Wind Perilous Crew Abandons U S Transport Sumner
The U S Army transport Sumner grounded off Barnegat on a voyage from Cologne to New York. A northwest gale drove the ship hard and flooding forced the crew to abandon ship after midnight. Captain Webber and part of the crew were rescued by Barnegat coastguard boats. others reached New York aboard the Kilpatrick. Only two boatloads left the Yemsel with the vessel.
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New York
United States Army
Sumner
Barnegat
Cologne
Webber
Coastguard
Kilpatrick
Yemsel
Mission Sacrifices and Departure From Trinity for Sagada
Rev G R U, formerly assistant at Trinity, has been appointed to the staff of St Mary the Virgin Mission at Sagada in the Philippine Islands and will sail early in January to begin his new work. He will preach on mission work at Trinity tomorrow morning.
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G. R
Satan Jo
Mfr
Underhill
United States
Tuberculosis Drive Sees Wide Support This Week
The tuberculosis department and Visiting Nurse association mobilize their executive staff for a Christmas drive against the bread disease. Andrew L. Eiker directs the sale with assistance from Mrs. Royal E. Clark and Mrs. Stoddard. Public outreach includes mail seal campaigns and a mail order effort by Mrs. David Dev and Mrs. Warner. Read’s, Read’s church workers, and Red Cross Dressings class participate with store sales ending tonight while bank and post office sales continue.
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Tuberculosis Department
Visiting Nurse Association
Andrew L. Eiker
Smee Nacre Sheen
Royal EB. Clark
B Stoddard
David
Dev
DeVer H. Warner
James T. Roche, Jr
Wedneelay Workers
Tinsted Congregational Church
Read's
Red Cross
Howland's
Veteran Henry Fairchild Dies at 77 in Meriden
Henry Fairchild a veteran of Southern New England construction trades and vice president of H Wales Danes Co died at his Meriden home in his 78th year. He was born in Wooldridge and had worked with the company for 50 years. Survived by his wife and two sons Georges W and Frederick L. Death came unexpectedly after a summer illness.
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Georges W
Frederick L
Institute Marks 70 Years of Service to Americans
The Smithsonian Institution marks seven decades of public service in Washington with a report to the board led by Chief Justice Spear. Founded by James Smithson in 1826, the trust fund has grown beyond a half million dollars and now funds a network including the National Museum, the National Gallery of Art, the Bureau of American Ethology, the Astrophysical Observatory, the National Zoological Park, the International Exchange Service, and a global science index. A steamship link between Baltimore and New Bern is planned for spring, expanding coastal ports in Virginia and North Carolina.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Eee
Spears
James Smithson
United States National Museum
Natonal Gallery of Art
Bureau of American Ethology
Astrophysical Observatory
National Zoological Park
Infornational Exchange Service
Scienane
Holiday Gift Catalog Items From a Department Store
A sweeping note of gifts and wares across store floors from the main to fourth, offering dolls, linens, crockery, sewing boxes, and crystal pieces. Highlights include white or pink eiderdown items, mahogany-like decorations, initial salt and pepper sets, Waterman pens, kitchen machines, and electrical appliances with prices from 25 cents to $15.
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China
Christmas Shopping Days With Large Stock On Offer
The period promises long days filled with activity and extra hours to assist shoppers. Stores showcase abundant and excellent inventories making desired gifts easy to find and quickly acquired.
Howland Dry Goods Co Modern Joan of Arc in Factories
In a Lyons munition plant a young woman works a steel lever to make shells, embodying a modern Joan of Arc. The author highlights women across French munitions and agriculture, noting rising female labor from clerical posts to shell production and farm work as France mobilizes manpower.
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Joan OF Arc
Arno Dosch-Fleurot
Lyons
France
Maid of Orleans
Is Corporation
Wright Brothers Receive Six Month Sentences in Embezzlement Case
Joseph G. Wright and his brother Nathaniel Wright pleaded guilty to embezzling 2000 dollars worth of aluminum wire from Union Metal- Mc Cartridge Co. Judge Burpee sentenced them to six months in jail, with defense arguments for leniency and restitution noted.
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Joseph G. Wright
Nathaniel Wright
Union Metal- Mc Cartridge Co
Burpee
Criminal Superior Court
A. J. Merritt
Joseph
Nathaniel
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Philippines
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Newburn
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Virginia
Casa
L. Frank Baum
Dorothy
Ozma
Waterman
Give
Smany
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Howland Dry Goods CO
Army
Ministry of War
Gallient
Embusques
Tory
Savoy
Wright Brothers
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