Farm Boy Sentenced for Killing Father on West Edmeston Farm
Stephen Wilfred Girard, 17, was sentenced to 10 to 20 years after pleading guilty to first degree manslaughter for killing his father at the family farm on March 24. The judge cited a history of malice and planned action, with the youth firing multiple shots after luring his father from a barn.
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Wampsville
Stephen Wilfred Girard
West Edmeston Farm
A. Zeller
Zeller
Girard
Stephen
Judge Zeller
Little or No Hope For State Tax Cut Seen by Murphy
Rockefeller administration aims to close a 404 million state spending gap leaving little chance of a tax cut this year. Tax Commissioner Joseph H. Murphy warned tax increases are unlikely and spoke at an Advertising Managers Bureau dinner in Hotel Syracuse. He praised newspapers for informing the public about the state withholding program and cited budget trimming of 400000 to remove waste, urging continued promotion of New York to business.
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Rockefeller
Joseph H. Murphy
Syracuse
Advertising Managers Bureau
Murphy
Thomas Jefferson
New York
Harold B. Frank
Amsterdam Evening Recorder
Grover Hubbell
Flack Advertising Agency
Henry Thompson
The
Watertown Daily Times
George Sonsine
Elmira Star Gazette
Robert Smith
Herald- Journal
Frederick Deer
Hornell Evening Tribune
William Stucky
American Press Institute
Columbia University
Donald Albright
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Neighbors' Cars Vandalized With “Neighborly” Graffiti
Vandals sprayed three cars on Onondaga Creek Boulevard over the weekend.Vincent Massei at 2008 Onondaga Creek Blvd Jay Silverman at 2004 Onondaga Creek Blvd and Barbara True at 2002 Onondaga Creek Blvd reported paint decor on their vehicles including a left side coat on Massei's car a 21 mark on Silverman's trunk and left side and spraying on the trunk and right side of True's car.
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Onondaga Creek Boulevard
Vincent Massei
Onondaga Creek Blvd
Jay Silverman
Barbara True
Masses
Silverman
Doan's Pills Offer Bladder Relief And Pain Aid
Unwise eating or drinking may irritate the bladder causing restlessness and discomfort. Doan's Pills soothe bladder irritations, relieve backache and headaches, and provide a mild diuretic effect to help kidneys. The ad promises quick relief and a larger economy size.
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Doan
The Great Impostor Excerpt Promises Wild Adventure
Coronet Magazine offers a condensed look at the $3.95 best seller The Great Impostor. A man pretends to be diverse figures including a Mary surgeon a prison warden a psychologist doctor college head a Trappist monk and more.
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Coronet Magazine
High Seas
Unclear incident leaves man with back injury
A man injured in a road incident was taken to University Hospital for treatment. Emergency attendants reported the victim could not recall how the injury occurred and listed his condition as very good.
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University Hospital
Phantom Voice Sought in Fire Department Radio Interference
Fire Chief Harry Coon seeks the identity of a caller who breached the department’s radio system during an afternoon fire. The intruder asked about the blaze then ended with hostile garble, likely using an unauthorized ham radio. The offense risks serious trouble for the caller.
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Harry Coon
Fire damages desk. short circuit hits St. Pauls School
Firefighters from Engine House 3 were called to St Pauls School where a short circuit in the bowling office ignited a fire in a desk and wall cabinet. The blaze was reported yesterday and contained by first responders.
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Oswego
Engine House 3
St. Paul's School
Extra Sleep As Clocks Fall Back For Standard Time
The article notes a 2 a m switch to standard time for winter, gifting an extra hour. Some workers gain time while others face longer shifts. sunrise and sunset times shift with earlier light and earlier dark. Remember to set clocks back Saturday night or Sunday morning to avoid an hour early appointment.
Walter Frances Pleads Guilty in Disturbance Case
Walter Frances 39 of Tully pleaded guilty in Police Court to dis orderly conduct and received a suspended sentence conditioned on paying for a police wrist watch broken in a tavern disturbance on Sept. 28. Patrolman Charles Warner arrested Frances and his wife Jean at Bersani's Restaurant on South Clinton Street. Frances threatened patrons with a broken bottle and a butcher knife. Mrs Frances faced the same charge but it was dismissed.
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Walter’ Frances
Tully
Charles Warner
Frances
Jean
Bersani’s
S. Clinton Street
Warner
Thief Steals Cigars Papers and Add Machine Gear
North Syracuse man reports theft from his car parked behind 635 James Street between 7 30 and 10 30 pm yesterday. Loss includes cigars a brown plastic brief case with real estate papers six adding machine ribbons and a box of adding machine numbers. No value placed on the loss.
