Local option men to meet tonight in Jamesburg
Local option forces from across the county gather at the Second Reformed church in New Brunswick Monday evening to outline the fall campaign and receive reports from subordinate societies. John H. Ward of Bergen County League will speak on regional work and note that Bergen sent three lawmakers to Trenton last year. Committees plan to visit Democratic and Republican leaders to gauge their state officer preferences. The meeting starts at eight o clock and all are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamesburg
Second Reformed Church
George Street
New Brunswick
John H. Ward
Bergen County League
Trenton
Matawan Notes Show Local Life And Daring Rescue
The town reports a Holy Communion service at Trinity Episcopal and a remarkable rescue at Budd Lake where Jackie Gormally recovered a drowning boy’s body after days of searching. Local moves, visits, and library precautions fill the rest, with residents from Matawan and nearby towns sharing news of travel, work, and school appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Episcopal Church
Mr. Rush
Westfield
Jack Gormally
Budd Lake
Jackie
Jamesburg Church Hosts Visiting Clergy and Parish News
The Rev. A W Spooner from Mt. Carmel Pa preached at Jamesburg Presbyterian. James Mason of Jersey City and Rev. John A Marquis of Cedar Rapids Iowa visited. Children under sixteen were barred from services. Grace Breckwedel of Vine street visits Manasquan. James Martin of Philadelphia stayed with his parents. A six cylinder Oakland wheel failure damaged a soldier encampment patrol near town. All Sunday school picnics are postponed due to a paralysis scare. Kenneth W Edwards of Philadelphia visits with parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Spooner
Mt. Carmel
Howard van Dyke
Jamesburg Presbyterian Church
James Mason
Jersey City
E. C. Mason
Toms River
Presbyterian Church
G. Davison
Gatzmar Avenue
John A. Marquis
George Martin
John M. Dey, Jr
New Brunswick
Sea Girl
Oakland
Smith
Union’ Valley
Presbyterian School
Philadelphia
To Identify Your Trunks in Public Baggage Handling
The New York Evening Sun advises marking trunks with a red marker or ribbon to identify bags quickly. The idea emphasizes peace of mind and convenience when distinguishing personal baggage among many others for easier handling by baggage personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Sun
Supreme Court rules act of 1914 unconstitutional in city governance case
In Aug 14 Trenton, the Supreme Court invalidated the 1914 act allowing city commissions to regulate internal municipal affairs. The ruling dismissed Wygant’s writ to review Hackensack fire chief Zeigler’s appointment by the Hackensack Improvement Commission. The decision notes quo warranto, not certiorari, as the proper remedy to oust an official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening News
Trenton
Supreme Court
Michael W. Wygant
William Zeigler
Hackensack
Teenenanen Improvement Commission
Board of Commissioners
Improvement Commission
New Barbadoes
Wygant
Livock
Cranbury Notes On Fishing Trip And Town Health Actions
Messrs. C. H. Lewis R. L. Mc Dowell M. A. Rue John D. Chamberlin and A. O. Rue reported a two day Harvey Cedars fishing trip yielding over two hundred fish. Cranbury church services paused in August due to infantile paralysis. Palace theatre and other amusements closed. Township Board of Health appointed special officers to monitor roads and vehicle occupants. Constable Samuel Lawrence and others remain on duty at Cranbury and Cranbury Station. No plague cases reported. Miss Emma L. Mershon visited Trenton. Rev. Warren F. Elsing left Cranbury for Galeton Pa. to join his wife. Mr. Elsing traveled by automobile. Mrs. Fred Maple of Trenton visiting her parents. Mr. Maple joined them over Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Benthuysen
Jersey City
Dorothy Dennis
Ethelewis
Mildred Morton
Asbury Park
Ocean Grove
Aew
George W. Parker
Samuel Washburn
Samuel Bower
Baltimore
Matawan First Baptist Church
B. Hussart
Matawan Free
Oceanport
Matawan
Beech Street
Ed Bank
Lewis
South River
Newark
Uhl Rockhill
Francis Reid
Perth Amboy
Frank Reid
Broad Street
Oliver Diggin
Haines Falls
C. H. Lewis
R. L. McDowell
M. A. Rue
John D. Chamberlin
A. O. Rue
Harvey Cedars
Palace Moving Picture Theatre
Township Board of Health
Samuel Lawrence
Cranbury
Walter H. Havens
Cranbury Station
Raymond Britton
