The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07
NEW JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS

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Richard Black, former Atlantic City
policeman, sentenced to from two to
seven years at state prison for grand
larceny, was paroled.
County Solicitor Highbee charac-
terized as political move the pro
posed investigation into the activities
of the Atlantic county board Of free
holders. No one involved fears the
probe, he said.
The house, in the face of strong op-
position, passed the Powell bill, which
would authorize appointment Of the
state commissioner of education by
the state education board instead Of
by the governor. The vote was 81 to
%. Another Powell educational bill
providing for the taking of school
census in every school district at least
biannually also was passed.
Ocean City's commissioners have
passed on first reading an ordinance
prohibiting the use of food shingles
on houses in the central section of
that city.
County detectives, special officers
and the police are holding q prison
ers at Red Bank, all taken in raids on
more than 30 hotels, restaurants and
private dwellings in search for VIC
lations Of the liquor law.
Collingswood borough commission
ers have ordered all property owners.
especially those on Haddon. Park and
Woodlawn avenues, to procure the
proper house numbers from the bor-
ough clerk as a result of survey,
which showed duplicate numbers.
Bridgeton city council provided for
a new pumper and ladder truck fol-
lowing the city's close call in the fire
of Saturday The new equipment will
give the city perhaps the biggest pro-
lection OF any OF its size In the state.
DR.. Jennie Sharp, new member Of
the Camden Board OF Education,
spoke at meeting Of the Home and
School Association of Fairview on
Vaccination and Schick Test"
The Board of Education fixed the
budget for National Park to be voted
upon at the annual school election.
The teachers salaries were fixed at
S11, 500 and tuition fees to be paid at
$4,000.
Milton G. Murphy, garage owner at
Florence, must spend 80 days in the
county jail for driving an automobile
while intoxicated. Sentence on the
garage man was imposed by Justice
OF the Peace Stackhouse after investi-
cation of an accident, in which Muir
ply is alleged to have forced the car
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wombwell OF
State highway.
The senate adopted a concurrent
resolution that 1t is the sense of the
New Jersey legislature that no change
in the management of the construc-
ton OF the Hudson river vehicular
tunnels should be made at this time.
The resolution recited that the gov
Jersey have urged that completion Of
the tunnel should be turned over to
the port of New York authority
Excited at seeing John FaIter, an
employee of the Public Service Com
pany, at work in the house fall IN
conscious from the effects of coal gas
fumes, Edward Holden. sixteen years
old. of Belmont Circle ran from the
house to summon aid and then fell
dead from heart trouble. Falter was
rushed to Mercer Hospital, where he
was revived.
The beach front between Fifth
street and Fourteenth street. Ocean
City, has made out" a considerable
distance recently.
The congregations of the Glouces-
ter City Methodist, Baptist and Pres
byterian churches lave formed al as
sociation, with Rev. j. Stockton Rod
dy as president. to conduct a three
weeks revival.
The new $4,000 concrete bridge
across the tracks of the Pennsylvania
railroad in North Woodstown has
been completed and opened for traf-
fic
A cash Prize of $2a has been posted
by A. D. Snelbaker, president of tie
Woodstown Chamber of Commerce.
for the member who enrolls the larg-
est number of new members this year.
The first session of school" for
farmers and fruit growers of Glouces-
ter county was held on the farms Of
c. Clark Shuster. near Hurffville, and
on the Scholl brothers farm. near
Mullica Hill.
All fraternal organizations in Col
lingswood were invited to a commu-
nifty INSTRUMENTATION service con-
Quoted in the Collingswood theatre by
Rev Ivan H. Hagedorn, pastor of st.
Pauls Lutheran church.
Under an opinion handed down by
the court of errors and appeals at
Trenton Mrs. Margaret w. Bartlett of
Atlantic City. sister-in-law of the late
George T. Lippencott, will inherit bis
estate, which is valued at $250,000.
Residents of Newfield will again
make a bid for borough charter to
the legislature.