Southport Plans Big War Rally in the Pequot Hall
Southport hosts a large war rally at the Pequot library auditorium tomorrow evening under the banner of Southport Liberty. Speakers include Miss Louise W Farnum of New Haven on Seamen's Part in Victory and Charles H Shapiro of Bridgeport on Victory for Servitude. The event is free with an open tea room and Nut Tree shop planned for Main Street. local groups and Junior Auxiliary activities also noted alongside a dance by Camp Fire Girls and other community happenings around Southport.
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Southport
Pequot Library
Amelia Jennings
Main Street
Trinity Church
John H. Buckingham
Mill Hill
Red Cross
Nan Sherwood
Darthy Jennings
Alma Brotherton
Edith Hughes
Winifred Nichols
Veling Wood
Elsie Nicholas
Newsy Noates
Sherman Hall
Fairfield
Koopman Greens
Esther Cox
Whers
Milford
Baylor
Osborn Place
R. E. Penney
Spruce Street
Hartford
Southport Fire Department
Mars
George V. ‘Eddy
Edward James
Bridgeort
Wakeman
Lone Open Trolley to Give Hint of Summer
Bridgeport sees a lone open trolley come into service as part of easing traffic, with one car selected from the fleet to relieve congestion. The move signals a summer preview as crews prepare for extended training against end seat hogs and related crowding.
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Ark
Carrie
Swallow
X. S. Goodwin
Inecticut Company
Bridgeport
Connecticut Third Liberty Loan Honor Roll Update
State honors list CT towns reaching quota in the Third Liberty Loan as shown on an hour roll board at the State Capitol Hartford. The daily list includes all 168 towns with X indicating honored flags. changes reflect ongoing updates.
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Connecticut
State Capitol
Hartford
Wiater
Andover
Fast Haven
Monroe
Sherman
Ansonia
Teast
Lynne
Montville
Simsbury
Ashford Easton
Morris Somers
Avon East Windsor Naugatuck
Southbury
Barkhamsted
Ellington , New Britain
Southington
Beacon Falls
Enfield
New Canaan
South Windsor Berlin
Essex New Fairfield
Sprague
Bethany
Fairfield
New Hartford
Stafford Bethel
Farmington New Haven
Stamford
Bethlehem
Franklin
Newington
Sterlin
Bloomfield
Glastonbury
New London
Bolton Goshen
New Milford
Stratford
Bozrah
Granby
Newtown
Suffield
Branford
Greenwich
Norfolk
Thomaston
Bridgeport - Griswold
North Branford
Thompson
Bridgewater Groton
North Canaan Toll
Bristol
Guilford
North Haven
Torrington
Brookfield
Haddam
North Stonington
Trumbull
Brooklyn
Hamden
Norwalk
Union
Burlington Hampton
Norwich
Vernon
Canaan
Old Lyme
Voluntown
Canterbury
Hartland
Saybrook
Wallingforg
Canton
Harwinton
Orange
Warren Chaplin
Hebron
Oxford - Washington
Cheshire - Huntington
Plainfield
Waterbury
Chester
Kent
Plainville
Waterford
Clinton
Blues and Work as Limitation Reflections
An old exchange notes that blues arise from personal limitations and pride in possessions. It warns that overattachment to work blinds relations and healthy joys, predicting later misfortune and blues. A cynical line adds that men settle old scores unless owed money, claiming most people are Simps for bribes.
Reverend Grnsbrooke Takes Pastoral Duties in Newtown
In Newtown on April 15 special notice says Rev. E. O. Grnsbrooke of New Hartford has accepted the call to the Congregational church and will begin duties as pastor on May 15. Also reported: a Sugar street burglary where Mamerz Wonsi browski’s trousers yielded 387 dollars, with Deputy Sheriff Morris B. Beers notified. Other items mention Miss Rose Quinn visiting Danbury, Miss Katherine Brew of Danbury visiting Hawleyville, Mr and Mrs A J Smith and family in Bridgeport, and Miss Elizabeth Weldon of Bridgeport spending time at her summer home here.
