Ascension Island Life Recalled Ahead of Guided Missile Tests
Resident Bodian recalls Ascension Island in World War II when the base served as a mid Atlantic refueling hub and bombing patrols fought the Nazi submarine menace. He published the Bodian Bugle from the island, met notable visitors like FDR and Jack Benny, and faced island censorship while documenting GI life and events for Yank.
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South Atlantic
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Bond Street
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Jack Levine
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Washington
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Winnie Shaw
Anna Lee
Goddard
Daily News
Charley Chaplin
Piulette Goddard
Chaplin
Bodlan
Foltier
Sunie
Hillside Times Ad Seeks Subscriptions for Funds and Stamps
Revival of trading stamps in autos and groceries prompts Hillside merchants to promote stamps with large window posters. Local groups including Cranford’s Junior Service League plan annual subscription drives for funds, offering liberal commissions and emphasizing phone coordination and fall campaigns. State officials and UN committee activity loom over a broader civic outreach.
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State Department
Hillside
Midway Motors
Plymouth-DeSoto
Lncome
Hillside Times
Cranford
Junior Service League
Mike
Aegency
ROTC Trainee From Seton Hall At Devens
A Seton Hall ROTC trainee group trains at Devens Massachusetts as part of a summer session. The program prepares cadets for commission with an advanced course and led by staff including John A. Pulmaon of 23 Union Avenue, Billsia.
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Seton Hall
Devens
Youth Appointed To Air Academy
George Pali, son of Mr and Mrs John Palfi of 510 Tilman Street, has won an appointment to the U S Air Force Academy in Colorado. He is to report July 9 after graduating Hillside High School in 1985 and studying at Montclair State Teachers College. He passed the academy examinations and was appointed by Congressman Harrison A Williams. He has now received a regular appointment.
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George Pali
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John Palfi
Tilman Street
U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado
Palfi
Hillside High School
Montclair State Teachers College
Harrison A. Williams
Fire Department Group Organizes in Hillside
A Hillside Fire Department officers group led by Deputy Chief William Hamilton met at Civil Defense quarters on Maple Avenue to form an organization to remember officers and support their families and retired members. Deputy Chief Hamilton served as temporary chairman. Elected officials include Deputy Chief James Intrabartolo as secretary treasurer Captain Andre J Adunchak as president and Captain Carmen Dill as vice president. Tentative plans include a fall meeting and monthly gatherings on the third Monday.
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Hillside Fire Department
William Hamilton
Civil Defense Quarters
Maple Avenue
Hamilton
James Intrabartolo
Andre J. Adunchak
Carmen Dill
License Revoked Driver Held Tipsy In Newark
Nathaniel Allen, 31, of 61 Avon Place Newark, faced multiple penalties after a magistrate found him drunkenly driving on Route 6 June 24. Fines totaled 830 dollars. license revoked for two years. an additional 60 dollar bond posted for Grand Jury bribery attempt. He allegedly offered 85 dollars to officers. Dr Joseph Peyser deemed him unfit to drive.
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Nathaniel Allen
Avon Place
Newark
Sidney Birnbaum
Allen
Grand J Jury
Sgt
Mellor
Lis
Joseph Peyser
Mauor
Voter Registry Drive Meeting For Voter Registration
A nonpartisan voluntary voter registration drive meets Friday evening July 6 in the Municipal Building court room at Liberty and Hillside avenues. Commissioner Henry Goldin and Mayor William Chiral open the session as Mrs Rubin J Kaplan serves as chair. Workers receive forms and street assignments to survey new voters or residents who have moved or died and are urged to register new voters promptly. The Hillside Kiwanis Club has posted billboards promoting registration. Police Chief Paul F Korlesky, Migre Chief August H Davies and Treasurer William Ostermisier serve as vice chairmen. Thousands of circulars have been mailed. workers report within two weeks after alignment of a street.
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Liberty
Hillside Avenues
Henry Goldin
Wilam Chiral
Goldhor
Hillside Kiwanis Club
Rubin J. Kaplan
Charis
Planning Board Approves Two Minor Subdivisions
Two minor land subdivisions won approval from the Planning Board last Wednesday night. Yarn Engineering Corp of Hilza Beth can split a Nottingham Way lot and join the pieces to adjoining parcels. Samuel Jacobs of Union may create three lots at Yale Avenue and Cornell Place. J L Sweetwood of Clifton received tentative permission to combine three lots on Orchard Terrace. Final approval is withheld pending submission of a subdivision plat.
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Yarn Engineering Corp
Hilzabeth
Nottingham Way
Samuel Jacobs
Union
Yale Avenue
Cornell Place
J. L. Sweetwood
Clifton
Orchard Terrace
Obscene material case arouses Newark jail scenes
Tenry Kralski 49 of 643 Route 22 held on indecency charges after alleged airing of obscene photos and possession of indecent literature. Newark woman Joan Meath of 411 Springfield Ave held on similar charges after admitting involvement with an indecent photo. Detectives seized a locked cabinet at Kratski's home containing an obscene negative and undeveloped film.
