Lawrence DeMari Arrested For Exemption Office No-Show
Lawrence DeMari failed to appear at the exemption office and was taken to Camp Dix for induction after being arrested on Cherry Street by Pol Lieutenant Higgins and a metro tap officer. He offered no acceptable excuse for tardiness to Secretary Walter Freeman of the local board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence DeMari
Gelf
Humphreys
Cherry Street
New York
Higgins
Metro
Walter Free
DeMars
Camp Dix
Higgins. Y
Dentist Dr Atwood suit yields full recovery for $40
Leonard Collins of Eastfield testified he delivered teeth from his pocket to prove Dr Atwood had inserted them but they dropped out seven days later. Collins acted as his own counsel and could not prove lack of obligation to remedy defects. Judge Crane directed a verdict for $40 with order Atwood to address any alleged deficiency. Nicholas Myers Jr also self represented against a $130 professional service claim by Dr T D Avis. Robert Newton Crane appeared for the plaintiff. judge ordered a verdict for the full amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Atwood
Nicholas Myers, Jr
T. D.avis
Robert Newton Crane
Crane
Netherwood Fresh Air Home Opens First Meeting Week
The Netherwood Fresh Air Home on Leland avenue opened last Friday with Miss Sara Curry in charge. Two hundred crew came from New York in the first contingent. The initial meeting was held Sunday afternoon led by Rev. Dr. Charles E. Herring and Joseph W. Gavett led the evening service. Additional services are planned for next Sunday afternoon and night and Plainfielders are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netherwood Fresh Air
Leland Avenue
Seamn
Sara Curry
New York
Charles E. Herring
Joseph W. Gavett
Gambling raid leads to fines in Watchung Ave home
In the city police court Thomas Muldowney was fined 120 for permitting gambling at his Watchung Avenue home after a Sunday raid on a crap game. Russell Giles John Owens William J. Thomas Johnson and David Mack were each fined 20. A fire damaged Julio Reganto’s fruit and confectionery at Liberty Street 308 310 Monday evening origin suspected as spontaneous combustion. Firefighters used two sixty gallon tanks of chemicals and the loss amounts to 250 mainly on the building owned by William D Thickston. A Jersey City girl touring to promote thrift stamps visited Plainfield with Police Lieutenant Buckley. Seven more Plainfield Boy Scouts left for Camp Watchung Bear Mountain, making fourteen at the camp led by Scout Executive Ernest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Muldowney
Watchung Avenue
Muldowney
Russell Giles
John Owens
William J. Thomas
Johnson
David Mack
Julio Reganto
Liberty Street
Gre
William D. Thickston
Frances Kelly
Jersey City
Plainfield
Buckley
Kiely
Watchung
Bear Mountain
Hudson
Hamley
Deakin
van Blarhcom
Detweller
Burgess
Tilley
Pound
Ernest
City Police Display Five Stars for Departed Officers
The past week saw William Russ leave for Pelham Bay to join the naval Badhee and Jacob Jonas enter the Merchant Marine in Boston. Also departing are Clerk John Reinhart and Patrolman Michael Regan now overseas, and Patrolman Ludwig Hefti who has enlisted but awaits deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tmen
William Russ
Pelham Bay
Naval
Badhee
Jacob Jonas
Merchant Marine
Boston
Russ
Jonas
Department
John Reinhart
Michael Regan
Ludwig Hefti
Mosquito Commission appoints Wolcott Calkins inspector
Wolcott Calkins son of Mayor Leighton Calkins is named inspector for the New Jersey Mosquito Extermination Commission. While photographing the Ley Paige test at Bayway a confiscated camera allegedly held film with graphs important to the commission. He filed a complaint with Standard officials who are investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolcott Calkins
Leighton Calkins
New Jersey
Bayway
Calkins
Mosquito Commission
Standard
Train fare dispute leads to fines in city police court
Conductor Ferdinand Dencklau testified four men Andrew Judge and Richa Sutton of North Plainfield were abusive on a New Jersey Central train and were fined 50 each after arrest at North avenue station. Charles Cassatt of West Third street paid 20 for entering a hennery and killing a duck. Conrad Winckler was ordered to remove his belongings from a Johannes place home after police say he disrupted a residence by courting another man’s wife. Judge DeMeza warned of heavier jail time on a repeat offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey Central
CIA
Ferdinand Dencklau
Andrew Judge
Richa Sutton
North Plainfield
DeMeza
Dencklau
North Avenue
Charles Cassatt
West Third Street
Benjamin Frankel
Plainfield Avenue
Conrad Winckler
Johannes Place
Winckler
Plainfielders Earn Certificates at Plattsburg Camp
