Autumn colors and Vermont visits blend with sales ads
A rambling letter describes Vermont evenings in Danville and St Johnsbury, fur coat comfort, local shopping at Meiers & Co and Steiger Poole Co, plus dining, laundry, and travel plans. It notes Fair Acres development in Fairfield, wildlife and maple colors, and a nine day August clearance sale with deep cuts on dresses, knits, and accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dansille
Meiers & Co
Inter
Steiger-Poole Co
Sparta
Fairfield to host second annual State Cup field day at Lake Compounce
The Fairfield County Game and Fish Protective Association plans the second annual field day on September 3 1927 at Lake Compounce Bristol under the State Board of Fisheries and Game. About 400 locals from Fairfield expected. 109 men listed to compete in bait casting fly casting small bore rifles archery and other contests. Fred Arbogast national grand champion fly caster will exhibit. entries may be made Thursday with numerous participants named across several events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick C. Walcott
Norfolk
Fairfield County Game and Fish Protective Association
Connecticut Fish and Games Clubs
State Board of Fisheries and Game
Lake Compounce
Bristol
Fairfield
Senator Walcott
Stats Board of Fisheries and Game
Fairfield Association
Fred Arbogast
Akron
Ohio
Ccursey
C. H Wells
Albert Eccles
Charles Wheeler
Frank Sheane
Eugene Stiltz
J. A. Mackey
George Humms
Willoughby Sheane
Senator Wheeler
Wells
Haram
Henry Bradigan
J. D. Briker
Harry Downs
Albert Stickies
Henry Hamann
William Capewell
Coona
Small Bore Rifles
George Wilkinson
William Melia
Charles R Diabrow
Earl Narrimore
G. C. Smith
W. W. Narrimore
R. D. August
Salvatore Monfort
John Clarkson
Joseph Aurile
William Lank
Fred Hubell
Joseph Fratrichi
Eugene Staltz
George Sivers
Charles van Stone
Burroughs Home Seeks Foreclosure On Middletown Property
The Burroughs Home filed foreclosure in the Superior Court on three mortgages against William H and Julia G Campbell of Middletown. The 1888 13200 loan by John T Sterling to Henry C Lemmon secured by Mein Street property. 1889 8900 owed by Sterling secured by property. 1932 3000 owed by the Campbells secured by notes. The suit targets the Campbells as they hold the mortgage on the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burroughs
Fairfield Avenue
Emlsworth Street
William H
Julia G. Campbell
Middletown
John T. Sterling
Henry C. Lemmon
Mein Street
Sterling
Burrough
William H. Campbell
Julia Campbell
Campbells
Bridgeport Garden Club Host Readings and Local Notes
The Bridgeport Garden Club meets Thursday at 2 30 at Mrs Louis Weidlichs home in Stratford where Mrs Wallenta will read a paper on gardens visited this summer. Members and contributors include Mrs Daniel Jones president of the club Mrs Lee I Miller Miss Bertha Hitchcock and Mrs Thomas A Korkhant. The Epworth League of the Lee M B church Easton holds a cafeteria supper and lawn party Wednesday at Mr and Mrs E Dickersons Sport Hill home. Mrs Theodore B Burr of North Benson road Fairfield sails for France Friday with Mrs Orten Urban of Danceville Ohio to attend the American Legion Auxiliary convention and plans a three to four month stay abroad. The Ladies Independent Kind and True society meets at 8 pm tonight at the Grand Street Synagogue. A fleet of local people return from trips and visits as Mr and Mrs S E Elwood Alice Fox and Helen Fancher of Waterbury motor through New England. Other notes include Miss Dorothy Beach leaving for Lee Massachusetts for vacation, Mrs Etta Chambers hosting a whist and pinochle at 5 pm tomorrow, and various residents visiting relatives or vacationing in Boston Bangor the White Mountains and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Garden Club
Louis Weidlich
Stratford
Wallenta
Daniel Jones
Lee I. Miller
Bertha Hitchcock
Thomas A. Korkhant
Epworth League
Lee M. B. Church of Easton
E. Dickerson
Sport
Theodore B. Burr
Noth ‘Benson Road
Fairfield
France
Orten Urban
Danceville
Ohio
American Legion Auxiliary
Burr
Urpan
5. E. Elwood
Alice Fox
Helen Fancher
Waterbury
New England
Boston
Mass
Bangor
Maine
White Mountains
Bennington
Vermont
Niegera Falls
Auxiliary Members Attend State Legion Convention in Danbury
Members of the Women’s Auxiliary to Harry W. Congdon post No 11 attended the state department convention in Danbury. Delegates included Mrs Oo H Echler president and Mrs R Congdon secretary, with Mrs Grace H Stratton and Miss Florence Black past presidents. Also listed were Mrs Milton McKinnon and Mrs Wallace Ballou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Auxiliary
Harry W. Congdon
American Legion
State Department of the Legion
Danbury
Oo. H. Echler
R. Congdon
Grace H. Stratton
Florence Black
Milton McKinnon
Wallace Ballou
Final returns on New England Inter Grotto convention
Final returns on the registration and finances of the New England Inter Grotto association convention, held here Friday and Saturday, have not been totalled and will not be available for two weeks. The task of checking lists and assimilating expenditures and receipts was too large for the committees, according to Howard Chandler, general chairman of arrangements, at last night’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Inter-Grotto Association
Obeh Grotto
Howard Chandler
