Town Promotion Aims to Improve Local Growth and Unity
A 1915 Town Promotion note urges residents to join the board of trade effort. It praises a country town that formed six committees to tackle one goal yearly. The fruit packing project raised apple value by 60 cents per barrel, showing results from focused work. It argues twenty volunteers at two hours weekly could spark broad town growth. The piece ends urging residents to seize opportunity and act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ith Board of Trade and Town Promotion
Post Office moves to improve service and location
The article argues a new Post Office site offers better service, noting the population center near Town Hall shifting toward West Nutley. It cites Erie railroad train infrequency as a mail delay and supports trolley access to speed delivery from major cities, including same day mail from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Populstion
Town Hall
West Nutley
Erie Railroad
New York
Store Branches Proposed to Aid East Natley Residents
The text argues that most household mail use is for letters and stamps and could be served by a branch in a local store. It notes a branch plan already contemplated for East Natley to improve convenience for residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Natley
Patriotism and German Americans in Turbulent Times
The article notes that patriotism is essential and learned, citing German Americans’ interest after the Lusitanian incident. It argues Americans form a hyphenated identity and that patriotism must be taught, praising the work of patriotic organizations during heightened tensions.
Councilmen Visit Imhoff Plant Site and Odor Concerns
A group of East Orange Councilmen toured an Imhoff plant in Philadelphia to assess operation and odor. Reports varied but officials pressed ahead, with one member admitting the odor issue and not denying prior remarks about the plant being objectionable near homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imhoff
Belleville
Philadelphia
East Orange
Newark
Rising Sports Interest Boosts Nutley Spring Play
Nutley town bursts with activity as baseball, football, tennis and other meets proliferate. The piece notes a growing population and a surge in organized sport, with ample participation and excitement across outdoor recreation. It also quirkily adds as a job listing an umpire for a baby show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asec
Nutley
Natley
Woman Club Meeting Shows School Board Work
Mrs. Joseph D. Little summarized two years on the town School Board at a Tuesday joint meeting of the Woman's Club. She noted she was the only woman delegate at the District Boards of Education convention in Tren ton last fall and helped bring Rutgers college advocate Mrs. William Douglas to address the convention. A reception followed with music by Mrs. Phil hower and singers including Mrs Lewellyn Pratt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph D. Little
Woman's Club
Little
Trenton
Willliam
Douglas
Rutgers
Tex
Elizabeth ‘Prout
Constance Williams
Carr
Qur
Ridgewood
Nutley
Fire Department
Notley
Hell
Nutléy
Private School Closing Exercises Held in Chestnut Street Gym
End of term program at a private school on Chestnut Street features patriotic themes due to Memorial Day. The event includes recitations, ensembles, and performances from the music and art departments, with gym classes showcasing drills. Principal Janet C. Stiles leads, aided by teachers. many pupils participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestnut Street
Janet C. Stiles
August Brauer
Anna Powers
Lillian Newton
Sumuer White, Jr
Merrill Wright
Charlotte Walcott
Ethel Powers
William Parry
Robert Parry
Rosa Sweeney
Wetherbee Findlay
Gertrude Howe
Vernon Lahens
Charles Lahens
Quentin Wright
Warren Hassell
Alfred Seaman
Edward Dillon
Pros pect Street Hostess Leads Bridge Club Meeting
Mrs Louis E Carman of Prospect Street hosted a luncheon bridge club meeting Thursday afternoon. High scores were earned by Mrs William J Martin and Mrs William Gibson, with a list of participating players including Mrs Alfred Sturgis, Mrs Horatio St John, Mrs Arthur R Carr, Mrs George B Douglas, Mrs Armand Marquadt, Mrs Metcalf B Hatch, Mrs Thomas Sterling, Mrs Charles Woodford, Mrs Fred Clements, Mrs Waldo Fuler, Mrs Charles Thom and Mrs Charles B Uusted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis E. Carman
