Hillside Education Workshop Praised by Board Members
Hillside's education workshop drew praise at the Board of Education meeting last Thursday. Mrs Mildred E Raphael and Mrs Jean A White spoke in support, while Nettie C Estabrook's librarian letter and Tacoma comparisons attracted interest from nearby districts. Dr Abel Hanson of Teachers College urged teachers to combat communism through practical study, criticizing propaganda and citing Peekskill protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillside
Board of Education
Mildred E. Raphael
Momber
Jean A. White
Nettie C. Estabrook
Tacoma
Wash
J. Hillside
Hillside’sorkshop
Ie T. Branem
Abel Hanson
Teachers College
Columale University
Worshop
Hanson
Uth
Peekskill, N. Y
Little Vittles Ends October 31 Plan Shifts to Germany
Hillside native Dorothy M Groeger spearheaded Operation Little Vittles in the American zone of Germany delivering candy and toys via parachutes to bombed German cities. The program ends October 31 with ten American towns selected to send goodwill, including Hillside, Portland, Chicopee, Wichita, and Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hillside
Dorothy M. Groeger
Hillside Avenue
Miss Grocer
Miss Groeger
Eugene T. Williams
Williams
America
Portland
Oregon
Chicopee
Mass
Wichita
Kansas
Cleveland
Ohio
USA
Dorothy
Elizabeth Armory
Little Vittles
Miss Hillside Popularity Contest Opens For Fans
Davenport Hill Post 1722 announces the Miss Hillside popularity contest starting October 1 with $300 in prizes and merchandise for contestants and voters. The winner will be crowned at the post annual ball December 17. Entry blanks available at town stores. mailed to Walter Howell chair, 1069 Chester, Joseph Dill commander, 1170 Liberty, Joseph W. Freer adjutant, 575 Lee Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hillside
Davenport Hill Post
W.flw
Post
Walter Howell
Chester Street
Joseph Dill
Liberty Avenues
Joseph W. Freer
Lee Street
Dill
Disabled American Veterans
Harden- Looker Post 50
American Legion
Richard Deranik
Leonard Sternin
Albert Dill
Joseph Apley
Elizabeth
Township committees advances two major projects
The committee authorized Lugano Bros Inc to improve the Bloy street and Hillside avenue intersection for 7750.70 and agreed to an easement with Lehigh Valley Railroad for Ridgway avenue storm sewer. Plans approved for State Highway submission and bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lugano Bros. Inc
Belleville
Bloy Street
Hillside Avenue
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Ridgway Avenue
State Highway Department
Henry Kreh Jr
Frank Dminick & Co
Elizabeth River
Voorhees Street
Central Avenue
Recreation Board
Martha Foster
Youth Guidance Council
Charles Langstaff
Board of Public Utilities Commissioners
Public Service Coordinated
I. Smalel Sodowick
Fitzpatrick Street
Hillside Republicans clash with court rules over campaigns
A Hillside Republican Club note from clerk Stanley Weston requests Mayor Holsing preside at a club meeting to avoid court rule violations. Mrs. Knox can preside in his absence. The piece also highlights Dorothy M. Groeger’s Operation Little Vittles drive and local support amid national attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley H. Weston
Second District
Union
Hillside Republican Club
James J. Holsing
Coe Avenue Chapel
Judicial Council
Election Board Publishes Ineligible Voters List
The Union County Board of Elections lists voters in Hillside not at their address or who have moved or left the county. Affected persons may contest at Room 5B, Union County Courthouse, Elizabeth, before Sept 29 and may correct errors by applying to a County Court judge in the two weeks before the General Election and on Election Day to obtain an order to vote in their actual district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County Board of Elections
Hillside
Union County
Elizabeth
Services At Sinai In Early Morning
The traditional pre High Holy Days s uchos services will be conducted by Rabbi Eliezer Cohen at 1230 a.m. this Sunday September 18 at the local Sinai Congregation 1341 Maple Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinai
Eliezer Cohen
Maple Avenue
Joint Legion Installation in Union County and Harden Looker Post
William C. Hill will be installed as Union County Commander of the American Legion and Ellsworth J. Sterner as Commander of Harden Looker Post 50 in a joint ceremony on Thursday September 22 at 6 p.m. at the Elizabeth Town and Country Club. It is the first time a county commander from Hillside and a post commander are installed simultaneously. Moe L. Binstueck is chairman and August Seger co chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Hill
Union County
The
American Legion
Ellsworth J. Sterner
Harden- Looker Post
P.m
Elizabeth Town and Country Club
Lincal
Hillside
Moe L. Binstueck
August Seger
Seek Woodfield Stadium For Touch Football On Sunday
Use of Woodfield Stadium on Connant Street by groups other than the high school team was presented to the Board of Education. The request from Richard Foster for a Sunday afternoon league was not decided after committee review and past clashes over stadium use. The board heard from Foster through Joseph Schell as it weighs conflicts with neighborhood objections and prior court actions limiting field use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodfield Stadium
Conant Street
Board of Education
Joseph G. Schell
Richard Foster
Hillside Recreation Board
Foster
Chancery Court
Harden - Locker School
