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Newspaper
Plainfield Record
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1916
Page
4
The Plainfield Record announces issue details from 193 North Avenue with staff roles including a president, manager, and editor. The brief masthead lists contact phone and names such as La Rock and Geo. Mgr, James J. McNambe as editor.
In a local Plainfield discussion, supporters urge William N. Runyon to receive the county judgeship, arguing his two years in the New Jersey Legislature and long record as a lawyer and public servant merit the post and alignment with party principles. The piece contrasts Runyon with other candidates and notes local figures weighing a move to secure the bench for him.
Central Railroad may open a passage between eastbound steps on the Waterbury side of the depot and a brick row to ease transfer between trains. A driveway along the avenue south of the bound step could aid traffic and mail service, enabling new morning regulations for arriving commuter trains. Mayor Leighton Calkins faces Sabbath concerns as Plainfield debates Sunday stores and Christmas shopping restrictions. The First Squadron of Cavalry is noted as the only eligible mounted guard in the region.
Plainfield residents faced a roundup after heavy snowfall with Mayor Leighton Calkins warning about fines for violators. The piece also discusses trolley extensions, South Plainfield commuter issues, and optimism for local shopping while noting tax collection quirks and editorials on national perceptions of Jersey justice.
Indications point to a New Jersey National Guard escort for the gubernatorial inauguration in Trenton mid January. A committee will select two infantry regiments and one mounted squadron, with preference for the Second and Third Regiments and Company K of Plainfield and the Fite Cavalry Troop D of this city to avoid angering other units. The choice aims to ensure capable duty while smoothing over prior exclusions.
John Cory sold his three story Park avenue and Front street business block to a New York buyer through Isaac E. Giles and Charles W. DeGraw. Filings were signed at the Courier-News office amid speculation of the closing sale and related transfer details.
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