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North Syracuse
James St
Russell C. Hewitt
Wilshire Drive
Hewitt
Two Syracuse Executives’ Summer Homes Broken Into
Overnight burglaries hit two summer homes of Syracuse executives Jacob S. Freiberger and D. L. Braun. Deputies reported padlocks smashed at Otisco Lake camps. Freiberger, serving jury duty, was released to join deputies at the scene.
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Syracuse
Otisco Laka
Jacob S. Freiberger
W. Colvin Sr
Prosperity Co
D. L. Braun
Freiberger
Henninger to Fight 102 Suits to Lower Tax Assessments
Mayor Henninger announced the city will contest 102 requests for reductions in assessments by local property owners. He cited potential revenue losses exceeding 900,000 and warned downtown reductions could raise taxes for small property owners. The city aims to protect taxpayers and support downtown revitalization.
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Henninger
Salina Street
Takename
Pumpkins Reformed Hoodlums in Onondaga County
Carl Duerr, the county’s largest pumpkin grower, started with Halloween pranks two decades ago on Duerr Road and Route 370. He gave pumpkins to neighborhood youths to curb mischief, later distributing to real children and now selling to stores while sustaining an eight acre patch. his biggest pumpkin weighed 88 pounds.
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Onondaga County
Carl Duerr
Duerr Road
Route 370
Duerr
Eagle Scout awards at Erwin Methodist Church fall court
The Boy Scout Troop 1 fall court of honor at Erwin Methodist Church will award two Eagle badges to Richard Dower and Donald Samson. Presentations by A. Burr Blodgett and James W. Owens. Star Scouts Raymond Hahn David Clapp John Witmeyer Doug lass Wright. Ted Brewer and Rick Samson receive Life Scout awards.
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Erwin Methodist Church
Richard Dower
Richard G. Dower
Donald Samson
Donald C. Samson
A. Burr Blodgett
James W. M. Owens
Raymond Hahn
David Clapp
John Witmeyer
Douglass Wright
Ted Brewer
Rick Samson
Training to Start For CD Police
The fall training program for Onondaga County Civil Defense Auxiliary Police begins at 8 p.m. in the State Office Building with the first session of an eight week course. About 100 auxiliary policemen from 26 CD police units in the city and county are expected to enroll. This marks the seventh auxiliary police training school conducted by the County organization and is regarded as one of the best in the state.
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Onondaga County Civil Defense Auxiliary Police
New York School Boards Prepare for 40th Convention
The 40th annual New York State Association of School Boards convention will run Sunday through Tuesday at Hotel Syracuse and the War Memorial. About 1,400 delegates are expected with Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller addressing Monday evening. Speakers include Sen. Dutton Peterson Cornelis W. de Kiewicz II, James E. Allen Jr., Harold C. Hand, Charles A. Brind Jr., Walter R. King and other state education officials.
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New York State Association of School Boards
Hotel Syracuse
War Memorial
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Sen
Dutton
Peterson
Senate Taxation Committee
Cornelis W. de Kiewicz i
University of Rochester
James E. Allen Jr
Harold C. Hand
University of Illinois
Charles A. Brind Jr
Commissioner of Education
Walter R. King
State Education Department
Revival Meeting Topic at First Southern Baptist Church
The 7 30 p m revival service at 347 Cortland Ave is led by Rev Russell Pogue of Petersburg Texas. The topic When a Man Thinks of Sin will be addressed nightly through Sunday with Pastor Rev Paul R Becker directing singing and inviting the public to attend.
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First Southern Baptist Church
Cortland Ave
Russell Pogue
Petersburg
Texas
Paul R. Becker
Cabot Tax Conviction Appeal Denied by Albany Judge
Judge James T. Foley denied a defense motion yesterday in Albany to set aside the income tax evasion conviction of former Syracuse hotelman John B Cabot. Cabot faced two counts of filing false returns for 1950 and 1951 and was released on $7,500 bail for sentencing on November 16. He had been a former president of Onondaga Hotel Corp and South Warren Street Corp in Syracuse.
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James T. Foley
Albany
Syracuse
John B Cabot
Cabot
Ienee Treee Kreing
Foley
Onondaga Hotel Corp
South Warren Street Corp
Property Ownership Question in Clay Supervisor Race
Republican hopeful Leo Kane accuses Democratic clerk candidate Shir ley Rice of not owning property in Clay, claiming ineligibility to vote for town offices. Democratic incumbent Leo Seguin denies the charge as false, noting Rice and her husband run a local business and have been negotiating property in the town.
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Clay
Leo F. Kane
Shirley Rice
Herarld-Journal
Leo Seguin
Kane
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