Westport Turns Out New Officers For Christ Church
Christ Church Woman's Auxiliary of Westport elected Mrs Geur ise as president and Edwin Co. Smith dry vice president at a Tuesday session. Plans for monthly entertainments and church missions were discussed. A town meeting at the town hall was announced for Wednesday. A funeral was held for Mrs Julia Wheeler of Avery Place, Westport, who died Saturday in Norwalk hospital. The article notes social events, club activities, and local notices across Westport and nearby towns.
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Pstport
Spe
Officers of Christ Chorch Woman's Auxiliary
Whiteck Plas
Geurise
Edwin GC
Smith
Frank Dayton
Sng
Edwin Co Smith
Lesus
Taeone
Godlot Wand
Dayton
Eleer
Coche
Po Hell
Fic
Julian Wheeler
Julia Wheeler
Eft Avery Phive
Westport
Norwalk
Fadle’s
State Street
Willowbrook
Wheeler
Ives Taesen
Wilanier
West Ddr
West
Hatch
Newats
George Leistine
Db Perkurs
Westpoet
Jon Caspontes
Said Mesv Vrauk
Arthur Pu
John Co
Owen
Devon Devon Society Notes and Local Events
Devon March items mention William son of Rew and Mrs Greenhem of Berkeley Terrace ill with sickness. Mareh Stone planned to visit home after a visit with cousin Mrs. Petr use of Anson. Mrs Gustave August entertained guests from Bridgeport and Fairfield. Ladies Aid Society meeting Thursday at 2:30 with St Patrick's serial to follow. Horace ihn to preside at Octec al club gathering on High street. Bridgeport Avenue reported ill with severe cold. A lively gathering with dancing and late lunch. Devon Union church midweek prayer at Tauley W Guggenheim with Spring. Mr and Mrs Edward alin of Torrington visiting town yesterday. Miss Catherine Scannell returned from New Rochelle valley for weekend with parents. Devon Hose Co No 4 will hold its twelfth annual ball Friday April 22 at Devon ALG. Abent 2b of Auty Engine Co attended tournament and yirpers by West Shore Hose Co New Haven for tenants. Firemen’s race ball of Naugatuck. John Dellmuth and bride honeymooning in Florida return home to Oak Avenue Myrtle Beach.
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Devon
Spec
Aty
William
Rew
We Greeenhem
Berkley ‘Terrace
Mareh Stone
Petr
Anson
Gustave August
Lenox Averte
Bridgeport
Fairfield
Ladies Ald Society
St Patrick's
Horace Ihn
Lamarrey
Hihs Street
Bath Fxurts
Bridgeport Avenue
Brome Street
Devon Union Church
Tauley
Guggenheim
Edward Alin
Torrington
Swatler
Midway
Catherine Scannell
New Rochelle Valley
A. Scamnell
Riverehfy
Devon Hose Co
No. 4
Willl
Devon Alg
Auty Engine Co
Milford residents join farm bureau meeting in Woodbridge
Milford attendees including Mr and Mrs David A Clarks direct New Haven County farm bureau delegation at the annual winter meeting in Woodbridge. State Commissioner Philo T Platt will speak. a poultry judging team from New Haven, Woodbridge and Litchfield will be honored at a 4 30 dinner for their national championship effort. Rev Dr Oscar B Maurer will deliver the evening address.
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Milford
David A. Clarks
Amd
Kenneth Matt
New Haven
Woodbridge
Philo T. Platt
Newtown
Lop
Lillian Sha'en
Roussel Milling Flour Company
Woodward
Connecticut
Miss Shaben
Ting Widapee Wilder
New Flaven
Adalph
Enmimo
Madison Square Garden
Oscar B. Maurer
Center Church
Paul P. Ives
W. Kirkpatrick
The
Connecticut Agricultural College
Tousimias~iter
Trumbull Families Attend Weekend Gatherings and Club Events
Community rounds in Trumbull feature family visits from Bridgeport and New York, a local dance rehearsal, and a community club meeting at the library. Grange events host members from several towns with degrees conferred and talks by leading officers.
Local residents plan visits and moves this April weekend
Kenneth Logan and George Hine attend gatherings with relatives in Long Island over the weekend. Walter Knecht and Mrs. Miller visit family, with plans to stay at Mrs. Miller's sister’s home. Mr and Mrs Wink of Tristol host April Sunday gathering at Mr and Mrs A E Christie’s. Frank Leary to relocate his family to Bridgeport by April 1. Miss Merril Shepherd, training at Bellevue Hospital, visits her parents in town.