Six Union county men completed the military course at the Plattsburg training camp and received certificates of commendation from Colonel C. B. Dentler. Among the honorees are Plainfielders A. R. Dayton and R. G. Sykes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Plattsburg Training Camp
C. B. Dentler
A. R. Dayton
R. G. Sykes
Charles Rising Detained on Vagrancy Charge in South Avenue Area
Charles Rising claimed residence in Philadelphia but was found wandering near South avenue and Berckman street early Tuesday. He offered no valid excuse, was jailed on vagrancy, and ordered by Judge DeMeza to leave town. Camp Endeavor in Scotch Plains opened for the season housing fifty mothers and children for two weeks under supervision of Miss Jenni Stoddard and staff. Miss May Vincent Whitney, pianist, fractured an ankle at Columbus Auditorium and may miss six to eight weeks of recovery after a planned trip to Cornell University for a seven week music course. Local Sunday schools plan seashore trips to Asbury Park following New Jersey Central’s car limitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rising
Philadelphia
Roy Martin
South Avenue
Berckman Street
DeMeza
Rising
Endeavor
Mai
Tfen County
Ch ‘F Society
Scotch Plains
Jennie Stoddard
Elizabeth
Marjorie Keates
Edna Keates
Elsie Sperling
Bertha Wenke
Edgar Fenty
Lukash
Harry Zehl
Columbus Auditorium
May Vincent Whitney
Rsot Street
Gladys Stites
Front Street
Harry Hatin
Headquarters
Paul Adams
No. 4 Company
Netherwood
James Bebout
West Fifth ‘Street
Naval Aviation School
Joseph ‘Murray
West Fourth Street
Naval Reserves
William Hand
Westervelt Avenue
Construction Department
Quartermas‘corps
Bebout
Gulf Training Station
Murray
Naval Station
Newport
Joseph Howland
Fourth Street
Fifth Street
Arlington Avenue
Edward J. Coffey
Co.g
311Th Infantry
France
Edward Coffey
South Second Street
Coffey
Camp Dix
A. D. Honeyman
East Front Street
Benjamin Mott
Roosevelt Park
Budd’s Lake
Mary E. Fosbre
Essex ‘Street
Guerin Mischiara
Morristown
Plainfield
J. Norman Rhodes
Summit Avenue
Eugene McGarry
Stebbins Place
George Ball, Jr
Linden Avenue
J. Fred Hall
Neshank
Public Service Office
Plainfield Lodge of Elks
William Kunffleman
Regent Street
Douglas ‘van Winkle
Park Avenue
Frank O. Dunning, Jr
Arthur Dunning
Mountain Avenue
Gabriel Olsson
East Second Street
Cyrus W. Moffett
Herbert Bartlat
Richmond Street
Arthur Harris
Central Avenue
America
Y.M. C. A. War Fund
Helen F. Calla
Thomas Callahan
Earl W. Beatty
Detroit
Mich
St. Mary’s Rectory
Miss Callahan
St. Mary’s School
Anna Callahan
Daniel J. McAfee
West Sixth Street
B. M. Bogan
Jerelmiah Callahan
East
Iry
Naval
Beatty
Samoa
R. W. Medick
William’ Medick
West Front Street
Camp Humphreys
A. G. Jenkins
First Place
Greenwood Lake
Albert Harris
Clinton Avenue
West Eighth Street
Ocean Grove
Elizabeth Smith
Darrow Avenue
Gavett’s Crockery
Federal Reserves Bank
New York
Hill
Hoeard Allegar
Elm Place
Asbury Park
Mae Newell
Spruce
St Elizabeth’s Hospital
Stanley Burner
Jackson ‘Anne
Gardner
Edward
Char
Martin J. Miltner
Church Stre
Browne Universe Providence
R. I
Tom Row
Philip Moskovitz
Queermasters’ Corps
Waldorf Cyrich
East ‘Seventh Street
Tomain
Hyman
Fass
North Plainfield
Somerset County Exempts Board
Uversity
Devins
Mass
F. J. Unger
North Pla
Chatham Street
Barou
D. Bishop
White House
Harry Williams
W. Williams
Mountain Boulevard
Watchung
Schloss Grocery
Fred A. Martin
Grandview Avenue
All Mobile
John J. Greene
Westenth Street
Ruthers
N. J. Wessell
Warren Pa
R Gustav Sjoblom
Vincent W. Nash
Pipect Avenue
Sp Lake
Wiliam Smith
Albion
Edwa ‘County
Ill
Smith
England
Missouri
Andrew Schillinger
Hank
Boston
New Y
Plainfield church groups set excursion dates
Churches plan trips with a split schedule. Nue and Grace churches will travel on Saturday July 20 while First and Park Avenue Baptists, Congregational and First Presbyterian go on Thursday July 25. Hope chapel has traditionally held the largest Plainfield outing and may choose a Saturday in August. a later date may be required to secure transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey Central
Watchung Council
Knights of Columbus
Asbury Park
Ocean Grove
Plainfield
St. Mary’s
St. Joseph's
K. of . War Fund
Andrew E. Kenney
Garret A. Keating
George Gutterman
Nue
Grace
First
Park Avenue Baptists
Congregational
First Presbyterian
Hope Chapel
Local Motorist Fined for Speed on Somerset Street
Stirling resident Louis Simit faced Recorder Fred Hand after a borough dragnet targeted auto speeders. Simit was cited for driving thirty miles per hour on Somerset Street and fined ten dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Simit
Stirling
Fred Hand
Somerset Street
County jail for false soldier tale and local incidents
