04 May 1917
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Newspaper
Plainfield Record
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1917
Page
1
Local notices describe a series of post office relocations and service changes to take effect over the coming Sunday. Details cover new collection points, interior work, key handovers, and temporary access as offices shift to updated quarters with phased openings and retained services.
City council committee met to discuss a proposed $224,000 budget for school and city needs amid poor turnout. Major points included delayed pavement work, maintenance upgrades, and potential Gamewell system fire department funding, with delays expected if revenue falls short.
A historical note describes the readiness of municipal machinery to start military enrollment across wards and districts. It details polling places and officers coordinating with City Council and the National Special Aid Society to mobilize volunteers for tabulating names and overseeing the census process.
Dr Vandhyke will lecture at Princeton on the war from an Allied angle. He is noted for practical insight, and this talk marks a rare opportunity for Yale and other audiences to hear a medical-professional perspective on the conflict.
The motor tax for the year ending October 31 shows total funds of 1600.00 allocated across counties. Union County trails others with 942,400, a figure slightly higher than the previous year, while Fred is expected in the state.
Pearte Hendricks of Bound Brook, Plainfield High School graduate, called to active service by order of President Wilson. Hendricks, a guard lieutenant in the infantry, ordered to Fort Meyer with seven officer training camps in the Eastern Department. Former Councilman Robert J Cox holds cavalry rank but was not in the first call.
Ignacy Paderewski founder of the relief drive for Polish people in Europe will join a Plainfield High School gathering Tuesday night. The event aims to swell donations with native costumes and moving pictures of devastated Poland while speakers describe hardships faced by thousands of homeless.
Company K troops relocate from Red Bank and Middlesex area to the Second Regiment armory in New Brunswick as the unit moves during a period of coast patrols. Captain Peterson plans to consolidate discharges for married men with dependents before the move. Local residents report preparedness drills and soldiers undergoing training amid summer heat and campaign adjustments.
Patong students from P H S enter the Naval Reserve. Captain Lawrence Trower, a leading member of the football and track teams, has taken the examination for the Navy Reserve along with Vail and others already joining or about to enlist.
The Standard Aerh Corporation of this city awarded Alexander Milne the contract to erect a one story wooden addition to the Berckman Street plant. The 120 by 170 feet structure will serve as a work show pad and cost 00 to construct. A second addition on North Avenue was built earlier at 5,000, boosting capacity to double the original output.
Decoration Day customs shift as Watchung County plans to hold a patriotic observance at Cor Heth with singing and speeches led by civic leaders. Mrs John Manies and others organize the event with local residents contributing in a community gathering noted for dress in period attire and sentiment aimed at a regional return to tradition.
Dr Albert Pittis and brother Bertram Pittie have purchased the MacDonald property at Fronttreet and Watching avenue. They plan brick or fireproof construction with open space and proper sidewalk levels, respecting fire safety rules. Fred MacDonald will vacate the corner residence and relocate within the next week or two.
About fifty Plainfield Lodge Elk members plan a Monday outing to Dover to attend the annual minstrel show at the Dover Lodge No. 782 theater. They will travel by car from Watchung Avenue at 7 o'clock, parade through Dover streets, and dine at Mansion House. Gerald Horgan leads the trip committee with VW Lash Jr, William C. Mulvey, and Roy Woodhull.
Mme Mabelle Osgood Cronk and Paul Lynch Roberts, members of the Biederwolf campaign team, married in Philadelphia on April 23. They will reside at 128 South Fiftieth Street, Paterson, by mid May. Roberts served as press representative and sang in the campaign choir. Mrs Roberts played the piano and accompanied Dr Biederwolf.
A Virginia County Court in Elizabethton rules in favor of the Netherwood Hotel sale proposed by the Netherwood Merchants Association at 829 500. John T Ladium Henry Latthuer and Charles Ly Hyde resist, but the court allows the deal, with financing arranged by collector William Townsend for 29 500. Local residents object to development restricting new homes to 4 000 and fear the project harms property values and creates an orphan home. The decision includes conditions on the sale and financing, with continuation noted on page fire.
Miss Mary Kling of 2% Sanford Avenue married Harry Giber Thompson at 7 PM Saturday at the bride’s parents’ home. Rev Ernest Thompson and an uncle of the groom officiated. Attendants included Rosa, Mixx Viola Krouskoft, and ushers George and Herman Kline. The couple plans to live in Plainfield after a wedding trip. Thompson is manager for H G Dieh Co.
Nevierwood Residents' Association hosted a meeting at St Stephen's Micah home to promote home gardening for youths. A $20 prize pool was approved for best tent garden exhibits by boys or girls under 17, after a talk by Hy Groninger on gardening funded by the National Emergency Food Commission. An additional $20 was set aside to establish a bird sanctuary on 3,000 plus acres near Pisinfield. Major John Strauss outlined local efforts and committee appointments were announced for home gardening, youth clubs, and civic projects in Plainfield area.
A floral business man and partner plan to defy a railroad embargo by sending two Maxwell trucks from the M. & L. Auto Co to Plainfield. They will drive overland to the Maxwell factory to pick a vehicle and return, taking about a week. The trip aims to demonstrate the factory's capability and the ability to deliver goods despite freight opposition. Also noted is a Patriotic dance at Plainfield Lodge’s Glabhouse on May 24 with planned decorations and surprises.
Thomas Weller of Seaton Plains mourns the death of his brother Alfred Weller a sergeant in the Canadian contingent somewhere in France Three other local men Frank Kenny Edward Farmerson and Lyman Hiberd have been reported missing or serving on the Allied front with uncertain fates since the war began Weller the sole survivor from the group was wounded and remains in hospital past events prompted local resolutions of sorrow
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