Lady Cynthia Mosley uses fortune to aid labor cause
London reports Lady Cynthia Mosley, daughter of the late Earl Curzon, publicly supports her husband Oswald Mosley as he campaigns for Labour. A socialist but not a communist, she leverages her Chicago fortune to back reforms, even as she contemplates dropping her title. She aims to abolish poverty charitable dependence and to challenge capitalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Mosley
London
Associated Press
Piain Missus" Mosley
Cynthia
Earl Curzon of
Kedleston
India
Mary Victoria Lester
Chicago
Oswald Mosley
George
Queen Mary
England
L. Z. Leiter
America
Vital statistics births and a few marriages listed
A long list records births for Morris Gelber and Olga Howie. John Tierney. George Williams. Frank Scalzi. John Gergiev. Emil Haller. Edward O’Shea. George Butlaris. Charles Hine. Pasquale Rocco. Luigi Costanza. Edward LeBlanc. Joseph Keeley. Antonio Napoli. plus several adults noted with ages and addresses. The item reads like a community notices page detailing names, spouses, addresses, and birth dates in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George and
Elida Williams
Fairfield Avenue
Mary Gem
South Street
Prank
Antoiette Scalzi
William Street
John and
Mary Gergiev
Barnum Avenue
Charles and
Helen Foothil
Ann Street
Emil and
Lavina Haller
Capitol Avenue
Edward and
Lillian O'Shea
Newfield Avenue
George
Sevestia Butlaris
Howard Avenue
Natalie Hine
Holly Street
Pasquale
Maria Rocco
Deacon Street
Luigi and
Germela Costanza
Ogden Street
Eaward
Helen LeBlanc
Hadley Street
Joseph
Anna Keeley
Summit Street
Antonio and
Maria Napoli
Seaview Avenue
Car Reported Stolen From Thames River Yard
John Ryan employee of the Thames River line reported his automobile stolen yesterday from the company yard. The white car bore Connecticut registration F 17380.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ryan
Thames River Line
Conn
Moscow AP correspondent Walter Whiffen dies after operation
Walter C. Whiffen, Associated Press Moscow correspondent, died early today after an operation. He had long foreign service from Mexico to Petrograd, Peking, Vladivostok, Tokyo, and Moscow, reporting wars, revolutions, and international affairs for decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Walter C. Whiffen
The
Associated Press
Far East
Mexico
Chicago
Ding-Madero
Petrograd
Leningrad
Europe
Wiffen
Peking
Vladivostok
Pekink
Political leader and wife hurt in Asbury Park crash
J Paul Sinnott of Hicksville, a Democratic leader, and his wife were injured in a car crash in Asbury Park. Mrs Sinnott sustained severe facial cuts and possible fractures to her leg and jaw, while Sinnott suffered facial cuts from broken glass as their car hit a lamp post and overturned. They were spending the summer in Spring Lake. Sinnott is brother-in-law of John F. Hylan, former Mayor of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Lake
N. 3
J Paul Sinnott
Park Avenue
Hickklyn
Sinnott
Asbury Park
Ann May Hospital
Sunset Avenue
Asbury
Perk
Mr Sinnott
Mayo of
New York
John F. Hylan
Don’t Care a Fig Phrase in Historical Speech
The note reflects a folk expression about indifference with roots in Italian word fico. It discusses the idea that some prefer experience and risk over abstaining from emotion, echoing debates on love and cost.
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Che D
Read Company
Boudoir
Coggswell
Natalie
St Johnsbury
Danville
St. Johnsbury
Borck & Stevens
Catessen
Harold
Crawford Laundry
Englewood
Stratfield
Wm. A. Nichols
Stratfield Road
Tolisome
Eastwood
Ralph Talbot
Bermuda
Ube
S. Loewith & Co
Bank St
Boot
Annie B Jennings
Airfield
Fair Acres
T. K. Lalley
I. M. Tead’s
Fish and Game Association
Burroughs Home
Ladies Independent Kind and True Society
Grand Street
H. Lewis
Lafayette Street
A. J Cohan
University Manor
Dorothy Beach
Lee, Mass
Etta Chambers
Liberty Street
Dom H. Rowbotham
Norman Street
Philadelphia
Pennes
Camden
N. J
Stephen J. Santa
Atlantic City
Anne Clarke Wilson
Hazelwood
Mary Kreit
Hureka N.Y
John F. Shea
Benham Avenue
Shea
Poll
Majestic Theatre
George Livermore
Lewis Street
Philip
Niagara Falls
Canada
W. Brook
Main Street
Daniel Reid
Thomas Wale
West Avenue
Mansion House
Fishers Island
Wittstein
Charles Ferrett
Beechmont Avenue
Jack Greenspun
Sanford Avenue
Mildred Senenski
Bishop Street
Bridgeport Hospital
Catherine Hearn
de Porest Avenue
Groton
Westerly
Lillian Hoyt
Iranistan Avenue
Lawrence (. Safte
Joseph Cohen
Terry Place
Florence MacNamara
Newtown
Mary Joyce
Florence, Lilian and
Stella Pipery
City
Elleislie
Lena Olmstead
Dorothy Seeley
Miss Olmstead
Theodore Olmstead
Arthur Berbner
Wilton
Saratoga Springs
Thousand Islands
Montreal
Lake Champlain
Mountains
Connecticut River Valley
Arthur R. Kimball
Maplewood Avenue
Camp Wopawog
East Hampton
Frederick G. Wallenta
Earls
Earl
Socialist Worker
Morris and
Lilly Gelber
North Avenue
Jacob and
Olga Howie
Rocton Avenue
Joseph and
Anna Blafore
Center Street
Francesco and
Belinda Mentoli
Pembroke Street
Barbara Gillane
Broad Street
Lilian Tierney
Robert D Hutchinson
Hazel Avenue
Lillian M Fishal
Dover Street
Peter Vogalie
East Main Street
Rose Sabo
Charles Speer
Central Avenue
Anna A Montabana
Noth Avenue
Hudson
Vogue
Johnny Collar
Red Fox
Brown Fox
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