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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1917
Page
1
Thousands gathered in Middletown for Registration Day as badges were worn by young men and business leaders. The parade drew families from across the region, with Old Glory displayed and schools closing early as citizens joined the patriotic showcase.
Allen W. Corvin chief of Field Organizations of the Military Census of Orange County names the assistant directors and captains of enumerators to meet in Port Jervis Newburgh Goshen Middletown and Newburgh again for census instruction and enrollment questions. Charman J R Taylor director Freak H Finn and Corvin attend Newburgh meeting to outline procedures for the census.
A meeting of the Republican City Committee was held last evening in the office of Russell Wiggins at 39 North Street. Few members attended and the meeting adjourned to a later date with no business discussed. The next meeting will be held within two weeks.
At a Saturday afternoon special meeting Gral T Hayes resigned as president of the Howell-Hinchman Co. E C McBrair was elected to the post and his son A Lawrence McBrair became vice president. Mrs Lillian Hayes Lawier sold her stock back to the company. The next annual meeting is July 18. Hayes has not announced his future plans.
About seventy employees from the candling and packing rooms gather at City Hall in Howard M Starr's court to contest alleged firings after taking a half day off. They say time cards were removed and a department head told them to leave, with no further work offered.
Washington reports praise for registration success with more than 99 percent enrolled in states. Final nationwide totals expected between 10,566,002 and 10,750,000 as figures trickle in, with a few days needed for complete reports. Crowder confirms imminent strict enforcement of registration laws.
Workers at the Mauch factory faced a scheduling dispute with signs changing work hours from until 3 PM to until 2 PM and a prior claim that the factory would not close on Tuesday. Some longtime female employees, eight years on the job, were puzzled by the shifts while many planned a holiday afternoon off and anticipated making up time later. Continued on page ten.
Enrollment in Newburgh Registration Day shows 2,455 men registered, with many recalling patriotic duty. Women and families encouraged participation, Italians accounted for many registrants, and the process proceeded without trouble as officials collected district tallies and prepared custody records.
Nominations for four local exemption boards in Orange County were sent to Governor for confirmation. Boards cover Newburgh area and towns including Port Jervis and Middletown, with two citizens per board and a physician member, all nonpartisan and nonmilitary.
A loving cup presented to Cadet Captain Lester C. Predmore of Staunton Military Academy West Virginia class of 17 is shown in a window at Hulse Brothers North Street jewelers. Predmore recently graduated and plans to depart for Plattsburg after returning to Middletown. Also in the display is a panorama photo of academy students from the recent graduation exercises and Miss Frances Colligan, visiting relatives in New York and Brooklyn, returning home on Broad Street.
The body of the trainrider killed at Quaville Saturday afternoon by a guard from the 11st Regiment lies at the Taberaker L. E. Smith funeral home awaiting identification. About six people have viewed the body and offered differing identifications. Mrs A Kahnak of 74 Prospect Avenue suspects Harry Cruser of Peterson, N. J. J B Stevenson of this city believes it is Peter Even, with relatives in Bullville. Undertaker Smith awaits a positive ID. a Downsville Delaware County woman may ID the body this afternoon. Coroner Rackett will not bury until identification is certain.
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