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Poughkeepsie Eagle-News from Poughkeepsie, New York • Page 4

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FOUR THE POUGHKEEPSIE EAGLE NEWS 'As It Used To -the River Front Before the Bridge COPYRIGHT 1926, FRANK 8. HOWARD 'appingers Falls News George W. Knight, Union School District No. 2 Is To Be Reopened Sept. 2 Wappingers Union 'Free School, District No.

will open for. the Fall term, Tuesday morning Sep. at 8:45 o'clock. The following the School Calendar for the 1930-31 term as adopted by the Board of Education at their last School opens Monday morning, September 2: Thanksgiving recess, November 27-28: Christmas vacation, school closes Tuesday afternoon, December 28 and reopens on Monday, January 1981; regents week, January 19-23: second semester starts Monday morning, January 26; school will be closed for Lincoln's birthday, February 12: Good Friday, April Easter vacation, April 6, 7, 9, 10 and reopen Monday, April 18th; regents week, June 15-19: grammar school graduation, -Friday evening, Tune 19; high school baccaulerate sermon, Sunday evening, June 21; high school class night, Monday evening, June 22; high school commencement, Tuesday evening. June 23, 1931.

The faculty will be comprised of the following teachers: High School- Principal, Professor John C. Goff, Wappingers Falls: Latin, Mrs. Miller Clearwater, Wappingers Falls: Social Science, Miss L. Gurner Allentown, English, Miss Elizabeth Crosby, Whiting, Vermont: Mathematics, Miss Lucile E. Bump, New York City: Commercial, Miss Elizabeth M.

Prowell. Berlin, New Hampshire: Economics, Miss Estella M. Seymour, Albany: Sclence and Athletic Coach for. Boys, Romaine Button, Addison. N.

Librarian and Athletie Coach for Girls, Miss Hilda G. Grimn. Portland. Maine. Grammar School- Grade 1B.

Miss Ethel G. George, Hawthorve, Grade. 1A. Mrs. Sadie T.

Snyder, Kingston; Grade 2. Miss Virginia Andrews, Poughkeepsie: Grade Dorothy Baldwin. Hudson Falls, N. Grade 4. Mina Marion S.

Hall, Millbrook: Grade 5. Mika Myra LA Everett, Chelsea: Grade Miss Genevieve H. Scott, Grade 7.. Miss Ruth E. Boyd, Nottingham; Grade 8.

Miss Grace E. Anderson. Springwater, N. Emergency Class, Graes 2. 3.

4, Mias Eva Shostak, Poughkeepsie: Emergency Class, Grades 5. 6, 7. Miss Flora Alberta Hathaway, Middleboro, Mass. The school Building has been thoroughly renovated and put in perfect sanitary condition. A new room has been provided for the high school, by partitioning oft part of the girl's shower room, making recitation room 30324.

feet with thirty tablet arm chairs. This arrangement releases a large class room -in the building which will be used. for eighth grade. Several rooms have been painted, the concrete floors, treated with transparent dressing, the lockers and toilets painted with a grey enamel and all wood floors treated with parafine floor dressing. A perfect ventilating system has been Installed in both rooms that have been made out of the boy's and girl's shower toilet and lavatory inrOOmE.

stalled in the 1B grade room and other improvements as needed in the several rooms. New seats have arrived" and will he placed in the several rooms where needed to accommodate the increased attendance this year, number of pupils from rural schools are expected to enter the 7th and 8th grades. Oak Grove School trusteen have arranged to send the pupils in their 7th and 8th grades, to the Wappingers Union School, beginning September Ind. The emergenev classes have been formed to care for. the overflow and those who' failed in last year's 2nd, ard.

4th. 5th, 6th. and 7th grades. These grades will be made up. in two classes and will be Instructed their various grades in order to help them catch up to their grades.

Congressmen Hathilton Fish. Jr. has consented to give talk before the high school at their general assembly, Friday morning (of September 19 at 10:20 o'clock. Motorist la Fined Stanley Zebrowski of fist Street, Bayonne, N. J.

arrested Saturday afternoon by State Corporal Hamlin and Trooper R. V. Annett, and arraigned before Justice of the Peace George W. Knight, charging him with driving a motor vehicle in reckless and dangerous MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1930 Was Built VAN NOSDALL SAYS HE HELPED ARREST Union Street Resident States He Had An Important Part In Bonderinko Capture Millward Van Nosdall 197 Union Street, is another claimant for the honors of capturing John Bonderde Inko, who assaulted Isaac Greenberg. Liberty Street tallor last week.

He was standing in Liberty Street that morning. he said, when. a woman. shouted. "Grab that guy." Van Nosdall ran through Garden Street after Bonderinko who nought shelter in a house next to Dr.

Lane's residence. in Mill Street, circled around the back of the house and nabbed the fugitive who WAR tempting to escape by the rear door. Bonderinko was turned over to Policeman Emmet Doran, by himself, according to Van Nondall. Commissioner. Salberg, appeared on the scene soon afterwards.

