County Board Approves Open Market Coal Purchase And Park Plan
The Board of Supervisors authorized non competitive buys of 6 500 tons of coal to meet Syracuse smoke abatement rules and ordered a county park study at Jamesville Reservoir. It also created several new positions including an administrative trainer, two park foremen, and a veterans adviser while sending the park report for conservation review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Syracuse
Jamesville Reservoir
County Parks and Regional Planning Board
County Highway Department
Children’s Court
Parks Board
Veterans’ Service Agency
Solvay Schools Launch Children's Crusade Drive
The Solvay Student Council at Solvay High School launched the Children's Crusade drive with guest speaker Robert Barrus, relief program director for the American Friends Service Committee in Italy. He described conditions in Italy and the crusade's plan to aid needy families in Chieti province and a 130-person homeless children's village modeled after Boys Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solvay
Solvay High School
Robert Barrus
American Friends Service Committee
Italy
Barrus
University of Rochester
Rochester
Solvay Schools Crusade
Chieti
Abruzzi
Appenine Mountains
Adriatic Sea
Children’s Crusade
Solvay Schools
Joan Nies
Rail History Unit to Drive at Syracuse Spring Dinner Meeting
The Syracuse chapter of the National Railway Historical Society hosts Theo dore E. Smith NY Central System division passenger agent as guest speaker for the second annual spring dinner at the East Syracuse YMCA. Smith will discuss passenger car improvements for traveler comfort and convenience. A color sound film Colorado Rockies will be shown by H A Schneider of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad, followed by the resort film Vacation Spots in New York State. The article also notes a 50 year trend of United States tenant farmers adding about 20 000 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
National Railway Historical Society
Theodore E. Smith
New York Central System
A. Smith
Im- Smith
Colorado Rockies
H. A. Schneider
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
New York State
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shantung
United States
Amur Kolinsky
Addis
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!