Amusing Fragments Report Local Broadcast Oddities
A garbled page fragment mentions amputation warnings and multilingual broadcasts, an anchor outside a waterfront street scene, references to a Reformed Church, a man brought in, fumes extermination, a boast about scoring every frame, motorcycleMeadows mention, local officials and a township accountant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivania Ri
Hewick
Reformed
Ambby Re
George Washinge Company
Fam
Polleaentative
Gen
Rudy
Chick
Cox elected club chief at Cedar avenue meeting
T Cox of Cedar avenue was chosen president of the G and a meeting at Miss Anna's Green street home. Others elected include Mrs. Willian H Bar ry Mrs. Johpodeming Ham Voorhees Jr Rev rong read a St Patrick program. Johnson and town on piano sang car readings followed by readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Cox
Cedar Avenue
Miss Anna
Green Street
Willian H. Barry
Johpodeming
nHam Voorhees, Jr
Rong
St. Patrick
Star Will Ld Benefit Show at State Theatre
A benefit show titled His Glorious Night will be staged at the State Theatre on Tuesday evenings. Mrs A M Jellyman heads the committee in charge, with proceeds from the tickets supporting the Star Will LD organization.
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Star Will
Orier
East- Wil
Friends
A. M. Jellyman
Shrub Thief Strikes Perth Amboy and Fords Areas
Police report fruitless efforts after a shrub theft on Arket Street Perth Amboy and a separate incident on Hoy Avenue Fords where about 30 in front money was taken. suspect Alehin fled the scene as officers investigated last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Alarket
Perth Amboy
Ade
Hoy Avenue
Fords
Alehin
Minstrel Show by Brotherhood 7 at Woodbridge
The Brotherhood 7 plans a minstrel stage Friday evening at Woodbridge with an assembled group of professional artists. The lineup includes a magician, a guitarist, a pianist, a gypsy story singer, a crayon artist, and a bass quartet, all introduced as part of the program.
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Ah- Fon
Marcell
Farwick
Woodbridge
Cake Sale by Meth Fold Committee at 2:30 PM
The Cake Sale committee of the Meth organization will hold a cake sale this afternoon at 2 30 at the A OR Bergen located in Up eet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. OR. Bergen
Upeet
Rutgers Press to Speak at Lions Club Dinners
Rutgers University protege is set to speak at Lions Club dinners this month. Nathan Duff announced at a Craftemen's Club meeting that speakers list is not yet complete but the first talk is expected next Monday evening. The evening featured a roast beef supper by the local Manto Star and community singing led by Howard Stillwell, followed by the usual bowling section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutgers’ University
Lions Club
Nathan Duff
Pregnan
Craftamen
Star
Howard Stillwell
Mission Work Among Colored People in Atlanta
Rev. A B McCoy superintendent of the Colored Sunday School Missions spoke at a union missionary meeting at the Congregational church in Atlanta. He recounted his life turning point with a missionary who led him to Sunday School and education. He urged that Bible access, not race or wealth, drives progress and cited local effort aiding Newark clergy and the Colored Baptist church for funds and repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. McCoy
Colored Sunday School
Atlanta
Georgia
Union
Congregational Church
Rev. McCoy
Presbyterian Church
Henrys Nelson
Ernest Abbott
County plans paving Rahway Avenue road project
Amid urgency for a safer school building Centenridge the County Board moves to pave Rahway Avenue. Reporters find one body at a demolished school site named Miss Keller while noting children escaped unharmed as a storm threatens the area.
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Reeholdr
Centenridge
Tellin
Lewis E. Compto
Ye County Board
Resdjbenders
Keller
Lozado
Howard Madison Elected Chief of Fords Firemen
Howard Madison of Maxwell Ave near Fords was unanimously elected Chief of Fords Fire Company at a meeting last Friday evening, succeeding Arthur Baxger. Other officers named include Fred Olaen as first assistant chief, Hana Johansen as second assistant chief, Harold J. Bailey foreman, and Harry Anderson assistant foreman. Final plans were set for the fifth annual Dhanagyat tendered to the ex chiefs tomorrow at School No. 7, with a roast capon supper at seven and vaudeville by Bert Lowe’s entertainers, followed by a dance with Tangaard’s orchestra.
