Rally promotes Red Cross uniforms and Major Allen speech
A large audience is expected at a Red Cross rally featuring many uniforms. Major Allen, wounded three times in World War I and a Somme veteran, will speak and recount wartime experiences. A local choir and Boy Scouts suit up for the event as delegates from Netley Battalion attend. membership drive aims for strong support without donations.
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Netley Battalion
Infantry
Boy Scouts
Allen
Somme
Ke J. Bic
Suc
Pole Smash Damages Store Roof Downtown
A high wind impact on Franklin Avenue near E Nition Street broke a pole and damaged a small store owned by Samuel Ciardi. Fragments damaged shingles and the roof while another pole on Harrison Street struck wires, causing no major damage.
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Franklin Aveee Nition Street
Samuel Ciardi
Harrison Street
Soldiers Wounded in Action and Service Updates
Word from the war department confirms that Sgt Alvin Reynolds of the Seventh Engineers and Milton Smith of the Machine Guns were wounded in action with letters describing injuries and hospital recoveries. Family notices from Bloomfield Avenue and Terrace Avenue report other service members in various posts, with updates on hospital stays, recoveries, and returns to duty.
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John Roth
Bloomfield Avenue
John Smith
Terrace Avenue
War Department
Alvin Reynolds
Seventh Engineers
Milton Smith
Smith
Beide
Mrs Amelia Fyfe Dies of Pneumonia in John Street
Mrs Amelia May Lawrence Fyfe aged 32 wife of Alexander Fyfe of John Street died Monday morning from pneumonia. Survived by husband a son her parents Mr and Mrs William Lawrence two sisters Mrs Hattie Childs and Myrtle Lawrence and three brothers William Elmer and Aaron Lawrence in the Naval Reserve or service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia May Lawrence Fyfe
Alexander Fyfe
John Street
William Lawrence
Hattie Childs
Mise Myrtle Lawrence
Elmer Lawrence
Naval Reserve
Aaron Lawrence
Woman's Club Literary Section Meets Afternoon
The literary section of the Woman's Club met in the afternoon under Cab oe oot Men with Gilbert B Livingston noted among attendees.
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Woman's Club
Gilbert B Livingston
Soldier Writes From Rap Celebrating Armistice Night
Charles Welch of 168 Chastnut Street recounts Nov 13 letter from Rap describing joyous Armistice celebration in France. He notes happy French, lantern parades, bugles by boy scouts, a Kaiser effigy, bonfires and rockets, electric lights. hopes to ship home soon. calls the week a worldwide happiness.
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Charles Welch
Chastnut Street
Rap
Miss Schoonover Sails for France on YMCA Work
Miss Elizabeth Hirst Schoonover daughter of Mr and Mrs H H Schoonover of 140 Kingsland road long time secretary at Whittier Hall Columbia University has sailed for France She adds one more to the long list of Smith College graduates engaged in YMCA work abroad.
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Elizabeth Hirst Schoonover
H. H. Schoonover
Kingsland Road
Whittier Hall
Columbia University
France
Smith College
Ill and Returning Nurses Aid Sailors and Service News
A nurse's aide Mina Isabelle Warden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Warden of North Road, returned from France after illness and a mastoid operation. Sergt. Milton Ayers reports transfer from England to France. Hampton Auld, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hampton Auld, promoted to coxswain after a Porto Rico trip. stationed at Peekskill Isle Range for ten days. Other service notes include Philip Marshall at Camp Holabird awaiting muster out in about three months, Everett Coe mustered out today, John P. Lux back at Block Island after furlough, Thomas Buckley at Camp Dix visiting family.
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Mina Isabelle Warden
Nathaniel Warden
North Road
France
Hampton Auld
Navy
Church Street
Porto Rico
Peekskill Isle Range
Philip Marshall
Camp Holabird
Sattler Vehicle Crash Shocks Walnut Street Resident
Walnut street resident John M. Sattler suffered a minor crash after his vehicle struck a Ford In Washington Avenue Belleville last Saturday. No one was injured in the incident reported by authorities.
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John M. Sattler
Walnut Street
Washington
Belleville
Haynes
War Savings Drive Aims To Sell 25000 Stamps This December
Nutley residents are urged to support War Savings Stamps with a December drive aiming for 25000 in sales, more than twice the prior monthly total. The plan includes letter carrier outreach, house-to-house canvassing by Boy Scouts, Christmas gift promotions, and stamp sales at railroad stations led by the Woman's Committee. Post office receipts this week show 3088.56 in sales.
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J. O'Neil
Turkey
Russia
Germany
Nutley
Fryhead
Iran
Boy Scouts
Woman's Committee
George Walcott
Franklin church notices and December events summary
Saturday December 7 features a new program at Field Club followed by a memorial service at Vincent at 8 p m. Thursday December 12 hosts a dinner for the Men’s Association of Franklin Church. Also listed are Red Cross roll call entries and Union service at teeny Demi with dates and names obscured.
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Field Club
Vincent
Men’s Association of
Franklin Re
Desentony
Red Cross
Park Theatre Closed Again Seeks New Manager
The Park Theatre remains dark as Louise A. Wood quits management. Aree P. Dickinson states plans to seek a new lessee and expand the Centre in Seek If no deal materializes the theatre may reopen under different arrangements in Newark.
