Many Men Bring Wives To Exemption Board Queues
From all sections of the territory registrants pack into room 22 at city hall to fill out the questionnaire. Wives accompany husbands in the corridors holding sleeping children as affidavits are requested. When wives do not attend, papers stay unfinished and must be taken home. Most married seek exemption though some unmarried wish to serve in artillery aviation engineering cavalry or infantry. Foreign birth registrants often need guidance but cooperate once directions are clear. The scene underscores the seriousness and orderly behavior at the exemption process. (Continued on page ten.) Weather Washington Dec 0 Rain and snow tonight Colder Friday.
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Exeption Board No
Night lighting curbs to trim city displays
A telegram from the U S Fuel Administrator to the New York State official orders all display lighting to be discontinued on Thursday and Sunday nights. Businesses and hotels must reduce signs and internal lighting to essential levels for safety. Homes urged to observe lightless nights with minimal domestic lighting.
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United States
New York State
Albert H. Wigsim
Archibald Taylor
W. H. Whitehill
Camely
Red Cross Christmas Membership Drive Progress
In Middletown the Christmas Red Cross drive reports 1 447 memberships secured so far with 15 added Wednesday. Ward totals show Second Ward leading with 571 members, Fourth Ward contributing the day’s largest single tally, and plant workers joining as incomplete returns come in. Local sales booths, notable canvassers, and warnings about fire safety accompany ongoing efforts to meet the expected 1000 member goal and encourage voluntary fee delivery.
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Second Ward
Fourth Ward
Middletown
Red Cross
Merchants Bank
Chas. A. Adams
H.C. MicBlair
Edward C. Unimer
C. P. Clark
Tompkins Dry Goods Co
Marsaree Stack
Exhel Slit
Archibald
Chamber of Commerce
CIEY
American Red Cross
Mass Meeting To Boost War Savings Stamps
Port Jervis progress story reports a Dec 20 mass meeting in Matamoras Borough Hall to promote War Savings Thrift Stamps. Hon. Alfred Marvin and local clergy addressed attendees while sixteen confesses were named and county justices enlisted to back the drive with enthusiasm.
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Times-Press
Port Jervis
Matamoras
Alfred Marvin
Grand Jury to Submit Verbal Report This Afternoon
Grand jury will make its report after a visit to county buildings. The panel, gathered in Middletown, submitted a verbal update to the court session today as cases were heard.
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Times-Press
Rewbareh
Deeco
Oranze
Grand Jury
Vis Cesniy
Woman Convicted of Arson Sentenced in Pike County
Mrs. Fannie Olden of Port Jervis was sentenced at the December Pike County term to 18 months to three years in the Pennsylvania Eastern Penitentiary after pleading guilty to arson. The offense involved burning the Deckley cottage in Mata moras occupied by Mr and Mrs Floyd Wood. Port Jervis police arrested her Saturday December 8 after investigations led by Officer Stephen Campbell.
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Milford
Fannie Olden
Para Rae
Eastern Penitentiary of
Pennsylvania
Floyd Wood
Olden
Port Jervis
Stephen Campbell
Extra Dividend Declared by NY Ontario & Western
The New York Ontario and Western Railway directors ordered a $2 per share extra dividend on the common stock payable January 14, signaling an unexpected disbursement for shareholders.
Christmas Eve Christmas Tree Program At Armory
On Christmas Eve a community tree event will be held at the armory under the Federation of Women's Clubs. The program features singing and a display of the life of Christ on canvas with song lyrics shown to save music costs. Trees from local school Christmas exercises will be lit or displayed, with planning by Nellie G. Purdy Mary M. McShane and others.
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Armory
Federation of Women's Clubs
Christ
Nellie G. Purdy
Mary M. McShane
Clarence Hulse
B. P. Flory
ZH. Boak
Speakers at the Local Theatres Highlight Red Cross Work
Middletown theatregoers heard two talks on the Red Cross and its aid to soldiers. Rev. Dr. E Van Dyke Wight described a unit founded by a friend and its France-bound equipment costs, urging local support. Harold B Woodward spoke at both sessions. Rev Dr R O Wood will speak at Stratton Theatre and Rev O B Nerroz at the Show Shop.
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R. O. Wood
Stratton Theatre
O. B. Nerroz
War motor run down by Erie railroad train
A Packard war truck convoy moving from Detroit to an Atlantic port was involved in a fatal accident near Warren Ohio. Soldier Frank Papaloe of Canton Ohio was killed when his truck was struck by an Erie Railroad fast train. Driver John Lithberberg escaped injury as the truck veered and hit a telephone pole. The convoy pressed on with 65 miles of difficult, snowy routes and a reception at Warren’s Court House Square before continuing toward Beaver Falls.
