Devon Men Over 36 Years Questionnaires Sent
Devon men over 36 receive mail questionnaires from district No. 7 local exemption board as examinations for the 46-year class begin. volunteers are urged to aid, with contact to William F. Renaud. Red Cross requests addresses of Devon boys abroad for Christmas ecards. Derby High hosts Mitford High at Fort Trimbull Beach. Derby crowd expected for a large turnout. Public works aim to keep state highway open for motor traffic with new weather forecast coordination. influenza persists but not alarming. voters sessions at town hall Friday for new voters. Mrs Bright improving after illness. Robert Barr confined at home with illness.
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Devon
District No. 7
Wiliam Fef
Renaud
Red Cross Society
Howard Wheeler
Lewis P. Baldwin
Grannis
Derby
Mitford High School
Fort Trimbull Beach
Koti
Ineal
Transportation Department
Finte Council of Defense
Peven
Trafic Threush
Weather Bureauu
Board of Selectmen
Town Hall
William Bright
Lenox Avenue
Robert Barr
Thomas Barr
Pottery and poetry in old Chinese porcelain hall marks
The piece discusses how Chinese porcelain bore poetic hall marks and inscriptions such as Made in the studio of deep peace and Made for the hall of fragrant virtue. It notes questions whether potters were poets or poets potters, and mentions other marks like Made for the hall of generous harmony and Made for the idol of respectful awe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Poe
English Bishop to Speak at Three Meetings Today
Right Rev Chariss Gore bishop of Oxford Hugiwidh visits to address three public gatherings. At 12 15 pm he speaks to the Chamber of Commerce at Stratfield hotel luncheon. 7 45 pm war rally at Casino with Liberty chorus and national songs. Talks cover moral aims of the war and a league of nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariss Gore
Oxford
Hugiwidh
British Bureau of Information
Chamber of Gommerece
Stratfield Hotel
Gora
Ridgeport War Bureau
Liberty
F. 3. Granniss
Alvin S. Brent
Bishop Gore
League of Nations
Fie
England
Frederick H. Lynch
New York
St. John's Episcopal Church
Sleepless Street Fragments and Eccentric Notes
The Washington Star quotes a wearily homeless street scene about finding shelter on a street with unending traffic. A New York Sun remark praises Borrow's eccentric, learned Chinese, noting a curious line about tea markings and a reference to the Great Bear constellation known in China and America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Eireles
China
Americas
George Borrow
New York Sun
Missing Private Sweet Back in Line After Gas Wound
Private Edwin J. Sweet of 141 Mast Avenue was reported missing in a casualty list, treated for gas in a hospital, then gas exposure recurred. He recovered and returned to the trenches after serving as a draftee from Camp Devens with Tenth Company Chis Battalion, Depot Brigade, later assigned to Company I, 1th Infantry in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin J. Sweet
Mast Avenue
Sweet
Camp Devens
Steamer Captain Finds Body on Sound Shore
A steamer crew found a male body on Port Jefferson shore after docking. The unidentified man, about 64, 5 feet 9 inches, wore a dark coat gray trousers black vest gray flannel shirt and low tan shoes. The body was taken to the village morgue in New York state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sity
Port Jefferson
Tucker
New York State
Flagman’s absence linked to fatal crossing crash
Coroner continues hearing into the death of Richard Nelson of Trumbull who was killed by a southbound train at North avenue crossing. Flagman James McCaul testified he left his post for 16 months on duty at the crossing to visit a nearby brewery and did not expect a train for about half an hour. Nelson, riding east on Worth avenue toward his home, was struck at 6:10 and killed. Witnesses include Patrolman William Jaegers, John Bowes, and Sophia and Agnes Penske who described the scene and the missed gate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Phelan
Richard Nelson
Trumbull
North Avenue
James McCaul
McCaul
Lockarts
Nelson
Elo
Worth Avenue
William Jaegers
John Bowes
Sophia
Agnes Penske
Jaegers
Bowes
Penske
Nothing Quite As Good A Soldier Home Furlough Scene
A soldier returns on furlough proudly showing his army gear to family and neighbors. The parents react with mixed praise, while the son boasts of the display. The elder asks if there were times he longed for a brick. A woman in the scene focuses on her hairstyle and hopeful resolve.
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Geel Wisit
Maann Sean
Marley
Mike
sTaers
H. T. Webster
Fey
Pat
Main St
BEZER
Pera A Pecetaecere
Bridgeport
Serge
Plush Stores
Pr. Sweet
Sound
Japan
Australia
South America
South Pacific Islands
New York Evening Post
Helena
Italy
Flagman
Nore
JURS
Taupe Wolke
Lucilin Wolf
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