Charlie Butt Returns to Plainfield as Toronto's Mark Twain
The Toronto resident Charles E. Butt known as the Mark Twain of Plainfield visits after twenty six years in Plainfield. Now seventy seven he tours his old haunts in Plainfield and Toronto while recounting stories and hospitality from Yankee to Canadian life. He recalls bicycle runs and his wit at the Potter shop and says he will return in ten years if life and fortune permit.
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Mark Twain
Infield
Charles E. Bilt
Toronto
Ont
Plainfield
New York
Canada
Mr. Butt
Charlie
Potter, Scott and Pond
Dominion
R. H. Butt
Huron Street
Toron
Wellgton Street
Yankee Land
New Jersey
Charlie” Butt
York
Pantry
Tter
Ocal
Queen City
Otel
D Potter
Wood Printing Machinery Company
Billie” Mosher
Joe” Brown
Jim” Paterson
Bill” Fairbank
Good Old Plainfield
Son Fights Four German Planes in Air and Is Wounded
Marion S. Ackerman of this city learns how his son James H. Ackerman of the American aviation forces in France attacked four Fokker biplanes single handed. He killed one enemy pilot, was wounded, and made a safe landing guiding his machine to the French front lines before being helped to an American base hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion S. Ackerman
James H. Ackerman
France
Yound
Young Ackerman
Jim
Ackerman
Leutenant
Mary C Warnock Dies. Funeral at 22 Craig Place
Mary C Warnock wife of William W Warnock died in her 47th year. Funeral services will be held Sunday July 14 at 2 30 p m at the late residence 22 Craig place. Interment will follow at Hillside cemetery.
Cinderella Wins Heirloom Home Despite Brothers Protests
In Chancery Court at Newark, Miss Clara Blume inherits the 14 room house at 625 West Front Street Newark and a $60,000 trust from her mother Mrs. Johanna M. C. Giebelhouse after testifying about years of toil. Brothers Louis and George challenge the will, but the vice chancellor finds the deed voluntary and not undue influenced. The case on the farm on Valley Road Watchung remains to be resolved in a future suit.
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Chancery Court
Newark
Cinderella
Clara Blume
West Front Street
Johanna M. C. Giebelhouse
Louis G. Blume
New York
Foster
Union County Orphans’ Court
Ralph E. Lum
Eet
George
Louis
Miss Blume
Valley Road
Clara Blumehéné
Anghst
Clarence EB. Case
Somer
Pierce
Seog
Standard Incendiary Held in $15,000 Bail
Joseph Kip, held by county authorities and turned over to U S District Attorney Lynch at Newark, faced arraignment to reduce bail from 25 000 to 15 000 for starting a 30 000 fire at the Standard Aircraft Corp Bayway plant. Kip admits the blaze on July 3 to boost his reputation as a watchman. counsel argues no German motive. He may be kept until Grand Jury action or handed to Prosecutor Hetfield if not indicted. Kept in Elizabeth, Kip confessed to County Detective Galatian.
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Joseph Kip
United States
Lynch
Newark
Standard Aircraft Corporation
Bayway
Matthews
Martin P. O’connor
Roselle
Kip
Hetfield
Elizabeth
John Galatian
Standard
State seeks black walnut timber for war production
The State Department of Commerce and Development issues a new appeal to locate black walnut trees for government use in gun stocks and aero propellers. Boy Scouts assist by reporting tree locations to the State forester in Trenton with owner names and tree sizes. Logs are preferred to sawn lumber and firms holding government tracts may provide further details on request.
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State Department of Co and Development
Trenton
Ton
Signal Section Men Home on Visit
Herbert Schillinger of Waterune avenue and James Ellis of Ai ton avenue have been station placeholders in a posed excerpt about signal section men returning home on a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Schillinger
Mr. Ellis
Herbert Schillinger
Watehune Avenue
James Ellis
Aiton Avenue
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Charlie’’ Butt
Son
Auto Distributing CO
Sycamore Street
Plainfield, N. J
Paul R. Collier
E. Front St
Aes Dodge
Dés Moines
Signal Corps
Camp Mills
Laing’s
J. R. Blair
Park Ave
John J. Brown
Farmers’ Hotel
Jagcb Blamm, Jr. Prep
Somerset St
Quaker Shop
East Front
Breyer
E. K. Bennett Proprietor
Optical Dept
Leo
Slonim
West Front ST
Gibson's
E. C. Wescott
Weinman
BUICK
Madison Ave
Bethlehem
Winn & Higgins
Exide
Auto Electric Shop
Grove Street
Phon
Motor Service
Geo. M. Clarke Co
ORE
Lanke
Dos
Pepe
Esau
Strawberry
Frank Linke
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