Draft Boards Face Months of Work on Records
Major John Buckley, draft executive for Connecticut, explains that based on War department figures, it will take about two years to complete draft work statewide, though many boards have kept up to date and may finish in two to three months. New regs require certified accuracy of all dates and entries for each registrant to correct last summer’s haste.
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John Buckley
Connecticut
War Department
Selective Service Boards
Buckley
Four Wives Seek Divorces for Cruelty in Court
In Superior Court yesterday four divorce petitions allege intolerable cruelty. Aaron Lawton seeks decree from Sarah Lawton after a June 1907 marriage. Bertha Benson from Arthur H. Benson cites cruelty. Clemence Bromfield sues Lloyd Bromfield for cruelty. Mary Lane sues James Lane alleging intemperance and cruelty. Sarah Crandall sues George Crandall for cruelty.
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Aaron Lawton
Huntington
Watts
Sarah Lawton
Sarah I. Crandall
Norwall
George C. Crandall
Norwalk
Crandall
Sarah Kennel
Woman Marry Brother-in-Law Creates Family Paradox
In Manchester John Stone wed Florence B. Taylor after her December death of his wife. The marriage makes Stone both brother-in-law to his son-in-law and husband to his daughter’s sister-in-law. Florence becomes mother to her own brother and grandmother to her husband’s children. The Rev Eric Lindh officiated at the Center Congregational Church home ceremony attended by Stone’s daughter and son-in-law. The couple left for their wedding trip.
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Manchester
Jan
Poe
John Stone
Florence B. Taylor
Mr. Stone
Center Congregational Church
Stone
Frank Taylor
Inlaw
Four Connecticut Men Reported in Casualties Today
Washington dispatch lists 619 names of war casualties with four Connecticut men among those killed or wounded. Connecticut entries include Alfred J. Demer and Edward N. Street killed or wounded and Joseph Fadoir wounded, with others from nearby states. A local notice reports Frank Profelia held on a false alarm charge after police found he phoned in a fire box alert.
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Connecticut
Washington
War Department
New England
Demer
Alfred J
Worcester
Mass
Milone
Alfonso
New Haven
Conn
Edwards
Frank L
Oe Robinson
Fred A
Middlebors
Street
Edward N
Danbury
Whittington
John M
Propcic
Frank Profeia
Lesbia Street
Profele
Man's Hip Fractured After Auto Strike
Kwork Qbareworking 26 of 210% Seaview avenue suffers a fractured left hip after an automobile driven by Robert H. Jones hits him. He received first aid from Dr. John A. Maxwell and was taken to St Vincent's hospital and then to a larger institution.
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Kwork
Seaview Avenue
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Robert H. Jones
John A. Maxwell
Peptiron touted as iron blood and nerve tonic
An advertisement claims Peptiron boosts iron in the blood and relieves fatigue from influenza grip blood and nerve troubles. It targets worn-out men and women, schoolchildren and growing boys, invalids, convalescents and those with anemia or paleness.
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Ron
Stomach tablets advertised as miracle cure draw caution
An old advertisement touts Mi-0na stomach tablets as a quick remedy for indigestion and a cure for a rundown stomach. It claims daily large doses digest food without stomach membranes and promises relief in minutes, with a dealer guarantee in Bridgeport.
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America
Ded Gists
Bridgeport
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