Orange County weekly papers announce publication details
The group of Orange County newspapers based in Middletown and surrounding towns lists offices, post office status, and second class matter dates under the 1879 act. It shows editors, officers including A Harriman as vice president, and annual subscription rates of 2 dollars by mail. Obituaries are free, while death notices and other items incur regular charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange County
Orange County Times-Presas
Middletown
N. Y
Postoffice
Orange County Record
Washingtonville
Monroe
Storm King Sentinel
Cornwall-on-Hedson
Highland Mills Star
Highland Mills
Central Matley Post
Central Valley
Florida Journal
Florida
Chester Premns Co
Erewes Chester
Midhend Falls
Stadard
Highland Falls
Middle Down
Se Fe
Dinine Corporation
James Street
Siiddietown
Roland Hammibian
Averell Harriman
Percy V-v. Gurl
Faweseses
Talcott
Light Rates Decision Looms In Rural Rockland Case
Public Service Commission expected to announce Friday a compromise figure in the Rockland Light and Power minimum rate dispute. The company sought a 2.50 monthly minimum vs 0.75 now, arguing losses of about 16 000 requiring offset by outside power sales. Critics say a rate hike to 1.75 is still too high. eight percent return disputed amid discussions of 108 000 yearly excess profits.
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Public Service Commission
Rockland Light and Power Company
Redfield
Middletown
Port Jervis
Retua
Macardell
New York Papers Hyping a Lady Barber Wonder
The article notes New York press frenzy over a female barber who supposedly attracts male patrons. It mocks the hype and portrays the phenomenon as overblown, suggesting the era’s sensationalism in reporting quirky stories.
First Woman Barber Shop Draws New York Curiosity
A discussion notes the novelty of a women-run barber shop in New York and recalls earlier female barbers in Kansas City and other Western cities. The author suggests New York’s interest reflects a long-standing, now familiar idea catching up with broader trends.
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New York
Kansas City
Middletown
Horace P Murphy Dies at 45 in Orange County
Obituary notes Horace P Murphy longtime secretary of the Middletown and Monroe racing meets of the Orange County Circuit dies at 45. He helped organize light harness meets and auto races and earned wide regard for his hard work and sportsmanship. The piece also mentions Dr Flick criticising county township record keeping and urging preservation by the Division of Archives and History as future historians rely on current records.
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Horace P. Murphy
Orange County
Middletown
Monroe
Murphy
Horace Murphy
Flick
Division of Archives and History
Reservoir Plan Promises Boom for Orange and Sullivan Counties
New York city officials study a 300 million dollar reservoir near Port Jervis. If built, it would flood small towns displacing families but boost local economies, property values, and tourism with thousands employed during construction. The piece weighs broader public good against neighborhood hardship.
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New York City
Port Jervis
Orange
Sullivan Counties
Sullivan
Bridging the Centuries: Flick Praises Middletown Preservation
State historian R Alexander C Flick commends Middletown for its splendid preservation of historic sites and civic heritage, lauding the city’s care, stewardship, and continuity across generations.
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R. Alexander C. Flick
Middletown
Calvo Doctrine sparks U S clash over Mexican oil and land laws
In a Washington debate over the Calvo doctrine, the Coolidge administration challenges Mexican policy that limits foreign nationals rights. The North American Dredging Company sued Mexico for 300000 to 400000 under a Calvo clause, but the General Claims Commission, in a tripartite panel, ruled against the American firm, affirming Mexico's stance and forcing the company to seek redress in Mexican courts.
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United States
Mexico
Coolidge
Uncle Sam
Washington
Texas
Salmna Cruz
General Claims Commission
Henry W. Anderson
Richmond
C. van Vollenhoven
Leyden University
Olland
Texas Corporation
Beaux Arts Ball and Old New Orleans Pageant
Burton Rascoe notes the Beaux Arts ball in New York as a premier charitable event with costumes costing up to 25,000 and 2,000 to 3,000 common, open to all who can afford 15 for a ticket. He explains the 1807 Old New Orleans theme, urges consultation with costume experts, and shares a cartoonist Don Walling aside and a mock tale of a Jew seeking a perfect English accent for his son at Oxford.
