Noise stirs township action against Port Authority and airlines
Township officials push for injunction against Port Authority of New York and major airlines over airplane noise. A July meeting coordinated by Mayor King after a regional officials’ session cites widespread complaints. calls for flight pattern fixes and potential legal action. Authorities plan hearings on water, zoning, and public works as ordinances pass and new inquiries begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CAA
N.Y
James A. Oneil
N. Y
King
Elizabeth
Kenneth Hand
Statutes
Anton Vit
Oneil
Jayne
Somerset
Port Authority
Milton Conford
Hillside
Oné¢il
Conford
Vit
Owell
Bloy
School Contract Awards Confirmed After Bid Withdrawals
The Hillside school contracts were awarded to low bidders with two firms seeking to withdraw bids due to calculation errors. George Washington Calvin Coolidge and Alvin Coolidge projects see bids ranging from 8 to 613 thousand dollars with Goeller and Dennis leading steel and plumbing awards. Board warns of possible court action or alternate award to second lowest bidders if withdrawals proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Jantelle Inc
H. R. Goeller Inc
Cantello Plumbing Co
M. Fred Sulzer & Co
Albert F Reuhl Cox
George Washington
Hansen-Jensen Inc
Albert F. Reuhl Co
A. N. Meister Co
George Stewart
Alvin Coolidge
General Construction
Helge Olsen
Canelle Plumbing Co
Michael T. Baudermann Inc
J. Tomasulo Co
Walter Leibo
Gilbert C. Chamberlin
Times
Stewart
George Washington School
Olsen
Calvin Coolidge
Hillside planning board faces hurdles in school expansion plans
Lon Whatson notes the Hillside school additions mark transition to a new phase amid contractor and material shortages. He praises the new seven member Planning Board led by Mayor Raymond R. King and notes potential ordinance limits may need amendment, with early recommendations anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillside
Raymond R. King
First Gotar Plaque Day Marks Reinstall in Town
The town plans a ceremony at the corner of Hurden and North Broad streets on Saturday August 25 at 11 am to reinstall the first gold star plaque honoring Commander Leslie Knox Hillside resident and World War II hero. Emma Knox and local veterans groups will attend as part of forty four plaques to be erected.
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Hurden
North Broad Streets
John M. Brown
Leslie Knox
Hillside
Harden Street
Emma Knox
American Legion
DAV
VFW
Brown
Local Girl Becomes New Librarian Miss Lottie Smolenski
Miss Lottie Smolenski of 18 Cedar Street is appointed librarian succeeding Mrs. Ford Meyer. She will begin September 10 after five and a half years as Hunter College assistant librarian. Smolenski, a Hillside High School graduate, earned a 1945 B A from Montclair State Teachers College and an M A from Columbia Teachers College in 1946. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Marvin C Smolenski, who moved from Great Meadows in 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie Smolenski
Cedar Street
Ford Meyer
Wayne T. Branom
Library Board of Trustees
Miss Smolenski
Hunter College
New York
Hillside High Schol
Montclair State Teachers College
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Marvin C. Smolenski
Great Meadows
Elizabeth woman treated after Union avenue collision
Mrs. Kathryn R. Paulow 29 of 411 Jackson avenue Elizabeth was treated by Dr. Charles Grubin after her car struck John D. Lukovich 40 of 527 Drake avenue Elizabeth on Union avenue at Virginia street. She was released after treatment. Police say Paulow's auto struck the other vehicle after a turn. Both cars towed for left front fender damage. Officer George Helock investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn R. Paulow
Jackson Avenue
Elizabeth
Charles Grubin
John D. Lukovich
Drake Avenue
Union Avenue
Virginia Street
Newark Woman To Answer Charge Of Incorrect Parking
Doris Glaser of 23 Murray Street Newark will appear in Municipal Court Saturday to answer charges of incorrect parking. A Monday night incident caused her vehicle to roll down a hill and strike Milton Bershawsky’s car parked at 142 Clark Street in front of his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Glaser
Murray Street
Newark
Milton Bershawsky
Clark Street
Red Cross Disaster Funds Drive Planned
A local push to raise the national five million dollar Red Cross Disaster Relief Appeal for Midwest floods will be directed by Mrs. Herbert R. Otto of 1520 Center Street. The Elizabethtown Chapter, covering Linden Hillside Roselle Elizabeth and Union townships, is asked to raise nine thousand dollars this month with collection containers in area businesses starting Saturday.
