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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1919
Page
2
Partial OCR shows a local press item with names Stivers Walters Honig and a list of roles. It references a weekly review of news literature and politics, published in Middletown with addresses and corporate names appearing garbled.
The piece reviews national economic shifts and education funding, arguing for mechanical training and factory work as essential for American prosperity. It criticizes overfunding general education while neglecting skilled trades, urging better vocational programs and wage-based worker training.
New York reports William A. Dunlap and his first wife have remarried in Salt Lake City, to his previous spouse, Miss Lavender Jane Dyers, once a manicure girl. The couple plan a honeymoon at Yellowstone Park after his $500000 wedding gift. Dunlap, son of late millionaire Robert Dunlap, has a long history of marriages and legal actions noted in national press.
The Times-Press reports drawing for primary ballot positions in Goshen at 11 a.m. with Republican tickets featuring multiple offices. Contests occur only for Montgomery county Republican lines, including Middletown mayoral and alderman races, and Montgom ery county committee seats.
Charles H Kansinger an 18 year old Brooklyn resident drowned Tuesday in the Delaware River near Sparrowbush at the Jay Farm. A search party found his body. theory suggests overheating and water immersion caused heart failure. His sister Mrs Louis Wig suffered a broken leg in a separate Canandaigua automobile accident, now hospitalized at Flower Memorial.
Special to the Times describes 1200 cadets and 20 regular army men assembling near Monroe for a sham battle. They establish two field camps around Round Island Lake and near Parnes Lake Central Valley with munition, kitchens, and equipment ready for the mock clash. Rob Erkenari and a Brow city family member are noted in a brief incident report.
The Thrall Hospital seeks volunteers to fill ware jars with preserves and jellies for return to the hospital. The Board of Managers asks households to help and offers to supply sugar to those who lack it to assist in canning efforts.
The Denton Presbyterian Church hosts an entertainment Friday with a Seelock scene and participants including Woodman Babett of Newburgh Make Mrs Arthur Decker Gosken SOPTADO BOIMAT MONRO DENIst Aurelia Seward Slate HM Mire Adelaide Daackler Rest Orange. Piano by Mr Rabbitt, previously here, invites attendance. Over 200 readers daily.
Albany reports 26 students from Orange Sullivan and Ulster counties will receive university scholarships. Each holder earns 10 100 annually for four years at any state registered college or university. Eligible pupils include Mary Louise Cumming Harriott Durland George Herring ton and many others across the three counties.
A large crowd gathered Tuesday night for a fireworks display by the Italian Society of the Acamp, an event delayed by poor weather. The exhibition started after dark following varied selections by the OC & WL Rand and proceeded as the spectacle progressed.
The brief fragment references Ray Tromms and a phrase about wind carrying something away, attributed to Herbert. The readable text is limited and lacks concrete actions, dates, or locations to form a fuller news item.
A Ford belonging to George Ruddy of Warwick was found Monday morning hidden beneath green bows in woods on the Penny estate near Woodridge. Stolen last Thursday, the car was tracked after neighbors heard a motor but found no exit. Sheriff Hemboldt traced it to Agel Miller, and then to Ruddy, with local chiefs aiding the recovery. Authorities pursue suspects as arrests are anticipated.
New York forms a temporary State Highways Transport Committee to promote Rural Motor Truck Express lines for fast delivery of perishable produce. The group, led by Peter G. Tenkyck and other officials, aims to coordinate agencies, encourage farming and distribution networks, and seek needed legislation to support door to door motor freight.
A large, well attended Golden Rod picnic at Ridgebury praised for perfect weather and festive decorations. Delegations from Middletown Goshen Jersey City Paterson and Sussex joined Ridgebury attendees for a day of dining entertainment and a farm bureau outing.
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