Plainsboro
Emma L. Mershon
Trenton
Warren F. Elsing
Second Presbyterian Church
Elsing
Galeton
Marguerite Cubberly
Philadelphia
Fred Maple
Mr. Maple
Ellendale Terrace Visitors From Perth Amboy and Nearby Towns
Local notes record Mrs Joseph Sharrett of Perth Amboy visiting Ben jamin D Kinsey and Louis Gober of Perth Amboy among town visitors Thursday. George Barrett and Mr Hankle of Perth Amboy stopped by. Miss Daisy Munn visited out of town friends Friday. Pearle and Alfred Munn Jr returned to Fords after visiting grandparents. Mr Miller of Perth Amboy was in town Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Sharrett
Perth Amboy
Benjamin D. Kinsey
George Barrett
Carteret
Daisy Munn
Louis Gober
Mr. Hankle
Fred Binder
Pearle
Alfred Munn, Jr
Fords
Miller
Stolen $327 Trunk Theft Leads to Missing Suspects
Officer Connelly investigated a boardinghouse trunk theft in Roosevelt where Steve Watamoluk reported $327 taken by two boarders, John Gronski and Joseph Waleminsky. Despite searches of saloons and alarms, no trace of the men is found as efforts to locate them continue. Meanwhile local notices report recovery from toe surgery, socialist organizer Mark Alexander's visit, and residents’ weekend travels and trips along the Hudson to Palisade Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Morris Cohen
Chrome
Cohen
Atlantic Highlands
Mark Alexander
C. Nail
Michigan
Nellie Sexton
William Sexton
Mame Sexton
John Sexton
Local residents mingle in town events and travels
South Amboy and nearby towns see visitors from Asbury Park Newark Jersey City and Perth Amboy. Several residents enjoy vacations at Harvey Lake Keysee West Virginia and Ocean Grove while church and civic activities loom. Old Board of Freeholders reunion at Siedler’s Beach highlights community nostalgia.
Petition Filed By Rep Capstick In New Jersey Race
Congressman John H. Capstick Republican for the Fifth New Jersey district has filed his petition with se cretary of state as Union and Morris counties prepare for the upcoming election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening News
Trenton
John H. Capstick
New Jersey
Union
Morris Counties
Secre
Matawan's Old Home Week Tops Firemen Tournament
Matawan closes the first Old Home Week and firemen's tournament with large crowds, a successful parade, and charitable drives. Fire Chief Levi Emmons led the effort to acquire a new hose wagon for Washington Engine Company amid local support, with two minor arrests for a crooked concession. Miss Helen Kelly crowned Queen Matawan First amid festive electric lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matawan
Amusement Company
Slocum Amusement Company
Slocum
Levi 8. Emmons, Jr
Washington Engine Company
Emmons
Woman's Club
Camp Fire Girls
Jack Miller
Symour S. Manning
Old Home
Recorder Hillard Low
Helen Kelly
Croud
Miss Kelly
Mata
Henderson
Keyport Social Roundup Includes Visitors and Local Notes
Mrs Lillian Welles visited Perth Amboy. Miss Hazel Bowne entertained friends at home. Mrs H P Disbrow visited New York. John Mount of Holmdel and Captain Frank Stiles with family visited Keyport. Mrs Edwin Raffery from Washington, D C, visiting here. Epworth League to meet at church tomorrow night at 8. Bridge work over Matawan creek nearly finished. Paul Kirk resigns from W S Wallace & Co to attend a Chicago display men’s convention. Various locals and out-of-town visitors frequent Keyport events and engagements this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Welles
Perth Amboy
Hazel Bowne
Ray Bowne
H. P. Disbrow
New York
John Mount
Holmdel
Keyport
Frank Stiles
Lake Hopatcong
Idella Tyler
New Brunswick
Florence DeNike
Emma Nabrook
Keansburg
Charles Sproul
Frank Lockwood
Brooklyn
Edwin Raffery
Washington, D. C
W. J. Duncan
O. C. Bogardus
Fern Ridge, Pa
Epworth League
Dawson Lawn
Garret Longstreet
Olive Beers
State Normal School
Lolla Wood
Pocono Mountains
Matawan Creek
Paul Kirk
W. 8
Wallace & Company
Chicago
Flora V. Evans
Mt. Vernon
Sallie
Bertha Stranger
Red Bank
Phelps Cherry
Broad Street
William English
Timothy Longstreet
Florida
Magnolia
Florine Koble
Asbury Park
Harry Thompson
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
Highlands
W. H. Smith
Navesink
Edna Koble
Elizabeth Ogden
C. Leon Garrison
In Perfect Faith
Grandma and granddaughter of four watch as grandpa lays sod over their faithful old friend Jack. The brief scene conveys quiet reverence and continuity amid yard work.
