Milford Red Cross Tag Day Lights Up Milford
Milford workers for the Red Cross spend Tag Day across Milford on trains corners and theatres to boost donations. Morris leads teams with Katherine Merwin Morris and Bailey assisting as volunteers canvassers press for contributions. The Colonial and Tower theatres host benefit shows that netted 125 dollars, with 75 and 50 dollar gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Gill. Factory drives raise 180 dollars, and a mass Red Cross program at Shell Street benefits Milford chapter with 414.20 dollars raised by local girls. A quiet Sunday follows a busy holiday weekend, while local events honor the war effort with music and community gatherings.
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Milford
Red Cross
Moving Picture Theatres
Katherine Merwin
Morris
Bailey
Colonial Theatre
Ed Cross
Gladys Askam
Theo Askam
Helen Buckingham
R. A. Gill
Walnut Beach
Mary Ressler
Katherine Brand
Helen Smith
Marguerite Dumrose
Madsling Goldsmith
Ruth Piatt
Wallach
Betty Wallach
C. Douglass Wallach
Pond Street
Rosemary
Virginia
Richard
John
Dreamland
A Wallach
Fort Trumbull Beach
Shell Street
Reda Cross
Bernard Garber
Lillie
Ruth Wucille
Beatrice Atkins
Hartford
Jeanette
Wthel Gerber
Bernard Gerber
Elizabeth Oppel
Leonora Schurnow
Beatrice Grossman
Bridgeport
Atkins
Gerber
Sehurnow
American Red Cross
New Haven
Boston
Wosdment
Woodmonthorough
Robert Dixon
Salvatore Miliano
Dixon
Miliano
Charles IL. Wiolton
Werson Boothby
Trubee Doolittle Cleris
Arthur Gates
P. B. Eyler
Blackall
John Clark
John Churchill
William Haynes
Moses Rogers
Regina Hall
Paul ‘Lawrence Dunbar
Maliniy
Arly
Uncle Remus
Joe Chandler Harris
Mrs. Wallach
Former Garbage Collector Held As Draft Dodger
Thomas Smith, who dodged police in this city and New York for months, was arrested Friday night by Patrolman Thomas Burns and handed to federal authorities. A Draft Board No 2 registrant since June 1917, he worked in Bridgeport and New York, avoided contact with his board for months, and stayed at the Grand House in State Street before capture.
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New York
Thomas Smith
Thomas Burns
Smith
Draft Board No
New Maven
Bridgeport
John T King
Grand House
State Street
Sunday Selling Is Charged Against Boarding Masters
Two boarding house keepers Lewis Arrieta 83 and Carlos Rodriguez were arrested at 781 Main Street for selling liquor without a license. A detail led by Sergeant T Coughlin found liquor sales at the premises which had drawn many Sunday visitors. They were taken to police headquarters awaiting City Court tomorrow morning with several witnesses summoned. Patrolmen Halpin Burns McDonough and Foster assisted in the roundup.
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Main Street
Lewis Arrieta
Carlos Rodriguez
T. Coughan
Sergeant Coughlin
John P. Halpin
T. Burns
William McDonough
William Foster
Police Uniforms Must Be by Regulation Bridgeport
Bridgeport police officials dictate uniforms must be regulation material even if local suppliers raise prices after September 7. President John C. Stanley announced officers may purchase from any maker, provided garments meet regulation material. Until regulation blue material is obtainable, khaki will be used.
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Police Department of
Bridgeport
John C. Stanley
Stanley
Sues to Enforce Judgment Against Albert Falk
Damijian Ryankouvac seeks foreclosure of a judgment lien on Falk's Maple Street property after a 1600 dollar award and 58.87 dollars costs, with an execution returned unsatisfied. Papers filed in Superior Court set return for September term. Ryankouvac seeks possession of Falk's half share.