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Burton Rascoe
New York
New Orleans
Don Walling
George Kerr
Riley
C. D
Oxford
Don
Paths of glory and quirky verse from a 1930s page
A collage of poems and comic verse recalls family, court, and public life. It includes Paths of Glory dedicated to Henry Powers, a staff poet lament about typewriters, and satirical jabs at Ma Ferguson, Ma Ferguson inmates, and a Seattle judge.
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Henry Powers
Oliver
Recruiting Officer to Visit Washingtonville
The U S Navy Recruiting Officer from Newburgh will visit Washingtonville on Wednesday January 26 to interview and examine prospective recruits and provide information about enlistments. He will be at the Post Office from about 10 30 a m to 3 p m offering opportunities to young men seeking education a trade or world travel with the Navy.
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U. S. Navy
Newburgh
Washingtonville
U. S Navy
Navy
U.S. Navy
Questions and Answers from a 19th Century Quiz
A curious set of Q and A items covers communism biblical unpardonable sin polar temperatures poetry and world population estimates. Topics include definitions of communism, Bible verses, pole temperatures, Browning, a calendar date, elephants, racial population breakdowns, and color psychology.
Farm Bureau Program For Coming Year
Chester C Davis Orange County Farm Bureau manager outlined next year s work and announced current officers E R Farley president Lester Clark vice president Eugene Bacher treasurer William S Mapes secretary A year of fruit pest control demonstrations spraying pruning fertilizing and packing tours is planned plus two Poultry Producers Association campaigns and an egg production contest Speakers from Connecticut Penn State Farmingdale Ithaca and New York state College of Agriculture will address meetings from April through December A poultry tour is set for September and a poultry school will follow in November with specialists from Ithaca.
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Chester C. Davis
Orange County Farm Bureau
E. R. Farley
Goshen
Lester Clark
Newburgh Township
Eugene Bacher
Rock Tavern
William S. Mapes
Middletown
Farm Bureau
Poul‘try Producers Association
Davis
Robert E. Jones
Connecticut
John Vander Vert
Orange County
Wih Penn State College
Poultry Association
C .E. Lee
Farmingdale
J. E. Rice
Poultry Department
New York State College of Agriculture
Hendrickson
Ithaca
Chadeayne Named Leader of Orange County Bar for 1927
Henry W. Chadeayne of Newburgh and Charles H. Shaw of Middletown win top nominations for President and Secretary with Peter Cantline of Newburgh to be Treasurer as Orange County Bar Association schedules its annual meeting in Goshen on February 7 at 11 90 o clock. The slate also lists vice presidents and members of executive and judiciary committees and others on admissions and grievance committees.
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Henry W. Chadeayne
Newburgh
Charles H. Shaw
Middletown
Peter Cantline
Orange County Bar Association
Surrogate’s Court Room
Goshen
Joseph Merritt
Elwood C. Smith
Samuel W. Cuddebeck
Frank H.finn
Albert 3. Embler
Elbert N. Oakes
Ferdinand V. Sanford
William A. Parshall
John F. Halstead
Graham Witschief
Judiciary
Ivan A. Gardner
Raphael A Egan
Percy V.D. Cott
Herbert B. Royce
Edward P Jones
John C. T. Taylor
George OB. Overhiser
W.% P. Gregg
Henry B. Merritt
D. Clinton Dominick
Harry T. Crist
Robert T. Hume
Jacob A. Decker
Howard M. Starr
Charles C. Coleman
Edmmund C. Faultkner
Willie A. Peachs
Augustus’ W. Benmet
The Superior Dog and a Lifetime Companion
The author compares choosing a dog to selecting a wife sight unseen and argues temperament and intelligence matter more than pedigree or show prizes. He recounts buying many dogs, finding a true bond with Badger, a Foxhound or Airedale, and notes one remarkable dog in a lifetime.
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Ward
United States
Howard Keeler
New York State
Badger
Lile Old Madecar
Radfer
Geree Bern
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