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Crea- Howard Madison
Maxwell Avere
Nue
Fords
Fords Fire Company
Madison
Arthur Baxger
Fred Olaen
Hana Johansen
Harold J. Bailey
Harry Anderson
Bert Lowe
Tangaard
Fords Girl Wins Highest Honors at Middlebury College
Bertha L. McKenzie of Fords New Jersey named among the 11 freshmen on Middlebury College Vermont honor roll. The Woodbridge High School Class of ’29 graduate joins 167 freshmen. her name tops the scholarship line in the class.
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Middlebury College
Woodbridge Township
Bertha L. McKenzie
Fords
Vermont
John 4H. Love
Miss McKenzie
Hamela
Woodbridge High School
Fire damages bedroom in Keaabey residence
A fire on Monday evening destroyed a bedroom and its contents at a Smith Street home in Keaabey. The blaze, confined to one room, was of unknown origin. Keaabey Fire Company responded to the scene.
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Frank Sserdis
Smith Street
Keaabey
Blige
Woodbridge Ranaway Boy Found by Cops in Subway
Joseph Kovacs 18 of 21 Crampton Avenue Woodbridge wandered away last week and was found asleep in the 42nd Street subway station New York City by Detective Dugan of the 47th Street precinct. Police notified the boy’s parents who were traveling to claim him.
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Joseph Kovacs
Crampton Avenue
Woodbridge
42Nd Street
New York City
Dugan
47Th Street
Ideal
New York
Joseph
Hopper Baby and the Mystery of the Shell
The scene follows Hopper characters arguing about a sleeping infant Hopper carried by two, while Elifer the master explains their secret. A speculative tale hints the sea will harden to form a shell and wake the Frog prince when sealed.
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Biffer
Peter
Wong
Elifer
Ceren
Rotary Club considers new duties and park plans
Hugh W. Kelley warned against duplicating civic work while urging vocational guidance for high schoolers. George Merrill outlined a new park system with pools and tennis courts. improvements aim to provide safe play spaces. Resolutions supported sidewalk ordinance enforcement and removing unsightly buildings. Visiting Rotarians attended. paving plans include White Church Public Square and Green Street area.
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Hugh W. Kelley
Rotary Club
Middlesex Hotel
Kelley
Woodbridge
George Merrill
Floy Howell
Plana
George Orton
Rahway
Wiliam Shepard
Newark
George Gordon
Perth Amboy
David Carpenter
Harry van Ideratine
No C. Social Events Cancelled Lent Meet
Members of the C. Daughters of America gathered at Columbian Hall with Mrs J Barron Levi presiding. They decided to donate five dollars to the Kiddie Keep Well Camp and asked all members to meet after church services to attend a rosary at Mrs Margaret Colls home in Amboy avenue for a deceased member.
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Court Mercedes
Gathotic Daughters ofAmerica
Ac ‘Cording
Columbian Hall
J. Barron Levi
letHein
Margaret Coll
Amboy Avenue
Ypsterdey
Meetli Orca Jatar Amass Ane EE At Ai
The readable fragments describe a meetli event with orca references and unclear context. The item mentions Ai developments and a unl see Me phrase, implying a technical or reporting note about a gathering or demonstration, but many terms remain ambiguous.
Miller Nursery Case Sparks Courtroom Drama in Avenel
Albert Miller, 20, of Elizabeth 604 Avenue, faced manslaughter charges over a December hit-and-run that killed John Zombory and his son Dasher in Avenel. Witnesses Miss Friese and Miss Clancey testified Miller discussed the crash and his car companion Henry Raskin. Miller claimed he was joking, and the court remanded for further police investigation.
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John Zomber
Dasher
Av Énel
Albert Miller
Avenue
Elizabeth
Battin High School
Bernard W. Vogel
Julius Popovic
Ir. Zombory
Miller
Missage Friese
Minna Avenue
Ilsg
Sylvia Clancey
Avene Street
Avenel
Miss Friese
Miss Clancey
Linden Giothing Company
Linden
Henry Raskin
Third Avenue
Buddy
Raskin
Shina
Zombory
Gan
New Highway
Lorde Street
Rahway Memorial Hospital
Zomborg
Pearreee
Eriaport
Omm
Relagands to Meat The Balmagunds Musical
Unclear fragment notes a gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs Ernest Prompest on a city avenue on a Tuesday. The text is garbled and provides no verifiable event details or dates.
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Mrs
Ernest
Avenue, ‘Wert Tueg
Mother and Child Vanish From Home in Mysterious Disappearance
Frank Blando of Fords seeks aid after his wife and three year old son vanish from their home on a Saturday morning. Police describe the mother as 19 years old, six feet tall, of Indian descent, weighing 100 pounds with dark brown hair and brown eyes. She wore a Hudson seal coat with a squirrel collar and black satin shoes at the time.
