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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1941
Page
3
A string of accidents near East Lake Road reports a 25 foot tractor fall injuring a driver, with others including a 23 year old Williams and 16 year old Ells hospitalized for serious injuries. Police say multiple youths from Baldwins and local residents were hurt in separate crashes, and hospital status updates flag additional fractures and head injuries.
A local Volunteer Defense Committee enrollment reaches fifty for a third course at Plamington Club. Speakers include Miss Scotia Ballard associate secretary of the Council, Mrs J Lewy chair of the Volunteer Service Bureau, Dr H Burton Doug, Miss Margaret Kelley and Agnes Miller, with Aaron Rose and Miss Her Nice Taylor from the Jewish Community Center and Y W C A discussing health, welfare and character building programs.
The Onondaga Hotel Corp seeks to build a 60000 dollar SEU 1008 cocktail lounge at the Onondaga Motel. Trustee H Loonis Murray, in reorganization talks, tells Judge Frederick J. Bryant the lounge will feature new cooks and provide bonus revenue to hotel owners. The judge asked for more evidence and set a noon return for further consideration.
Hiram Wels DeTE and Edward Kiremay were reelected to vice president and treasurer roles respectively at the annual congregational meeting. Temple trustees for three years are Dr. Mark Heleman, Samuel Raver, and Henjorin Rudolph. The election took place in the temple social rooms.
The Police storage sale yielded 251 dollars as officers cleared junk from headquarters. Auctioneer Leahy called bids on bicycles, tires, tools, and odd items including safety gear and a bathtub. About 300 people attended, bidding aggressively on miscellaneous lots as garbage and salvage were sold off.
City officials seek three additional mobile transmitters for emergency use in departments handling water, streets, and public safety. George H. Ballantyne announced bids are sought for the equipment, with grant funds ensuring delivery. existing sets push total to 18 across departments, while two field wireless outfits join the signal division.
J J Nawre vice president and general sales head of Easy Washing Machine Company becomes Zenith Corporation sales chief. Nance brings Broad industrial sector experience, previously vice president and general manager at Easy Washing. He will relocate family from Sy (St) to Wilmette after school year ends, joining Zenith in Athy H S. Commander McFlenald, Zenith president, is a former Syrapnian. The Zenith is described as the largest manufacturer in its exclusive field.
Women from Oswego and nearby towns gather at Christ Church Oswego for a religion meeting. Leaders include Donald M Towers Edna Eastwood Walter Higley and George Herriel. The bishop Rev Edward Coley will celebrate Holy Communion with clergy from St Andrew's Syracuse and Fourth Dinnet. Business sessions start at 11 AM with Mrs Voor Jones presiding. Rev Henry B Lee and Mrs Frank Moore are guest speakers.
Wet spell eases drought in region with forecast showers today and tomorrow. Rain improves soil moisture as ground stays cool and cloudy. parks and outdoor facilities face closures and restrictions while crews install play centers and prep for reopening after steady rain boosts crops.
Dr Siewers of Syracuse public schools joins a Richmond VA meeting of the American Psychiatric Association to discuss Readjusting Behavior Problem Children and present papers on Attempted Personal Crisis Reports by Children. Onondaga County Dairy Herd Improvement Association officers plan a 3 30 P M meeting at the Farm Bureau Office in the Federal Building per James Q Foster assistant county agent.
Ray B Fields of Griffith Street has been honorably discharged from the Air Corps to serve as a junior aircraft machinist at the Panama Air Depot with a salary of 2000 dollars a year. He enlisted June 8 1939 at the New Recruiting Station for Coast Artillery and transferred to the Army Air Corps January 1 1940, joining the 16th Air Squadron at Panama after aviation mechanics study and a civil service test.
Miss Irish was chosen president of the Catholic Women's Society of Syracuse at the annual meeting last night. New officers include Miss Katherine Murphy first vice president, Miss Kathleen Fitzgerald second vice president, Miss Anna McMahon treasurer, Miss Pauline Mark secretary, Miss Mildred Raver corresponding secretary, Mrs. Marie Gould financial secretary, and directing officers named. A cathedral concert by the Women’s Auxiliary to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is set for Wednesday night May 21 under Prof. Joseph J. McGrath. The proceeds will support the students’ athletic program. Additional community notices include installation of officers by the Business and Professional Women’s Club and acknowledgments of new members and roles within several Syracuse organizations.
An ambitious plan by All-American Aviation Inc. of Wilmington to inaugurate pickup air mail between New York City and Syracuse, with extensions toward Auburn and western New York, is outlined. Auburn leaders and Rep John Scherbsty have engaged with the Civil Aeronautics Board, seeking a certificate of convenience, a route permit, and a central distribution point. The effort aims to connect Auburn more directly with eastern cities, though surveys and petitions are still in progress and no final timetable is set.
About 123 librarians attend a Suffolk Institute focusing on democracy and library service. Key speakers include Oscar F. Soale trustee leader and Rev Harry B. Taylor. Dr Paul M. Paine of Syracuse Public Library directs the event with Syracuse University hosting sessions through Saturday.
A youth plead guilty in Police Court to auto larceny connected with an automobile heir Thomas C Rendall 31 Rome held for sentence. He was arrested near Troy by state police and brought to Syracuse by Acting Detectives Pred Fee and John Krause for theft of a car owned by Fred Ayalt 315 James Street from the latter's yard on a specified day.
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