Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-06-27

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Harry S.Letts of the Battleship Ida
no, visited his parents at the Crest last
Sunday. Although not yet twenty
years old Harry has seen a lot of the
world. He enlisted in the navy in
April, 1917, just about the time the
United States entered the war with
Germany. He was on the Kansas un-
til about Christmas when he was seut
to naval training camp near Chi
cago. Returning east the young man
was assigned to the Idaho, the newest
and largest battleship sfloat. He left
on June 25, 1919, aboard this ship for
zil, his wife aud daughter aboard.
From the southern port the Idaho ex-
pects to go to Panama and await other
sailing orders.
Registered recently at the Wildwo
information bureau have been the fol-
lowing: Mrs. Thomas n. Baraes, of
Wilmington, Del. c.. B. Giotens,
ParkeIsburg, West Va; Mrs. William
E. White, Dayton, Ohio; Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Tee, Toronto, Canads; J. Lange,
New York; Elmer Touratt, Trentoni
Mrs. John Cooper, Mahanoy, City, Pa;
A. E. Ferguson, Versailles, KY; Hon.
Lewis T. Stevens, Cape May; Mrs. ii.
S. Robert, East Orange; George 1.
Street, Jr., Granville, Ohio; A. r
Gould, st. Louis, Mo-; Harry F. Sci
ther, Niagara Falls, N. Y; George H.
Trevor, Okmulgee, Oklahoma; Ben D..
Trevor, Key West, Fla; p. w. Hor-
ner, Brooklyn, NY; James Lawrence,
Washing ton; DIR. Herman Schoenfeld,
Cleveland Park, Washington, D. c.;
DIR. w. Max Muller, Philadelphia.
8. w. Coombs is erecting store
nuilding on his lot, corner Pine and
Pacific avenues. The building faces
Pacific avenue, just in the rear Of the
Wolverton property. For many years
the A. F. Thompson cottage stood on
this corner. The carpenter work is IN
charge Of Frank McAlarnen.
RAYMOND Green, in his 18th year
of the Westminster, on Roberts avenue
is learning to set type at the Journa
Office. Before his death his father wsi
i r1fhter fn a 1atsshtic I nj eity md fii
adelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Ziegler, son and two
their cottage at the Crest, N. E. corner
Myrtle and Pacific avenues. Their
son Conrad was killed in France on
Septem Der 30, 1918, in one of the Ar
gonne Forest battles. He had bright
future as an architect when he was
called to the colors.
DIR. King is arranging big patriotic
service to be- held in the, Presbyterian
church Sunday night, July 9th, in hon.
or of our returning soldiers and sailors.
All the patriotic societies in Wild wood
are invited.
Edgar H. Foster and family of west
Phladel phis, have oTened their cot
tage for the summer on east Baker
avenue.
William r Bullock, manager of the
Samuel Nevins Co., dealers in tale,
soa pstone, etc. 100 south Second street,
Philadelphia, will arrive this week TO
spend the 37th consecutive season in
Holly Beach, at 247 east Rio Grande
avenue with his wife and daughter
Lillian. Mrs Bullock is the daugh er
of the late Thomas Montgomery, one
of the founders of Holly Beach, now a
part of the City of Wildwood. The
family look forward to their annual
visit with great deal of pleasure.
N. Leiken, one Of the Wildwood
boardwalk merchants, has bought the
adjoining store from the DR.. Weiss
Estate, located near Magnolia avenue.
The present Leiken store has 'front.'
age of twenty feet, and now it will
have just double the frontage.
Herman Diefenbach aud family are
down in their cottage at 407 west Ju-
niper avenue.
H. Turner, of Philadelphia, was here
on Monday looking after his bungalow
at Ottens Harbor.
Mrs. g. Ferguson has opened her
bung allow on the Harbor front.
Mrs. Charles Best, of west Taylor
avenue, entertained her father this
week frum Chicago.
Billy Graucl Back From France
William B. Grauel, former reporter