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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1947
Page
3
A fragmentary set of funeral notices and obituaries recorded in a 1940s Syracuse era column. Entries list deceased names, ages, dates, survivors, and funeral arrangements including Calvary and local church services, with varied legibility and numerous OCR errors.
Deputy Police Chief James McNamara said two Syracuse University students from Glens Falls identified Edward Fischer 20 of Jersey City John Conti 21 of Cleveland Ohio and Paul A Vukovich 18 of Cleveland as the trio who robbed them on Route 5 near Herkimer They were bound gagged and stripped of their clothes after a $30 theft Oneida barracks and state troopers said the three are charged with being fugitives and bringing a stolen auto into the state Fischer and Vukovich were ordered held without bail for further examination Tuesday Conti also held without bail after arraignment
Visiting Syracuse for the 30th reunion of Syracuse University Class of 1897, Rev. Frederick Maunder of Horseheads, retired Methodist minister and former Bellevue Methodist pastor, died this morning. Survived by wife Nettie Hanson Maunder, two daughters Beatrice Bradshaw and Elizabeth Parry, son Sydney T. Maunder, a sister, and nine grandchildren. Funeral at First Methodist Church Horseheads at 10 AM Tuesday, burial in New Haven.
Frederick Rumpf 69 of Tiogast died Friday night at Crouse-Irving Hospital from a fractured skull after a fall on the steps at 501 Tully Street. He was employed as a mason with Walsh Construction Co. The body was taken to the county morgue as officials seek relatives. Anton Abraham, 74, Retired Farmer, Pardeville Wisconsin, Dies in Portage Hospital. Dawn Tangredi Infant Dies at Crouse-rving Hospital. services held at Pirro & Sons Funeral Home.
Ray W. Daniels of Binghamton, a World War I patrol prisoner, is misrepresented on the Reck of the Marne monument. His name is carved as “in action” though he was a prisoner for five months, and the monument records lack his unit’s postwar record. The 38th Infantry Regiment, from Camp Syracuse origin, honors its casualties with renewed memorial work.
Syracuse graduate R A Talbott professor at Ithaca College will guest artist at the Kum Bak Show of the Syracuse University Alumni Association tonight at 8 45 in Lincoln Auditorium. Robert Hoople acts as master of ceremonies from the sidelines using a flashback method. Local artists and chorus members including Mildred Oakey Kingsley and a large list of contributors will perform with excerpts from Gilbert and Sullivan’s H M S Pinafore and a trio of pianos performing Rhapsody in Blue.
Sheriff’s office reports three crashes with no serious injuries. Jane Babcock 19 of Homer narrowly escaped when her car skidded on a curve overturned twice hitting a bank before landing on its top. Sgt Willis cited Babcock for failure to control. Herman G Weiskotten Jr 25 slept at 1 30 AM and drove off road but suffered no injuries. A station wagon from John B Danforth left the road down a 15 foot bank, no injuries and valued at 2350.
Funeral services for Vito Testone 49 of 711 Pond Street a longtime North Side café owner and native of Italy. The Rev Francis Etlie will celebrate high mass at Assumption Church at 9 AM with 8 AM services at the home. Burial will be in Assumption Cemetery. Survived by wife Adaline a daughter Mrs Michael Goglia a son John Anthony Testone mother Mrs Marianna Testone three sisters and three brothers and a granddaughter Dorothy DeSocia. Native of Syracuse for 34 years and member of Nuova Monopli Society.
About 899 Solvay pupils will join the 26th annual physical education festival at the village auditorium. Speakers include Fr. Rypinski and Miss Mary Jannicello as part of Sacred Heart activities. Sacramental events and the Holy Name Society election will occur with a 7:30 A.M. mass and communion breakfast.
TI PROGRAM opens with flag raising and a pledge led by Walter Weyant, followed by a queen's crowning. Dancers and officials perform, supervised by Earl Hadley. Solvay High School band plays for drills and dances under Monand J Toate. Committee chairmen include Clinton Al Wood and Miss Anna Murtagh. A two day programme closes with a dinner at Hotel Onondaga tonight where Capt Raber Wearside of Pittsburgh will be guest speaker.
A blaze caused extensive damage to a residence near West Hill Marcellus destroying a roof and injuring livestock. Fire crews from surrounding districts battled the flames for over an hour. No further details on cause or injuries are provided in the fragment.
Mrs. Bertin Gott Smith reports being assaulted in a garage at 312 Seymour Street after leaving her car. She is hospitalized at University Hospital with head injuries and facial lacerations. Police have no clues on the assailant as of now.
Firefighter John Dutcher of Engine 46 raced into a smoke filled second floor at 406 E Adams St to rescue Edward Brezenski while a second occupant Cornelius Nelson escaped from a low roof. The fire caused mainly smoke damage and was confined to a mattress in Brezenski's room.
Bernard Keller, 98, of 209 Cheryst, was treated at University Hospital for two stab wounds to the left arm after an attack Friday night at Townsend and Jefferson while buying gasoline at a station on the corner. He told police he was attacked suddenly.
The Luther Leagues of New York State gather at the Hotel Onondaga with about 600 attendees for an annual dinner. Rev Harold Haas of Linden addresses the group urging resilience akin to steel springs and urgency symbolized by the hour glass. Rev Dr Henry H Barger of Lancaster and Rev Carl E Lundquist of the National Lutheran Council are featured speakers. Virginia L Rumpf of Syracuse chairs the convention.
The chilly opening at Green Lakes Park saw only a few hardy visitors test the bathing area while golf remained popular. Emmett V. Kelly, the club pro, reported 241 men and women took advantage of the holiday to play golf despite the cold.
Reelected Miss Marjorie C. Sith, assistant dean of women at Syracuse University, has been reelected first vice president of the New York State Business and Professional Women's Clubs. Officers were chosen at the state convention in Buffalo.
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