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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1944
Page
2
A Temblor Syracusan soldier dies from battle wounds suffered in France. The report notes front line action, with descriptions of injury and the impact on troops, detailing the casualty in the context of the ongoing conflict.
In wartime rhetoric, leaders pledge readiness and mobilization as Allied advances press toward occupied zones. The text frames total defense, urging mass levies and steady resolve to defend liberty and resist aggression.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Sal Niwaliasser in a hospital in Britain with unclear context and garbled words. No clear events, dates, or affiliations are readable.
Capt Howe, son of Mis ae, earned the Army Commander's Pi Plaque with Clasp for service in North Africa and Sicily. He was promoted to captain, trained at Camp Parry and Camp Polk, and saw action in Africa late last year. He served previously with Whalen-Howe Plating Company before joining the Guard in September of an unspecified year.
Chancellor William P. Tolley will address the Faculty Men's Club Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Colonial Room Hendricks Chapel. His topic will be University Forecast. Prof. Floyd Carlson is club president.
Mrs. Catherine Connors of 119 Heman Street escaped with minor bruises after a hit-and-run incident at Erie Boulevard East and South Salina Street around 9 10 PM yesterday. She was crossing the street when grazed by a car. her glasses shattered but injuries were not serious.
Lt. De Costa, once captured after a bombing mission, is reported safe in Italy with his wife at Mackay Avenue Faure. An Army Air Forces document notes he received the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters and a Bronze Oak Leaves award for valor.
State Geologist Chris Hartnagel warned the region may feel new tremors. He described a major fault extending from the St. Lawrence mouth toward Montreal and Lake Champlain down to New York City and New Jersey, predicting small but probable quakes.
Onondaga Hill's unused reservoir dating back over fifty years is proposed for county park use. Mayor Kennedy says the city has no need and the county does not want to take over the site. The east wall is weakening and will be demolished if not repurposed, with the county likely to remove the wall to prevent a washout.
Three Syracuse University graduates from the College of Fine Arts and School of Education are appointed to teaching roles. Miss Pomalda Catherine Meckowski will teach fifth grade at John T. Roberts School. Miss Patricia Avery will teach piano and organ at Yankton College in South Dakota. Kenneth Drumm will teach music in Nyack public schools. Miss Charlotte Reinke will teach voice at Baldwin Wallace College in Berea Ohio.
Three ancient Indian skeletons and evidence of a fourth were uncovered on the Norris Wetterhahn farm near the Liberty Pole schoolhouse by Earle Abbott of Syracuse. Archaeologist Elnathan N. Lucas identifies them as Oneida, buried about 400 years ago, with one flexed and two in a bundle burial. All three lay three feet below the surface in poor preservation.
August hospital statistics show admissions and discharges across Syracuse area facilities. Croute-Irving, Syracuse General, and others report patient totals, births, deaths, ambulance calls, operations, X rays, and lab work, with patient days and capacity figures.
Corp Doyle describes a rest camp in Italy for US soldiers with marble modern buildings and an indoor pool. He compares the complex to a state fair with a grand sun parlor and balconies, noting an orchestra and a luxurious lobby. Doyle, a two year overseas veteran, details his unit’s service in World War II culminating in a Fifth Army award.
The Syracuse CAP squadron will relocate operations to Cicero air field also known as Hayes airfield replacing Canastota airport. The turf field accommodates 15 planes with a 60 by 100 foot hangar and houses, hangar, and office space. The move supports state guard maneuvers at Municipal Airport with over 100 members reviewed by Maj. Bryan and his staff.
The Lions Club marks the fall season Friday with Miss Mary Butts, a missionary who spent many years in Japan and Korea, as a featured speaker.
A speaker will address a luncheon meeting at the Hotel Syracuse. Details on the event, including the date and program, are forthcoming.
Mr and Mrs Ove nWire of Amsterdam announce the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs G WWord Mas in Auburn. The Schwarte family are former residents of Auburn. Als. Schuar serves Raith Cyivin at the time of this notice.
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