Truman Urges Registration To Boost U S Voting
President Truman compares U S voting to that of other nations and urges mass registration. He notes low turnout in 1948 and cites international rates from France Italy Canada Japan Israel Sweden England Belgium. He stresses media and nonpartisan groups to mobilize voters before the November election. The Fight Polio foundation listed.
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Harry S. Truman
Free America
United States
France
Italy
Canada
Japan
Israel
Sweden
England
Belgium
Playgrounds Extended to August 22 by Board Action
Approval extended the six Board of Education playground programs from August 15 to 22 after talks with Dr Weyne T. Branom and recreation officials. The Liberty avenue Gentral site will run through August 29. The commission approved a motion picture show at Harden-Locker Schoolground and a recreation day August 20 plus two buses for 100 boys to Yankee Stadium August 21. Bids for a Central avenue field house were discussed by Henry Goldhor.
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Board of Education
Weyne T. Branom
Peter Humanus
Samuel Dubow
Humanik
Board of Recreation Commissioners
Liberty Avenue
Gentral
Harden-Locker Schol Playground
Yankee Stadium
Central Avenue
Henry Goldhor
Pingry Closes Summer Session Ends School Term
The Pingry Summer School completes its eleventh session under C Elliott Knoke with 170 students enrolled in academics and 28 in remedial reading. Recreation division led by Reese Williams reports the largest enrollment. From June 23 to August 15 the program ran under a three man supervisory board. Thirty five Hillside students joined the recreation division and eight joined academics.
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Pingry Summer School
C. Elliott Knoke
New Jersey State Department of Education
Roy R. Shrewsbury
Reese Williams
Knoke
David B. Buffum
Casmir A. France
Hillside
Boy Fractures Leg In Fall Off Cycle
Six year old Michael Riccio of 288 Shelton Terrace fractured his right leg above the knee when he fell from his bicycle in front of his home Saturday evening. He was taken to St Barnabas Hospital Newark by township ambulance at his father's request and detained.
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Michael Riccio
Shelton Terrace
Angelo Riccio
St. Barnabas Hospital
Newark
Public urged to join Ground Observer Posts for radar defense
Hillside Times reports the United States Air Force seeks volunteers for Ground Observer Posts to monitor radar installations around Elizabeth New Jersey. about 250 to 300 spotters are needed, with two to four hours weekly. past Kenilworth observers reenlistment noted and contact details provided for recruitment.
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Girard Ave
Westfield
N. J
Wditer
Hillside Times
United States Air Force
Air Force
Hillside
Kenilworth
Elizabeth
Servier
Evenyone
En Loymer
Christian Science On Air Sunday Program
The Columbia Church of the Air will broadcast a Christian Science program Sunday August 17 at 10 30 am titled The Great Gift. A quartet and organ will provide music for the service.
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Christian Science ON
Columbia “Church of the Air
Lusie
Estate Filings for Maria A. Christenson Widow
Mrs. Maria A. Christenson of 281 Hollywood Avenue has filed as executrix and legatee of the will following the death of John Albin Christenson on July 22, as reported by Surrogate Charles A. Otto Jr.
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Maria A. Christenson
Hollywood Avenue
John Albin
Christenson
Charles A. Otto, Jr
New Jersey Sees All Time High Vote Registration
State CIO President Carl Holderman announced a record 2,389,017 eligible voters in April 1952 primaries and urged civic groups and county boards to register the 956,579 adults still not eligible. Union County shows 193,756 registered of 274,653 adults. four industrial counties top non registration percentages. Increased facilities in Mercer Burlington Essex counties aided late registrations with seven weeks left in 1952.
