House Burns At Slate Hill Friday Night
A fierce gale swept a farmhouse on the Port Jervis Middletown highway at Slate Hill, destroying the Many and Dolan family home. Loss estimated at 12008 dollars, only partly insured. Mrs Dolan narrowly escaped death while attempting to save money. others rescued by bystanders. Wind spread sparks for miles. cause believed a defective chimney.
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Slate Hill
Jarvis-Middletown
Walter R. Many
Gam Dolan
Middletown
Port Jervis
Lee Roy Buccanning
Slata Hill
Fire consumes Middletown wing in severe blaze
A blaze tore through a dwelling owned by Mr Dolan and adjoining wing occupied by Mr and Mrs Many in Middletown. Firefighters fought the fast moving flames with little chance to save the structure. Mrs Dolan was carried out with valuables saved. both families stayed on site to guard against sparks overnight. Juliet Wheeler, daughter of Isaac Van Duzer Wheeler and Phoebe Ann Bill Wheeler, died Saturday at Warwick with funeral held Wednesday.
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Many
Jack
Middletown
Juliet Wheeler
Juliet VanDunst Wheeler
Isaac van Duzer Wheeler
Phoebe Ann Bill Wheeler
Warwick
Naval pageant on Hudson River marks Revolutionary sesquicentennial
A New York State observance announces a naval pageant to run 88 miles along the Hudson between Oct 4 and 14, commemorating Burgoyne’s invasion and the surrender after battles at Saratoga Kingston and Albany. The event aims to bring US Navy vessels into New York harbor and highlight key 1777 events. Cornish publisher J West Bready released a new book on Lord Shaftebury and social industrial problems.
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Hudson River
New York State
University of the State of New York
Orange Courty
Fort Stanwix
Oriskany
Bennington
Saratoga
Montgomery
Clinton
Kingston
Burgoyne
United States Navy
New York Harbor
Hudson
Albany
Gates
Cornwall
J. West Bready
Cornwall-on-Hudson Presbyterian Church
Lord Shaftebury
Ray Houston In Our Town
Earl Potts spent the holiday vacation with his parents and has returned to his “frat.”
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Our
Earl Potts
Ray Houston Wins Poultry Show Medal at Madison Square Garden
Ray Houston of Orange County Dellvale led 18 competitors at the Madison Square Garden Poultry Show securing the top medal for the boy who earned the most points. Houston scored 30 of 60, guiding New York to high team honors as Connecticut won the national Four-H cup for the third straight year. Other New York team members included Leo Chamberlain and Ellsworth Burns.
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Ray Houston
Dellvale
Orange County
Housten
Connecticut
Maryland
Massachusetts
Virginia
New York
Pennsylvania
Houston
Warwick High School
Leo Chamberlain
Jefferson County
Ellsworth Burns
Wyoming
Twhac
Madison Square Garden
Craigville Man Injures Leg In Ditched Car Assist
Craigville town reports Parker the village blacksmith injured his leg while helping a stranger pull a car from a ditch opposite the shop. A large timber piece flew back, struck him and caused the painful injury. Other items note local social visits and a tax collection date.
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Craigvilla
Norman Parker
Parker
Elizabeth Dewitt
Chester
Daisy
Emma Ryan
Newburgh
Aqua Kane
Wiliam McLaughlin
Meadowbrook
Frank D Seeley
Julia Tuthill
Bohn
Kelly Farm
Goshen
Lunney
Veterans urged to delay loans on adjusted compensation certificates
Commander Brundage of the American Legion warns veterans to avoid hasty loans against adjusted compensation certificates. He cites only about $85 maximum at present and urges contacting a local Legion post or county officer before borrowing. He says banks should evaluate need and compliance, not pressure loans.
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Arythur KE. Brundage
Newburgh
American Lexion
Ralph We
Newlands State Sdsatiant
Vepurtneny
Hell of Records
Lepio Post
Krundage
Legion
American Legion
Banka
Bloomingburg Man Takes An Icy Plunge
Edward Miller known as the traffic officer at the junction of the Bulleville and Middletoxr highways plunged into Shawangung Kill Saturday when a large ice square broke free. He slid into the icy water during harvesting operations but managed to surface and was hauled out by Pred Clarke and others.
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Tee
Edward Miller
Boomingburg
Bulleville
Middletoxr
Shawangung Kill
Miller
Pred Clarke
St Stephens College Ends Prohibition on Church Membership
After 66 years the college at Annandale-on-Hudson will lift the restriction that students must be members of the Protestant Episcopal Church and will admit young men from other faiths and backgrounds. The policy change affects enrollment at St Stephens College in New York state.
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St. Stephen's College
Annandale-on-Hudson
Protestant Episcopal Church
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