Lee resigns as Union County Tax Board secretary
Arthur T. Lee Hillside Democrat of 1549 Schley Street steps down as secretary to the Union County Tax Board and resigns as Civilian Defense Council chairman. Lee, a former township mayor, receives a disability pension and plans rest in Florida. Florence Stiles Dunn, Rahway Republican, succeeds him as board chief clerk after twenty years of service.
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Union County Board of Taxation
Arthur T. Lee
Hillside Democrat
Schley Street
Florence Stiles Dunn
Rahway Republican
Lee
New Jersey
Florida
Civilian Defense Council
Tax Board
Myles J. McManus
Linden
Mrs Major to Head Community Chest Campaign in Hillside
Mrs John Major of 218 Hollywood Avenue will chair Hillside Community Chest drives this fall. Co chairs Russell S Baker and George B Webber announced the appointment, noting her long town service and roles with Hillside Welfare Association Youth Guidance and Republican groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Major
Hollywood Avenue
Community Chest
Hillside
Major
Russell S. Baker
George B. Webber
Red Feather
Union County
Elizabeth
Roselle
Roselle Park
Linden
Bas
Union County Federation of Republican Women
State Women’s Republican Club
Union County Grand Jurors’ Association
St. Luke's Methodist Chursh
Newark
Postoffice Creates Separate Township By Special Postmark
A unique case in New Jersey shows a township created by a special postmark at 2 om Hillside avenue. This postal curiosity, not marked on maps or in directories, exists as proof stamped in black ink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eiver
Industrial
N. J
United States
Hillside Avenue
Kiwanis Sends Hillside Times to Servicemen Worldwide
Hillside Kiwanis Club and the Hillside Times will mail a free copy of the hometown paper to every local resident serving in the Armed Forces. Parents should submit name rank military and home addresses via a coupon on page one to ensure delivery wherever stationed. Dr Milton M Lilien, Kiwanis president, authorized the program as a service to troops and families.
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Hillside
Korea
Hillside Kiwanis Club
the Times
Kiwanis Club
Hillside Times
Milton M. Lilien
Hillside Kiwanis
Armed Services
Warns Plants On Defense Answers
Frank W. O'Brien, civilian defense chairman of the Hillside Industrial Association, warned Bristol-Myers Company and other firms that failure to return Civilian Defense questionnaires will lead to their names being turned over to state defense authorities. Questionnaires were mailed over a month ago and no response has been received from numerous companies. He cautioned that this is no social game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol-Myers Company
Frank W. O'Brien
Hillside Industrial Association
Kiwanis Request for Free Hillside Times Copy
Kiwanis Club of Hillside asks Hillside Times to send a free weekly copy to a service member. The notice specifies the name and rank and home address as recipients.
Fireworks Reports Prompt Police Action Across Township
Police were called yesterday across multiple sections for illegal fireworks during Fourth of July celebrations. William Fike's fireworks at 574 North Union Avenue were confiscated. Roscoe Parks reported teens firing near 1251 Oakwood Avenue. final call at 10:38 p.m. near Dellutri's Tavern 310 Hillside Avenue with no suspects found.
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William Fike
North Union Avenue
Roscoe Parks
Salem Avenue
Oakwood Avenue
Dellutri
Hillside Avenue
Fire damages Dreyer's Department Store awning
A fire at Dreyer's Department Store 1327 Liberty Avenue around midnight Monday burned a small hole in an awning. Fire Captain Robert Sonntag said the blaze likely started from a tossed cigarette. Fire Companies 1 and 3 responded. Company 1 controlled the fire before the others arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreyer's Department Store
Liberty Avenue
Robert Sonntag
Sonntag
Hillside discuss water system issues and a rogue parking note
Hillside residents plan a detailed review of the towns water supply costs and potential municipal takeover. Debates include water softeners as a fix and the risk of unnecessary mains replacement. A Mertz avenue resident left an unsigned warning about parking at the municipal lot, which the driver ignored.
