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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1917
Page
8
The Y M C A camp near town houses the troops of the 1st New Regiment of Infantry. Men of the 71st enjoy the tent attractions greatly as finishing touches are added to the camp’s setup. F L Thornberry, general secretary, is reassigned to Mid dletown to oversee operations at Camp Thompson awaiting orders.
Monticello reports a quiet home wedding at Leroy with Miss Mabel Griffith uniting in marriage to John Griffith of New York as relatives and friends attend. The ceremony featured pink and white decor and a luncheon, with the couple to honeymoon and reside in the village.
Social Life of Middletown and Its Environs notes a June gathering at Shandelee Camp The Hemlocks hosted Mr and Mrs Stanton with many attendees including Miss Wyatt Miss Sunderland Miss Sprague and others The piece also lists visitors from nearby towns and ongoing local events with rearrangements and plans for summer.
The afternoon saw Counte street resident wed Dr. James N Cordner at St Joseph s Church with Miss Margaret Driscoll and Dr Robert Cordner as attendants. Mrs Cordner a Middletown High School graduate and former bookkeeper will reside with Dr Cordner in Walden after July 13. A second ceremony at the Presbyterian manse united Miss Gladys Chase and Wesley Jawad with Rev Hugh Russell Fraser officiating. The couple, both connected to Monticello Hirsch School and local confectioners, left for a week long honeymoon. A third wedding tied Miss Masel Loretto Logaier to Thomas M Kenney at St Joe church.
A Caser tough passenger train scene unfolds near a training camp as Casey, using a wigwag flag, confronts a student officer after a signaling mishap. The incident ends with a general order banning signal practice near railroad tracks to avoid danger and embarrassment.
Friday evening under Christian Endeavor of the Presbyterian Church Circleville hosted a piano and song recital by advanced pupils of Miss Rose Martin. The large audience praised the program with selections from piano, vocal solos, and duets reflecting strong teaching and student effort.
Ira Marsop Cohen wins the Slauson Scholarship for a commencement address titled The End of the War. The essay argues that food shortages and revolutionary sentiment in Europe will force peace, detailing wheat and meat deficits, the perilous global stockpiles, and the impact on Allied and European populations.
Wartime pulse censuses are ordered in Britain. The article notes officials and ministers discussing glassware supply and the need to secure subscriptions growing for Schrade Cutlery. It suggests efforts aim to build a sufficient fund for ongoing needs and production.
A farmer’s 1883 crossbreeding with pure bred sires boosted butter fat yield from 212 to 268 pounds over nine years. Amid global food shortages, the piece argues Europe needs peace to avert famine, praising democracy and the Russian Revolution as paths to end the war. It predicts near peace and widespread democratic reform.
New York market ends strong after late losses as steel stocks lead demand. Bethlehem Steel dips then recovers. Crucible Steel climbs from 97 to higher levels and rail shares rise. Volume reaches 23,500 shares as wheat and corn futures show mixed moves in Chicago.
In Goshen this week Corporal Schiffman from Poughkeepsie visited to recruit for the regular army, with local men pledging strong response. Upcoming church services focus on conservation of food, and July Fourth plans urge quiet celebration. About 15 men seek Home Guard officer posts, while an ankle fracture sidelines Raymond Bemrose awaiting further exams. A large matinee at History Track promises fast horse races, and Garr Entertainment features Pearl White in a Gold Rooster program.
George C Brown died after a two month illness at his Broad Street home. He was 49, born November 12 1867 in Otis to Alexander Brown and Hennah Miller. A carpenter by trade, he lived in the area 15 years and was a Baptist and a member of the Carpenters Union. Survived by Minnie A McRae his wife and children Ida Roy H and Percy E, plus sisters Charlotte E Brown and Isreana M Morrison, and his parents. Funeral arrangements announced for Lavina Knapp widow of Samuel Knapp died at Berea near Hill homestead. services set for Sunday at 2:30 at the LeFevre residence.
The C E Notes report a Sunday 8 30 meeting at the Tralian sion with a large crowd anticipated. The C E Society of the First Congregational Church will conduct services at the Old Ladies Home Sunday at 3 o clock. They plan picts at Bloomingburg on July 4. Aletown Fusion committee will meet Friday at the Horton Church 7 40. The C E See at Street Church will hold its monthly business meeting next Tuesday at 6 o'clock. Use the Times Want columns for needs.
Washington June 3 President signals stance on the prohibition question in the pending food bill. Senate debate centers on permitting beer and light wines while stopping whiskey production, with Gore drafting a measure to bar use of food materials for spirits but allow beer and wine unless the President orders otherwise. The proposal reverses an earlier committee draft and sparks presidential reaction. Unionville event shows company workers and managers gathering for a social with a baseball game and refreshments as the C. and W. Band from Middletown provides music.
A special meeting of the Junior Home Guards will be held Monday evening at 5 eighty 5t h time at 2301. Business of special importance is to be transacted.
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