Col Lowden Dies A Prominent Figure
Funeral services were held Saturday at St John s Episcopal Church Elizabeth for Col Francis V Lowden of 174 Nottingham Day who died October 25 after a brief illness at age 74 Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery He was a longtime Army officer World War I and II veteran former Roselle mayor and chairman of the Union County Republican Committee He served in port security forces during World War II and later advised veterans affairs in the Commerce Department Surviving are his wife two sons one daughter and eight grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's Episcopal Church
Elizabeth
Francis V. Lowden
Nottingham
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington
Col. Lowden
Union Coun Republican Committee
Roselle
Col
Lowden
Third Naval District
New York
Te Army
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knots
Veterans Affairs
Department of Commerce
Ol, Lowden
Roselle Park
Hillside
New York University Law School
Hillside Ambulance Squad Offers First Aid Classes
The Hillside Ambulance Squad will run first aid classes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting November 2 from 7 30 to 9 30 P M at the squad room 399 Hollywood Avenue. Instructors include Jess Hollander Tom Greene Al Levenson Howard Kobrin Sol Soroka and Pete Semchessen. Glasses are now held on Friday evenings for Advanced First Aid and Practical Problems on First Aid Calls for all squad members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillside Ambulance Squad
Hollywood Avenue
Ann Schaaf
Jess Hollander
Tom Greene
al Levenson
Howard Kobrin
Sol Soroka
Pete Semchessen
Muffler Installation Service Opens At Roselle Shop
A Roselle firm introduces a new muffler installation service at 155 St George Avenue in back of Packer Auto Parts Inc. Mechanics perform a free comprehensive inspection of all replaceable car parts to assess safety. If replacements are needed the owner pays only for the parts with no labor charges. Service runs 24 hours with a waiting room, hot coffee, and read magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George Avenue
Ro Selle
Packer Auto Parts, Inc
Local Masons Award 50Year Tokens in Hillside
R W Bernhard acting for M W Hal W Earl Grand Master presented 50 year gold tokens to J Leeds Brown of Rancocas and Riley R Briggs of Hillside at Hillside Lodge 241. Brown, a charter founder and long time secretary, has ties to Packer Auto Parts and Boy Scouts, while Briggs, a Hillside resident of 44 years, runs a garage and recently marked his 52nd wedding anniversary. The event also touched on local civic clubs and a forthcoming play produced by Mrs William B Ayres with multiple community groups in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Bernhard F. Wagenblast
Masonic
New Jersey
M. W. Hal W. Earl
Hillside Lodge
J. Leeds Brown
Rancocas
Riley R. Briggs
Hillside
Brown
Grand Lodge
Civil Defense Planning Committee
Briggs
The
Machinist Union
Pingry Players
America
William BE
Ayres
Dramatie Club
Uhy
Thornton Wilder
Bernhard F. Wagenblast
13Th
Masonic District
J. Franklin Reinhard
Vail Deane Club To Present Our Town Play
The Vail Deane Dramatic Club will present Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize winning play Our Town with the club and community partners assisting in production and staging.