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Warren
Ohio
Detroit
Atlantic
Frank Papa Ioe
Canton
Erie
Creck
Papaloe
John Lithberberg
Barther
Frank Papaloe
Italy
United States
Packard
Beaver Falls
Niles
Court House Square
Odd Exemption Board Questionnaires Yield Local Majority
Daily mailings of five percent questionnaires show local city averages exceed 70 per day, far above other regions. The 128 sent Wednesday list Middletown 13, Walden 16, Roseton 9, Maybrook 4, Newburgh 7, Campbell Hall 4, Montgomery 5, Marlboro 3, Walden 9, plus single responses from Middle Hope New York New Haven Conn Goshen Waterbury Conn Grenwood Petersburgh Va Wyan branch L. L Fort Covington.
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Middletown
Walden
Roseton
Maybrook
Newburgh
Campbell Hall
Montgomery
Marlboro
Wal
Middle Hope
New York
New Haven
Conn
Goshen
Waterbury
Grenwood
Petersburgh
Wyanbranch
L. L
Fort Covington
Help Sammy Over the Sean Join the Red Cross
A short wartime appeal encourages supporting soldiers like Sammy by joining the Red Cross at a contribution of one dollar per year to aid the war effort and keep service members in fighting trim.
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Sammy
Sean
Red Cross
Lunch Room to Be Discontinued Next Week
The Frank lin Square shopgers lunch room run by the Christian Endeavor Union will likely close after this weekend. Friends of the Union are urged to donate eatables or money to support the final effort. The notice also mentions New York state zones reorganized into four troops of 56 men and 2 officers, with Zone K covering Orange through Westchester counties and headquarters in White Plains.
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Franklin Square
Christian Endeavor Union
New York State
Orange
Sullivan
Dutchess
Ulster
Putnam
Rockland
Westchester
White Plains
Germans propose peace basis with no annexations or indemnities
Petrograd dispatch reports the Central Powers inform Bolsheviks they will consider peace on no annexations or indemnities while demanding a definition of nations. They propose discussing preliminaries only if Russia shows effort to bring Allies to negotiate. They suggest Russia alone might be acceptable and armistice could affect other fronts.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Fivening Post
Russia
Roy A Williams in serious condition after accident
Roy A Williams of 1 Bonnell Street is in critical condition after a collision at Railroad Avenue and North Street. He was taken to Livingston Manor then moved to a hospital. he suffered head and chest injuries and showed signs of despondency. Passengers and timing not fully clear. George Malloy of the city drove the car in the incident.
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Roy A. Williams
Bonnell Street
Eny
Railroad Avenue
North Street
Livingston Manor
Williams
Times-Press
Hume Enlists as Naval Airman to Train in Boston
Kenneth W. Hume of Holbrook Farm has joined the aviation section of the Navy and will undergo pilot training at Boston Tech before shipments to Pensacola Florida and later to the U S aviation camp in Egypt. A Cornell University graduate class of 1914. Marika J Moffatt Meadow Brook widow of Samuel H Moffatt died Tuesday at age in Meadow Brook. Funeral Friday at 1 o'clock at the home of her daughter Mrs Smith with interment at Bethelhem cemetery. Sixteen Elmira Reformatory prisoners were moved to New York Kings and Westchester counties this morning via the Erie Railroad on train No L.
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Kenneth W. Hume
Holbrood Farm
Navy
Boston Tech
Hume
Boston
Pensacola
Fla
U. S
Egypt
Cornell University
Moffatt
Marika J. Moffatt
Meadowbrook
Samuel H. Moffatt
J. L Windas
Brooklsn
Clemens Co. Smith
Meadowbrook, Sur
Smith
Oelock
Bethelehem
Times-Press
Port Jervis
Elmira Reformatory
New York
Kings
Westchester Counties
Erie Railroad
Mechanics Listens! O U A M Members Dinner Notice
Dr O U A M announces a no charge dinner for 300 members at their Washington Street home. Honorary members urged to attend. Deer hunters in Pike County report a successful recent season with hunting results.
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Washington Street
Pike County
KAISER'S BIG PUSH COMING
Petrogrady reports central powers seek peace proposals to all powers. Russia asked to act similarly. Rada resists Bolshevik ultimatum. siege declared in Petrograd. Ukraine blocks Maximalist troops. Bolshevik-Cossack tensions rise. Italians defend against Austro German pressure. western drive not yet clear. General Scott returns from France to lead National Army training.
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Associated Press
Petrogrady
Russia
New York
Rada
Ukraine
Petrograd
Kaledines
Boalsheviki
Constitutional Democrats
Orenburg
Teheliabinsk
Washington
Francis
Atlantic
United Sates
Vesnitch
Paris
General Scott
Atlantic Port
Scott
France
Council to Meet in Committee Room to Conserve Fuel
The Common Council will hold its Friday meeting in the committee room to save fuel and heat. At 7 o clock the aldermen will discuss the soldier vote, and at 8 o clock the adjourned council session will occur. The change shifts the normal Monday schedule to Christmas Eve.
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Bernhardt
THE
Corporal William Vogel, JR
William Vogel
Willam Vogel
Co. 1
107Th U. S. Infantry
Camp Wadsworth
Spartanburg
D. C
Ga. 1
Argon
Federation of Women’s Clubs
WAR Motor
Great Red Cross
George Alton
George A. Alton
S.r Webb
St. Luke's Hospital
Kaiser
Europe
National Army
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