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Mertz Avenue
Municipal
Hillside National
Police
Hill Side
Bank
Morris Place
Twice-Wounded GI Reported Missing in Korea
Pfe Lankford L Whitman 21 nephew of Mr and Mrs James Fitzsimmons of Hillside is reported missing in action by the Defense Department. He was wounded twice in Korea and served with the 38th Infantry Regiment, Second Division after enlisting in 1948.
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Pfe
Lankford
L. Whitman
Ward
James Fitzsimmons
Boatplace
Defense Department
Union County
Korea
38Th Infantry Regiment
Pfc
Whitman
Okinawa
Japan
Fitzsimmons
Hillside
Newark
Del
Abram P Morris
Hillside High School
GOP Accuses Democrats of Water Misleading in Hillside
Republican candidates for Township Committee Benjamin Hale and Arnold Mecclow charge Democrats distort facts on Hillside water. They urge waiting on full investigation results and criticize Democratic statements as uninformed while outlining past efforts with Elizabethtown Water and noting Newark's higher rate request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Hale
Arnold H. MecClow
Township Committee
Hillside
Ben Hale
Township
Elizabethtown Consolidated Water Company
Public Utility Commission
Newark
Ensign Nulton To Arrive On 20 Day Leave
Ensign Frank T. Nulton USN son of Mr and Mrs Henry G Nulton of Beechwood price is due to arrive in Hillside tomorrow morning for a twenty day leave after a year and a half away He was overseas nine months and recently sent a letter from Alameda California detailing his surprise return from Tokyo Japan He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross in May for 35 administrative transport flights over Korea as co pilot of a Navy Neptune with Captain C A Bond USN commander Fleet Logistics Air Wing Pacific Area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank T. Nulton
USN
Henry G. Nulton
Beechwood Price
Hillside
Korea
C. A. Bond
Fleet Logistics Air Wing
Pacific
Nurton
Court Levies $285 In Traffic Fines
Magistrate Clarence B Kremer in Municipal Court levied $285 in fines after hearing 49 cases. Defendants included Herbert Topol of East Elmhurst N Y for 70 mph in a 25 mph zone on Route 29 and Russell Conklin of Susquehanna County Pa for carrying too heavy a straw load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence B. Kremer
Herbert Topol
East Elmhurst
N. Y
Russell Conklin
Susquehanna County
Marion Pierce, Jr
Barclay Street
Newark
Christopher Pemberton
Amon Terrace
Linden
Frank Pichorri
Harrison Avenue
Garfield
Chester S Briske
Evans Avenue
Albertson
Gabriel Limonnelli
South 11Th Street
Joseph Jaropea
Main Street
Matawan
John W. Williams
Union Street
Orange
Carless
Victor Rosebaum
Vista Avenue
Elizabeth
David Greenstein
Hunterdon Street
Kremer
Unlicensed Driver and Owner Summoned after Street Incident
Robert Werte of 1248 Liberty Avenue was summoned for operating an automobile without a license or registration on Blay Street Monday. He was released on summons pending his appearance in Municipal Court Saturday.
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Blay Street
Robert Werte
Liberty Avenue
Elizabeth Man Held on Peeping Tom Charge
Charles Plungis 33 of 1165 Thomas Street was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after Mrs. Helen Anisko 1061 Mary Street reported a peeping tom near her home at 1 a.m. He was held for arraignment in Elizabeth Municipal Court after identification by the complainant. In a separate theft, two beach chairs worth 25 dollars each were stolen from Norma Cohen 1095 Voorhees Street.
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Charles Plungis
Thomas Street
Helen Anisko
Mary Street
Elizabeth
Plungis
Adams Avenue
Liicense
Mungis
Anisko
Norma Cohen
Voorhees Street
Bakery Workers Threatened During Bread Delivery Strike
A continuation of the bread delivery strike prompted a 3:23 a.m. escort request from Newark police for an American Stores truck on Route 2910 Union. Officers Callan and Dibella completed the escort to Union, where the truck was picked up by township police. About twenty minutes later police were called to Mittleman’s Bakery at 1594 Maple Avenue, where strikers threatened employees. Sgt. James L. Sanford with Officers Mason and McGhee warned the strikers.
