Ten Injured In Overnight Auto Mishaps
A string of minor city crashes left ten people injured and three drivers cited. A tank truck at Moyer's Corners spilled 200 gallons after a sedan hit its rear. Selinski was fined for speeding.
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1941
Page
2
A string of minor city crashes left ten people injured and three drivers cited. A tank truck at Moyer's Corners spilled 200 gallons after a sedan hit its rear. Selinski was fined for speeding.
Charles Collins returned to his room at 102 Shennard Street yesterday after a month in the hospital to find a radio, a ring, shirts, socks and canned goods missing. Detectives Edward Saroncy and John Barry investigated the theft.
Charles J. Hogan and William C. Martin seek Independent nominating petitions to appear five times on the November ballot. Martin, ex Republican state senator and district attorney, trails Hogan with about 3,000 signatures. Hogan has roughly 2,200. Clerks review signatures for validity while Hogan decries postcard straw ballots used to gauge voter intent.
The article notes objections to a straw poll and lists Independent petitions. In Dewitt a complete slate labeled People’s Party includes Democratic nominees. In Lafayette, Democratic supervisor John M Crowe appears on an Independent slate, as does Mrs Bertha Amidon for town clerk.
Carl Burtis and Kenneth Barry, city engineers from Syracuse, departed for Trinidad to join Walsh Construction and George F. Driscoll Company on an air base project valued at 48 million dollars. Burtis plans a two year stay and hopes his wife can join him later. Barry is single. They pack boots, raincoats, and two dozen wool socks for the journey.
Dennis F. Sullivan told the central branch of the National Vocational Guidance Association that Onondaga County's employment has grown from 49 000 in 1939 to about 73 000 in private industries. Defense factories now employ 35 000 versus 24 000 in 1939, with a shortage of skilled workers and young workers under 21 and efficient office help. John C. Donahue spoke on Youth's Attitude Toward Today's Problems. Dr Coleen M Smith, a member of the Association, presided.
Master Sergeant Elmer C. Helland of the 37th Armored Regiment Light at Pine Camp has become a warrant officer attached to the Fourth Armored Division HQ. After 18 years of service at five posts, he rose from private to master sergeant and specialized in communications. He attended Fort Monmouth School and organized the regimental radio school at Pine Camp. He enlisted December 22, 1922, at Fort Keogh, then served at Fort D. A. Russell, Fort Riley, and Fort Knox before Pine Camp.
New voters will face literacy tests on registration days in 14 public school buildings. Assistant adult education supervisor Miss Helen Hewitt announced registration will occur on Friday and Saturday this week and next week. Twenty teachers will conduct tests at Brighton Central Cleveland Clinton Elmwood Franklin Merrick Huntington Madison Porter Prescott Salina Tompkins and Vocational schools.
Census data show New York with 932,496 more apple trees of bearing age than Washington, which leads production. Washington produced about 23,636,317 bushels, New York 19,732,173 bushels, with New York up over 5 million since the prior decade.
Lieut. John 5. Walker of 810 Ackerman Avenue, assistant professor at Syracuse University, is promoted to captain. Capt. William A. Toth, formerly at the local recruiting office, is promoted to major and serves in Bermuda.
New York today reports an average forecast price of 2.50 per hundredweight for milk delivered to New York area plants, peaking at 2.90 in January. Farmers would receive about 2.73 in October and 2.80 in November and December, with 2.88 in February and 2.69 in March.
More than 100 Utica area women attended a dinner by the Business and Professional Women in honor of Miss Harriet A. Ackroyd. Miss Editha Parsons urged women to develop character and curiosity to prepare for anything. The award recognized her contributions to business social and club life. Alta Knapp presented the scroll as Zonta Club greetings were delivered.
Public school system last year introduced sociology and economics classes. They were organized last night at Vocational High School as part of the adult education program.
One hundred thirty nine Gray Ladies of Syracuse began service in six city hospitals as part of the Hospital and Recreation Corps of the local Red Cross. Graduates completed training, passed exams, and served a probation before assignment to divisions led by corps chairmen at Crouse Iriving, St Joseph's, Syracuse General, University, City and Memorial hospitals.
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