Westfield Amusement Company plans large theater extension
Readers learn of the Westfield Amusement Company proposing to extend the West Theatre on Elm Street to seat 1,400 with a 36 foot lobby and modern facilities. The plan includes stock subscriptions and aims to attract neighboring towns while remaining a local affair. Also covered are new New Jersey laws banning landlord discrimination against families with children under 14 and legalizing Sunday baseball under certain conditions.
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Estfield
Pew
Yhouse
Iowa
Westfield Amusement Company
West Theatre
Elm Street
Ak Cranford
Rahway
Arthur
Flage Mt
Assemblyman
Guthrie
Mercer County
Edwards
Barrett
Essex County
Ring Games at Loyal Association
Union Council No 5 hosts a spring Sammie with prizes and races led by Grand Councillor Harry Simmons of Rahway. Winners include Souders and Mra. yard in Heelbarrow. Mrs Howard and Mrs Nettie Stiff in Peanut races. Rockfellow and S. Tice in Jen's Peanut and Rotary races. prizes donated by local merchants. event ends with refreshments and plan for March 30 leap year event.
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Union Council
Layer Association
Harry Simmons
Rahway
Advance
Cil
Souders
Casey Drug Co
Mra. Yard
Candy Kitchen Co
Howard
Louis Glasser
Esbyterian Mens Club Annual Meeting Preview Talk on Flour Industry
The Men's Club of the Presbyterian Church plans its annual meeting in the church parish hall on Tuesday April 27. Spearheading the program is J Sam manager of Hecker Jewell Milling Co who will discuss the flour industry on the floor. Music will be provided by the Phoenix Male Quartet of New.
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J. Jm
Hecker, Jewell Milling Co
New 2
Phoenix
New
Congregational Church Men's Club Plans Dinner and Activities
The First Congregational Church Men's Club, led by President Leroy W. Mershon, outlines committee duties and announces plans for the annual dinner on May 11 with a prominent speaker. The group, about sixty men strong, aims for active involvement benefiting members, the church, and the community.
Boy Scouts Demonstration at Central Union Council
The Boy Scouts of Central Union Council will stage demonstrations at Weatfield Fire Headquarters Saturday afternoon. Activities include police offensive and defensive Jiu Jitsu at 3 p.m. and resuscitation methods for suffocation electric shock and drowning at 3 30 p.m. An 8 p.m. session at Plainfield High School pool will feature ice saving with tests for life saving certificates for qualified swimmers.
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Boy Scouts of Central Union Council
Weatfield
Plainfield High School
Arlington Avenue
West Ninth Street
American Red Cross
Aaver
Playhouse Features River's End Tonight
Marabal Neilson's The River's End is the feature tonight with Thursday and Friday showing MacLean and May in What's Your Husband Doing alongside 8 Pathe News and Rolla Comedy.
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Marabal
Neilson
Outlaw Strikers Demand Old Jobs and Beefsteak Dinner
Striking workers in Jersey City and Elizabeth press for return to post with a living wage while Grand View Hall leaders resist. Central Railroad praised for handling the crisis as machinists refuse to act as yardmen without higher union sanction. Shackamaxon Club marks its fourth anniversary with a Beefsteak Dinner featuring Grantland Rice and entertainer Mark Connolly while attendees praise golf course and club hospitality.
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Railroad Labor Board
Jersey
Grand View Hall
Jersey City
Brotherhood
Elizabeth
Eilzabeth
International Brotherhood — Officers
Central Railroad
Shackamaxon Country Club
Shackamaxon
Country Club
W. A. Parker
Fred G. Cooper
Cooper
Grantland Rice
Rice
Stacy Bender
Frederick Cooper
Peter O'Hara
Mr. Rice
France
America
Mark Connolly
Mr. Connolly
Giae
Dutch Treat Club
New York
Connolly
Spartacusi
Gladiators
Huyler
Town Site Committee Organized for Town Hall Study
The mayor appointed a Town Site Committee to study a new municipal building. George B. Taylor was named chairman and Milton D. Littlefield secretary. Subcommittees were formed to investigate quarters, school properties, and alternative sites with attested members listed.
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George B. Taylor
Milton D. Littlefield
Oliver
Prospect Street
Lincoln
Samuel Armstrong
R. Merry
A. J. Miller
Board of Education
H. J. Randall
Charles MacDougall
William Willoughby
J. B. Harrison
Archbold
Patrick Traynor
Frederick
Woman's Club Bridge and Tea Party Funds Building
The Woman's Club held a Bridge and Tea Party at Westfield Theatre Hall on Monday afternoon attended by about 165 persons. Forty tables hosted bridge games and tea with home-made cake was served until 4 30. Proceeds are estimated around 400 dollars for the building fund.
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The
Woman's Club
Westfield Theatre Hall
Trackless trolley subject to be discussed at Fireside Council
J. G. Rossman, a well known engineer, speaks tomorrow evening at the Fireside council on The Trackless Trolley. He will present a detailed analysis of his invention which has won enthusiasm in the west and is expected to meet similar success in the east.
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J. G. Rossman
Fireside Council
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Feld Amusement Co
Loyal Association
Bers
Union Council No. 5
Nual Meeting OF
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Sims
Congregational Church Men's Club
Ceritd
First Congregational Church
Leroy W. Mershon
Floyd W. Fiske
F. J. Petura
A. Wellington Taylor
E. A. Merril
George Weston
C. B. Kellogg
R. G. Griswold
G. H. O'Hara
J. Champlin Peirce
J. A. Dennis, Jr
H. G. Boardman
C. W. Kimball
Congregational Church
BOY Scouts
Playhouse
Pennsylvania
NEW “Leader
Prisoner of Zonda
Anthony Hope
Leader
Guardian
Watch Bros
Callon Ua
Welch Bros. Inc
East Broad Street
A. B. C. Electric Washing Machines
A. B
Ryder and Graves Electric CO
West Second Street
Plainfield
Plainfield, N. J
Plainfield Theatre
Consult
Ley the Man
Westfield, NJ
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Opp
Westfield
Prospect St
North Ave
Westfield, N. J
Auto Service
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