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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
2
Graduation week at Ursuline Academy features a sequence of events with a verisimilar program. An entertainment program is planned for Friday at 3 o clock in the academy hall highlighting musical and theatrical pieces. Tickets may be purchased at the gate.
A long readable fragment outlines a War era event with a Baby Butterflies concert program featuring songs by Mary Carthenne Cleary and others, plus a campus gathering on a consent campus. It mentions a Saturday evening rehearsal, a campus open to all, and a three-part program of music and games. Commencement on Monday evening includes processional, diploma conferral, and an address by Rev. J. P. McClaner.
Colonel Clayton Weil, longtime quartermaster with American expeditionary forces in France, known in Brooklyn and New York State National Guard circles, resigned from the army in 1913 and joined civil service. He rose from first lieutenant to major, led Troop G, and commanded Troop C during the Spanish American War, later becoming colonel of the old Fourteenth New York NationalGuard, and served at Camp Wadsworth. He also directed construction at West Point as quartermaster in charge.
Port Jervis men Corporal August W. Zock and Private Benjamin D. Zock of the First Pioneer Infantry sent their mother Mrs. William Zock a service flag on the first anniversary of their enlistment. They enlisted June 4, 1911, stationed at Camp Wadsworth Spartanburg. Benjamin was a former Erie Railroad employee and August ran a farm in Deerpark.
Washington reports Chief Examiner Chantland announced further evidence of meat sold to the army being offered for sale as inferior. Wilson and Co. of Chicago packers appeared to deny the charges at federal hearings set to begin June 18.
At the Elks meeting on Wednesday several were elected to membership and an initiation will be held next Wednesday. After this there will be no more regular sessions until July 31. The August session is set for August 23 and September 15 with regular weekly meetings resuming. Flag Day exercises will be held at the lodge rooms on June 14 at p.m.
Philly Neuberger and George Elston were driving a furniture van when it overturned this afternoon near Venticella. Both men suffered serious injuries and were taken to Threll Hospital. Neuberger reportedly has a suspected hip fracture while Elston is believed to have a skull fracture and remains in serious condition.
A church program led by Tom Thunb Suptals and concert will be repeated Friday evening at St John s Zion Church under Sunday School Master 5 Hyland Warner. Groom Walter DesVerney Floyd of New York city and bride Hasbrouck, with a long list of bridesmaids, ushers, and performers. Walter Showers to present the bride. The program includes solos, readings, recitations, and ice cream and cake for sale.
Reports describe multiple substations within the recruiting district and summarize their operations. The language notes various stations and indicates ongoing updates for district coverage and administration. The records emphasize location references and the administrative role of each sub station in district management.
The Exemption Board issued a dispatch listing airbrake inspectors for Fort Myer Virginia and Camp Meade Maryland blacksmiths for Camp Joseph Johnston Jacksonville Florida car repair men for Fort Benjamin Harrison Indianapolis Indiana machinists for Laurel Massachusetts shipyard welders city engineers and more The May enlistment totals show 233 men enlisted district wide 119 applied and were rejected with three colored men accepted at Poughkeepsie Newburgh and Middletown The local station operates weekdays 9 am to 5 pm and qualified registrants should apply at once to the office.
General Pershing reports an American patrol of fifty men, outnumbered two to one, held ground in Lorraine on Sunday night for nearly an hour before retiring due to exhausted ammunition. The action inflicted heavy losses on the enemy as two German planes were shot down yesterday.
Deputy Revenue Collector Jobe Deisseroth of Newburgh warns that June 15 is the final date to remit income tax. Mailing payments on that day will not suffice. funds must be in the collector’s hands by close of business Friday or bank noon on Saturday.
The Merchants Bank building will host the War Savings Stamps campaign from June 23 to May 28. The plan aims to secure pledges from every household and woman in the state to buy the maximum stamps for the remainder of the year. A determined effort will be made to obtain widespread commitments and donations.
Superintendent Nailor recommended to the Port Jervis Board of Education that no German classes start for the coming school year at TRIS-1919 while continuing second and third year German for pupils who already had one year. The state education department rules had imposed earlier restrictions.
The following list contains men registered at Campbell Hall on Wednesday and received at the Exemption Board. Names include Jeane Wellington Booth Campbell Hall Joseph M Brennan Burnet James P Cullen Maybrook Joseph C Fealey Campbell Hall Roginald Waldo Campbell Hall Charles B E Hers Washingtonville William M Ford Campbell Hall Charlies N Reyms Campbell Hall Harald B Oliver Campbell Hall Thomas Robert Sonneti Campbell Hall James S Watkins Campbell Hall.
Newburgh June 6 announcement that the business of the late Frank E Estabrook will be continued by J Perce Hanford who has been associated with Estabrook for 22 years Air Hanford will fulfill all contracted work and then carry on the business in his own interest preserving the high standards of Estabrook s work Hanford is son of the late Jesse C Harford born in this city and a graduate of Newburgh Academy in 1906 He has long supported the Academy Alamaniae Association of which he is now president.
George A Swayze chairman of the Liberty Loan drive in this section has received from Benjamin Strong governor of the Federal Loan Bank a letter of hearty appreciation for the work done on behalf of the Liberty Loan The letter adds a broader note of thanks to all volunteers whose names are not on record and to the organization as a whole.
Yonkers officers arrested a Cornwall born man on a vagrancy charge after he failed to state his name and claimed past robberies in New York City and other areas. He was held for investigation after a brief delay and could face further questioning. The report also notes a forthcoming free clinic session at St Luke's Nurses' Home, with Dr William B Kelly advising attendees.
Ambrose Goodwin a White Plains lawyer and former Assemblyman has left White Plains to enter Officers Reserve Training at Litchfield Connecticut. The program is conducted by Columbia University following his appointment awaiting completion.
Rev Dr Charles Rowland Cookmen of Yonkers formerly of hisd be s een calling on friends in town wi2 What Keeps Us Warm explores how the sun does not directly warm air. It argues heat arises when solar energy strikes the earth and warms the ground, which in turn heats the air and drives atmospheric currents.
Fragmentary lines discuss progression toward starting a business and gaining recognition. The text mentions doing the right thing at the right time, building confidence, and the idea that progress leads to profit in an exchange. Person and organization names are not clearly present.
A clipped antiquated column extols dogs as true friends beyond price and hints at etymology of pagoda. Mentions dog lovers value not money and traces pagoda to Persian or Hindustani roots, while noting Chinese history and white bone. The text is garbled but preserves themes of affection, loyalty, and linguistic trivia.
Fragmentary quote discusses aging as both decay and vitality, invoking George Aickdon as a figure who links youth and decline. The readable text hints at a meditation on age, renewal, and the struggle between withering and growth.
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