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Newtown
E. O. Grnsbrooke
New Hartford
Congregational Church
J. J. Kersey
Robert J. Bradley
Mamerz Wonsibrowski
Sugar Street
Woncibrowski
Morris B. Beers
Rose Quinn
Edward Haight
Danbury
Katherine Brew
Brennan
Hawleyville
A. J. Smith
Bridgeport
Elizabeth Weldon
Michael Donion
Weather Change Saved Autoists from Arrest
Hartford April 15 Inspectors of the automobile department did not patrol highways Sunday due to unfavor able weather. Superintendent Egan had a few of his men on duty in northern Hartford county resulting in 12 prosecutions in Enfield town court and fines totaling 422.60. The automobile department plans to keep inspectors in khaki uniforms in the future. Ansonia visitors to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Donlon of North Main Street.
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Hartford
Automobile Department
Werner E. Gidman
Thomas Sr. Egan
State Police
Hartford County
Enfield Town Court
Autongobile Department
Dolly's Forward Plan For French Class And Reading
Dolly rushes in seeking start date for French conversation and reading lessons. Hal and Ashe confirm willingness to begin this afternoon at Steam, with plans to meet at Jeanne's. awaiting a car. Dolly wears a cocoa gabardine spring suit with velour hat and white organdy blouse.
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Dolly
Mile
Hal
Ashe
Jeanne’s
A Patch of Ground Inspires Belief and Renewal
In a conversational reflection Pepper recounts a businessman's turn from atheism to belief after studying nature. The piece extols Spring and gardening as sources of truth, life, and spiritual renewal, urging readers to plant and tend a small patch of earth to restore the soul.
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Mabel
Federal authority urged over food and fuel control
A plea for stronger national power in food and fuel administration cites conflicts with local agencies and railroads. The speaker argues national law must prevail, errors should be reported, and distribution failures blamed on national representatives, not state officials.
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State Railroad Commission
Washington
Test child labor law challenge reaches Supreme Court
In Washington on April 15 arguments began in a federal North Carolina case testing the constitutionality of federal child labor provisions. The dispute centers on prohibitions against employing children under fourteen and the handling of shipments of goods across state lines, notably affecting southern cotton mills.
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Washington
Federal Court
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Act
Manus Southern Cotton Mills
Read Co Models in Serge or Irish Tweed Suits at 28.50
The Read Company offers models in serge or Irish tweed tweed and homespun fabrics in all requested colors priced at 28.50. This limited stock notice highlights the range of fabrics and the uniform price across options.
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Printzess
Special in Suits and Bags From Our Regular Stock
A column notes discounted suits in Jersey Cloth Serge and Poplin no longer available in stock. Prices cut from up to 27.50 to 20.00 while they last on second floor. Also features a large Moire Silk travel bag in taupe navy or black with fine lining priced 3.00 3.50 or 5.95.
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Jersey
Distinctive Neckwear and Accessories on Main Floor
Distinctive organi de or net and plain collars and cuffs sets change the look of old dresses. Organdie collars and sets from 50 cents. pique sets also 50 cents. Stocks and jabots protect the throat for chilly days, stylish and easy to launder. Main floor features dress bags, moire silk, and a leather section. Helen Fraser's book Women and War Work is showcased, with MacCracken's introduction. Main floor.
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Helen Fraser
Nothing Wasted by Chinwae ET and Chinese Farming Ideas
The article discusses Chinese farming practices valuing weeds as compost and fuel, notes graves dotting farmland due to feng shui, and highlights women's long-standing role in agriculture. It reflects on gender roles, ancestral reverence, and rural labor in China.
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China
Freezone promises instant corn relief in Cincinnati ad
An old advertisement touts a local discovery named freezone a ether compound sold in drug stores. A drop relieves tender corns and calluses instantly and claims to remove hard or soft corns between toes with no skin irritation for only a few cents.
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Cincinnati
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Andrew Donlon
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Crawford
Crawford Coal
GEO. B. Clark Co., Inc
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My Style
Pepper
George Wratthew Adams
Meadow Brook
Trish
Yeith
Ted
Castle Lawfo
Heaven
Farmers’ Supply & Roofing Co
Middle Street
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