Wayne T. Branom
Police Department
Alumni Canteen Association
Harlow H. Curtis
Coe Avenue
Curtis
Henry Goldhor
Gersten Calls for Full Time Assessors in Hillside
Hillside Democratic candidate Emanuel Gersten urged replacing the current assessing system with full time, adequately paid assessors at a Democratic rally in Polish American Hall. He cited large variances in assessments at Kresges Evans Terminal, Westinghouse, and American Can to argue for a revised assessment method and timing to boost revenues and lower home taxes. The event featured Elmer H. Wene for governor and Milton B. Conford for Assembly, with about 400 attendees and remarks by party leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillside
Emanuel Gersten
Organis
American Can
Gersten
Westinghouse
Elmer H. Wene
Milton B. Conford
Hill
Caution G O P On Over Confidence In Full Election
Hillside Republican Club meeting in Hillside Presbyterian Church chapel cautioned against over confidence and urged party rehabilitation. Florence P. Dwyer backed a $25 million state bond for hospitals and welfare institutions, noting aging, fire traps, and delays from 1930s to postwar costs. Card party planned for Oct 10 and Candidates Night set for Oct 31 at the same church venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillside Republican Club
Hillside Presbyterian Church
Col
Harry L Luftman
Howard J. Bloy
Paul Kifner
Robert G. Schnabel
Elmer Peterssen
Florence P. Dwyer
Assembly
New Jersey
Emma W. Knox
Caroline Major
Mary O'Lock
Clerk Office Extends Hours to Aid Voter Registration
Town clerk Howard J. Bloy announces deadlines for the November election and extends hours. Registration runs daily regular hours with extra evening sessions September 26 to September 29, as residents prepare to vote on governor union county assembly seats freeholders and township committee. A local referendum on reducing Fire Department hours from 68 to 56 also appears on the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard J. Bloy
Bloy
State Assembly
Union County
Board of Chosen Freeholders
Fire Department
Bishop to Preach at St Mary Magdalene Newark
On Sunday September 18 at 11 o clock the Church of St Mary Magdalene 137 Pomona Avenue Newark will host a distinguished preacher, the Right Rev Rights of Anking. His diocese covers Anhui and Kiangsi in China with 120000 square miles and 50 million people. He is a longtime friend of Rector Dr Throop and once rescued Throop in the Central China mountains. He will depart for San Francisco to attend the General Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Pomona Avenue
Newark
Rights of
Anking
China
Anhui
Kiangsi
Chung Hua Sneng Hui
Craighill
Throop
San Francisco
School Board Urged to Expand Play Facilities
A report by Samuel Dubow outlines extensive playground improvements for the Board of Education including repairing equipment, adding heavy duty tables, installing drinking fountains, and paving Hurden-Looker to create a permanent basketball court, a combined volleyball and paddle tennis court, and clay horse shoe pits, citing lack of gym space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Samuel Dubow
Emma W. Knox
Playground Oversight Upholds No Baby-Sitting Service Stance
Sam Dubow, Director of Physical Education, told the Board of Education that playgrounds are for supervised activity, not baby-sitting. He urged mothers not to rely on staff for child care while they attend other errands. He also proposed improvements including horseshoe pits, outdoor showers, four grass-tex tennis courts at the high school rear, and two small fireplaces in the shaded area at George Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Dubow
Board of Education
George Washing
Hillside Avenue School Cafeteria Opens for George Washington Pupils
Hillside Avenue School opened a cafeteria at noon Monday to serve 189 seventh and eighth graders from George Washington School housed there due to crowding. About 85 pupils were served. meals cost 15 cents with ice cream options at 7 and 12 cents. Plans limit service to George Washington pupils for now, with potential expansion by parental request. Attendees included Mrs. Mildred E. Raphael, Mrs. Philip B. Henoch, and Principal Walter O. Krumbiegel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillside
Hillside Avenue
George Washington School
P.T.A
Gertrude Riney
Gertrude Johnson
George Washington
Mildred E. Raphael
Board of Education
Philip B. Henoch
Walter O. Krumbiegel
Abram P. Morris
Saybrook School
W. Stacey Dunham
Weather Outlook: Partly Cloudy and Cooler
Partly cloudy conditions trend cooler with rain expected late tomorrow. Temperatures ease, bringing a unsettled end to the week. Area forecasts call for light showers late in the day and cooler overnight with drying by afternoon.
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Kreh
Arnold McVey
State Highway Commission
Magee
Albert Schoen
Ryan Street
International Harvester Company
Road Department
Arthur L
Wilder Street
Melbto | Builders Inc
James A. Oneil
Hillside National Bank
Salem Pharmacy
SALEM
Keen & Wuensch Pharmacy
Intrabartolo
N. J
Election Board
Joint Legion
Ellsworth
J. Sterner
Seek Woodfield Stadium
Mattress Products
Liberty Ave
Princeton Ave
Hollywood
Midway Motors, Inc
N. Broad St
ECKER
G.O.P
Growney Funeral Home
John J. Growney
Hurden St
Geo. Washington
Szarko’s Liquor Store
All Union
Best Prices
D’auria Refrigeration Co
Tobia
Hillside Appliance Co
No. Broad Street
Craters
Humboldt
Waverly
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