Shade trees in New Jersey worth 17 million dollars
New Jersey forester Alfred Gaskill reports a statewide shade tree value exceeding 17 million based on a partial census from seven Shade Tree Commissions. Values vary by trunk size, with larger trees valued up to 100 dollars in the scale. Cities like Newark and Bound Brook show sizable local totals, prompting calls to preserve existing trees and plan for future plantings.
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Trenton
Bec
New Jersey
Alfred Gaskill
Newark
Rutherford
Behind the Wicket Royal Arcanum Install Trustees
Past Regent John G. Sexton was installed trustee of Long Branch Council No. 429 at Odd Fellows Hall to fill the vacancy from the passing of Past Regent Charles A. Blaisdell. The K G E of the 14th District will be guests of To Kalon Castle No. 72 at Odd Fellows Hall on May 3, with knights already showing strong interest.
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Royal Arcanum
John G. Sexton
Long Branch Council
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Charles A. Blaisdell
14Th District
Ladies Aid entertainment nets $46.48 for church organ fund
Last Friday's Ladies Aid event raised 46.48 in mite box contributions. Mrs. H White led with 6.41 and Mrs. W H Norton gave 0.37. A December 28 church hall program and Christmas treat are planned with Rev J B Whitton hosting the Ushers Union and Official Board. Several locals visited New York and Lakewood for gatherings.
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Ladies' Aid
H. White
W. H. Norton
We Pipe Organ Fund
Old First
M. . Church
John Short
New York
J. H. White
Fred W. van Note
J. DB. Whitton
Elmo Clark
Taylor
Lakewood
Church Hall
M. V. Poole
C. A. Poole
Post- Graduate Hospital
Frank A. Poole
Poole
Willis A. Woolley
Long Branch
A. Ff. Golden
Wayside Briefs Highlight Local Socials and Events
Mrs Catherine Parry hosted a Thursday gathering with multiple local couples visiting the Danglers in Asbury Park. Loretta Burdge spent Saturday in New York while Sea Bright drew crowds viewing a storm’s aftermath. Christmas entertainment plans unfold at Wayside M E Church with practice daily for Dec 21 program.
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Catherine Parry
Joseph C. Truax
Joseph Dangler
Edward Farry
Jeanette Dangler
L. K. Jackson
Nora
Frank
Ira Jackson
Asbury Park
Grover Dangler
Loretta Burdge
New York
Sea Bright
Arthur Jackson
Frank Jackson
West Long Branch
Johnson
D. Battier
Wayside M
Carroll Dangler
Hamilton
Richard Stout
Zeppelins Ready for London Raid Assembled at Friedrichshafen
German airships massed for an attack on England with dreadnought Zeppelins built at Friedrichshafen. Over 1,000 workers operate in shifts to assemble three week models, each carrying three 800 horsepower motors, crews of thirty, and up to fifty torpedo bombs. Officials say eighteen to twenty ships are needed for a successful London raid, with older craft used as scouts or for territory bombing.
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Germany
London
England
Friedrichshafen
Lake Constance
GIVES $1 942 000 TO FRIEND Aged man's estate in trust
Martin Green eighty four year old retired civil engineer turns over his entire estate valued at 1 042 763 to Frank H Hamblin of Worcester Massachusetts as trustee with absolute power over the assets including 1 234 000 in national bank stocks. The trust allows the trustee to decide Green and his wife support and requires no accounting. Green says the device is a protective measure to avoid family mistreatment. Also mentions a New Betrothal Plan by Mrs Havelock Ellis and notes Sergeant Major White wins the Victoria Cross for carrying a wounded captain under fire in the war.
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Martin Green
Frank H. Hamblin
Worcester
Mass
Hamblin
Mr. Green
Green
Major White
Army Service Corps
Necessity of Labor in Achieving Excellence
A concise maxim attributed to John Randolph asserts labor as essential to excellence. It frames effort as eternal truth, while noting vanity and indolence resist belief and heed.
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John Randolph
50 Dead in Coast Attacks Escape After Feat
A daring wartime incident unfolds as coastal attackers inflict heavy casualties before their escape, hailed by some as the war’s boldest exploit. Officials report the toll and ongoing manhunt as the confounding raid raises alarms along the shore.
England Hit By German Raid Dramatic Coastal Bombardment
London reports a German squadron, including two battle cruisers and an armored cruiser, shelled Scarborough Hartlepool and Whitby. Casualties range up to twenty-two civilians and twenty soldiers killed at Hartlepool, with Scarborough and Whitby casualties varying by source. The raid prompts a nationwide fear of invasion and a round up of aliens along the east coast.
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London
England
Scarborough
Hartlepool
Whitby
Yorkshire
Helgoland
Admiralty
Germaany
Kiel Canal
Belgium
France
Germany
Atlantic
York Fliire
Firth of Forth
Aberdeen
Thames
Newcastle
Hartiepool
Feed the Birds brings concern for winter birds to Long Branch
Mrs Henry G Catlin of 137 Second Avenue contributes a item to the Record urging neighbors to feed birds during the winter. She notes ground is frozen and insect life is destroyed, so crumbs placed at back doors or on roof corners will provide sustenance and attract birds that brighten the season.
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Henry G, Catlin
Second Avenue
Long Branch
Advertised Letters at Long Branch Post Office
Uncalled letters listed for December 12 at Long Branch include Thomas Jr, May Cammus, Gil eeppi Chiazzo, Mark Fitch Jr, Ray Girard, Mrs Mattie Hollins B S Horn, Patrick Houlihan, Agnes Hate, Otto James, W Kramer, Harry Loeb, Harry Meckey, E A Olson, Mrs A M Piper, Mr Rothman, Maggie Sweney, Charles Willey, P M Slo loum, and Charles Thompson. Advertise in the Daily Record.
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the Long Branch
Thomas
Barney, Jr
May Cammus
Gileeppi Chiazzo
Mark Fitch
Jr. Ray
Girard 2
Mattie Hollins
B. S
Horn
Patrick Houlihan
Agnes
Hate
Otto James
W. Kramer
Fred’ Loeb
Harry Meckey
Harry L. Moody
E. A. Olson
A. M. Piper
Mr. Rothman
Maggie Sweney
Mr. Thompson
Charles Willey
T. L. Sloloum
P.M
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RED Bank
Ing
Clifton L. Morris
K. G. E. Aurora Temple
the Knights of the Golden Eagle
Theodore Howland
Sea Side Lodge
E. B. Blaisdell
W. K. Robbins
W. J. Smythe
I’. A. Hull
Kalon Castle
West Long Branch News
Wayside
McLain
Elberon Cas
John J. Lively
Telephone
Brighton Ave
N. J
Zeppelin
Havelock Ellis
Scarborough, Hartlepool
Lyric Theatre
Sirinhach Company
Ashbury Park
Nevi Deravy
The
Daily Record
Copenhagen
S. S. Nathanson
Broadway
Long Branch, N. J
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