SPRING 3100theofcollectionFrom the7 ^ rv.PrejingerV JJilDrarypCaliforniaFrancisco,San2008NOL. NO. 121, JANUARY, 1950•Published by the POLICE DEPARlMENT CITY OF NEW YORKWILLIAM P. O'BRIENCOMMISSK>NERJANUARY 1950s3100SPRINGCALENDAR OF EVENTSl"Mi \.. II \\ I \KN .\ulD. DOYLEFRANKDepartment, EditorSecretary of the j.W. HAPPY NEW YEAR!Iw • Vou shoot rahhit all this innnth in New YorkcanSlate, hut if he licails lor Connecticut, let him go.W. FLATHMARTIN AUGUSTJOHN J. Their .season do.sed Decemher 31.Chief In&pectorFirtt Deputy Committioner —\.\. 3 (;iAKDIANS ASSOCIATION. Installationmeeting 8:00 P.M. 124 W . 124 Street.JAMES McELROY gUEENS POLICE POST No. 1103. Meeting«:00 P.M. CInh House.Chi«( of StoFI—I \.\. SKI<(;EANTS' association.5 Meeting, 7:30Governor Clinton Hotel.I'.M.ST. (;E0KGE InstallalionMeeting. 8:00 P.M. 71 W. 2i Street.KETIREU PATROLMEN'S ASSOCIATION.j}n 7kb ^Mue Installalion Meeting. 8:00 P.M. 245 W. 14thStreet.Page 6—ANCHOR FatherJ.\X. CLUB. & Son Communion.St. Francis of Assisi. W. 31st Street, N.Y.C.From the P.C.'s Desk on Firearms in tlic Home 3I.\N. 7—STATEN ISLAND SOCIETY OF IM-Graduates 290 Recruits 4Academy MACULATE HEART. Mass. St. Peter'sChurch 8:00 A.M.Young Men Win Top Valor Awards 6IAX. 9—GREATER NEW NORK POST No. 1999.Editor Prize Short Story 7A Letter to the —Meeting. 8:00 P.M. Sokol Hall 71st Street."and P.A.L. NewsJ.A.B.lAX. 10 HOLY— NAME SOCIETY (Man., Bx.. Rich.)All In Day's Work 11the Meeting. 8 ...
SPRING 3100theofcollectionFrom the
7 ^ rv.
Prejinger
V JJilDrary
p
CaliforniaFrancisco,San
2008NOL. NO. 121, JANUARY, 1950
•Published by the POLICE DEPARlMENT CITY OF NEW YORK
WILLIAM P. O'BRIEN
COMMISSK>NERJANUARY 1950
s3100SPRING
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
l"Mi \.. I
I \\ I \KN .\ul
D. DOYLEFRANK
Department, EditorSecretary of the j.W. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Iw • Vou shoot rahhit all this innnth in New Yorkcan
Slate, hut if he licails lor Connecticut, let him go.W. FLATHMARTIN AUGUSTJOHN J. Their .season do.sed Decemher 31.
Chief In&pectorFirtt Deputy Committioner —\.\. 3 (;iAKDIANS ASSOCIATION. Installation
meeting 8:00 P.M. 124 W . 124 Street.
JAMES McELROY gUEENS POLICE POST No. 1103. Meeting
«:00 P.M. CInh House.
Chi«( of StoFI
—
I \.\. SKI<(;EANTS' association.5 Meeting, 7:30
Governor Clinton Hotel.I'.M.
ST. (;E0KGE Installalion
Meeting. 8:00 P.M. 71 W. 2i Street.
KETIREU PATROLMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
j}n 7kb ^Mue Installalion Meeting. 8:00 P.M. 245 W. 14th
Street.
Page 6—ANCHOR FatherJ.\X. CLUB. & Son Communion.
St. Francis of Assisi. W. 31st Street, N.Y.C.From the P.C.'s Desk on Firearms in tlic Home 3
I.\N. 7—STATEN ISLAND SOCIETY OF IM-
Graduates 290 Recruits 4Academy MACULATE HEART. Mass. St. Peter's
Church 8:00 A.M.Young Men Win Top Valor Awards 6
IAX. 9—GREATER NEW NORK POST No. 1999.Editor Prize Short Story 7A Letter to the —
Meeting. 8:00 P.M. Sokol Hall 71st Street.
"and P.A.L. NewsJ.A.B.
lAX. 10 HOLY— NAME SOCIETY (Man., Bx.. Rich.)
All In Day's Work 11the Meeting. 8:30 P.M. Holy Cross School, ii2
W. 43 Street.
Headquarters. 14Election Night at Police
12J.\X. --CAPTAINS' ASSOCIATION. Meeting. 12:00
P.S.A. Sports — -.- - 16
Noon. Hotel Commodore.
