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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1944
Page
4
Actress Gloria Dickson confirmed plans to marry Bill Fitzgerald a former middleweight boxer and overseas Marine veteran in Hollywood. The couple’s engagement follows Dickson’s rise in films amid wartime era publicity.
Miss Dickson delays wedding for at least a year awaiting final divorce decree from Director Ralph Murphy. Fitzgerald, wounded at Gavutue and discharged, used ring name Billy Ryan.
Seventeen women from Central lived at Camp Lejeune New River and Northern New York to begin training as privates in the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve. They departed Syracuse by train after checking in with recruiter Rosemary McDonald.
Two 19 year old twins from Newark New Jersey Mayo 40 Pvt. John and Ralph Merlucci were inducted together and listed missing in action on the Anzio beachhead in Italy Their mother Mrs Caroline Merlucci said they often helped each other through childhood scrapes and illnesses including measles and chicken pox together.
Alvin Schaediger national president of the Luther League of America visits Syracuse for a two day program across Lutheran churches. He leads an educational conference at First English Lutheran on Saturday and preaches at St. Peter's on Sunday. He also speaks at a life service rally at St. Pauls Liverpool and installs Syracuse district officers with Ruth M. Erlenback and Frederick C. Funck taking part.
In Ridgewood Queens a one story frame bungalow burned. Mrs Margaret ONeill 39 and Mrs J Fradelat and her year old son Patrick died. Dolores ONeill twin sister of Joan suffered second degree burns. Mrs Fradelat had smoke inhalation and a fractured rib. Firefighters fought the blaze and found two other children injured. An undetermined origin fire claimed three lives.
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