George Wilson, alias William Lund, jailed for sixty days after police expose a long history of fake wartime stories, linked to Newburgh, New York. Mrs. John Hope, 21, of 40 Harmony Street, attempted iodine poisoning amid family troubles but was treated at Muhlenberg Hospital and expected to recover. A Ladies' Aid birthday serial is planned at Mrs. Frank Rimmer's home on Greenbrook Road, July 18 with Union Line trolley details. Union County considers issuing 261,000 in improvement bonds for Bonnie Burntatorium, county roads, and related projects to save 35,000 in interest by issuing now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George’ Wilson
Pat of the Land
Muhlenberg Hospital
Langsuishing
County
Bastile
DeMeza
Wilson
William Lund
Newburg, N. Y
John Hope
Harmony Street
Albert Pittis
Hope T
Ladies’ Aid Society
Frank Rimmer
Greenbrook Road
Rock Avenue
Union Line
Fourth Street
Watchung Avenue
Union County Board of Freeholders
Nathan Leavitt
Bonnie
Natorium
Training New Men at Camp Dix Faces Time Delays
Report notes time lost in shaping new recruits at Camp Dix as rookies from Rainfield and Union await transfer to Eight Bev Division camps. Veterans in France expected to assist newcomers. YMCA Newark official H A To nd proposes short lectures on French coins common words town travel and measures to ease soldiers rest periods. War Work Council considers expanding program to cantonments. A 265 man detail from the Red Mount Station under Major Thomson will exhibit in Philadelphia July 19 20, then travel via Moorestown for overnight lodging. Plainfield men serve in the division. Some units restrict weekend passes due to railroad ban, affecting autos and family visits at Arverne L I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainfield
Union
Bev
France
H. A
Newark
War Work Council
Remount
Thomson
Philadelphia
Strathbridge and Clothier
Moorestown
Plainfield
Save Your Old Straw Hat as War Strain Hits Supplies
The essay urges readers to preserve straw hats and braids as war shortages bite. It notes Belgium and Italy supply declines, shift to Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, and Puerto Rican braids, and possible reliance on Mexican straw. It warns of restricted shipping and rising costs, with rabbit skins and by‑product hat-making as a potential fallback, and stresses caution in sourcing and labor conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Italy
Rmy
Panamas
Porto Ican
Mexico
Lsbor
China
Japan
Philippines
Cuba
Y'S
Porto Rico
United States Bureau of Paecatic
United States
Ortage
No Favoritism for Men In Class 1-A
Provisions for Class 1-A inductees were tightened by Provost Marshal General Crowder. Except for engineers corps fitters, men in Class 1-A may not volunteer for immediate induction into marines, navy, or army. Congress requests were refused, and only about ten percent of original Class 1 had not yet worn uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maring Corps
Navy
Army
Engineers Corps
Crowder
Mgm
Washington
Mim
Government Will Pay County for Damaged Roads
Union County roads suffer heavy vehicle damage prompting state probe. County Engineer Bauer protested Sed by the State Highway Commission. The commission seeks government financial aid to repair torn roads and allocate funds to Union County, including repaving St. George's avenue Rahway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Union
Bauer
Commission
St. George's Avenue
Rahway
Union County
Springfield Avenue
St. George’s Avenue
Local families note service and weddings amid wartime
Numerous residents report relatives entering military service with units ranging from naval reserves to the quartermasters corps. Bebout sails for Gulf Training Station while Murray goes to Newport. Hand joins carpentry duties awaiting orders. Major social items include the Beatty-Callahan wedding in St Marys parish with a surprise bridal party.
Plainfield Benefits From New Phone Rates
The New York Telephone Company reduced tolls for Plainfield subscribers on most out of town calls. New York calls drop to 20 cents for five minutes, Newark and Morristown calls down 10 cents, Rahway Cranford and Bound Brook to 5 cents. The change excludes a five cent war tax and differs from earlier City Utilities Commission rates in nearby areas. The adjustment is expected to reduce company revenue, with a potential impact of about 500 000 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Telephone Company
Plainfield
New York
Newark
Morristown
Rahway
Cranford
Bound Brook
Wifield
New Brunswick
Pu R Utilities Commission
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. Mitchell Palmer
Bosch Neto
Scéuth Avenue
Wright-Martin Aiplane Company
Dayton
Ohio
N Brunswick
Wright-Martin
Bosch Company
Puich
Samuel W. Rushmore
Groun
Rushmore Paten
Touls' Kornfield
South Street
Th Pre
Otis Corbett
A. L. Cadmus
Kornfield
Choice Property Ags Erte
Martin Auto Garage Company
Thato
Methodist
Pirst
Monroe Ave
Charles Freligh
Arverne, L. TI
Australia
West
Middle West
United Statesiological Survey
Peyote
Middle