Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-18
SOUTH AMBOY

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Lovely Post No. 81, American Lee
gion, the nominations for office in
| that organization will be held in
| stead of on last Thursday night.
The voting will be held again on the
following Thursday night and cleo
ton of officers will be held on the
first Thursday of the new year.
The regular weekly card party
under the auspices of the Catholic
Daughters Of America will be held
tonight.
The st. Mary's weekly. euchre
scheduled for Wednesday night will
Miss Mary Tedesco motored to the
home of friends at Jersey City yes
terday.
Miss Anna Borlund and Miss
Peggy Claffey were Newark visitors
Friday.
The recently installed heating
system in the new convent of ST..
Mary's church is being used at this
time to dry the interior Of the build
ing.
A dog fight at the corner Of David
street and Stevens avenue yesterday
afternoon enliyened things for d
while. 1t seems hat one of the
dogs was noticed to jump from the
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city. One of the onlookers ventured
to remark that the dog evidently
wanted to impress the local dogs
that he was superior in power to
them. At any rate he was proclaim
ed the victor in his first engage
ment.
Louis Trinley, who for the past
few months has been touring the
west while in the employ of the
Ordnance Department of the gov
eminent, is spending several days
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Trinley.
Quite a number of basketball fans
are reported as being regular at
tendants at games in different parts
of the state. The local managers
and promoters are still wondering
why their contests are not being
patronized.
A turkey will be awarded on
Christmas eve by the P. R. r. Y. Nj.
c. A. promoters to the man standing
highest in score in the bowling tour
nament under way for the past
weeks.
The alterations under way at the |
New York and Long Branch rail-
road station have been completed
James Wallace spent yesterday |
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John Mcclure motored to New |
York city yesterday with a party Of
friends.
Miss Evelyn Coats motored with |
a party of friends to South River
yesterday.
The city clerk has been author
lied to communicate with the con-
tractor in charge Of the David
street improvement, advising him 20
proceed with the work on this street,
except that section under dispute. |
Property owners opposing the at
tempt to move their fences off the
sidewalk are anxious to have at
least their curb laid before the
heavy SHOWS and rain.
Hoyt Sharf is able to be about
again after being laid UP several
weeks from the effects of an acct
dent.
The Rev. DIR. Edward C. Griffen, |
pastor of st. Mary's church, has call
ed a meeting of all the graduates
of st. Mary's school for Sum-
pastor of st. Mary's school FOR Sun
day, December 81, in the school
hall. Plans to revive interest in at
fairs dealing with an alumnae will
be discussed at this time. 1t Is ex-
pected that members Of graduating |
classes for over a quarter of a CEN
fury ago will be represented at this
meeting.
Tho first signs of the Christmas
rush locally were evident this norm
ing at the local p~ostofficc. POST
master James w. Rea has arranged
for the delivery of parcel post and
in order to cope with the expected
rush toward the eve of tbs holiday
he has issued notices that the Of
fee will be open on next Sunday
between the hours of $3.50 a. m.
and z p. m. There will also he
carrier delivery on Sunday in the
forenoon.
William Pierce has returned from ,
a several weeks business trip in the
southern states.
Joseph Novack motored to the
home of friends at Red Bank yes
terday.
MI. and Mrs. James Manion Of
Ocean Grove, motored to the home
of relatives in this city over the
week end.
Election of officers for the ensu-
ing year will be taken up at a meet
ing of the Independence Hose
in their rooms tonight.
Percy Locker, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce IS trying to
get back an ash receiver evidently
as a memento from the rooms
Some Of the members are wonder
ing if the collector OF mementoes