Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archive
A Publisher Extra® Newspaper

Daily News from New York, New York • 658

Publication:
Daily Newsi
Location:
New York, New York
Issue Date:
Page:
658
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

connection between the park andT 4,000 Register Fair Site WiM Meen the Willets Point Boulevard rapid transit station was being remodeled. New pedestrian facilities will be smaller and include a stairway connection from the Long Island platform. Nearly 4,000 men have registered with the three Nassau offices of the New York Employment Service in the past two weeks, for jobs in defense projects, officials announced. Ira Train Connections Flushing Meadow Park visitors this Summer will still have pedestrian connections between the park and rapid transit and Long Island Rail Road stations. Park Department officials an-? nounced yesterday that the demolition of the railroad's elaborate World's Fair Station will be completed in another week.

It will be replaced, they said, by a regulation station platform, with railroad service provided by the Port Washington line. The stop will continue to be designated as World's Fair Station. Officials said also that the ramp for EASTER mm, ESECL 1 1 1 "TV I Phone Cumberland 6-3220 For quick Lone Island service, 'phoneHAvenswood 8-2044 Then come in and get your Cash Use our simplified personal and family finance plan to get $10. to $300. NO RED TAPE-PLENTY OF TIME TO REPAY I (73 Your Old Living Room Suite Rebuilt To Look Like Newl Soite Called tor, Delivered frmmt re paired repoliabed Sprteft re-Tied, replaced, Cotte Felt aad Mosa Added where seeded Nc Sfr.af cm hie Haifa lutalicd Sail Sterilised New eeveriif Fabric tad Labor lacladed-FREE ESTIMATE! PRUDENTIAL'1 BOKO MA IX 50 Court St.

Room 303 Cl'mberlnnd A I A 30-13 SMnwnjr 8t. near 3tith Avt. RWcnswood 8-20H DOWNTOWN BKOOKLVN 427 Flatbulh A. Ext. tor.

Fulton St. (3rd II.) bTrrlinc 3 3180 "iihiiiihi will WIU Sample. Obligation. 5-5488 KID AY! Sale Includes Many FAMOUS BRANDS! EX-VJPA GUARD BEATEN ON EVE OF FRAUD TRIAL A former WPA worker, who was to have appeared as a witness for the Government at the trial of five other former WPA officials on charges of fraud conspiracy, was assaulted by three thugs Saturday night and may lose an eye the only one in which he had sight it was disclosed yesterday in Federal Court, Brooklyn. He is Charles G.

Smith, once chief of WPA guards at LaGuardia Field, nd himself indicted as a co-defendant. Assistant United States Attorney J. Wolfe Chassen requested an adjournment of the trial, scheduled to open yesterday. He said Smith was in a Manhattan hospital where an effort is being made to save his right eye. Smith's eye has been sightless since ildhood.

Judge Matthew T. Abruzzo postponed the case until April 17. Concession Plot Alleged. An indictment accused Smith and the other five of conspiring to use their positions as WPA officials at the airport in January, 1939, to obtain $300 from a man in return for their influence in getting him a luncheon concession at LaGuardia Field. Chassen said Smith had conferred with him last Friday -nd agreed to testify for the Government.

The following night, while Smith was walking: his dog r.ear his home, 40-71 Elbertson Elmhurst, Queens, three unidentified men spring from automobile and attacked hm. They punched and kicked him and tried to gouge out his eye before they fled. Reservist Among Accused. Those indicted with Smith are Capt. James A.

Harron, a Reserve officer now on active duty; Julius Jacobson of 2503 E. 19th Brooklyn; Emanuel Tishman of 1944 Loring Place, Bronx; Max Pascal of 2410 Davidson Bronx, and his brother, Andrew, of 12 Pinehurst Manhattan. It was learned that the lunchroom concession at the airport was obtained by Joseph Reiner of 2946 W. 36th Brooklyn, from whom it was withdrawn after about two months. Had a Job.

Held for Relief Fraud Accused of obtaining $132 in home relief funds last Summer under the misrepresentation that he was unemployed, Peter Gilberti of 2337 E. Ninth Brooklyn, yesterday was paroled by Magistrate D. Joseph De Andrea in Coney Island Court for trial in Special Sessions. According to the complaint of Morris B. Seidelman, an investigator for the Department of Welfare, Gilberti actually was working and earned $288 in the period he obtained relief money.

1 OfficersHwrt 3 to 2) 1 lib r' Rush in men! Exceptional values! Small lots of fine sLoes for less than $2 a pair Leather soles, rubber sport soles Plenty of Goodyear welts Even kid leather high shoes. Sizes 6 to 11 in the group, Friday: Special Purchase: 324 Prs. Men's GOODYcAR-WcL I OXFORDS 11 19 At this price only because they're mis-mated as to size. Sizes I 6 to 11 in the group sajui basement EbM iiaiiiilEi CURTAIN Wm mWWv' COLORED CANDLEWICK PR1SCILLAS 1( fluffy brushed-up colored dots in red, blue, black, brown, wine, orchid on ivory marquisette. Wide Also pin dots.

MULTI-COLOR STRIPED TAILORED in gay blue, gold, green, red or rust with white e. Ipes. Novelty nets ready to hang. pr. 4 KAMM'S BASEMENT fancy prrsvc TOP BOTTOM ROUND PURE PRESERVES ALL FLAVORS In Truck Crash Wilmington, April 2 (TP).

Two officers stationed at Fort du Pont were injured in an automobile-truck collision at the intersection of the Glasgow Road, du Pont Highway and state road early today. First Lieut. Gordon James Fraser. driver of th automobile, sustained cut on the nose, and Second Lieut. Frank Pettit, 29, who was riding with Fraser, suffered a concussion of the brain.

Both are officers of the 122d Coast Artillery Battalion, Delicioas Birds Especially Chosen for Their Full Flavor! OAST 27 (f TOMS HENS lb. LARGE JAR a 4 lb. I -ws'ssssa ix.aujjjjuaaiimMl lIMWOIEBffilWWrwaTTI.

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

Publisher Extra® Newspapers

  • Exclusive licensed content from premium publishers like the Daily News
  • Archives through last month
  • Continually updated

About Daily News Archive

Pages Available:
18,846,294
Years Available:
1919-2024