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Newspaper
Woodbridge Leader
Location
Woodbridge, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1931
Page
8
Safety patrols sponsored by the police held their first annual outing. Woodbridge schools boast low injuries after the program began with Sergeant Parsons and city officials guiding patrols, crossing guards, and safety lectures.
A lengthy roster lists township schools with their chiefs and named staff across Woodbridge Port Residool James Parochial Sewaren Colonia Avenel and more. The OCR shows many names, roles and schools including Woodbridge No 1 No 11 and No 14 along with parochial and grammar schools.
Boise dispatch reports Lyda Southard, Idaho's famed husband poisoner, engineered a dramatic prison escape with a gas pipe ladder and rope. An ex convict lover aided her flight from the women's prison yard, evading capture as authorities pursue her nationwide. Her history includes multiple poisoned husbands and a sensational six week trial.
Last night an attempt to rob the Lucky Star T Room on St George’s Avenue near the Grey Log Cabin damaged a rear window and pried off the door lock. Mrs St Denis, owner of a nearby stand, investigated but the four youths fled before police arrived. Officer Andrew Simonsen surveyed the scene but found no trace of the quartet.
A fragment from a late news item notes King Alfonso valued his titles and disliked parting with them. The passage hints at possible ties to aristocratic affiliations or honorary orders.
A Sunday 5:95 AM wreck on the super highway near Hiram's Farm left four injured after a car driven by Percy Sherman of Long Branch careened off the road struck a post and a cable fence then turned over. Passengers Celia Waldman Mary Summer Doris Sherman Rose Waldman suffered cuts bruises and lacerations. The driver was uninjured. They were treated and discharged at a local hospital. the car was towed to a garage.
John Petruska a sixteen year old of Dunham Place Fords was wounded in the left leg while fleeing Woodbridge police after being found sleeping in a vacant house. He admitted breaking into a Main Street residence and stealing items. the robbery was reported June 17 after a neighbor saw him flee. Authorities later located him in Fords and he was taken to Perth Amboy General Hospital.
State Theatre Woodbridge announces a busy lineup with Dorothy Mackail in On a Sinner and Jack Holt in The Last Parade. Victor McLagren Fay Wray and Lew Cody star in The Three Rogues with Moon featuring Jack Oakie, Captain Applejack with Mae Busch and Jack Haley. Laurel and Hardy film Be Big plus a curiosity reel. Thursday Friday show Dance Fools Dance with Jo Crawford. Saturday July 4 features My Past with Bebe Daniels Rey Lyon Lewis Stone and Subway Express.
Police report a tractor plow owned by Nicholas Langan was stolen from a property on Benjamin Avenue in Iselin. The plow valued at 45 dollars was reported to Woodbridge police on Monday.
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