Priest of African Mission Bend to Lecture on Nigeria
Rev. F. O'Rourke S M A of the Africart Mission Band will lecture December 15 in this city on the religions of the Guinea Coast natives their marriage and funeral ceremonies customs and manners The lecture aims to raise funds for the mission band whose revenue was cut by the war in Europe O Rourke recently returned from six years as a missionary in Nigeria and will speak at Division No 1 O O H for officer elections and outline the lecture's purpose He has previously appeared in Thompsonville Middletown and Meriden and will illustrate with field views
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guinea
West Africa
F. O'Rourke
Africart ‘Mission Band
J. B
St. Augustine's Church
Father O'Rourke
Nigeria
Europe
OQ. H
West Coast
Thompsonville
Middaletown
Meriden
End
Pncross
Olivet Church Hosts City Officials Meeting
At the Olivet Congregational church a Men s League gathering featured Mayor Clifford B Whison Police Commissioner Eames Park Commissioner Albert Lavery and other officials who urged petitions to form a North End precinct station support for a new park street repairs a local school near St Vincent s hospital and additional fire boxes A map discussion by Commissioner Eames proposed city purchase of Island for park use noting Clinton Park ferry deeded in 1698 Police Commissioner Hil pressed for a larger police force and four traffic officers for Fairfield Avenue and Main Street.
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Olivet
Arenes
Peere
Municipal de Mario
Berean
Yclifford B. Whison
Police Commission
S. Eames
Park
Albert Lavery
Bridgeport Hydraulic Earns
Ire
Mal+ ieee Board of Apportionment
George Colm Baxter
Edward T. Buckingham
Police Board
North End
As Commissioners
Board of Alder
Ighen
Strest
Board of
St.Vincent’s Hospital
Fire Commissioners
British orders rush typewriter plant in capital
Wartford December 4 off reports from the English war department have forced the Royal Typewriter plant to operate overtime. Since August 1 it has used a four and five day schedule with late shifts. The company plans to keep about 30 percent of workers on full time if conditions warrant.
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Wartford
War Department
Royal Typewriter Facty
Parkville
Medical Officers Get Commissions
General orders from the adjutant general announce commissions for several medical officers. Major Paul Waterman is assigned to the first infantry, Captain Edward Russell to the second infantry, First Lieutenant Charles W. Comfort Jr. to Field Hospital No. 1 at New Haven, and First Lieutenant Arthur R. Weed to Field Hospital No. 1 at New Haven. All officers recently passed examination and are ordered to duty.
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Hatford
Adjutant Generals Office
Paul Waterman
First Infantry
Dwardg Russell
Second Infantry
Charles W. Comfort, Jr
New Haven
Arthur R. Weed
Sedgwick Elected President of Public Health Association
Sacksonville Fla December 4 Professor William T Sedgwick of Boston was elected president of the American Public Health Association at the cross session of the annual convention today Rochester NC was the convention city for 1195
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Sacksonville
Fla
William T. Sedgwick
Boston
American Public Health Association
Rochester
N.C
Unusual chance to secure a hair stuffed Rocker
An unusual opportunity offers a hair stuffed Rocker at a notably low price. The stated amount for this bargain is $9.75, described as a moderate figure for potential buyers.
Reclining Hemco Chair Claims Simple Operation
An advertisement touts the Hemco as the sole reclining chair with no troublesome parts. It promises reliability and ease, claiming nothing about the Hemco chair can go wrong and noting a low price of 13.75 dollars.
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Hemeo
Hemco
Telephones stand with chairs offered at low price
A fumed oak telephone stand with chairs is advertised as a useful home article sold at an unusually low price, highlighting value and practicality for any household.
First American Drama and Early American Theatre Founders
A historical note on Thomas Godfrey the Philadelphia born author of Sine Prince of Parthia as the first English language drama written in the New World, Burgoyne's The Blockade of Boston, and William Dunlap as the first professional American dramatist, followed by stray wartime and industrial mentions including wood pulp shortages and small social appeals.
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North America
Thomas Godfrey
Philadelphia
Parthia
New World
SSS
New York
Godfrey
Wilmington
N. C
America
Burgoyne
Boston
William Dunlap
Also Mentioned on This Page
African Mission
James B. Nihill
Rush Typewriter
Capital
Royal Typewriter Company
Sedgwick
U.S. Health
Japan
Homeo
Hadley
Davenport
Quaker Ranges
Norway
Sweden
England
Endicott-Johnson Co
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