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Frank Leary
W. OS
Bridgeport
Merril Shepherd
Bellevue Hospital
New York City
Homme Shepherd
Newtown Roads Struggle as Frost Binds Ground
Frost tightens the ground hindering motor traffic in Newtown as mud and wheel failures rise daily. Berkshire cemetery reports 16 inches of frost while Queen Street remains impassable. Milk carriers and farmers adapt, awaiting warm weather to thaw and ease travel. A Hopewell district dinner honored Miss Helen Clark, Fairfield County home demonstration agent, with a lesson on making tortillas.
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Newtown
Spemal
Berkshire
Plate
Queen Street
Thenjaim
Hopewell
Welen Clark
Fairfield County
Mmn Bureau
Clark
Nichols Richols March Notices and Local Events
March 1 updates from Nichols Richols report Harold Eckart injures wrist after a milk bottle fall requiring hospital care. Local women host gatherings including Mrs Wins Curtis as assistant, with Mrs Ernest Dibble planning Ladies Aid. Services and meetings planned at Trinity parish house with speakers from Derby and Epworth League saxophone solos by James Whristie.
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K. Nettleton
Derby
Hurth Periodical Club
James Whristie Gove
Epworth
Priscilla Club
Jamed Johnson
Anniversary Celebration At Pembroke District Home
Mr and Mrs Walter Peck of Pembroke district were surprised at their home Saturday evening by friends for their 52nd wedding anniversary. Dancing and refreshments followed. gifts from guests included many items. Attendees named include Mr and Mrs Disbrow Mr and Mrs Lew Trew and daughter Lois Mr and Mrs Harry Moody Mr and Mrs EK Clayton Devk Mr and Alma Peck Miss Jennie Peck Harriet Peck Olivia Myrtle Carpenter Ingeld Dell Harrys Moods Jo John Peck Levi Peck Mrs Jacey Johnson and children Stacey Jo and Ruth of East Cheenwich BR d visiting Mrs Johnston's parents Mr and Mrs Alfred Ruffle of Pembroke district Edwin Kreha confined at home with pleurisy Miss Gertrude Johnston spent weekend here Trainer Levecidse sold farm in Barnbrooke and moved away.
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New Fairfield
Marek
Walter Peck
Pembroke District
Disbrow
Lew. Trew
Lois
Harry Moody
EK. Clayton Devk
Alan Peck
M Peck
Jennie Pe Peck
Harriet Peck
Olivia Myrtle Carpenter
Ingeld Dell Harrys Moods
Jo John Peck
Levi Peck
Jacey Johnson
Dren
Stacey Jo
Ruth
East Cheenwich
BR. d
Johnston
Alfred Ruffle
Pemrake Thistrict
Edwin ©. Kreha
Pembroke
Pleuriny
Gertrude Johnston
Woodbury
Dacah Levecidse
Barnbroke Igtrivt
Bridgeport
Community Notes and Upcoming Events in Southport Area
A Southport Current Events club meeting featured Helen M. Ogden of New York discussing personally in dress. The club plans its annual Ames meeting to elect officers. A lecture by Mrs J. ta Uisno on Jesus is slated for Friday at the overlook library auditorium. The Sa eval conference is being planned for April 4 at Pequot school hall. Fairfield schools will close for spring vacation from April 24 to 29. Devon Improvement Association hosts a smoker on Fairfield Road with town officials attending. Zoning Board granted John Wy Stevens permission to build a cottage with smaller side yards. Mrs Ua LaRair received permit to enlarge a two-car garage. decision on permit to be waived after amended blueprints.
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Fairfield
Maren
Southport
Hell
Samuel Shean
Tose Hill
Helen M. Ogden
New York
Clus
Ames
Faquot Library
Mra. J. Ta Uisno
Jesus
Mirfield
Devon Improvement Association
Smaoker
Gdl
Stratfield Road
Offichals
John Wy
Stevens
Zoning Board of Appeals
Ua LaRair Fe
Stratford High School Head Wins Billiard Crown
Stratford, March 15. Principal W. W. Rogers of Stratford High School won the final billiard match for the club championship in a round robin tournament. runner-up was C. G. Willey. A week of dances is planned in Stratford with events at Memorial Hall and Cupheag venues. Cupheag Minstrels rehearsals begin, directed by John Graham, aiming for a May show. A poultry club meeting at Nichols and Johnson avenues discusses baby chicks. Town criers will meet at the Priscilla tea room. A poverty dinner is organized by the Congregational Church. Free addresses on P. T. Barnum by Dr. Charles J. Godfrey discuss Barnum’s impact. Women’s Service League hears Rev. George W. Judson on Christianity and the Muslim world. Church Night features talks on the home and faith.
