Three Members Elected to Nation Board in Annual Election
Maurice B. Dunigan Ernest C. Moffet and Morrison Katie were elected to the Nation Board at the annual election held Tuesday night. Belle Baker of Avenel defeated to keep the board seat as turnout reached a record high with 2 450 votes cast. Budget issues including manual training and current expenses were debated with a mixed outcome. several measures passed or failed as voters settled on school curriculum and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice’ B. Dunigan
Ernest C. Moffet
Morrison Katie
Board of Nation
Belle Baker
Avenel
Board of Education
Anna Belle Baker
Brown
James Cur
William I. Godson
Laura C. Huber
Thomas Ahy
Frank Mastangely
Biguard I
Local Youth Earns Honors at Tufts College
Er nest K. Dockstader son of J. M. Dockstader of Woodbridge was placed on Tufts College Rank List for maintaining an A average in the past year. The announcement came at the Academic Honors ceremony held Wednesday in the Tufts Chapel. He is also active in the College Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest K. Dockstader
J. M. Dockstader
Schoole Street
Woodbridge
Tufts College
Hoston
Mass
Tufts
Woodbridge News Roundup Scenes and Oddities Shelter
Fragmented notes describe local oddities in Woodbridge Township including election lines and post office rules. Mentions of a shadow at a minstrel performance, a high diver near Amboy Avenue, bicycle recoveries, a judge in the municipal building, and a new club amid fire company activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anyene
Woodbridge
Amboy Avenue
Oicipal
Eatry
Bers
Woodbridge Fire Co
Manual Training Budget Defeated in Board Election
The defeat of the $6500 manual training budget at the Board of Education election is lamented by educators. H Love, supervising principal of Woodbridge Township Schools, notes that state funding via railroad taxes supported both boys manual work and girls home arts courses. He says elimination is regrettable but will stand, though re presentation may be possible within twelve days. 94 girls take sewing and 68 girls take cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
New Jersey
H. Love
Woodbridge Township
Love
Unknown Man Killed in Lincoln Highway Hit and Run
Police seek driver after a man was found mortally injured on the Lincoln Highway near the Sucker Brook Crossing between Iselin and Colonia. The unidentified man, 46 to 50, 5 feet 8 inches, 145 pounds, with tattoos including a ballet dancer, died at Rahway Memorial Hospital from a skull fracture. Coroner Mullin and officers pursue clues from the scene as detectives verify a booklet of names for identification.
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Lincoln Highway
Sucker Brook
Iselin
Colonia
John C. Howard
Closindo Zuccaro
Rahway Memorial Hospital
Carlin
Eugene Mullin
Esti
Zuccaro
Grove Avenue Home Damaged by Blaze
A fire started from embers near a fireplace in the living room at 138 Grove Avenue Woodbridge drove the White family to the street at 4 20 A M Tuesday. Woodbridge Fire Company No L under Chief Messick responded and contained the blaze, leaving only slight damage. Ownership belonged to Mrs Mabel Wallace of Perth Amboy Patrolman William Romany investigated for the police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles White
Grove Avenue
Woodbridge
Woodbridge Mre Company
No. L
Messick
Afrs
Mabel Wallace
State and
James Walsh Appointed Chief of Police in Woodbridge
By unanimous vote, Captain of Detectives James Walsh was named Chief of Police in Woodbridge Township effective February 1. He succeeds the late Chief Patrick Murphy and is noted as a self made man rising from patrolman in 1908 to the top rank, with key roles in murder and highway robbery cases.
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James Walsh
Woodbridge Townshlp
Townehty Committee
Memorial Building
Robert J.,sattler
Police Committee
Walsh
Patrick W. Murphy
Fords
Hopelawn
Reidsbey
Paddy" Cullinane
Woodbridge
Forea
Amboy Avenue
Main Street
Plilhclothesman
Chief Murphy
Ford Minstrel Promises a Huge Success at School
Readiness builds for the fourth annual minstrel and revue at Borda School No. 14 next Monday and Tuesday under Fords Wired Company. Val Lund and committee report steady progress and an all-American program featuring Jeannette Petersen Bob Jogan Sadie Gardner Chet Smink Isadore Meyers Dorothy Anderson Len Fischer Jack Egan and others with full chorus and emcee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fords Wired Company
Borda School
Val Lund
Jeannette Petersen
Burl
Bob Jogan
August Nelluen
Sadie Gardner
Anna Sinder
Chet Smink
Moor
Len Fischer
Jack Egan
Happy Landing
Emily Decker
Tax Collector Announces 1932 Tax Payments and Delinquent Receipts
Taxpayers in Woodbridge Township may pay 1932 taxes with six percent interest if paid in advance. Delinquent taxes and properties sold for delinquency are accepted for payment. Collector A. Larson urges timely payment per town resolutions.