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Newark
Union
Callan
Dibella
Mittleman's Bakery
Maple Avenue
James L. Sanford
Mason and
McGhee
Seeks Protection In Bakery Strike
The bread delivery strike caused police to be called for guard aid. Harry Mittleman asked officers to escort bakery trucks to the Newark city line amid fears of striker violence. Police stopped two cars believed to be full of strikers attempting to halt a Dugan Company Bakery truck.
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Harry Mittleman
Mittleman
Home Owner Hurt Painting His House
Benjamin Woodruff aged 45 of 1209 Woodruff Avenue is confined at Alexian Brothers Hospital Elizabeth after a two story fall from a ladder slipping while he painted his home. He arrived by township ambulance and doctors said the extent of injuries awaits X ray results.
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Benjamin Woodruff
Woodruff Avenue
Alexian Brothers
Hillside Rotary Honors Solomon with Treasurer Pin
Adolf Solomon received a treasurer's pin for long service and was made an honorary member at a Hillside Rotary Club meeting. William O. Hebler outlined duties for the year while Anton Vil urged support for the upcoming city directory by Price and Lee.
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Adolf Solomon
Wwken
Hillside Rotary Club
William O. Hebler
Anton Vil
Price and Lee
New Jersey Faces Higher Taxes or More State Aid for Schools
A survey by the N. J. Citizens Tax Study Foundation warns rising school costs may force New Jersey residents to accept more State Aid or higher local taxes. The study traces 1947 to 1951 funding, noting state contributions remained near 25 million while total education costs grew from about 126.7 million to 172.8 million. Local taxpayer burden increased as state aid did not keep pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
N. J
Lounsbury
Foundation
Tax Study Foundation
Teachers Pension Fund
Newark
Fairlawn
Hillside postmark split from Elizabeth for delivery speed
The Hillside postmark now reads Industrial Branch Elizabeth N J after a May change aimed at pinning addresses to specific points to cut delays. Hillside Industrial Association favors Hillside Industrial Branch styling, while officials note government authorization limits changes and local deliveries remain routed through Elizabeth.
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Hillside
United States Post Office Department
Elizabeth
N. J
James Sterner
John P. Leonard
Times
Pittsburgh
Leonard
Elizabeths
United States
Whalen Completes Training At Sampson Air Force Base
Donald C. Whalen has been promoted to Private First Class and will attend technical training in air frame repair at Northrup Aeronautical Institute, Northrup Field, California. He completed indoctrination at Sampson on Tuesday and is the son of Mr and Mrs Harold B Whalen of Hillside New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sampson Afb
N.Y
Donald C. Whalen
Northrup Aeronautical Inst
Northrup Field
Calif
Air Force Air
Sampson
Pfe
Whalen
Harold ,B. Whalen
Harvard Avenue
Hillside
N. J
Elizabeth Hospital to Host Nocturnal Adoration Event
Nocturnal Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held tomorrow evening at 8 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Hospital Elizabeth. Rev. Thomas J. Gilhooly of Seton Hall University will lead a Holy Hour. Devotions run until 6 a.m. Mass at midnight. Sponsoring groups include the Maternity Guild and the hospital Ladies Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Elizabeth
Thomas J. Gilhooly
Seton Hall University
Maternity Guild
Ladies Auxiliary
Hospital
Weather Outlook: Fair and Pleasant Conditions Ahead
The forecast calls for fair and less humid conditions today with pleasant temperatures continuing tomorrow. Dry skies and light breezes are expected across the region, offering comfortable outdoor conditions.
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Kiwanis Club of
Hillside, New Jersey
Armed Forces
Don T Whatson
Hillside Boosters
Hillside Republican Club
Elizabethtown Water Company
Starko’s Liquor
Liberty Ave
Coelersa
Walter R. Lee
Home For Funerals
Salem Ave
GOP
Solomon’s
Hillside Butchers F
Sinzinger
Prop
Coe Ave
Gunny Sennel
North Broad Street
Salem Pharmacy
Nulton
Hillside Rotary
Solomon
Frank W. Renard
Association
Post Office Committee
Hillside Industrial Branch
Washington
Tobin’s Appliances
Clinton Ave
Michael Tobia
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