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Stratford
W. W. Rogers
Stratford High School
C. G. Willey
Stratford AM
Church Hall
P. T. Barnum
Putney Chapel
Barnum
Charles J. Godfrey
Ninth District Civile Club
Godfrey
Thurch
Bridgeport
White Barnum
Bridgeport-Stratford
Legisla Ipa
Society of
Variable Star Observers
George W. Judson
Yale-In-China
Woemen's Service League
Stratford Congregational Church
Arthur Smith
H. & Birge
Franklin Barten
Newton Reed
Leon Faker
Harry Sfuhbell
Malsified Cocoanut Oil Shampoo Promises Lustrous Hair
An old advertisement touts Malsified Cocoanut Oil shampoo as the solution for soft silky hair and lasting shine. It criticizes ordinary soaps for drying and brittleness, claims greaseless formula cleanses deeply, lathers richly, and leaves hair manageable and glossy. a four-ounce bottle lasts months.
M N Group To Give St Patrick s Party
Easton March 15 Special The Junior Methodist Episcopal Church Lee group plans a St Patrick s Day party at the parsonage joining with Catholics worldwide. It will be a complete St Patrick s Day affair with games and refreshments. Committee led by Mrs Arthur Bush.
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Easton
Lee Methodist Episcopal Church
Arthur Bush
Man wins fortune by following reporter tale
In Tonopah on March 15 AP reports George Sherman telegraph operator received word of a strike near Weepah 40 miles west. He drove through a blizzard to verify the story and reach the golf camp, guiding by the tracks of others. His fortune claim appeared likely after he reached the site.
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Tonopah
Weepah
Here
Worth & Fortune
George Sherman
Sherman
Associated Press
Worker Returns After Storm Breakthrough
He resumed duties after sprinting through the storm covering 10 percent of miles and staking a claim squarely in the field’s center, showing perseverance under harsh conditions.
Fire Destroys Historic Nash House in Amherst Mass
Amherst, March 15. A historic house on Mount Pleasant Classical Institute grounds, home to a private boys school founded in 1826 by Chauncey Colton and Francis Fellows, was destroyed by fire. The Nash family held the property for years and the school counted notable alumni including Henry Ward Beecher. Rev John A Nash once led the institution through long ownership.
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Amherst
Mass
Mount Pleasant Classical Institute
Chauncey Colton
Francis Fellows
Amherst College
Henry Ward Beecher
John A. Nash
Nash House
Nash
Vaccination Bill Killed In Concord House Vote
Concord New Hampshire March 15 The state House of Representatives rejected a bill that would have made vaccination optional for school children, leaving mandatory immunization in place. The action followed a voice vote with opponents citing public health concerns and parental rights debated during the session.
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Concord
N. H
State House of Representatives
Mountains Named Coolidge in Vermont Peaks
Montpelier Vermont March 15 AP Governor John B Weeks signed a bill naming a series of peaks in the Green Mountain range near Rutland in honor of President Coolidge. The action creates a new geographic feature designation reflecting national leadership.
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Montpelier
John B. Weeks
Coolidge Range
Green Mountain Range
Rutena
Popularity of egg nog ends with raid in Norwalk
Norwalk reports Walter Novak of Elvian Street claimed ice nog is sold by pitcher and flask. Police raided Broad Street store seizing liquid said to be whiskey, raw eggs and cider. Novak arrested. case to continue Saturday for more recipe details. Bail set at 650 dollars posted by Joseph Szeczepanik of Broad Street.
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Norwalk
Speen
Walter Novak
Elvian Streetway
Broad Street
Novak
Joseph Szcczepanik
Ferguson Faces Loss of Amnesty Rights in Texas
Austin March 15 AP James E Ferguson faced loss of political rights as Governor Dan Moody weighs a measure to repeal the Amnesty granted after his 1917 impeachment. The Texas lower house approved the bill 78 to 2 after Senate support.
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Austin
Texas
James E. Ferguson
Dan Moody
Democratic Party
State Legilature
Senate
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