Oakhurst Graduates Receive Diplomas
Oakhurst School honors graduates with speeches by Assistant State Commissioner G A Mirick and I B White. The program features essays on Irrigation and The Cinematograph, violin solos by Rudolph Malchow, and a valedictory by Leon Bowne. Among the graduates are Marjorie Adams Edith Battier Leon Bowne and Beatrice Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Mirick
Isaac B. White
Board of Education
Samuel D. Wiseman
C. J. Strahan
Strahan
Rudolph Malchow
Harvey Leonard Davis
D. Wiseman
Alpha Nathan Herbert
Benedict Arnold
Harry W. Knight
Obertass
Leon Smock Bowne
I. B. White
H. T. Fisler
Marjorie Printess Adams
Edith Marion Battier
Elmer Brown
Blanche Smith Ireland
Beatrice Jackson
Harry William Knight
Florence Christina Meyer
Everett Henry Ayers Rudloff
Everett Rudloff
Oakhurst School
Harvard Honor for Smith Third Chattle Graduate Wins Scholarship
Thomas Bryant Smith valedictorian of the Class of 1918 at Chattle wins the Price Greenleaf Scholarship from Harvard valued at $200. He is the third Chattle graduate since 1910 to earn Harvard support, following Pitman B. Potter and Benjamin VanTine.
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Chattle
Thomas Bryant Smith
Benjamin ©. VanTine
Remarkable Beryl Crystal Found in Madagascar
A giant beryl crystal nearly long and weighing 220 pounds was discovered in Madagascar. The find is linked to the French Academy of Sciences and underscores Madagascar's mineral abundance.
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Madagascar
French Academy of Sciences
Democrats Choose Town Committees For Middletown Area
Democratic electees named for multiple districts in Middletown township include Edward A. Merdian Amzi M Posten J R Donovan Charles Thorne and Joseph W Thompson. Primary results recorded for Fair Haven Belford Leonardo Port Monmouth Navesink and other locales with plan to meet at Bennett's Hall to finalize organization.
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Fair Haven
David M. Parker
Alonzo
Curchin
Edward ©. Hendrickson
Matthews G. Borden
Charles P. Cross
John Whalen
Curcchin
Donald Rankin
Frank D. Covert
Charles Mint Elmer Vanfrunt
Minton
William Curchin
J.naulty
Bennett's Hall
New Master for Shrewsbury Grange
Shrewsbury Grange of Red Bank elected George Ivins to succeed Les ter C. Lovett as Master and Leona Lum as Pomona with Albert W. Morford named Overseer. Lovett resigned to manage a Delaware farm. The session debated woman suffrage and heard papers by Mrs. Edgar Alexander and Miss Laura Morford. Hon. Melvin A. Rice will speak at the June 17 meeting.
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Shrewsbury
Edgar Alexander
Laura Morford
Melvin A. Rice
Atlantic Highlands
Tthe State Board of Education
the Grange
Rice
India
China
Trickster Animals Across Species and Schemes
A New York Tribune item from Australia notes clever thefts by animals. It cites a horse that slips away with gear, a chimpanzee drinking wine, and parrots stealing livers from sheep, illustrating widespread animal cunning and farm losses.
Foreign Born Women Naturalization and Marriage Rules
A foreign born unmarried woman can become a citizen at twenty one after five years in the United States with one year in the residence state. She may also gain citizenship by marrying a citizen, with status dependent on continued US residence. Native born women who marry foreigners lose citizenship during marriage but may resume after divorce or the husband’s death. A bogus truce message and venomous jars wreck a Carthaginian ruse in Hannibal’s campaign.
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United States
New York Post
Means of Health and Humor in a Childs Talk
A nine year old boy explains to his mother a tuberculin joke about how to stay healthy. The exchange illustrates a child’s grasp of illness, humor, and parental guidance.
Keansburg Citizens League forms at Camp Bartown meeting
The Keansburg Civic League held its second meeting at Camp Barton and elected William Gebjbouw as president and Mrs Sarah Mil Roberts as vice president. Forty beach residents joined, aiming to uplift morale, fund beach improvements, and seek better police protection for summer residents. A fire apparatus purchase committee was formed and prices to be obtained, plus upcoming entertainments to raise funds.
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Lven League of
Keansburg
Camp Bart Tun
Leas
William A. Geb Jbouw
Mra
Sarah Miloberts
George Beholdt
Ad Ammon
Thefts Charged For Bicycle Stolen From Cornelius Jones
James Mickens, a city resident employed by the Consolidated Gas Company, is accused of grand larceny in a September 1910 theft of Cornelius Joness bicycle valued at 28. He claimed he borrowed the wheel and denied stealing it but admitted he never told Jones the story. Recorder Badeau set 200 bail and Mickens was jailed.
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James Mickens
Consolidated Gas Company
Cornelius Jones
Red Bank
Jones
Mickens
Imlay
Harry C. Badeau
Badeau
Red Bank Stalwart Joseph Stryker Dies of Tuberculosis
Red Bank resident Joseph Stryker 47 died at his Borden street home after a year of poor health from tuberculosis. He worked 13 years in hardware trade and leaves wife Margaret and six children at home. Surviving siblings include twin Jacob and brothers Forman Roe plus sister Mrs Katherine McCaffrey. Funeral set for 9:30 Saturday at St James Church Red Bank with burial at Mount Olivet.
