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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05
PERFECT OAKS
FIRE COMPANY
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A letter OF thanks will be sent
to the Mainland Realty Company
A motion was made by Mr.. Ard
rey that a sum of 100000 be raised
as soon as possible to enable Com.
mittee ON Building to get started.
A committee was appointed and in
structed to make an offer for Fire
apparatus and report at next meet.
ing.
Messrs. Scott. Rem and Wayne
were appointed to interview the
Audubon Fire Chief and submit an
offer to buy Ford Truck. Pump and
Bell.
A report on Bylaws was mad9
by the Committee composed of WI
liam Wyand. George Scott and Wns
liam Rem.
A copy Of the Constitution and
Bylaws was read and same accent
ed with some amendments.
The dues We're fixed at $500 Il
year the same to be collected at
next meeting night.
A motion was made to send a
letter to Clarence Geist of the Sea
view Golf Club submitting in fun
= ~.
Mr.. skinner made motion that
correct list of Constitution BY
laws and Charter member be com.
pleted and submitted to Mr.. Null
Ter. This matter was attended To
and submitted to the committee
Lewis Odenath and Mr., Skinner.
Meetings Will be held the first
and third Tuesdays in each month.
The next meeting will be held at
the home OF Mr.. Scott, November
l6. 1t is expected that Chief Frings
of Nentnor will be present at the
next meeting.
\ committee ON relations with
Fire Company No, |, was appoint
ed To secure cooperation between
the two companies.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05
START WORK ON
PORTABLE SCHOOL
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in the vicinity of That school III
hopes of finding a building wiich
misht be available for school pnf-
noses. The search has not met
with success, however. The matter
AZ placing the grades on part time
was placed before the members OF
the Leeds avenue Parent-Teaehefs
Association during the meeting
held at that school Wednesday ev-
ening.
Solicitor Champion stated that
the matter of William G. Sullivan $
claim for back pay due him while
he was head of the school system
here has been placed In his hands,
and briefs will be submitted.
The Board granted Prof. Hempie
nermission TO use q room in he
high school building Saturday NOR.
nings for the purpose OF teaching
music students. Mr. Hemple viii
Give lessons to students of the pub
lie schools OF the city at moderate
cost, making It possible Tor them
to buy their Instruments at lower
rate. He will work with the direc,
tor of music here and will help or
ganize musical events in the cry
Permission was given Chantau.
qua officials to use the High Sehaoi
building Nov. 20 to %, inclusive.
A bill for SOS from the Atlantic
City Hospital for injuries sustained
NV Jacob Scott, colored, a football
player. while he was scrimmasshs
with the high school team, was er,
dered returned 1t was declared
that the Board in the past had new
or paid bills of that kind. MIR,
Campbell stated that a benefit eel
lection should be taken for the IN
jured player.
In his report, Mr.. Horstiek stat
cd that the enrolment in the city
schools had reached 2,49l pupils.
All work in the schools is progress
sing very favorably and moving
along without any friction, he stat
ed. The work of the Medical In
spector is progressing. He is ex'
aiming pupils four days of The
week.
The school savings fund system
is progressing very fayorably and
the children are receiving valuable
training in thrift from the practice
of depositing in this system.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05
PEN POINTERS

Cranberries are reported plentiful.
That ought to assure US of fine
cherry pies all winter.
Today's definition: A grade cross.
Ing is a good place to turn around
before YOU get to IL.
Queen Marie likes pancakes. But,
of course they have to be done TO
queens taste
a farmer IN England has dis
covered that seeds sowed near the
surface come up much better. The
hens beat him by years To that dis
eoSerS.
Curves are again in demand, say
,heater managers A chance for the
itn-round girl
The athletic girl loves sports until
she marriss one.
sympathy is a beautiful thing III
to the point where it gets mushy
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05
Notes Of
Interest
City Of Mortified

entertained number of their
friends. The evening was passed
with games and contests for which
prizes were awarded.
The Aloha club was recently
entertained by Miss Marge Simp-
son, of Lenox avenue, Pleasantville,
at the home of Mrs. Elton Brad
dock, Halbert avenue. Music and
sewing afforded much pleasure for
the gathering, after which a unch-
con was served.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05
Newsy
News
HALLOWEEN PARTIES
POPULAR IN LlNWOOD

