Perth Amboy Plans July 4 3 Day Celebration for Service Members
Perth Amboy city celebration committee met in City Hall to outline a three day Independence Day festival from July 4 to 6. the event aims to honor local veterans with a citywide parade, memorial service, and family festivities funded by subscriptions and corporate support with a target of 15 000 to 25 000 dollars. committees were named for resolutions publicity refreshments and finance, with treasurer and secretary appointed and a registration blank for returning service members.
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City Hall
Perth Amboy
Hog
Gailore
Frank Dorsey
William C. Wilson
D. P. Olmstead
Arthur 4
John F. Bullwinkel
F. William Hilker
Benjamin Riedy
Jacob Krebelsheimer
Albert G. Waters
John White
Chris Jorgensen
Arthur E. Graham
Ira St. Crouse
Christian Anderson
Richard J. Galvin
Thomas Patten
Ferd’ Garretson
Plan to dispose city garbage via reclaimed land near Wonderland Park
A progress report by Alderman Chris Anderson at the board meeting outlines a municipal garbage disposal scheme. The plan envisions dumping waste from private haulers into barges anchored offshore to create reclaimed land along the southern shore, potentially expanding into a park or terminal area.
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Chris Anderson
Board of Aldermen
Anderson
Central Railroad
Graham & McKeon
Wonderland Park
Pier Head
Morgan F. Larson
Letters of administration filed in New Brunswick and South Amboy
Charles R Vader and Elizabeth Vader of Spotswood file for letters of administration on Joseph W Vader who died December 21. Survivors include Dorothy M George E Charles R Clifford UV and Woodrow Vader of Spotswood. Leonard Tice of South Amboy also applies for letters on Helena Thumhart who died October 21 and Anna Thumhart who died October 31. Survivors named include Herman Helen Morciot Amelia Milbrodt Michael Ernestina Deats and Mary Tice.
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New Brunswick
Charles Or. Vader
Elizabeth A. Vader
Spotswood
Joseph W. Vader
Dorothy M
George E
Charles R. Clifford UV
Woodrow W. Vader
Leonard Tice
South Amboy
Helena Thum~ Hart
Anna ‘Thumhart
Herman
Helen Morciot
Belleville
Amelia Milbrodt
Saginaw, Mich
Michael
Ernestina Deats
Pottstown
Mary Tice
Zing Let George Do It at N B Ave and Payette St
A brief item notes activity at the intersection of N B Avenue and Payette Street with a shorthand reference to a local request or warning. The excerpt provides no clear incident or names beyond the street markers.
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Stram Vu
Zing
George
N. B Ave
Payette St
Recruiting Office Opened in New York Guards Hired to Protect Workers
New York harbor strike actions push Boat Owners Association to deploy strike breakers under heavy guard. A recruiting office for non union workers opens as 200 discharged sailors and soldiers are hired. Private detectives and 200 guards are enlisted to protect boats and property. The association urges federal officials to deny any contemplated commandeering of boats or equipment.
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New York
Boat Owners Association
Secretary of War
Baker
Secretary of Navy
Daniels
New York Boat Owners Association
Rush Returns on Income Tax in City Office
Long lines formed at the Internal Revenue collector's office in the post office building as residents sought help filing their tax returns. The Board of Trade rooms stayed open Thursday night, aiding about 200 filers with volunteers Harry Comings William H. Pullen Theodore Degenring I. T. Madsen and Fred Hilton assisting, along with Mr Scully from the Newark revenue office solving difficult questions.
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Internal Revenue Collector's Office
Post Office
Maple Street
Board of Trade
Harry Comings
William H. Pullen
Theodore Degenring
I. T. Madsen
Fred’. Hilton
Mr. Scully
Newark Revenue Offic
Local Man in Casualty Report: Sergeant Bjork Dies in France
A casualty list includes Perth Amboy's Allan Bagger wounded slightly at 681 Smith Street. Noted is Sergeant Gotfried Bjork, who died in France February 26 after long pulmonary tuberculosis. Bjork enlisted 1917, served at Fort Slocum Kelly Field Mineola and overseas, survived many fronts without prior wounds. He leaves a brother in this city sisters in Woodbridge and Chicago and New Haven.
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Perth Amboy
Allan Bagger
Emma Bagger
Smith Street
Gotfried Bjork
Mauretania
France
Bjork
Fort Slocum
465Th Aero
Kelly Field
Texas
Mineola
L. I
Woodbridge
Chicago
New Haven
Militia to Hear Dorsey Mayor Addresses Reservists
Dorsey will address Newsey Militia Reserves Tuesday night at the high school after a battalion drill. A and B companies meet at city hall while C and D assemble at the high school, then the mayor's talk will cover important battalion developments.
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Dorsey
Newsey Militia
City Hall
Victory Loan Drive Opens April 21 In Perth Amboy
Preliminary plans for the Victory Loan to launch April 21 were unveiled at a city hall meeting led by General Chairman Adrian Lyon. Albert Leon said 660 State Four Minutes are available statewide, with thirty in Perth Amboy, and theatre instruction starts April 12. A mass meeting is scheduled for April 21 at a high school with national speakers.
