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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1917
Page
5
A humorous International News Service report from New York traces a monkey named Jerry who escaped a health department laboratory. He roams a neighborhood four months gathering sympathizers, steals fruit and tinkers with items, while researchers grow desperate to recapture him.
Soldiers bound for France study French at no cost in Cleveland. Mme Prihomme of St Agnes School started a free language program for the soldiers and mothers.
Dispatches from Washington say the Senate is unlikely to adopt the House passed bone-dry amendment to the Food Bill. Senator Gere head the committee and favors prohibition but opposes a sweeping form. Senator Kenyon expects a close division on light wines and beers. Senator Hoke Smith favors restricting whiskey and gin while allowing beer and light wine.
Major General John F. O'Ryan defends a New York Guard order banning smoking and other uniform violations in public. He stresses discipline, self restraint, and the need to weld 7,000 to 8,000 recruits into military conduct, insisting orders guide behavior even when disliked.
Ulster county has appointed exemption boards to decide who shall be exempt from military service. Board No 1 members are B J Hornbeck Samuel Stern and Dr E H Loughran. Board No 2 members are Charlies C Hardenbergh Cornelius DuMond and Dr James Krum. Board No 3 members are Dillon B Humphrey John Lyons and Dr ME Stevens. The reception for Edenville High School graduates was a great success with strong student turnout.
A man from Easthampton tried a boiling money hoax after a friend claimed to split dollars into two perfect halves. He withdrew 3480 from a savings bank, watched his partner process the bills in a hut, and found only soggy paper afterward. The partner was caught by police and indicted by the Grand Jury.
Reverend Christopher Walter Collier, pastor of Hancock Congregational Church, serves with the American Ambulance Field Service in France. His wife, Mrs Collier, is named temporary pastor during his leave of absence, as voted by the church.
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