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Our Town
Thornton Wilder
Vail Deane Drametice Club
Easter Seal Unit Selects Zients in New Jersey Society
Bernard B. Zients of Hillside and vice president of Gimbel Brothers New York was elected to the Executive Committee of the New Jersey Society for Crippled Children and Adults the state wide Easter Seal Society at its 14th annual meeting in Trenton He joined the Society Board of Trustees last year Also elected were Vice Admiral Howard E. Orem USN (ret) Summit a partner in Corbett and Bauer Newark architects as a society vice president and Sidney C Rowe Convent president of Borden Farm Products of New Jersey reelected to a third one year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard B. Zients
Hillside
Gimbel Brothers
New York
New Jersey Society For
Statewde
Trenton
Zients Be
Trust
Ees
Howard E. Orem
USN
Summit
Corbett and Bauer
Newark
Sidney C. Rowe
Convent
Borden Farm Products of
New Jersey
Pregiters
Military trainees and assignments listed for multiple service members
Airman 3/C William G. La Pierre has completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas and now serves at Vandenberg AFB California after leave. Marine Pvt Clarence W Shaver Jr completed recruit training at Parris Island South Carolina, son of Hillside New Jersey residents. SP 4 More Levy, after four months leave, returns to Medical Division duty. previously spent 13 months in Korea and is now at Army Hospital Fort Eustis Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. la Pierre
Prospect Street
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Vandenberg Afb
California
Parris Island
S. C. Marine Pvt
Clarence W. Shaver, Jr
C.e.shaver
Williamson Ave
Hillside
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Army
Levy
Korea
Army Hospital
Fort Eustis
Morris
Reserve Ladies Honor Mrs Nulton Luncheon at Fort Monmouth
The Department of New Jersey Reserve Officers Association Ladies hosted a luncheon in Gibbs Hall at Fort Monmouth to honor National President Mrs Henry G Nulton. Attendees included RCAL club members from New Jersey and several from the Queens Club in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club of
Hillside
Union County P.T.A
Library
Girl Scout Organization
Extension Service
Union County
Nulton
Athens
Greece
Robert Pinner
Flushing
Lil
William B. Lawrence
Morgan
William Ellis
Fair Haven
Albert Scaccia
Elizabeth
Reserve Officers Association
Department of New Jersey
Gibbs Hall
Fort Monmouth
Henry G. Nulton
RCAL
New Jersey
Queens Club
New York
Hillside High School Scholarship Trustees Reorganize Board
The Hillside High School Scholarship Fund Inc. trustees reorganized and voted to fill a board vacancy. Morris Lubin will represent the fund, with Herbert Fitz as president and Thomas Chamberlin as secretary treasurer. Other trustees include Sidney Englander and Alan Bochner, plus Hillside officials Custer and Dunham as advisors. The fund’s principal stands at 42,693 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillside High School Scholarship Fund Inc
Hillside Industrial Foundation Inc
Morris Lubin
Lubin
Hatfield Wire and Cable
Continental Copper and Steel Industries, Inc
New York City
Herbert Fitz
Linde Company
Union Carbide Corp
Thomas Chamberlin
New Jersey Bell Telephone Co
Sidney Englander
Ardell Razor Blade Corp
Atlantic Industrial Corp
Alan Bochner
Ruhl L. Custer
Hillside High School
W. Stacey Dunham
Nurse Students Launch At Union Junior College
Miss Barbara Anne Parker of 269 William Street joins 89 student nurses from Elizabeth and Perth Amboy General Hospitals beginning studies at Union Junior College Cranford. Parker, Hillside High School graduate, now attends School of Nursing Elizabeth General Hospital Levy 1461 Bond Street. Levy, Hillside High School graduate, attended Rider College in Trenton.
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Barbara Anne Parker
William Streets
Elizabeth
Perth Amboy General Hospitals
Union Junior College
Cranford
Parker
Hillside High School
Elizabeth General Hospital
Levy
Rider College
Trenton
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Col. Lowden Dies
Roselle Firm
Dash Boy
Paul Severance, Inc
Tuyvesant Ave
Union Center
Open Man
G. M. Electronics
Cash
Maple Avenue
Evelyn’s
Evelyn Buttwell
Prop
Broad ST
Harden St
Ceramica
Ideal Floor Covering CO
Morris Ave
Union MU
Kentile Sandran
Armstrong — Nairn
Bigelow Rugs & Carpets _TRER
Sarnoe
Jack C. Noble General Insurance — Mutual Funds
Lee Street
Hillside, N. J
Murdock
Mutual Companies
And
Masons
Packer Auto Parts
Tee
Aacrets Ave
Phery
Harpg Cottemen
Bereta Worksmansip
Dolly & Sot
Sun
Jaekel Inc
Ramsey Avenue
Stewart-Warner’s
Menza’s Fuel CO
Frelinghuysen Avenue
Etn
Newark, N. 2
Robert Minnefor
Main Ave
Hillside Ave
N. J
H WA
Community Plumbing Supply
Springfield
Davega's
Mack & Marchand A
Reserve
Mrs.Nulton
A. J. Heating CO
A.J. Zurba
General Electric
Bank of
Springfield Ave
High St
Hawthorne Ave
Clinton Pl
Lyons Ave
Bergen St
Orange Ave
Market St
Penn Station
Amber Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Liberty Avenue
Waverly
Krostecka
Long Avenue
Hillside, NI
E. P. Kostecka
A. Artee & Son
Salem Avenue
Parigian Carpet CO
N. Broad ST
Union Plate Glass Co.inc
Union
N. J. Murdock
Abbott
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