Community Eyes Library Plan at Nutley public meeting
About two hundred residents gathered at Park School to hear views on a joint library committee plan for Nutley. Speakers debated building a dedicated library versus funding annual appropriations and discussed librarians, Carnegie options, legal hurdles, and maintenance, with experiences shared from Belleville Summit Passaic and Newark links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gtk
Park School
Nutley
Netley
Passaic Avenue
Henry W. Goodrich
John Cotton Dana
Newark Public Library
William J. Kinsley
Dana
Carnegie
Arthur 5. Proal
Public Sentiment Committee
John Vernon Bouvier, Jr
George P. Philhower
Edward G. Cyphers
Mr. Gibson
Belleville
Passaic
State Library Commission
New Jersey
New York
Claim He Stayed Home From Church To Rob
Terrance Washington a young man of 5 New Street stayed home from church on February 19 and a week later Nathan Waddleton who boards with him reported a $105 loss hidden in an old trunk. Washington is jailed in Newark with $200 bail after Recorder Page held him on suspicion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrance Washington
New Street
Nathan Waddleton
Washington
Newark
Waddleton
Washington E. Page
Resemblance in Grass Notes Amid Maturation
Fragmentary notes discuss a resemblance in grass tones and explain maturation through a falling mechanism. The text hints at an environmental or botanical observation but remains unclear on specifics.
Good price for school bonds sale in East Nutley
The East Nutley Board of Education reported selling a $59,000 Washington School bond issue to Howard K. Stokes of New York for one percent above par, with par at $166 and the purchaser covering engraving costs. The sale nets about $500 for the district. Resignations of two high school teachers were accepted effective April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
East Nutley
Board of Education
Richard W. Booth
Wilson
Howard K. Stokes
New York
Booth
Sans Gene Card Club Meets at Cottage Place
The Sans Gene Card Club gathered at Mrs. Cornelius Roe's Cottage place home on a Wednesday afternoon. Prizes went to Mrs. 4. H. Heywood and Mrs. A. F. Howe, with guests Miss Emma Beatus and Miss Ethel Thom attending.
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Sans Gene Card Club
Cornelius Roe
Cottage Place
H. Heywood
A. F. Howe
Emma Beatus
Ethel Thom
Making it Pleasant. Little Albert and Mr. Blank clash over trust
A fragmentary exchange shows Little Albert accusing Mr. Blank of breaking promises. Mr. Blank denies, asking why the question is raised as they discuss a possible visitor.
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Albert
Mr. Blank
Pape
Eou
Brotherhood Leader Dyer to Speak in Nutley
Rev Frank Dyer Chicago secretary of the Congregational Brotherhood of America known as the Jive wire will address Nutley residents Tuesday at 8 pm in the church. He is in high demand and will spend the evening in Nutley then head to Newark for another talk with Northern New Jersey Brotherhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dyer
Chicago
Congregational Brotherhood of America
Brotherhood Movement
Nutley
Dyer
St. Pauls
East
First Congregational Church
Newark
Brotherhoods
New Jersey
Contest Among Agents for Nutley Public Schools Insurance
Nutley Public Schools insurance bids sparked a heated contest among about a dozen agents. Local and New York based agents compete as the Board defers award to the Building and Grounds Committee after bid openings at Chairman Arthur Stager’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nutley Public
New York
Arthur Stager
Thieves Take Workmen Tools From Weston Place House
Thieves broke into a Weston Place home under construction Wednesday night and stole carpenters and plumbers tools worth about 75 dollars. Investigators Sergeant John Jameson and Policeman George Maliza tracked the case Thursday with little progress. Tools belonged to contractor John Eilman and to Ernest E. Faith. only a hatchet, a chisel, and a pair of nippers were recovered near a railroad crossing at Grant Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston Place
John Jameson
George Maliza
Nutley Realty Company
John Eilman
Paterson
Ernest E. Faith
Grant Avenue
Garden contest started by Yantacaw children
Under Principal Alice J. Bickers at Yantacaw School over 160 children entered a garden contest. Work begins when weather allows with fifty cent prizes in June for top results. A garden show will be held in September after crops mature with more prizes. Gardens sized three by five feet or four by four feet, and all work must be done by the child without adult help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice J. Bickers
Yantacaw School
Gardner
Saunders Hosts Bridge Party on Hillside Avenue
Mrs C M Saunders of Hillside avenue entertained at a bridge party Tuesday afternoon. Miss Ethel Thom won the prize.
