Chief Bush to Quit Tuxedo as Police Chief After 35 Years
Rumor links Bush to stepping down as head of Tuxedo police on Dec 1 1927 after 35 years of service. He aided royalty including Queen Marie and the Mitchells during a rapid descent from their estate and earned praise for his steady leadership amid Orange County politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuxedo
Orange County
Alfred I. Loomis
New York
Lewis Spencer Morris
Tuxedo Park
Bushas
Roumania
Marie
Prince Nicholas
Princess Ileana
Edsel Ford
Henry Ford
Charles Mitchell
City Bank of New York
Royal
United States
Mitchell
Bush
Bushs
Hobart
McKinrvy
Prince Henry of Battenberg
Tuxedo Police
Fall Through Skylight Injures Hanford & Horton Worker
Leroy H. Saunders of 32 Lincoln Street was injured when a skylight at Hanford & Horton on North Street collapsed under him as he stepped onto it to adjust a radio aerial. He fell about 15 feet to the stockroom floor, was carried to Thrall Hospital, and doctors later said his left leg is paralyzed but his back injury is not a fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thrall
Leroy H. Saunders
Lincoln Street
Hanford & Horton Company
North Street
Saunders
S. W. Mills
Monroe Gullberg
Edward Purcell
Goshen Man Blames Girl for Disorderly Conduct
Arthur Jackson twenty four of Goshen faced disorderly conduct charges after an argument with his girl outside and inside Linden Hall. Police arrested him and Recorder Howard Starr offered ten days in jail or a ten dollar fine. Jackson claimed West Point cadets were present, while the recorder pressed for clarity. He described them as colored soldiers. The dispute arose during discussion of a negro orchestra playing at the hall dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Jackson
Goshen
Linden Hall
James R. Paddock
Howard M. Starr
West Point
Jackson
Merchants Prepare for Dollar Day in Middletown
Middletown merchants prepare for the semi annual Dollar Day to be held Saturday. They promise unusual bargains on the counters and expect a larger business volume than the last sale which set a record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Middletown Men Sought in Orange County Bootleg Case
District Attorney Elmer H Lemon says three Middletown men linked to a cottage street gang took part in a truck hold up at the Willow Farm dairy district. Mario Salamone faces federal charges for manufacturing liquor after two 200 gallon stills were seized. The seizure also uncovered 600 gallons total and other distilling gear, with bail set at 15000 dollars for Salmone.
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New York City
Orange County
Elmer H. Lemon
Middletown
Frank Salamone
Saltamone
Mario Salamone
Willow Farm
Mario
Pellett Island Bridge
Lemon
A. H. F. Seeger
Supreme Court
Pellett Island
United States District Court
United States Naturalization Bureau
Vincent W. Reed
Vincent M Brown
Main Street
Florida
Alonzo Drew
Frank Palmer
Razey Farm
Drew
Undan
Palmer
George A. Glann
Chester
Glann
New Hampton
Salamene
Vellakre
Moffat Bore Recalls Rise of Originator Moffat
A historic article recounts Col. David H. Moffat rising from a Washingtonville birthplace in 1839 to Denver banking leadership and railroad promotion. It notes his role in the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, the Florence and Cripple Creek line, the Moffat tunnel project, and his endowment of the Moffat Library in Washingtonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moffat
Six-Mile Mountain
Continental Divide
Tolland
David Halliday Moffat
Washingtonville
David H. Moffat
Katherine Gregg Moffat
Sub
Bankers
Omaha
Denver
First National Bank of Denver
Colorado
Denver and Rio Grande
Florence and Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek
Moffat Country
New York
Orange County
Modest Mercury to Be Visible Tonight in Orange County
Orange county amateur astronomers may glimpse Mercury after sunset if skies stay clear. The rose colored planet will hover just above the horizon north of the setting sun and be visible each night through Monday, conditions permitting. Venus may also appear higher in the sky if conditions are favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange County
Mercury
Venus
Howells Man Recovers for Swapped Car Trial Verdict
Marcell Besson a farmer of Howells won $975 against Mrs Angelo M Stephny of New York in Goshen Supreme Court in a breach of warranty case. He exchanged a car for a truck to use on his farm paid $25 cash and gave $150 notes. The truck was claimed to be virtually worthless and he sold it for $25 after driving 150 feet. Motion to set aside the verdict denied. Jury members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcell Besson
Howells
Angelo M. Stephny
New York
Supreme Court
Goshen
Besson
John Winter
Newburgh
Ralph D. Horton
Andrew W. Jack
Leon Garvin
Cornwall
Samuel Daly
William Ronk
Pine Bush
Allen J. Zabrisgie
Campbell Hall
F. Christiana
Celeville
Graham St John
Middletown
Frank H. Thompson
Edward Breen
Port Jervis
Happy Leatham
Presbyterian training school planned at Camp Townsend
A district Presbyterian training school for the Hudson and North River Presbyteries will open next summer at the Middletown Scout Camp on Hunter Lake. Rev E Van Dyke Wight announced negotiations with Rev Ralph Hall of Philadelphia representing the Presbyterian Board of Education. The project will house 60 or more pupils with three instructors provided by the Board and two presbyteries supplying a director. Camp Townsend will be enlarged including a new dining room funded by Garrett Townsend.