In accordance with the spirit OF
Halloween, when good fellowship
and a clean spirit of fun is sup
pose to be .upmost among the
thoughts of humble mortals, parties
in celebration of the season have
been features in LinwOOd for the
past two week. This week a num-
Der OF masked affairs were given at
the homes of the Shore road resi-
dents.
Among the societies which gave
parties was Columbia Council, 81,
Daughters Of America, members of
which organization enjoyed Hal
lowe'en frolic in Mechanics hall
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05
Easy to Lose

The score was - to in favor
of the visiting eleven at the end Of
the first period. yet the fair young
fan who had announced she had
placed stake on the home team
did not seem dishearteued,f
you shouldn't have bet on our
team" counseled her girl friend.
Everybody knew they would lose"
II knew it myself, dearie," agreed
the other. Il was betting kisses. -
American Legion Magazine.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05
WOMEN'S SWIMMING
CLUBS PLAN EVENT
Ambassador Mermaids 10 Meet
Lone Star Club of Philadelphia

Ambassador Mermaids 10 Meet
Lone Star Club of Philadelphia
A dual meet between the Ambas-
sador Swimming Club and the Lone
star Club OF Philadelphia will be
held in the Ambassador Hotel Pool,
Atlantic City. Saturday. pecembe
4.
The meet will be made up of tbs
following events. relays, 90 yarc
freestyle. 100 yard breaststroke,
diving. go yard freestyle, loo yard
backstroke and 100 yard freesyle
II will be the first dual meet
10 be held by women swimming
clubs in Atlantic City and interest
in it will be very keen, No an,
nouncement can be made as TO the
contestants in the various events
yet. but for the next month both
clubs will SO in for intensive train
ing.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05
President Sets
Day OF Thanks
Declares u. S. Has Been "Dles-
sed Among Nations"
in Past Year.
Join In Praise Nov. Is

In a Thanksgiving proclamation
President Coolidge asks the nation
TO make November % a day Of
praise to God for q year in which
the United States had been
blessed among the nations of the
earth" The text follows:
4By the President of the United
States of America
"A PROCLAMATION
GAS a nation and as individuals
we have passed another twelve
months in the favor Of the Almigh
ty. He has smiled upon our fields
and they have brought forth plen-
tifully: business has prospered; in
dustries have Aourished, and labor
has been well employed. While
sections of our country have been
visited by disaster. we have been
spared any great national calamity
or pestilential visitation. We are
blessed among the nations of the
earth.
"Our moral and spiritual life has
kept measure with our material
prosperity. We are not unmindful
of the gratitude we owe to God for
His watchful care which has
pointed out to us the ways of
peace and happiness; we should
not fail in our acknowledgment of
the Divine favor which has be-
slowed upon us SO many blessings.
Neither should we be forgetful of
those among us who, through
stress of circumstances are less
fortunately placeed.a but by deeds
Of charity make our acknowledge
ment more acceptable in His sight.
Wherefore /. Calvin Coolidge,
President of the United States, do
hereby set apart Thursday, the
o5th day of November next, as a
day of general thanksgiving and
prayer and | recommend that on
that day the people shall cease
from their daily work, and in their
homes or i'll their accustomed
places of worship devoutly give
thanks to the Almighty for the
many and great blessings they
have received. and seek His guild
anee that, through good deeds and
brotherly love. they may deserve
a continuance of His favor.
IN witness whereof, have here
unto set my hand and caused to be
affixed the great seal of the United
States.
Done at the City of Washing
ton. this S0th day of October. in
the year of Our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-six, and
of the independence of the United
States the one hundred and ffty-
first.
CALVIN COOLIDGE.
by the President:
JOSEPH c. GREW,
Acting Secretary of State"
The day will also be emphas-
lied officially in the government
services.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05
PARTIES FEATURE
HALLOWEEN SEASON

Mark parties have featured the
Halloween season in Mortified as
they have other Shore road cities
and communities on the Mainland.
A Halloween party for the
younger folk was given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Shappell, Of Fair
banks avenue, Monday night. The
rooms presented a pretty effect
through the color scheme Of orange
and black. The evening was pass
ed with dancing, and at a late
hour, refreshments were served.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05
PLAN BAZAAR

Plans for the annual bazaar were
made when a special meeting of
the Ladies' Aid society Of the
Mortified M. T.. church was held
in the church Monday afternoon.
The bazaar will be held in Pleas
antville the first week in December.
Preparations are also being
made for the burning of the Mortg-
age. Plans for assisting paying off
the note on the the church have
also been laid.
Miss Flora Ryon was another hos
tess in her Shore home when she
gave a mask party. Games and
music appropriate to the season
were enjoyed. Decorations of the
home and refreshments were in
keeping with the occasion.
Twin Oaks was the scene of
another Halloween party recently
when Jack and Audrey McVau2h
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05
PLAY BENEFIT CONTEST.