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Damijian Ryankouvac
Albert Falk
Ryankouvac
Falk
Walk
Maple Street
Sheehy Suspended from Force for 60 Days
Patrolman Patrick Sheehy, suspended from the police force for 60 days dating from August 12, faced a police commissioner hearing after being charged with failing to appear before Superintendent Thedgate. He claimed illness prevented reporting. The case coincides with a city concert fundraiser supporting war work.
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Patrick Sheehy
John HE
Five Connecticut Soldiers Named On Casualty List
Washington dispatch lists Connecticut casualties in Pershing report numbered 336. The roster includes officers, sergeants, corporals, and privates from multiple towns and states, with status in action, wounded, died of wounds, disease, missing, or wounded undetermined. Names span Great Talis to Bay City and Chicago, with many communities represented.
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Connecticut
Washington
Pershing
War Department
Orville L. Anderson
Great Talis
Mant
Joseph Adams
Chicago
Homer A. Armstrong
Philomath
Ora
Wells Armstrong
Ridgefield
Wash
Guy C. Burson
Casper
Wyo
Davila F. Callahan
New Haven
Walter H. Creasey
Custer
Thomas I. Cunningham
Fairfield
Mont
Earl Elliott
Hanley
M. Mex
Walter Frederick Stine
Bay_ City
Mich
James Mields
Kermit
W. Va
Fred Fuerback
Milwaukee
Wis
James E. Goldthorpe
Fort Plain
N. Y
Alfred Gross Shawano
Charles Ti. Higgins
Champion
Alberta
Canada
Roy Hopp
Albert Lams
Superior
Herman Jelstikow
Angeles Soulls
Tehnekhapi
Cal
Leo Ssczepanski
Auburn
Jean B. Houreaillon
San Francisco
Leonard A. Knutson
Sister Bay
Angelo Leberace
Concord
Robert
George J. Rutter
Seattle
James H. Schooley
Zillah
Edwards van Hecke
Ira W. Walker
Thaorndate
Texas
Elsworthh FE. Welch
Dallas
Peter Wicketts
Til
Juius Wosenski
Westfield
Mass
Clyde Burley
Big Run
John R. Strasbough
Didtown
William E. Bateman
Mountain Top
Ark
Frank
Ewell
Philadelhia
Paty
Charles H. Murphy
Rushford
Minn
Albert H. Pohlman
Seward
Neb
Auig Porter
Quality
Harrison Townsend
Seymour
Tenn
Charles H. Waltz
Pembroke
Charles, H. Wunsch
St. Louis
Walter VW. Abrams
Deep Creek
James Willard Blanchard
Kalamazoo
Ira. Jackson
Babcock
Joseph Jordan
Bangor
John M. Klingensmith
Greensburg
Morris M. Rowley
Stockton
Mad
John I. Anderson
Humboldt
Thomas A. Cunningham
Cambridge
John D. McPherson
Toledo
Ohio
John WW. Agner
Kerrs Creek
Eli Gebbard
MekKee
Clarence A. Lanham
Lebanono
I Ky
Ralph P. Layne
Ill
Alonzo M. Martin
Union Hall
John Norton
Central Falls
Wagoneer
Fred NM. Prast
Michigan City
Indiana
James Albano
West Rutland
Raymond G. Alpers
Nevada City
Siguard Anderson
Peter Panares Angelinos
Warh
Earl R
Aes
Reading
Michele Antonio
Freeport
Ora A. Baldwin
BtcLeansboro
Kenneth T. Brookings
Montreallo
Odar A. Busby
Tabler
Okla
James A. Butterfield
Charlestown
Claude I
Chapman
Quinn
Charles II. Cochran
Henry Cohen
Chicapo
Edward N. Carliss
Melville
Nathan K. Currie
Bravo
Dewey Davis
Pottsville
Frank J. Anderson
Badsington
Frank N. Bennett
la Jolla
George J. Carda
And
Joaquin Chavez
Corvio
New York
William LM. Coffin
Levering
Joseph J. Connors
Brooklyn
Eugene T. Co
Chicago, Ill
Togan Qualls
Harlowton
Daniel T. Sullivan
Springfield
Ice Man Dammed Wilton Stream and Public Road
WNYTON Sept. 2 Special selectmen inspect the road from the Contomock store to Cannonrole called Mountain road. No firm conclusions yet though recent traveler complaints may influence findings. A man living up there hammers a stream for an ice pond and others have dammed the road. Contractor Oakland builds a new house on H A Smith place at Bold Hill. Miss M I Smith of New York bought two years ago. A violent storm hits Nod Hill area, striking Jacob Kunz's home and killing a calf in a pasture. Wilt Morehouse runs a daily jitney to Norwalk, George Gregory paints Mrs Pike’s cottage. Judge W K J Hubbell attends his niece Eleanor Coley’s wedding in uniform, drawing attention for his martial appearance.
