Woodbridge Firemen Plan Annual Memorial Services
Woodbridge Township firemen announce the annual Memorial Day service set for Sunday at 2 30 in Woodbridge Park section two. Senator Arthur A Quinn will deliver the address, Mayor William A Ryan will give the welcome, and the Woodbridge High School band will perform. If rain, services move to the high school auditorium. a short parade may precede the assembly. Edward M Sattler is general chair in charge of arrangements.
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Woodbridge Park
Woodbridge Township
Woodbridge
Arthur A. Quinn
Sewaren
William A. Ryan
Woodbridge High School
Sethal Street
Edward M. Sattler
Crow's Nest Echoes From Township Community Notes
Local column sketches township life with references to Perth Amboy, Woodbridge racing fans at Flemington, a new syndicate in town, Father O’Farrell’s porch chats, and reopening Frankel’s drug store under Mr. Braun. Also notes reduced prices for children’s haircuts, a fish pool project, and Trooper Cook’s return to duty after surgery.
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Pauguse
cummeThe
Perth Amboy
Walsh
UBS
Pete
Peter
Owl
Woodbridge Racing
Indianapolis
Flemington
West
Earst and MacFadden
Father O'Farrell
Frankel
Braun
A.n-Muccinsman
Fred Mawhey
Cook
Fetuchen Barracks
Ving
Police praised for handling busy holiday traffic
Chief James A. Walsh reports to the department that during the holiday weekend officers kept traffic moving on the shore road and super-highway despite heavy volumes. The police department is congratulated for its good work.
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Acel Depty
James A. Walsh
Shore Road
Lta
Mayors Proclaim Boy Scout Week Across Raritan District
William A. Ryan and fellow district mayors issue a proclamation urging June 6 through Boy Scout Week observances in Woodbridge Perth Amboy Carteret South Amboy and Sayreville to support scouting as character building and civic training amid the current economic situation. The proclamation emphasizes ongoing maintenance campaigns and community backing for Scouts.
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Willam A. Ryan
Raritan
Woodbridge Township
Perth Amboy
Carteret
South Amboy
Sayreville
Baritan Bay District
Boy Scout Movement
William A. Ryan
Frank Dorsey
Perth Am
Mayor Commends Woodbridge Township Cops At Inspection
Mayor William A. Ryan lauds Woodbridge Township Police at the annual inspection on Memorial Day morning. Forty officers including Chief James A. Walsh receive praise for uniforms, equipment, and discipline while noting the late Chief Patrick Murphy’s spirit.
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William A. Ryan
Woodbridge Township
James A. Walsh
Ryan
Robert L. Sattler
Patrick Murphy
Chief Walsh
James 4. Walsh
Memorial Municipal Building
Miss Gurka Crowner at Port Reading Church
Miss Anna Gurka of West Avenue Port Reading served as crowner at the crown ing ceremony of the Blessed Virgin Mary at St. Anthony's Church Port Reading Sunday night. The procession featured Miss Antoinette Martino as leader with Miss Catherine Toner and Irene Gill.
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Anna.Gurka
West Avenue
Port Reading
St. Anthony's Church
Antoinette Martino
The
Sodality
Catherine Toner
Irene Gill
Eleanor Kolb
Martha Ragucel
Dorothy Sasso
Rose Scutto
Gloria Sasso
Anna Cuiffreda
Robert Zullo
Mildred Schlavo
Evelyn Samons
Rita Toner
Helen O'Connors
Joseph Barna
Katherine Doody
Catherine Quiinn
Catherine Gallagher
Madylyn Krouse
Evelyn Geis
Louis Martino
Viola Martino
Adeline Scutto
Mary Raguect
Six Children Win In Christensen Contest
Six children tied for four prizes in Christensen and Brothers Guegping Contest. Contestants guessed the eyelets on a chain, with 170 as the correct total. Winners named: Andrew Housar Creola Dinking Ida Molnar and Orha Dorkek. Sergeant Ben Parsons and Sidney Matthews counted the tally of 170 eyelets.
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C. Christensen
Ben Parsons
Rave Witting
Sidney Matthews
Allan Whiting To Broadcast Tomorrow On WOR
Master Allan Whiting of Linden Avenue Woodbridge will star on the China Perry Program over WOR at 9 o clock Saturday morning. He recites A Letter from Fittlebird by Mrs Blanche Balfour of Sewaren. Afterward he hosts 20 friends in the Chinaberry room at Hambergers. Callope will entertain with Uncle Remus stories.
