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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1919
Page
2
Kingston reports the engine from the Mary Powell will be repurposed to run a saw mill. The article notes the steamer’s famed speed and river popularity as plans shift to new work on the river, with Cornell Co. at 1319 Dock Street involved in the relocation to Newburgh.
The passage recalls L. E. Lawes and the East Side community welcoming a new leader. Residents praise his past service and testify before sessions, while noting the county jury’s respect and the need for future governance. The tone honors local civic effort and unity amid change.
Goshen December meeting records bills totaling 16848.08 including Hirschberg and McCord counsel fees and various county expenses. Increase granted to Deputy Clerk Walter Brown and Miss Schoonmaker salary raise. notes on soldiers' graves and pheasant releases. broader remarks on humanity and policy featured in the session.
Christmas Day and weekend social notes list guests visiting Ames residents. Parents and relatives like Mr and Mrs Ames, Dr C A Tring of New York, and Mrs Fivers nephew Dr C A Tring are mentioned along with other visitors. City and regional names appear in fragmented entries from a era newspaper.
The Grace Episcopal Church Sunday School held its annual Christmas party on Monday evening. About 109 members, parents and guests attended as the parish home was festively decorated with holiday trim and a large tree. The program opened with carols and a solo by Albert Deesseroth before Santa Claus distributed gifts to the children. A social hour with refreshments followed.
Mrs William T Wallace of Atlantic City wed John Iugiesa Wallace at Atlantic City on a Saturday in September. Wallace served in the 2th Division Sanitary Detachment and was wounded in the war. best man was Wallace’s brother.
The text traces a list of seven Extwanil rulers in England. It notes the first three from the Plantagenet line, the fourth from the York house, the fifth a boy slain in the Tower by his uncle Richard II, the sixth a Tudor and the seventh Edward Vil.
Night dance hosted by Jolly Six Orchestra features junior O L A L M attendees in December. Admission 50e with special communication noted for third degree by Troffman Loder, aged 41, at TH80-Adv.
Major General John F. Oryan, head of the 27th Division, will lecture at the Stratton Theatre in Middletown on June 27 1976 about the Hindenburg Line. A display and reel will accompany the talk featuring period material and St Joseph’s Teerpre memorabilia.
Middletown automotile and accessory dealers set February 26 and 27 for the 1920 auto show at the State Armory under Company I auspices. George N. Morrow presided as plans cover site, space layout, committees, and cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and local auto club.
The will admitted to probate in Wallkill directs personal property up to 3981.62 to sister Mary Elizabeth Decker for life, then 200 to the Home for Aged Women and Westminster Church trustees. After legacies to nephews and nieces, the residue goes to Westminster Church. executor Elroy Civeans reported estate about 2,000.
Goshen events note Mrs. Arthur Decker hosted a Monday afternoon musical tea for 73 friends with performances by Mrs. Decker Arthur Hadley William Hadley and Jean La Forge. Also reports Miss Alice Hartman returns home for the winter after eastward travels and other local social notices.
A Newburgh dispatch reports Mrs Gussie Brier of Middletown was slightly hurt Monday night when the bobs she rode crashed into a fence on Benkard Avenue. She walked away with aid. The city directory does not list her name.
Evidence gathered by the Department of Justice on the wartime prohibition Supreme Court decision leak will be submitted to the Federal Grand Jury in January. Officials said the government’s case is practically complete and the evidence is expected to be conclusive.
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