Plainfield Elks Plan Old Glory Gift Ceremony Tonight
Plainfield Elks organize an elaborate program to present a city Old Glory banner. A reception opens at the Weather avenue hall then marches to City Hall for a flag presentation and a 90 minute program with music, prayers, songs, a patriotic address, and a senior class rendition of America.
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Plainfield Elks
Erecta
Plainfield
Watehor
Dolding
James W.hart
Plainfield Large
Order of Elks
F. H. MeInerney
James F. Coleman
Columbia
Esquire End Officers
Aal Lang Syne
Effere
Plainfield Lodge
Elke
Fing
Walter & Marder
James W. Herthyinn
Leighton Calkins
James W. McCarthy
Jersey City Lodge
No. TL
Sone
Sone, “America
W. Marshall
Flac
John P. Weaner
W.C. Smith
A. Alrich
W. 1. Hofield
Charles & Woolston
Mayor Imposes Firework Rules For Fourth of July
1918 notice from Mayor Leighton Calkins to Chief Kiely outlines city regulations for Independence Day. It bans street displays, allows limited private property fireworks, and sets hours and prohibited items including rockets, cannons, and balloons with flammable material.
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Police
Kiely
Leighton Cothion
Himita
S. Tt
Meningitis Fatal To Walter Zimmer
Walter B. Zimmer of Plainfield died of meningitis after a two week illness in Muhlenberg Hospital. A machinist by training, he recently worked as a foreman on the New Jersey Central. He married Miss Mary Miller on September 5. He is survived by his wife, his mother, two sisters, and four brothers. Funeral at St Mary’s church next Monday at 9 o’clock.
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Walter B. Zimmer
Plainfield
Muhlenberg
Mr. Zimmer
Pond ‘Tool Works
Freman
New Jersey Central
West Front Street
P Mary Miller
Eva Doeringer Weds Warren Clymer in Plainfield Ceremony
Miss Eva Barbara Doeringer daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter G Doeringer of Wing Street Plainfield united in marriage with Warren Clymer of Craig Place North Plainfield formerly of Philadelphia Rev B H McCoy of the First Methodist Church officiated The bride wore floral parlor decor and Lohengrin march accompanied the ceremony Attendants included Miss Marion Kelly and J Nerton Best Man The couple planned a honeymoon and future residence with church and family ties noted
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Eva Barbara Doeringer
Peter G. Doeriger
Wing Street
Warren Clymer
Craig Place
North Plainfield
Philadelphia
B. H. McCoy
First Methodist Church
Marion Kelly
New Market
J. Nerton
Bf J This Eiey
Crimer
Pea
New York
Jbride
Plainfield Telephone
Graduations At Mount Saint Mary's College
Fragments show community notes on Mount Saint Mary's College ceremonies with names of graduates and speakers including Jack Hoff and Mary Rodgers. Also mentions Father Joseph McDonald arriving in France and service at St Mary's Church, with references to local addresses and alumni.
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Mount Saint Mary’s College
Phel
East Orange
O'Neil
New York City
Wester
Perth
Amber
Sellyel
Perth Amboy
Gribosky
St. Clair
Jack Hoff
Des Red
Crows
Birmingham
The
Flax
Marion Carrie
Mary Gannon
Mary Rodgers
iP S Wants More Than 7 Cent Fare Rise
A Newark panel heard testimony on transit fares as workers returned after a strike. The discussion noted possible fare increases beyond seven cents due to higher federal taxes freight and coal costs. McCarter urged a fare hike with transfer suspension, warning wage and supply costs could require more relief.
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Newark
Jeymen
National War Labor
Public Service
Stound
Congress
Platform
Labor Board
Weds H A Gould in St Marys Church
H A Gould married Margaret Emalie McCarthy at St Marys Church with Rev Father Walter Hennessey officiating. The couple, witnessed by relatives and friends, will live in Plainfield after a Boston trip. Gould, a former Chicago resident, is a machinist at Pond Tool Works. the bride, long a Plainfield resident, worked as a stenographer at Standard Aero.
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Margaret Emalie McCarthy
Andrew McCarthy
Orchard Place
Henry Ambrose Gould
Third Street
St. Marys Charch
Walter Hennessey
Ming Myrtle Dunn
John Durty
Plainfield
Bayonne
New York
Afra
Gould
Boston
San Mra McCarthy
Chicago
Piainield
Tve
Pond ‘Tool Works
Fire Bride
Standard Aero Plant
Nordavephe
McCarthy
James McA
Mrs Warnock of Craig to Receive Degrees Next Sunday
Mrs W W Warnock of Craig place has been in frail health for two years and will attend a Knights of Columbus ceremony next Sunday afternoon where De A H is noted as guiding a class of candidates for First and Second Degrees.
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W. W. Warnock
Craig ‘Place
A. H
Waterong Council
Knights of Columbus
Front Street
Draft age range debated in draft treaty report
A congressional discussion outlines who may be drafted from age 18 to 45 and the potential for deferred action. Representative Kaln of the military committee stresses allied nations' military platforms in talks on a draft treaty with Canada.
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al i
Kaln
Senate
Ittee
Canada
America
United States
Pi ie Rally Promises The Biggest Yet Education Push
A fragmented text hints at a large upcoming Pi ie Rally tied to education programs. Mentions humbled soldiers and the Liberty musics program as part of the effort. Details are unclear but the event appears tied to student and veteran support initiatives.
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Liberty h @ musics
Register German Alien Females In Pintfield City
Public notice orders registration of German female aliens aged 14 and up in Pintfield under wartime law. Natives and residents must report to Police Headquarters at the corner of Sycamore for identification and fotograf instructions. Registration runs May 1 to June 16 with specific hours and exemptions noted. penalties apply for noncompliance.
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Pintfield
Polvis
Sycamore
Uon
Gharee
Ties
PB Biehy
Turner Drawn in Draft Leaves for Camp Dix Next Thursday
David T Turner known as 258 in the July draft draw from Plainfield will depart for Camp Dix next Thursday. A porter at the Queen City Hotel, Turner faced exemption due to a wife with tuberculosis who has since died, leaving him with two dependents. He vows to join the war effort despite past setbacks and will quit his Woodland workplace to prepare for departure, joining the other colored draftees as the first two called from the district.
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Turner
Camp Dix
David T. Turner
Plainfield
Queen City
Sulette
Rumor of Soldier Death Debunked for Plainfield Man
A groundless belief that Private William Martenscheck of Plainfield had died in France circulated yesterday. His parents say only that government telegrams confirm he was wounded and in a casualty unit, with no further word from Pershing. Martenscheck, 20, enlisted in the infantry last year and served in the Rainbow Division.
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William Marienacheck
France
Antone Mariensbeck
West Front Street
Martenscheck
Pershing
Marienscheck
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Birt
Ordingnee
Mayor
Walter Zimmer
Eva Doeringer
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Ptainfinlg
Hey
Pather Joesph & McDonald
8. Mary‘s Church
Tareas City
McDonald
208Th Field Artillery
Dix
Ip. S
H. A. Gould Weds
Sue GS
A. A & King
Calkins
Lachton
Pinsfield
Washington
Wiliam G. Martenscheck
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