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Frank Blando
Fords
Yollee
Blando
Fires Destroy Brewster Homestead and Ashley House
Woodbridge Fire Company battled two blazes within hours on Sunday. The Brewster homestead on Old Road Sewaren, owned by Nichlas Radich, burned after an overheated furnace. Two firefighters were injured by flying debris. A second fire at the Ashley homestead on Amboy avenue followed, hampered by parked cars and heavy winds, bringing the flames under control by about 3:00 A. M. Chief Laula Zehrer cited motorists delaying response at the scenes.
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Woodbridge Fire Company
Brewster Homestead
Old Road
Sewaren
Nhow
Nichlas Radich
Port Reading
Woodbridge
Fred Géhrer
Frank Plavin
Gehrer
J. J. Collins
Plavin
I. Spencer
Ashley Homestead
Amboy Avenue
J. Misher
Laula Zehrer
Mrs Margaret Coll Dies After Lingering Illness
Mrs. Margaret Coll wife of former Woodbridge Township mayor Michael Coll died at 61 Amboy Avenue yesterday at 12 50 pm after a lingering illness. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs Michael Coffey and Mrs Joseph Grady both of Woodbridge two sons James Rahway and William Woodbridge six grandchildren two brothers and two sisters. Active in charity work she was a charter member of Court Mercedes Catholic Daughters of America and a member of the Rotary Society of St James Church. Funeral set for Monday at 9 45 from the home and 10 from St James Church with interment in St James Cemetery.
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Margaret Coll
Michael Coll
Woodbridge Township
Amboy ‘Avenue
Coll
Michael Coffey
Joseph Grady
Woodbridge
James
Rahway
Willam
Court Mercedes
Catholic Daughters of America
Rolgary Society
St. James’ Church
St. James’ Cemetery
Best All Round Athlete Award To Be Announced
Within a few days the top all around man in high school sports will be named. Coach Ori Rice is compiling a chart of points from football basketball baseball and gym games, scoring not just skill but posture bearing and sportsmanship.
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Ori Rice
Ayer Resident John Mauser Dies at 86
Funeral services for John Mauser 86 of St. Joseph's Avenue Avenel were held yesterday at Grainer's Funeral Parlors on Green Street. Interment followed at Rahway Cemetery. Survived by son John and other relatives.
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John Maueer
St. Joseph's Avenue
Avenel
Perth Anboy City “Hospital
Grainer
Green Street
Rahway
Mauser
John
George Friedman Elected President of Exempt Firemen’s Group
George Friedman elected president at a meeting of the Pory Reading Exempt Firemen’s Association after 11 years as secretary. Officers named include Secretary Steve Gurka Treasurer Edward Doody and Warden William Mouse. Delegates to the New Jersey State convention appointed and plans for a card party at the schoolhouse discussed.
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George Friedman
Pory Reading
Sith Ie
Steve Gurka
Edward Doody
Willam Mouse
H. Kryaka
William Kroune
Rocer Mecurrin
A. Larson
R. Brown
New Jeracy
Cable Thief Gets Six Months in the Workhouse
Roman Bokowsky, 28, of Perth Amboy received six months in the workhouse for stealing cable wire from the Keasbey plant of the National Fireproofing Company. Roy Long, 3, also of Perth Amboy, was wounded by a night watchman while fleeing. he will face sentencing after healing. About thirteen hundred feet of cable wire was stolen, used for the winch of an electric shovel, with investigators seeking more property.
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Roman Bokowsky
Barclay Avenue
Perth Amboy
B. W. Voge
Keasbey
Th National Fireproving Company
Roy Long
Bokowsky
Sec
Long
Sokowsky
Lonz
Sokowaky
Patrice
Murphy
James
Walsh
Lone
Wals Ie
Funeral for sled victim James Concannon held tomorrow
Funeral services are set for James Concannon age 16 of 463 Amboy Avenue after dying from injuries in an automobile accident. The freshman at Woodbridge High School will be honored with services at 8:30 a.m. at his home and 3 p.m. at St. James Church with interment in St. James Cemetery.