Van Nosdall said. Van Noedall stated he save his name to Pollceman Owens who was nearby. In the last five, years for every air accident involving death or inJury 1.279.000 aircraft miles were flown, compared with one for every 357.000 miles in the previous half decade, Two thousand people were present when a Te Deum was sung in Westminster Cathedral, London, In celebration of the centenary of Belgian Independence. a Famous 1847 SMITH BROTHERS HAND DIPPED CHOCOLATES- 15. ASSORTED SALTED NUTS PECAN CROQUETTES 80c lb.

OUR DINING ROOM IS OPEN FROM 8:30 A. M. to 8:30 P. M. Serve Club Breakfasts, Business Men's Luncheon and a Special able d'Hote Dinner.

A La Carte Service All Day, The MID-HUDSON BRIDGE A work that called for extreme accuracy in every detail. STANDARD GAGES in daily use throughout the United States are the insurance of accuracy employed by leading manufacturers of a wide range of products. STANDARD GAGE CO. INCORPORATED 58 Parker Avenue Poughkeepsie Honored Herman N. Lafayette Lodge No.

18 1. 0. 0. F. keepsie is the of this, village has been honored elected Deputy again as one of its leading mem- 107th annual bers has been elected to a high of- York fice in the grand lodge of the state.

chester, N. Y. Harcourt of Mrs. Vincent Van Voorhis of member, having been sen Avenue is entertaining Grand Master at the Richard Ryan of New York convention of the New for a few days. Grand Lodge at Byron Denton a former Rem- of this village died at his home, 145 Mrs.

Nepperhan Avenue, Yonkers, after a City brief Illness. He was ill but a few hours before he passed Mr. Denton was born in Wapresident (Continued on Page 11) manner, endangering the lives. of other users of: the highway. The troopers followed- Zebroswkt for eral miles on the Albany Post.

Road and arrested 'him as they entered the village. He had been passing everything on the road and cutting out of line and had a number of' narrow escapes from accidents. Zebrowski pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined $10. Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Greaves and family have moved from Mayor Flood's house, corner Mesier Avenue and East Academy Street, to their newly-purchased home on Remsen Avenue, of East Academy Street. This house is a new one which was erected by David Steele, on the lot formerly owned by T. C. Johnson of East Academy Street. Henrietta Mitchell of nue and Howard Foley of Remsen Avenue have returned from a weeks motor trip to Richmond, Va.

They stopped over at several points of interest during the trip. Has Narrow Escape Jack. Hepworth, son of Dr. and Mrs. John T.

Hepworth of Mesier A-enue escaped serious injury Sunday. morning when his car. ran oft. the road" near" the House School House. Jack was driving home 'alone In his father's Ford sedan at 1 o'clock this morning, when near the Fowler House School on the Albany -New York Post road, he fell asleep and his car ran off the road, crashed through several concrete guard posts and turned over in a ditch.

Jack was not injured, but his father's car was demolished. William Sterry Hunt and Miss Evelyn Blickley ofNew York City were married Saturday August 16 at the Church of the Advocate, 181 Street and Washington 'Avenue, Bronx. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt are spending their honeymoon at Camelot, Mr.

Hunt is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Hunt, former residents of this village. Mr. and Mrs.

Charles E. Rose of Remsen Avenue are on a short vaetion at Union City, where they are guests of latter's sistor, Mra. Alfred R. Voolsey. Miss Beatrice Sprague of Bayonne, N.

J. has terminated a visit with her cousin, Miss Marion Sprague, of Fouth Avenue, returning to her home Mrs. Edith Marlor of Brooklyn was the guest of her mother, and sister Mrs. Esther Brown Miss Alice Brown. South Avenue during the past week.

The Community Field Day which was to have been held on Bleachery feld Saturday, under the auspices of the Epworth League, was postponed because of rain. Same will be held next Saturday if the weather permits, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Brown and RO children of Woodbury, Penn. are the quests of the former's mother Mrs.

Esther Brown, South Avenue. Miss Marion Sprague, Village nurse, spent Sunday at White Plains, where she met her slater, Miss Anna Sprague of Lexington, Kentucky. who accompanied her on her return Sunday evening, and will spend some time in this village. William Brower, Francis Sherow and Edward Perrine of the William T. Garner Fire Engine Company, attended the exempt Firemen's coninvention at Long Branch, N.

They. are members of the Exempt Fireman's Association of Poughkeepste: Mrs. Ronald F. Bogle and children, Nancy and Billy have returned from short visit at Yonkers and Atlintie city. Mr.

and Mra. Robert Mitchell of the Middlebush road, and Mrs. Marthe VanNosdall of Mesier Avenue, enjoyed motor trip to Lee, Mass. Bunday calling on Rev. and Mrs.

Alfred Taylor. On their 'return they were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. J. Irving Odell who had been the guests of Rev.

and Mra. Taylor. LUCKEY, DIATT A CO A HUDSON YO DIACES OF INTEREST IN POUGHKEEPSIE TODAY Today Begins the Trail of Millions Across the Hudson River on the Vehicular Bridge The Mid- Hudson. Bridge will put thousands of our friends on the West Shore of the Hudson in direct contact with the largest store in the Hudson Valley. Luckey, Platt Co.

RO Fred C. Hornbeck Dealer Reo Pleasure Cars Speed Wagons 650 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Phone 1898.

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