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Newspaper
Hillside Times
Location
Hillside, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1950
Page
2
Edward Krowen, chairman of the water committee of the Men's Progress Club, will meet with leaders of various local organizations on Monday February 27 at the Jewish Center on Maple Avenue to plan a mass meeting presenting water problems to the public.
Two Newark State Teachers College seniors are doing practice teaching at George Washington School. Miss Jeanette Greene, born in Newark, teaches fifth grade under Mrs M W Johnson and participates in multiple college clubs. Miss Carolyn Lerman, also Newark born, teaches sixth grade under Mrs Nancy Markson and hopes to work as a clinical psychologist.
Architect Jacob Wind Jr finalizes two story forty by eighty foot War Veterans Memorial Building for the Veterans organizations. The site on Miller Place near Liberty Avenue is set with basement recreation, first floor meeting room and dance hall. A joint building committee will review specifications and invite veterans groups to use the facilities.
The event featured a twenty year membership card and pin presented to Line stock by Ellsworth J. Sterner, post commander. Speakers included Township Committeeman John M. Brown and Hillside Board of Health officials Dr Henry J. Kennelmann and Samuel Jowitt, secretary of the board and health officer.
Gus Gerstl of 1508 Schley street reports his unlocked garage was entered and a side vent window smashed. Thieves took 2165 cigars and a leather bag with office supplies, valued at 208 dollars. Other thefts include an overcoat, gloves and sunglasses worth 105 from a car at 1583 Summit avenue, and baby food worth 15 from a car at 1659 Fabyan place. Police note vent windows were broken in both cars.
Herbert C. Klein of Hillside New Jersey has been tapped into the Rutgers University senior honorary society Cap and Skull during the convocation marking the golden anniversary. Klein, a political science major and junior, serves as news editor of Targum and is active with Crown and Scroll Tau Kappa Alpha Queens Players and WRSU staff. He is a Hillside High School graduate and son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Klein.
The Metropolitan School Study Council formed a plan to distribute the Developing the Basic Skills booklet to every teacher. Teachers will review the booklet once and answer how they use its practices in class. Attendees included David Harris and several district educators from Saybrook and George Washington School.
The Aztec Athletic and Civic Association endorsed Edward B. Miller Robert G. Schnabel and Arthur J. Ferguson for the Board of Education at a Hungarian Workmen's Hall meeting on White Street. President William Weller said other candidates did not seek the club’s review and that the endorsement rested on the trio’s effort to address the 1944 to 1950 budget increase, improve supervisory administration and cooperate with civic groups to keep teachers in the system.
A lecture and hands on session for George Washington School faculty demonstrated slide making led by Miss Joan Wolf art teacher. Teachers prepared slides using pencil crayon and India ink on plain and frosted glass while sample slides were shown and discussed the use of slides as a visual teaching aid.
Two Hillside plant workers of Kraft Foods will receive a service pin and a citation from John H Kraft for 200 years of service. Elizabeth M Sinnot, 48 Mercer St Jersey City, gets the award February 15 and Edgar T Robertson, 45 Sleet St Jersey City, February 12. The gold pin has a star for every five years of service. Kraft has presented pins to thousands since 1945.
For quick results, contact broker Theresa M. Bensen at EL 29833 or Adv. regarding a property on the market.
Seton Hall College announces the Galleon Ball prom to be held at the Hotel Commodore in New York City on Tuesday evening February 14. Publicity committee members include Frank H Kilbacher of 510 Tillman Street and James Quinn as general chairman noting the event marks the first out of state social affair in over 15 years.
Hill side Avenue School students organize a March of Dimes drive with classes led by Miss Josephine Lazarick and Miss Edna Doll. Judith Flaxman and sister Toby collect over ten dollars. a seventh grade auction offers jewelry kerchiefs games magazines books and soap. Class officers are David Heller president Leslie Amster vice president Edward Fiorvanti treasurer Amy Conford secretary.
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