Public Trolley Accommodations Discussed This Week
A public note this week discusses trolley accommodations and plans in Be area. The article notes ongoing discussions about service, routes, and possible improvements to public transit.
19 Jan 1918
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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1918
Page
1
A public note this week discusses trolley accommodations and plans in Be area. The article notes ongoing discussions about service, routes, and possible improvements to public transit.
The focal Red Cross urged publication yesterday to share a note about a man accused as a slacker. Details remain sparse but the request centers on disseminating information to the public.
A local notice reports Monday train service will be halved due to a fuel order. Readers are advised of reduced schedules and possible impacts on travel plans.
Crystal Lodge and Knights of Pythias installed officers including Exchequer Tuss nance, Master at Arms William J. Housby, Inside Guard David Naylor, Guard Loais Smith, and Benevolent members Obidiah Zellars, with others noted as part of the ceremony.
Mrs Morris B Reade and Miss Serine Kirkeby organized a club of eight girls on Thursday. The purpose of the group and further details are not specified in the fragment.
Alvah Brown of Franklinsvense among fifty two men chosen this week at Camp Sherman Chillicothe for enrollment in the third division. He has served three months.
Eleven year old Marie Hartman of Daily Street, daughter of Mr and Mrs A F P Hartman, was severely injured in a wading pool mishap. Authorities report she was crushed when the pool device malfunctioned, with medical teams rushing to assist at the scene. Further details were unavailable at press time.
Fragmented OCR text shows an organized campaign ending soon with mentions of Netley start and emerging efforts. Key names or places are unclear, but the note signals a political or wartime mobilization winding down.
President Wilson sent a letter to Colin H. Livingstone president of the Boy Scouts of America entrusting the organization with a new important task to distribute war pamphlets. The missive references the council and marks an era of significant civic outreach by youth groups.
Town Clerk Simon Blum has a letter from Eddie Nugent now in France in which he describes winning a bout with Jack Wagner, a Pacific Coast boxer. The note clarifies Nugent is not an air fighter and mentions Walter weight pugilist.
Nutley launches The Nutley Idea a local drive urging every household to pay 1 or 2 dollars monthly to fund war charities. A battalion squad handles district collections easing effort and public attention grows as newspapers nationwide discuss the scheme endorsed by the governor for mayoral adoption.
Mrs Perley Prior hosted the Friday Afternoon Club in Mountain View Avenue for its biweekly meeting. The group studied Sir Walter Scott works in a romantic novel session and Mrs William J shared photos from a Scotland trip three years ago. Mrs B L Broadbent presented a sketch of Jeanie Deans and Mrs H J Wood read from Margery of Midlothian and Bloomingdale.
Red Cross dispatches from Nutley for December include two boxes of knitted garments with 167 sweaters 90 mufflers 125 capes and 36 hot water bottle covers plus 36 bed socks 40 operating dressings 1880 single compresses 1600 double compresses gauze rolls 13 packages gauze squares and 5080 gauze sponges.
The January 14 panel for the Nutley Petit Jury includes residents Charles Gillman of 21 New Street John T Jackman of 397 Hillside Avenue Oliver of 72 Union Avenue J H Roberts of 116 and Fred Spatz of 80.
The report lists subscriptions to several funds including Sunback and Jewish War Relief with amounts paid to date, totaling $860. It notes American War effort fund contributions and states the Red Cross has yet to issue a fund call, with about $2,500 of a $10,000 goal raised so far.
An unclear fragment describes an incident at a crossing with injuries to Frank J. Young and others. The text mentions a priest, Cortello, and Chief Sutcluff arriving shortly after the accident to assist a driver.
To the Editor The Sun letters defend the Red Cross claim about distributing knitted articles. The Atlantic Division sent out 221 908 pairs of socks helmets and wristlets to abroad camps and cantonments instead of domestic use.
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