Stratford High to Graduate Record Number Tonight
Stratford on June 22 will honor a record class of twenty graduates from Stratford High at the annual commencement at Stratford Congregational church. William Orr, deputy Massachusetts education commissioner, will speak. Two prize medals will be awarded, plus student addresses and diplomas presented by Dr. William B. Cogswell.
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Stratford
Stratford High School
Stratford Congregational Church
William Orr
A. M
Massachusetts
William B. Cogswell
Arden L. Juda
R. A. H. Clark
C. C. Kennedy
Doris Kelloge
United States Reclamation Service
Robert Waldo Luce
Marion Christine Meachen
Alaska
Theresa Helen
George
Dorothy Carila Peck
Luther Burbank
Hazel Mildred Thompson
William B. Kelsey
Board of Education
Worthy
the Lamb
Benediction
Henry Chauncey Anderson
Helen Alberta Beach
Richard Michael Callahan
Miriam Carpenter
Harold Montague Dunbar
Esther May Dunn
Doris Kellogg
Gladys
Edith Merrill
Theresa Helen Motil
Francis Ignatius McGrath
Russell Dow Noyes
Dorothy Carita Peck
Carla Catherine
Russians Would Stay In Austria Citizens From War Prisoners Probable
Vienna June 22. The Austro Hungarian government has more than 50 000 petitions for citizenship from Russian prisoners of war. Granting them is considered very likely as many do not wish to return to Russia. Austria Hungary can make good use of them and some offered to serve against Italy but were refused.
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Vienna
Austria-Hungary
Rubber Scarce In Germany Amid Smuggling Risk
Maastricht reports extreme rubber scarcity in Germany with earnings of 20 dollars per kilogram for smugglers crossing the frontier. In Charleroi Belgium region, potato peelings are bought for use in a soup made for factory workers and their families, signaling hardship in the area.
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Maastricht
Netherlands
Germany
Belgium
Charleroi
Jap Munition Ship Lost
Tokyo reports Japanese authorities believe the cargo steamer Seiko Maru of Osaka Shosen Kaisha, which departed Tacoma for Japan on March 22, has been lost in mid Pacific. The ship chiefly carried munitions of war ordered by the Japanese government. No exact fate is known at this time.
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Tokio
Osaka Shosen Kaisha, E
Tacoma
Japan
Mid- Pacific
Figs Declared Contraband of War by British Navy
Athens reports a major impact on Greek exporters and farmers after the British naval authorities in the Mediterranean classify dried figs as contraband of war. Figs have been a key Greek export alongside raisins tobacco olive oil wine and lead.
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Athens
Mediterranean
Greece
Notes on life and service in Plattsburg talks
Major Nixon U S A retired will present pictures and narratives of military life and the Plattsburg training camp at the YMCA lobby at 9 oclock tomorrow evening. He has Cuba and Philippines service and now works with Union Metallic Cartridge Co. The talks aim to inspire loyal service, open to all men regardless of YMCA membership.
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Plattsburg
Nixon
Young Men's Christian Association
Union Metallic Cartridge Co
United States Army
Cuba
Philippines
America
Tours to Bermuda By S Leewith Co
Tours to Bermuda describe the islands attractions with diverse scenery and lush vegetation. Hotel accommodations at the Hamilton American Kenwood and others are reasonably priced. Call for information at 116 Bank Street City.
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Hamilton
American
Kenwood
S. Leewith & Co
Bank Street
City
Davis Insurance Largest in 1915 in Whole State
Nearly one and one half million dollars in life insurance claims were paid to Bridgeporters during 1915. The largest claim in the state was Samuel T. Davis at 122,000. Other Connecticut cities show notable payouts including Danbury 14,000 and Greenwich 97,267. United States top claim was Dohrman J. Sinclair at 837,475.
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Samuel T. Davis
Locomobile Co. of America
Andrew Radhel
United States
Dohrman J. Sinclair
Steubenville
Davis
Connecticut
Bridgeport
Samuel T. Davis, Jr
Andrew Radel
F. A. Wilmot
S. S. Hunter
Frank H. Hurd
L. M
Excursion to Roton Point Promises Novel Attractions
Bridgeport plans a Tuesday excursion to Roton Point park with tickets at Dorsen's department store including rail and trolley fare. The 10 21 train leaves Bridgeport, returns at 6 pm, and special concession books will be on the train. Attractions at Roton Point include a 75 foot diving tower exhibition by Marie Thelin, a beautified park, and enhanced dining options under Neville Bayley management. The trip is supervised by Charles A Goettler of the New York Hippodrome staff, who has led similar excursions to the Hippodrome.
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Neville Bayley
Marie Thelin
Charles A. Goettler
New York Hippodrome
Court Marina F of A members ride to Danbury Lodge meeting
Seventy five members of Court Marina F of A proceed by two special trucks to Danbury for the degree work on Court Pahquioque. State officers attend with Postmaster Greene as guest. A banquet follows and the Court Marina Gree n club sings with John L Hanley Jeremiah Kieley and John Coe in solos. George McCabe performs a monologue. Edmund E Hawley, after three years at Harvard Law, is admitted to the Connecticut bar and will practice in New York City with Kirlin Woolsey Hickox in July.
