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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1919
Page
1
Washington reports Gov Cox seeks to avoid boosting coal prices to fund miners' wage increases while Garfield cautions no price rise. Miners face possible mine closures for payrolls. local council debates building permits and repairs amid code compliance issues.
An auto delivery truck in motion on Franklin Square suffered a left front wheel drop off tipping the vehicle without injuring the driver Roy E Decker and his wife Mrs Decker later replaced the wheel at a garage. The incident occurred Friday night at approximately o'clock.
Five candidates were received into Queen Esther Chapter Order of the Eastern Star at its Friday meeting. Refreshments were served and a large delegation from Hoffman Lodge of Masons attended. The next meeting will be December 13 with election of officers.
Washington reports a plan to boost guard strength by 85 percent of coast artillery under provigaens. Babcock improvements linked to the program are noted. A sustained factory expiod and deliveries to Thrall Hisintal are mentioned amid weather notes predicting interior snow tonight and Sunday with warmer conditions expected tonight.
A Newburgh judge voids the 1918 marriage of Kittie S Ives and Irving Decker. The bride was under 18 at marriage while the groom was under 21, with the ceremony conducted by Rev George W Grinton at St Pauls Methodist. The annulment was uncontested.
Lieutenant B W Maynard known as the firing parson left Mitchel Field Mineola Friday for a solo flight to Savannah. He will stop at Washington and Winston-Salem North Carolina. Accompanied by mechanic Sergeant William F L Klein the trip is in the De Havilland machine used for the continent crossing. He plans to address the Savannah Commercial Congress tomorrow.
Attorney General Palmer orders prosecution of western oil producers for alleged steering and price manipulation. The move follows a Capitol Hill push by Senator Capper linking oil firms to improper price increases through oral exchanges.
Local skating begins on the chman pond near the cemetery with about three inches of ice. reports note thinner ice on other ponds. Bridgeport trip details include Superintendent Jamie F Tuthil and architect D H Canfield inspecting city schools. Times Press claims strong local readership.
Poughkeepsie December 6 Joseph W T Moss seventy a Beacon candy maker is reported to have obtained a license to marry Mrs Jennie Bohum fifty one also of Beacon. Three months ago she sued him for 50000 in a breach of promise suit and Moss paid 10000. Booth left Beacon without divulging where they would be married and spend their honeymoon. The license is said to have been obtained in a New Jersey town.
Fight managers of stores run by the A and P Tea Company forming the Hudson River Division will meet at the Knights of Columbus lodge room on Sunday afternoon for their annual gathering and election of officers. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.
In St Louis saloons and hotels sold liquor freely as federal restrictions appeared not to hinder trade. Wholesalers reported key items moving at about 19 dollars per unit, despite noisy reports of federal regulation and renewed enforcement.
Members of the United Association of Journeymen Thimlera and their wives plan a turkey supper at Grace Church Parish House Tuesday night September 9. Committee chair A. I. Peissersth with Floyd Hultslander and John B. Stevenson will organize. Fred G. Schmit, a former Company T 107th Regiment 37th Division member, will attend a separate dinner tonight at Healy's for the organization.
St. Joseph's Church marks its fortieth year with a celebration honoring founder and pastor Rev. Dean J. P. McClancy born in the year and long service since 1879. The institute has grown to 2,600 members while McClancy has served since 1888 as assistant, pastor, and rector.
The article details a surge in church membership near 266 percent under Father McClaney and Cardinal Farley appointing a new rector on December 1. It traces his early life, education at Manhtran and St Joseph's in Troy, his first mass, and early assignments in Troy and Washington before moving to New York.
Bucharest dispatches report serious trouble in occupied Transylvania with 50,000 troops recalled from the Sesarabian front reshaped into the Hermannstadt district. An independent local government has been formed and reportedly arrested by Romanian reinforcements.
The Chamber of Commerce announces its annual meeting for December 15 with Sherman Rogers of Washington as the principal speaker on labor unrest in the Northwest. Local leaders and music will accompany a steel-plate supper in the new headquarters, with table reservations now open.
Public Service Commissioner J A Kellogg Finday held a hearing on complaints by Thomas E Ryan of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engine Men and W C Whish of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engine Men about engine speeds on Ontario & Western Milk Trains between Norwich and Middletown. Executives testified speeds over 25 to 30 miles per hour caused jarring and health concerns for crews. inspectors noted some readings exceeded limits. The railway operates 26 TL and W type engines, mainly freight, with two not in use. Kellogg reserved decision.
President Wilson will not withdraw the peace treaty from the Senate for now. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska said the President believes the Senate’s failure to act at the special session shifts responsibility, and he plans to let the matter stay where it is.
A distorted dispatch notes a wood alcohol poisoning death in Newburgh tied to a 45 year old man. The brief mentions a “home brand” product and unclear attribution to Jo Brown with authorities stating the case is under investigation.
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will hold its annual memorial service Sunday afternoon at Middletown Lodge 5 to honor members who died in the past year. Grace Foo Gresc or Geshin will deliver the address as the service begins at 2 30 p.m.
Emille Erickson near Circleville sells stock and fruit farm on the state road to George Miller of Middletown. Sale arranged through J. B. Henderson of 39 Prospect Avenue.
Washington dispatch reports Carranza forces clashed with Obregon followers in Pachuca Hidalgo with ongoing unrest amid Mexican political tensions. The chaos follows calls for a conference of Mexican governors amid disputed charges and treason allegations centered on Jenkins.
A injured person remains in serious condition after an accident. The report notes ongoing medical attention and mentions hospital care. Further details are unclear due to damaged text.
The executive committee of the Orange County Farm Bureau convenes this afternoon with manager Lor D. Greene in his Chamfer Commerce Community Building office.
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