Plans for Hillside river park threaten county land deal
The Union County Park Commission and the Union County Board of Freeders face a shift in cooperation as plans to extend park and parkway facilities along the Passaic River stumble over a 35 acre rezoning dispute south of Conant Street. Officials note land sold for a Pingry School sits partly within the park area and confirm no acquisitions are yet made for the Elizabeth River project.
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Union Mission
Hillside
Union County Park Commission
Union County Board of Freeders
Conant Street
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Commission
Salem Road
Union
Liberty Avenue
Elizabeth City
Pingry
Elizay
Hillside Park Plan Eyed Over Conant Street Zone Rift
Hillside may swap industry land for a municipal park along the Elizabeth River between Conant Street and a proposed county parkway. Park officials and residents worry rezoning for Air Reduction Inc. could limit parkland, urging careful action to preserve this area for park use within township plans.
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Pingry
Park Commission
Towns Up
Henry Kreh Jr
County Park and Parkway
Air Reduction Inc
Hillside
Pateway
Conant Street
Second Post Office Opens Here Hillside Avenue Post Office opens with ceremony
A brief ceremony led by Postmaster John P. Leonard officially opened the new Hillside avenue post office near Chestnut avenue at 9 am Monday. Officials included C Frederick Johnson Frank W O Brien James A Oneil and John M Brown. The building houses five clerks one laborer and eight carriers with two mail sections serving north and south Hillside. Annual business is projected at 200000 to 250000 and 97 local industries signed on to use facilities.
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John P. Leonard
Elizabeth
Hillside Avenue
Chestnut Avenue
C. Frederick Johnson
Hillside Industrial Association
Frank W. O Brien
James A. Oneil
Hillside National Bank
Hillside Township
John M. Brown
James F. Sterner
Elizabethport
Elizabeth Post Office
North Broad Street
Hillside
Central Avenue
Center Street
Leonard
Sterling Place
David ©. Evans
John D. Leonard
Jiffy Manufacturing Co
Johnson
Postal Service Committee
Hilside Industrial Association
Hillside Considers Planning Board and Master Plan
In Hillside Township the push for a Planning Board and a Master Plan is discussed amid political framing. Officials have not acted, sparking calls for permanent, well structured development with hearings and committee votes. A Police Athletic League proposal is also noted as under consideration.
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Police Athletic League
Hillside
Sinai Congregation to Install Pews for High Holy Days
Sinai Congregation prepares new building at 1531 Maple avenue for the Jewish New Year starting Monday evening September 11. New pews to be installed this week. seat committee offers reservations 8 to 10 p m Tuesday through Thursday. Rabbi Eliezer Cohen will lead pre Holy Days Studies at 12:30 a m Sunday September 3 in temporary quarters at 1504 Maple avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin S. Berkowitz
Sinai Congregation
Maple Avenue
Eliezer Cohen
Jury Panel Drawn for Union County Grand Jury
Thirty five eligibles for the September session were drawn Tuesday before County Judge Walter L. Hetfield by jury commissioners William A. Bourdon and Sheriff Charles E. Ayers. The pool includes Hillsider Carl Brock, 44 Ridgway Avenue, as one of the potential twenty three jurors to be selected when courts open September 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County Grand Jury
Walter L. Hetfield
William A. Bourdon
Charles E. Ayers
Hillsider
Carl Brock
Ridgway Avenue
County Officials Split Over Tax Collector Term Length
County Attorney Clarence A. Ward rules the tax collector's term should be one year or the unexpired term in the November election, overturning Township Attorney Herrivel's August 9 ruling. Ward's decision, expected to be reviewed by the Township Committee on September 13, could be contested by Republican or Democratic parties.
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Clarence A. Wards
Henry G. Nulton
Mmil A. Herrivel
Ward
Atttorney
Arthur L. Theurer
Herrigel
Storm causes widespread damage to homes and autos
Tuesday’s electrical rainstorm damaged multiple properties. Alex Steinberg reported a large tree fell onto his car and house at 46F Lager Place, with water intrusion from a roof leak. Others, including Peter Belviso and Alphonse Nesta, also reported fallen trees and vehicle damage, while traffic was blocked by debris. The road department responded.
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Alex Steinberg
Lager Place
Steinberg
Peter Belviso
Sager Place
Road Department
Adult School to Reopen September 28 at Hillside High
Walter O. Krumbiegel announces the Hillside Adult School will start its fourth year Thursday September 28 at the high school. Registration for ten courses will be held September 20 and 21 from 7 to 9 p m. Most courses run one hour weekly every Thursday with breaks on October 12 and November 23 until December 14. A new two hour weekly six week course on Behind the Headlines in Labor-Management Relations, in conjunction with Rutgers University, will be taught by James A. Jaffee of the Labor Relations Board 2.
