This Day in Mahwah History
Mahwah historian John Bristow published columns entitled “This Month in Mahwah History,” in the Home and Store News from 1985 to 1992, and “Events in Mahwah History” in 1993. He preserved his research in the form of index cards, keyed to the date. We are publishing that content on our website and will be adding more events to those that he found.
If you are interested in helping enter events from index cards, or have new events to suggest, please contact Cathy Moran Hajo at director@mahwahmuseum.org.
- Education
- 1933 At a special meeting of the Board of Education, the salaries of school personnel were cut for the school year 1993-1934. All teachers receiving $1,500 or less were to be cut by 10%, while those over $1,500 were cut by 15%. Janitors receiving more than $1,000 were cut 10%. The position of Supervising Principal was eliminated and Mr. Robert L. Forte was offered a position as teaching principal instead. (Bristow)
- Government
- 1935 Harold Johnson, Overseer of the Poor for Hohokus Township, has on hand enough seed potatoes for fifty families on relief. They are to be distributed on a first-come-first-served basis. 30 pounds of potatoes and 25 pounds of lime to each family. (Bristow)
- Religion
- 1921 Dr. Farar returned to his pulpit at the Ramapo Reformed Church after his successful cataract operation. Every pew in the sanctuary was taken, He announced that he would preach all summer. He had taken his vacation while he was convalescing. The Ramsey Journal newspaper had a long summary of his sermon and called him "One of America's greatest preachers" and urged the readers to "crank up the old fliver or get out the big car and come over to Mahwah next Sunday morning. If you haven't a car, then ask your neighbor to bring you. Let the golf game go that morning, forget the garden or instead of taking that automobile ride up towards Bear Mountain, turn the car down the Turnpike and up the hill to the little church. Crowded? Yes, every seat taken, but there are plenty of Mahwahites who would gladly sit up in the big gallery or even stand only so you may have the opportunity to hear this great preacher. If you have no church connection, whether you live in one end or the other of the Ramapo Valley, whether in Allendale or Saddle River in the south or Hillburn, Suffern or Viola in the north, remember that he belongs to the Ramapo Valley".
To see a listing of all events entered thus far, see These Days in Mahwah History!