Boys Leave Today For Short Frolic At Farmill River
Groups of boys from Fall School McKinley School Yellow Mill and Holmes and Edwards schools will depart Saturday at 1:30 PM for Farmill River camp remaining till Monday morning. Past weekends saw outings by groups from Lafayette Columbus Shelton Old Mill Green with instructors at Lordship park last night. Seaside park hosts weekly swimming for playground boys with about 200 last Friday learning strokes.
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Farmill River
Fall School
McKinley School
Yellow Mill
Holmes and Edwards School
Far Mill River
Lafayette
Columbus
Shelton
Old Mill Green
Bent
Lordship Park
Seaside Park
Dozen Class 2 Men Transferred at Board Six
Twelve men classified in Class 2 D Division are moved within Board Six. Six drafted positions updated as part of a routine reallocation.
Price in Dispute Federal Officer Takes Over Land
Government requisition officer posts U S property sign on land owned by R M Judson on Boston Avenue Old Mill Green next to housing project site. Attempt to settle price failed after Judson’s offer about double appraised value. Judson, in a New York sanatorium, had industry and merchant marine credits cited for Class 1 review. Next board examination day set for August 26 with potential general service assignment.
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Boston Avenue
Old Mill Grenn
R. M. Judson
U. S&s
Newton Schwab
Judson
New York State
Newtown Library Lecture Course Named For Place
Newtown Aug 8 Special At the Equal Franchise league meeting at Miss Kate Tibball’s Sandy Hook home nearly complete arrangements were made for a six lecture citizenship course by Mrs I M Schoonmaker starting August 15 at 3 pm in the Newtown library and continuing for six Thursdays. Tickets are sold by league members but admission is possible by single lecture. The league, a strong suffrage advocate, invites friends to attend whether suffragist or not. A quilting bee and social at Mrs Gage Sandy Hook followed. Luncheon included sandwiches cake candy and lemonade. Recitations were given by Mrs Brewer Mrs Church and Mrs Gage. The guests were Mrs Hall Mrs Whitlock Mrs Church Mrs Oppe Mrs Clyne Mrs Brewer Bliss Stowe Mrs Newburn and Mrs d.
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Newtown
Kate Tibball
Sandy Hook
I. M. Schoonmaker
Newtown Library
League
Gages
Methodist Church
Timiel Klapp
Brewer
Church
Gage
Hall
Whitlock
Oppe
Clyne
Ars. Brewer
Bliss Stowe
Newburn
Farmers Market Slump Persists In Heatwave Here
The dull market at the foot of Wall Street shows farmers facing low demand as housewives buy little produce. Prices for corn onions peaches cantaloupes and beans vary, with retail costs higher due to distribution and handling.
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Wall Street
Georgia Elbertas
California
Maryland
Southern
South Amorica
Lima
Jersey
Call for Recruits for Woman's Land Army
New York Aug 8 A drive for recruits for the Woman's Land Army of New York state will open August 21 at an upstate conference in Albany. Governor Whitman will open the conference and Theodore Roosevelt and Secretary of Labor Wilson have been invited to speak. Thirty eight camps exist statewide with about 1000 women in camps and at nearby farms.
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New York
Woman's Land Army of
New York State
Upstate
Albany
Whitman
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
Land Army
Red Cross Workers Leave Japan for Vladivostok
Forty trained medi cal workers from Japan, including six physicians and eighteen nurses, sail as an American Red Cross chapter to Vladivostok. An arm s inspector vacancy is noted in Bridgeport. Hartford hospital duties loom for Stow, Newtown nurses enrollment faces local interest.
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Red Cross
Japan
Vladivostok
Tokio
Associated Press
Tsuruga
Japarresa Fund
American Red Cross
Bulgarian King Ferdinand Spotted Incognito in Germany
Aug. report from Copenhagen via Exchange Telegraph says King Ferdinand, crown prince, and family arrived at Nauheim Germany and plan a long stay incognito Count Von Murany. It is rumored Ferdinand fled Bulgaria due to internal troubles while German papers for their part say the reason is known in responsible circles.
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Prince
Eudoxia
Tead Nadas
Nauheim
Germany
Copenhen
Ferdinand
Count von Murany
Copenhagen
Ising Verdinandl
Bulgaria
Mercy
Second District War Stamp Workers Report Strong Results
The Second District War Stamp committees met last night and reported successful results. Firemen from Lafayette Street pledged $15 and street committees were appointed district wide. Final plans were made for a Seaside carnival next Sunday at 1 PM to boost thrift and stamp purchases, with swimmers and world champions expected to participate.
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Lafayette Street
Second District
Seaside
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M. Judson
Equal Franchise League
Earl Fuller
Rector
Louise
Ferera
Greenus
Campbell
Burr
Columbia Records
Frenchy
Rosie Green
France
Pean
Paree
Arthur Fields
Columbia
Van
Schenck
Yeau
Columbia Graphophone Company
Woman’s Land Army
Fae Ordnaye
Bridgeport
Ing
Tondon
Perdiband
Society
Elk
Connors
Aenee Aas
Swiss Rib Union
Main St
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