Obituary for Watts, Plainfield business figure
George Watts, longtime Plainfield businessman and former market operator, died following injuries from an August auto accident in Muhlenberg Heaps. He built a career as a carpenter and market trader, lived with sister Mrs Andrew Hutt on Chatham Street, and was buried in Bound Brook cemetery. Funeral held at Mrs Hutt’s home.
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Goonache Watts
Watts
Prooi
Gerostling
Muhlenberg
Louis Levine
Westervelt
Jen
Big Western
George Watts
Plainfield
Mr. Watts
Andrew Hutt
Chatham Street
Huts
Bound Brook
Pistaield
Thor
Mrs Henry Jaeger Dies After Stroke at Aeolian Park
Mrs Henry Jaeger lifelong resident of Plainfeld and Aeolian Park died suddenly Friday afternoon at home from apoplexy. Native of Switzerland, she had lived in the area since youth and moved from Plainfeld ten years ago. Survived by sons and daughters including Mrs S B Macaulay, Mrs Clarence Ceshire, Mrs Lens Jaeger, Charles Jaeger, William Jaeger, Henry Jaeger, and Fred Jaeger. Funeral held Monday at the late home with many friends in attendance. burial in Fairfield cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Jaeger
Rats City
Aeolian Park
Mra. Jaeger
Lorland
Plainfeld
Aeolian Park Labout
B. Macaulay
Sectch Plaine
Clarence Cheshire
Mine Lens Jaeger
Carental
Charles Jaeger
West Third Street
William Jeeger
West Fourth Street
North Plainfeld
Fred Jeeger
Acctian Park
Four-Year-Old Leonard Cullen Dies After Diphtheria
Leonard Cullen son of Mr and Mrs Prank Cullen of South Second street died early Sunday morning after a brief diphtheria illness. He was four years old and well liked by neighbors. A private funeral was held Monday with burial at St Marys cemetery.
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Leonard Cullen
Prank Cullen
South Second Street
Derlal
St. Mary's Cemetery
Borough Schools Reopen With Record Attendance Surge
Borough students return to classes Monday reaching 3 627 pupils, up nearly 600 from last fall. Space tightness forces ten rooms from Jefferson and nearby schools to be repurposed for classrooms. Enrollment details show high demand across multiple elementary and secondary schools prompting talk of additions and daily gym lessons as new physical education requirements take effect.
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Sgares
Fiainfeld
I and Jefferson
Sertion
Board of
E4uration
Jefferson
Emerson Scheal
Evergreen School
West Swaten
Somerset Breet School
Fidcomt
Gratefdly
Fred Aumgst
Board “of Education
Aungst
Orough
Somerset
Wetrbung
Local Property Sales Report From Chancery Proceedings
Court sales conducted by Sheriff George C. Otto involving Adrian Riker and the Realty Company brought two plots to sale. First tract on East Front Street sold for 7,560 dollars. A second chancery sale on Watchage Avenue sold for 1,000 dollars to the complainant Lila Pauline Day.
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AC & Sale
Sherif
George C. Otto
Don
Adrian Riker
Complateant
Inna
St East Front Street
Ami
Selcond Wert
Second Street
Riker Afaln
Ihidha Realty Company
Lila Pauline Day
Gertrude
Hater
Alto
Watchage Avenue
Ald
Freeholders Propose Prison Farm Site in Calon County
Freeholders Haviland Marsh Cady Malaeana Jones form prison farm committee of the Calon County Board of Freeholders. They debated a proposed site near Bonale Burn Sanitarium and discussed employing prisoners at the county jail. The action was postponed indefinitely.
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Haviland, Marsh, Cady
Malaeana Jones
Calon County
Netherwood youths stage garden show in St Stephen’s hall
Netherwood Residents Association held a Saturday garden show at St Stephen’s parish hall to promote home gardening and government food relief. Juniors and adults displayed vegetables fruit flowers and grain with cash prizes and ribbons, including beets potatoes corn tomatoes and a twelve foot corn stalks display.