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Allan Whiting
Linden Avenue
Woodbridge
WOR
Fittlebird
Blanche Balfour
Sewaren
Whiting
Hambergers
Callope
Uncle Remus
Rev Ernest Abbott Ill in Denver After Assembly Visit
Word says Rev Ernest Abbott pastor of the First Presbyterian Church fell ill in Denver Colorado with erysipelas after leaving for the General Assembly two weeks ago. He is reported to be improving but will not return this week as planned.
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Ernest Abbott
First Presbyterian Church
Denver
Colo
General Assembly
Eriope
Abbott
War costs debated at Rotary luncheon with Professor Love
Professor John H. Love spoke at the Rotary Club about the heavy costs of war and what could be financed with that money. He read a clipping arguing state bond debts and war debts burden future generations and outlined imagined allocations for homes, libraries, hospitals, and education funded by those funds.
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John H. Love
Township Schols
Rotary Club
Love
Great Britain
United States
Canada
France
Germany
Belgium
Russia
Brookside youth injured when struck by car at St George's
Henry Kingetter 18 of Brookside Avenue Laurence Harbor was crossing St George's Avenue when struck by a car driven by Ferdinand Froetich 38 of 372 Chariton Avenue South Orange. Kingetter suffered a fractured right leg broken ribs facial abrasions and internal injuries and was taken to Rahway Memorial Hospital.
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Henry Kingetter
Brookside Avenue
Laurence Harbor
Wayside
Wed
St. George’s Avenue
Rerdinand Froetich
Chariton Avenue
South Orange
Edda M. Bowers
Rudolph Simonsen
Kingetter
Golng
Avenel
Rahway Memorial Hospital
Altritting furnace patent granted to Ryan and Stegmay er
John F. Ryan of Woodbridge and Charles Stegmayer received a patent for an Altritting furnace at the U S Patent Office on a Wednesday. Rights to the invention were assigned to the Mutton Hollow Brick Company of Woodbridge.
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Altritting
United States Patent Office
John IF. Ryan
Woodbridge
Charles Stegmayer
Fire damages Iselin residence. investigators called
A morning blaze damaged a Woodbridge Iselin area house owned by David Nicola and James Jankowsky. Iselin Fire Department units and Patrolman Fred Leidner responded to the alarm and investigated the scene.
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David Nicola
James’ Jankowsky
Woodbridge
Iselin
Fred Leidner
Flower Show Opens At Woodbridge Memorial Building
The Woodbridge Woman's club hosts a spring flower show Monday June 6 at the Memorial Municipal building. Public viewing runs 2 30 to 9 00 p m with entries accepted until 11 30 a m. Everyone may compete and judges include Mrs Charles H Sequine Amboy John Asad Woodbridge Flower Shopper and Baumann Bros Rahway.
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Woodbridge Woman's Club
Memorial Municipal
Woman's Club
Charles H. Sequine
Défirth Amboy
John Asad
Woodbridge Flower
Marker Placings Honor Washington Stop at Cross Keys Tavern
The Commission on Historic Sites announced markers are advancing. A marker will be placed at Woodbridge to record Washington’s stop at Cross Keys Tavern en route to his 1789 inauguration. The tavern stood at Main Street and Amboy Avenue, later the Knights of Columbus home.
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Commission On Historic Sites
Woodbridge
Washington
Cross Keys Tavern
New York
Cross Eys Tavern
Main Street
Amboy Avenue
Knights of Columbus
Middlesex Council
Stone hurled at car shatters glasses injures passenger
A stone was thrown at a car driven by Niels Lejerup on Antboy Avenue near Cleveland Avenue in Fords. It shattered Miss Roslyn Nash’s glasses and struck her as the vehicle passed. Police, led by Desk Sergeant George Balint, investigate the incident as dangerous and seek an arrest. Chief Walsh vows action similar to trains incident crackdowns.
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Niels Lejerup
New Brunswick
Ave
Roslyn Nash
Wedgewood Avenue
Woodbridge
George Balint
Lejerup
Antboy Avenue
Cleveland
Chief Walsh
Trucks Turn Over. Chickens Strut Across Highway Scene
A truck carrying young chickens overturned on the super-highway near Rahway Reformatory. James Bova of New York City drove north, claiming another car forced him off the road. Chickens escaped the crates and wandered the highway while authorities towed the damaged truck to Ray's garage.
