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From: Lisa <>
Subject: [NJHUNTER] Newspaper Clippings
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 12:54:38 -0500


PLEASE NOTE - The following newspaper clippings are from a collection found
after my great Aunt passed away. She unfortunately made no note of what paper
they came from or the date. I felt they may still provide important clues for
somebody and other listers agreed so I have been posting them regardless.



Driver Killed As Trucks Sideswipe

Joseph GORDON, Believed to Have Dozed Off at Route 29 Intersection

Both Trucks Badly Smashed

Dozing at the wheel is believed to have caused the death of Joseph GORDON, 24, of Oldwick, driver of an oil truck when his machine sideswiped a coal truck on Route 30 near the intersection of Route 29 at 5:45 o'clock Tuesday morning.

GORDON was thrown from his machine to the concrete. He suffered injuries to his head, a broken arm and other injuries. The truck he was operating is owned by Worline Oil Company, of Clinton. D.P. CARTWRIGHT of Clinton, driver of another Worline Oil Company truck, came along following the accident and loaded GORDON into his truck carrying him to the office of Dr. S.R. MILLER, at Pennington. He was given first aid and then taken in an ambulance to McKinley Hospital where he died soon after arriving.

State Trooper NELSON investigated the accident.

As nearly as could be determined the oil truck, which was headed north, struck the coal truck, which was southbound, and operated by Charles KAUFMAN, on KAUFMAN's side of the road. The crash tore the wheels off the side of the coal truck and upset it, scattering stove coal in heaps over the roadway. The front wheels and axle of the oil truck were driven under the body and a hole was torn in the gasoline tank allowing the liquid to escape.

KAUFMAN was only slightly cut. He was arrested by Trooper NELSON and arraigned before Justice of the Peace George WEBSTER as a material witness and held in $1,000 bail for appearance before the Grand Jury.

GORDON had been working thru the night in hauling gasoline from the Trenton wharf to the company's bulk plant at Clinton. It is believed he dozed off, allowing his truck to swerve over in KAUFMAN's path.



Dies from Car Fumes

Whitehouse- Jesse CONOVER, forty years old, died Monday night in Somerset Hospital as the result of having been overcome by carbon monoxide gas in the garage at his home at Whitehouse Station a week ago. He was born at Readington and had always resided in this section. He was for eight years proprietor of the Whitehouse Bakery and since had been manager of a chain grocery store at Bedminster.

He was a member of the Somerville Lodge of Elks, Oakland Council, Jr. O.U.A.M, at Readington; the Whitehouse Reformed Church and the Whitehouse Station Fire Department.

He leaves his wife, who was Miss Edna STILLWELL, and two children, Miss Ruth and Norman CONOVER, at home. He also leaves his father, George CONOVER of Readington; a brother, Earl CONOVER of Somerville, and two sisters, Mrs. Herbert VANFLEET of Readington and Mrs. C.C. WALDRON Jr. of North Branch.

Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Reformed Church. Rev. Henry F. SENNE, the pastor, will officiate and burial will be in Rural Hill Cemetery.



Mrs. Charles BOWMAN

Mrs. Julia BOWMAN, twenty-seven years old, wife of Charles BOWMAN, died early last Tuesday morning in the Somerville Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. BOWMAN moved to near Pleasant Run from Easton about two months ago and Mr. BOWMAN is engaged in selling bread in this community. Twins, a son and a daughter, were born to Mr. and Mrs. BOWMAN on July 30th. Each weighed ten pounds and Mrs. BOWMAN underwent a serious operation. Mr. BOWMAN gave several blood transfusions in an effort to save the mother. Besides the husband and newly borned twins, she is survived by three other children. She is also survived by her mother and a brother and a sister. The remains were sent to Sunbury, Pa., where funeral services were held and interment made.



Minister is Father of Son

A nine pound son was born to Rev. and Mrs. William C. BOWERING on Friday morning in the Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn. The new arrival has been named John Renville BOWERING. Rev. BOWERING is pastor of the Whitehouse and Oldwick Methodist churches.



LANE-SEALS Betrothal

Whitehouse- Mr. and Mrs. George B. SEALS of East Whitehouse have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Carrie Thelma SEALS and Vernon L. LANE, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy LANE of Oldwick.



Mrs. Daniel APGAR, 54, of Somerville died last Wednesday in All Souls Hospital, Morristown, where she had been a patient for two weeks. She had undergone an operation. She was formerly Miss Cora SCHUYLER, daughter of the late George and Mrs. Catherine SCHUYLER of Parker. She is survived by her husband and two sisters, Mrs. Nellie HOWELL of Hampton and Mrs. Jennie SCHAUKEL of Oldwick. Funeral services were held at her late resident at Somerville Sunday at 2 p.m. Burial was made in the Fairmount Presbyterian Cemetery.

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