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Subject: [NJHUNTER] More Tidbits of Hunterdon County Newpapers Part IV 1945
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 13:40:22 -0800


More Tidbits of Hunterdon County Newpapers Part IV 1945


Whitehouse Review Tuesday, May 8, 1045 pg. 1

Many Pictures Taken For Later Publication - Sixty-seven families with a
total of well over 100 children turned out Saturday at the Whitehouse
Station firehouse to have photographs taken for publication in this
paper. A representative of the Woltz Studios, photographers will be at the
Whitehouse Station firehouse on Friday, May 25 to submit proofs for
approval. It will be some time after proofs are shown that the pictures
will appear in the paper. It will take some time to have the cuts made for
publication. Families from Raritan, Clinton, Far Hills, Oldwick Lebanon,
Whitehouse, Whitehouse Station and other nearby communities were photographed.

Scarlet Fever Cases Close two Schools - By order of the Readington Township
Board of Education, the Pleasant Run and Three Bridges Schools have been
closed, the board fearing that an epidemic of children's diseases might
develop. At Pleasant Run, the children of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reed are
quarantined with scarlet fever, and in Three Bridges, several children of
Mr. and Mrs. John Fink have been ill with scarletina. John Kuhl, son of
Mr. and Mrs. William V. F. Kuhl, is confined to his home with the mumps.

Furman H. Eick, 72, Dies In Oldwick Home - Furman H. Eick, 72 years old, a
retired farmer, died Friday morning (May 4, 1945) in his home in Oldwick,
following a heart attach. Mr. Eick was born March 9, 1873, to Mr. and Mrs.
Hezekiah Eick of Lamington where he spent most of his life. Mr. Eick
married the former Miss Mabel Duyckinck of Oldwick. The couple moved to
Oldwick in 1932. Mr. Eick is survived by his wife; a son, Wilson S. Eick
of Whitehouse Station; two brothers, Charles S. Eick and Jason Eick of
Whitehouse Station. Funeral services were held Monday, May 7, at 2 pm from
the late residence on Main Street. The Rev. Franis K. Wagschal, pastor of
the Zion Lutheran Church, officiated. Interment was in the Oldwick
Cemetery under the direction of Daniel J. Coughlin and Son of Oldwick and
Califon.

Mrs. Alfred Emmons Dies - Mrs. Ida May Emmons, 52 years old, expired early
Monday morning from a heart attach while on the way to the office of a
physician. Mrs. Emmons had entertained some friends the day before and was
apparently as well as usual. Mrs. Emmons was a daughter of the late
Charles E. and Laura Frances Incisco Huff and was born at Whitehouse
Station, where she always resided. Mrs. Emmons is survived by her husband,
Alfred Emmons, and six children; Bessie M. Emmons, Edna R. Rmmons, Helen E.
Emmons, Cora F. Emmons, Carl J. Emmons, all of Whitehouse Station and Pfc.
Roy Emmons of Veteran, WY. Also one brother, James Huff of Washington.

Marion Bush Married to Frederick Hartmann - Miss Marion Ramsey Bush,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Bush, Lebanon, R.D. 2 and Frederick L.
Hartmann, U.S. Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hartmann of Somerville,
were married April 26 in the Methodist Church parsonage at Whitehouse,
where the bride's parents were married 38 years ago. The Rev. Norman C.
Yetman, pastor of the church, performed the ceremony. The bride wore a
powder blue suit, with dark blue accessories and a corsage of
gardenia. The attendants were the bride's mother and her sister, Mrs.
Belvin Wolden, Lebanon. The bridegroom was recently inducted into the
Navy. He is stationed at Bainbridge, Md. Mrs. Hartmann will reside with
her parents during her husband's absence.

Sgt. "Nick" Rosania In Germany With Patton - Sgt. "Nick" Rosania, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rosania, Main Street, Whitehouse Station, reveals in a
recent letter to his parents, that he is fighting with General Patton's
Third Army in Germany. He is serving with the Engineer Corps. Portions of
the letter follow: "We have finally got a little time for ourselves once
again and believe you me we can all use it. I am feeling fine and above
all in the very best of health. Well what do you think of our boy Patton
and his drive across the Rhine and into Shickigruber's back yard. He is
certainly a great man and we are proud to be under him as an engineer
outfit - it makes us feel as though we're part of his big driving
force. Oh yes, I got myself a German pistol. It is a Walther P-88 - it is
a honey. I'm not a souvenir hunter but I will keep that - it will even
help me over here".

