Final Decree Divides Exner Funds Among Plainfield Creditors
A Jersey City court final decree splits the $14,099.55 balance from the Exner contract among Plainfield creditors led by the Plainfield Tray Rock Company, with other local firms denied and several out of town claimants excluded. The case stems from the unfinished Plainfield High School addition and the Exner failure to pay subcontractors, with claims totaling various fees and costs across multiple entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul J.exner Company
Plainfield Board of Education
Stevenson
Chancery Chambers
Jersey City
Plainfield
Plainfield Tray Rock Company
Exner
John S. Dahl
Ais
City
Board of Education
John Dahl
New Jersey Terra Cotta Company
Plainfield Trap Rock Company
A. M. Griffen Company
J. D. Loizeaux Lumber Company
Albert Rajotte
B. J. Bebout
Levering & Garrigues Company
Conroy Brothers and
C Co. Randolprh Company
Isaac P. Runyon
Winfield S. Angleman
Carlos C. Gallup
Swdckhamer & Bird
Codington & Blatz
Harry C. Runyon
William A. Coddington
Jersey Central to Build Newark Bay Bridge Plan
The New Jersey Central will proceed with a seven million dollar bridge over Newark Bay between Elizabethport and Bayonne pending War Department approval. The State Board of Commerce and Navigation authorized erection, with army engineers meeting in Newark to discuss channel changes. The four track steel structure with two 200 foot draw spans aims to relieve dangerous, aging conditions and support growing traffic. Board re elected J Spencer Smith as president and Richard G Jenkinson as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey Central
Newark Bay
Elizabethport
Bayonne
State Board of Commerce and Navigation
Trenton
State Board
War Department
Washington
Army Engineers
Newark
Army Department
Plainfield
Joseph O
Osgood
Central
Board of Commerce
J. Spencer Smith
Tenafly
Richard ¢. Jenkinson
National Service Meeting Opens At Scott Plant
About 700 Walter Scott Company employees attended a patriotic noon meeting in the shop. Major A E Lancaster and Dr A P Campbell spoke after being sent by the Emergency Fleet Corporation National Service section. Rev E Vicar Stevenson and Mrs A J Laing also participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Scott Company
A. E. Lancaster
Belgium
A. P. Campbell
National Service Section
Emergency Fleet Corporation
E. Vicar Stevenson
A. J. Laing
Major Lancaster
Campbell
Scott Plant
National Service
Scott
Pastor Departs for Mission Work in South China
Rev. A. F. Desterhart, longtime pastor of the Christian and Missionary Alliance church, Wednesday left for Mansfield, Ohio, then will proceed to South China to engage in mission work for an extended period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Desterhart
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Mansfield, O
South China
Red Cross Collection At St Marys Church
A special Red Cross collection will be held at St. Marys Church to benefit the local Red Cross chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Cross
St. Mary’s Church
Jenkinson Seeks Quick Coal Relief for Plainfield
State Fuel Administrator Richard C. Jenkinson met with Plainfield officials led by Mayor Leighton Calkins in Newark to pledge efforts to speed coal shipments. The delegation urged relief amid growing shortages, with Jenkinson blaming national allocation and promising priority shipments to Plainfield as soon as available. The Public Affairs Committee will stay in touch and plan another briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. Jenkinson
Plainfield
Leighton Calkins
Newark
Calkins
Plainfield Party
Charles A. Reed
Marion
Ackerman
Chauncey L. Hight
Public Affairs Committee
Arthur T. Goodenough
Fred J. Harris
Reed
Jenkinson
Colored Selectives Leave for Camp Dix
A group of fifteen colored men, fourteen from this district and one from Buffalo, left at noon today for Camp Dix. They marched from North avenue station amid cheers after a final briefing at the Babock draft board and a fife and drum parade. A Citizens' Committee hosted a 9 PM Mt. Olive Baptist church supper with speeches by Senator Runyon and several pastors. Paul Levi Robertson of Buffalo joined the fourteen Plainfielders, including Joseph Parsons and Fred Vaughn, with the rest named as Charles Barnes Herbert Vaughn Luthe Brinkley George Saunders Clyde Lovell Dillon Goddard Fred Dungy Houston Ravis John Gillan Elijah McIntire William Harris and Charles Carmon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Camp Dix
North Avenue
Draft Board
Babcock
Citizens’ Committee
