Nutt Mixes Sleep With Service at Garage
Autopage letter from 1918 narrates a garage crew working nights, dodging shifts, and making do with rosin in the flywheel. A worker recalls towing customers, a gasless Powerless car, and a sign offering road service. The writer worries about conscription and losing staff to army enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Filis
Becaus
Army
Navy
Ima’ Nutt
Auto Page Penture Service
Springfield
Mass
Newtown District Suffers Big Loss From Lightning
Lightning damaged farms across Newtown district this week. Four cows died at Taunton. three belonged to Carl Anderson and one to Richard Arndt. Northrop farm in Palesine suffered extensive house and chimney damage. over 40 telephone lines out of service. Public lectures on government by Mrs. Nancy Schoonmaker held at the library with wide attendance. Numerous out of town wedding guests listed for Allen Hull wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtown
Taunton
Carl Anderson
Richard Arndt
Northrop
Palesine
Nancy Schoonmaker
Equal Franchise League
Anna Murphy
Gray’s Plain School
the & Curtis and Son
Berkshire
Hull
Allen Hull
FP. A. Hull
B. d. Hull
Ada O. Hull
Danbury
Co. GB
Abbott
Toledo
H. BR. Armstrong
New York
Shearer
Elizabeth
N. J
Allen Price Ford
Laura Ord
James Woodhull
James Woodlhul
John Baptist
Plant
Donald Wnoble
Alexander Boyde
Benjamin Ow
Lridgeport
H.C. Mitchell
Meriden
Robert Leary
New York City
Elms
Ffanover Springs
McLaughlin
Frank B. Stearns
Margaret Stearns
Pennent
Ohio
Margaret Sisters
Walnut Tree Till
Dorothy Wilson
Rye
Victoria Maritin
Boulevard
Ilazel H. Smith
Vacation notes and residents around Bridgeport and Danbury
This week at Walnut beach and other area homes, Miss Alice Read of Bridgeport spends a week at her Palestine district home. Miss Mary Lynn of Holyoke Mass returns home after several weeks visiting McCarthy’s in Newtown and other friends. Dr. and Mrs. W. J. McLaughtin take a motor trip through Maine with stops at points along the way. Marelli George, Virginia Houlihan and Margaret White vacation at Canaan Girls Friendly camp for four weeks. Alice Houlihan visits Danbury friends. Laurette Northrop takes a clerical post in Bridgeport. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Carlson visit Danbury friends. Mrs. S. A. Blackman Hawleyville hosts guests Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blackman and their son of Bridgeport. W. A. Upham of Hawleyville advances a garage project at his Vanover home. Nils Martin of Lowtown completes the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Beach
Alice Read
Bridgeport
Palestine District
Mary Lynn
Holyoke
Mass
Hfm
P. Li. McCarthy
Newtown Street
W. J. McLaughtin
Maine
Marelli George
Virginia Houlihan
Margaret White
Girls Friendly
Canaan
Alice Houlihan
Danbury
Laurette Northrop Han
Min
Henry Carlson
S. A. Blackman
Hawleyvilla
Frank Blackman
W. A. Upham
Upham Food Products
Hawleyville
Vanover
Nils Martin
Lowtown
Cincinnati Concern Saving with Trucks
Evans Oil Works in Cincinnati Ohio reports a new truck fleet has logged over 2000 miles with six trips daily and 3000 mounds per trip. The firm claims no oil for repairs or parts and an average of nine miles per gallon. A reformer seeks to obtain towers from stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans Oil Works
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Deer Ed
Louie
Iouie
By Geo. B. Hendrick
Tanda Louie
Zivoery
AVE
Brinna
Dean
Acver
Main Street
Broad Street
Clark’s
Chippendale
Instruments OF Music
Bohn Syphon
Alaska
DIG
Clark
Lazaro
Jacobsen Obligato
Columbia
Barrientos
Puritani
Lashanska
Annie Laurie
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