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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1918
Page
2
A garbled excerpt lists editor and staff roles, billing terms, and advertising rates. It mentions Center Street, Midtown, and Associated Press, plus publication deadlines and manuscript return policies. The fragment references subscription periods, 2.09 charges, and promotional insertions.
A garbled wartime column mocks prices and myths, mentions German swine numbers, prize hikes, and religious figures. It references Milly Sunday, Edison, Garfield, Finnish factions, and a Pennsylvania court. reads like a jumble of stray quotes and clipped notes with no coherent report.
Middletown Chapter of the American Red Cross seeks volunteers to enroll 20,000 graduate nurses for the Army and Navy, enlist married and retired nurses, and encourage women to become student nurses while conserving scarce personnel. Income tax reminders urge timely payment as support for war financing, with calls to patriotism and American ideals amid wartime reports.
A patriotic reminiscence extols the motto Semper Fidelis and the Marine Corps enduring discipline. The speaker praises nearly 150 years of faithful service, noting Marines serve under Navy regulations and uphold global duties afloat and ashore.
A fragmentary piece notes a cigar salesman and local chatter as U boats inspire fear of invasion. It mentions life sized Arlington portraits, July 4 delivery, and a toast to Ignatz B. Gadzevski amid a jumble of names and slogans.
A disjointed, humorous fragment from a New York community page notes a soldier's rough camp night with scant blankets, jokes about German spies, and casual chatter from readers. It references Duke’s furlough, school jabs, thrift stamps, and local quirks, ending with a tease about Bert Myers’s engagement.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Pine Bush Methodist Church plans a program at K of P Hall on Friday evening June 24 at 8 o'clock. Alicia Wait Brooke, reader, recently appeared for the Red Cross in Boston. Mrs Ruth Helmick Robinson, pianist, is a pupil of Carl Preyer and Rafael Jossefty. Twelve rigs were at curb market with brisk sales of peas radish celery and live poultry. Dubois candidate for governor on a third party ticket announced in Poughkeepsie. Miss Nearing buys 73 Wallkill avenue home from William H Beland via McWilliamne Houston.
Corporal Harold J Sullegon of Edward J Butts is commended for brave service on many occasions while on duty at Camp Dix Wrightstown M He serves as second baseman on an Adidas team and aims to actively contribute to the battles for triumph of right His father is the late Policeman Edward J Butts of Vinis City.
A fragmentary account describes workers refitting garments and hospital items for soldiers. Inspectors assist packing rooms while tags and markers are added to supplies. Distribution to soldiers leaving town from New York and camps is planned, with warm clothing drives and Welcome party credits to Westtown.
Four men including Henry Miller of Fort Worth Texas Henry Field and Sam Boozer of Kansas City were arrested by Erie Officer R N Johnson in Port Jervis on third degree assault charges after a fight that left one man badly cut Justice Bevans fined Field two dollars and Miller and Boozer two dollars each The men were at the Erie station seeking arrangements for transportation to their homes
Attractive offices in the Merchants Bank Building at No. 5 King Street opened Friday under Chairman Frank H. Finn for Middletown and Wallkill. The War Savings Stamp drive begins June 22 and ends June 78. Headquarters will prepare for the campaign under Miss Katheryn Cullinan and Miss Elizabeth Rogers.
Senator Swanson, acting chairman of the munitions committee, after a conference with navy heads, announced that allied and American forces have destroyed 60 percent of German submarines built and have cut shipping losses by half. He noted submarines off the Atlantic coast were driven from the coast and from major American shipping lanes.
Miss Katherine Beakes conducts a home school at 133 West Main Street and closes for the season after a faulted term with care taken since late September. The estate of William 1 and George H Van Arten will sell property on White Lake shores at the court house front in Meathelie village on July 20 at 2:39 PM.
Murphy to stage Red Cross fundraiser matinee featuring Miss Harris M and The Real Lady at Murphy stable. Two purse events worth 100 dollars each, 60 20 10 split, entries close June 15. Proceeds go to the Red Cross. 15 two year olds enter, boxes auctioned at 3:30 pm. New bank officers named Hesbern VP and cashier Bees promoted to cashier.
Collingwood Opera House at Poushkeersie was sold under foreclosure with spirited bidding. Simon King secured Peres Freeens Islam J. Beardsley 55. total bid 25,700 dollars. Thirty years earlier Governor Hill approved the oil act making Middletown a city.
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