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Presbyterian
Hudson and North River
Middletown
Hunter Lake
E. van Dyke Wight
Ralph Hall
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Board of Education
Orange County
Blairston
N. J
Board of Education
Wight
Princeton Seminary
Camp Townsend
Garrett Townsend
Supervisor Lawrence Mourns Death Of Valued Setter Dog
Sir Christopher II a premier English setter, born 1914, died at 11 o'clock Monday at 73 Grand Avenue home of Supervisor I M Lawrence after a long life of championships. The dog, kept since puppyhood, won early awards at Westminster and Westchester shows, was bred by Dr W H Powelson, and remained a beloved companion to Lawrence who plans a fitting burial.
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Christopher II
Alberts Bentinck
Deodora Adeline
I. M. Lawrence
Grand Avenue
American Kennel Club
Christopher I
Westminster Kennel Club
Madison Square Garden
Westchester Kennel Club
White Plains
W. H. Powelson
Middletown
Lawrence
Te Jong
Two Men Held After Fire Destroys Moonshine Still Barn
Mountainville near Cornwall saw a large moonshine operation burn Monday destroying the still and over 1000 gallons of alcohol. Charles Martinelli and Thomas Maloni, both New York City area men, were arrested after being found fleeing the scene and later held on a $1000 bond awaiting arraignment for liquor law violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Mountainville
Goshen
U.S
Harry T. Crist
Justice of the Peace
Edwin L. Sylcox
Cornwall
Charles Martinelli
East 11Th Street
New York City
Thomas Maloni
Havermeyer Street
Highland Mills
Thomas Kebieo
William Lewis
Justice of the Peace At
Sylcox
Monroe Barracks
Martinelli
James Flynn
H. W. Klein
Maloni
John
The Big Parade at Stratton Theatre This Week
The Big Parade, judged the season’s biggest picture, comes to Stratton Theatre for three days starting Monday February 28 with matinee at 2 15 and night show at 8 15. John Gilbert stars in this MGM production directed by King Vidor with an orchestra. The plot follows Jim Apperson, patriotic enlistment in 1917, and his friends Bull and Slim in France.
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King Vidtor
Laurence Stallings
Stratton Theatre
Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer
John Gilbert
Jim Apperson
France
Bull
Bowery
Slim
Mr. Stallings
Kipling
Middletown Boy Accepts Japan Y Job
John W. Ostrom, 23, Middletown High School and Gettysburg College graduate, heads to Nagoya Japan to advise English instructors in middle schools. He sails March 19 from Vancouver aboard the Empress of Russia, begins April 1, joined by classmate William T. Biddison.
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John W. Ostrom
Middletown
Middletown High School
Gettysburg College
Japan
Nagoya
Yokohama
Ostrom
Charlotte W. Ostrom
Monhagen Avenue
Vancouver
British Columbia
College Daily
College Weekly
Pi Gamma Mu
Middletown Daily Herald
Mountainville Grange Discusses Three Insect Pests
A Mountainville Grange lecture last Monday featured Asa Brown on the corn borer its history and control Bruce Benjamin on the boll weevil and southern cotton conditions and Harold Jo hnesen on the Japanese beetle and its damage A crowd heard the talks and the Grange Hall fire damage has been repaired with the kitchen refinished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Mountainville Grange
Asa Brown
Bruce Benjamin
Harold Johannesen
Grange
Snow Crushes Roof of Mount Hope Church
Heavy snow collapsed the roof of the nearly century old Mount Hope Church, discovered by Rockland Light and Power Company workers. Interior damage reported. temporary repairs made and a church meeting to plan future action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
Rockland Light and Power Company
Marines Near Shanghai as lull follows cannonading
Thirteen hundred United States marines aboard the transport Chaumont were within eighteen hours steaming distance of Shanghai as strict guard measures were set for the international settlement and French concession. About 25 000 of 100 000 or 30 strikers had returned to work amid easing tensions and limited demonstrations.
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Shanghat
United States
Chaumon
Shanghai
Chaumont
Washington
Yangtze
Wanhsien
Chungking
Szechuan
Ichang
Hupeh
Szechuan Province
Yang Yu-Ting
Chang Tso-Lin
Canton
China
Yangtze River
Chang Tso- Lin
Peking
Mukden
Japan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chang -Tso- Lin
Manchuria
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Rumor McCoach
Gillmore O. Bush
Tuxedo Police Department
John D. McCoach
James D. Tweed
John McCoach
Goshen Negro
Cottage Street
Moffat Bore
Crist
Wanderlust
Jack Ostrum
Nippon
John W. Ostrum
MT. Hope
Robert J. Powers
Democratic State Committee
Binghamton
Mr. Powers
Columbo
U. S Army Hospital
Gtisville
John Barti
Otisville
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