Newtown Platt Funeral Private Today at Home
Theron Eugene Platt seventy nine father of Commissioner Philo T Platt will be buried privately at Newtown Village Cemetery following a home service at his Hopewell District residence. Rex, Methodists minister, will officiate. Platt, a noted potato expert and longtime leader in Connecticut agriculture, died May 1848 in Newtown. He left extensive writings, estate plantings, and roles with the Connecticut State Board of Agriculture and Newtown Savings Bank. He married Miles Mary C Russell in 1873 and leaves one son, Philo T Platt, and grandson Raymond L Platt.
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Community Notes From Ridgefield and Vicinity
July 27 Ridgefield updates note Mrs F C Lee of Greenwich visiting friends, and Mrs Daly visiting with her mother Mrs James A Cressling at a relative’s home. Congregational church events include a Thursday evening gathering, with Mrs E B Backue hosting guests, and Leona tilis among the attendees. The Alpha Plascis postponed their Ridgefield trip, planning a later visit. Dr Henry Aller and Camp Mohawk will host a weekend campout for two sons, Parl and Willim. Local church activities and Sunday School sessions at the Congregational and Collegiate churches continue with arrangements led by Mrs Reed and Mrs Sebeck. The annual Ladies Society event is set in town with 32 attendees, and Mrs Nettie Bowles of Newton plans to visit Porta Ri and Sin Do. Weather and travel plans hint at a journey to the White Mountains for a brief summer escape.
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Charles Hodges
Nettie Bowles
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Richard Keeler
William
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White Mountains
Mis Edith Woodland Visits and Summer At Cedar Beach
Devon July 27 special notes Edith Woodland visiting with her mother and family Mo and Mis F Woodland of Chery street have returned home in Town ton Mis Lorraine Moshie visiting with her nephew G Bejn ten of Rivercut Mt and Mis Simul Ford ana daughter Vivian of Richmond Hill Y spending the summer at Cedar Beach cottage. Mr and Mrs Frank Jacoby and inm ay of Bridgromt are vacationing in ox wel summer home at Fort Thunby I bene to Ror who ha been con Qued to his hone on Naugaud ave ne for the past three weeks ne use of Minesty seported as mech im pigved.
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Rivercut
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Richmond Hill
Naugaud Avene
Westport Boy Missing as Woman Reports Candy Clue
In Westport a search by standout local and state officers intensified after a Martinsburg West Virginia boy vanished from his guardian's yard. A nearby resident reported finding a child matching the description munching candy along the Post Road, prompting continued patrols and a woods hunt near State Street.
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Howard
Georgetown Grammer and Local Happenings Roundup
Clarence Barrett begins as receiving clerk at Yale Towne Co Stamford. Paul Stenberg enjoys furlough in Brooklyn. Miss Norma Holt of Brooklyn and Miss Marton Loudon of Norwich visit Mrs Percy McTivain. Ernest Colinas and stability at Gilbert farm report twenty three white leghorns hatched. Peters Bh and George Schreiber spend weekend in Brooklyn. Loraine Osborn returns home after visit with mother. Mrs Hay Banet celebrates milestone as granddaughter's arrival. Mrs Caffed Mills of Redding, Mr and Mrs George Albin of Norfolk visit parents in Fairfield. Samuel Dr F Proscoe of Blanchesville buys Chance Olmstead splits. Local graduates from June now employed in Norwalk and neighboring towns. Ein Aidase 19 becomes book keeper at American Hat factory. Edit Smith becomes stenographer in New York. Glan Mis works as clerk in Living Stones store. Smith returns from trip to Cap Cad with cousin Miss Josephine Miller of Nazareth.
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Man Sues Doctor for Amputation of Fingers in Waterbury
Robert White of Waterbury sues Dr Edwin St Kitsch for 415000 alleging wrongful amputation of fingers during surgery. He claims the operation in July removed his fingers without consent and caused ongoing injury and loss of use.
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Weston July 47 Special Dr Bergman to Lecture at Cobos Hill
Special report notes Dr Louis Bergman will be a weekend guest at Cobos Hill where author Woodward and wife Helen Woodward are also in residence. Miss June Cobb visits New York for a few days. Town children attend campus parties and social sightings include M rs John Benson, Jim Mathews, Johnny Olive and others at Westport events.
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Stratford Sidewalks Planned on Eight Streets
Stratford plans sidewalk and curb work on eight streets under Leonardo Spinelli and Sons bid. Contract totals around 11 509 for sidewalks and 5000 feet of curb with work on Hollister, Thompson, Jackson, Wheeler Terrace, and other streets. Also notes a local putting contest and reserve officers deployment to Camp Devens Mass.
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New Fairfield Club Plans Camping Week and Meeting
An enjoyable gathering of the New Fairfield Useful Club featured Miss Helen Cloth home demonstration agent, with plans to camp the week of August 13 and to hold a business meeting to discuss building a mall side along. Notable attendees included Mrs Tau, Curt, Mrs Tuest Sintine, Miss Vinlet Skid Willtun Vani of New York City, and other local and distant guests.
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Westport Chamber Welcomes Growth Plans and Local Happenings
Westport organizes to form a chamber of commerce with two interest meetings. Members discussed costs and methods. preparations continue. Local theater group plans autumn plays at Compo Beach while road repairs and safety signs near the Fairfield Hunt Club prompt motorist caution.
Stamford man identified in self-inflicted shooting case
In Stamford on July 27 a Maystery man was identified after police confirmed the shooter as William Milligan of New York. He admitted planning to harmed himself and described wandering door to door in a troubled state before being confined to a hospital.
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Coli Searchers Off For Newport Landing
Bar Harbor July 27. Report states Major Sidney Cotton and a small party of American aviators attempted a Newfoundland run to support missing French aviators. They landed briefly at Rockland breakwater before continuing toward Penobscot Bay, with Gardwell and Jewine D aboard. They planned noon departure for Newport.
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Why Be Thin Gain 5 Lbs in Three Weeks
A garbled health note promises rapid weight gain and strength through listed foods and tips. It mentions boosting intake, healthy eating, and dieting ideas, though the text is largely unreadable and inconsistent. The piece reads like an exercise in potential misunderstandings around weight gain strategies.
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McCoy's Tablets Promise Quick Weight Gain Ad
A mass ad touts McCoy's Tablets as a simple inexpensive weight gain plan for underweight men and women. It claims rapid flesh growth, fuller chest, more energy, vigor, and tone, with a 4 sixty cent box or 2 one dollar boxes guarantee of at least 5 pounds gain or refund. Readable by readers seeking health improvements.
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