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Rahway Reformatory
Joseph Lewis
James Bova
521 SF
118Th Street
New York City
Bova
Borg
Kia
Jimmy Vicella
116Th
Rahway Memorial Hospital
Ray
Mem orial Day Service Draws Large Woodbridge Crowd
One of the largest Memorial Day turnouts occurred at the Presbyterian cemetery with Woodbridge Post 87 American Legion and local fire companies organizing a parade and program. Rutgers professor Frazer Metzger spoke on social order as bands from Woodbridge High School Middlesex Fife and Drum Corps and Woodbridge Lost Drum Corps provided martial music.
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Presbyterian Cemetery
Woodbridge Post No. 87
American Legion
Woodbridge High School
Middlesex Fife and Drum Corp
Woodbridge Lost Drum Corp
W. V. D. Strong
Congregational Church
William A. Ryan
Tose
Frazer Metzger
Rutgers University
O Therr
New England
Arthur Klein
Woodbridge
Flanders Field
Dorothy Kreysing
R. Moore
Conrade John H. Bayer
Earl Wendel
Robert I. MacBride
Presbyterian Church
Avenel
Woodbridge Youth Sets Track Record at Peddie School
Woodbridge’s Loula P. Wenzell captains the Peddie School track team and racks up 41 points across four meets. He wins three firsts, ties for first thrice, and posts notable marks in high jump, broad jump, and high hurdles. Roommate Bob Pratt also shines with a 2 minute 2 second half mile record at Temple Freshmen.
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Loula P. Wenzell
Woodbridge
Peddle
Whiley
Chatham
Navy
New Jersey
Wenzell
Cyags
ePddie
Plang
Princeton
Wenggu
Blair Academy
Temple University
Princeton University
State
Lawrenceville
Bob Pratt
Peddie
Sewaren Woman Tries Gas Poisoning After Quarrel
Mrs. Helen Radish of Old Road Sewaren, 22, attempted suicide by inhaling gas after a quarrel with her husband. A neighbor found her on the kitchen floor with four gas jets on. she was rushed to Perth Amboy hospital and discharged after treatment.
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Helen Radish
Old Road
Sewaren
Andrew Simonaga
Radish
Anna Markovitz
Se‘waren
Fords Recs Triumph Over Carteret 13-0 in Five Inning Game
Moe Pucel hurled superb pitching as the Fords Recs, aided by heavy hitting, routed the Carteret Field Club 13 to 0 in five innings Sunday. The Recs chased Szelag, Carteret’s starter, early with two runs in the first and exploded for four in the second, adding two in the third and one each in the fourth and fifth. Pucci limited Carteret to five hits, three by Abefirat.
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Moe Pucel
Fards
Carteret
Fords
Recs
Szelag
Ifth
Pucci
Abefirat
Stolen bicycles reported from Sewaren yard
Mrs Burns of Woodbridge avenue and West avenue Sewaren reports two girls bicycles stolen from a bar in the back yard during the night of May 30. Desk Sergeant George Balint logged the report.
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Burns
Woodbridge Avenue
West Avenue
Sewaren
George Balint
Sail for Ireland on the Columbus to attend congress
Misa Nellie O'Hagan of Sewerben and Mias Kitty Lennon of Rutherford sailed yesterday on the U S Columbus bound for Dublin to attend the charitic Congress. They also plan to tour Scotland.
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Ireland
Misa Nellie O’hagan
Sewaren
Mias Kitty Lennon
Rutherford
U. S
Columbus
Dublin
Scotland
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Join Ryan
Thomas Gerly
H. Lavin
Charles Arsenault
Michael Lungan
Michael de Joy
Ed Einhorn
A. Bauman
A. Ruska
N. P. Patten
William Gokjen
Harry Stocker
Fred .Witheridge
John Sullivan
Jluzo Gela
Albert Hongeon
Michael Langan
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John McGuirk
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Crow’s
Nest
Mayor Ryan
Miss Gurka
Rev. Abbott III
Rotary Meet
Auto Inn
Cross Keys
History Commission
Dean Metzger
Rutgers
Peddle School
Louis P. Wenzell
Bob, Prall
Hardiman
Bid L. Hardiman
Seaman's
Rahway Avenue
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