14 Sep 1918
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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1918
Page
1
The Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign opens with Nutley’s “100000 Day” on September 2. The plan shifts from late work to front loading effort, marking a change from previous drive patterns.
At a Monday night meeting chairman O Neil announced a seventeen member committee replacing the previous large group. The new panel includes chairmen of earlier drives and will coordinate the Battalion effort with letters and receipts to begin work immediately the drive starts. Members listed include Berg vice chairman Bickell secretary treasurer MacBride publicity director Beachter Supt bitsch Johnson Foy and others plus civic and church leaders and business figures.
Herbert H. Moffitt of Philadelphia and Miss Leonie Gertrude Van Doorn of Mt. Vernon were married Thursday at the home of her relatives. The couple, who have been spending a month in the Adirondacks, plan to reside in Philadelphia or Washington. The bride was given away by her uncle Joa Me Koon. Albert C. Rutan Jr. served as best man. Moffitt is with the Midvale Company and has been on leave for about two months.
Sergt Charley Freeman of Nutley A C drives a hit for the Sixth Construction Co. team in a Navy Reserve game near the North Sea. Buck delivers his third safe hit as the sailors win eleven innings 6 to 5. Motion pictures of the event, seen by 8 000 spectators, were shown in city theatres between innings.
Sergt. Stanley J. Croasdale from 266 Passaic Avenue writes to his mother Mrs Mary Croasdale from Somewhere in Germany dated August 19. He describes dry trenches, hip boots, and slickers for rain, and downplays home rumors of mud and shells while noting limited news from Paris editions. He mentions Oscar and a quick visit before he may be sent away again.
Private Walter A. Hodson of 446 Bloomfield Avenue joined a group of selectives from Camp Dix on April 2 and was transferred to Camp Merritt. Waiting to go overseas he joined the Prison Guard and patrols the countryside to round up deserters and AWOL soldiers. If his man escapes, Hodson bears the penalty. He recently returned from Fort Dodge to retrieve a soldier missing for a month and expresses eagerness to be sent overseas but sees no immediate chance.
Lieut Alvah B Brown son of Mr and Mrs B C Brown Franklin avenue Franklin aims qualified for Infantry team to shoot in National Rifle matches at Camp Perry Ohio September 9 for a week He ranked eleventh among fourteen on the team and was one of fifty selected for the squad Brown set a record score of 864 out of 1000 and will also compete in National Rifle Association matches and pistol events with the Colt Automatic .45 cal
Clarke Hill writes from a weeking coin regiment on the western front that lack of drinking water is worse than the inability to bathe for weeks, highlighting the harsh trench conditions and daily survival struggles faced by troops.
Letters from Charles Connolly of the Engineers to his parents recount life in France. He notes good weather and swimming by a river, says real American pies and cake are scarce, and mentions hearing about Julius Bruskin and Dick Booth, with no word yet on his Marine son.
The list of families in service grows to include Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Weisbrod and their three members, with Valentine Jr. among those enlisting. The notice notes the Weisbrod family on street.
A soldier writes home from France describing peaceful days under linden shade, nights filled with strafing and distant gunfire. He notes paydays, games, and a sense of routine amid war, recounting planes, anti aircraft fire, searches for bombs, gas alarms, and a reunion with a former cook delivering rations to front lines.
Alfred Davey of 36 Myrtle Avenue received word that his brother Charles, who left Canada with the Princess Pats, has escaped from Germany into Holland after being a prisoner for three years and four months. He is one of five brothers serving.
Supply Sgt Leonard R Booth finished a ten day furlough with his parents on Centre street. He is stationed at Camp Wheeler Macon Ga with the Dixie Division and expects to embark for overseas about the first of October. Mr and Mrs John Weber of Bayonne gave a dinner Monday evening for Lieut Edwin Wolfert of Brookfield avenue.
Nutley registered a total of 1175 men for the new draft as War Department estimates were exceeded. Town Clerk Simon Blum and the draft board worked through the night, using old cards temporarily and arranging exchanges at Town Hall as new cards arrive. Enrollment broke down with many in the thirty-one to forty-year class and a notable mix of aliens and races among registrants.
Treasury influenced Bank of Nutley to warn Third Liberty Bond holders that interest is due tomorrow and urge reinvestment in War Savings Stamps. Nutley sold 7.77 per capita of its $20 quota. total weekly sales reached $3,203.35 with schools contributing $303.55 across parks and districts.
The town sold $101000 in refunding and improvement bonds at a premium with bids led by Hornblower Weeks of New York and other firms. The high net debt stands at about $31106, with a debt ratio under five percent. A town water sample tested clean after a physician’s remark linked to a child’s illness drew attention.
Children aged eight to thirteen, residents of Chestnut place, returned to classes after the GED dispute ended area strife. The two first grades were merged in the Heacler building to accommodate them, ending a Tuesday absence as parents sought a safe route.
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