Community Church Notes and Local Announcements
Sunday services listed for First Presbyterian and Schultz Memorial M E with pastors Rev. Fred Schweitzer and Rev. E Lennox. Missionary meeting notes, a Second Church ladies event at Mrs. Vincent Hughes, and engagement announcement for Norma Eleanor Wright and Lewis B. Chamberlin. Cranbury Inn Inc formed with $50,000 capital. seed grain sale notices. Rev Walter Woolfe resigns. death of Charles Hendricks aged 55 with funeral details and interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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First
Presbyterian Church
Fred Schweitzer
Vincent Hughes
West Indies
Davis
Lemuel Stults
Orville Wright
Princeton Junction
Norma Eleanor
Lewis B. Chamberlin
Cranbury
Charles 8. Hendricks
Hendricks
Cranbury Station
Schultz Memorial M. E
Beekman's Horses Win at Flemington Fair
A. C. Beekman's four year old George Watts showed speed in the 2.17 trot at the Flemington Fair and won in 2.18 2.193 and 2.18. He also won with Little Peter and Herman Stokes. Men's suits offered at 41.50 and 56.50 from the Kirschbaum tailoring department. Steinbach Company Asbury Park N J Crockery featured at the Shangle Sale in Hightstown August 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Beekman
George Watts
Flemington Fair
Little Peter
Herman Stokes
A. B. Kirschbaum Custom
Steinbach Company
Asbury Park
N. J
Hightstown
Mechanics Visit Cranbury Lodge for Boost Drive
More than 100 Junior Order United American Mechanics members from across the county visited Jamesburg Monday night. Cranbury Council No 60 hosted the event with the Mechanics Home Council band from Jamesburg performing a street concert. Ice cream cake and cigars were served during the social hour as leaders gave addresses to promote new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury Lodge
United American Mechanics
Mechanics Home Council
Jamesburg
Cranbury Council
Robert Smith
New Brunswick
Barclay
D. W. Clayton
H. J. Butcher
Cox
E W. Walker
William F. Perrine
Harry Lokerson
Merchanics Home Council
Marriage of Miss Mary Doris Applegate and William Beach
Miss Mary Doris Applegate and William Howard Beach of Rochester N Y were married at the bride’s parents home in Hightstown on August 21. The couple will reside in Cambridge Mass. Miss Applegate is a Vassar graduate and Harvard graduate student. Mr Beach attends Harvard Law School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Doris-Applegate
Henry R. Applegate
William Howard Beach
Rochester
N. Y
Hightstown
Gladys Applegate
J. Stanley Beach
Thomas Tyack
Presbyterian Church
Eleanor
Grover
Carlotta Davison
Tokyo
Japan
San Francisco
Denver
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake City
Honolulu
China
Korea
Los Angeles
Grand Canyon
Chicago
Davison
Alopgh
Herbert A Strong Republican Nominee For Congress
John W. Herbert of Middlesex is a leading GOP candidate with wide county ties and no factional issues. He would bolster the National ticket as Democrats struggle to find a rival. Other Republican hopefuls include Joseph Thompson of Ocean County and former Asbury Park Mayor T Frank Appleby. The Cranbury Fire Company hosts a Band Concert and Block Dance on Saturday evening September 4 with music by Goodwin's Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Herbert
Middlesex
Monmouth County
Herbert
Joseph Thompson
Ocean County
Asbury Park
T. Frank Appleby
Cranbury Fire Company
Goodwin
New Jersey Council Approves Executive Secretary Position
New Jersey farmers via the County Boards of Agriculture voted to create the Executive Secretary post to be based in Trenton. The move aims to represent New Jersey farmers at legislative hearings and improve marketing facilities while aiding business concerns. A salary committee was formed and women’s rights within the organization were recognized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
R C. Pollock
National Holstein Association of America
Minneapolis and
St. Paul
Organization of Minnesota Dairy Associations
D. D Aitken
National Holstein Friesian Association of America
R. C. Pollock
National Holstein Association Extension Service
Dairy Department
The
Agricultural College
County Agricultural Agenta
Aitken
County Board of Agriculture
New Jersey Council of County Boards of Agriculture
Trenton
Farmers of
New Brunswick
New Jersey Council
American Bureau Federation
Edward Logan
Burlington County
John H. Hankinson
Mercer County
H. E. Taylor
Monmouth County
Colby Proclaims Suffrage In Quiet Ceremony
Secretary Colby signed the proclamation stating the woman suffrage amendment is part of the U S Constitution after Tennessee certified final action. Suffrage workers felt slighted by the quiet act but celebrated that women can vote in November. Colby said the move was a simple duty and chose an early hour to avoid fanfare.
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Washington
Colby Loday
United States
Roberts
Tennessee
Colby
Charles L. Cook
State Department
Dog Fight in Kentucky Ends in Three Deaths
In Kentucky three men were shot to death in a fight over a dog one of them had killed. The piece reflects on how dogs become personal property and the strong bonds they create, recalling a boyhood memory of a loyal dog named Carlo and shared meals outdoors despite fleas.
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Carlo
Kentucky
New Orleans
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Rhode Hall
Boys and Girls Club of
Cranbury Inn
Cranbury Inn, Inc
Mary A
Joseph T. Wincklhofer
Ernest
Julia Olsson
Mary Wincklhofer
Office of Farm Demonstration
George St
Walter Woolfe
Walter
W._ Woolfe
Crosswicks Methodist Episcopal Church
Camden
Beach-Applegate
C. J. Culp
Middlesex County
Joseph H. Wright
Armenia
Syria
Culp
Russia
America
New Venture
Cranbury, N. J
First National Bank
J. S Rogers & Son
Hightstown, N. J
I Quality
Daniel Block Clothing CO
Washington Market Building
St. Broad St
Trenton, N. J
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