Pingry Announces 16th Annual Summer School Session
The 16th annual Pingry Summer School runs July 1 to August 43 with three divisions including remedial reading and advanced credit courses. Enrollment averages five per class, with a day camp offering arts, crafts, and physical activities for 7 to 14 year olds. A nurse staffs the program, headed by C Bennett Knoke, drawing students from about 40 communities.
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Recreation Department
C. Bennett Knoke
The
Pingry Star
Resitar Pingry
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Summer Schedule For Playgrounds Opens Weekdays
The Summer Playground season begins under the recreation commission on weekdays through Friday, August 24, with playgrounds at Main Cool, Central Avenue, and Bristol-Myers fields operating 9 am to dusk, and Central Avenue extending to Saturdays 9 am to 12 noon. Till site Avenue, Liberty Avenue, and Canon Street open 9 am to 6 pm daily except as noted, featuring activities such as music and drama.
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Recreation Commission
Central Avene
Pristol-Myers
Central Avenue
Tillsite Avenue
Liberty Avent
Canon Street
School Activities Highlight Season Winners and Events
The program lists athletics leagues adventure trips swimming trips nature study picnics junior Olympies major league baseball trips doll show pet parade and more. The paint system will again determine the boy and girl with the highest points for the season, with trophies awarded to the winners.
Cancer Crusade in County raises record funds
The ToT Unita County Cancer Crusade totaled 116,517.19 dollars, announced by County Crusade Chairman Waller Hildebrandt. He praised 21 community chairmen for the best campaign in the chapter’s history, noting a more than 100 percent increase over five years and exceeding 1956 by over 5,500 dollars. Forty percent supports the national office. sixty percent stays locally for services and education.
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Waller T. Btilde Beandt
County Crusade
Hildebrandt
National Office For Research
James Green Memorial
Tumor Clinic
Elizabeth General Hospital
Muhlenberg Hospital
Plainfield
Overlock Hospital
Summit
Hillside
Robert L. Kaplan
Georgetown Dentist Dr. Barry M Becker Earns DDS Degree
Dr Barry M Becker son of Mr and Mrs N E Becker of 1498 Stanley Terrace received his DDS degree from Georgetown University Washington DC He is an alumnus of Hillside High School and Rutgers University New Brunswick and was president of Alpha Omega Dental fraternity at Georgetown He will be stationed at Clark Field Philippines with the Air Force
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Barry M. Becker
N. E. Becker
Stanley Terrace
Georgetown University
Washington, D. C
Hillside High School
Rutgers University
New Brunswick
Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity
Georgetown
Clark Field
Phillipine Islands
Air Force
Open Day Camp For Mentally Handicapped Kids
Plans move forward for Camp Star a summer day camp for Union County children with mental handicaps over six. The camp at Hicks Rahway River Park Rahway runs Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 30 dedication with Mrs. Art hur Avery as chairwoman. Transportation provided and daily swimming at Rahway River Park pool. Registration open. contact Mrs. Avery at Crestnut 5. Camp Star marks NIARC 1956 fund drive fruit of Union County unit.
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Union County
Camp Aite
Hicks Rahway | River Park
Rahway
Arthur Avery
Ull
Rahway River Park
Avery
Crestnut
NIARC
Red Feather campaign sets 540000 goal in Union County
The Cumming Welfare Council board at Shanule Hall Elizabeth General Hospital voted to set a 540000 goal for next fall and add the Mental Hygiene Clinic of Union County as a beneficiary. The 540000 goal is a 3 percent rise from last fall’s 514028, when the drive exceeded its target for the first time since 1943. President Hubert W. Fraser said the recommendation came from the council’s campaign and budget committees led by Everett T. Davey and Arba S. Taylor led the budget unit.
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Cumming Welfare
Connell Attern Union County
Red Feather
Mental Hygiene Clinic of
Union County
Shanule Hall
Elizabeth General Hospital
Hubert W. Fraser
The
Welfare Council
Everett T. Davey
Troop Colors and Welcome Pinned for Service
Flag bearers were May lene Emet and Elaine Kory, color guards Nancy Middleton and Una Rettino. Linda Lawrence, troop president, gave the Welcome. Mrs Russell Lawrence received a five year pin for service on the troop committee. Mrs Frank Pakay is troop leader.
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Maylene Emet
Elaine Kory
Nancy Midleton
Una Rettino
Linda Lawrence
Russell Lawrence
Frank, Pakay
Story Time Hour Opens At Hilside Public Library
Hilside Public Library will inaugurate a story telling hour next week announced by library director Miss Lottie Smolenski. It will be held twice weekly in July and August on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 to 11 am featuring children's recordings fairy tales picture book classics songs and games. A moving picture party will highlight the closing session.
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Hilside Public Library
Northwestern graduate Audrey Schuster lands library assistant post
Audrey Joan Schuster daughter of Mr and Mrs Max Schuster of 1588 Leslie Street graduated last week from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University Evanston Illinois has received a library assistantship at the university She will pursue a master's in journalism next year Miss Schuster was publicity chairman of Theta Sigma Phi the women’s national journalism honorary Mr and Mrs Schuster attended commencement at Northwestern University
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Max Schuster
Leslie Street
Medill School of Journalism
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
Miss Schuster
Theta Sigma Phi
Women's
Mrs Katherine Weingarth Dies at Home on Leslie Street
Mrs Katherine Augustin Weingarth widow of Joseph Weingarth died June 16 at her home 1417 Leslie Street. She had been employed by Bristol Myers.
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K. A. Weingarth
Katherine Augustin Weingarth
Joseph Weingarth
Leslie Street
Bristol-Myers
Woman dies after long factory service and career
Mrs. Weingarth a 20 year veteran operator and later matron and seamstress died after a long career ending with retirement in 1940. Funeral services were held June 19 at Growney Funeral Home in Philadelphia with Rev C Morgan Wagner officiating. Interment followed at Graceland Memorial Park Kenilworth. Born in Germany she lived in Hillside 40 years and left survivors including son Joseph Weingarth Jr daughter Viola Chesney seven brothers and a sister.
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Viola Chesney
Hillside
Michael
Joseph
Fréd
George
Philadelphia
James
Darby
Penn
Charles
Camden
William
Bartington
Elizabeth Elmorem
Thunderbolt
Girl Scout Troop 16 Holds Court of Awards at Harden-Locker
A Court of Awards was conducted Friday June 14 for 19 members of Girl Scout Troop 16 at Harden Locker School. Mrs Joseph Heon chairman of Lyons Farms District presented community skating cooking first aid child care badges and first year pins. Cynthia Cogan presented the
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Harden-Locker School
Joseph Heon
Lyons Farms
Cynthia Cogan
Township Notes House for Sale Inquiry
Real estate note promotes a house listing in Township Notes. Contact Theresa M Rensem, broker, via WA 6-4240 for quick results.
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Theresa M Rensem
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