Newtown Birth and Local Happenings in Town
A son was born June 2 to Mr and Mrs Philip Schnabel of Emmrwood. News notes include F M Canfield visiting Bridgeport relatives, Hanover district school closing after thirty-six weeks, and a Wednesday antiques auction at P H Gannon on Church Street. Sandy Hook beat Woodbury A C 16 to 6. manager Peter Lillis plans more games with amateur teams. Thomas J Cavanaugh bought the Mary Carroll estate interest, making him sole owner. Veterans from Bridgeport reconnected with Edward Troy of Sandy Hook, marking a rare reunion. Land's End district school meeting re-elected H B Tucker to committee and approved funds for a new school, with Miss Margaret Houlihan to teach next year. Theresa Carmody, nurse from Danbury Hospital, visits family. Mrs Arthur Beard ill, Charles Beard also under the weather. Anticipated summer visitor Mrs B Hanfield arrives at Long View Villa on the Dodgingtown road. Mr and Mrs Herbert W Wright hosted Mr and Mrs H C Ferris of Long Hill.
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Philip Schnabel
Emmrwood
Nother
Helen Turner
F. M. Canfield
Bridgeport
Hanover
P. H Gannon’s
Church MMi
C. B. John
Sandy Hock
Woodbury A. C. Nine Suns Daternoon
Knoll Lot
Peter Lillis
Puble
Thomas J. Cavanaugh
Mary Carroll
Madigan
Edward Stevens
Wiliam A. Johnson
Edward Troy
Sandy Hook
Connecticut Volunteers
Land's Eng
Jesse A. James
M. C. Mullane
H. B. Tucker
Margaret Houlihan
Asa Hawkley
David Smith
Dibble
David Bale
Theresa Carmody
Danbury Hospital
F. Carmody
Glen Avenue
Arthur Beard
Charles Beard
B. Hanfield
Long View Villa
Long View Villa On the Dodgingtown Road. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Wright
H. C. Ferris
Long Hil
Children’s Day at Trumbull Congregational Church
A large audience attended Children’s Day exercises at the Trumbull Congregational Church Sunday evening. The church was festively decorated with laurel and daisies and a cornet solo by Mr. B. Lyon delighted listeners. Also noted were deaths, visits, and baptisms including the death of Miss Helen White of Ledyard. burial in Ware, Mass. Rev. Dr. Goodenough of Stamford preached at Nichols Methodist Church that morning.
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B. Lyon
Helen White
William F. White
Ledyard
Ware
Mass
Edward Thornton
Bridgeport
Edwin Thornton
Ernest L. Fitch
Burr F. Beach
Ira B. Evans
Albert Linley
Stephen J. Parks
Patrick Hennehegan
Greenman
Edson Sanford
Newtown
Congregational Church Sun
Margaret
Melvin Wakeley
Elmore Hawley
Theodore B. Wheeler
William Austin
Austin Smith
Dr. Goodenough
Stamford
Nichols Methodist Church
Senator Peck Corrects Error Over Hotel License Bill
Senator Lester C. Peck of Redding defends his stance on the Sunday hotel liquor bill in a letter to the Danbury News. He rebuts misquoting from a Hartford Telegram report, emphasizes his long record for public service, and argues the bill would regulate liquor sales to hotels with twenty five rooms or more while preserving personal freedom and state integrity. Peck asserts he does not drink and urges publication of his full communication.
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Lester C. Peck
Redding
Senate
Danbury
Peck
House
Senator Peck
Hartford
Bridgeport Telegram
Dem
Connecticut
Excise
Greenwich
New London
L. O. Peck
Gentle Advice On Posture From A Beauty Column
The piece urges correct carriage for young women warning that slouched shoulders and flat foot walking cause breathing issues and unattractive poses. It promotes walking on the balls of the feet to cushion jars, keep the chest up, head forward, and avoid braces while correcting shoulder and abdominal alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulystem
Ananias club origin and other trivia from 1906
The piece notes that the expression the Ananias club originated in 1906 when Samuel G Blythe, Washington correspondent for a New York paper, sent an editorial paragraph after President Roosevelt questioned the truthfulness of several men. It also surveys questions on Boston as capital, Buff Cochin weights, gum ingredients, cubism, Weyler in Cuba, the Declaration signers, the Constitution, leading zoos, navies, ginseng, Dr Friedmann, the 16th amendment, U S mints, Guatemala, Howard University, the Delta dam, the Canary Islands, presidents after office, the first Grand Army post, legislative sessions, Carnation Day, and Panama Canal excavation.
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Ananias Club
Samuel G._ Blythe
Washington
New York
Roosevelt
Blythe
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