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Newark
New Jersey
CIO
Carl Holderman
Holderman
Union County
Essex
Burlington
Mercer
Passaic
Cape May
Salem
Ocean
Sussex
Gets Jail Sentence On Mischief Charge
Joseph Berta age 42 of 1136 St Louis avenue was sentenced to 30 days in County Jail by Acting Magistrate Allan L Tumarkin for malicious mischief and disorderly conduct. He was arrested Tuesday night at 470 Hillside avenue in the H R Goeller Company iron works yard after company complaints about damage and theft of equipment. He had been on parole in custody of his attorney for non support of two minor children with a job and support stipulation.
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Joseph Berta
St. Louis Lavenue
Allan L. Tumarkin
Perta
Walter Steib
H. R. Goeller Company’ Iron Works
Hillside Avenue
Berta
Anton A. Vit
Alaska GI Seeks Letters From Home Friends
Private Alfred A Benz, 22, son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Benz of 1448 Leslie St, Hillside, stationed in Alaska, asks readers of Hillside Times to write him. A machinist who repairs diesel engines, he hopes to reconnect with old acquaintances or make new friends through mail call at US 51131292 A TB A F F APO 733 c/o Postmaster Seattle Wash.
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Alaska
Alfred A. Benz
Alfred Benz
Leslie Street
Benz
Hillside
Py Benz
Pvt
Alfred A
Tb.a
APO
C-O
Seattle
Wash
Hillside Estates In Probate And Fort Dix Fire College Schedule
Wills for three Hillside residents were offered for probate by Surrogate Charles A Otto Jr. Anthony F Schafer of East Orange named executor of Mrs Josephine Schafer Haefle estate with granddaughter Joan as beneficiary Edith G Sharp executrix of her husband Walter Sharp estate with niece and nephew as beneficiaries Benjamin Newman executor of Mrs Louis Wiederman estate Hillside The New Jersey State Fire College plans a weekend outdoor training program at Fort Dix October 16 17 18 19 open to trained paid and volunteer firefighters and plant brigades 500 will be accommodated with classwork and field demonstrations Registrations begin 7 p m October 16 and housing will be provided at Fort Dix through noon on October 19
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Hillside
Charles A. Otto
Anthony F. Schafer
East Orlange
Josephine Schafer Haefle
Joan
Edith G. Sharp
Center Street
Walter P. Sharp
Louis Wiederman
Benjamin Newman
Kinney
Newark
New Jersey State Fire College
Fort Dix
George C MMi
Whic
New Jersey State Safety Council
Iyo
New Jersey St.j. Fire College
Mller
John P Weeks
Haddonfield
Jonathan ¥. Cox
Bordentown
Charl Y. Kniss
Barry Diffen
Highway Speeders Get Summonses
Two drivers were issued speeding summonses for 55 mph on Route 20 by State Motor Vehicle Inspector Hodgson. Ralph Daniels of Brooklyn and Leroy Archie of 89 Broadway Elizabeth paid the $15 fines.
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Hodgson
Ralph Daniels
Brooklyn
N. Y
Leroy Archie
Broadway
Elizabeth
Roy Reappointed To Planning Board
Thomas A Roy of 1513 Hiawatha Avenue was reappointed to a five year term on the Planning Board by Mayor Robert C. Kirkpatrick last Wednesday evening.
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Thomas A Roy
Hiawatha Avenue
Robert C. Kirkpatrick
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Truman
Fight Pollo
Sister Kenny Foundation
Fifth Ave
New York
R & L Decorators
Liberty Ave
Teller’s
Carteret
Broad ST
Flaseneterior
Cerebral Palsy Fund
Pingry
veLeners
Reenlis
Alar. Butler
Homer F. Butler
L. Murray Crowlund
Stanley F. Decker
Horace Girt
Frederick E. Meac
Mollie Steadle
Samuel Tompkins
Hazel R. von Chlen
von Ohlen
Crawford
Arthur Schwartz
Broad Street
Bell Telephone Company
State Fire College
Roy
Palau
Szeter
John C.pozar
Agency Complete Insurance Service
Crann Street
Pontiac
America
Maxon Pontiac, Inc
N. Broad ST
Pontiac Film Theatre
General Motors
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