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Walter O. Krumbiegel
Hillside Adult School
Rutgers University
James A. Jaffee
Labor Relations Board 2
Sinai Hebrew School Opens Next Tuesday
Sinai Hebrew School resumes sessions for the 1950 51 season on September 5 at 3 45 p m at the new Sinai Congregation building 1531 Maple Avenue. Pupils may register from 2 to 4 p m the same day.
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The
Sinai Hebrew School
New Sinai Congregation
Maple Avenue
Violation Of Smoke Ordinance Charged In Evans Property Case
Residents near Conant Street and the Lehigh Valley tracks report dirt dumping on D O Evans owned parcel zoned Residential C. Mander Cork Corp and Mundet Cork face a pending smoke violation, with fines up to 100 per day, as the Board of Health seeks odor and dust controls and compliance plans.
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Conant Street
Lehigh Valley Railroad
D. O. Evans
the Times
Evans
Baker & Taylor
North Broad Street
Hilside Avenue
John M. Brown
Board of Health
Charles Hanson
C. W. Berghorn
Mander Cork Corp
Bloy Street
Berghorn
Clarence E. Kremer
Brown
Hanson
Mander Cork
National Bureau of Standards
Atorney
Emil A. Herrigel
Mundet
Missing Camera and Bicycle Thefts Reported
Michael Zydgerny of 428 Yale Avenue reported a camera and related equipment worth 102.50 stolen from his car in Hillside Newark or New York. Irwin Koorse of 75 Williamson Avenue reported his bicycle taken from Hillside Avenue at North Broad Street corner early Monday.
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Michael Zydgerny
Yale Avenue
Hiblside
Newark
New York
Irwin Koorse
Williamson Avenue
Koorse
Hillside Avenue
North Broad Street
Kean Estate Rumored for Sale to Developers
Report suggests Kean Estate near Conant street and Elizabeth River may be offered to developers to cover heavy inheritance tax after Captain John Kean's death. The tract borders Union and Hillside, includes much of Conant street frontage, and adjoins Union County Park plans for the Elizabeth River Park and Parkway, with uncertain park commission funding.
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Robert Kean Jr
Conant Street
Elizabeth River
Kean
Union
Hillside
Liberty Avenue
Woodfield Stad
Ium
Kasselmeyer
Cammarota
John Kean
Union County Park
Elizabeth River Park and Parkway
Voters Get Extended Registration Hours This Month
Township Clerk Howard J. Bloy announced extended registration hours at 1284 North Broad Street. The office will be open 7 to 9 p m on September 5, 7, 12, 14, 19 and 21, and 9 a m to 6 p m and 7 to 9 p m on September 25 28.
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Howard J. Bloy
North Broad Street
Adler named director of Bnai Brith region
Marlin D. Adler, son of Lewis and Mrs. Adler of 1880 Harding Terrace, has been appointed director of the Second Administrative Region of the Bnai Brith Youth Organization covering western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. He is a junior at the University of Pittsburgh and earlier served as national secretary and vice president of Bnai Brith Young Men and Women.
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Marlin D. Adler
Lewis Adler
Harding Terrace
B'nai B'rith
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
University of Pitttsburgh
Adler
Pittsburgh
Newark
B'nai Brith
Progress Club plans season of social and charity work
The Men's Progress Club of Hillside announced new season leadership under President Harold Sirkin. Committee chairmen have been chosen and several groups met to map activities including a Halloween poster contest, a barn dance planned for October 28 or November 4, with details to follow. Meetings return on the first and third Tuesdays at Sinai Congregation, 1531 Maple avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Men's Progress Club
Hillside
Harold Sirkin
Sinai Congrgation
Maple Avenue
Starr Mfg. Co. Trade Name Registered in City Clerk Record
Henry G. Nulton County Clerk records show Harry Starr and Eve Starr trading as Starr Mfg. Co at 1335 Liberty Avenue. The entry lists Starr Mfg. Co as the trade name operated from the same address by the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Nulton
Harry and& Eve Starr
Liberty Avenue
Starr Mfg
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Yencre
Pens Street
Teachers College of Columbia University
Fieldurvey Institute
Board of Education
Tendum
Tefe
Sometim
Deratl
Eage
Szarko’s Liquor Store
Liberty Ave
N. J
Hillside Butchers
Sinzinger
Cok Ave
Conant. St
Union County
Maxon Pontiac, Inc
North Broad St
Herbert Chevrolet Motors
Walter R. Lee
Salem Ave
Hillside Hobby Shop
Hollywood Ave
American Flyer & Lionel
Tullside
N. Broad Li
Bnai Brith Region
Tobia’s
Hillside Appliance Company
Broad St
Bellows & Company
Maple Av
Hillside’s
Salem Pharmacy
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