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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1918
Page
8
Ursuline pupils present a fine program Friday evening featuring music and performances. The event showcases student talent with varied acts and a supportive audience in attendance.
Students of Rose K Martin presented a piano recital with pieces by Grieg Mendelssohn and Grieg among others. Performances included works by Kathleen Kennedy Helena Packhelser Irene Halstead and Winifred Baker. The program closed with a Buckhout orchestra dance enjoyed by many.
The Times-Picayune reports Laura C. South, mother of Harlie C. Smith, remains unfound after efforts to notify in connection with his death in France. War Department records show the death has been reported but the address was undelivered, despite attempts to alert the mother.
Mrs. L. DeVore, of 224 Rorce avenue, reports receiving a centerpiece and band from her son in France. Registered in the Fourth District, the note lists several names including Clarence Winters and John J. Heiderrer among others, with Fresman Hovenkamp and Charlie Hoofman also mentioned.
A fragmentary note shows Urne declining and mentioning Troy with no fixed reelection date, while the New York Late Conference of Beentaal Seghing Seen is referenced and a mayoral context appears. The garbled text indicates upcoming events next week and a municipal figure, but details remain unclear.
The Camp Fire Girls presented Lottie Sees It Through at the local church Friday evening. A patriotic health pageant and fire demonstrations highlighted the event. The group thanked all who supported the play and funded the summer camp.
General Pershing personally directed American fighting at Cantigny where German resistance broke after May 28. The village was captured as German attempts to retake Cantigny failed, with about two hundred prisoners reported among the losses. The news came during a weekly War Department briefing to the Senate Military Committee.
Goldendale Washington June cablegram from France reports Lieutenant Doug Campbell American aviator, son of Professor Campbell of the observatory, slightly wounded. Campbell is noted as the first American ace.
A meeting of the county automobile club was held at the Liberty House on Friday evening. State Highway Commissioner Edwin Duffey and Secretary Baker of the State Automobile Association attended. Mayor Cox of this city delivered an address.
An American steamer loaded with food put back to port today after reporting it had been chased by submarines off the Virginia Capes. The captain requested permission to arm the vessel to resume voyage.
Julie Wert man, 27, claiming to be a Norwegian, was arrested Thursday morning as a suspicious character and confined in the guard house in Weats Point for investigation. Guards spotted him at the bridge near the station. maps hidden in his coat described Hudson shores. He seemed confused when asked for a registration card.
Purebred Holstein Miss Valley Mead De Kot Walker from California tops butterfat with 24.01 pounds in seven days for a junior three year old test. Freshened at three years five months twenty seven days, eight months milking yields. Sets world record, surpassing Finderne Hollingen Fayné with 22.57 pounds of butter from six weeks after freshening.
The text discusses early bull training with halters and the insertion of a strong ring by age one to control the animal. It emphasizes that a caretaker must be seen as master, and notes that vicious bulls often require careful handling to reduce accidents compared with supposedly gentle bulls.
Experiments from experiment stations show silage in dairy cow rations yields 18 percent more milk than corn fodder. Henry in Feeds and Feeding notes silage provides a more palatable, concentrated ration, allowing cows to consume more nutrients after meeting maintenance needs, enhancing milk production.
Practical carrymen debate how long to keep calves with cows. Colostrum helps cleanse the calf’s digestive system and starts function. Calves learn to drink the eater while cow milk is unfit for humans for about four days, and calf behavior aids relief of the cow’s burden.
White spozza is caused by a germ entering through the navel cord after birth. If the germ reaches the dairy barn all calves born have to die within a few hours unless the practice of disinfecting the navel is followed. There is no satisfactory remedy, the calf dying within a day or two.
Better corrosion and prereative of boiler corrosion Polasdium Nchremate discussed, urging feed water purity to prevent erochloric byproducts. If a quantity of the latter is present, unwanted reactions can occur. Read the TimeePress Want Ads for details.
An article traces Wallkill Academy's origins in Middletown dating to 1841, detailing the private corporation, site decisions, building completion in 1842, and early faculty. It notes the school’s evolution into Middletown High, the 1843–44 affiliation with the Regents, and the growth of departments, curriculum, and finances amid gradual expansion and challenges.
The piece traces Middletown's Orange County Academy from its 1849 opening under Henry Freeman to later leadership by Teller Babbit and D Kerr Bull. It notes attendance fluctuations, department structure, free-school beginnings, and rising female enrollment amid a 300-student total across departments, highlighting the school’s esteemed standing.
Mrs BR Ryerson of 19 Liberty Street has received part of a French officer's helmet picked up at the front. It was sent by her son First Lieut Robert E Ryerson of the Coast Artillery Corps. He writes interesting letters from the rest camp and hopes to be back at the front soon while in good spirits.
Associated Press reports Washington from Moscow that two communications to President Wilson express hope for total victory over Germany and favorable Allied support for reconstructing Russia’s power. A Six Cent Fare Granted appears in a separate note about the Poughkeepsie and Wappingers Falls Railway improving service.
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