The Pleasantville A. C. will meet
the strong Mays Landing team in
an Armistice day football game
here Thursday afternoon, Manager
Somers Steelman announced this
morning The game will be played
for the benefit of Mainland Post
of the American Legion.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05
Her of "Mudder"

Jane was spending the day with
Mrs. w. while her mother attended
10 some business In q neighhoring
city. Jane was given many play
things, but Mrs. w. coming into
the room. found her gazing sadly
out OF the window.
"Why don't you play with these
pretty things, janet" Mrs. W.
asked.
.Everything / play wiv makes
me think OF my mudder," Jane an
swered disconsolatsly. Dos Q q
Herald.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05
Spicy j
Notes
NORTHFIELD GIVES
MELVILLE MAJORITY
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mon. Howard Morton, and Mr..
Barkoif, who will take his seat as
the Council is reorganized in Jan
uary.
Charles Kesler was given a large
raiority over both the Republican
and Democratic candidates LOT
Sheriff. The results in the city
were: Cimino, Republican, l63;
Risley. Democrat, 202; Kesler, 40.
1st w. End w. total
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05

New York football fans have just
begun TO realize how much the loss
of the annual Army-Nayy game
this year means 10 the big town,
1t will be played at Chicago. No
vemher ~.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05

Mrs. Norris Thompson, of Cos
chen was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Fenton over the week
end.
Mrs. Russell Brown and daughter,
Marjorie, have returned from a va
cation at Hartford, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fenton and
Mrs. Norris Thompson motored to
Weymouth on Sunday.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05

United States amy squadron of fire aplan which will
leave Central and South America will visit
every country except Nicaragua Accompanying map
shows principal cities that will be visited the trip which
over distance miles. Maj Herbert A. Dauge who is in
charge expedition shown inset The photo below map
shows Dauge Gin ente with other officers standing front
Of one of the Looming amphban planes which will be used the
trip
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05

Those without fear have no need
for courage.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05
News
Notes .
In Linwood Borough

sion. Prizes were won by Therese
Smith, Elizabeth Smith and Doris
Van SAINT, who wore the best cos
tunes.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05
CALVIN COOLIDGE
SLOW ACCOUNTS

CAREFULLY and quickly collected
by metho.s that bring results
and yet maintain that friendly feel
ing among your customers. Rates
reasonable.
NEW JERSEY SERVICE co.
+. O. Box sol, Pleasantville.
(Speed and Safety Guaranteed)
Pleasantville 1910.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Sterling Hopper
entertained Monday night at their
Shore road home in honor of their
daughter Doris. The party was
held in the basement of the house,
which was decrated for the occa-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05

Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Smith
also entertained number OF
friends at their Elm avenue and
Shore road with an indoor Hal
lowe'en picnic Tuesday night. Re
freshments were served from indi-
vidual boxes to carry out the pic
mic effect. The guests were mask
ed in original costumes.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05

Nothing is harder than admiring
a man to whom you owe money.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05

The Ladies Aid and official board
of Zion M. e. church held chic
ken pot supper last night.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05

In ali boards of directors, only
one or two men amount to much.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05

Ambition that overlooks the law
of gravitation is in for bad spill
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05

Scientists now propose to utilize
poisonous gas in killing mosqui-
toes.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05

You never can tell, Some PEG,
pie know too much and others
know enough not to.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
Middletown Asylum
 Inmate Is a Suicide

Middletown, March s Rl-Miss Edna II. Wilder, 45, head librarian of the public library here for a mum her of years. committed suicide at the Connecticut State hospital for insane here today by strangulation. ton building of the institution for about weeks following a nervous breakdown. She was found by an attendant today in her room with an undergarmcnt tied about her neck.
 Tic Herald Classified ad depart nnnt cnrtainlv is for Nour serNlce.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
MRS. QRDNER FOLLOWS
 HER HUSBAND 10 CRAVE
Columbia Street Woman Su"cun,b- tu Pneumonia Nih;n Week of
 Husbands Death.

