Woodbridge High Confers 102 Diplomas In Annual Commencement
In a capacity filled auditorium 102 Woodbridge High School students received diplomas at the annual commencement Tuesday evening. Maurice P. Dunigan president of the Board of Education officiated with Prof. John H. Love supervising principal honoring the late Melvin H. Clumer. Love tribute recalled Clumer as one of the finest community leaders and reflected that his spirit remains with the school.
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Prof. Love
Melvin Clum
Board of Education
Maurice P. Dunigan
Woodbridge High School
Dunigan
John H. Love
Melvin H. Clumer
Love
Roettee
Melvin Chim
Rotary appoints instructors for local playground opening
The Pearl Street playgrounds will open under Rotary supervision on Monday July 3. John H. Love and Hampton Cutter announced trained supervisors: Louise Morris will lead the girls in July and August, Lincoln Tamboer will lead the boys in July, Rolland Lund directs activities in August. The meeting also discussed the National Industrial Recovery Act. Hampton Cutter led the session.
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Pearl Street
Rotary Club
Middlesex Hotel
John H. Love
Hampton Cutter
Mias Louise Morris
Sewaren
Savage
Lincoln Tamboer
Rolland Lund
John Love
Fioyd Howell
Knights To Elect Officers Tuesday
Middlesex Council Knights of Columbus will hold its annual officer election on Tuesday evening June 26 at the Columbian Club on Main Street. All members are urged to attend. State Deputy Edward J. Jennings of Trenton and District Deputy James Cramer of Sayreville will meet with council officers and members tonight at the Columbian Club.
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Middlesex Council
Knights of Columbus
Columbian Club
Main Street
Edward J. Jennings
Trenton
James Cramer
Sayreville
Council
Teachers' View Highlighted in Perth Amboy Board Session
Julius Kass, attorney for the Woodbridge Township Teachers' Association, presented a preliminary report to the Board of Education as negotiations over reopening schools and funding continued. Er nest Moffett, finance chairman, pressed Kass on representation and the board’s plans to raise funds, noting prior discussions on Baby Bonds and tax implications. A daughter June was born Saturday to Mr and Mrs Franklin A Schayfele of Valentine Place.
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Board of Education
Julius Kass
Perth Amboy
Woodbridge Township
Mr. Moffett
Kass
Moffett
Kasa
June
Franklin A.schayfele
Valentine Place
Crow's Nest Gossip From Hopelawn And Environs
Rumors and quick notes from the Crow's Nest column recount Hula Hula dancers in Hopelawn Tuesday night. chatter includes Cousin Dan and Chubby's goat, Avenel job news, Perth Amboy gal friend patch ups, and nightly phone calls about 8:30.
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Jiggs
Hopelawn
Dan
Chubby
Avenel
Shiek
Perth Amboy
Julius Blake
Sam Gursky
Ben Coppola
Bill
Rex
George
Sike
USA
Hughnie
Johnny M
Stumco
Freeman Street
Hagaman Heights
Lau- V Bonuitenou
Postage Rates Change for Woodbridge Letters
Beginning July 1, Woodbridge mail will be accepted at a two cent rate instead of three for local delivery. The three cent rate remains for first class mail except when deposited in a local office for local delivery.
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Woodbridge
Twelve Diplomas Awarded at Fords Parochial School
Twelve diplomas were awarded at the Our Lady of Peace School graduation in Fords on Sunday. Rev. Fr. John E. Larkin, pastor, presented the diplomas. The ceremony highlighted the Class of twelve graduates with brief remarks and best wishes for their futures.
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Fords Parochial School
Fords
Our Lady of Peace School
John E. Larkin
Our Lady of Peace Church
Students Receive School Scholarships and Attendance Honors
Names of students awarded scholarships include Helen Patrick, William Nickovits, and Daniel Mertaluit with gold and silver medals across eighth to fourth grades. Perfect attendance honors go to Gertrude Egan for three years, with honorable mention for 1932 33 to Eileen Gockel and others.
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Joseph Qalya
William Charles Nickovits
Lucius Therésa Barbaretta
Robert Francis Rielly
Joseph Aloysuus Wargonak
Marion Cecelia Antonides
Florence Bernica Herbert
Gertrude Marie Egan
Eileen Marie Gockel
Helen Cecelia Patrick
Grace Marie Schiker
Daniel Mertaluit
Bernice Schicker
Leonard Con- Hors
Sliver
George Uhrin
Louis Balint
Gertrude M. Egan
Eileen Gockel
Anna Patrick
Joseph Baumlin
Mary Martaluft
Helen Kovacs
Kathleen Schicker
Florence Buchok
Avenel Man Hurt When Train Hits Car at Crossing
Frank Katko, 73, of Edgerton avenue Avenel was severely injured when the car driven by 17 year old Nicholas Meyers Vernon avenue Hagan Heights Port Reading was struck by a Central Railroad train at Turtle Brook road crossing Port Reading. Meyers escaped injury. the car owned by his brother Joseph was a total wreck. Katko was en route to church and died from a skull displacement after being taken to Perth Amboy General hospital. Police report Meyers lacked a license and took the car without permission. Conductor L M Johnson and Engineer Kenneth Frazier led the train crew. Motorcycle Officer Rudolph Simonsen investigated.
