31 May 1918
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Newspaper
Plainfield Record
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1918
Page
1
Richard Boardman of Madison Avenue is mentioned as a potential Republican congressional candidate. He has been appointed to secretarial work for France and will depart for Europe in the coming days to support the American troop movement.
In Union County court a jury returned a no action verdict on a 949,000 damage claim by George Sheing Jr. against Potter and others. The case involved a collision with testimony alleging fault by Potter and an ongoing civil suit with details unclear from the fragment.
A crowd at the factory honoring Wood with a patriotic address praising the nation’s defense and the role of machines and workers. The flag with eleven stars was raised and the poem The Proud Flag of Freedom was recited as part of the program commemorating 1861 and 1918.
Machinists at Pond Scott and Gaver shops demand a raise citing cost of living doubling in two years while wages rose only forty percent. They request an increase of nineteen cents an hour, arguing current pay falls below skilled trades minimums and could affect ordnance work. The International Association of Machinists plans to act if employers refuse.
The Plainfield and North Plainfield Red Cross chapter gains about 300 dollars from a dance by Plainfield Lodge of Elks. About 700 attended from Plainfield and nearby towns including Westfield Cranford Dover and Somerville. Van Eps Brothers provided music. top prizes went to A P Eaton and another winner.
Tomorrow Muhlenberg hosts its annual Liberty Tag Day to raise hospital funds. About 500 volunteers, mainly young women, will solicit contributions on the streets from morning until night. The drive supports Muhlenberg’s ongoing care for the sick and needy amid rising supply costs.
In Newark the Public Service Railway Company faces a Wednesday deadline as trolley men demand a wage rise to forty five cents and sixty cents overtime, plus a ban on women conductors. If refused, workers vow to walk out. 1000 plus members met at Bay View Wheelman's Hall and plan another meeting to hear the company’s reply.
William Raymond Deady, son of Mrs. John Deady of 29 Liberty Street, is listed in the Engineers Corps.
Plans are completed by members of the Netherwood Reformed Church for a strawberry and ice cream festival to be held at the church on Friday night June 14. Proceeds support church activities and fellowship.
Judge DeMeza warned trolley workers after an accident on Went Street. He suspended two crews and ordered strict enforcement of the fifteen mile per hour limit near homes, with police to patrol local trolley lines. Citizens demanded safety and officials intensified oversight.
Lieut. Hibbard returned to New York from the western front and to Plainfield with the Croix de Guerre for bravery. He will rest with parents Mr and Mrs H D Hibbard at 144 East Seventh Street before reporting to Camp Merritt New Jersey for further service. He was selected to instruct newly commissioned officers due to his experience and ambulance service with allied forces.
A court examines a mortgage chain involving Van Nest, Brand, and Cod ington & Bats. The $2000 note, a $4000 mortgage, and alleged substitutions are analyzed amid Brand’s reported plans to use the loan as a substitute and his subsequent death before completion.
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