Mrs. Mary Ordn"r Of III CoIum. hia street, whose battle against death WAS being carried on as her husband died last Monday. fell q victim 10 inc same disease which took her husband. pneumonia, and died at rha Neg Britain General hospital lust might after short ill., ness.
 Mrs. Ordn,r was born in Austria March 1G. t>f5 and had lived in New Britain I7 years, She Iraves three daughters, Mrs. Rose Powell Mrs. John Niccio. Mrs. Joseph W"b bcr Of this city. a son, John i'ttraHc., thr"r s'"p-daughtcrs, Ms. Alexander Ftolomoy Of Bristol, Mrs Oscar Thomas of Bristol and Mrs, Ernest I"rrirk of this city; onc strp-son Edward Ordnrr of 'HiiSor- ni1. and rour grandehiIdrcn, Mary Fr,ischm"Hn Ernest Wohbor and Hannah H1Zau,'h W"bbcr of thi@ city and Throdor, Evans ol Colo- r&lo.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
KITE FLYING IS
 OF GREAT VALUE
Found tO Be Aid to Weather
 Bureau Workers

Washington, Neb.. March { 1Ps- The small boy likely would view as the finest kind of lay the important meteorological work carried on by tho staff Of the Kite station at the DreXel observation bureau here.
 For from the kite house in the center of an unobstructod forty. acre field, kites as big as woodsh"d are flown on piano wire, sometimes six or seven on single strand, the highest quite out of sight.
 C, S. Ling, veteran government metcorologist In charge has six as. sistants who devote all their time to kifing. Scarcely q dozen days H year fail to See the kites alOf' where they remain five or siX hours,
 The instrument carried ID is crll- ed mntrorograph. Weighing but two pounds. this aluminium cylinder records wind yclocity direction, alti- tudc, humidity, temperature and the nmount of static electricity encount- cred. The information transcribed from its recordings is for use in
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
City Items

Tho ladies Of TalIaud 1orah will meet tomorrow afternoon al 5 o'clock in the yostry rooms of the synaGoguo for the purpose of mak- ing plans for the coming conference.
 Miss M Regina Clark spent the weekend in New York city,
 Mrs. Catherine O'Dcll Suess of 45 Main street is a patient at the Hartford hospital Mrs, &uess under. went a blood transfuaion Saturday morning and her condition is slight ly improved
 The ntIiri"l board of tho Now Brit ain Boy Scouts council will meet at o'clock Thursday afternoon al scout headquarters.
 Rev, Stanley NalrWozk. assistant pastor al the Sacred Heart church. will tell Of the institutions maintain "d by the parish at the meeting Of tho Lions club tomorrow.
 Tho annual meeting of the First Baptist church will be held this eve. ming
 A talk on Latin America will be given hy Miss Josrphin" r. Bum- st ad Of Boston af meeting Of the Womcn's Au&iliary and the Dnugh- fors Of tho King Of g., Marks church tomorrow evening at % o'clock, Miss iUm"t nl returned from Mexico short time ago.
 \ daughter born 10 Fireman and Mrs, Jojn Blair Of 1%1 Clark street died shortly after her birth, Mrs. Blair. who hcforo her marriage was Miss Loretta Ryan, is critically i'll, undergoing two major operations. At o'clock this afternoon her condi- tioN w"s reported unchanged.
 Nr. and Mrs, l.. Allen Moore and son. Al]n cf S"unyloGgo ar" guests at tho Flanirgo hotel Miami Beach, Florida.
 The r,1izona Coal co. reported to headquarters this noon that some on" has been tamp"rinE with their elevate" at th" plant. A piece of iron ""s found lodged in inc motor
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
WhoIs YourSkin
 Friend, Ethel?