Prospect Street
William J. Martin
William Gibson
Alfred Sturgis
Horatio St. John
Arthur R. Carr
George B. Douglas
Armand £, Marquadt
Metcalf B. Hatch
Thomas Sterling
Charles’ Woodford
Fred Clements
Waldo Fuler
Charles Thom
Charles B. Uusted
Nutley seeks explanation on Lincoln School contract
A letter to the editor questions why the Board of Education awarded the Lincoln School contract to the same firm and architect blamed for Park School’s faulty heating system. The writer cites eleven Thatcher furnaces under stairways now condemned by the State Board and a $10,000 remediation deadline. The letter also criticizes plans for an auditorium free Lincoln School, urging assembly facilities based on the Yantacaw precedent. May 26, 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saw
Board’ of Education
Lincoln School
Park School
Nutley
State Board of Education
Lincoln
Yantacan
Ridgewood
Tax Department
Carr
Nuttey
Emil Diebitsch
Board of Trade
Missionary League formed for Nutley Belleville Passaic churches
A meeting at Vincent Church created a committee led by Mrs Edward M Cone to implement the Missionary League plan for Nutley Belleville and Passaic churches. Mrs Alice Bedell chaired, Mrs O H Krueger secretary. A big rally is set for Tuesday afternoon June 1st with a reception committee named and ushers chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nutley
Belleville
Passaic
Vincent Church
Edward M. Cone
Alice Bedell
O. H. Krueger
George A. Hill
John J. Robertson
L. F. Fallon
J. Garland Hamner
Whitfield
Mieses Marion Mutch
Vivian Bell
Millie Sebrick
Notley School Dance Hosted by Mr and Mrs Chapman
Mrs Clarence L Chapman and host guests at Notley School last night. Palms and yellow white decor with sweet peas at supper. Attendees include Sharp Westlake Rothwell Kinsley Archibald Sharp Merritt Bodge Taylor Biankarn Jackson Kingsley Powers Martell Boynton Weimer and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence L. Chapman
Notley School
Nutley
Mre
Sharp
Westlake
Rothwell
Kinsley
A Supius
Archibald
Social Notes Open Summer Cottage at Fairfield Sound
Social notes detail gatherings and visits in Nutley and nearby towns. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fairbrother host at The Light on Fairfield Sound with guests including Emil C. Miller Colwell Saunders and Wallace families. Dorothy Carman attends St Mary's Hell commencement. Juanita Alfonzo returns from Teachers College New York. numerous bridge and euchre parties, dinners, and outings noted through June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Fairbrother
High Street
Fairfield
Conn
Emil C. Miller
Benjamin Colwell
G. Willis “Saunders
William S. Wallace
Dorothy.Carman
Prospect -Street
Iast
Burlington
St. Mary’s Hell
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary’s Hall
Juanita Alfonzo
St Teachers’ College
New York
Louise Chandler
Bridge
High’ Ecores
Anna Langdon
Chandler
Donald R. Anderson
Orange, Lake, N.Y
J. C. Kestler
Edwin Probert
Mountainview Sevenue
Pike's Peak
Misa J. L. Andruss
Kearney
Bryn Mawr College
William H. Arnold
Whitford Avenue
William Eville
Rutgers Place
New Haven
James Hackett
Leroy Wood
Naugatuck,Conn
Thomas Brown
Brookfield Avenue
Alfred Leaman, Jr
Northroad
Field Club
Lina ‘Grant
Katherine Wildman
Leesburg
Arthur Hoeber
Sarah Tibbeta
Jersey City
Harry Carland
Carland
Highfield Lane
Frank Carland
Satterthwaite Avenue
John Wilson
Ernest van Every
Nutley
Tenafly
Howard Edgar
Stewart Avenue
David A. Storer
Philadelphia
Mantolcking
Mrs Mary Paper Dickinson Dead In New York Hospital
Mrs Mary Paper Dickinson widow of Charles W Dickinson died after an illness of nine weeks, seven of which were at Post Graduate Hospital New York She was sixty two and a Nutley resident born in New Providence She was a Methodist church worker Surviving are two sons Arthur P Dickinson Newark and Harry P Dickinson Newark two brothers Dr E J Palmer New York and Rev Dr A J Palmer Highlands NY and one sister Mrs Co 4H Bateman Somerville Funeral tomorrow at 2 pm at her son's Newark home with Rev Dorr F Dieffendorf officiating Interment in Claremont Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Graduate Hospital
New York
Mary Paper Dickinson
Charles W. Dickinson
Nutley
Dickinson
New Providence
Newark
Methodist Church