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Park Theatre
Newarker
Louise A. Wood
Lesre
Aree
P. Dickinson
Seek By
Mr. Paneon
Police Blotter Highlights Local Disputes and Disappearances
Chestnut Place resident Mrs. Kierstead settled a four week board bill for 40 dollars with both parties paying costs. A complaint from Max Lewi about broken windows led to no identification of the youths. Mrs. Simons reported youths shooting rifles near her Franklin Avenue home. The search for fourteen year old Frank Kurciak from Essex Street continued after Park School Principal Arnold Harwood reported his disappearance from a Newark factory. Milk theft complaints came from Mrs. Peter Vreeland at 165 Center Street. Constante Musurki was summoned to Recorder Post for allegedly grabbing a neighbor’s daughter by the ears during a street brawl that kept a boy awake with earache.
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Recorder Post
Dayton Kierstead
Chestnut Place
Kierstead
Heinz
Max Lewi
Pros Street
Bega
Franklin Avenue
Frank Kurciak
Essex Street
Arnold C. Harwood
Park School
Newark
Peter Vreeland
Center Street
Aasauitine
Some Rief
Anna Rief
Constante Musurki
Albany Avenue
Local notes from Passaic and nearby communities
Passaic avenue resident Leo Gorman recovers from influenza. Vincent Church Bearers meet at Stewart Avenue parsonage. Mrs Alfred Howe of Warren Ohio visits with relatives including son William Howe who will return to Ohio at Christmas. Thomas Floyd Jones recuperates from Baemilineas at his daughter’s home near Sturges Prospect. Mrs Burton Brown of Nutley Avenue returns from Connecticut. Red Cross unit at Franklin Reformed Church hosts birthday party hosted by chairman Mr Holt. Mr and Mrs Arthur Wenaley host theatre party at 28 Hampton Place with guests H M Anderson and others. Bonnie Brae Farm for Boys benefit tea and cake sale planned for Grace Church Parish House. Mrs Elizabeth Parke in charge. Miss uth Collins of Jersey City visiting sister Mrs Bit Poolkner in Whitford.
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Alfred Howe
Warren, O
Charles Howe
Highfield Lane
William Howe
Ohio
Annneal Party
Holt
As of the Red Cross
Franklin Reformed Church
Arthur Wenaley
Hampton Place
New Tate
H. M. Anderson
Arthur Poynter
William Stecht
Margaret Li Lindaley
Bonnie Brae
House of Grace Church
Elizabeth Parke
City investigates town lighting and fines data
Engineer Smith reviews lighting failures with 350 candlepower lamps and 435 a a power lamps out at times. Hillside avenue will get a city candlepower light and spacing adjusted from 500 to 330 feet. Police report 36 arrests in November with fines totaling 125.30. Town to collect 110.25 from Public Service Railway for sprinkling Franklin Avenue and Centre Street. trolley company says it cannot. the matter goes to bill.
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Sutcliffe
Sion
Nne
Hillside Avenue
Vreeland
Hawthorne Avenues
Franklin Avenue
Ernest P. Cook
Iies
Servce Railway Company
Centre Street
Deaths of Edith Vanderbilt Dissentd and relatives noted
Death occurred last Saturday for Edith Vanderbilt Dissentd of Barntteese with a hospital stay in Newark. Interment was at St Rose's Cemetery after services at Gaithers Sark. Survivors include a New York widow and two daughters Doris and Lesion with ties to the Women’s University Club of New York and Nutley Field Club. Karl Stetson Crawford led the Red Cross service chapter.
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Edith Vanderbilt
Ic Hospital
Newark
Gaithers Sark
St. Rose’s Cemetery
Mra. Leais
New York
Namced Leswes
Doris Doris
Lesion
Ans Sa
Satterthwaite
Funeral of Arthur Perkins in memory of local family
Funeral services for Arthur Perkins son of Mr and Mrs John Perkins of the city were announced with burial details to follow. The obituary notes his family connections and local ties as the community mourns the loss.
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Arthur Perkins
John Perkins
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Rally For Red Cross
Major Allen
Will
Oregon
Ee Tealarages
Segervee
Ee 8
Govee Onin
Ball
Clifford Miller
Camp Meade
Fred Miller
Union Avenue
Henry Philip
Stanley Phili
I Infantry
England
Scan
Kin Bok
Naval Reserves
Newport, R. L
Walter G. H. Ryan
Pelham Hay
Princeton
Wilfred Lindstrom
High Street
Peepan
Fred A. Winslow
Mrs. Winslow
Frames
Geers
Francis Oe Williama
Toah B.re Willieme
Nairn Place
Frank NeGres
Mid
Pang
Pasaaic Avenue
Mrs
Amelia Mr. L. Fyfe
Miss Schoonover
Sergt
Milton Ayers
137Th Air Squadron
Chile
Everett Coe
Vreeland Avenue
Texas
Eaecery Davey
John P. Lux
Block Island
Prospect Street
Thomas Buckley
Camp Dix
W.5.s. Committee
Ea Hal Ae
R. Bedell
Jos. Blum
Simon Blum
Crammond
E. C. Miller
St. Paul's Church
Masonic Ludge
C. Miller
Junior Order
Jarvin
Grece Church
Grace C. Forney
WSR
Medel Cross
Ry’s Pariah W.S.S
Vincent W.S
Woman’s Club
Boy Scout Troop No
Schoola Park
Lincoln T
Yantacaw
Spring Garden
Bank O Post
Park
Lincoln
Spring ‘ Yantacaw
Leo Gorman
Passaic Avenue
Vincent Church
Stewart Avenue
Thomas Floyd Jones
Street
Neae Sturges
Prospect
Mra
Burton Brown
Nutley Avenue
Connecticut
Eac
Mias Uth Collins
Jersey City
Bit Poolkner
Whitford Avenue
Mr. and
Spee
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