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Court Marina, F. of A
Danbury
Greene
Court Marina Green Club
John L. Hanley
Jeremiah Kieley
John Coe
George McCabe
Edmund
Edmund 8. Hawley
Fairfield Avenue
Harvard Law School
Connecticut Bar
Hawley
Bridgeport
New York City
Kirlin, Woolsey& Hickox
Bessie Libby
Stratfield
Libby
Albert Ross Parsons
New York
Vera Bertilson
Sunshine
Gurlitt
Eleanor Les
Ruth Ritzman
Spaulding
Mary Henderson
Catharine Tully
Daisy
Joker
Davis
Mary Beck
Marie C. Davis
Rosalind Bray
Ping Rose
Bond
Little White Bird
Strickland
Miss Bertilson
Marie Crosby
Theodora Dutton
Ethelind Pinkerman
Eleanor Davis
R. Ritzman
E. Davis
BE. Lee
R. Bray
MacDowell
Englemann
Clara Lund
Eleanor Lee
Mozart
Grieg
Anna Maraffi
Miss Libby
Daughters of Veterans to Visit Soldiers' Home at Noroton
The Daughters of Veterans will take the 9 04 train Friday morning for the annual visit to Soldiers Home at Noroton. Graduation baskets and bouquets. John Reck & Son.
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D. OF V
Noroton
Daughters of Veterans
John Reck
SON
Miss Hawley Piano Recital Prominent Teacher Holds Annual Event
Social items report Miss Jennie Margaret Hawley, noted piano teacher, will host her students in a recital at the Sanford homestead on Washington avenue next Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Susan Hawley Davis as assisting soloist. Also noted are family milestones including births, marriages, and society entertainments across local households.
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Jennie Margaret Hawley
Sanford Homestead
Washington Avenue
Susan Hawley Davis
Russians Send 125000 Prisoners From Siberia to Farm Work
From Harbin to Siberia prisoners and refugees are being moved to agricultural work to ease overcrowding. About a quarter of a million have already been sent back, boosting Red Cross relief efforts in Amur and western zones under Swedish care. An estimated 750000 remain in Siberia, with remote placements beyond the Trans-Siberian line.
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Harbin
Siberia
Russia
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Amur
Swedish Red Cross
Knights Templars Select Philadelphia For 1919 Conclave
Los Angeles reports that Philadelphia was chosen yesterday as the site for the 34th triennial conclave of the Knights Templar to be held in 1919. The decision follows a meeting held in June with official preparations to begin.
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Knights Templars
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Knights Templar
Hard Working Seekers For Rest
The article contrasts quiet cottage retreats with the lure of summer travel and noisy hotels. It urges indoor workers to avoid strenuous activity, suggesting six weeks of training before mountain climbing or intense tennis to prevent injurious strain. It notes hotels prioritize lively fame over quiet nights.
Flower Day urged for Bridgeport Jewish relief effort
Bridgeport Jews join a national Flower Day activity to aid Jewish war relief. Girl volunteers will sell flowers on city streets to solicit donations, reflecting unity with distressed communities and echoing a 1916 presidential designation. The relief committee urges strong local support.
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America
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Relief Committee
United States
Sugar distribution eases Paris price squeeze
Paris relieved by daily distribution of two hundred tons of American granulated sugar to retailers after a price cap reduced stock fears. Government action targeted wholesalers amid over bids and false reports while households pressed grocers with purchase surcharges. One tornado near Allendale, Illinois killed a woman and damaged buildings as Treasury rules on cross border gold terms were paused.
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Paris
Pricon
Allendale
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U.S. A
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Highland Spring Water Co
Warren Street
Stratford High
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Davis Insurance
Andres Sadel
Howard S. Hawley
Greenwich
Charles T. Wills
Elisha G. Selchow
Elihu Mix Weed
Norwalk
Eabenezer Hill
Frank Sanger
Frederick Wuitman
Ridgefield
Edoward D. Meier
Stamford
John L. Wall
Watertown
Buell Heminway
William D. Walker
Wee
Winsted
New Canaan
Wanes
South Norwalk
Thomaston
Roton Point
Aumesent
S. Hawley
Kodak
Kodaks
Brownies
Eastman Kodak CO
Rochester, N. Y
William MacKenzie
Norman Street
MacKenzie
Marion Hopkins
Mr. MacKenzie
Hubert J. Donley
Maplewood Avenue
Donley
Margaret Maher
Charles Logan, Jr
Ethel Logan
Josephine Lynge
William S. Bishop
Andover
Anna Louise Bishop
Harold Edward Wilson
E. L. Wilson
Yonkers, N
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Rufus R. Knapp
Rufus B. Knapp
Bernice G. Storrs
L. J. Storrs
Spring Hill
Leonard Smith
John E. McLeod
Henry Knapp
Mrs. Knapp
Holland Heights
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