to 11 30 p m and Sunday 2 to 5 38 p m. Helen Duicher supervises with an adult committee including George Bortle William Moench and others.
Mrs. Alice O Masner 90 wife of William Masner of 301 N Jan St Rome died yesterday at her home after a long illness Born Western July 26 1858 daughter of William Mary Martin Holland married Masner Jan 1 1885 They came to Rome in 1925 Surviving husband one daughter Miss Wava Masner three sons Charles V Theodore H Roscoe T four grandchildren three great grandchildren one brother William Holland Funeral 3 PM tomorrow Griffin Aldridge funeral home burial Wright Settlement Cemetery
Dr. Kirby Page will speak at the Cooperstown Methodist Church on What Does God Want Us to Do About Russia followed by a forum. A 6 PM conference on Can Military Weapons Defend Us will also be held. The talks are sponsored by the Cooperstown Council of Churches and the American Friends Service Committee with a free admission supper to follow.
Max Sykes of this locality has been appointed as volunteer veterans reemployment rights specialist with the Bureau of under the Selective Service act. He serves as veterans affairs counselor for the Oneida County Veterans Service Agency.
Thirty two canvassers report $133 raised last week at a firehouse meeting led by Rev. Baden P. Mudge. A contract for $32,253 with a local builder will fund nave dining hall and recreation space, with completion targeted for early September.
Camden readers note Ethan W. Carle Ford J. Clellan Howard E. Curtiss Neil H. Dor Yance M. Carls Eastham Jonn Fitzsimmons J. Brewster Giles Harry A. Harden Edmund T. Hornung F. Lewis Lock Harold W. Liddy Charles E. McLeHan Kenneth I. Istrander G. Irasimmons will receive 30 year pins at the Arthur S. Moran Post American Legion birthday dinner Thurs 7 PM. County Commander Carl Neiss and staff attend. Fitzsimmons toast master. program of entertainment. open to members and wives Auxiliary members and husbands.
The Officers' Wives Club at Griffiss Air Force Base presented a 350 check to the Salvation Army to provide hot lunches for underprivileged schoolchildren. Maj. Arthur Williamson disclosed the donation, led by Mrs. Paul E. Burrows, wife of the base commanding officer.
In Cooperstown at the Iroquois sheep farm on March 31 a sheep shearing school will be led by Jay Fairchild assistant county agricultural agent. Prof. George Johnson of Cornell will demonstrate proper shearing and a post mortem on a parasite infected sheep will show need for trenching and control.
Funeral services for William Kuehnling, oldest member of the Utica Maennerchor, who died at his home on Schuyler Street after a brief illness. A native of Germany, he moved to Utica in 1883 and retired in 1947. He served 50 years as secretary of the Maennerchor, and belonged to Liberty Lodge 959 Harugari 242 Imperial Council 70 Royal Arcanum German-American Alliance and Redeemer Church. Burial in Forest Hill Cemetery.
Oneida saw the Through Train stop Saturday night to take Rev. Dr. George Brown Swinnerton pastor emeritus of First Presbyterian Church to the home of his son Dr. Alion C. Swinnerton in Yellow Springs Ohio. The retired clergy man boarded the train for the visit.
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