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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1919
Page
2
The Stratton Theatre hosted the Middletown High School class of 1919 diplomas ceremony with 28 graduates. Addresses by students covered Pershing and the League of Nations, followed by prize awards and remarks from the mayor.
A Sunday afternoon trolley delay at Ryernon's Bridge disrupted service for about an hour after the 3 pm car from Geatby reached the scene. Officials investigated a broken span on the suspension of the Boyer line as cars resumed.
At Stratton Theatre diplomas are awarded to students while prizes are handed out for scholarship. The event highlights steady averages and credits the students and staff for their efforts.
Rev. Kettle awarded Clemson oratory prizes to Btant ley Blair Johnson and Thomas James Kennedy. He quipped about War and politics and joked that essays should cover Moisture Proof Powder and Is Thirst Increased in a Dry Town. Johnson received the light of the judges' pick after the presentations.
Miss Lucy Pelton of 68 Gran avenue wins the Own Your Home essay contest and a $5 prize. Mary Connell of 14 Benjamin avenue wins $3 and John Ostrom of 7 Monhagen avenue wins $2. honorable mention goes to Lillian Harbison, Marcella Tunney, Dorothy Adams, Fenul Smith, and David C. Buell Jr.
On Monday evening at Mrs. H. Carl's home a party celebrated Margaret E. Wear's graduation from the 1919 High School class and Laura A. Peck's birthday. Ten young women from Mrs. Carl's Sunday school class attended along with Mrs. Holt and Rev. F W. Stacey. Wear received a French ivory mirror as a graduation keepsake and pink roses adorned tables. Remarks from Mrs. Holt, Mrs. Carl, and Rev. Stacey honored both honorees.
Charles FE Taylor of this city prepared his petition for the Republican nomination for Special Surrogate and will circulate it immediately. This appears the only petition circulated so far. Vacancy committee includes Geneva H Carpenter Monroe Margaret C Harford Ivan A Gardner Harry T Crist Middletown George W Dull Chester E MecLaughlin Washingtonville Jacob A Decker Newburgh Russell E Conley Tuxedo W H Handern Goshen Fred L Smith Warwick W MM Gildarsiveye Central Valley. Repeler Howard M Starr announces renomination after one term with continued duties.
Patrick J. Welea of the Rome Custodial Asylum traveled to Middle tong on Taggday evening to retrieve Gearse Trainor who had left the institution and was later picked up in the city last Sunday night by Officer Kane of the Gre police. Youngs Towner and Mr. Welch were seen with O. and W. at 213 a.m. on Wedors cay. See teed.
The Jenn W. Slauson Sealers Aly Prize was awarded to Dorothy Ruthena Tull Tuesday evening, continuing a history of winners. The prize has been won 19 times by young women and six times by young men, with a recent amount cited as 178 dollars in fringe context.
Examinations conducted Wednesday by Bennett and Ima Travis of the Department of Families and Markets for those seeking to obtain license or rule testing of milk and cream by the Balkeel method. Sessions held at the research department of the Toedens Condenser. Several out of town residents attended from Woodridge and Toon Rearmkec.
The Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of New York voted to hold the commission meeting in Newburgh as Ithaca hosts the gathering. The decision follows a word received by Reva this afternoon.
The Erie Railroad began repairs at the James Street crossing with new bricks and better pavement. A seven hundred foot extension of the Briz platform is planned to allow westbound trains to stop west of James Street, eliminating blocking at North Street and easing traffic congestion.
A dozen graduates plan to enter business college seven will attend universities and other institutions two intend to become nurses one will return for a postgraduate course and six have not settled plans. Names listed include Thomas Kennedy Veronica Barret Joseph Curran Dorothy Fellows Helen Johnson Ruth Still Marcella Tunney Edith Warner Margaret Wear Gladys Forsythe Ava Van Talmadge Stanley Johnson Willard Kesteloo Augustus Maier Harry Robb John Altmann Harold Morgans May Barnes Mary Cahill Lillian Herbison Rose Alert Dorothy Bull Lydia Dayton Agnes Flannery Marion Hanes Hazel Townsend.
The Wallkill town board voted down a motion to rescind a resolution prohibiting Sunday baseball. The 2 PM meeting at Town Clerk John R. Slawson’s office heard petitions for and against the ban with input from Walikill Transit Company and Midway Park residents. Supervisor William T. Wallace led as speakers pressed both sides. Members of the Wallkill Civic Club and Missionary Society joined residents in opposition to rescinding the ban.
The New York Guard Comany I drive ended Tuesday with 36 new enlistments raising strength to 96. Captain E Madden Decker announced the completed campaign, followed by a beefsteak dinner for Lt H DeWitt’s platoon defeated in the recruitment contest.
The Millspaugh Building Corporation is incorporated in Albany with Stanley Millspaugh, Stanley G. Shimer, and Miss Loviss Henderson as incorporators. Capital stock stands at 100000 with 60000 initial capital. The firm plans to take over Mr Millepaugh’s North Street property formerly used by Tompkins Dry Goods, and a directors meeting will be held within three weeks to elect officers.
Robert D. Williams of New York City was elected Grand Commander at the 106th annual Knights Templar conclave in Ithaca. Other officers named include Robert Greenfield Mount Vernon and Geo H Hanford Syracuse. A 3,000-strong parade highlighted the day alongside bank and casualty notes from regional offices.
A garbled report projects jute wealth tied to a looming drain in Brattstion affecting a total output near 23 million ayne of oreal. The piece hints at national or regional economic stakes and future supply concerns.
A fragmented meditation argues worry, not work, as the true destroyer of progress. It claims people overburden themselves beyond what they can bear, warning that mental strain cripples effort more than external upheavals.
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