Homes Ransacked During July 4 Weekend
Police report several vacated homes were broken into or damaged during the July 4 weekend. John Conlin at 911 Westminster Ave reported a broken French window and ransacked rooms. William Merrick of 87 North Ave reported missing items. Neighbors and others on Hollywood Ave noted cut rear screen doors and tampered doorbells.
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Harry Goheen
John Conlin
Westminster Avenue
Conlin
Annval
William Merrick
North Avenue
Purdue honors 25 New Jersey students for scholastic merit
Harold J. Mandl of 272 Conklin Avenue, a senior in science, is among 25 New Jersey students at Purdue University who earned a distinguished rating in the second semester of 1951-52. Each student achieved a scholastic index of 5 or better across all subjects.
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New Jersey
Purdue University
Harold J. Mandl
Conklin Avenue
Residents Honored for Service at Pro
Two Hillside men Alden J. Blethen and William J. Costigan celebrate long service anniversaries with The Prudential Insurance Co. Blethen, of 1450 Bond Street, marks 35 years in July in the filing division where he is assistant section head. Costigan, of 1501 Main Avenue, reaches 40 years mainly in general accounting. Both are Home Office staff in Newark and receive congratulatory letters and testimonial scrolls from President Carrol M. Shanks, plus gifts a gold wrist watch for Blethen and a gold and diamond ring for Costigan.
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Hillside
Alden J. Blethen
Bondstreet
William J. Costigan
Main Avenue
Prudential Insurance Co
Blethen
Costigan
Plethen
Prudential
Newark
Prudential Service
Prudential Old Guard
Carrol M. Shanks
Wills Probated for Hillside Residents
Wills of two Hillside residents were offered for probate at Surrogate Charles A. Otto Jr s office. Hazel E Peek widow of Elmer A Peek who died June 15 filed as executrix and legatee. Michele B Papercio son of Michael Paolercio filed as administrator of his father s estate who died January 1949.
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Hillside
Charles A. Otto, Jr
Hazel E. Peek
Hollywood Avenue
Elmer A. Peek
Michele B. Papercio
Franklin Street
Michael Paolercio
UJA Leaders Honored for Hillside Campaign
The Hillside campaign of the United Jewish Appeal of Essex County honored 1951 and 25 percent above figures this week. Samuel Solomon Samuel Ehrett eranz Rubin Ritz Abe Charnack chaired by Herbert Abeles and Louis Stern, with a large list of officers and volunteers recognized for leadership and contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Solomon
Samuel Ehretteranz
Rubin Ritz
Abe Charnack
Hillside
United Jewish Appeal
Essex County
Herbert R. Abeles
Louis Stern
Suburbs
Abeles
Stern
Harry Apple
Hermian Arlein
Benjamin Auerbach
Morris
Air Spotters Prepare for 24 Hour Civil Defense Duty
New Jersey Civil Defense will place air spotters on 24 hour duty for the Air Force starting Monday July 14 under Operation Sky Watch. State Director Leonard Dreyfuss seeks 20 000 more volunteers for ground observer corps posts across 27 states while 5 000 are already enrolled in New Jersey.
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Trenton
New Jersey Division of Civil Defense
United States Air Force
Ground Observer Corps
Air Force
New Jersey
Leonard Dreyfuss
GOC
Municipal Defense Council
Dreyfuss
Hillside Servicemen Near Combat Cargo Base in Japan
Second Lieutenant H E Nathan, 22, son of Mr and Mrs Herman Nathan of Hillside New Jersey, has arrived at a southern Japan Combat Cargo base to pilot a C 119 Flying Boxcar supplying United Nations troops in Korea. He is a Hillside High School graduate of 1947 and is married to Frances with a son Mark, living at 15 Trinity Place Hillside. Pvt John Fritz, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Fritz of Hillside NJ, nears completion of a 16 week training cycle at Fort Leonard Wood with the 6th Armored Division after eight weeks basic training and eight weeks engineer training.
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Japan
H. E Nathan
Herman Nathan
Trinity Place
Hillside
N. J
United’Nations
Korea
Nathan
Hillside High School
Frances
Mark
Fort Leonard Wood
John Fritz
Paul Fritz
Princeton Avenue
Hillside N.J
6Th Armored Division
Rabbi Eliezer Cohen Named to National Rabbinical Board
Rabbi Eliezer Cohen of Sinai Congregation was elected to the national executive board of the Rabbinical Council of America at the Pittsburgh convention. He attended the meeting and served on nominating and resolutions committees, and later attended another Rabbinical Council of New Jersey event.
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Eliezer Cohen
Sinai Congregation
Rabbinical Council of America
Pittsburgh
Hen
Cohen Jj
Jj Rabbinical Council of New Jj
Carleton Hotel
Jy Belmar
Cohen
Orthodox Rabys. Tsey
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Maffey’s Key Shop
Grand St
Elizabeth EL
Carteret
Perannum
Arteret and Loan Association
Broad ST
Cantenet Savings and Loan Association
UJA
Nathan S. Sax
Max Schleifer
Philip Scotch
Irving Segal
Jack Segal
Albert Seiden
Solomon Soroka
Mair
Jon Suekno
Mark Swanger
Harold Zonderman
William Zupnik
Samuel Ehrenkranz
John C. Pozar
Liberty Ave
Cran Street
ATA Casualty
Eanttome
AS Hauser
Yale Avenue Cor. Bloy St
Green Flyer Express
New York City
North Broad
New York
Port of New York Authority Bldg
Lane 51
41St St
8Th Ave
The
Green Flyer, Inc
Matt-Best Products
Your Toy & Juvenile
J. Norwood van Ness Guild Opticians
Clinton Ave
Tel
Fereday & Meyer Co., Inc
Olive St
Elizabeth, N. J
Les Cove
Wucken A Mires
Slifer Typewriter Co
High Street
National Rabbinical Board
Levy Brothers CO. Inc
Allen
Mr. Allen
Park Place
Public Service
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