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Grandma
Grandpa
Jack
Spotswood Shopper Weekend Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Friday social notes show Miss Jeane Underhill and Frank Fisher shopping in New Brunswick while Elmer Granger visits relatives in New York City and Mrs. Richard Berry spends a week there. Several residents travel to Newark, Freehold, Perth Amboy, and Atlantic Highlands. Camp Fire and Boy Scout activities mark community life as legal notices describe small disputes and peace bonds amid farm chatter about chickens.
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Jeane Underhill
New Brunswick
Elmer Granger
New York City
Frank James
Richard Berry
George Hodkiss
Brooklyn
Frank Fisher
Beatrice Daw
John Taylor
D. Berry
Louis Kahle
Fred DeVoe
Emily DeVoe
Atlantic Highlands
H. Klopstock
Henry Wesp
Elsie DeVoe
Rachel Probasco
Freehold
Tina Greenberg
Sarah Greenwood
Newark
John Egbert
Charles DeVoe
Mary Hunn
Perth Amboy
Old Bridge
Greenbank
Jack" Larkin
Inkel
Everitt Appleby
Miller
Waites
B Bowne
Arthur Appleby
Hamilton Hazelhurst
Bowne
Mr. Appleby
Joseph Brenner
Joseph
Auto theft plot exposed in Cleveland arrests
Cleveland authorities arrest attorney David F. Hopkins and Frank Lyons as part of a nationwide car theft ring. Police expect to recover thousands of dollars in stolen vehicles and to round up the gang. Army Surgeon Dies in Texas related obituary notes Robert N. Winn, chief hospital surgeon with the national guard, dies after pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
David Fr. Hopkins
Cleveland Law School
Frank
Kid) Lyons
Hagle Pass
Tex
Aug. l
Robert N. Winn
United States
National Guard
Keansburgs Big Carnival Sept Unveils Weeklong Festivities
Keansburg prepares for its sixth annual carnival starting in September. Events span coronation ceremonies, three nights of dancing and bands, athletic games on the boardwalk, floral parade, Grangers Day with a fireworks display, swimming races, a Mardi Gras, a show at the Auditorium, and a baby parade with free band concerts daily on the beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keansburg
Theansburg Carnival Association
Let us get married cartoonists featured in Sunday World
In the Sunday World Magazine of August 20 humor pages, Cesaré Goldberg Brinkerhoff and Webster present a themed sketch sequence. The note urges readers to view the two pages of sketches in the New York Sunday World magazine section and to place orders early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday World Magazine
Cesaré
Goldberg
Brinkerhoff
Webster
New York Sunday World
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Ellendale Terrace
Roosevelt
South Amboy
William Woodward, Jr
Frank Johnson
J. Augustus Barkalow
Joseph Capner
New York & Long Branch
New York Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Edward Pope
J. Dwyer
David Street
Keysee
West Virginia
George McGinnis
Edward Bloodgood
Common Council
Richard Neiltop
O. L. Carr
Bordentown, Avenue
Harvey Lake
Board of Health
E. 8. Tilton
Baptist Church
J. E. Shaw
John Street
M. E
William Sunday
Riddle
Morgan
Old Board of Freeholders
Siedler’s Beach
Seldlers
National Biscuit Company
Spotswood
Health Board
Neansburgs
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