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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
5
H Whitman of Soc. 2 box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 25e, credits Fruitatives with curing acute stomach trouble after two years of illness. The testimonial notes weight gain from 160 to 308 pounds and praises the remedy, with distribution by Fruitatives Limited in Ogdensburg, NY.
Ferndale residents report visits with Osterhout Coater and Bryan while Miss Osterhout hosts neighboring guests. Bullville Dramatic Club presents the Irish Linen Peddler at Grange Hall with New York specialties and dancing to follow, plus refreshments by the ladies.
Advertisement promotes Q-Ban hair color restorer claiming it reverses gray hair, with credentials from expert chemists and a money back guarantee. Product line includes Q-Ban Superfine Hair Tonic, Liquid Shampoo, Toilet Soap, and Depilatory. Available at Tur pills Pharmacy Middletown NC and other druggists, with a free pamphlet “Heir Culture.”
Ellenville June 25 The class of 1917 graduates from Ellenville High School were dually honored with a church service in the M E Church. Rev J Appley delivered a sermon admired for its inspiration. Diplomas were awarded by Board of Education president Judson S Dutcher. The eighteen graduates include Earl Count George C Rose William Booth Arthur Griffen Abram Jacobson Kenneth Merwin Norbury Terwilager Nellie Davenport Carolyn Divine Gladys Decker Ruth George Hazel Godfrey Winifred Galbraith Sarah Buchholt Nedia Hillman Pauline Edson Madelins Tinsley Reba Turner. Several plan further study or military service and a few will enter teachers college or Exeter Academy.
A quiet home wedding was held Wednesday June 27 at 12 30 pm in Montgomery. Miss Kathryne Lyon Denniston daughter of Mr and Mrs William Denniston wed Renwick Thompson Senior son of Abs Bessie Senior. The ceremony was by Rev John H Thompson of the Goodwill congregation with two rings. Only immediate relatives and a few close friends attended. The couple hail from prominent local families. Guests included Mrs G W Still of New York and George Dodge of New York, former local resident. Mrs Mary Johnston of Montclair is staying at Clinton Street. A Tuesday night band concert drew many, with autos lining the streets.
Unionville on June 28 will host a patriotic service at the Methodist Church. Robert H. Clark of Westtown will present a silk flag on behalf of Minassink Council Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Rev Dr H B Leech of Phillipsburg will deliver the oration.
Special to the Times-Press Plattsburg June 25 George A Hastings of New York urged expansion of state mental hygiene programs to prevent mental defect and disease. He called for more institutions for the feebleminded, fewer overcrowded state hospitals, and broader screening and custodial care. He noted mental deficiency is largely hereditary and urged early detection, school screenings, community supervision, and more free clinics. He praised new appropriations and the Hospital Development Commission to chart needs and finance. He urged temporary care facilities for the insane awaiting commitment and advocated specialized classes for retarded children in public schools.
Albany dispatch notes that the Troy terminal on the Barge Canal is handling a 21 000 ton iron pipe shipment from Florence New Jersey to New England. Captain Hollander says eight days by barge beat train transit, and many shippers plan to use the Hudson river and new terminals for quicker routing.
Public figures denounce long waits in New York for constructing state mental health institutions. Hastings decries delays from 1911 to 1916, noting 43 buildings funded but only 32 completed, with five not begun and others far behind schedule. He urges immediate action to start and finish planned facilities.
Yonkers June 28 Simplicity marked the silver jubilee of Rev. Charles T. Murphy pastor of St. Marys Church Goshen. He studied law a year then chose the priesthood entering St Josephs seminary Troy. His career included Blessed Sacrament Church New York where he aided Monsignor Taylor for 17 years and later succeeded Rev Dr Mahoney for the Goshen parish. He reduced the debt on the church and provides steady maintenance and spiritual work as a Knights of Columbus member and a past leader in Yonkers Catholic community.
Thomas A. Daly, famed Irish-American poet, faced a heckler who derided his stance on Irish issues. Daly responded with a grim nod and a quip about refreshing grievances. Ornithologists report crows possess at least twenty seven distinct calls linked to specific actions.
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