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C. M. Saunders
Hillside Avenue
Bridge
Ethel Thom
Grace Church Ways and Means plans fundraising events
The Grace Church Ways and Means Chapter outlines fundraising activities in the Parish House on Highfield date. A loan exhibit opens March 21 with rare items including a 150 year old china cabinet and Washington portraits. A Lenten concert April 1 features Maurice Nitke and Malcolm Maynier. A night of Seven Old Ladies of Lavender Town by Henry G Banner is planned for April 22 with Mrs Guy J Edwards directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ways and Means Chapter
Grace Church
Highfield
Lavender Town
Filkmore
George Washington
Oliver Wendell Homes
Charles Dickens
Maurice Nitke
Malcolm Maynier
Henry G. Banner
Nutley
Guy J. Edwards
Funeral for Alice Balmer Christianed by Rev. Seward
The funeral of Mrs. Alice Maud Balmer of Prospect Street was held Thursday with interment in Trinity Chapel Cemetery. Rev. Dr. Seward of Detroit preached and, earlier, christened confirmed and married her in New York. She was forty three, born in New York, six years in Nutley, survived by her husband and five year old son Clinton Chesterman Balmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Maud Balmer
Prospect Street
Trinity Chapel Cemetery
T. Seward
Detroit
Nutley
Clinton Chesterman Balmer
Surprised by Friends Honor for Miss Florence Bennett
Miss Florence Bennett of Hillside Avenue hosted a surprise party at her home on Thursday night attended by many friends and neighbors. Guests included Albert Ayers, Rudolph Dahlberg, Adeline Aselmier, Dayton and Mrs Searle, Marjory and Stanley Wodan, Hilda Lobb, John Lambert, Milham Lambert, James Brown, Edna Speer, Bessie Bishop, Lawrence Sargeant, Ellen Nichols, Thomas Bates, Myrtle Leiferts, Elsie Searle, Melville Bailey, Edgar Usborne, Ronald Spinning, Ruth Searle, Frederick Distig, and Vivian Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Bennett
Hillside Avenue
Cfnce
Amon
Albert Ayers
Rudoigh ‘Dahlberg
Adeline Aselmier
Dayton Searle
Marjory
Stanley Wodan
East Orange
Hilda Lobb
Preakness
N. J
John Lambert
Milham Lambert
James Brown
Newark
Edna Speer
Bessie Bishop
Lawrence Sargeant
Ellen Nichols
Thomas Bates
Myrtle Leiferts
Elsie Searle
Melville Bailey
Edgar Usborne
Ronald Spinning
Ruth Searle
Frederick Distig
Vivian Bell
County Fair Sale at St Pauls Church Basement
Yaouing People s Society of St Paul s Congregational Church sponsors a Country Store Sale this afternoon and evening in the church basement. Proceeds go to the church trustees. Committee in charge includes Miss Lillian Clements chairwoman Miss Beasie Bishop Miss Florence Bennett Miss Florence Clark Albert Ayers Edgar Osborne and Ronald Spinning.
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Yaouing People’s Society of
St. Paul's Congregational Church
Lillian Clements
Beasie Bishop
Florence Bennett
Florence Clark
Albert Ayers
Edgar Osborne
Ronald Spinning
Fire Extinguished After Bedroom Blaze at Victoria Apartments
Mrs. James D. Reardon woke at 5 a.m. to flames consuming her bed in the Victoria apartments on Chestnut street. She quenched the fire with a washtub of water, saving the building from serious loss. her husband and children suffered smoke exposure and minor burns, with $50 damage. The cause remains unknown, though Neighbors suspect a cigarette sparked by Mrs Reardon's son. Frederick Seidler, building owner, notes closed windows helped prevent greater harm.
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James D. Reardon
Victoria Apartments
Chestnut Street
Reardons
Butte
Frederick ‘Seidler
Married couple wed in secret on January seventh
Miss Mollie Canning of Highfield Lane and William Postlethwaite of Bloomfield Avenue married in a quiet January 7 ceremony at St Mary’s Rectory East Nutley. Rev Father Cunningham officiated with witnesses Miss Mamie McCarthy Belleville and Mrs James McCormack Pleasantville. They planned to reside at 87 Washington Avenue Belleville after a short stay with the groom’s sister in Westhampton Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Canning
Highfield Lane
William Postlethwaite
Bloomfield
Avenue
Father Cunningham
Belleville
J. Duffy
Nutley
Postlethwaite
George Lomas
Westhampton Beach
S. 1
Washington Avenue
Entertained Friends At Camp Life Themed Party
Miss Berthe Blum hosted a Saturday evening gathering for camping friends at Passaic avenue. Decorations and favors reflected camp life. Horace R. Bassford and William Thaber of Newark won prizes in games. Attendees included Misa Eulah Simonds Lawrence Sargeant Ruth Blum William Robinson and many others from Newark Belleville Brooklyn New York and surrounding areas.
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Berthe Blum
Passaic Avenue
Horace
R. ‘Bassford
William
Thaber
Newark
Mea. Thaber
Horace. Bassford
Misa Eulah Simonds
Lawrence
Sargeant
Ruth Blum
William ‘Robinson
Belleville
James ‘J. Wri Ht
Brooklyn
Marjorie
Bham
Clarence
A. Markham
New York
Lottie
Josie Stirratt
Angus Sargeant
Marguerite ‘LeFevre
Misa Eugenie
Guthrie
Raymond Blum
Laura
B. Stager
Hardships of Begging Encountered in Street Life
A speaker describes ongoing hardship from begging and hunger, noting it is the sixth time today that they have had to eat soup. The remark reflects persistent poverty and daily struggle for sustenance.
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Hady
Xiust
Tramp
Indy
Nutley Board of Education Debates Reduction Proposal
Petition signed by 83 citizens prompts the Nutley Board of Education to consider reducing membership from nine to five. A vote will be placed on the annual district meeting call for March, with a special meeting possible if needed. Executive session followed hours of discussion as members weighed timing and budget implications.
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the Park School
Edgar T. Humphrey
Nutley Council,Jr. G. U. A. M
Washington School
A. B. Meredith
Charles J. Baxter
Rosenstock
Nuttey
O’ Neil
Nutley
Board ‘of Education
Edgar
Al.danhall
Lecand
A.B. Sturges
Arthur Steger
Tod
Booth
Miletinia
Siieraibiend
Ig’ T
Sion
Ea Rosenstock
Shakespeare on Moral Leaders Dominates Ballot Results
Vague fragmentary note reports a discussion titled Shakespeare on Moral Leaders and a vote showing a result of ninety one to thirty seven. Mentions talks next year and ballots distributed last week with unclear context and attribution.
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Courée
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Ida B. Talcott
Grace M. Bradley
Bown
O'Neilln
Leavin
Bertha Scully
Florence Batterson
Florence Freeland
American Concrete Steel Company
Congregation Brotherhood
ST. Paul’s
Fave Bridge Party
Maurice Nitre
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