Middletown Chamber Sees Growth and Public Needs
The Middletown Chamber of Commerce reports membership near 700 and plans for future building projects funded by a joint gift from Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard. Directors and by laws to be elected April 9 at Central National Bank. The chamber outlines efforts to secure a government ship name for Middletown and to invite speakers on recreation and urban needs, while noting meat inspection and ice supply concerns amid rising prices.
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Hubbard
Robert W Rice
Middle Homes Incorporated
Central National Bank
Iletown
Middletown
Conn
Stimpson
National Playground and Recreation Association
Refugee Clothing Drive Ends Soon in Red Cross Campaign
Three days remain in the Red Cross Used Clothing Campaign aiding devasted Allied countries. Donors should leave material at local Red Cross headquarters or arrange pickup by Rural Free Delivery carriers on routes 1, 2, and 3 after wrapping and marking for Red Cross. Call Mrs Hall, South Farms, at 1018 for pickup.
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Red Cross
U. S. P. O. Department
Daniel J. Mehas
H. S. Hall
South Farms
Strict Admonition: Attend to Your Own Business
An old admonition stresses that every person should attend strictly to their own affairs, avoiding interference with others and focusing on personal responsibility. The saying reflects a private, disciplined approach to daily life.
Morning hot water and lime phosphate cleanser
A traditional health note promotes drinking a glass of hot water with lime phosphate on arising to flush the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims this clears sour fermentations and toxins, improves appetite, aids constipation and rheumatic symptoms, and revives skin tone.
Wesleyan Honor Roll of 26 War Dead Is Published
A Wesleyan Alumni Council record lists twenty six alumni who died in the war among about twelve hundred total Wesleyan graduates and students. The list names the fallen with places and units, plus a section naming faculty who served and officers still missing or reported killed.
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Wesleyan Alumni Council
Wesleyan
Lst
Julian W. Baldwin
East Orange
N. J
France
Robert. A. Bowlby
Somerville
Mass
Princess Pat
New York City
Joseph T. Bray
East Bangor
Wesleyands
Wallace Brymner
Hartford
Conn
Argonne Forest
Walter P. Buck
New London
Kelly Field
Tex
Roy L. Burns
Port Chester
N. Y
James E. Cantwell
New Haven
James B. Cornish
Windsor
Genn
Camp Devens
Leonfield
Kiard B. Fuller
Bloom
Charles A. Goorwin
Waterville
Camp Lewis
Wash
Robert G. Hartsock
Scranon
Anton F. Haus
Elizabeth
C. C
T. S
Camp Lee
Joseph H. Hefflon
Winchester
William E. Herr
Flemington
Picardy
Sergi Douglas L. Hutton
Southington
Camp Greenleaf
John H. Lowman
Cleveland
Red Cross
Italy
Richard Pease
Holderness
N. H
Fred W. Pillsbur
Barton
England
Corp
Wesley E. Rich
Associa Wesleyan
University
Middletown
Floyd A Stevens
Ridgewood
Charles A. Stine
Albany
Hugh C. Stuntz
Buffalo
Alvin C. Treadwell
Poughkeepsie
William Arnold Shanklin
George M. Dutcher
National Board For Historical Service
Frank W. Nicolson
New England
War Department
Raymond Dodge
Frederick Slocum
Rockland
Gloucester
U.S. Shipping Board
Lawrence L. Steele
Ordnance
Washington
D.C
Eugene S. Clark
U.S. Army
Harold A. Richmond
Sanitary Corps
Warren M. Deacon
Edward L. Markthaler
Field Artillery
Harrison M. Sayre
Infantry
Ray C. Young
Devens
Henry P. Ward
Chemical Warfare Service
Washington, D. C
Eldon H. Martin
Paul Burt
J. G
Navy
William C. Woods
Medical Corps
Leslie L. Perry
Ashington
D. C
Noel EB. Bensinger
Ww Field Artillery
Wynne C. Stevens
National Army
Jr O U A M Anniversary Meeting Planned
Regular meeting of General Mansfield Council Junior O U A M Friday evening. On Monday the order will celebrate its ninth anniversary with a program and ceremonies. Lady Fenwick Council and Mansfield Post G A R have been invited. Supper at 8 followed by entertainment and dancing.
