Milford Rotary Club set to host speakers and events
Milford Rotary announces a series of meetings with prominent speakers on Boy's Work and business methods. Harry Curtis of Bridgeport will discuss Business Methods at Thursday luncheon. A joint meeting with Milford Westport and other clubs will feature a library gift and an essay contest for boys. Veterans Night planned at Milford American Legion post. Weekly pinochle resumes and church group activities noted.
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Milford
Dec
Rotary Club
Robert Re Broath
Mysonte
Uraday Atenoon
Harry Curtis
Lilan H. C. Megerye
Rotary
S Y
Omar W. Platt
Press
Public Library Associa
Loreal Rotary B
Sof Milford
Rotary B
Old Prep School
Westport
Eonia
Samuel Rosenbaum
Louis Pawlett
Bridee
Boys’ Ark
Fred M Mian
Milford Post
American Legion
Mday
Legion
Grand Army
Fted
Assa—Silon
Loci Post
Milford Wheel
Wek
P Rize
Plymouth Connetional Church
Missionary Union
First Congregational Church
Annie “Krest Knoll
Rogers Ave
Oscar Iver
Center Church
New Wen
Rd of Wre
Lewy Baldwin
M. E. Haris
Can
Insurance Exchange Survey Visits Milford Fire Facilities
A New England Insurance Exchange representative conducted a comprehensive survey of Milford fire and water facilities during a visit this week. The prior inspection occurred in 1921 and current checks aim to measure progress since then amid renewed scrutiny of recently revised fire insurance rates that sparked protests from fire authorities and policy holders.
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New England Insurance Exchange of Bostonas
Milford
Insurance Exchange
Exchange Bureau
Westport Plans Aid for Aged Woman in Need
First Selectman King W Mansfield leads a town effort to aid Miss Juliette A C Hallo way a seventy plus year old resident living alone. Boy Scouts will clear brush and provide wood while Girl Scouts donate fruits groceries and holly wreaths. Town meeting to consider ordinances on sidewalks Myrtle avenue traffic and sale of Greens Arms School plus water committee report.
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Westport
Juliette A. C. Halloway
First Selectman
W. Mansfield
Yalloway
New York
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Selectman Mansfield
Selectman's
Board of Selectmen
Myrtle Avenue
Greens Arms School
Clapsoard Hall Road
Water Committee
Norwalk Woman Dies In Family Home
Norwalk Del 8 special Miss Maayo Dresnan eighty eighth member of the first Catholic family to settle in Norwalk died at the home of her nephew Frank Jo Dugan on Leonard Street last night Funeral services will be held Thursday morning from her nephew's home and St Marys church
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Norwalk
Der
Maayo Dresnan
Frank Jo Dugan
Leonard Street
St Mary's Church
Stamford 3,000 Seat Loew Theatre Planned in City
Stamford officials report Loew Inc of New York will build a 3000 seat theatre on Main street with land purchase from Connecticut Title and Guaranty Co Abram Spelke president. Building expected near Snelke block, tear out of adjacent structure under plan. Purchase price around 500000, construction to start after title formalities. In other news Miss Fannie E Arthur longtime Stamford Advocate reader died in Kingston New Hampshire. Interment in New Canaan. Board of Park Commissioners sets 1926 budget at 66150.80 with 16000 for Rip Powam park development and 10000 for Hallowe'en park pavilion roof. Fire department to examine 36 candidates.
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Stamford
Loew Inc
New York
Connecticut Title
Guaranty Company
Abram Spelke
Main
Gay
Luther Streets
Snelke
Main Straet
David Pickett
Geew
Connecticut
Loew
Fannie KE. Arthur
Misa Fannie Etta Arthur
Stamford Advocate
Kingston
N. H
Miss Arthur
Haverhill
Mass
New Canaan
William H. Arthur
C. M. Arthur
Oklahoma
Mary Parmele
Irvington
N. C
Harriet Reynolds
West Harwich
Board of Park Commissioners
Rip. Powam Park
Hallowe'en Park
Fire Department
Local Society Notes From Huntington Area
Huntington brief notes detail Miss Eleanor Booth under care of Dr J Hugene Black as she recovers. Social visits include Mrs Floyd Booth and family, Mrs Edwin Wargoghe hosting aunt Rosalie Fricker from Oklahoma, and various Sunday dinners with neighbors. The Huntington Tie company plans a town hall meeting Thursday and dignitaries attend a 25th wedding anniversary in Revigepurt with many guests and gifts.