Arthur P. Dickinson
Franklin Avenue
Harry P. Dickinson
North Ninth Street
E J. Palmer
A. J. Palmer
Highlands
N. Y
Arlington Couple to Wed at Trinity Church
Miss May Walter Redmond daughter of Mrs Mary A W Redmond of Devon Street Arlington and William M F Smith of Cathedral Avenue will be married this afternoon at Trinity Episcopal Church Arlington Rev Warren V H Filkins will officiate Miss Gertrude Peet of Brooklyn will be maid of honor and Clarence W Chandler is best man Ushers will be Clarence Sturtevant Arlington and Milton Smith of this town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Walter Redmond
Mary A. W. Redmond
Devon Street
Arlington
William ‘M.F. Smith
Cathedral
Avende
Trinity Episcopal Church
Warren V. H. Filkins
Gertrude Peet
Brooklyn
Clarence W. Chandler
Clarence Sturtevant
Ariington
Milton Smith
Tableaux of Bible Scenes at Annual June Walk
The eighth annual June walk of the Sunday Schools will be held next Saturday with five churches taking part and a parade to Park Oval. John H. Festus will marshal and tableaux of Bible scenes will be shown for about 400 children along the march route from each school to the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal
Methodist
Reformed
Congregational
Baptist
John H. Festus
Marshall
Park Oval
Fountain fund sought for Chestnut Street bridge work
About five years ago William H. Mitchell began a drive to place a fountain on the Chestnut street bridge but the project stalled due to obstacles. Donations totaling about $10 remain in the Bank of Nutley awaiting donor directions. Mitchell proposes turning the funds over to the Improvement Society to beautify the Broad Cut area and invites contributors to respond by Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestnut Street
William H. Mitchell
Bank of Nutley
Mitchell
Improvement Society
Cost comparison sparks debate over Nutley and Ridgewood clerical pay
Officials clash over town expenses citing Town Clerk Tax Collector duties Nutley and Ridgewood wage totals and staff roles. Carr’s statements challenged with figures showing Nutley higher overall costs for clerical and municipal services.
Better paint this year to protect property values
The message urges timely painting to protect property, noting costs rise with delays. It questions waiting decades for a superior paint and emphasizes paint quality as key, naming Devoe and Fairbrother & Asinski in West Nutley as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devoe
Paere Jan
Devoe. Fairbrother & ¥Asinski
West Nutley
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the Rutley Sun
Zegal Paper
Nutley, N. J
Johnson Foy
Franklin and Vreeland Avenues
Ee Wutley Sun Re
Onan Sa
KODAK
Visha
Lee’s. Park Pharmacy
Freakin Ave
Chestnut St
Mrs. Chapman
NEW York Telephone Company
F. M'Cord
Imple Guide
Nutley Realty Company
William A. Lambert
West Nutley Plaza
Nutley, RE. J
Broadway
Woolworth Building
Ethel J. Wheeler
New Hamburg
Mallaby
Gertrude Seward
Binghampton
J. Halsey Sargent
Melrose Street
George Hawksworth
Mabel Hawksworth
New Brunswick
Raoul Pene du Bois
George du Bois
Park Hill
Yonkers
Guy du Bois
el- Wallace
Emil Miller
C. W. Saunders
Thomas J. O'Neil
Arthur Stager
Albert Ayers
J. Percival Huntting
Willis Saunders
Myra
Marjorie Longfelder
Katharine Read
North Atterboro
Mass
George Clegg
Bhn—place
S. S. Oceanic
J. D. DeWitt
Edward J. Hayden
William D.batchelor
Caratens
Emma Beatus
James C.bolger
Whitford -Avenue
Yountakah Country Club
Edward Wise
Gustav B. Whitehead
Yantacaw Place
Aubrey Park
Howard Stoffs
Edward Yerg
William la. Forge
Abram Taylor
Green Pond
Edgar Gardner
Elm Place
Pequannocl
THE
Nutley Sun
CW. Dickinson
Arlington Girl
Fountain Fund
Neapolitan Country Club
James Drammond
Franklin Ave
Cor
E. J. Drammond
Optometrist
Optician
High ST
William Hoffmeister
Park Avenue
Oscar Pinkle
Sassafras Avenue
Paterson
Passaic Avenue
Martha Washington
Furniture
Main Ave
Éistington Place
Passaic.n
Hunter Preserve Company
A. L. Huntley
W. Nutley
Tom
Harry
Guy Edwards
Prout—Nutler
Mabel Kingston
Martha Sargent
Mt. Vernon
Meyerholz & Dressig
Centre St
Asien Avenue
N. J
P. F. Guthrie
Telephone
Cornelius Collins
Undertaker
Walnut
St., Nutley
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Coley & Norton Company
John St., New York
ALL Forms OF Insurance
Bedell
Vreeland
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