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Newspaper
Woodbridge Leader
Location
Woodbridge, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1932
Page
7
The Woodbridge Leader permits republication of news and editorials with credit. Readers may send correspondence but anonymous letters will not be published.
Amid heavy snowfall Woodbridge residents hear a safety warning about children sledding on moving vehicles. The Keystone Automobile Club urges motorists to avoid tying sleds to cars and asks officials to rope off hills during sledding hours or parents to supervise.
The National Board of Fire Underwriters issues safety guidelines for holiday trees. Do not topple, place near heat, use lighted candy, or unsafe ornaments. Avoid smoking near trees and accumulate paper, and use only acetate film in home machines. Keep a fire extinguisher handy and remove the tree after December 31st to prevent drying and fire risk.
The piece argues heavy taxation risks widespread foreclosures and capital flight. It cautions that over taxation of capital triggers distress, unemployment, and reduced investment, urging Congress to cut expenditures to avoid insolvency and a tax crisis.
Ojibway Indians of Garden River and St. Marys Ont present a Riverside stage adaptation of Longfellow’s Hiawatha in their language. The production honors a visit from Longfellow’s daughter and highlights Soo country lore including Lake Superior and the rapids. The play has traveled to the Soo and London with all roles performed by Milw ay performers and explained by a narrator in Ojibway.
The Atlantic name derives from the Greek Atlas, a mythic sky pillar deity. Atlas held up the heavens at a place straitmarked by legends, and explorers linked this to the sea beyond the strait. The Ocean of Atlas or Atlantia Ocean concept reflects early mythic geography.
Miss Margaret Datton was elected president of the Sodality of St James church at its Monday night meeting in the St James Auditorium. Officers elected also include Vice-president Miss Mary Snyder secretary Miss Vera Snyder treasurer Miss Ethel Campion custodian Miss Genevieve O'Brien. A Christmas party followed with anthems carols and gift exchange. Refreshments were served as stage decorations featured Christmas trees and colored electric tents. Rev Charles Sutton gave an inspirational talk to members. Read The Leader Regularly.
The local will of Frederike Mater, who died in Woodbridge on November 30, was filed in the New Brunswick surrogate office. She left $1 to her German nephews Albert and Fred Pfaffe, $100 to nurse Jennie Neleta, another $100 to executor Karl Froehlich, a cemetery fence and headstone, and the remainder to sister Sophie Papp of Germany. A codicil was witnessed by Froehlich and Thomas J. Hanson.
Local society notes list Edward F. Jochen at University of Illinois for Christmas with his parents on Rahway avenue. The Brennan and Hanson families visit relatives here for holidays. Auction Bridge Club met at Mrs. Randolph’s Rahway avenue home. Sealed bids welcomed by Woodbridge Township for street and park lighting contract beginning January 1 1933 with $1 000 bid bond and possible contract terms. township reserves right to reject.
The Board of Assessment Commissioners fixed December 28, 1982 at 8 PM in the Memorial Municipal Building Woodbridge NJ for hearings on assessments for benefits from improvements on Avenue CRCEBEE nate BW ALA and Cr Dee Pavement and Craske Street in Woodbridge. Dated December 16, 1932.
United States Agency sues to foreclose mortgage on 89 Grove Avenue Woodbridge Middlesex NJ by court writ directing sale January 11, 1943. Decree totals about 7760 dollars. property includes all appurtenances in Woodbridge Township. Sheriff Alan H. Ely to conduct public vendue. solicitor Irwin R. Heller.
Foreclosure sale of property known as 380 Church Road Sewaren New Jersey listed by Monmouth Title and Mortgage Guaranty Company against Louis Neuberg et al. The sale date is January 17 1933, the parcel lies in Block 7 Lot 4, bounded by Clift Road Ferry Street and an alley. The price is 325 845.00 with costs of 28 564.13. Sheriff Alan H Bly and Stout, Solicitors.
The piece notes that Jenny Lind's fame in the mid‑1800s inspired beds named in her honor. Fathers made beds as a goodwill gesture, but some designs were impractical. Variations existed by locality, with common versions featuring spool turnings and matching head and foot boards. Several were finished in a brown stain described as unattractive.
The Breckenridge Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian Church hosted a joyous Christmas party at Mrs. J. E. Breckenridge’s home on West Green Street. Attendees enjoyed games, carols, and a gift exchange, with a large decorated tree and refreshments. Members donated food and gifts for two needy families.
The Board announces assessments for benefits from improvements in Woodbridge and Iselin including concrete curb and gutter sidewalks drainage and pavement works on Park Avenue Warwick Street Joman Maher Peter Geis Frank Mastrangelo Wedgewood Avenue and Hillcrest Avenue with sewer work and an Iselin sewer extension. Also notices unpaid lighting district bills due by December 29 with township treasurer.
The Malay peninsula legends say the sun and moon are women and stars are the moon’s children. The sun and moon quarrel over their offspring, the sun eats her children while the moon hides hers, explaining why the sun and moon chase each other across the sky and why stars appear at night. Ottawa legends portray the sun and moon as siblings who meet in a moonlit land.
The Canadian Mining Journal notes that heredity yields a vast pedigree for average people. It cites a regal commentator estimating that after sixteen to seventeen centuries a person may have more than one trillion forebears.
Two sheriff sale notices list mortgages on properties in Middlesex County New Jersey. The Perth Amboy Building and Loan Association sues Anna Kessel et al with sale set for January 18 193? following a deed dated November 18 1932. The Workmen's Building and Loan Association sues Alexander Narze and Josephine Narze with sale set for January 30 1933, referencing a 1925 map and property in Woodbridge Township and a $4280 estimate.
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