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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
1
Plans for a large Labor Day celebration in Hightstown include a Red Cross fund drive, crowds over 10,000, and events at Peddie Institute field and lake. A daytime program features baseball games, water sports, band concerts, and many prize contests with entries announced later.
Charles H. Edmond, Mercer County probation officer for 17 years, was named superintendent of the State Home for Boys at Jamesburg by the Board of Trustees. He assumes duties Monday with Mrs. Edmond as matron, earning 2500 dollars yearly plus maintenance. The home houses 670 boys and 80 employees on a 700 acre tract, 500 cultivated. Retiring superintendent Captain Richard J. Drever remains in military service.
Mrs G W Burroughs describes a summer rail journey from Philadelphia to Chicago and Pueblo on the Pennsylvania Limited and Rocky Mountain Limited. The narrative highlights Blue Ridge views Pike's Peak and Colorado Springs, with stops at Moline Rock Island Davenport Colfax Des Moines and end notes at Beulah and local scenery. Fireworks close the trip.
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