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Avenel
Frank Katko
Edgerton Avenue
Nicholas Meyers
Vernon Avenue
Hagaan Heights
Port Reading
Central Railroad
Turtle Brook Road
Katko
Meyer
Joseph
Four Hurt When Car Turns Over In Port Reading Crash
Four people were injured when a car driven by Leazie Farrell skidded at the Woodbridge avenue and Second street intersection in Port Reading, struck a Public Service pole, then rolled over. Passengers William Post Alice Stevens Hedy May Honth and Farrell received treatment at Perth Amboy General Hospital for shock hip injuries and a refractured thigh. Police officer Rudolph Simonsen and Detective Sergeant George E Keating investigated.
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Leazie Farrell
Clinton Street
Linden
Woodbridge Avenue
Second Street
Port Reading
Farrell
William Post
Minor Terrace
Alice Stevens
Division Street
Perth Amboy
May Honth
Sutton
Miller
Perth Amboy General Hospital
Rudolph Simonsen
George E Keating
Farewell Party Held for Rev. Charles Sutton at St. James
About 650 people packed St. James auditorium for a farewell reception as Rev. Charles Sutton leaves Woodbridge to serve as curate at Pleasantville near Atlantic City. Parishioners presented a purse, and Sutton’s mother received a bouquet as Andrew Desmond led the event.
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St. James’ Auditorium
Charles Sutton
St. James’ Church
Woodbridge
Pleasantville
Atlantic City
Father Sutton
Andrew D. Desmond
Father Suttton
Richard Sutton
Moorestown
Widow of Dr Hibben Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
Mrs Jenny Hibben widow of Princeton University president emeritus Dr John Grier Hibben died in New York City from injuries after an auto crash on May 16 near Tappen Street Avenue. She was 70 and died as Princeton alumni gathered to honor her husband.
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Jenny Hibben
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
Tappen Street
Avenel
Neurological Institute
New York Medical Center
Isabella McCosh Infirmary
President's Row
Hibben
Robert Wicks
University Chapel
Assembly bill ends whistle noise at grade crossings
The passage of Assembly bill No. 426 in the Senate relieves railroads of blowing whistles at grade crossings in townships with protected crossings. Watchmen on duty and gates limit noise during a four hour window, ending long standing agitation in Iselin and Colonia over night whistle blows.
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Crosa- Iage
Assembly
Senate
Iselin
Colonia
Murder ID Ties Victim to New York Man
Positive identification of Joseph Feldstein, 21, of 130 Cannon Street New York, as the man found murdered in bushes along Homestead Avenue Avenel near Bin Road. Identification by uncle Samuel Arumel and associates Raphael Mandel and Ling Fenist followed later after inquiries by Lt. James A. Walen and Woodbridge police. The case unfolded with mistaken location reports and a phone call to Feldstein’s sister before morgue confirmation.
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New York
Avenel Ride
Joseph Feldstein
Homestead Avenue
Freehold
Avenel
Hear bin Road
Cannon Street
Midas
Corpher King
Samuel Arumel
Ido Avenue v
Brooklyn
N. Y
Raphael Mandel
Lng
James A. Walen
Feldsteine
Brooklyn Eagle
Woodridge
Woodbridge
Grumet
Board to Investigate High School Failures Claims
Woodbridge Board of Education met on Monday to discuss alleged high school failure rates. Patrons urged inquiry into teaching staff and principal conduct, with calls for accountability and an assurance that Principal Ferry’s actions and staff performance would be reviewed. Maurice Dunigan, board president, said Mr. Love would investigate the complaints.
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Woodbridge
Board of Education
Barron Avenue
John Blair
Mr. Blair
Harry Jackson
Ferry
Asher Fitz Randolph
Tor
Love
Poy
Gonight
Moudey
Tororrow
Maurice Dunigan
Township approves sewer assessments across multiple projects
After a public hearing, the Township committee confirmed sewer and street improvements at a special meeting in the Memorial Municipal building. Projects include Wildwood Avenue sewer, Woodbridge trunk sewer sections 1 2 3, Rahway Valley trunk sewer Avenel, Berkisy Court, Teelin extensions 1 and 3, Taelin-Colonia trunk sewer Amboy Avenue Broadway, Fulton Street bypass sewer, Iselin curb gutter pavement on Benjamin Avenue Grove Avenue, and Cove Creek Sewers Sowaren.
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Memorial Municipal Building
Wildwood Avenue
Fifth
Frank and Maplest
Woodbridge
Avenel
Rahway Valley
Berkisy Court
Teelin
Taelin-Colonia
Amboy Avenue
Bower
Fulton Street
Avenel Park
Benjamin Avenue
Iselin
Grove Avenue
Eight grade diplomas awarded at two district schools
Commencement at School No. 11 saw 257 graduates receive diplomas while No. 14 honored 124 eighth graders. Herbert Freeman received the American Legion medal for outstanding boy. Florence Ey mundsen and Joseph Silagy won scholarship prizes. several students were listed for additional awards.
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Fords School
No. 14
Howard Sharp
No. 11
American Legion Medial
Woodbridge Post
Herbert Freeman
Earl Wendell
Lords School
Sharp
Florence Eymundsen
Joseph Silagy
Sananen Exion Bert
Tine
Elter Ware
Joseph Reho
Steve +Matika
Andrew Binder
Edward Tokach
Adam Msoysko
Nala Paterson
Jack Wartay
Laula Hagenhoffer
Joseph Aatel
Edward Jolyston
Charles Juraska
John Salaki
Joseph Baduska
Wie Aing
Barron Library to Reopen for Three Months
Barron Free Public Library will reopen on Saturday July 1 for three months possibly four depending on pledged support from organizations. Funds required for the three month opening have not yet been subscribed. Final lists will show each organization and pledge amount. thanks given to those already contributing to this educational project.
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Barron Free Public Library
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