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Red Cross
Herbert R. Otto
Center Street
Elizabethtown
Linden
Hillside
Roselle
Elizabeth
Union
Slippery Roads Trigger Two Car Crashes In Union
Rain and slick streets caused two crashes Tuesday injuring two Union residents. Loretta Smith, 41, a passenger, and John J. Smith, 46, were in a collision with Siptics De Benedetto, 21, at Route 29 Liberty Avenue turn around. De Benedetto said his car skidded and was hit from behind. A second crash at Central and Long involved Joseph Faranda, 61, and Joseph A. Porga, 25. Faranda, with a bruised shoulder, was treated and released. Porga’s eastbound vehicle struck Faranda after he stopped at Chestnut Avenue. Officer Goheen investigated both crashes.
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Loretta Smith
John J. Smith
Porter Road
Charles J. Grubin
Siptics
de Benedetto
South 8Th Street
Newark
Liberty Avenue
Smith
Central
Long Avenues
Joseph Faranda
Vaux Hall Road
Union
Joseph A. Porga
Boston Avenue
Faranda
Joseph Peyser
Chestnut Avenue
Long Avenue
Porga
Harry Goheen
Ten Year Old Girl Bitten By Neighborhood Dog
Lynn Gaines, 10, of 577 Tillman street, treated by Dr. C. H. Yellin after a dog bite. The dog, owned by Martin Lustig of 569 Tillman street, was ordered tied and observed for ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn ,Gaines
Tillman Street
C. H. Yellin
Elizabeth
Martin Lustig
Lustig
U.S. To Press Hvasta Case as Oatis Link Fails
House efforts to press the Hvasta case move forward after links to the Oatis case stalled. John Hvasta, a naturalized American, is imprisoned in Czechoslovakia on espionage charges after a Navy career and study under the G I Bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hvasta
Franklin Street
Czechoslovakia
Foreign Affairs Committee
Washington
House
Richards
S.C
Hvasta
Associated Press
William N Oatis
Rodino
N. J
Oatis
Hrasta
G.L
Auto crash sparks assault charge and local fines
Walter E. Pfistner of 253 Fitzpatrick Street faces an atrocious assault and battery charge after a reported attack on Howard C. Gunnerson following a car accident at Long and Liberty Avenues. The case, brought by Gunnerson, was heard by Police Magistrate Clarence K. Riemer with Pfistner in custody of his attorney. The magistrate also settled sixteen other cases, including a $28 fine for leaving the scene of an accident and multiple $10 and $20 fines for speeding, driving without a license or registration, and careless driving.
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Jerome Avenue
Albert Schoen
William Suesserman
Edward Stavitzky
Charles V. Ackerman
Central Avenue
John Addeo
Hillside Avenue
Safety Committee
Boy Scout
Race Street
Recreation Board
Fred Merkle
Hudson
Maple Avenue
Merkle
Henry Kreh Jr
Forthaber
Kreh
King
State Highway Department
Board of Assessment Commissioners
Leslie Reed
Walter E. Pfistner
Fitzpatrick Street
Clarence K. Riemer
Robert Shevick
Elizabeth
Howard C. Gunnersen
Chestnut Avenue
Irvington
Pfistner
Gunnersen
Long and
Liberty Avenues
Harry Weidner
Sherman Avenue
Newark
North Broad
Hollywood Avenue
Saverio F
Carbone
Chatham Road
Summit
C. Bernard McMenavin
Melrose Avenue
Bound Brook
Richard R. Jackson
Commerce Street
Richard Coonan
Ridgewood Avenue
Leslie Street
Gordon B. Hanford
Mountain Avenue
Four Injured In Two Crashes On Route 29 And Williamson
Four people were injured in two accidents within a half hour on Saturday night. A triple collision on Route 29 near the North Broad street overpass involved a New York family and three drivers, with Mrs. Mary High and Edna High among the injured. James Hall and John Arszol were also implicated. A second crash on Williamson avenue left four year old Robert William Sheehan Jr. with facial cuts after a car driven by Robert Sheehan Jr. lost control and struck a tree. Patrolman Harry Goheen and Patrolman Robert Mason investigated the incidents.
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Route
North Broad Street
New York
Joseph Peyser
Mary High
Forest Hills
Edna High
Robert High
Franklin Square
John Arszol
Jersey City
Robert High, Jr
James Hall
Convent Station
Teo
Arstol
High
Hall
Kilroy
Route 29
Harry Goheen
Robert William Sheehan, Jr
Wiliamson Avenue
Appeal Issued For Comic Books At Lyons Veterans Hospital
Comic books for patients at Lyons Veterans Hospital may be left at Hillside Times office 1443 North Broad Street any day this week. A deposit box is available. Children are urged to collect books for veterans who will appreciate reading material. Harden-Locker Post No 50 American Legion and Ladies Auxiliary will deliver the books to the hospital later this month.
