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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1918
Page
5
Nutley letter pages critique child welfare and social politics urging clear aims of reform and civic responsibility. It ties wartime bond buying to national duty and cautions against neglecting local improvements while noting a 1934 census style tally of Nutley residents.
The prompt asks how much time you allocate to reading the mce for a pleasant evening activity. It questions personal intervals of waiting versus finding reading tedious and seeks self reflected counts of time spent reading.
A wartime appeal prompts readers to mail cigarettes and candy to soldiers. The advertisement promises Army and Navy brands in ready to mail packets and urges citizens to send items to sons husbands brothers and sweethearts serving.
Miss E L Mott spoke on raising poultry in a Monday afternoon meeting. Helen Smith and Eunice Pingree discussed the best school essays on Buy Liberty Bonds. Mrs John B Taylor reviewed a federation trip. officers and guests shared kitchen and fish canning samples. A card party is scheduled for 2 pm Monday with chairpersons named. the May party is set for May 17. Children under twelve may attend by notifying Mrs Royce.
Dan R. McGinnity of Kingsland Street applies for a license to become an official boxing referee in New Jersey. He is described as having twenty years of expert experience and is known in the East and West Coast circles.
A list of local building permits shows applicants including Anton Ulrich at 24 Chase Street for 32 bathrooms costing 150 dollars and Joe Rose at 156 Franklin Avenue for repairs costing 650 dollars. Other entries include dwellings, additions, garages, and outbuildings with various costs and street addresses across Passaic and Bloomfield areas.
Postmaster Frank Drake reports week’s War Stamp sales totaling 1323.70 dollars. Schools contributed 362.30 dollars with Park and Yantacan among top sellers and multiple campuses listed.
The Sun reports a local effort by merchants to stage a pony contest. Votes to win will be given for each cent of merchandise sold, in ten vote multiples on request. A weekly coupon will be printed and the contest runs until the 17th. A cart and harness will be shown in a local store within weeks.
Benard Bene of Kingsland street leads Newark YMCA basketball club members in state play. McGinnity was the top scorer. All will be presented with baskets as gifts at a May 6 reception.
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