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Netherwood Residents’ Association
A. C. Wilmerding
Esason
Agricultural College
County Tall
Preaifent A
Wiimerding
Songratu
Davi Hand
Lewis J. Geary
Matt
Stewart
Araa
Foun Beatneen
Clase A
Corn—Piret
James Kernig
Clase
Vinton” Lawrence, Jr
Immer Emmons
Preterick Lockwood
Graham Carver
Katharine Wilmerding
Winton Eevee
Firemen Boost Local Tobacco Fund For Plainfield Boys
Members of Local No. 7 Firemen’s Mutual Benevolent Association contributed 64 from treasury to the Plainfield tobacco fund. The gift, 10 percent of the association’s Columbus Hall ball proceeds, supports Plainfield soldiers at Sea Girt Wrightstown or Anniston with tobacco and cigarettes. The donation marks the largest single contribution to the local effort, with other business including election of Jane Classen as secretary to succeed Edward Mosher who resigned.
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Firemen's Mutual Benevolent Association
Plainfeld Boys
Plainfield
Soldier Boys
France
Plainfield Boys
Sea Girt
Wrightstown
Anniston
Plainfield Opens Winter Hotel For Cold Spell
Desk Sergeant Flynm reports Plainfield's winter hotel at Police Headquarters filled early as cold weather drive inboarders seek shelter. Two lodgers on Monday night, including a traveler from Easton, with several more asking for lodging each night this week.
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City
Plainfield
Flynm
Jock- Up & Police
Easton
Aero Alarm Company Forms In New York
The Aero Alarm Company incorporated in New York with a capital of 50 million leases the East Fourth Street factory vacated by Baird Manufacturing and plans to build alarm systems for buildings and ships. Initial hiring ranges from fifty to one hundred skilled workers, with more added later. The firm expects rapid growth in the coming years.
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Aero Alarm Company
New York
Queen City
Watchung Are
Pinsfield
Plainfrid
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Greedbrosk
Somreat Street
Wallace W. Cortell
Corte
Watce
Cornell
Front Street
Grove Street
Pomce
Aster Ifp
Freeholders & Neer
Ames
Beane
Ja Weents
Winton Lawrence, Jr
Koblarnti
Firet
Serong Pelze
Ine Ton Lawrence
Clam
Rues
Jan
Vinton Lawrence, Jr
Claud B. Carrote
Oreham Carver
Vint Mcraear
Dahl
Joha
A. C. Wilmor- Ging
Tobbs
W. C. Bhltick
David Hasd
Pepper
Mumford
John
Johm
Lewis UJ
Wilmerding
Lesks
Jobe & Dahl
Jobe
Debi
Prine
Dora M. Stewart
David Hand
Cornelia Ong
Mons Fiewers
W. Palmer Smith
Mra Dore M. Stewart
Pring
Mra Yates
George
P. Mellick
Miss Grace
Wilcox
Firet Pries
A.C. Wumerding
Mra. Mumford
Mra. Yates
Mina Elizabeth Kernig
HB. K. Tetsuka
D. M. Stewart
Mra
A. C. Wilmorting
Devin Hand
Cornelia Finmans
Mra W. M. Houghton
Aero Alarm Concern
M. van Arefale
Gecomd
Jona
Haskard
Dowell Street
Kitas
Wee Third Street
Boles
Motor Co
Flint, Mich
Planer
Buick Motor Co
Pitet, Mich
Oarx
Parpel
Cartier
L. Mazer
Chareh Street
Fifth St
Miipédone
Teepaepeisis
New Staten Island Dry Cleaning Co
Watchung Ave
Lorist
Grove
Toa Rample
Aleo Par
den Tallortag Company
Watcbun Avenue
Een el
Chalmers
Panwood
Frank G Wikof
Cr Avenue
Mtr
W. F. Wikson
West Frog Street
Tria
National Shoe Repairing
Park Ave
Gret
Asion Shoe Repair Co
Booth
Atrest
R. Cline
Walter
Chandler
Manning Avenue
Chas. Krause
Phane
Sie
Merrill MN. J
Young Ledr
Rochenter
Mackay
State Street
Braikensack
N. J
J. Methane
Harry Stein
Weedball & Martin
Hoare
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