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Newspaper
Hillside Times
Location
Hillside, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1952
Page
6
The Hillside Times announces it is published weekly on Thursdays from Hillside New Jersey. It lists editors and business manager and provides subscription rates of 2.50 per year with 5 cent single copies and adds Canada and foreign postage. It invites reader communications with name and address provided.
Political commentators converge on a Taft led GOP and a Truman driven Democrat campaign. Eisenhower’s momentum fades unless he acts. Taft’s organization impresses. If Taft faces Truman, results may be close with independents swinging balance of power.
Stanley H Weston led a Township Committee session defending Hillside's poor relief system before the Unemployed Council. The group also notes a zoning supplement creating a Business C zone for the Chapman and Montgomery tract along Conant street and a Hillside Girl Scout merger with Elizabeth council. Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper starred in The Champ at May Fair Theatre during a community event.
At a Town ship Committee conference Public Service created Union Express line No. 49 to speed service between Hillside and Plainfield. The Board of Education prepared to defend its case in a court order against Edward J. Grassmann’s developer challenging its Conant street athletic field site. Felix the Hillside goat won first in the New Jersey Brewers Association Bock Beer goat contest. Hillside High School posted 15 wins in 20 games, its best season since the 1926 county championship.
The Elizabeth choir at St John s Church plans a Lent program through Easter week featuring Mendelssohn Elijah. On March 16 at 11 o'clock the solo and chorus include O Rest in the Lord sung by contralto Louise Armstrong. Other pieces include works by Sir Walford Davies and Claude Means performed by the quartet with Mrs Arundale Willard Peck and Vito Meszkowsky.
An overheated pot stove caused a morning fire that damaged the station store at 10 Hollywood Avenue and spread to nearby shops including Knickerhockey Biscuit Company Beverly Florist and the Harry Burnett luncheonette. Fire crews battled for two and a half hours under Chief August T Davies. George White escaped injury though papers ignited and spread, with most stock scorched or ruined.
Frank H Jarvis, 19, of 1534 Franklin Street, had his license revoked by Magistrate Sidney Birnbaum on a reckless driving charge after an accident that injured Thomas G Arminio, 27, and his family. Fines totaling 371 dollars were imposed for multiple traffic offenses. several other defendants faced charges or released for Grand Jury action.
Ed ward Krasny announced that Dr. Irving M. Levy director of Hillel at Princeton University will address Hillside Lodge at Sinai Congregation on Monday March 17. Hillel Foundation operates in 120 colleges and universities across the United States and Canada providing a spiritual home for Jewish students.
Miss Sara Anne Winstead of 844 Jerome Avenue earns cum laude at Bryn Mawr College. The achievement was announced this week by Katherine E. McBride, the college president.
The Hillside list shows residents summoned for petit juries between March 10 and March 22. Names include Mrs. Marie F. Shattuck, John J. Wenz, Isidore Cohen, Mrs. Nancy Racccaglia, Mrs. Jean Candrillo, Mrs. Rose F. Huber, Irving Schmel, Ernest H. Miltner, and Mrs. Theresa Kolumban along with street addresses.
Judge Frank L. Cleary heard arguments on a prerogative writ filed by the Township of Hillside against its Board of Adjustment. The dispute centers on a building permit issued to Accurate Products Co at 400 Hillside Avenue, claimed to violate zoning. A motion to strike the complaint is under debate.
E. S. Atwater III of 79 Bauer Terrace has been reelected assistant secretary and assistant treasurer of the Hospital of Saint Barnabas and for Women and Children Newark. He will serve another year, announced today by the hospital.
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