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Tenry Kralski
Sidney Birnbaum
Newark
Joan Meath
Springfield Avenue
Kratski
Ukrainian Pienie for New Ukrainian Catholic Church Slated
A Ukrainian rite church movement in Rahway selected a fundraising date of September 30 at Royal Palow Gardens. The committee chair Edward Kogstcki and members Paul Fill Joni Sawchuk Harry Syphulsky Frank Sbhatynsky and Tom Urchuk outlined a $75,000 construction fund with Rev Myron Bowariski stating half must be raised before building. The proposed location is Liberty avenue and Bloy street serving Hillside Union Ukrainian Catholics with architect Ores Yaclw of Irvington.
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Pienie
Royal Palow Gardens
Rahway
Edward Kogstcki
Paul Fill
Joni Sawchuk
Harry Syphulsky
Frank Sbhatynsky
Tom Urchuk
Myron Bowariski
St. John's
Newark
Locaeion
Liberty Avenue
Bloy Street
Hillside Union
Ores Yaclw
Trvingtorr
Children Stage Show For March Of Dimes
A group of girls from Hiawatha avenue staged a show in a rear yard at 1507 Alawatha vente to benefit the March of Dimes. They presented a play, recited poems, and sang songs. Refreshments were sold at a penny each and admission was a penny, raising 1.25 dollars for the polio fund which went to local March of Dimes chairman William Gallk. Participants included Judy Cohen, Mary Rodenbaugh, Carol Jean, Conny Cipko, Mary Lou Capro, and Clayre Blaly.
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Hiawatha Avenue
March of Dimes
Alawatha Vente
William Gallk
Judy Cohen
Mary Rodenbaugh
Carol Jean
Conny Cipko
Mary Lou Capro
Clayre Blaly
Voters asked to cooperate as register hours set
Township Clerk Howard J. Hley urges voters to cooperate with the current register. The Township Committee arranged special Tuesday night registration from 7 to 9. The Union County Board of Elections schedules September regular registrations. Locals Hathaway and Katz are named for Rent Control Commission possible roles, with mayor Guiral revealing details after a committee conference. Holiday vacation schedule changes were proposed by the Hire Department to aid newer staff after school ends. Elizabethtown Water Co will move chlorine gas storage and install finer fencing. A State Hearth report says noise from the America Can Co plant on North Union Ave has decreased after plant improvements.
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Howard J. Hley
Union County Board of Elections
Kenneth E. Hathaway
Samuel Katz
Democratic Municipal Committee
Rent Control Commission
William Guial
Hathaway
Elizabethtown Water Co
Conant Estates
State Department of Hearth
America Can Co
North Union Avenue
Pets' Friend Again Tangles With Law
Howard Sweeney, a disabled war veteran, was found guilty on May 17 of improperly caring for 10 cats and a dog in a shack at 1195 Liberty Avenue Hillside. His sentence was suspended, but between June 4 and 8 two dogs remained confined in the same location. Robert W. Wimmer Jr., chief officer of the New Jersey SPCA Roselle, testified one dog matched the original animals. Sweeney contended the dogs were his and moved them to a Newark garage, yet the court imposed a fine he cannot pay and granted limited relief until his next government disability check arrives.
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Howard Sweeney
Sidney Birnbaum
Liberty Avenue
Bu US
Sweeney
Hillaide
Robert W. Wimmer, Jr
New Jersey
S.P.C.A
Roselle
Newark
Hillside
Bread of Life Bread Omitted for Bible School Display
Joseph Mittleman of Mittleman Bros Bakery shows six foot rye bread baked to order for Irvington Bible School on Paine avenue. Miss Edna Weitzel, director, used the bread to symbolize Jesus the bread of life. Four children, including Tommy Schaumberg, guessed the 71 inch size. Weltzel notes desire for a larger loaf but finds supply limits. Bible School decision night led Max Weltzel to prompt students to choose Christ over the world amid many spiritual decisions.
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Tommy Schaumberg
Long Avenue
Miss Weltzel
New England
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Bible School
Max Weltzel
Christ
Police Learn To Use Drinkometer
Vive members of the Police Department completed a course in the drinkometer for testing motorists suspected of liquor intoxication. Deputy Chief Lawrence Treger and Sergeants Paul DeGrow Raymond Heller J Vincent Moynihan and John Candrillo led the training. Practical experience was gained Saturday night during two arrests for drunk driving after examination by the township physician.
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Ambulance Squad Photo Featured In Gold Cross Issue
A Hillside Ambulance Squad photo appeared in a Gold Cross issue showing the squad on Route 22 Memorial Day to urge motorists to drive carefully. The crew included Mrs. Floroyom Kaplan Bruce Baker and Peter Semehessen Jr. The State’s 200 first aid squads participate on holidays while Hillside’s squad volunteers weekends and holidays.
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Hillside
Gold Cross
N. J
Avby
Floroyom Kaplan
Bruce Baker
Peter Semehessen
Ingst
Funeral services for Ferdinand Kreszl held in Hillside
Ferdinand Kreszl, 72, a tool and dye maker born in Hungary who lived in Hillside for 16 years, died at his home Thursday. Funeral services were Monday at Growney Funeral Home in Newark and cremation followed at Rose Hill Crematory in Linden. He is survived by his son Township Committeeman Arthur Kreszl, a sister, and two grandchildren. He worked for General Instrument Corp., Elizabeth, before retiring last October and was a member of several fraternal and Hungarian community groups.
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Ferdinand Kreszl
Growney Funeral Home
North Broad Street
Salem Avenue
Arthur Kreszl
Rosehill
Linden My Kresz
Hungary
Newark
Tivington
Hillside
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