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Newspaper
Hillside Times
Location
Hillside, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1954
Page
2
Ferdon Equipment Company of Hillside earned first prize for the greatest percentage of Yale & Towne sales in December 1953. John H. Bubb, a Ferdon representative, won top individual national honors in the hand track division at the national awards event.
A dinner at the Savoy Plaza in Orange celebrated Albert C Ferdon’s 34th anniversary leading Yale & Towne Philadelphia Division sales and service. Thomas Minifle announced a sales contest open to distributors with awards based on sales percentage over quotes amid the event.
Members appointed to committees planning the Republican Lincoln Day dinner include Hillside residents. The dinner, expected to attract over 800 Tiflery County Republicans, will be held at the Flagship on Route 22 Union. Cochairs are Herbert R Welch Jr and Edward A Rogse. Honorary committee includes Senator Kenneth C Haid. County Clerk Henry G Nurton Albert Schoen chairs Hillside Republican County Committee. Welcomitia committee includes George Barry.
Hillside area soldiers are stationed nationwide. Pvt Raymond Moynihan completes basic training with the 1st Airborne Division and becomes a mail clerk in the 1st Tank Battalion. Grunder and Stroksehlt begin antiaircraft artillery training after infantry basics at Ft Bliss. Robert Staniszewski serves with the 43d Infantry in Germany as NATO defense forces. Pfc John Baum studies diesel mechanics at the Marine Corps Engineer School. A/3c Fred Weippert enters USAF Aircraft Mechanics Tech School at Sheppard AFB after Hillside High School graduation.
Hillside residents Dominick M. Piro and William A. Urbanski are serving in Korea with the 772d Military Police Battalion and the 401st Infantry Division, respectively, escorting railway shipments and marking unit anniversaries. Pvt. Ben J. Scasserra, now a company troop information officer with the 76th Tank Battalion, and his wife Blanche McKay reside in Clarksville Tennessee after marriage during a holiday leave.
Members elected to the session of Hill Side Presbyterian Church last week include Franklin Lange Arthur Cox Thomas Halbert Charles Neider M V Polhemus Alling Lobdell and Michael Totterweich reelected. Ushers named Willard Cupit Jr Walter Lee Jr Richard Jess Richard Tichenor Daniel Chase and David Lange new ushers. Burhanar and George Levaiseller listed as new ushers. Furry W Stephens and Lester D Smith reelected as trustees Emerson Seymour and Lobdell also elected.
Pingry Patter Prederick L Hyer of Plainfield was re elected president of the Pingry Alumni Association for a one year term. Glayton B. Jorbs Harold Monior Atholton Bristol and Charles B Atwater named to key posts with a three year board term ending January 1957. Livengood to serve as alumni representative on the Board of Trustees. Directors whose terms end in January 1956 and 1955 listed along with names of other officers and committee chairmen.
George Kink of 1029 Thomas Street completed 25 years of service with Public Service Saturday and was presented a gold service emblem. Kink works as a bus operator at the Lake Street Garage of Public Service Coordinated Transport Look All Ways.
Robert Hoddeson of 1506 Schley street recently joined the Newark Junior Chamber of Commerce. A Hillside resident for five years he attended a get acquainted dinner at the Newark Boys Club. He works in Prudential’s public relations, edits Heartbeat, handles Essex County Heart Association publicity, and serves as PTA co chair at George Washington School. He and his wife Jen have three daughters Jeanne Cathy and Carol.
At the Calvary Lutheran Church annual meeting last week the congregation honored Pastor Rev. CG Morgan Wagner on his 25th anniversary with a television set and cash. Church council members reelected were J Fred Knapp Russell Jenkins and William Zimmerman. New trustees Walter Hubertus and William Higgins were elected.
Real estate note indicates a sale prospect for Township Notes with contact to Theresa M. Bensen, Broker, Wa 6-4240-Adv. The ad promotes quick results and provides the broker’s name and phone line for inquiries.
Proclamation from Hillside NJ Mayor John M Malone urges residents to back the statewide Easter Seal Campaign aiding crippled children. It notes last year’s $183,494.73 spent in New Jersey, aims for $200,000 this year, and pledges local contributions will be returned to Hillside Lodge for community programs.
Mrs Willie Meyerend former Hillside resident for 25 years died Sunday at age 82 at her daughter Mrs Marjorie Mason s Plainfield home a teacher in local schools interment was this morning
Mrs. Meyerend born in Virginia moved to Plainfield with her daughter eleven years ago. She belonged to Clinton Avenue Baptist Church for fifty years and to its De Wolf Bible Class. She is survived by a sister in Richmond, Va., a brother in Pom Plains, and two grandchildren.
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