Trl him 10 take Cod Liver oil For q couple of months and get nough good healthy flesh on his honrz 70 lool, like a real man,
 TcT1 him, i's tho only way 10 '1kc fhoso -rarr-lihe hollows from lis checks "nd neck.
 Tnt him he won't have 10 sHaI- lou tho nasl" oil with thr nans"ai- ing rshr taste hrca3.,o the Mccoy Laboratories Of New York ire now putting ur Cod Liver Oil in sugar roatrd tablet form,
 Ak for McCoy's Cod Livcr Oil rompo1Ud Tahtots. ,>cry druggist @Ha taem--~6q tablofs~-Go c"ufs. tnr man or Goman can put on five pounds of h"~1lhy flesh in go days nr }our druggjs' is authorized 10 r,tunl the purchase price.
 One woman put on IL pounds in alx weeks. Children grow robust and strong --- Feeble old people reel younger in q foa' weeks.
 I}o sure and get McCoy's, tho original and genuine and avoid limitations.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08

future forccasting, for possible mill iary flying formation in future years, and for immediate information to army and mall ayators, To the lat tcr daily information has been fur ulshed for several months but no regular weather forecasts are issued, From the circular slx-ton kite house, which reynlVes like an as- 'ronomcal observatory and has slid. Ing round doors, tho kites arc put up, X large drum, bearing eight miles of piano wire, is operated by an electric motor. The whole is insu. lated against static electricity
 tnliko the small boys kite. with which he must run a fcw yards 10 get it up, the weather kites are talk cn down the field q short distance and given a boost The drum pulls the Eito into the teeth of the wind at il speed of eleven miles an hour and the box kite sco0's upward,
 However. aloft few hundred feet, the kite begins to sag as its load of piano wire increases, Adli- 'jdral kites arc then strung on at thousaud- foot intervals. each with it's own lead wire Of a hundred yards or SO. As many as half dozen kites roon dot the sky, each perhaps in n different wind level and each tug Gng an opposite direction from the main lino But fh" load is distributed md thc top kiie carries on its work of supporting the mctcorograph,
 The kites arc rectangular in shape. Their greatest dimension is eight fort, The corner struts are half inch straight. grained spruce. The muslin covering is drawn 10 drum head tauin'ss, The only tails they hear arc the "Wcather tales" they bring down,
 Fro0urnly q kite q mile aloft nrcake away, Directed hy q label on inc sidr. ih" finder usually returns Tho kite af once. Only five per cent of iosr Ni'cs fail 10 rearpcar How cver. when The wire breaks at the ~inch, q s"ishine steel tail trails along with the floctinE kites, playing havoc with rural phone lines and fences,
 seldom is 'ho wire hit hy light aire, buf tho static which causos arirf 10 radio fans, frequently roachcs 4d0no 10 60,ooo volts on the viro, T. Is safely led off through q grounded osc"p" wire.
 Thirty-inch hydrogen filled rub hor balloons are released several times daily at nroXel Watched through thoololtos, their course is plotted, and from this arc deduccd details of the upper air strata.
 DreXol also provides kites for other rtations Dahl Baxter, who has mad" weather kites most of hia life, operates tho kit" shop. 1'ifty-two cornpl"tod kites fill the loft Of large shop.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
JN PREFERRED CLASS.

N-" Britain has been entered In ta, 'Hm,.wrrd class" in tho national oou.r# to dn'rrmju. what city has boen moM SHrraas.rt in minimizing fire lcs# $. This information Was conveyed today to S.crfary Ralph l.. Gould of the rhauhsr Of Com- mnrc" hy thr comnHJtor handling 'ho national contest ou bolulf or 'hc njta) States rH#uh"' O. Com m.rro. rrr pr ranir# ry' loss in Now Britain in 1925 was l~ss fhan $2. This Gact HImi's 'H" "i'y into thr pl~frrr-d rfa,.. rTia" nos so mjmit- D.l IT." uut of 1b. .Jun.r: for jhr three a"@r.- made noao4h;.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08

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New Britain herald., 1926-03-08

They appear in the handicap dou. bles, Gustav having as his partner the former Spanish champion Set. terthwalz and Prince Chiohibu be- ing supported by +. l., Murray of England,
 Gustav and his partner had an easy first round match. and it would Inot be surprising if settcrthwalz car ricr the pair 10 final victory,
 Leading the singles at the top of the draw. Miss Wills next meets Miss Helen Shirley. of England, with Frau Neppach Of Germany her prob- able opponent in the semi.hnals.
 Senorita Do Alvarez, whom the American champion has twice de. fcatci in straight sets during her Riviera campaign, leads the lower