10 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1918
Page
1
A town report cites milk plant tests showing only one dealer met the 100,000 per cc limit for bacteria. others ranged up to 600,000. Health Officer Huttenloch halted sales until counts dropped, while the Board of Commissioners accepted recommendations but did not authorize enforcement actions.
The text hints at individuals who conceived a plan to prevent a possible sugar shortage for their households by storing two pounds of sugar as a safeguard.
In a letter dated August 4 1918 the Third Ward Taxpayers Association led by Alfred F B Ganun criticizes Nutley officials for pushing sewer and permanent pavement projects during World War I. They argue such improvements divert labor and materials from the war effort and urge delaying nonessential municipal works until after the conflict. They call for cooperation, provide signatures issues, and compare to Belleville and Newark adopting wartime restraint.
The period of enlistment for the Studenta Nurse Reserve ended with limited results. Only a fraction of the 25,000 sought were reported, with Newark’s quota of 200 producing just 90. Mrs William, in charge, said inquiries may yet yield enlistments.
Local notes on servicemen and relatives abroad and at home. Sergeant Roswell Young passed exams for the Field Artillery Officers School and earned sergeant rank within a month of induction. Many others, including Henry Bluhm, Lt Frank Hartshorne, Walter Gorman, and Charlie Kinzel Jr., are mentioned with training, hospital news, or postings in France, Norfolk, and other stations. Families report visits, transfers, and births of news from Belleville to Limoges.
The Sea Girt detachment of a local battalion endures a hot week at Camp Edge with one injury reported. Officers receive recognition for leadership and duty. Captains and lieutenants, including Capt. ae and Lieut. Masties, earn commendations while four Camp Dix instructors aid the tireless schedule. Daily routine runs from reveille at 6:00 to breakfast and assembly, with high morale and sturdy discipline noted.
Tax Clerk Frank Brandreth outlined a delinquent property sale list in The Sun. The sale is set for September 18 at Town Hall with 484 parcels, up from 904 last year, due to town growth and a new sale law covering unpaid rents taxes water rent and improvement assessments. Fees apply after sale along with taxes and interest.
It was stated at the local draft board office that reclassification is finished and no men will be sent to camp until a call is received for the June registrants of the 1917 class. The fragment notes pending calls and the registry status.
The article discusses discipline as the foundation of effective military team work, likening field units to a football squad where each soldier performs precisely his role. It stresses subordinate initiative within orders, and notes that a superior must not override a junior during operations. The piece also reports the death in action of Lieut. Patrick J Dowling, youngest brother of Miss Honora Dowling, a local family, and recalls Dowling’s prior service across multiple campaigns.
Washington Times reports July air mail service results with Lieut Clark Edgerton, formerly of Nutley, and J. A. Edgerton, purchasing agent of the Post Office, leading in mileage. The service missed two flights of 108 scheduled. 11,855 miles flown. 16,866 pounds total mail. Edgerton totalled 2,430 miles across 18 flights, Kilgare 2,360 miles across 18 flights.
The Red Cross production effort requires balance to avoid waste from over and under production. Over storage harms costs, as shown by 60,000 sweaters stored by Atlantic Division. Ports faced large stock of surgical dressings while troops moved overseas. Chapters should avoid outside purchases to protect prices and supplies, and cuts to non tide work are urged to conserve materials amid rising needs for hospital garments and front line support.
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