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James Concannon
James, Concannon
Amboy Avenue
Newark Eye
Bac
Njuries
St. James’ Church
St. James’ Cemetery
Woodbridge High School
Bernard
Jock
Barrowvenue
Sol Dochinger
Smith Street
Darron Avenue
Dochinger
Green Streat
Jimmy
Thomas Smith
Green Street
Rahway Hospital
Newark Eye and Ear Hospital
Concannon
Mr. Dochinger
Mr. Swaith
New Brunswick
A. Simonsen
Mother Daughter Dinner Plans By Ladies Association
Tentative plans for a Mother Daughter banquet to be held in May were made at a meeting of the Ladies Association of the Congregational church hosted by Mrs. P C Dixon. The Easter sale will be at the home of Ms B W Hoagland with committee members named for various duties.
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Congregational Church
P.,c. Dixon
Cedar Street
B. W. Hoagland
Barrow Avenue
Hoagland
W. L
Old Timers Night Planned by Junior O U A M
Arrangements for an Old Timers Night will be completed at a meeting of the Anchor Council Junior Vagder of United American Mechanics to be held Monday evening at the Masonic Temple. The affair is set for March 24 with several prominent speakers expected. John Drews chairs the committee with Harvey Kelly handling publicity.
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Anchor Council
Vagder
United American ‘Mechanics
Masonic Temple
Mondey
John Drews
Harvey Kelly
Police Asked to Locate Missing Keasbey Man
Police seek George Matachhe 50 of Crows Mill Road Keasbey missing since February 27. He is about 5 feet 6 inches with gray hair and gray eyes, wearing a brown overcoat and brown felt hat.
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George Matachhe
Crows Milla Road
Keasbey
Matoche
Pemished Address Notice at Barron Avenue
Property listing fragment shows 508 Barron Avenue with a contact telephone 783, indicating a local notice of room occupancy or available space. No further context or details provided.
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Barron Avenue
Coal stove in good condition at 430 Amboy Avenue
Coal stove offered in good condition for sale at 430 Amboy Avenue Watbridge. Telephone contact listed as 1525.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amboy Avenue
Watdbridge
Woman Seeks Daily Housework Work by Day
Work wanted notice for a woman seeking daytime housework washing chores. Contact through phone in Metuchen.
Work Wanted Ad From Fragment
Fragmentary classified note seeking employment or tasks with a reference to cash amount and vague location details. Contains garbled text but implies a want for work and a rough value of seven thousand five hundred.
Avenel Rifle Club Travels to East Orange Tonight
The Avenel Rifle Club will travel to East Orange for a season opening match against the East Orange Rifle Club. Members include L. Pomeroy J. Largen L. Krommer Jr Ernest Nier Carl Nier Herman Cline of Avenel Fred Huff I Obropta C Obropta E Obropta of Woodbridge and C Roberts Joseph Gano Earl Mc Cracken of Perth Amboy.
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Avenel Rifle Club
East Orange
East Orange Rifle Club
L. Pomeroy
J. Largen L. Krommer, Jr
Ernest Nier
Carl Nier
Herman Cline
Avenel
Fred Huff
I. Obropta
C. Obropta
E. Obropta
Woodbridge
C. Roberts
Joseph Gano
Earl McCracken
Perth Amboy
Knights to Visit San Alfonso Retreat in New Jersey
Middlesex Connell Knights of Columbus Retreat Club will visit San Alfonso Retreat House in West End New Jersey Sunday afternoon to inspect the facility for a planned retreat at the end of August. At a Retreat Club meeting Past State Deputy Edward L Whalen and Past Grand Knight Joseph Conroy announced plans for a breakfast after mass on March 30 at St James auditorium with Very Rev Joseph Dunne as speaker and William Fanton heading the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex Connell
Knights of Columbus
San Alfonso
West End
N. J
Edward L. Whalen
Joseph Conroy
Elizabeth
Masa
St. James
Joseph Dunne
St. Joseph's
William Fanton
Flames Damage Home in Ford area fire
A fire of unknown origin damaged the home of J Hokosfl at the corner of Crows Mill road and New Brunswick avenue in Fords last Monday evening. Hopelawn, Keasbey and Fords fire companies responded to the scene.
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J. Hokosfl
Crows Mill Road
New Bruneswick Avenue
Fords
Hopelawn, Keasbey and
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Ave
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Boxer
Duntad
Avery
Letly
Woodbridge Ranaway
Dventures
Sewarenm
Publc
Ieee
Card Club
Battin
J. Blake
Meo Ia
Brewster
Ayer
Jimmy Concannon, Jr
Ladies’ Association
Mary Gyag
Elizabeth Wargo
Berry Street
Mary
Aince
Hardiman
L. Bardtman
Seaman's Parth ‘Amboy
Rahway Avenue
Frederick H. Torper Co
Telephony
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