Serb ian children aid plea heard at high school
Sergeant Ruth Farnam, sole American woman soldier, spoke at the high school urging broader ties with Europe to aid war torn Serbia. She described the fate of 600000 displaced children needing doctors nurses and supplies and highlighted Serbia’s hardships after the war.
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Community Service Commission
Ruth Farnam
Farnam
Royal Serbian Army
Europe
Sergeant Jarnum
Serbia
Tay
America
A. H. Bullard
Burroughs
Stella Worth. Jones
Library Conn Library Assn Holds Full Meeting in Derby
The Connecticut Library Association held its autumn meeting in Derby in the Derby Shelton Board of Trade rooms with about 50 attendees. Justice Edwin Gager gave the welcome at the Connecticut Supreme Court residence. Delegates dined at Hotel Clark before a business session with speakers from New York and New Haven addressing librarians topics.
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Derby
Library Association
Derby-Shelton
Man 70 Sues for Divorce Over Missing Furniture
Francis A. Parkerton of Norwalk filed a divorce suit against Sarah Parkerton in Civil Superior Court alleging desertion in 1911 after she took furniture from their home. He testified they married in 1907 and lived together four years before she left. judge James H. Webb reserved decision.
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Francis A. Parkerton
Norwalk
James H. Webb
Civil Superior Court
Sarah “Parkerton
South Norwalk
Fox ordered to pay wife alimony of 1250 yearly
Judge Webb of the Superior court ruled Homer C Fox must pay Ruth G Fox alimony of 1250 annually. Judge Edward P Norris served as committee to hear testimony and recommended divorce for the wife on grounds of intolerable cruelty amid their divorce proceedings.
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Webb
Superior Court
Homer C. Fox
Ruth G Fox
Edward P. Norris
Joseph McLaughlin Honored With Croix de Guerre Discharge
Joseph McLaughlin a former Marine recruiting sergeant and veteran of France has been discharged for service He is a Croix de Guerre recipient reflecting his wartime valor confirmed by local officials and veterans groups
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Joseph McLaughlin
Marines
France
Fabrics and Garments in Popular Colors and Widths
The article lists fabrics in navy taupe brown and old blue with plain and embroidered designs. It notes two thousand yards of plain white material suitable for sleeping garments or infants wear, 36 inches wide and a regular price of 29 cents, described as nice quality for women's undergarments.
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Fox
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Vici
Pha
Waaya
Edwin C. Burt
For
Mollan's
National Board of the
W.k.mollan
Main
BAY State Paints
Bay
Bay State
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Mass
Largent Paint
New England
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