Salvation Army seeks 1500 through house to house appeal
The Salvation Army in Naugatuck plans a door to door appeal to raise 1500 with Clerk Louis Schiller as treasurer of the campaign fund Every resident will have opportunity to contribute The campaign network will start Wednesday July 7th and volunteers will collect at homes delivering donation forms and receiving checks which will be turned to the treasurer The appeal is described as the only Salvation Army appeal authorized for this year by the local committee and public notice urges participation by all residents
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Salvation Army
Guivatotary Appeal
Naugatuck
Hali
Taylor
Louis
Balvation Army
Nangatuck
Aras
Mass for Rev Stephens Draws Waterbury Attendees
Rev Howard L Stephens son of Isoth and Stephens of Waterbury is ordained in Baltimore and will celebrate a solemn mass at St Francis Xavier Waterbury at 11 Sunday morning. Ojeda council Knights of Columbus plans transportation for members to attend and a committee coordinates arrangements. Stephens practiced law in Waterbury before entering priesthood and was connected with Georgetown and Yale affiliates.
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Howard L. Stephens
Isoth & Stephens
South View Street
Waterbury
Whoa
C“Ommitee
William . J. Baler
Willian Burke
Edward di. Kehoe
Patrick J. O'Sullivan
Jobo T Delaney
Edouard Fitzgerald
Joseph L. Driscoll
Stephens
Waterbny
Allcs
Qlnce
As Mec
Waterbie Fein
Jetes
Ted Law
Georgetown
Little Old New York Explored by Ute Senior Class
Special to hoa New New York June 13: eighty strong Ute High School seniors toured the city over two days. They visited the zoo museums Coney Island and Chinatown and paid respects to the Statue of Liberty. The group enjoyed ideal weather and lively sights before boarding the train home.
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New New York
Coney Island
Big City
Ute
New York City
Cty
Nagy High
Animal Kingdom
Chinas Town
New York
Floods Force 500 From Medika Township Homes
About 88 families equal roughly 500 people were driven from Medika township in Manitoba as Whitnreath and Birch Rivers overflowed their banks. Residents were kept from starvation by the provincial diet government and sheltered by nearby communities.
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Winnipee
Man
Medika
Manitobia
Retired Button Manufacturer Dies At Home
James Bird aged eight years died at his home on Prospect Street in Naugatuck after a period of illness. The longtime button maker, who came from England as a youth, ran the New England Button Company with his sons at Prospect Street. Survived by two daughters and two sons, funeral arrangements not yet set.
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James Ird
Naugatuck
Lovelock
Prospect Street
Wird
Nanzanck
Newngland Button Company
Wheeler Company
Bird
Newark
N. J
Arthur Moore
Nattgatuck
John B. Spencer
New Haven
James Bird
Frank Bird
N. d
Boroughs History Outlined In French Red Cross Folio
A Naugatuck portfolio on the town history, schools, industries, and public buildings was sent by local Junior Red Cross members to France. Miss Gertrude St Butterworth and local students prepared the material, with support from many High School departments. The folio opens with a French greeting and surveys educational facilities, school counts, locations, and pupil ages.
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Borough
France
RED Cross
Naugatuck
Naugatuckk
Naugatuck Red Cross
Gertrude St. Butterworth
Naugatuckigh
Butterworth
Naugatuck Boys and Girls
Lone Weymouth officer captures liquor ship
Weymouth mass June 1 a lone Weymouth policeman unaided captured the two masted schooner star of providence ri and its liquor cargo valued at 74000 after gunfire with eight crew members who tried to retake the liquor laden ship in a dramatic seizure by a solitary local officer.
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Weymouth
Mass
Star
Providence
BR. I
Knights of Pythias Card Players Banquet Planned
Knights of Pythias card tournament players will hold a banquet at Lake Quassapaug on Saturday June 27. A meeting in Pythian hall Monday at 8 o clock will finalize plans. Chancellor Commander Bena and Elmer Schmitz lead arrangements. members unable to attend should contact the committee.