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Joseph Stryker
Red Bank
Borden Street
Mr. Stryker
Holmdel Township
William Applegate
Hendrickson & Applegate
Margaret
Jacob
John
Walter
Joseph
Howard Stryker
Oakland Street
Forman
Highlands
Roe
New Brunswick
Katherine
James McCaffrey
St. James’ R. C. Church
James A. Reynolds
Robert R. Mount& Son
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Middletown
Personal Notices From Manasquan And Oceanport
Ernest Sprague and Miss Lucinda Wainwright of Manasquan visited at the Asbury M E Church parsonage. A Democratic primary was held Tuesday night in Eatontown town hall with Dr J C Rush as chairman and JJ Roberts as secretary. Committeemen nominated include W J Darby J G Ring J W Bly T M Dickenson S Dangler Sr in Watontown and J H McCreery S Smock W H Garrigan J H Herbert C Alvin Reynolds in Oceanport. New Red Bank Firemen elect Vaughn Reebe and Peter Klippel to Navesink book and ladder company, now 36 active members with room for nine more.
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Ernest Sprague
Lucinda Wainwright
Manasquan
Asbury M. 4
Eatontown
J. C. Rush
JJ. M. Roberts
Watontown
W. J. Darby
J. G. Ring
J. W Bly
T. M. Dickenson
S. Dangler
Oceanport
J. H. McCreery
S. Smock
W H. Garrigan
J. H. Herbert
C. Alvin Reynolds
Red Bank
Navesink Book and Ladder Company
Vaughn Reebe
Woolworth
Peter Klippel
Be You the Judge of Reprobates Scene Echoes Probate
An old woman confronts a judge in his office asking to be the executor after her husband’s death, saying she is the probate judge and that she intends to act as their executioner amid strained bids and phrases.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Memorial Day Exercises at West Long Branch School
West Long Branch students staged Memorial Day events with songs recitations and flags. The program featured piano solos recitations by Gladys Chamberlain Cora Haagen Jack Heyer and others and multiple group songs. Teachers will return next fall and the school board praised the year’s work. Discontent quote from Emerson closes the piece.
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West Long Branch
Minnie Krug
Gladys Chamberlain
Cora Haagen
Jack Heyer
Norman Poole
Bertha Wolcott
Mauretta Bowman
Marion Gibbs
Harriet Howland
Kensington Park Primary
Gladys March
Phyllis Hood
Bertha Frey
Rachael Malhhow
West Long Branch Primary
Bessie Eg
America All
Weather damages New Jersey crops in spring survey
A June 1 bulletin from New Jersey Secretary Franklin Dye notes widespread crop injury with the exception of grass, grain, and apples. Early potatoes were heavily damaged or destroyed by frost after May ice, peaches and cherries faced heavy losses, while apples promise a better year.
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Trenton
New Jersey
Franklin Dye
State Board of Agriculture
M. A. Blake
Carmen
Hiley
Belle
Georgia
Gloucester County
Union County
Red Bank Graduates Present Play
Red Bank graduates will stage a play featuring Sabath Kenneth Morford Fred Noble Tommy Thompson baseball star and sophomore Vernon Rose Dub Duffield champion debater Frank Mount Beane freshman William Ryan Eleanor Forbes popular girl Miss Shirley Martin Mrs Lee Eleanor's aunt aristocrat Miss Katherine Holmes Miss White visitor Miss Ethel Hitchings Violet helpful sort Miss Gladys Stewart Gertrude Spencer Spencer's sister Miss Hazel McQueen Miss Jones Lakeville girl Miss Beatrice Johnson Jean chauffeur and Mike waiter Maurice Dorewitz.
Fourth of July Plans in Eatontown
Mrs. Joseph W. Johnson is critically ill. Miss Anna Huber of Scranton spent the weekend with Miss Kate Van Schoick. A bread and cake sale will be held in the library on Saturday June 14 under Hook and Ladder Auxiliary auspices. Citizens plan a large Fourth of July celebration.
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Anna Huber
Scranton
Kate van Schoick
Red Bank Couple to Wed Next Thursday at Bride's Home
Miss Alice Weeks daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Weeks of Maple Avenue Red Bank will wed Lester Ross son of Mr and Mrs Charles R Ross of Riverside Avenue Red Bank next Thursday at the bride's home Invitations were issued Tuesday for the event.
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Alice Weeks
Charles Weeks
Maple Avenue
Lester Ross
Charles R. Ross
Riverside Avenue
Red Bank
Official Meeting After Service at St Luke's Church
The official board of St Luke's M E Church will meet after the midweek prayer service tonight. Pastor Dr Dobbins urges every official man to attend.
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St. Luke's M. E. Church
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Daniel H. Applegate
William Hi. Button
George D. Cooper
James Young
William H. Wendrickson
F. J. Maher
Elijah M. Cook
Horace P. Cook
Tricky Animals
Raven
Enckad
Enekoo
Willine
Selahe
Fowe
Ted
New York Tribune
Hannibal
Ekumenes
Pergamos
Tannibal
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Washington Star
Earth
Voltaire
Birmingham Age Herald
Boston ‘Transcript
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Asbury Park
Strindach
Eatontown News
Joseph W. Johnson
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