Pretty Costumes and the Rose of Tokio at the local school
The Rose of Tokio a Japanese melodrama presented by the Nar Woman's Club played to an appreciative audience at the school auditorium on Friday and Saturday evenings and Saturday matinee. The plot set in Tokyo during a revolution follows Ming Po who disguises himself as Ving Po and aids Jy San with romance and danger amid baron Kaneko and mayor's schemes. The performance featured Lillian Richards and Miss Lillian, praised for their roles and singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nar Woman's Club
Baron Kaneko
Herbert Schrimpf
Ansligatoy
The
Kaneko
Ming Po
Wi Sand
Bold Aron
Wo Aghor
Local Auto Show Highlights July Sales Event
Reported notes describe an auto show with dealers on display and a sales event featuring a model named Gaynor. The excerpt mentions seating and a display area, with emphasis on one release tied to a COU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lin Lesroums
Gaynor
Avenel Musicians Plan Colonial Party Benefit Dance
Avenel musicians announce a Colonial Party and Dance at the Av enel Public School Auditorium on Washington's Birthday to raise funds for the Avenel Public Library. Admission is 50 cents with refreshments under the library association. Tickets available during library hours and from committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Avent Public School
Avene Mreé
Avenel Library Association
Aven@le
Change in Fire Election Law Is Made Clear
A special meeting in Avenel set February 18 for a fire election to elect two Fire Commissioners for three years and to vote on a yearly appropriation. The event follows a 1927 act by the Senate and General Assembly clarifying election rules for five districts, with guidance given to voters and candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avenel
Hyatt Street
Senate
General Assembly
Pati
Ion
Rileate Sliling
Dhe
Saia Board of Fire
Asia
Perpov
Mead
oBard
Nigsioners
Births and Local Society Notes Highlight Carlisle
Birth notices from Carlisle and surrounding area list newborns and family milestones in a quiet community roundup. Names and dates appear with local addresses and church ties, reflecting midweek social life and genealogical details.
Community Orchestra Organized After Local Meeting
Twenty four musicians and community members gathered at the local high school to organize a township community orchestra. Miss Anna G C Plager was named acting chairwoman and officials discussed securing a school auditorium for rehearsals and hiring a leader at about twenty five dollars per rehearsal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna GC. Plager
Board of Education
Harriet Breckenridge
Jenoettte Melick
Avas
Arresting Officers Find Baby Still in Main St Home
Police uncover a baby still in operation at John Tasiglis’s house on Upper Main Street Woodbridge during a Monday arrest for assault and battery. Detectives Walsh and Parsons seized a one gallon copper still and mash along with a vat of mash and other distilling equipment after following the scent from the residence. Tasiglis remained in custody as the case moved toward court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main St
Vogel
Tanesis
Bealthy
Peter Beterson
Woodbridge
Metuchen
Rahway
Perth
New
Dover
New York
Iiusko
Woodbrides
Elizabeth Almasi
Miles O. Adams
Irene Sentinary
Hupelaawn
Joseph Smith
Lillian Henrietta
Anderson
Bords
Wadie James
Pearl Patterson
John Honneh
Port Reading
Ann. Teteimonts
Sophie Charlotte Anderson
Erik
Olsen
Woodbrdge
Michael Raimondi
Nina Cieri
Plans for Athletic Field Fund Campaign
Plans for a drive to raise funds to improve and equip an athletic field were made at a meeting of the Rotary Club. The plan emphasizes thorough preparation and strong public support to ensure success. Next gathering is scheduled for Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zileship Athletica
IV Roters Club
Jensen: ring from Fall injures man in Second Ward
An incident in Fall eman Bernard of the Second Ward slipped on an ivy sidewalk and sustained a broken leg and two sprained ankles. He rests at home under the care of Dr. Cotrell of Perth Amboy. His committee duties are paused as he recovers. Sympathies extend from the Township. In Hopelawn a front tire was stolen from Alex Sitnisky’s Ford, with Sitnisky suspecting thieves after a jack was left nearby. this follows another tire theft in recent days.
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Eman Bernard
Jen+sen
Ed. Ge Cotrell
Perth Amboy
Seas Atollergues
Fownsha
Lave Bien
Alex, Sitnisky
Florida Grove Head
Sitnisky
Local sleuths nab young desperadoes
Michael Hudak and John Sloey await arraignment on charges tied to a Woodbridge auto theft and related larcenies. Stephen Lucina held on $1,000 bail. others jailed in New Brunswick after police traced a bold robbery spree by local teens led by Hudak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Hudak
John. Sloey
Stephen Lucina
Woodbridge
Ana
Woodbridge Lumber Company
Bernstein
Mamie
Holohan
Hudak
Guild
Cherry
Slidgas
Oak Avenue
Lucina
Wind
An Wish
Venjamin Pasio
Hudinwk
Irvine
Rector Avenue
Scouts Hike Out and Return. Reports Vague Details
A local Boy Scout troop No. 71 went on a hike and returned around 2230 hours. Names mentioned include Peter Schmidt and Correja Avenue, with unclear ages or units. It notes departure at 7230's and returns to a point, but exact locations and purpose remain unreadable.
