Five Water Firms Plan 20 Million Gallon Reservoir
Plainfield Union Water Company and four allied concerns seek State Board of Conservation and Development permission to draw Millstone River water for a 20 million gallon reservoir on Johnston's Drive near Plainfield and North Plainfield. If approved, project costs around 1.5 million dollars, with shared funding and a pumping system linking Millstone River to the Bound Brook 36 inch main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield-Union Water Company
State Board of Conservation and Development
Millstone River
Somerset
Johnston's Drive
Plainfield
North Plainfield
Plainfield Union Company
Elizabethtown, Water Company
Middlesex Water Company
Raritan Township ‘Water Company
Piscataway Water Company
Ound Brook
Elizabeth
State Board
Millstone
Raritan
Paneer Herome Abeth
New Jersey Central
Netherwood
Panwood Township
Netherwood Wells
Middlesex’ Company
Park Avenue
South Plainfield
South Branch
North Branch
Conservation Board
Frank Bergen
Jainfield Union Company
Idlesex Company
Bound Brook
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Impressions of the War From Private Gleason Letter
Private Gleason of Church Street writes from France in August 1918 about Allied naval efforts against submarines, the hardship of sea duty, and his pride in U S and British partners. He notes pay, military life, and asks family to send clippings if allowed, praising mothers awaiting sons and the country abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
John Gleason
Church Street
Frank van Nest
Gleason
Illneis
France
John
Navy
Sergeant James McCormick Killed in Action
Sergeant James McCormick, formerly of Plainfield, among Americans recently killed in action. He was an early conductor on the Plainfield Street Railway and brother to Henry McCormick, now a power plant manager in England. McCormick enlisted from the West Indies where he worked for the Government when the war began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McCormick
Men Must Register at Eighteenth Birthday
All male persons must register when they reach their eighteenth birthday and have not yet registered. The notice outlines the requirement and who is affected by the law.
Death Comes to Frazee Putnam
Frazee Putnam died at home in the borough at 1/2330 after a weeklong illness from fever. A Plainfield native, he trained as a compositor and worked at local papers and printers including the Unitype job machine era. He mentored in Perseverance Lodge Knights of Thias, Plainfield Benevolent, and helped the volunteer fire department. survived by a wife and other family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Park
Louis
Evening News
Thomas W. Morrison
Somerset Street
Iani
Plainfield
Daily Press
The
News
Lodge
Knights of Asthias
Plainfield Benevolent
Printers’ Union
Exempt
Firemen’s Association
Plainfield Volunteer Fire Department
St Arnold
Taxtoy James
Readiness Show At Parish Hall For N R A War Garden Exhibition
The Second War Garden Show opens tomorrow afternoon in the Parish Hall at South and Woodlan avenues. Judges will award cash prizes and blue ribbons for top home garden entries as 32 participants compete. The event includes a class for home goods and decorations, with a panel of judges led by George C. Scott, Lewis J. Geary, and Charles L. Stanley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood+ lanavenues
Allj
Netherwood
Esident 4 Co
Wilmerding
Jdges
George C. Scot
Lewis J. Geary
Charles L. Stanley
Association
George C. Scott Seni
Vinton Lawrence, Jr
Mark Read
Il. Wilmerding
Bel . Avenue
Ry Quinn
East Istreet
Adeline Wilmerica
Belvidere Avenue
Fire destroys Rajette's Brick-Yard facilities in Jefferson
A morning blaze at Rajette's Brick-Yard in Jefferson caused extensive damage including multiple buildings and engines. Officials estimate the loss at about $25,000 with several structures destroyed and the main house and storage sheds heavily damaged. Fire crews from Roe Terrace responded to box 154 but the origin and cause remain undetermined.
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Rajette
Imachinery
Jefferson
Dunellen
Roe Terrace
Local wedding links Newark and Blainfield figures
The article notes the marriage of Rev. Dr. Bell’s daughter to a Newark bride with ties to Watchung Avenue. The couple planned a brief wedding trip and will reside on Arlington Avenue after October 1 in a newly furnished home. The groom was a longtime Blainfield resident active in the volunteer fire department and local organizations.
