The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03
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zens are urging additional lights.
Gloucester City. - The Parent
Teacher Association is getting busy
planning an active year.
Camden. - State motor inspectors
have licensed 2SS new auto drivers.
There were 73 turned down at the
weekly test.
Woodlynne.-Citisens fire company
has adopted a plan of campaign to
wipe out its debt and has asked the
property owners TO assist.
Highland Park.-Miss Idella Gibson
has been made principal of the school
by the Center Township Board of Ed
ucation.
Verga.-Crown Point road is being
exeavated for reconstruction by the
Board of Freeholders.
Fairview.-A chamber of commerce
has been formed by the business men,
and permanent officers will be elected
at the next meeting.
Camden.-Robert T. Lee and James
J. Scott. widely known Masons. have
received the thirty-third degree at the
session Ot the SUPREME SOuH
York.
Camden. Two additional appli-
cants for a police s%ergeantcy in the
department were examined, making
10 in all who aspire for the job.
Camden.-The Board of Health has
notified all local suburban boards that
they must be responsible for patients
SEN to the municipal hospital and
pay the expenses.
Camden. For failing to obey a
court order to pay his wife $40 a week
Frank Diefenback. a steeplejack,
twenty years old, of Borton street
was committed to jail by Police Judge
Cleary.
Camden.-Assistant City Comptrol-
Ter Lawrence F. King resigned to ac-
cept an important position with the
West Jersey Title and Guaranty Com
pany. He had been in the city's sery-
ice u years.
Camden.-"He never supported me
since we were married" said Mrs.
John C. Hunter of Laurel Springs,
who had her husband arraigned be-
fore Police Judge Cleary. The man
was ordered to pay her Sc a week.
Woodstown. - Residents, including
many motorists here, are urging Sa-
lem county to complete the paving OF
the Swedesboro pike, already laid as
far as the county line by Gloucester
county.
Egg Harbor City.-The Parent
Teacher Association gave a reception
to the teachers, at which Supervising
Principal Rohrbach and County Su-
perintendent Gresham spoke. The
October meeting will be addressed by
DR.. j.. ]. Savitz, principal Of Glassboro
Normal School.
Camden. - Michael Diorio, twenty
years old, OF Cooper street was held
in $500 bail by Police Judge Cleary,
charged with entieing hfteen-year-old
Petrina Delurra Of 234 Pine street
from her home. It was alleged the
two had fed to Ocean City, where
they had been living.
Brooklawn.-The board Of trustees
Of the NJ. E. church made settlement
with the United State Shipping Board
for the property purchased for a par
sonage at 213 Noreg place. Rev. W.
z. Robinson, the pastor, announced
that within two weeks ground will be
broken for a new 'edihce on the adj
joining plot.
Woodstown.-The Woodstown Wo-
mans Club will hold its annual flow
er show in the Friends Annex on Sep
TENDER q.
Wildwood.-The Order Of the Big
Heap" an organization of fun among
former service men and their friends,
increased its membership by nearly
1000 during the legion convention
here. At the San Francisco conyen-
ton 10000 new members were antici-
pated. Raymond A. Alan Sterling is
the head of the organization.
North ~Bergen.-What is believed to
be the worlds longest proper name
came to light when Peter Brannic-
c-angtuoanginy applied for a conces-
sion at the annual outing Of a North
Bergen Political Association. The
members Of the association were so
impressed with the size of the name
that they let its owner have the con-
eession without much discussion.
Trenton. - Governor Silzer an
nounced the appointment Of DR.. An
drew F. Mcbride, former mayor of
Paterson, as state commissioner OF
labor to succeed General Lewis T.
Bryant OF Atlantic City, who died
June q. DR.. Mcbride took office in
mediately. The new labor commits
sioner is a member OF the Democratic
State Committee.
Trenton.-The 7. ". c. A. Advisory
Board passed upon the final plans
and specifications Of the Y. W. c. A.
building here. embracing the admin
~istration and %recreational quarters
and a boarding hall, and authorized
the associated architects, ". F.
Thompson OF New York and J. o.
born Hunt of Trenton, to ask for bids
from New York. Philadelphia and
Trenton contractors.
Camden.-Doubt was expressed by
the County Board Of Elections wheth-
er citizens may legally vote on the
trolley question at the primaries, as
planned by the City Commission.
Atlantic City.-Mrs. Grace Bland
ing, of Syracuse. n. Y, and Lyman
Allen. 9 years old, of T~uckerton, we're
killed when an automobile driven by
Augustus Hampton of Atlantic City,
collided with a car operated by Free
man Banding, husband of one of the
victims. Hamntnn had his sk1ll frac-