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Huntington
Eleanor Booth
Ripton Street
Floyd Booth
J. Hugene Black
Shelton
Frederick E. Cawthra
Pine Street
Alice Louise
Nancy May
Knights of Washington
St. Paul's Church
St. Paul
Monroe
Arthur Frank
Bridecroft
Victor Nelson
White Fills
Phllip Jones, Jr
George Sutherland
Nichols Avenue
Carlotta Fair
White Hills
Jamis Trynch
Huntington Street
Andrew Schreiber
Revigepurt
Local News Briefs From New Fairfield Area
Mrs Valera Treadwell of Hast Center school has left teaching due to illness and Miss Florence Lynch will teach in her place. Several local residents hosted guests from Bridgeport New Haven New Britain and Danbury at homes over the weekend. Detailing social visits, Sunday gatherings included the Saule and Jeffreys families from Danbury Drewster and others visiting Eb J Peck and John E B Armstro m. Residents plan for winter as guests return to New York.
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New Bairfield
Valera Treadwell
Treadwell
Florence Lynch
Harry M
Arthur Pisbrow
Danbury
Daniel Hatch
Furuly
Bridgeport
New Haven
New Bre Tain
John EB. Amstrom
Plinybeth Saule
David Saule
Tsabetl Jeffreys
Wills Jeffreys
Drewster
Eb J Peck
George M. Nevius
Aretha Insbrow
Lewis Disbrow
Reetha Knowles
Sihis Vincent
Ro Marsh
Jannie Jy
New York
Firemen Plan Smoker for December Twenty First
Newtown and Hawleyville fire companies vote to hold a smoker on Monday night December 21 inviting Tawleyville volunteers. Foreman Gannon and committee assign members. hydrant testing concerns and siren noise reviewed. School attendance and cleanliness records for November released by regional supervisor Ireland.
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Newtown
Dec
Sperial
Newtown Took
Tadder Company
Tawleyville Volunteer Fire Company
Atten
T. 11
McCarthy
Allison P Gmith
John J. Cahil
Charles F. Cavanauech
John J. Northrop
Gannoh
John J. Keane
William A. Honan
Anthony Amaros
Michael J. Keating
Patrick I. Karting
Thomas Carlson
John J. Keating
Charles F. Cavanaugh
Allison P. Smith
P. H. Gannon
Jower Main Street
Ward Ireland
Danbury
Madeline Flewwelling
Hawley High
Center
Jeannie R. Honan
Totiatog School
Ina Driscoll
Hawley
Bila Lillis
Yoar
Yale Grid Stars Award Letters For 1926 Team
Yale University grants varsity football letters to twenty eight players and two officials on the 1926 squad. Captain J. H. Roas leads a list including W. L. Bradley D. A. Burt B. C. Cutler and J. J. Wadsworth among others. Managers W. J. Minor Jr and S. Robbins receive approvals.
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New Haven
Undergraduate Athletic Association
Yale University
Yale
Yale Athletic Assontation
J. H. Roas
Daniel Allen
W. L. Bradley
P. W. Bunnell
D. A. Burt
B.C. Cutler
D. B. Fishwick
Stanley Gill
Kline
L. M Noble
F. Hl. Potts
Local Long Hill News Highlights Holiday Drive and Club Events
Red Cross box sent from Long Hill to Junior Red Cross for soldiers in Cuba. Long Hill hosts first basketball game at the firehouse. Stitch-In-Time seniors elect officers and honor a cup presentation by local groups. Community events include a college whist, PTA meeting, and visits from residents and families, with trips and entertaining by local clubs and families.
