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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
2
A damaged OCR excerpt mentions a case or commercial matter with names and locations obscured by text errors. The readable fragments reference a public action, possible dates, and a city or organization in a legal or commercial context. The full details are not reconstructible from the readable portion.
The Cleveland draft notes envision a living monument on Jthorty Boulevard with oak trees bearing bronze tablets for each noble to be commemorated. Norman Privato of Co I, 19th Infantry, recalls being captured by Germans and later signaling from Holland that he survived. The Times Tribune reports surrounding editorial activity and naturalization outreach to prospective citizens.
A Middletown memorial should be a practical community house free from sectarian influence. The proposal frames a nonsectarian center as vital to national ideals, uniting diverse residents and providing culture and entertainment while demolishing sectarian divisions.
A jumble of observations from wartime letters and social notices appears. references include discharge dreams and a wish for chevrons, a noisy newsboy chorus about war ending, and varied quips about culture, politics, and thrift stamps.
Otisville notes list residents visiting relatives and recovering from illness, with many trips to Middletown and Newburgh. Several moves and arrivals include nurses, doctors, guests from Stroudsburg, and visitors from New York City. Church notices mention donations, services, concerts, and planned Christmas events at local parishes.
Middletown residents note Wilson’s remarks on railroad control and the need for action. He admits no definite plan but urges government policy or ownership guidance, while warning private initiative may fail. The piece also discusses a proposed community house to benefit both sexes with culture, education, and entertainment to foster democracy.
Thanksgiving Day was observed in Wurtsboro by a union of Reformed and Methodist congregations with a Community Sing at the Reformed Church. The program featured songs from America to Home Sweet Home, reflecting gratitude. A meeting of the Wurtsboro Crogs Auxiliary elected officers for the coming year, naming Mrs Charles Newkirk as chairman and others as secretary and treasurers.
Silags Shorter, about 60, a porter at Lucker Pratt & Company store, was killed early Tuesday when he was crushed between the elevator and basement ceiling at the east side of the store. He had guided the elevator to the basement to help Miss Heiter Humphrey load wafiling paper. whether the elevator started before he stepped off or moved after he left is undetermined.
Fragmented report describes a Warwick girl named Anna Wear Warfare eloping with a man named Charles Heath. The tale mentions Charles Sanfors and poor district oversert, with police involvement and vague references to Midlands and Warwick. Details are unclear due to OCR errors, but the core claim is an elopement between Anna Wear Warfare and Charles Heath with police interest.
Mrs Alexander Shaw reports relief from violent headaches after using Fruit-a-tives. The advertisement claims fast, lasting benefit and offers 6 boxes for $2.50 or 1 box for 0.50, with orders by mail from Fruit-A-Tives Limited. Ordned through Ogdensburg, N Y.
Bloomingburg reports a weekend of visits with Congress man Willard Beakes of Ann Arbor and Mrs Beakes, plus Mrs Osborn planning a winter in Virginia. Local families hosted travelers from Brooklyn Middletown Montclair College and Rutherford. A clam chowder supper Dec 7 at the M E Parsonage and a Grange meeting Dec 6 mark season events.
At Circleville on November 21 the fair netted 169 dollars, with 56 donated to the Red Cross and 55 to remove the parsonage debt, the rest to the United Church Workers treasury. Local residents, Thanksgiving guests, and church supporters are thanked, with notes on featured visitors and upcoming pastor fundraising events.
The thirty-fourth annual Epworth League convention in Newburgh District concluded at St Pauls Church. Delegates and residents attended as Rev EB Tipple shared overseas experiences from France. New officers were elected for the coming year, with Rev F A Bath Sidgenary as president and several vice presidents, secretaries, and a treasurer announced, plus the Pastor Abroad post to Rev E T Igiehart in Japan.
Washington reports the Distinguished Service Cross awarded for extraordinary heroism in World War I. Private Joseph Charles of High Falls, New York, crawled under barbed wire to seize 20 German prisoners and a machine gun near Argonne on October 2, 1915. Sergeant Samuel V. Boykins of Haverstraw, New York, earned recognition for aiding in repelling an attack east of the Hindenburg Line on September 20, 1918, with multiple enemy killed and captured. Home addresses listed for families in High Falls and Haverstraw.
William A Hurtin finished a strenuous pedestrian feat, covering 140 miles in four days. He started from Liberty Taetay, completing 58 miles in 14 hours despite snow and tough conditions. Hurtin reports the journey has benefited his health and spirits.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe ferns in Tarnibisa and Nehtoni potting, noting shoots rising and a positive trend as ferns mature, with expectations of a strong sound plant result.
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