Pingry Summer School Reaches Midpoint of Term with Many Enrollees
The eleventh session reports 165 pupils in academics 131 boys 34 girls. Remedial reading has 38 students 33 boys 5 girls. Jesse Williams recreation lists 202 enrollees 117 boys 85 girls. Beginners swimming has 94 registrants 50 boys 44 girls. Arts crafts led by Ernest C Shawcross with added staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pingry
Department of Education
C. Elliott Knoke
Remedia
Roy R. Shrewsbury
Jeese William's
Ernest C. Shawcross
Addee
Miss
de Gryse
Roger Williams
Stewart Haddon
Stolen Goods Reported From Local Homes and Cars
Police reported a weekend theft spree with items stolen from clothinglines and cars. Victims include Gloria Taback at 1543 Schle Street losing lingerie and husband’s underwear worth 65 dollars, Leo Rogan at 1557 Schley Street missing swimsuits and children’s clothes totaling 45 dollars, and Mrs. Benjamin Brown at 1608 Clinton Place with 50 dollars hidden in a chair. A Chapel Auto Sales lot theft at 1175 Liberty Avenue saw a 90 dollar auto antenna taken, while Sadie Binder’s Newark car on Bailey Avenue near Maple was left with a 37.50 portable radio stolen after a two hour absence. Both car thefts involved a broken side vent window.
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Gloria Taback
Schlestreet
Monroe Garden Apartments
Leo Rogan
Schley Street
Benjamin Brown
Clinton Place
Chapel Auto Sales
Liberty Avenue
Sadie Binder
Newark
Bailey Avenue
Maple
OPS to slash staff as Congress cuts stabilization funds
Director Ellis Arnall announced about 6,150 of the 12,000 OPS employees must be released by September due to a sharp Congressional cut in stabilization operating funds. The restructuring blends regional and district offices, merges several divisions, and abolishes the Public Utilities Branch as part of a broader efficiency drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Arnall
OPS
Congress
Arnall
Boston
New York City
Philadelphia
Richmond
Atlanta
Cleveland
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Missouri
Dallas
Denver
San Francisco
Seattle
Transportation, Public Utilities
Public Utilities
OPS Eyes Price Controls and Staffing Cuts
Officials state the price control program will continue with orderly suspensions of ceilings where needed. The Defense Production Act authorizes the plan and dismissals will follow 80 day notices by August 1 under Civil Service Reduction in Force rules. ESA funding totals about $60 million for ten months starting July 1 with OPS expecting $387 million overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
OPS
Economic Stabilization Agency
ESA
Nine Towns Hit by Sharp Rise in Local Taxes in 1952
New Jersey saw 459 of 564 municipalities raise local tax rates in 1952, with 88 districts increasing by at least 100 points. The State Chamber of Commerce report on property taxes shows total 1952 levies at a record 433,265,868 dollars, based on county municipal and school district rates.
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Newark
New Jersey
New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce
State Chamber
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Halfway Mark
J. Norwood van Ness Guild Opticians
Clinton Ave
N. J
Tel
City
Fereday & Meyer Co., Inc
Olive St
Elizabeth, N. J
Les Cove
Aya AC
Dinkif
Berkeley
Quinge and Loan S Association
Lyons Avenue
Bergen Street
N.J
Shifer Typewriter Co
High Street
Matt-Best Products
Your Toy & Juvenile
Liberty Ave
United States
Bigelow
Elizabeth Ave
Cor. W. Runyon St
AS Hauser
Yale Avenue
Cor, Bloy St
TOBIA
de Luxe
Levelcold
Frigidaire
Tobia’s Appliances
Hillside
Telephone Waverly
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