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Syracuse Herald Journal

Location

Syracuse, New York, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1940

Page

2

Lackawanna Ready to Sign L Contract Amid Rail Impasse

Mayor Marvin and Public Service Commission clash as Lackawanna Railway delays start of Emhurst Construction. Railroad vice president Swift urges commission to approve low bid. contractor has begun mobilizing machinery in Syracuse while residents face millions in land and waterway investments.

Gelay Oh Lackafall Roland B. Marin Marvin Rom Dauipiss Swift Swift Exid Tails Suoh Emhurst Contracting Company Pugb- Hie Oner Xval Brewster Watnapeerm Commission Ailroad D. 1 Public Service Commission Tam Marley Public Service Commision Heaven and Earth State of New York Syracuse Davis

Streets Torn Up Over Inquiries Into Inventions and Land Leases

Crews worked near Wet arlor and South Clinton Streets as Elmhurst Contracting Company faced a dispute with the railroad over leased lands. The railroad demands payment for land turned over for railroad use, while public bodies debate compensation. The Public Service Commission denied the initial compensation application and referred the matter to the New York State Court of Claims.

Mater J Morrisey John E. Morigo Elmhurst Contracting Company of Corora, III Iis John Hagen Syracus Wetarlor Clinton Streets Ds & W A. Cooper Metal Company Tron and Metal Company, Inc Mann & Hunter Lumber Company Jacob Cold Packing Corporation Hygrade Food Products Corporation

Deputy Receives Stamped Letter From English Kin

A letter from Percy Gurr of Folkestones England to Albert E. Stone, mailed May 6 with six Centenary stamps, notes war details and warns of German invasion. Mrs. Gurr of Folkestone Rotary says stamps go on sale for two months before withdrawal. The letter, sent special delivery, mentions England and the USA uniting to resist aggression.

Albert E. Stone Percy Gurr Folkestones England Gurr Folkerstone USA Sstane George Gurr Folkestone Germany England

Miss Doris DeLine to Preside at Church Dinner Meeting

Miss Doris DeLine, longtime president of the Junior Council of Churches, will preside at the annual dinner meeting of the Sons of Fourth Presbyterian Church at 6 30 p m Thursday The event coincides with the youths section meeting of the Christian Mission Officers to retire include Arthur Blaine of St Alban s Church Miss Jane Emerick Centenary Methodist and Donald Sanderson First Baptist Church Elizabeth Pawel West Genesee Street Methodist secretary Speakers include Rev Leslie Sigon East Syracuse Methodist Church on The Minister Takes the Stand and Francis Hall Union Theological Seminary Hall a Denver graduate also studied at Whittier College.

Doris DeLine Doris de Iine May Memorial Unitarian Church Wil Arthur Blaine St. Alban's Sepisco Jane Emerick Centenary Methodist Church Elizabeth Pawel West Genesee Strtet Methodist Church Donald Sanderson First Baptist I Church Christian Mission Lestie Sigon East Syracuse

Upstate Defense Orders Anticipated in Broad Spending

May 21 report from Syovtal Dixgiteh notes New York industrials expect large defense contracts as speeds up national defense, with bids under way and potential new Navy and Army procurement. Officials caution volume estimates are unsure, but many New York firms have earned millions in contracts since the emergency declaration.

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Delphi Falls Man Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Arson

Gerad E. Zapf 30 of Delphi Falls pleaded guilty before County Judge Fran P Mal Bass to second degree arson for setting fire to his car in a bid to collect insurance. Deputies found the vehicle near Apulia with seats saturated in gasoline. Four accomplices, Carmen Fidele 23 Charles J. Paquette 22 Frank Marshal 38 and Wilburn Ferguson 18 all pleaded guilty to assault and related charges and were ordered held for sentence in the county jail.

Delphi Falls Gerad E. Zapf Fran P Mal Bass Zapf Shariffs Apulia Carmen Fidele Eriel Boulevard Charles J.paquette West Seneca Turnpike Frank Marshal Wilburn Ferguson Youngstown Bure Jal

Egyptian Y Officer Yo Speak at Syracuse Advertising Club

James K. Quay of Cairo, Egypt, to address the Syracuse Advertising Club at Hotel Syracuse tomorrow noon. The event honors Gustave Vissapulus and his son Peter with a double celebration at 1636 West Colvin Street. Quay, a former religious work secretary for the YMCA, leads a 2,300-member, multi-faith Egyptian group.

James K. Quay Caire Eisghtitigions Fibe Egyptisn Fogal Petra Syra¢use Advertis Ing Club Hotel Syracuse Gustave Viassapolus Peter Featucim Gustave Viapolus Peter Viassis Suyonat West Colvin Anl Conine Wis Quayavil

Air liner delays from fog shut LaGuardia landings

Two Chicag o New York airliners returned to Syracuse last night due to fog and low ceiling at LaGuardia Field. Twenty five passengers continued to New York by rain from Syracuse while two remained overnight awaiting better weather. Rain and low ceilings persisted today over New York and Chicago, with virtually all flights stalled.

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Yerington to Speak to Syracuse Poetry Group

Prof Willem Yerington visits Syracuse University for the final meeting of the season at the Museum of Fine Arts. He discusses Oriental Indian Upanishads and epics shaping early literary history, focusing on creation, evolution, progress, and myth.

Yerington Willem Yerington Syrarcuse University Syracuss Museum of Fine Arts

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