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Lyons Veterans Hospital
Hillside Times
North Broad Street
Harden-Locker Post No. 50
American Legion
Ladies Auxiliary
Cub Pack 198 to Meet on Cranford Festival Plans
Committee members of Cub Pack 198 will meet Tuesday evening at Mrs Georga Zemanovic 199 Ryan Street to outline plans for the September corn festival at Nomahegan Park Cranford.
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George Zemanovic
Ryan Street
Nomahegan Park
Cranford
Expect To Settle Candy Co. Strike
A three week strike by 35 employees of the Robert A Johnston Chocolate Co. on Central Avenue continues. Local 262 union members seek higher wages, Good Friday as a holiday, and retroactive pay to June 1 or May 29 as negotiators Braverman and Aurieman meet with plant manager Ward after breakdowns on July 23.
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Robert A Johnston Chocolate Company
Central Avenue
United Bakery, Confectionery
Cannery Packing and Foods Service Employees Union
Newark
George Braverman
Anthony Aurieman
Harold Ward
Car Somersaults Contractor Escapes Injury Near Newark Line
Edgar Mooney, 22, of 87 Euclid Avenue Maplewood, escaped injury when his car overturned after striking a Public Service pole off Route 29 near the Newark line. Fire Company 3 cleared gasoline spill. Mooney said he was cut off and jumped the curb. Vehicle to Kilroy's Garage Route 29.
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Edgar Mooney
Euclid Avenue
Maplewood
Route 29
Newark Line
Fire Company 3
Kilroy
Honor Yuill 100. oldest living Mason in New Jersey
William A. Yuill of Hill Side reaches his centenarian milestone this Sunday and is honored as the state's oldest Mason. A longtime Newark worker and Royal Canadian Mounted Police survivor, Yuill now resides at the Masonic Home in Burlington and is a member of St. Cecile Lodge in Newark.
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William A. Yuill
Hill Side
Masonic Fraternity
New Jersey
Burlington
Yuill
Winans
Maple Avenue
Clark Street
St. Cecile Lodge
Newark
Petersborough
Ont
Canada
Ontario Rifles
Riel
Northwest
The
Royal
Canadian Mounted Police
Ethan Allan Yuill, Jr
Prince Rupert Lodge
F & AM
Winnipeg
Local Man Assigned To Chemical Center
2nd Lt. Raymond S. Eagle, son of Mr and Mrs Nathan E Eagle of Hillside New Jersey, has been assigned to Army Chemical Center Maryland for a tour of duty. He is a Hillside High School and West Virginia University graduate and worked as a research assistant chemical engineer at Princeton New Jersey. He has one year reserve military service.
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Army Chemical Center
Raymond S. Eagle
Nathan E. Eagle
W. Martz Avenue
Hillside
N. J
Army
Lt Eagle
Hillside High School
West Virginia University
Morgantown
W. Va
Princeton University
Princeton
Eagle
Miller couple welcomes daughter in Newark hospital
Mr and Mrs William J Miller Jr of 308 Manor avenue Cranford announce the birth of a daughter Tuesday at St Barnabas Hospital Newark. Mrs Miller is the former Eugenie McCraith of Hillside. They also have a son, William Adair, 14.
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William J. Miller
Manor Avenue
Cranford
St. Barnabas Hospital
Newark
Weather Brief: Humid With Showers Then Clearing
The forecast calls for warm humid conditions with showers late today. The outlook improves with fair skies and less humidity tomorrow.
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Torrow
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Herbert Avenue
Eric Justice
Harden-Looker
J. M. Straus & Co
H. R. Goellerine
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I Tomasulo Co
P.lantelle Inc
George L Dennis Co
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Goeller
McCormick
Leibo
Goldhor
Jean A. White
Max Schleifer
White
Margaret Tabit
Robert C. Kirkpatrick
Branom
P.T.A
Milton M. Lilien
P.T. A
Felix McCormick
Institute of Field Studies
Arnold H. McClow
Anthony D'Amiano
Albert Scaccia
Lon Whatson
Good Planning Board
Coe Avenue
Saybrook School
Anton A. Vit Jr
Townshp Committee
Planning Board
Hurden & N. Broad
U.S
Kiwanis Club of
Hillside, New Jersey
Sirs
Armed Forces
Szarko’s Liquor Store
Liberty Ave
Candy Co
Honor Yuill
Hillside Butchers F
Sinzinger
Prop
Coe Ave
Solomon’s
Salem Pharmacy
Salem Ave
Walter R. Lee
Home For Funerals
Tobia’s Appliances
Clinton Ave
Michael Tobia
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