Dorothy Pickell Weds Sgt. Richard Suydam - Miss Dorothy M. Pickell,
daughter of Mrs. Chrisella Kelsey of Hamden, and Sgt. Richard H. Suydam,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Suydam of Somerville, were married Wednesday
in the Lebanon Reformed Church parsonage. The Rev. William Striker, pastor
performed the ceremony in the presence of immediate members of the
families. The attendants were Mr. and Mrs. John W. Suydam of Annandale,
the bridegroom's brother and sister-in-law. The bride wore a blue dress
with white accessories and a corsage of pink sweet peas. Sergeant Suydam
has completed his missions over enemy occupied Europe and recently returned
from service. (If anyone knows about this family I need to know who
Dorothy's father was, email me at thanks).

Vesper Lodge IOOF, Installs New Officers - District Deputy Lester H. Potts
of Capoolong Lodge 185, IOOF, Clinton, and staff recently installed
officers of Vesper Lodge 239, IOOF, Lebanon, as follows: noble grand,
Charles L. Alpaugh; vice grand, Howard Sutton; right supporter to noble
grand, J. Ramsey Hoffman; left supporter to noble grand, George P. Young;
recording secretary, John A. Conover; financial secretary, Edward Bartles;
warden, George Kline; conductor, Harold W. Wilson; right supporter to vice
grand, Wylie J. Fleming; left supporter to vice grand, George L. Voorhees;
chaplain. Herman Mingst; inside guardian, Oliver H. Alpaugh; outside
guardian, Renview L. Hull

George's Market _ George Ekholm, Prop - Specials, Thursday., Friday and
Saturday, Cut Beets, No. 21/2 can 7 cents, Mustard 9 cents, Bullion Cubes
3 for 25 cents, Ritter's Catsup 21 cents, Grape Jelly 18 cents, Blended
Juice, No. 2 can 21 cents, Blended Juice, 46 oz can 49 cents.

Hollywood Breakfast Attracts 200 People - A "Breakfast at Hollywood"
program presented Friday night in the Oldwick firehouse attracted at least
200 persons from nearby communities. The show was sponsored by the local
Parent-Teacher Association. Proceeds are to be used to finance a trip to
New York for members of the eighth grade and for the annual school
picnic. In appreciation of the fine support given by the residents of the
community, Mrs. O. Jackson Meyer, president of the organization briefly
mentioned several of the many improvements and additions the Parent-Teacher
Association has made at the school this year. Charles P. Farley, local
merchant impersonated Tom Breneman. The good-neighbor nomination through
letters written to the secretary of the organization was Mrs. Mary Melick
of Oldwick. The Tom Breneman Orchid was presented to Mrs. Belle Lare, 85
years old, of Lebanon, formerly of Whitehouse, who was the oldest woman
present. The wishing ring was awarded to Mrs. George B. Melick, holder of
the drawn number. The oldest married couple present was Mr. and Mrs.
Charles P. Farley of Oldwick who have been married 46 years, while Rev. and
Mrs. Francis K. Wagschal of Oldwick were the most recently married couple
present. Prize for the person coming the greatest distance was given to
Mrs. Ida Mae Piell of Pittstown. The youngest child present was Walter
Alpaugh Jr., 3 years old, of Whitehouse. The most recently celebrated
birthday anniversary was that of Mrs. Louise Hall of Oldwick. Other prizes
went to Mrs. John W. Vroom, mother of the largest family; to Miss Joyce Ann
Conover who sold fifty tickets for the show and to Miss Josephine Spann,
who sold 24 tickets. Rev. Francis D. Wagschal sang a negro
spiritual. Miss Georgia Jarmson played a piano solo and several monologues
wee given by Mrs. Leroy Lane. J. Runkle Fisher impersonated
Corny. Refreshments were served at the close of the program. Committee in
charge included Mrs. Charles F. Nixon, Mrs. Paul Spann and Mrs. Daniel A.
Coughlin.

Stanton Man Is The First On German Soil - Anti-tank men of the 22nd
Infantry Regiment were among U.S. Seventh Army troops which drove across
the Rhine and pursued the Germans 65 miles east of the river before they
met any organized resistance. The Americans, part of General Jacob L.
Devers' 6th Army Group, pinned in a pocket of Germans and took heavy toll
of Nazi lives in a three-way squeeze play. While doughboys of the 4th
Division took to the hills, the anti-tankers manned their 57-mm guns in the
valley to protect the infantry's flank from tank attack. Men of the
anti-tank company, commanded by 1st Lt. Leonard Dobrow of West Palm Beach,
Fla., wear the Presidential Citation ribbon for the breakthrough at St. Lo,
France. Their division was the first to fight on German soil in this war,
and the first to breach the Siegfried Line. Members of the company include
Cpl. Lindsey R. Streeter, Stanton.

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay
any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose
any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty." - John F. Kennedy

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