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Lake Quassapaug
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Hall
Commander Bena
Elmer Schmitz
Enjoyments of Naugatuck Scout Camp outlined
Scout Executive Hoyt H Harmon outlines Camp Pershing facilities in Naugatuck for 1926. Highlights include character and health training, supervised boats, council campfires, and weekly Court of Honor sessions. Dates July 8 to August 12 with Wednesday changes. Staffing includes Hoyt H Harmon as director, Donald Young as assistant, and Dan Beech er as camp chef. Continuous supervision, open-air life, and ample food feature prominently.
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Hoyt H. Harman
Camp Pershing
Llausatonie
Meighquarters
Church Street
Naugetuck Council
B.S. A
F. P. McCarthy
F. W. Maton
Creerge C. Ham
H. J& Chittenden
Tfarmon
Naugatuck Council
American Red Cross
Camp
Pershing
Stevenson
Hoyt H. Hammon
Donald Young
H. H. Harmon
Schmming
Weeks in Recovery After Gall Stone Operation
Boston June 13 Attending physicians at Phillips House General Hospital say alarming reports about Secretary of War John W Weeks are unfounded Weeks condition is entirely satisfactory and improving rapidly from gall stone operation confirming a safe recovery trajectory by medical staff
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Boston
Mass
John W. Weeks
Phillips House
Massachusetts
General Hospital
Weeks
Naugatuck Boy to Be Soloist at Prentzel Recital
Louis Kievman 14, son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Kievman of German street in Naugatuck, will be soloist in a Prentzel pupil recital at Waterbury American Legion hall next Tuesday. He will perform Mendelssohn concerto with 28 member orchestra. Miss Miriam Murray of Thomaston is concert master. Other Naugatuck pupils include Miss Ruth Wilmot, Miss Truby Rubin, Miss Charlotte Rose, and Henry Torn.
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Louis Kievman
Samuel Kievman
German Street
Paul Prentzel
Waterbury
American Legion Hall
Kierman
Mendelssoln
Miriam Murray
Thomaston
Ithaca Conservatory of Music
Prentzel
Naugatuck
Ruth Wilmot
B. N. Wilmot
Cliff, Street
Truby Rubin
Samuel Rubin
North Main Street
Charlotte Rose
Platts Mills
Henry Torn
August Horn
Walnut Street
State Investigator Praises Local Farm and Warns Against Fake Solicitators
State investigator commends the local almshouse and summarizes a tour of Connecticut almshouses, including Naugatuck and Derby. He notes alarm over two Weil Brothers furniture solicitors in Waterbury and advises residents to contact police if approached.
Warden seeks higher taxes to curb highway billboards
Warden Whittemore backs Connecticut police push to stop roadside signs on trees and structures along highways. He urges boosting billboard taxes to four or five times the current revenue, arguing higher fees would reduce visual pollution and improve safety. The new highway code imposes a $50 fine or up to six months in jail for violations.
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Whittemore
Harris Whittemore Jr
Conecticut
Connecticut
General Assembly
Warden Whittemore
Naugatuck
Treasury
Stamford Auto Deaths Reach Third This Week
Stamford reports its third automobile death of the week as five year old Walter Scott dies at Stamford Hospital from injuries after a truck strike near Crosby Street. Driver John Taida of Southport is released pending the coroner's inquest.
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Stanford
Stamford
Walter Scott
Stamford Hospital
Crosby Street
John Taida
Southport
Gaida
el A
Naugatuck Elks Prepare to Honor Flag Night
Naugatuck lodge No 967 B P O Elks plans Flag Day observance at the Elks home in the Neary building on Church street tomorrow evening at o'clock. Attny James L Dalton will speak on The Elistory of the Flag and Scout Roger Rice will recite it. Past Exalted Ruler John Barry will deliver the Elks Tribute to the Flag. A special musical program and a committee led by J L Dalton Edward Lingenheld and D J Walsh arranged the event.
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Naugatuck Lodge
Elks
Neary
Church Street
James L. Dalton
Roger Rice
John §. Barry
J. L. Dalton
Edward Lingenheld
D. J. Walsh
Mob Kills Japanese in Hankow Riots
June 13 Hankow reports say Chinese mobs continuing demonstrations against foreigners killed one Japanese and wounded five others during attacks on Japanese shops near the Foreign Concession. Advices from Hankow confirm the violence and casualties in the port city.
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Peking
Hankow
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Tuneber Avenue
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