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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
6
Former resident Anna Smith dies after six months of poor health. She suffered a heart pain Thursday afternoon and passed away with Rev Father Fullam administering last rites. She was to wed Samuel W. Clippinger of New York City on June 4.
Red Bank residents Misa Jesse Kreamer and Mra Matthew Kreamer’s son Joseph Lohaen from Plainfield visited family. Edith Lee from New York stayed with Capt. Garey A. Lee’s family. Parsonage interior work and Mothers Day services filled Methodist Church notices. Epworth League funded carnations. junior Epworth League to host a sack social in June. Washington Camp 158 P OA members joined six new candidates in Monmouth. Middletown Democrats endorsed Frank Katzenbach Jr. for governor. Local fishing men report poor yields. nets increased along bay shore. Maroon Field Club defeated Oasis Athletic Association 6 to 2 in Highlands. Ushers baseball pairs set with Red Bank Y M C A and Keansburg Ushers. Local lineup listed.
The funeral service for Anna Smith was held Monday at St Peter’s Church with a solemn requiem mass. A quartet including Mrs Charles A Burns Mrs G L McLaughlin John V Ennis and Bert B Scribner performed Lead Kindly Light. A solo Angels Ever Bright and Fair was sung by Mrs G L McLaughlin. The church choir and six Dramatic Club members served as pallbearers. Anna’s mother survives, along with a half-brother J Barker Smith of Youngstown Ohio. Burial followed at St Peter’s cemetery.
Nellie McNamara wife of Patrick McNamara died last night at 10 30. She was 47 and had suffered a long illness. Born in St Joseph Missouri she had lived in this city over thirty years. Survived by husband and five children Nellie Helen Catherine Anna and Daniel Funeral arrangements not announced with William H Morris Jr directing.
Trenton May 15 many widows statewide have applied for benefits under the new widows pension law set to take effect July 4. State Board of Children's Guardians handles investigations, amid criticism for excluding married mothers. Senator Nichols defends pace and hints at future amendments, while facing opposition from Overseers of the Poor. Also reports a meeting of Asbury M B Church Woman's Foreign Missionary Society at Miss Olive Wright's home with Rev. Dr. Stevenson joining.
United States Weather Bureau forecast for the 76 park area through Friday notes unsettled weather with showers tonight and Friday. moderate east to south winds, observations from Long Branch station. temperatures ranged from 48 to 73 yesterday, barometer around 30.23 inches, humidity near 68 percent last night and 59 percent this morning.
Music by professional musicians is provided for all events. Phone 11 M., Studio, 51 Norwood Ave.
Loury Silverstein and family reclaim their Ocean Avenue cottage and arrived from New York to enjoy the summer. Mr. Silverstein, head of the Monmouth Skirt Company, has been visiting his Broadway plant weekly during winter. The family plans daily country drives and shows a new Silent Knight Stearns touring car with modern fittings. Dick Diamond will drive, long-time associate of Mr. Silverstein.
Fragmentary OCR lists NJ Central trains to New York Newark and Elizabeth with times like 6.28 7.08 8.17 and 4.32 7.00 8.50 p m. Also mentions Baltimore Washington via Red Bank and Freehold Sundays with unclear station notes and destinations.
The Patten Line dispatches Sundays from Rockwell avenue at 3 00 p m to Pleasure Bay 3 10 p m Sea Bright 3 40 p m Ms Highlands 4 00 p m and returns from New York West 85th St 8 45 a m Battery 9 20 a m No freight receive at Bal. Wit. CG Hayden secretary.
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