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Wnyton
Conmtock
Cannonrole
Oakland
H. A. Smith
Bold Ifill
M. I. Smith
New York
Jacob Kunz
Nod Hill
Wilt Morehouse
Norwalk
George Gregory
Eleanor Coley
Mourning Brassards for Relatives of Heroes
The American Red Cross will provide mourning brassards for relatives of men killed in France. The brassards replace general mourning and were suggested by the Council of National Defense and endorsed by President Wilson.
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Washington
American Red Cross
France
War Council
Council of National Defense
Hepa
Wilso
Military Intelligence Service Is Extended
The War department announced a general order abolishing the executive division of the general staff and creating a military intelligence division. No personnel changes accompany the reorganization, but the military intelligence service will expand beyond its former scope.
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Washington
General Staff
War Department
Military Intelligence Service
New Milford Social Notes and Local News Highlights
New Milford updates include Miss A. DE Bostwick and Miss J. H. Nettleton returning from Mohawk trail trip, Ralph Hager on furlough with the Pulver family, and a newborn son to Mr. and Mrs. Noble Booth. Several residents hosted guests over the weekend, including Miss Chamberlin from New Haven and Mr. and Mrs. Irving Clark from Waterbury, with visitors also in town from Winthrop and East Lyme. The piece closes with a long list of names and places, reflecting classic small town social notes.
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New Milford
A. DE. Bostwick
J. H. Nettleton
Turney Soule
Mohawk Trail
Ralph Hager
C. DB. Pulver
Noble Booth
Chamberlin
New Haven
Charles Camp
Aged Woman Praises Vinci For Strength And Sleep
An 84 year old maiden reports Vinci rebuilt her strength and appetite and restored sleep. The endorsement is shared by Mrs Walls and appears in an ad from The Hindle Pharmacy in Malone New Jersey and beyond.
