Charter Study Referendum Hopes Slip But May Rise Again
The Charter Study Commission faces defeat in a hoped public referendum as petitions fell short of the legal threshold amid bad timing and vacations. Officials estimate 1,600 signatures were gathered of a required 2,300, leaving renewal possible if 2,300 names are filed by September for a November 1954 vote.
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Evans Tract
Charter Study Commission
Charter Lady League
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Charter Study League
Reiter Revives Use Of Saybrook For A Town Hall
Emanuel M. Reiter, Republican County Committeeman, urges using the abandoned Saybrook School for municipal needs instead of a $783,000 new town hall. He notes underused floors and calls for a referendum on the town hall question, criticizing the mayor and township committee for delaying public input and taxation concerns.
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Emanuel M. Reiter
Board of Improvement Assessment Commissioners
Saybrook
Board of Education
Reiter
Township Committee
Charter Study Commission
Baby Pictures Are Suspended Series Due to Vacation Absences
Little Folks Studios pauses its Baby Pictures series for several weeks as readers and staff take vacations. The publication will resume shortly after Labor Day.
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Little Folks Studios
Supervisors Ban Ball Playing At Hillside Avenue Playground
Recreation supervisors Carol Eisner and Sondra Fishman defend a ban on all ball games at Hillside Avenue Playground amid neighbor complaints. They cite police, a 16 foot fence, and noise from backboards as factors, urging taxpayers to support a remedy and prevent repeat incidents.
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Hillside Avenue
Hillside
Carol Eisner
Sondra Fishman
Hillside Avenue Playground
Recreation Commission
Board of Education
Free Ice Cream Party at Shop & Save Center
A Costa's ice cream party is held this Saturday morning at the Shop & Save Food Center on 45 Cee avenue. Uncle Fred is expected to be a highlight of the event.
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Shop & Save Food Center
Cob Avenue
Salem
Elizabeth
Costa's
Cee Avenue
Uncle Fred
Party For Gottscho Founder Celebrates 75th Birthday
Employees of Adolph Gottscho Inc held a luncheon at the Winfield Scott Hotel Elizabeth New Jersey to honor founder Adolph Gottscho on his 75th birthday. Ted Ferrigno served as toastmaster and lauded two longtime workers Andy Seegar and Ralph DeMarco who presented a bronze plaque marking the birthday and 50 years in business. The firm makes marking machines and moved from New York to Hillside in 1950.
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Adolph Gottscho
New York
Hillside
Final Chance To Register For Annual Fishing Rodeo
The Township of Hillside and Better Fishing Inc sponsor a fishing rodeo at Echo Lake for youths under 14. Registration forms are available at recreation facilities. volunteers will pick up participants, provide rides, and N/A. Free ice cream and chocolate milk, lunch and tackle required. first prize poles and reels are on display at the Hobby Shop on Liberty Avenue.
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Hillside J and
Better Fishing Inc
Hillside
Liberty Avenue
HiLlside Program Seeks Applicants for Youth Fishing Day
A notice invites youths to join the HiLlside Children’s Fishing Program on Saturday August 22 1953. Respondents should mail inquiries to STREET AND NO Hillside New Jersey for full particulars.
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HiLlside
Edward W Hyde promoted to Airman First Class on Okinawa
Edward W Hyde of 206 Pennsylvania Avenue is promoted to Airman First Class with the 9th Air Vehicle Repair Squadron on Okinawa. He has been stationed there since October 1951 and is the son of Mr. and Mrs Edward Hyde. He is a Hillside High School graduate.
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Edward W. Hyde
Pennsylvania Avenue
Okinawa
Edward H. Hyde
Hillside High School
Recreation Board Grants $500 Raise To Superintendent
The Board of Recreation Commissioners approved a $500 salary increase for Peter G. Humanik, Superintendent of Recreation, amid ongoing questions about the budget and a pending legal ruling on objections. Assistant Attorney Arthur E. Dienst ruled abstentions could not count as votes against the raise and that the resolution cannot be rescinded or reduced except as an economy measure.
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Tt Ds
Board of Recreation Commissioners
Peter G. Humanik
Arthur E. Dienst
Harry G Meltzer
Humanik
Harry C. Meltzer
Dom Peterpaul
Mildred Hess
Meltzer
James D Duffy
Lute Share
Dienst
Samuel Duhow
Duffy
Share
Peterpaul
Hess
Resident's Auto Kills Newark Boy
An automobile operated by Mrs Steven A Dolce collided head on with a blonde ridden by Richard Meyer 8 of Newark on Elizabeth avenue. The boy suffered a fractured skull and other brain injuries and died at Newark Beth Israel Hospital. Mrs Dolce, an expectant mother, was hospitalized for shock.
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Steven A. Dolce
Rutgers Avenue
Richard Meyer
Mapes Avenue
Newark
Newark Beth Israel Hospital
Elizabeth Avenue
Dolce
Exchange Teacher Goldie Scarr Returns to New York
After two years abroad Miss Goldie Scarr daughter of Mr and Mrs Jacob Scarr of 70 Mertz Avenue returned Tuesday night on the liner Flandre arriving in New York She taught in a French school the first year and last year at the American School in Brussels Belgium She plans to enter Harvard University next month as a candidate for a doctor of philosophy degree.
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Goldie Scarr
Jacob Scarr
Mertz Avenue
Flandre
New York
Miss Scarr
Times
Brussels
Belgium
Harvard University
Charter study referendum fails on signatures shortfall
The Hillside Charter Study League failed to meet the 2,306 signature requirement for a charter study referendum. Petition presenters reported about 1,600 names with additional signatures unsubmitted, amid vacation absences and hot weather. The Township Committee did not place the question on the ballot.
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Hillside Charter Study League
Robert L. Kaplan
Samuel B. Friedman
Township Committee
Robert C. Kirkpatrick
John M. Malone
Friedman
Henry Goldhor
Fried_man
Milton B. Conford
William Gural
Seniors Find Jobs With Good Pay This Summer
The annual report by Dr. Wayne Branom to the Board of Education shows high school seniors securing full-time positions upon graduation. It notes 79 non college graduates took full-time roles, 47 found jobs via the guidance office, with starting salaries from 35 to 47.50 dollars weekly and some earning 65 or more in semi skilled and sales work.
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Wayne T. Branom
Board of Education
Branom
Weather Outlook: Fair Today and Tonight
The forecast calls for fair conditions across the area with gradual warming expected tomorrow. No precipitation or strong winds are anticipated, and temperatures should rise through the day into the afternoon.
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