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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1925
Page
8
The Bloomingburg Home Bureau met at Mrs. Jesse Barnes with 11 members and three visitors. Miss Schutt presented the clothing project third lesson. January meeting will be at the chapel for the fourth lesson.
Misa Lena Taylor stands in for King Margaret O Connor at Johnson school while Misa O Connor stays home due to illness and family death. Mr Brownell of Binghamton visits for his niece Mrs William Smith following an operation at Middletown Fenitarium. Thomas Pinen Jr narrowly avoids injury after stepping in front of a car. Harriet Holbert from Central Valley visits her sister Emma Molbert. Theodore Doone sold land near Blaze Hill for about 16000 to a creamery man. W T Green remains in bed with lumbago under Dr H F Pohlman care. Horton’s pond freezes, enabling skating for local children.
Allen Bhater has moved from Mercy farm Kirbytown to a Pennsyt vana poultry farm Mee. Helen Hueg returns to New York City after visiting at L W Hueg home. Beatrice Smith hosts a bridge gathering with Kathleen Smith Charles Armhurst and Gorden Morris winning prizes. Lucian Rutan family relocate from Middletown to Cassell farm bungalow. Mrs James Beach slowly improves after a Denton bridge collision.
Mt Hope December 11 Farm Mechanic boys met Tuesday evening in the schoolhouse. A Baker instructed soldering. Three new members joined Ralph Gardner Fred Baker and Cornelius Baker. Visitors include Dvucar Decker and Mr Pdna Hock of Cleveland. Christmas exercises planned by Otteville Grange No 1920 PF of H in Lyceum Hall on Saturday evening December 19. Bring a present and attend for important business.
Wurtsboro reports Mia Join Yorth confined to her home by an unnamed party. B. E. Smith travels to Pine Castle, Finland on a business trip.
The Epworth Herald Day was celebrated by the Epworth League led by Harry Case with most members present. The event opened with a hymn and included scripture, readings, and a talk about the Ink Horn partnership. A December meeting at the Davies home drew about 40 members with games and refreshments.
A fragment shows a prank dialogue with a mother confirming a quip about a thirsty person and Frank jokingly saying he will milk the cat. The line hints at humorous kitchen table chatter and odd phrasing.
Unionville reports Minisink Grange elected new officers for the coming year led by Overseer M A Lain and Lecturer Allison Lain. Other officers include Chaplain Mrs James Goldsmith, Steward Harold Paugh, Secretary Mrea Atoll, and Treasurer J E Farley with multiple assistants and local members noted. Community events feature a Thimble party, a four act Bunny Btricker comedy, cantata preparations, church notes, and local visits.
The Wawayanda Grange 1008 elected officers for the coming year led by Master Clarence VanDer Voort and Overseer Anson Hayes. Other officers named include Secretary Frank Kenney Treasurer D Howard Bvana Lecturer Mary Plynn Steward Stanley Howell Assistant Steward Charles Kinnehart and Lady Assistants Dorothy Flynn Emma Kinne Bertha Smith Minnie Biston and more. A Christmas program and gifts exchange were planned for the near meeting with a social at the Community house on Monday night.
Berlin December 17 Max Reinhardt lauds American jazz rhythm as best expression of modern times and praises John Barrymore Jeanne Eagles Lenore Ulrich and Bell Geddes for stage work He opposes Hamlet in evening dress but supports modern settings for classics focusing on acting over costumes Reinhardt just staged Rain for German audiences marking his first major American play venture.
Cambridge December 17 AP six years ago industry and education joined in a plan called the Technology Plan at MIT Division of Industrial Cooperation. It places technical workers and equipment at industry's door to solve problems without disrupting production. The effort has drawn factory staff to MIT labs and sent researchers to plants, while energizing manufacturers to expand in house research.
In Hollywood, trick photography and engineered effects create illusions that save costs and enable dangerous stunts. Glass ceiling lenses, miniature ships, wind machines, and wires conjure oceans, avalanches, and crashes while scenes shot in separate places are combined on film.