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Cc. A. Larson
Colector
Township Opposes Senate Bill 31 in Woodbridge Meeting
The Township Committee of Woodbridge adopted a resolution opposing Senate Bill No. 31 citing harm to municipalities and credit risks for tax title notes and bonds. Copies will go to Trenton, Middlesex County officials, League of Municipalities, and sponsor Pierson of Union County.
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Senate
Trenton
State of
New Jersey
Woodbridge
Thia Bil
Middlesex—County
League of Municipalities
Bill Pierson
Union County
Robert Sattler
War Department
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Woodbridge Creek
Central Railroad
Sattler
Wiliam A. Ryan
Local burglary hits 466 Amboy Avenue store
August Suominen reports a break in at a big store on 466 Amboy Avenue. Entry was gained by breaking a rear window and opening the lock. Stolen items include cigarettes cigars candy and razor blades valued at 16 dollars and 46 cents.
Township committee adopts 6 percent discount on advance tax payments
The Township Committee meeting at Memorial Municipal Building approved a plan offering a six percent discount to taxpayers who pay taxes in advance. The resolution authorizes partial advance payments on due taxes and delinquent taxes except poll taxes, applied to principal, with benefits for both taxpayers and township through earlier working capital.
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Memorial Municipal
Woodbridge ‘Township
Hit-Run Driver Posts Bond For Hearing Soon
Albert Olesvary of Park avenue Piscataway was released on a $1,000 bond by Judge H. W. Vogel to await the outcome of injuries to three Keasbey youths struck by a blue car on Stith street near Raritan Lake. Victims include John Ludash 21 Hopelawn with a broken left leg and possible skull fracture. Julius Nagy 20 Keasbey with head and leg bruises. Continuous investigation by Detectives and police yielded few car details.
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Albert Olesvary
Park Avenue Piscataway
George W. Keating
Keusbey
H. W. Vogel
Olesvary
John Ludash
Hrnn Avenue
Hopelawn
Perth Amboy General Hospital
Julius Nagy
Dahl Avenue
Keasbey
McCormick
Charles Wagenhoffer
Keagbey
Fred Larsen
Ragremah Ceerge Misak
Tha” F Arde' Othe
Stith Street
Raritan Lake
Keating
Mayor appoints five on zoning ordinance board
Mayor William A. Ryan appointed five Township men to form a board of adjustments for the zoning ordinance. Appointees include Ignatz Lustgatten, Bernhard Jensen, Joseph Mullen, William O’Neill and Thomas Moran with terms of one to three years. Township attorney Lavin reported Rahway City seeks to restrain other towns from dumping sewage in the Rahway River. He urged applying to the Rahway Valley Joint Meeting and State Board of Health for Woodbridge Township to join the joint sewer and for Iselin sewer assessments and possible New Jersey payment for its connection. Mayor noted approval from the Rahway Valley Joint Meeting but said township action still needed.
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City of
Rahway
William A. Ryan
Valley Joint Meeting
Itwan
O. K
Quiet Fire and Light Board Elections Across Townships
Voters in several districts will elect fire and lighting commissioners on February 20. Budgets stay low with current expenses at 20 000 and fire truck costs 300 plus 500 for supplies. Incumbents and few new candidates seek re election in Woodridge Hopelawn Kedabey Ford s Kear bey and other districts. A World Day of Prayer for Missions service is scheduled at the local Methodist church this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodridge
William Tren
William Allgur
Board of Fire Commissioners
Leon McElroy
District No. A
Joseph Dunigan
John Lunt
Fords
William Jensen
Carl W. Lund
Fords, Hopelawn
Kearbey
Wnion
Woman’s Missionary Society of
Naom{ Roberts
Free
Min Street
Sarah Davies
New York
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Priate
Lan
Moffett
Baker
Anual
Dunigan
Morrison Christ Sewaren
Brest
Woman's
Society of the Methodlated
Ralph. Stauffer
Rowlang Place
Crow's
Police
Chile
Fords Minstrel
Ben Jensen
Howard Madison
J. A. Walsh
Zoning Ordnance Board
Pennsylvania Railroad
Avenel Street
Fire and Light Board
Hardiman
W. L. Hardiman
Seaman's
Perth Amboy
Rahway Avenue
Green Street
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