Long Branch Babies Shine In Better Babies Contest
Long Branch residents starred in the Better Babies Contest with standout averages. Notable entries include Red Bank’s John Gourt Jr and Belford’s Leland Richmond, achieving high percentages and earning top marks in the area competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gourt, Jr
Red Bank
Sian
Din ’Court
John Hy Bank
Leland Richmond
Belford
Cen Tokanos
Man
Long Branch
William Burdge
Albert Berge
Locust Point
Girli
Carrie Applegate
Corbet Applegate
Wi Me
Burglary charge tied to Long Branch store theft
Vernon T. Davis, manager of Frank Storck's in Long Branch, is arrested on a warrant from Red Bank alleging he burglarized jewelry valued at $1,500. The case stems from a disputed eviction at a Hudson Avenue home and mentions injuries to local officials and a separate incident at Noorwood Ice Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon T. Davis
Frank Storck
B. Storck
Red Bank
Hudson Avenue
Frank Prorek
Boris Is
Aia
Mr. Gtorck
Wreck on New Haven Line Kills Sixteen in Early Morning
Sixteen lives lost as three cars of the Bar Harbor train derail near Wallingford Connecticut after a White Mountain Express crash. At least twenty five dead and forty injured in the worst New Haven wreck in two years. Rescue scenes include a man pulled from telegraph wires and alarm over old wooden Pullman cars condemned by regulators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New Haven
Conn
State Commerce Commission
Westport
White Mountain Tixprose
Bar Harbor
J. B. Roache
Wallingford
Connecticut
Howard Elliott
Charles 8. Mellen
Local Election Roundup in Monmouth County Notes Nomination Push
Voters in sturisat area focus on two council seats with John M. Corfles urged to seek renomination as mayor and director of the Freeholders Board. Governor Fielder to attend as new Tennent passenger station and freight yard developments feature in the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Mibetliy
Sturisat
Gollettoria
John M. Corfles
Board of Freeholders
Monmouth County
Espciat
Fielder Hias Protess
Tag Day near $700 as volunteers raise funds
Six taggers led a charity effort last Saturday drawing more than $670 for Monmouth Memorial Hospital and Chamber of Commerce. Top contributors included Mrs. Leo Hyman and Miss Mercedes Cram with amounts over fifty dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ey Véreau
Leo Hyman
Mercedes Cram
Irene Quicgley
Hizabeth Warwick
Jennie Pearsall
Miss Cram
Little Ming Warwick
Little Elizabeth
City Hall
Richard ©. Warwick
Quigley
Sea ‘Bright
Rumson
J. R.mcgrue
Crum
Pleasure Bay
Ic i
Hyman
Elberon Depot
Sea Bright
William {. Slocum
Monmouth Memorial Hospital and Chamber of Commérce
Red Bank Resident Sidney Conover Dies at 84
Sidney Conover of Red Bank died Sunday at 5 am after paralysis at age 84. Survived by three daughters and two sons, including Wini fred Rover and R. H. Stout of Red Bank and Joseph Conover of Red Bank. Also surviving are two sisters and three brothers. Funeral tomorrow afternoon at the Hoke With internment at Fair View Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Conover
Red Bank
Winifred R.over
R. H. Stout
Alexander Hadden
Aléxander Hadden
New York
Joseph ‘Conover
William A. Conover
Seattle
Aifilnda Seely
Brooklyn
Timi Anaire
Arlington
James
John Wid Bins
Ha Fay
Rea Bank
Twe Hoke
Fair View
Gomer
Re . N
Bon
Joseph
Bates Boater
Cottover
Crowd of 38 000 breaks attendance records at fair
A large crowd estimated at 38 000 packed the fairgrounds breaking attendance records. A separate incident reports an Oceanic man injured by an Independents team incident. Riders escaped injury as horses became unmanageable.