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Do. Bell
Smith
Arlington Avenue
Plan Fellows
Exempt Firemen’s Association
Newark
George
Warren ‘Scott
Watchung Avenue
Grehesttie
Hub Reynolds Arrives Overseas Likely In France
Herbert Reynolds of Watchung Avenue, known as Hub, has arrived overseas and is believed to be in France. Friends report the news pleases acquaintances as it fulfills a cherished desire after repeatedly trying to enlist and finally entering service via the draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Reynolds
Watchung Avenue
Hub
France
Nngmaty
Company
Ulations
Thirty Three Men Leave for Camp Humphreys
A list of thirty three Plainfield men leaves for Camp Humphreys this morning following a revised draft roster. Exemptions and underweight disqualifications reduced the original count. several men were added from the same area to reach the final contingent.
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Camp Humphreys
Usua
Babcock
Pein
Éné
Deents
Antonio Ricci
Frederick William Green
James Heron, Jr
Edward A. Hayden
David Driscoll
Second Street
James M.cullis
South Second Street
Camp Dix
Canton
Cullen Chas
Georgia
Crick 3
Ley Company
International Motor Company
Plainfield
John J. Colton
Taileft
Newark
Edward Meyers
Seria? Avenue
Joseph Mutnick
Eee Third Street
Gener Rowder
West Front Street
Ray Walker Shearer
Central Avenue
Michael Pendolino
East Fourth Street
Dominick Mangino
Muhlenberg Place
Matthew J. Sabino
Netherwood Avenue
Joseph Aloysius McEnvoy
John Street
George Boyton
Mountainside
August Meyer
Third Street
Walter James Heckel
Lloyd Eben Orser
East
Fifth Street
Harold VanAlstyne
Sev- Second
Anton Carovillano
John J. Bush
Antonio ‘Tonto Violaf
Richmond Street
Angelo — di Cuallo
Cook Avenue
Scotch Plains
Joseph Santa Barbara
Watson
Borough Registration Opens Next Thursday in North Plainfield
Borough headquarters on Somerset Street is the designated registration place for men in North Plainfield aged 18 to 45. The event occurs next Thursday.
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Somerset Street
North Plainfeld
Plainfield
Long Auto Trip To Saratoga Springs Reporter
Mr and Mrs James T Spratt of West Fourth Street and a group of friends spent the weekend on an auto trip covering about 600 miles to Saratoga Springs New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Spratt
West Fourth Street
Briday
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Val
City Schools Reopen After Sanarne Grade Disruptions
In a cautious return, city and borough schools reopen following daunting grade disruptions. Officials anticipate resumed department activities and ongoing assessments while safety and order are restored.
Early Draft Registration Heads to Nine City Registration Sites
An official from Washington announced the big draft drawing will be held soon, likely by October 1 after September 22. Local procedures shift to nine school sites for ages 18 to 46, with registration from 7 am to 5 pm next Thursday, then absentee rules and mailing addresses outlined by Marshal General Crowder to ensure registration and future questionnaires proceed smoothly.
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Crowder
General Crowder
Washington
Irs
Election Board
John J. Carroll
Plainfield
Lincoln
Berckman
East Second Streets
Emerson Avenue
Bryant Sc¢hool
East Sixth Street
Evergreen Avenue
High
Arler Feidtomene
Darrow
Essex Street
Irving School
West Fourth Street
Monroe Avenue
Jefferson School
E Avenue
Slacker raid snares Newark youths nicknamed Toots
Plainfield brothers Harold Milton and Milton Van Nest, known as Toots, were caught in a large dragnet. The trio, claimed for draft exemption, spent hours as prisoners in the Newark armory before their claims were processed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toots” van Nes
Sam
Thien Plainfield
Ola
Milton ‘van Nest
T Second Street
Justice
Newark
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Water Companies
Hage
Johnston’s Drive
Tom
England
Fair Land
Sergeant McCormick
Frazee Putnam
Reynolds
Young
Drowjing
J Harold
New York
Toots
Secret Service
Autum
Lilliputians
Rmic
Jfeld
Milton
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