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Liberty Street
John J. Varley
Oegan
William N. Runyon
Philip B. Strong
Frederick L. Imes
Arthur D. Jones
D. Y. Campbell
Mt. Olive Church
Paul Levi Robertson
Plainfield
de Lisle
Charles W. Barnes
Herbert S. Vaughn
Luthe B. Brinkley
George W. Saunders
Clyde Lovell
Dillon Goddard
Fred J. Dungy
Houston L. Ravis
John W. Gillan
Elijah McIntere
William Harris
Charles H. Carmon
Navy Enlistments Reported for Two Local Men
Harry Kirch of Somerset street and Joseph Wherry of Vine street have enlisted in the U S navy. Mr. the decisive action reflects local patriotism and recruitment momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Kirch
Somerset Street
Joseph Wherry
Vine Street
U.S. Navy
Bullet in Head No Bar to Boy Called to Court
One eyed James Anderson, a colored boy shot weeks ago by Sweeney, testified in Elizabeth court. Judge Pierce presided as Anderson, recently discharged from hospital, described how a pistol bullet entered his skull through the right eye and lodged inside. Doctors removed the eye but could not locate the other. Sweeney faces trial as the assailant is expected to be sent back to Jamesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Anderson
Sweeney
Pierce
Hilizabeth
Anderson
Duhlenberg ‘Hospital
Anierson
Lye Reepital
Jamesbu
Corporal Peck Plans Army Recruit Drive
Corporal Peck leads a recruiting drive with aid from Senator Runyon and Private Harrynger to urge enlistment in the army. A motor parade will tour key city corners starting at 3 PM with flags and bugle. The campaign targets young men 19 to 45 amid anticipated conscription changes and promotion prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iternoon
William N. Runyon A. Korff
Runyon Korff
Harrynger
M Avenue
Front Street
Liberty Streets
Richmond
East Eand
Uncle Sam
Army
Peck
Inger
Disorderly House Inmates Lodged in County Jail
Frank Winston and others were jailed after a raid on Wigston's. Winston received sixty days or twenty dollars daily, later choosing a county vacation. F Stuart Grace Washington Walter Arnold and others also jailed for failure to pay fines. Raid conducted by Sergeants O Keefe and Muir with Patrolman Wied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Winston
Richmond
Ladge De.Meza
Winston
Elizabeth
F Stuart
Bloomfield
Floson
Grace Washington
Newark
Wigston’s
Walter
Harry Ss
Arnold
Watchung Cadet Frank Symons Promoted to First Lieutenant
Frank Symons son of Mr and Mrs G Stuart Symons of Watchung Avenue is stationed at Fort Zachary and has been promoted to first lieutenant confirming his rising rank in the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Symons
Mra
G Stuart Symons
Watchung Avenue
Fort Zachary firet_eutenant
First Call For Limited Service Men
An order from the Exemption Board directs four men from the limited class for military police and patrol duty in Syracuse New York. They will entrain on Monday July 29. Further names and reclassifications are noted as exemptions and naval service shift continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman
Adjutant General’s Office
Syracuse
N.Y
Camp Dix
Evergreen Avenue
Tranns
State Board
Naval Service
Wene
Bernard J. Kline
Carl E. Johnson
Earl
Joseph M. Miner
Edward Conklin
Louis Abramson
Miner
Engineers Corps
Plainfield
A. J. Aquado
Clarente
Til
Bvad D. P
M . Louis
Steve Kerehoff
Conn
Citizens’ Committee
Exemption Board
Babcock
North Avenue
Morris Gold
James J. McNamee
William C. Ryder
Joseph P. Venezia
Michael Panillo
Michael Nearfine
Charles H. Betzenberger
J. J. Fox
Charles V. Cullen
Dennis O'Sullivan
Frank W. Binsky
Millard K. McAfee
David B. Huston
Sammy Valentine
Fred Burton
Stanley Maczyn
Anthony Russo
James B. Carter
J. J. Hanning
Children of Israel To Raise Flag at Synagogue Sunday
Arrangements are completed for raising a service flag with twenty five stars at the New street synagogue at 6 30 Sunday next. Mayor Calkins will deliver a patriotic address along with Rev J Y Brock ex Senator James E Martine Judge DeMeza and several city officials. The Liberty Band will play National anthems and Rabbi S Pessin of Springfield Mass will speak. A large crowd is expected and all are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Street
Calkins
J. Y. Brock
James E. Martine
DeMeza
Liberty Band
S. Pessin
Springfield
Mass
Fireman William Jaeger Transferred to Headquarters
Fireman William Jaeger, stationed at No. 3 West Fourth Street for six years, was transferred today to headquarters. Fireman Jens Claasseen will take his West End post, after previously serving at No. 3 for a long time.