Monmouth Fair Attendance Sets New Record at 35000
The sixth annual Monmouth County Agricultural Fair closed with over thirty five thousand attendees, the largest single day crowd in association history. No disorder was reported as visitors arrived from distant towns, aided by nearby train service alongside the fair grounds. The Firemen Contest and Harness Racing drew large crowds, with Warren Barbour directing events and judges including Robert Barbour and Walter Connor. Prizes included inscribed trumpets for hose laying contests, horse drawn and motor drawn, with detailed rules and penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth Monmouth County Agricultural Fair Association
Frank Patterson
Red Bank
Middletown Township
New York and Long Branch Railroad
Fair Grounds
Warren Barbour
Ruaseon
Howard
Borden
Oceanic
Arthur Jones
Sea (Bright
Frank Mason
Keyport
Charles 4. Scott
Perth Amboy
Louis J. Tatley
John Yeomans
Robert Barbour
Paterson
Walter B. Connor
Navesink
Charles O. Davenport
Asbury Park
Rumson
Bancaport
Burglary Hits Woolley Home on Joline Avenue
The Woolley home on Joline Avenue was entered through a broken window late Saturday or Sunday. A new suit and fifteen dollars in cash were stolen, while the family woke Sunday morning to the loss and left the silver untouched. The burglars' identity remains unknown. Consul Prickett and family plan return to San Francisco after a trip from Auckland awaiting new duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Woolley
Joline ‘Avenue
Woolley
Watt
Consul Prickett
William ‘A. Prickett
Louise
San Francisco
Auckland
New Zealand
United States
George H Allen celebrated by fellow conductors on 50 years
George H Allen longtime conductor on the New Jersey Southern Division of the New Jersey Central Railroad marked his fiftieth anniversary with a meeting at the Atlantic Highlands Pier 11.45. Fellow conductor A B Wooding presented him a gold watch charm and praised him as a father figure to the crew. The charm bears the order emblem and inscription G H A Sept 1st 1863 1913 50 service from brother conductors N J 8 Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Allen
New Jersey Southern Division
New Jersey Central Railroad
Atlantic High
A. 8. Wooding
George
George Allen
Allen
N. J
Woman breaks leg rescuing children near Seventh Avenue
Mrs. Catherine Coyne of Seventh Avenue slipped on a hose between box cars while guiding her youngsters home from play. She fell onto tracks, fracturing her left leg above the ankle, just as a 3.40 train bore down. Her sister Mary Tobin pulled her free and Dr. Gremer set the bone, with plaster cast applied today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Coyne
Seventh Avenue
Branchport Station
Mary Tobin
Mrs. Coyne
Railway passenger saves car from wreck in Genic accident
In Genic a railway accident left cars mangled as a passenger climbed over a seat and applied the brakes in time to prevent the train from running wild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genic
Tragic Scenic Railway Accident Claims JM Ray Piper
Residents recount a fatal accident on a shore attraction railway where 27 year old JM Ray Piper collapsed from a moving car after warning of slippery rails and non functioning brakes. Ray assisted his father and siblings, was seen making one last trip with a friend before the plunge. Teammate Gilon struggled to operate the brakes and stopped the cars on the following turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JM. Ray Piper
Earl
Earl Piper
Ray
Gilon
St Luke's M E Bible School Prepares Annual Picnic Parade
Committees have completed plans for the St. Luke's M E Bible School picnic set for Saturday. Much interest centers on the morning parade with members of all departments marching under banners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke's M. E Bible School
Man Dies After Locating Mortal Injuries in Fractured Report
A man identified as the husband of a local woman died from mortal injuries after a reported incident at Wolptal Hae. Authorities say he arrived too late to save her, with details limited in the fragmented report.
Burial Planned for Mrs Jesse Layton After Fire Injury
Miss Layton of Red Bank suffered burns yesterday while preparing breakfast at home. She died two hours later at the local hospital. Funeral arrangements are to be announced by the rector of St. Mary’s Church in Red Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelile Griffin
Evelyn Pinso
Ada Baton
Hannah ‘Clark
Milton P. Skillman
Newark
New York
Big City
Hippodrome
Jesse Layton
Consolidated Gas C
White's
Red Bank
Moral Hospital
Iy C. Fay
Fair
Vi MacKellar
Church
Layton
Attack on Mrs Hicks on Third Avenue Leaves Woman Injured
Mrs John Hicks and Mrs Thomas Clancy were assaulted by a man on a bicycle near the Lyceum building on Third Avenue. Hicks sprained her left knee as she tried to flee to the street, confining her to bed under her physician’s care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hicks
Thomas Clancy
Third Avenue
Lyceum
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Long Branch Girl
Little Rose Bricker
ExChief Brown
ExChief Cheries
Brown
Noerwaed Icé Company
White Mountain Express
Bar Harbor Express
Juvisy
France
Pepox
Idsibi
Atiny
Viation Corps
Tennent
Road
Shoney Comer
Bryan
Séerey Bryan
Washington
Wallrath ‘Howard Taft
American Bar Association
al Parker
Maine
Togo
Reese
Poe
New Jersey Southern
R. R
Parker's
Japan
Pedro
Comege Pato
Ray Piper
Ocean Park
AED Bank Wom
Wolphtal Hae
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