Woodbridge News Roundup for December 30 1927
Woodbridge New Jersey reports Friday afternoon on local happenings and events through December 30 1927. The item consolidates community notices, brief updates, and notices of interest to residents in the town and surrounding area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbridge
N. J
FP. I Perry
Frank I. Perry
Sewaren History Club
King’s Daughters
First Baptist Church of
Rahway
Captain Perry
First Baptist
New Year Reflections On Hope And Change For All
An editorial style meditation on the coming year urging readers to shed past failures and pursue renewal. It emphasizes starting anew, using missteps as stepping stones, and finding happiness beyond wealth. It calls for generosity and keeping Christmas spirit in the heart throughout the year.
Iselin Crossing Bridge Proposal Faces Civic Caution
Iselin residents urge the Township Committee to petition the State Public Utility Board for a temporary railroad bridge at Oak Tree Road. Critics warn such makeshift structures invite future use, delay permanent grade elimination, and endanger drivers and pedestrians alike amid growing auto traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iselin
State Public Utility Board
Pennsylvania Railroad
Oak Tree Road
New Year Romance in a Middlesboro Home Circle
Miriam faces a holiday choice between old flame Jere and steady Jack as she returns to Middlesboro for New Year. Jere’s arrival stirs memories of Oak Hill and a long playful past, while Jack’s temper and Miriam’s affection push the scene toward a comic, tender switch of affections in the festive bungalow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam
Jere
Oak Hill
Middlesboro
Agricultural College
Jack Berringio
Jack
Dattons
Jare
Western Newspaper Union
Modern Girls Cook Pupils Outlook
Portland News reports a social note involving a modern girls cook class pupil and a father’s remark to a young man who admits making advances. The exchange centers on repayment and social propriety within the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fussolini
Portland
Ore
Woodbridge Township 1927 Budget Appropriation Balances
A dated December 22 1927 notice from Woodbridge Township Treasurer details the 1927 budget appropriation balances as of November 30 1927. It lists general township salaries printing and supplies police department maintenance poor relief and almshouse costs along with sewer maintenance street signs and contingent credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbridge Township
General Pension Fund
Recorder
Almshouse
Woodbridge
N. J
New Menace to Health Aunt Prudence in Chronicle
Fragmentary OCR reads: Sharps Burnsworth owner of a piano and a passenger in it, the machine went into a fat spin. The Chronicle mentions Aunt Prudence warning to keep away from the loudspeaker and an announcer sounding as if he had a cold.
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Chamorro
Nicaragua
Mobile
Alabama
New York Evening Post
Sharps Burnsworth
Francisco
Chronicle
Prudence
Denny
Mother Tongue and Language Charm Amid Madrid Banter
A fragmentary note from Buen Humor in Madrid depicts a witty exchange about daughters speaking languages. The quip, framed as a playful question about a daughter's linguistic skill, hints at humor surrounding multilingual ability in social dialogue.
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Madrid
Precious Lambkin Little Girl Birthday Luncheon
A Machias Maine paper notes Master Talbot Crane recently celebrated his sixth birthday with a luncheon for seven boys and girls. The whimsy includes a request for safe fireworks, reflecting a distant child’s voice from Punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambkin
Talbot i. Crane
Machias
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Woodsridge
Woolbridge Printery, Inc
Main Street
In, Irsey
Press Assn
Lappy
Nelson
B. C
Tropics
Jackson Clarvion-Ledger
Brunswick (Ga
Bridgeport Telegram
Detroit News
Brunswick
Ruth Elder
Womack
Ruth
Philadelphia Inquirer
Mrs. Dalton
Helen
London
Boston Transcript
Frank J. Peary
Church of
Rahwar
G. Merrill
First Congregational
W. V.D
Calain
Frank
Tennyson
Smith St
Perth Amboy
Sharessom
N.J
W. C. Fields
Monte Blue
New York
Thomas Meighan
Sam McCarver
Olive Borden
Laura la’ Plante
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