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Adrian Lyon
Perth Amboy
Albert Leon
Leon
Lyon
Ie T. Madsen
Board of Trade
Oman
Pershing Sees U.S. Forces in German Combat Formation
General John J. Pershing inspected the Second division of the American army of occupation on a 600 acre plateau above Coblenz along the Rhine. He observed a massed formation of 24,000 men, presented over eighty decorations, and noted the marching time of about twenty minutes.
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Coblenz
John J. Pershing
Cars Damaged in Collision at Gordon and Kearny
Two cars collided on Gordon street near Kearny avenue with about 100 dollars damage to each vehicle. A Perth Amboy Biscuit Company car driven by Leo Goldsmith struck the right hind wheel of acy M. Coutts’s car, causing it to skid onto the sidewalk and overturn. Goldsmith’s car reportedly traveled about 40 miles per hour, tearing off the right front wheel and breaking the front angle.
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Gordon Street
Kearny Avenue
Acy M. Coutts
Perth Amboy Biscuit Company
Leo Goldsmith
Conti
Goldsmith
For Sale Ware Panel Delivery Mintly Asseo Bangain Prank
A fragmented classified line lists a for sale item described as a ware panel delivery mintly asseo bangain prank. Details are unclear due to OCR garble but the listing appears to offer a sale item with a humorous or erroneous phrasing and no verifiable seller or price.
Germany Yields on Ship and Food in Treaty Talks
Paris dispatch details Wilson meeting with Lloyd George Clemenceau and Poincare, focusing on Poland Germany boundary and Allied terms. Reports note German acceptance of Allies’ shipping and food requirements, with food ration of 370000 tons monthly and discussions on German securities. Talks anticipate separate treaties with Central Powers and League of Nations integration.
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Germany
Paris
Wilson
Lloyd George
Place Des Epats Unis
M. House
Clemenceau
Lloyd ‘George
Col House
Andre Tardeau
Louis Louchater
Reconstruction
Poincaire
Russell
Mareh
Allied Commission
Pee Siame
Berlin
von Braun
Brussels
League of Nations
League
Shane
Renee Denon
Bavarian diet to choose new premier after assassination
Reports from Basel Coblenz and Rome describe political upheaval as the Bavarian diet plans to select a new premier after a recent assassination. Broadcasts note shifting units in Russian camps and signals from Coblenz. Romanian oil fields and Austrian developments are also mentioned in the wire.
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Coblenz
Berlin
Signal Corps
York
Austria
Rome
Wuchter
Dsatia
Nicholas
Warsaw
Tuitia
Donbrowka
Silicia
Stefania
Tarra
Flood of money boosts tax returns amid fire ruin
Washington dispatch notes millions poured into internal revenue offices as individuals and businesses filed returns and paid first installments. By day’s end 4,009,000 filers were counted with tax receipts estimated at 80 million to 1 billion dollars. Penalties loom for late filers as crowds flood post offices and banks assist revenue officials. A separate fire on Laurie Street damaged a dwelling worth about 3,000 with two shells found in the attic and moved to police custody.
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Washington
Laurie Street
Paul Jensen
Frank Barca
Strikes Paralyze New Jersey Transit as Deputies Guard Cars
Newark March 16 Deputies guard Public Service Railway cars amid a strike by motormen and conductors in twelve northern counties. Talks between workers and company representatives, mediated by Carlton G. Burns, aim to resolve union recognition and a nine hour day with pay for ten. Traffic slow, only mail runs, and the strike likely to extend beyond the weekend.
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Associated Preax Newark
Public Service Railway Company
New Jersey
Carlton
Metuchen Wins Debate At Roselle Park
Metuchen High School defeated Roselle Park in a Rutgers College organized interscholastic debate on railways ownership. Metuchen argued the negative while Roselle supported the affirmative. Team members included Clifford Breen Katherine Ford He Prickitt and John Molineux as alternate. Judges were Assemblyman Arthur K. Warner Edward J. O'Brien and George Richards.
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Metuchen
Metuchen High School
Roselle Park
Rutgers College
Metuehen
Roselle
Clifford Breen
Katherine Ford
He Prickitt
John Molineux
Arthuk. Warner
Edward J .O'brien
Battin High School
I Elizabeth
George Richards
Winflett Scott School
Elizabeth
Girl Strikers Return to Work After Six Week Walkout
About sixty shirt waist workers at Koch Waist Company and Amboy Manufacturing plan to return next week after a six week strike. They gathered at 196 Smith Street this morning to discuss resuming production and to address their union status with the American Federation of Labor. The noisy campaign included chatter about shortages and wage adjustments as the workers prepared to rejoin their machines.
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Koch Waist Company
Amboy — Manufacturing Planta
Smith Street
Amsertoan Federation of Labor
Pyrex Cooking Gt & McAlinion Co
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BOY Scout Service
First Baptist Church
Madison Avenue
Market Street
National Field Scout
H. A. Groesbeck
Amer Toan
Kelly & McAlinden Co
Sergeant Bork
Ditauns Tires and McAlinden Co
Irunewick Ave
Victory Loan Drive
Pershing
U. S
F. Larkin
Kelly
McAlinden Co
KR. D
Sware
Primenreyy
Wei
Joseph P. Tumulty
League of Nationals
Associated Press
Basle
Kurt Elsner
I. C. Dalton
EXIDE
Public Service Company
Protectton
Newark
Ag Hae
Debate
Girl Strikers
Aeolion
Lion
Columbia
Montad
Graith Bt
Jonnart’s
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