Freeman's son commissioned first lieutenant at Camp Zachary Taylor
Walter H. Freeman chief clerk of the Plainfield Exemption Board learned his son Stuart P. Freeman of the field artillery was commissioned a first lieutenant. He is stationed at Camp Zachary Taylor Kentucky. Freeman has two other sons in the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Freeman
Plainfield
Stuart PF. Freeman
Field Artillery
Camp Zachary Taylor
Free
Hood Property Sold to New Yorker for 100000
Richard Hood’s Plainfield residence at Stelle and Plainfield avenues sold to Harry P. Schedd of New York City, eastern manager for Marshall Field. Reported price near 100000. deal negotiated by Harvey R. Linbarger. The 541 Stelle Avenue property is a premier Plainfield estate, with extensive grounds, lake, fountains, and Rose garden, previously known as The Hi Roses. Schedd plans to relocate to Plainfield and build nearby on Hillside Avenue plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stelle and
Plainfield Avenues
Harry P. Schedd
Marshall Field Co
Richard Hayden Hood
Plainfield
New York City
Marshall Field Dry Goods Company
Chicago
Harvey R. Linbarger
North Avenue
Schedd
Hood
Stelle Avenue
New York
Philip V. R. van Wyck
Van
Field Avenue
Stelle’s
Public Service Withholds Appeal on Fare Ruling
The Public Service Railway will likely accept the Public Utilities Commission fare decision limiting transfers to a one cent rise. President Thomas N. McCarter will sign the acceptance July 24. The company did not pursue certiorari at Tuesday’s meeting, but may still appeal to the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Railway Company
Public Utilities Commission
Thomas N. McCarter
Supreme Sank
Public Service
Two Plainfelders Promoted to Corporal
Rapid promotion moves two Plainfield men to corporal ranks in the 34 Company fifth Regiment Engineers at Camp Humphreys Va. Harry Goeller of Newstreet and Benjamin Harris of 736 Clinton Avenue receive advancement. both are Plainfield natives connected to local work and military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Goeller
Newstreet
Plainfield
Fifth Regiment Engineers
Camp Humphrey
Goeller
William Goeller
Potter Pres Works
Benjamin Harris
Clinton Avenue
207Th Field Artillery
Kennedy to Leave for New Haven Trip
Mary Kennedy of West Fourth Street plans to depart tomorrow for New Haven to spend time with Coun. and visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary ‘Kennedy
West, Fourth Street
New Haven
Coun
Death Strikes Twice at Edmundson Home
At 840 West Fourth Street, the Edmundson family suffers the death of seven year old Mary from a summer complaint after her brother William died yesterday. Catherine, two and a half, remains seriously ill from the same illness as doctors treat it as a form of summer complaint possibly linked to green grapes. The funeral for Mary is planned for this afternoon at the home and burial will follow in Mary's Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Edmundson
West Fourth Street
Noon
Mary
William
Catherine
Ham
Hedges
William H. Anthony
Dld
Little Mary
Ents
Mary's
Dudley Miller Burned Fighting Alcohol Flames
Dudley Miller Park avenue druggist suffered severe burns to his hands while fighting a fire at his pharmacy at 11 10 yesterday morning. A gallon bottle of alcohol on a table spilled its contents after breaking, causing the blaze and prompting efforts to control the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Miller
Park Avenue
Miller
Skosca
Brewitt
Furnished rooms for three men in shared accommodation
Room notices offer furnished spaces to three men at a shared address. Applicants requested at 141 accommodation.
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Exner Money
City National Bank
Jersey Central
Pastor
OHTO
New England
New Jersey
Middle Atlantic
Corporal Peck
Inmattt
In and O'Keefe
Muir
Children of Israel
Hood Property
New Yorker
George W. Fraker
Weetstreet
Calvia Cotton Woolen Mills
Tral Avenue
Hillside
Edmundson
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