Port Jervis December 17 The Pillowcraft Inn of Port Jervis Lodge No 398 and Accepted Masons held their annual banquet in the Masonic Building dining room. A beefsteak dinner accompanied by singing saxophone and piano selections followed by toasts and remarks from prominent lodge leaders and civic figures.
A Canadian government radio station near Aklavik within 60 miles of the Arctic Ocean links the region with civilization. It becomes the fourth station in a chain connecting the Arctic area to broader communication networks, with Mdmen ten in Alberta involved.
Special Cable report asserts Europe has begun disarming with about 1.5 million fewer soldiers than in 1918. It notes shifts in military power, reductions in Germany and Tunisia, increases in American and African forces, and a regional balance linked to the League of Nations. The piece cites armament shares by country and compares prewar and postwar totals across continents and colonial forces.
The play Parlier Matches will be staged at the New Milford Methodist Church on Friday night to raise funds for the Sunday school echo. Cast members practiced on Wednesday and the final rehearsal is set for this evening.
On December 12 a group of 120 relatives and friends gathered at Mr and Mrs Daniel Lounaberry home to honor their 50 years of marriage. Rev Van Fredenburg officiated at their wedding now noted in Liberty obituaries. The event featured gold and white decorations music a mock marriage and gifts including over 200 in gold. Out of town guests attended and a dinner followed.
At a Cham ber of Commerce meeting, Postmaster John D. Stivers Clifford A. Owen and Lawrence A. Toepp were chosen as delegates to plan the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence to be marked in Goshen July 1926. Delegates from historical societies will honor Henry Wisner and attend from Minisink Valley, Blooming Grove D A R, Warwick, with a Middletown bus leaving Franklin Square at 2 PM.
Hicks chair of the public affairs committee announces Kiwanis will underwrite the rink with 150 season tickets at 2.50 each. Family tickets and schoolchildren free afternoons are planned. Roskin Brothers will underwrite part of the cost and discount on skating equipment at the store is offered to members. Bus service is to be explored later.
The Sussex church faces ousting of a deacon amid charges from Mr. Everett about liquor conditions and alleged misconduct among youths. Everett claims a general church clean-up is needed and targets an unnamed member allowing Sunday baseball on his property. Some members deny the charges and say Everett has harmed the church.
London authorities estimate winter unemployment relief will require about 10.5 million pounds. The program covers around 400 schemes including unemployment doles and government aid across various industries.
Police search for Patience Duneling a 17 year old domestic servant from Guildford who vanished two hours after she accidentally broke a mirror. She was last seen shortly after the incident and a wide search is underway.
The article contends that American capital seeks new fields abroad with Russia and Germany, pushing for policy changes to ease German property returns and expand trade. It notes the Dawes Plan’s progress, Mellon’s bond idea, and Hoover’s stance on Russia recognition, framing diplomacy as an economic strategy for U.S. prosperity.
The third annual sales conference of Fair Play Caramels Inc. in Binghamton highlighted 1925 as the firm’s greatest year. Attendees from across the United States included executives Olin B. Fellows and C. W. Moore. Also present were President Fred J. Williams, Walter Sargent, Fred S. Rogers, and Alan C. Madden, with bonus checks and gifts distributed at the banquet.
Merchandise and wearing apparel valued at 1000 dollars were stolen from Fred Stern's store in Newburgh. Police say the burglary occurred Wednesday night by breaking a door and was the second in three months. The break was found this morning with 67 dresses and 17 suits missing.
Aaron Samuels, veteran shoe dealer in Middletown for 29 years, announces the sale of the remaining stock to New York parties removing it from the store. The building has been bought by Frank A. Monaghan, who takes possession January 1. Samuels plans retirement but will stay in Middletown for now. Mrs. Melissa Hinkley, ill for six weeks with typhoid fever at her daughter’s home, is improving slowly.
Classified ad seeks large young chickens for Williamson's Buffalo Market located at 70 East Main Street. Contact telephone 1662 for supply details and pricing.
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