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Newspaper
Hillside Times
Location
Hillside, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1950
Page
8
Local shop advertises birds dogs aquarium supplies tropical and goldfish stock plus fresh horse meat with home delivery. Also lists contact as EL 2-8985 and address 257 Hollywood Ave near Long. Additional notices include bible school events and service times at 1309 White Street with Rev. Graf and contractor alerts for Tinning Roofing.
Local moving and trucking service advertises insured loads with van options from a trunk to a full van. Contact 17 Hollywood Avenue Hill EL 2-9645 for rates and service.
Church of Christ the King led by Rev Perry G DeWitt and Rev Gerard B Whelan lists multiple Mass times daily and on holy days with novenas. Bethany Pentecostal at 211 Baltimore avenue hosts Sunday School and evangelistic meetings. Church of Christ Scientist at 1251 Fairmount avenue offers services and a Bible sermon. Elizabeth Avenue Presbyterian Church conducts morning worship. Irvington Pentecostal Church records Christ's Ambassadors service and youth activities.
Charles F. Savino aged 34 of 311 Forest Avenue Lyndhurst and his six year old son Martin were injured when Savino’s car struck a fire hydrant and a utility pole. Savino suffered a chin laceration requiring four sutures and Martin contusion of the left ear with a cut behind the ear. They were treated and released by Dr. Charles J. Grubin at 123 Hillside Avenue. Savino reported he fell asleep at the wheel while driving east on the highway.
Alexander Mooney, chairman of the Sinai Congregation seat committee, announces that committee members will be at 1904 Maple avenue to take reservations for High Holy Days seats. Hours are 8 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 12 noon Sundays. Services will be in the new Sinai Congregation building at 1531 Maple avenue. Rabbi Eliezer Cohen is spiritual leader and Benjamin S. Berkowitz is president.
The National Labor Relations Board announced that warehouse workers at Miller Steel Co. and Edgecomb Steel Corp. voted to support union shop contracts with Local 478 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Approval allows the union to begin negotiations to make union membership a condition of continued employment.
A well digger named marry warkwurst of 799 Bloomfield Avenue Verona reported police that supplies valued at 150 dollars were stolen from a site for the Elizabeth Town Water Company on Conant Street near the Elizabeth River on August 19 or 20. Missing were two jacks a handsaw two hatchets 110 gallons of gasoline and 250 feet of rope.
The Community Loop playoffs showcase the league’s top teams as the champions demonstrate strong defense and clutch offense. Key players from the title club lead the rally, securing a narrow victory and signaling title ambitions for the next round.
Hillside High School faculty member Paul I. Nichols trains in a 60 hour Montclair State Teachers College auto mobile driver education course. The program runs two weeks with certificates issued to qualified instructors, aiding high schools to obtain dual control cars. Forty three New Jersey teachers attend, sponsored by the New Jersey Automobile Club affiliated with AAA. The will of Joseph Sumkin is offered for probate by Mrs Ida Sumkin. Surrogate Otto sets August 24 to September 0?
The Rose of Friendship Circle hosted a children's bus ride and picnic at Rahway River Park revealing prize winners across many events. Winners included Sam Mazza in peanut guessing, Bobby Reyle and Steve Fedorczyk in bus prizes, Tony Valente and William Bass in peanut race, and multiple relay and sack race victors. Guests noted two sets of twins and ages from four weeks to 81 years.
Willie Yednak Jr from Hillside was sent by the Rockingham Eagles of the Tobacco State League to the Roanoke Rapids Jays of the Coastal Plains League. The Jays, first by seven games, acquire Yednak for relief pitching to strengthen their hurling staff for the pennant drive and playoffs.
Israel Alexander, Sinai Hebrew School chairman, announced the new season opens on Tuesday September 5 at 3 45 p m in the Sinai Congregation building Maple Avenue. Parents may register for regular and preparatory classes on Sunday August 27 from 10 a m to 12 noon at 1504 Maple Avenue and Tuesday September 5 from 2 to 4 p m at 1531 Maple Avenue. Transportation will be provided for outlying Hillside sections.
Three young girls run a house to house candy sale this week to raise funds for the Infantile Paralysis campaign. The sellers listed are from 920 183 Wilder Street and 167 Hartley Terrace with proceeds benefiting the campaign.
Herrigel notes possible health and welfare violations and says copies of his opinion will go to Kiefer and the neighbor who complained. Charles Tannenbaum requests street cleaning on Schley Street, citing rubbish and a 20 percent assessment rise. King says street sweeper unaffordable. budget discussion planned. Defense Council appoints Philip Leininger as local Boy Scout commissioner. Committee authorizes attorney and engineer to negotiate for Paul Street property needed for an improvement.
Officials direct ditch clearance for Ryan street drainage and bid ads for Wilder street sidewalks. A traffic light study near Liberty avenue and Pun street is approved. Cab fare changes favor meter charges. Public Safety Committee to review truck limits and shelter pet rules. Property purchase on Winans avenue for Clinton Place extension slated, with public hearing set. Child labor law amendments raise minimum ages to sixteen, or eighteen for hazardous jobs.
Noted educators from New Jersey and New York universities will address a teacher workshop. Dr A F ee and Dr Mark Karp will speak on classroom control and reading methods, with Hillside Elementary staff presenting reading techniques. Bertha Lawrence will close the morning with a talk on teacher expectations. Wednesday afternoon meetings follow.
A city considers an industrial zone ordinance but faces objections to locating a plant on a non specified site. The debate continues as officials weigh community impact and zoning implications.
Air Reduction abandons Hillside location in line with neighbor policy. Leslie Reed of Route 29 notes community apparel satisfaction that no factory will encroach on Conant Street area. Vice Chairman Oneil cannot assure future developments.
Joseph J Havey of Hillside New Jersey, a representative of New York Life, is named a member of the 1950 NYLI Top Club Council. Nearly 300 top agents from the 5000 NY Life field force join in this honor. Havey is invited to attend an educational conference September 5 9 at The Greenbrier.
Carmine Cicchino of 215 Conklin Avenue completed twenty five years with Public Service Electric and Gas Company and received a gold service emblem. He works at the Kearny electric generating station.
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