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Newspaper
Hillside Times
Location
Hillside, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1956
Page
8
The Times announces regular US subscriptions at 3.50 a year with extra postage for Canada and foreign countries. Readers are invited to send Jetters and other items of interest, with communications to be provided in every case.
Town Journal urges voters to study political positions on federal power taxation agriculture education and civil unrest. It emphasizes government as servant not master and warns against candidates seeking unchecked federal authority. The piece frames voting as a duty to understand issues and judge candidates across parties.
Time highlights aging advances including hip fracture surgeries safe for patients up to 90 and increased elderly population from 4.4 to 8.4 percent since 1900. It notes better protein diets and other dietary changes while acknowledging unresolved social and economic issues in aging.
Edward Hoover of the FBI says crime cost the U S $122 per person last year and about $20 billion overall. He argues education and church funding relate to crime costs and urges better crime control especially parole and repeat offender issues. He calls the challenge one for all citizens.
The Hillside Reserve Police Association held its fourth annual picnic at Brown's Grove in Kenilworth with games for children and several races won by Arthur Stier, Carol Wemton, Robin York, and Francs Brandt. Deputy Chief Treger awarded prizes as Bob Brown and Wally Tidibick organized the event.
Police traced two gun deaths after shots reported to Sgt Prat Ercan. Officers, including Lt Grant and Detective Robert Mason, found Steiner and Mueller dead. Steiner survived by his wife and children. Mueller by his mother and sister. An inquiry into how Mueller owned firearms is ordered by Police Commissioner Goldher, amid talks of wider mental health gun registry.
Newark and Union County reports show 129 NJ students from ten counties and eight states admitted to Rutgers Law School. Lehigh University announces 100 freshmen including Hillside entrants Alan Minion Michael Rotberg and J Arnold Witte. Union County residents total 37 with Hillside entries such as Paglia Alexander Nicholas Caseloh Ann Friedman Milton Glatzer Voby Redux Nancy Swade and Dresden Goldberg among pre law or pre medicine majors.
Tugetie Nyulaszy of 204 William Street receives the $25 award from Elasile Stop Nut Corporation of Vaixhall pond for suggesting 1-1/8 inch nuts to be machined on the 1 inch six spindle countersink department to aid production.
Captain Edward Diamond 27 of Hillside New Jersey recently completed the military medical orientation course at the Army Medical Service School Fort Sam Houston Texas. The newly commissioned officer class emphasized medical service in combat. Diamond son of Mrs Ruth Diamond and William Diamond previously attended Franklin Marshall College and Chicago Medical School.
Announcement reports the New Jersey Wholesale Drug Co. Inc. joined the Drug, Giemieni and Mited Trades Sdutoy of the New York Hoard of Trade, as part of the Drug Concern Association. The DCA, a major national trade group for the drug and chemical industry, traces to 1890 and includes over 800 firms with offices in New York City and Washington.
The piece notes a local fund linked to a popular shortstop and a Dad’s Club committee aiding scholarship distribution. It also covers the Board of Health spraying ragweed and other plants, the Newark boarding home code adoption, and a Progress Club life membership card dispute, emphasizing club activity and public welfare efforts.
Listings include Christ the King Catholic Church services with multiple Mass times and novenas, First Friday devotions, baptisms, and confessions. Also Church of Christ Scientist service details, Reading Room hours, and location. Elizabeth Avenue Presbyterian and Bethany Pentecostal schedules listed with worship and Sunday School times. Buy and hold U.S. savings bonds.
The article notes Shorty Blazier placing fifth out of twenty in a world Nil Softball tournament. It mentions regional hosting duties in Linden New Jersey at Eighth Wave Field Park Avenue and weekly Tuesday games at 8:30 pm. The event runs August 25 26 with teams from Rochester New York New York City and nearby areas competing.
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