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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1923
Page
4
A partial front page notes the paper’s history from 1851 through 1906, listing editions and staff. It includes editor names, publication details, and ad solicitations, along with opinion pieces on crime, census spending, and calls for reform by various groups.
The text notes Americans facing tough times as women roll up sleeves to take on tasks long needing their skilled management.
A double wedding anniversary supper was hosted Friday evening at 14 Jackson Avenue for Mr. and Mrs. George BE Stanwood and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Graham. Violin music by TH Chambers and readings by Mrs Chambers accompanied a Marble Arch vocal by A N Springstead. Attendees included the Stanwoods, Grahams, Springsteads, Conklings, Lowes, H H Chambers, Claude Stanwood, Flora Waldron, and others.
Delegates from Orange County Scouts of America will depart Priday May 4 for Minkhamton to attend the Eastern States jam bores. Leader C W Hunter announces the group includes Patley Hardenbergh Steinard Swaim Canfield Dunning Woodley Hatch Hatch Preecepio Weeks West and many notables led by General John J Pershing. The event promises the largest scout program in years.
Miss Constance Georgia Hoar daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick A Hoar Ridgewood New Jersey and W Eugene Roesch of New York City and Monroe son of Mrs George FF Roesch and the late Justice Hoesch were married Thursday at the rectory of the Church of the Sacred Heart by Rev Thomas J Harry. Mine Pattie Ransom of Jersey City was bridesmaid and George F Roesch brother of the groom was best man. The bride a 1919 Smith College graduate. Roesch served as a lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps.
The group voted to adopt the name Historical Society of Middletown and the Wallkill Precinct Inc. and proceed with incorporation filings. Officers and a large list of members were named and the plan includes opening a suitable storage home and collecting local records and relics.
Postmaster John D. Stivers led semiannual checks of Middletown rural routes. Officials urge repainting boxes white with owner names, proper posting, and annual maintenance to improve curb appeal and durability while noting signals must not be raised when depositing mail.
Realty market activity shows multiple home and investment purchases. Sarah A. Easman sells a two family house at 53 Lake Avenue Lincoln Kniffen of Jacksonville Fla buys for a home. Samuel and Lauretta Tuthill buy 40 Knapp Avenue from Benjamin Perry for a home. Webster Kohler sells 8 Mills Avenue to Kila L. Bowe for a home. Mary E. Beakes sells to Webster Kohler her 170 Linden Avenue home. Jeona Mabee buys 17 Smith Street two family house from Spencer Burt for a home. Webster Kohler buys 172 Linden Avenue for an investment from C B Wilkes. Vera L. Taylor purchases 47 Mountain Avenue semi bungalow from Grace Judge for a home with possession May 1. Meola & Meola handle many sales. Frank A Mundy sells to Addison N Baker his 6 Grant Street home, sale by Archibald Taylor Co. Mary Benjamin and Florence Yaple purchase 21 Mills Street two family house from Mary E Wood. Archibald Taylor Co. arranges. George F Meschutt sells 123-123% Linden Avenue four family house to Roger Barry for a home. John J Cronin buys 16 Oak Street double house from Morris K. Berkowsky with possession June 4 via A Henschel & Son. Clarence G Townsend sells cottage at 113 Beacon Street to Charles and Pearl Moshier for a home, possession June 1 via A Henschel & Son. Miss Anna Reed sells 8 Little Avenue property to Benjamin Fater for a home via Ernest W. Wickham. Horace E Denbler sells 23 East Avenue to Abrams and Mabee for a home.
A notice states possession of the book and that the names will be reproduced at a not distant date. The book was used in 1ST.
Miss Margaret F. Hanes daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward R Hanes of Linden Avenue marries George E Marks Jr son of Mr and Mrs George E Marks of East Conkling Avenue at the First Congregational Church parsonage. The couple will reside in the city after a brief wedding trip.
Justice A H F Seeger in Special Term of the Supreme Court ruled for the defendant in the separation suit brought by Morgan Van Tassel of Cornwall against Minnie P Fanning Van Tassel. A decree of separation was granted and the husband ordered to pay 6 per week for the three children with visitation every two weeks. Potential adjustment if daughter Claire, recently found in Glendale, California, returns.
Daniel Carter Beard national scout commissioner and Orange County Council officers will review county scouts at Recreation Park Newburgh on May 19 in the afternoon. J B Sutherland scout commissioner was named chairman of committees.
Additional dealers who signed May milk contracts were announced Saturday at J. G. Petherbridge's office. Names include Michand De Stefano at Oxford Depot, Monrose Cheese Company at Monroe and Oxford Depot, Warwick Dairy Company at Warwick, Middletown Milk and Feed Company at Sounds Station, Howells and Slate Hill, and 3. MM. Horton of Like Cig.
The move to daylight saving begins at 2 am Sunday in Middletown and across about 850 eastern cities and towns. Clocks advance one hour until 2 am September 30 with Massachusetts leading adoption and New York New Jersey major states. Local ordinances and church notices adjust services. Hartford and several Connecticut towns join the shift.
The Junior Department of Webb Horton Memorial Sunday school hosted a surprise party for superintendent Mrs W Hemingway at her home on Academy Avenue. The event featured vocal and instrumental music, games, and refreshments. A gold fountain pen and a large birthday cake were presented by department secretary Margaret Magar and J C Tolles respectively, with numerous attendees named.
W M Seeley was notified Friday afternoon of the death Friday morning at Pittston Pennsylvania of C R Smiles, commissioner of assessments and taxation, an intimate friend.
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