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Long Hill
Dec
Red Cross
Dridgeport
Cubas
Robert Tacey
New York
Henry Adams
Tashua
George Griffin
Anna Ackerman
Helen Bergen
Dorothy Anderson
Marguerite Washburn
Evelyn Thornton
Ruth Mmack
Haney Hilt Ton Fusiliers
Stratford
Mia Evelyn Thornton
Mmil Berger
Thwin Thornton
James Tt. Case
Fighouse
Long Nut School
Lois Abbott
Abbott
Pantford Beach
Samuel Seeley
Ralph Huntley
Bridgeport
John Snyder
Lews
Finevida
Arthur Griswold
Bidgeport
P. Society
Long Hii
Griswold
Clib.t
Weston Scouts Meet at United Parish School
Weston residents Mr and Mrs Broderick Sturritt will spend winter with their daughter and son-in-law Mr and Mrs George Waterbury. Mass Made Yp Loce.wood and Withur Pees, of Danbur, quietly married at St Matthew's Church Wilton by Rev James Strong. A reception followed at the bride's parents home before a short wedding trip. They plan to reside in Spruing in January.
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Weston
Dec
Boy Scouts of
United Parish School
Broderick Sturritt
George Waterbury
Mass
Loce
Wood
Withur Pees
Danbur
St. Mathew's Thurch
Wilton
James Strong
William P. Lockwood
Perk Iott
Janey
Spruingdue
Piropos National Pargg Seeks Mount Katahdin Park
A bill to establish a national park in the Mount Katahdin region of Maine was introduced in Congress by Rep Nersey of Maine. The measure proposes preservation of the area as a national park, outlining boundaries and management aims.
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Wasitington
Mount Katahdin Regon
Maine
Rep Nersey
Repubhoun
Amoy Chinese junk on market in Stratford by Leroy Lewis
Leroy Lewis of 2103 Mainstreet head of Lewis Oyster Co has placed his Chinese junk Amoy on sale asking 11000 It was bought from Captain J Ward who sailed from Amacy Chine and is the first Orient ship to reach the Atlantic seaboard The Amoy has been moored off Pootatwok Yacht club and was later moved to the Lewis Oyster Co lock at Pem broke street Various improvements were added including modern galley and electric lights
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Stratford
Leroy Lewis
Mainstreet
Lewis Oyster Company
J. Ward
Amacy Chine
Orient
Panama Canal
Atlantic Seaboard
Bermuda
Bridgeport Harbor
Pembroke Street
Lewis
Stratford Notes on Local Club Events and Winter Plans
Mrs Thomas B Taylor hosted Paradies Green Study Club members in Washington Easter week for A Literary Pilgrimage to Great Britain featuring a Wordsworth biography talk by Mrs Ligher Strayer a Wordsworth poetry reading by Miss Minnene Wells and a current events discussion led by Mrs James Wilson Club members listed include Mrs Taylor Miss Alice F Curtis and many others Indications point to a large turnout for the Ladies Aid Christmas bazaar at Stratford M E church December 10 James K Harroun of the local Legion heads to Yonkers to work for Habershaw Electric for about three months A Pocahontas lodge minstrel show entertained Red Men attendees while Stratford residents Fryer Downey Loth and others head to Florida for the winter
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Ington
D. C
Thomas B. Taylor
Warwick Avenus
Paradies Green
Great Britain
Avening
Wordsworth
Ligher Strayer
Minnene Wells
James Wilson
Meimberg
Taylor
Alice F. Curtisg
Af B. Curtis
Eva Jewell
M. B. Wilcoxson
G. A. Wilcoxson
A. M. Wilcoxson
Eugene Wells
Thornbury
Anna Kabiersky
David Kidd
Esthe- Lewis
Morehouse
George Moore
Frances Bickford
Luther Strayer
Ladies’ Aid Society
Stratford M. E
James K. Harroun
Legion Post
Yonkers
N.W
Habershaw Electric Company
Pocahontas
George RK. Fryer
Lockwood Street
Kenneth Fryer
Andrew Downey
Pootaluck Yacht Club
Ralph Loth
Jielson Place
Stratford
Florida
Milford Post Office Project Seeks $150000 Appropriation
In Washington a bill by Rep John Q Tilson seeks 150000 to buy a site and erect a Milford Conn post office building. The measure was referred to the Public Buildings and Grounds committee. A Stamford post office expansion bill by Rep Schuyler Merritt requests 5000 for adjoining land and enlargement, referred to the same committee, repeating a prior proposal.