The New Manual 18 NEW YORK \ KTERANS POLICE ASSOCIA-
TION. Installation Meeting. 150 Nassau Strecl.
'49Police Activities in Headlines ol 20
lAX. 14—PATROLMEN'S ASSOCIATION. Entertain-
Coordinating Council News. J) ment & Dance, Madison Stjuare Garden.
GARRISONNEW YORK CITY 3100. DiimerFrisk 'En\ First _ - - 24
ArlingtonDance. Hall 8:00 P.M.
Browsing in the Lihrary 27
.I.\X. 17—POLICEWOMEN'S ASSOCIATION. Installa-
2''Dowti the Line lion Dinner. 6:30 P.M. Krannccs Tavern.
OLEENS POLICE POST. Mcelimr. CInh
OlTicers' Training School
House 8:00 P.M.
Looking 'Em Over
18—HOLY NAME SOCIETY (Bklyn,JAN. Qiis.) Meet
ing. German Night.
SiofF ForEditorial This Issue:
IAX. CIVILIAN COCNCIL_179.19— Installation Meeting.
Pll. Joseph A. Collahon, Polw. Yetto Cohn, PtI. Thomas P.
Rupperts Tap Room. 7:30 P.M.
.ttm and Det. William M. Hombrecht.
—I.\.\'. 20 The Farmer's Almanac says totlay will lie "snowy,
Precipe! reporters contributing to this issue; Pit. Bing Miller 2 Pct.i; blo\vy and stormy."
PtI. Williom flynn 6 Pet, Pll. Alexander Demny 9 Pel. Pll. Milton
; I;
Hinlie 10 Pel.,; Pll. Irving Klein (U Pel.); Pll. Kenno Pel.);Ed 16 —I.\X. 22 The Egyptian Olielisk, better known as "Cleopatra's
Pll. Ben Zurell Pcl.i; Pll. Honnigon Pel.;; Pll.22 John J. 25 Raymond
Needle" was erected this day in in1881 CentralWiebo:dl '28 Pel.;; Pll. Corl '30H. Crawford Pel); PtI. Ralph C. Ris-
poli '32 Pet PtI. Park.); William F. Sommor 34 Pel. ; Pll, Oovid Abroms (43 Pel);
Pll Thomas Devery 40 Pet.,; Pll. Joel Schubert '61 Pel); Pll. Arthur Good-
bread 62 Pet ); Pll, Leo Bylewski 67 Pel); Pll Raymond A. Donovon l6B
IAX. 24— Two electric eels in the Aquarium, this day in
Pel. Pll
, Michoel A Corso 87 Pet ; Pll, Nicholas Porpon 102 Pcl.i; PtI
1936 were connected witli light bulbs and lighteilHorry Adier 103 Pel ;; Pll, James Boylan 105 Pel.,;; PtI. John Dillon (110
Pel.;; Pll. Roiel Clark 110 A Pel ; Pll Anthony I. Doyle (111 Pel); Pll, them, and a lot of people wouldn't believe it.
C. Kroslewski 112 Pct.i; PtI. Waller C, Sehod Trof, A); Miss Virginio
McCormiek Civilion News).
IAX 25—LIEUTENANT'S ASSOCIATION. Meeting.
Material was olso received from the following precinct reporters, who re-
«:()() P.M. Goveriior Clinton Hotel.quested that they be allowed to remain anonymous: 15 Pel.; 52 Pel.; 63
Pel.; 76 Pel.: 77 Pet.; 104 Pel.; 108 Pel, 114 Pel; Traf Trof. F; PWBD;
I \X 25—HOXOR LEGION. Installation Dinner. Park
Sheraton Hotel.
.I\N 26- TRAFFIC SQD. ASSOCIATION. Installalion
Published by the Police Deportment, City of New York Meeting. M.uihallaii Centre. 8:00 P.M.
Copyright, 1950, by Department, City of New York.
\.\'.Address all communications to SPRING I 29— This day in 1861. Mayor Fcrn.indo Wo I'.I'ORE leaving for the south
* anil his subsequent' retirement
early in 1950, Chief Magistrate
I'-dgar Bromberger wrote the Com-
missioner expressing his apprecia-
tion for the cooperation of the Po-
lice Department during his time in
jjublic service, both as Commissioner
of Investigation whileand on the
bench. Excerpts from his letter
:"...]say have been impressed
with the unselfish and loyal devotion
to duty on the part of your entire
command and with their high con-Miss Jeon Kane proudly accepts Journal American Awarci from
Commissioner O'Brien for her father, Det, Alfred Kane, (r). cept of public service. ... I know
that the same spirit which has been
heretoforedemonstrated by the Po-DETECTIXE Alfred E. Kane-, brought his confession of doing hisJ.
lice willDepartment be continued123rd Sq