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Wrs
Walls
Vinci
Malone
N. J
Vinot
Abs
S. EB
Wells
Jt. F. J. Ostrofsky
The
Hindle Pharmacy and Druggists
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Rue St. Cecile
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Sheehy
Force
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Pablo Tabares
Tollocaldie
Yuho
Mexico
James Francia Waldron
New Bedford
Ruben Ff
Cranfield
Indianapolis
Ind
Ginald M. Duplechan
Fort Marre
Arthur J. Vingson
Climax
Minh
Stephen W. Jervis
Scranton
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Eugene Gignac
Wranklin
N. E
Claure MM. Gray
Ilisboro
Ovreg
Perry Griffen
Sulphur Springs
Ontleo Rock
Maurice Joy
Houston
W. Lambert
South Acton
Masa
Arthur J
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Walter Geszenzynak
Rollin Livick
Edgarton
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Harry Spencer McKitrick
Cleveland
John J. O'Neill
Waterbury
Clyde R. Peterson
Roberts
William M. Ragland
Chickase
China
Paul Sammons
Gibson
Israel Sedetsky
N. Yu
Leonard L. Smith
la Grange
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Williams Streelker
Ambrose Tate
Merrow
Emmett E. Thompson
la Garde
Als
Joseph Turro
Avenue 1B
Avon
Michael Prisman
William L. Richard
West Philadelphia
Earl Barcus
Liberty
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Bltumen
Fla
Willard Cline
Jalint
Warren Flansburg
Syracuse
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William J Billengren
George L. Blacker
Allerton
John J. Blaser
Cresto
Iowa
Raymond Gideon Bomegariver
Harrisburg
Holland FP. Boyd
Davenport
Frank Buckingham
Princeton
Princeton, Minn.; Conrad A. F. Burker, Reese, Mich. Privates: Blaine Calvin
Pieasant Grove
Maurice Casey
Starksboro
Ernest Cavaliere
Daniel Cifullo
Bayonne
Fay Cline
Yellton
Oklo
John E. Connelly
Battle Creek
August — Conway
W. Hoboken
James Cronin
Northfield
James HE
Currie
Frank B. Donahue
Lansing
August T. Hitzen
Maple City
Wordie O. Elmore
Magnolia
Andrew Fernandez
New Formh
Leslie R. Fromby
Cadillar
George A. Goodney
Republic
Arthur R. Hahn
Emden
N. D
Richard M. Hanes
Dora
Vines E. Harris
Crawfordsville
Fred W. Hartwick
Grand Rapids
Harrison Haws
Locust Grove
Harvey M. Head
Floral
Charles Henley
Gilmore
William Hensley
Gunge
Fred Hodges
Stringtown
Ovila John Fall
Cochituate
Robert Lee Purdy
Mannering
Warren B. Redden
Stradwick
Elmer V. Rice
Elkton
Henry Rider
Forest Park
Willam V. Ridley
Cowansville
Joseph Rizzo
Detroit
John Cleveland Robertson
Taylor's Store
Franklin Co
William Joseph Lowth
Yonkera
Sylvester O'Connell
Frank J. Quinn
Rex L. Snyder
Crestton
Paul Spivak
Henry E. Streater
Wewoka
Hadyn Potter Mayers
San Antonio
Quincy 8
Mills
Edward Barbour
Brookline
John Nestor
Gary
Jack Anderson
Cordere
Charles Ahé Abrahams
Kane
Alfred M. Anderson
Rubicon
Curtis Ferdinand Anderson
Samuel J. Austin
Ligonier
Edward G. A. Bailey
Mercer
George D. Baker
Peoria
Willie K. Barlar
Columbus
Ezra J. Barrett
Worcester
Theodore Batista
Clarence Barrett
Steubenville
Otto Beard
Leakesville
Arthur W. Beinema
Janesville
John Bernard Benson
Frederic
Harrison
Harrison &. Brooks, Lunenburg, Ark.; Carl A. Bowling
Tuckser
Leon Cohn
Murphy J. Cole
Deridder
Luther R. Crowder
Griffin
William B. Day
Mariba
Dederick DeHart
Morgan City
Daniel W. Dixon
Anocora
Salvator Tilliso
Philadelphia
Frank L. Folkelman
Macon
Wilton
la Fayette
Arthur J. Winistow
East Lyme
James H. Brooks
Oroville
Ralph Campbell
Arcola
Joe Candrar
Minneapolis
Michael D. Douglas
Braveville
Kimsey Dyer
Willjng
Geore
Edging
Cave Springs
Jessie Ester
Summerville
Fred Ernissee
Rochester
Emard BE. Farmer
Mineral Bluff
Theodore Faulkner
Dowling Park
Mia
Joseph Ferber
Gilson
Wylie ¥. Johnson
Hindle
Marsh
Fairfield Ave
Smith-Murray Co
T and
K’s
Towes Lohlmaier
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Herbert Smith Storage and Trucking, Co
Herbert Smith
Henry L. Cram
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