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Washington, der
Congress
Milford
Conn
John Q. Tilson
New Haven
Mgr. Tilson
Iist Peasion
Committee On
Schuyler Merritt
Stamford
Federal
Merritt
Easton Grange Annual Reception Planned for December 1
Easton Grange members plan their annual reception at the Grange hall on Saturday night December 1. Town selectmen met at the town clerk's office. Mrs. Joseph Gay of East Orange, New Jersey visits her aunt Mrs. T Walker Sherwood. Easton Volunteer Tire company held its regular meeting at the ice house. Mr and Mrs Willard Gillette and two sons dined with Mr and Mrs Edgar Tusker in Nichola.
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Edgar Tusker
Nichola
George Reid
Fairfield
George Redd
Clifford Grippin
Grippin
Great Harrington
Masa
FP. Smith
John Sherwood
Harold Smith
Oliver
Sylvanus Mallett
J. B. Nerton
Cedar Crest
Mira Maude Arrowsmith
East Orange
New Jersey
Allene Wilkes
Lane's End
New York
W. WY. Tarhell
Floh. Ayford
Willian Bauer
Bridgeport
Burr Theker
Jennig Turney
Long Ih
Monroe Area Church Union Hear Pastor On Barefoot Nation
In Stepney a Methodist and Baptist union service drew a large crowd as Pastor Malcolm Norment shared experiences from his trip to the Barefoot Nation in South America. He showed curios, spoke about living conditions and the region's politics amid the travel notes. Nearby, Ralph Huntley and daughter Glidys visited Mr and Mrs Herbert Johnson. Stanley Joyce hosted Kenneth Wilkinson of Stratford.
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Stanley Joyce
Kmneth Wilkinson
Stratford
White Damm
Monroe Fire Company
Merwin Wurr
Fred Smith
Southford
Alfred Edwards
Bridgeport
Red Sherman
Stepney
Stamford Pastor Delivers Instructive Luncheon Talk
Rev. Gerald Cunningham of St. John's Episcopal Church Stamford spoke at the Fairfield Luncheon Club, hosted by Roger Ludlow High principal Charles Otto. The talk mixed humor with praise for Pasteur and Gorgas, urged improved education, and noted plans for a Governor Trump visit next week.
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Fairfield
Fair Field
Gerald Cunningham
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Stamford
Charles F. Otto
Roger Ludiowe High School
Joan H. Trumbull
Corl
Antiques exhibit showcases corsets and vintage outfits
In New York on December 8 AP reports Howard College hosts a display labeled antiques. Items include a heavy corset, undergarments, and a hair wig with fashion advice to shade cheeks. An exhibit also suggests dietary guidance with characters Miss Too Fat Miss Too Thin and Miss Just Right.
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York
Der
Howard College
Pyramid Pyramid Co. Pile Suppositories Ad Card
An old time ad touts Pyramid pile suppositories promising swift relief from rectal hemorrhoids. It claims many sufferers hide the condition but can be helped privately and urges readers to buy at druggists for sixty cents a box with a free plain wrapper on request.
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Tvery
Wnte Pyraimid Co
Pyramid
Marshall, Sich
Sloan's Liniment quick relief for lumbago
Read of C L Normandy of St Paul who cured lumbago after one day with Sloan's Liniment. The ad promises fast relief by stimulating circulation and clearing germs at the pain site. Pain stops quickly and full recovery follows. bottle is 35 cents at all druggists.
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Lumbago
C. L. Normandy
St. Paul
Minnesota
Ariend
Sloan
The Danger Within Us Promoting Partola Peppermint Candy
An article warns of internal disease dangers from the intestinal tract and promotes Partola, a peppermint candy with laxative and antiseptic properties. It claims Partola cleanses the system, sterilizes the gut, and eliminates germs, and urges readers to buy from druggists and drug stores.
Frontier Asthmax Free Trial for Winter Breaths
A dubious tonic advertisement promises a free trial of a claimed asthma treatment called Frontier Asthmax. It urges cold damp sufferers to seek relief, touts a dramatic cure method, and claims exposure to a long list of past failures as motivation to try the new remedy.
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Avlima
Thouoods
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