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Boy Scouts of
Peter
Schmidt
Correja Avenue
Refractories Exhibit At Ceramic Society Show
Rineheit refractories from Midlon Hollow Fire Brick Co will be featured at the Thirtieth Annual Angeling of the America Ceramic Society and the forty-second Annual meeting of the National Brick Manufacturers Association in Atlantic City. New Jersey exhibitors Carboruphim Co Perth Amboy and Golding Sons Co Trenton join hosts New Jersey Clay Workers Association. The exhibit will present high temperature insulating refractories and the Super Refractory with kilns and muffles, and notes ease of shaping Rineheil material.
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Rineheit
Woodbridge
Midlon Hollow Fire
Clus
America, Ceramic Society
National Brick Manufacturers' Association
Sambador
Atlantic City
Niight
Tarberest
Grand Central Palace
Change in two fire districts affects Woodbridge and Port Reading
The Township Committee approved four resolutions modifying fire district boundaries near Woodbridge and Port Reading. The changes shift territory between Woodbridge Creek and Philadelphia and Reading Railroad rights of way, with portions previously not contributing to fire facilities. Officials noted the action is a partial, fact finding step and requested by the Port Reading Company to adjust jurisdiction and revenue without new tax commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbridgs
Port Redding
Uve East
Port Reading
Wood
Fisther
Thorn
Rocomot
Aiairor Ryan
Comipitteeman Greusam
Gut
Campbell
Gaidenihe
BOR Reading Company
Sy . Brown
Woodbyr Ee
Six More Weeks of Winter Predicted by Groundhog Saye
A garbled wire of notes describes groundhog day lore and sensational weather talk. The piece references a groundhog, shadow, and expected winter storms, noting skepticism about Weather Bureau forecasts and public reactions to the superstition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halo Earahars
Zion
Start to Select Legion Musical Comedy Cast
The American Legion Post No 87 begins rehearsals for the musical comedy Spanish Moon to be staged at Woodbridge High School auditorium on February 21st and 22nd. cast includes Vera Morin, Nancy Desmond, Margaret Delaney, and Victor Love with Ruth Snyder as pianist and Al Ritter providing dance numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbridge
American Légion
Melilroy
Ruth “Synder
al Ritter
Miss Allan
St. James
Chirth
Ajjlai
Speed and Accuracy Tests at Township School
Supervising Principal John I Love conducts speed and accuracy tests across elementary grades to measure pupil performance. Examiners rate progress quickly to identify weak spots for teacher focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John ° i. Love
Love
Woodbridge High School band to perform Thursday evening
Plains near competition as Woodbridge High School teams up with area schools for a Thursday program at 157 PM. Byerly School leads a varied concert featuring old folk tunes and pieces by Handel Rubenstein and Verdi. An extensive list of participating students and schools is noted, with a promise of a pleasing program.
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Woodbridge
Byerly School
Haven
J Aenub
Handel
Rubenstein
Verdi
Anna-Gi Feaver
Woodbridgeship
Asia
Ee Charles
Anna Dalton
Baanee du Louise
Oppensteiner
Minit Margaret Hangsickson
Gara
J John Kish
Josephine Xolb
Anth ‘Lombardi
Josephine Millen
4S Dovksuder
Beatrice Rauch John Bisnak
Jack Sheanan
Martha Sprague
Albert
Teth
Via Robrowsky
Joseph Maras
Gar Williamson
Louis Kage
1 Kettler
Arhur Wein
Adiene
Howard Reisshian
Pbrainy i Jochen
Roy Palsyan
Saarelua'inet
David Shay
Latianino
Better’ Greho
Gen Walter
Bevh An Woelbert Bowers
Anie. Goukos
Hee
Pog Montagne
the Band
Fabias
High School Tossers Rally in Season Half With Rahway Win
The Barron basketball team, after nine games, hold a 4–5 mark and beat Rahway 206 to 199. Key players like Fullerton, Richards, Rankin, and Linden show strong scoring and fouls discipline, with Saunders praised for coaching shaping the turnaround.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rahway
Rahwy
Barron Basketeers
Saunders
Sch
Codbridae
Carieret
Ae Linden
Richard Re
Amboy
Roselle
Rankin GB
Litig
IB Lund
BN Sree
Carteret
Bowers A
Belleville
Brennen
Rahway Ates
Joat i
Rea
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Andrier
Coach Manufacturing’ Company of
Chicago
Publé Service, Transportation Company
Carlisle
Anna C. Frazer
School Board
An Jensen
Ring
Hopelawn
Ceramic Convention
Mutton Hollow
Legion
Annou
Paren
Jean Ginculong
Josep Minsky
Peter Nagy
Joseph George Krai
Raul Vargo
Sie Maniary
Dnidoling
Alimips Sidney
Warner School
Jords Schiovl
Per Wohinard Madsen
Iran
Paine Henietus
Wunbaek
George Spe
Andrey
Badliske
Aaiy Salah
Manetline@ Brien
Marie Janis
Jade
Joseph Matus
Joseph Dekes
Hernimiy Mylrison
Glapel
John Toples
Dues Win Madon
Riki
Rivelévs
Drains
Thorsen
James
Ge Reashey
Wlirabeth
Olga’ Kessler
Michael Burdiok
Andricsak
Iselin
Ardur
Avenel School
Paul Jurylo
Kettler
Vonda Wisneskd
Louis J Riehara Anderson
Bharbmorioa
Wills Co
High School Buchannon
Baward Bakes
Je “Young
Frank ‘Toth
John MalTox
Low
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