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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1950
Page
3
Syracuse public schools lost about 2100 dollars in state aid after truants rose 13 percent in a 15 school random check. Superintendent David H. Patton said long Memorial Day weekend attendance drops explain the shortfall and that calendar constraints prevented changes.
Citywide rose queen entry Miss Leonora Noni Young of 114 Grayay has entered the Syracuse Recreation Department competition. She seeks the Rose Queen title at the 1950 Festival of Roses in Thornden Park on Sunday June 38. Entries require entrants be 16 or older and reside or work in the city. deadline is midnight Wednesday June 7.
A concert will be presented tomorrow at 8 15 P M in Lyncourt School auditorium by the Onondaga County Parent-Teacher Association Chorus and Auburn American Legion Post 97 Chorus with Robert Gehm conducting. Syracuse will be guest artist. The two choruses last performed together in Auburn. Conrad Hess, lyric tenor, will also appear.
Public Works Commissioner FRANK F. HARMON met with Chamber of Commerce leaders and Manufacturers Association officials to address incinerator issues. He cited explosions from private firm waste and a rise in private refuse, forcing some debris to be dumped. A snow removal plan for downtown and scheduled private refuse deliveries were discussed to prioritize burning.
The Syracuse Recreation Department announces four two week city sponsored camps with openings left for each session. Four groups will be guided by recreation counselors at Burnet Park, starting June 26, for ages seven to 22. Weekly country field trips support nature study via Board of Education bus cooperation.
The National Grange announces Paul Taber as assistant to National Master Albert S. Goss for the coming year. Taber leaves the Cooperative Grange League Federation in Ithaca to direct public relations and work on farm organizations relations and legislative efforts.
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