City peach trees damaged by late afternoon heat
Four year old peach trees in the city, including early and late varieties, were damaged yesterday afternoon. Officials report none of the trees have turned black yet and assess that the frost has not harmed them.
Short Calendar Session Friday Hearings at Middletown Court
The superior court short calendar for Friday before Judge Joel H. Reed lists 12 hearing cases plus 15 assignment cases. Jury cases lead, probate appeals take precedence. Notable items include Bryant vs City of Middletown, Whitman Newberry vs Newberry, Ferree trust accounts, Wake man vs Wakeman, and several probate and banking company matters.
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Superior Court
Joel H. Reed
Rge C. Bryant
Middletown
H. Frank Maxwell
Leroy M. Tucker
Lola Whitman Newberry
John M. Newberry
Anna J. Brackett
Middlesex Banking Company
E. L. Ferree
Arthur E. Wakeman
Violet E. Wakeman
Lyman A. Mills
George W. Trischman
The
Middletown Trust Co
Margaret Faherty Gaffey
Henry I. Nettleton
L. Davis
Mary J. O’connell
Guardian
Alexander M. Caldwell
Joseph Fiala
Joseph Janacek
Silas A. Robinson
Middlesex Banking Co
the Realty Investment Co
Charlotte E Otis
Joseph Cripps
James F. O'Keefe
Admr
Elizabeth Barry
Selden H. Clark
Goodrich Markham
Samuel Thompson
Henry Isaacs
Bertha B. Cone
Mary Hallibozek
William Clew
City Briefs Highlight Local Happenings and Events
Daybreak at 4 35 lights to 7 44 p m. Local ads note margarine price and sauerkraut sales. Forest City Council knights of Columbus meet Friday with first degree class. Baptist Philathea pie sale Friday afternoon. Locals discharged from service and return from France. Dancing nightly at Arrigoni hotel with new singer Miss Lee. Scout entertainment tickets on sale for Friday at High School hall. Various town notices on dancing, church events, and court reports.
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Cne
Middletown
W. J. Coughlin
Louis F Quirk
Florida
Village Grocery
Forest City Council
Knights of Columbus
Baptist Philathea
Thomas Burke
John Burke
Staddle Hill
France
Joseph Leary
Camp Upton
Warwick Street
Miss Lee
Arrigoni
St. Richard’s
Scout Entertainment
High School Hall
R. J. Gaines
Middlesex Hospital
Durham Town Hall
Hahn
Pameadha Pond
Middletown Y
James S. Neil
South
Manchester
Philip P. Wells
Washington
Philadelphia
Veteran Firemen’s Association
Apollo Temple No 14 Pythian Sisters celebrate tenth anniversary
The Apollo Temple No 14 Pythian Sisters marked ten years with a Tuesday evening celebration. A class initiation preceded a supper, with grand officers present including Grand Chief Mrs. Lottie Ghman and Past Grand Chiefs Mrs. Eva Adams and Mrs. LeNora Atwell. Grand officers Miss Clara Kelsey and Mrs. Lillian W. Turner also attended, and visitors came from Hartford Rockville and Willimantic.
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Apollo Temple
Lottie Gh- Man
Eva Adams
LeNora Atwell
Sadie Nutland
Clara Kelsey
R. and C
Lillian W. Turner
Hartford
Rockville
Willimantic
Woman's Auxiliary to Hold Y M C A Cafeteria Supper
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Y M C A will host a cafeteria supper on Friday April 4 from 5 30 to 7 at the Y M C A House cooked food adv B4
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Woman’s Auxiliary
Woman Declares Wealth From Lydia E Pinkham Ad
Mrs Ettie Warren of Emmittsburg Maryland testifies that she found wealth through reading a newspaper advertisement for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Her relief is described as great after information was published.
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Ettie Warren
Emmittsburg
Lydia E.pinkham
Haddam Native Dead Architect Brainard Dies in New York
Owen Brainard, Haddam born architect and civil engineer who designed the New York Public Library and federal buildings, died suddenly in New York at age 54. He founded a consulting engineering practice in 1907 and created Goldwin Smith hall at Cornell and various industrial villages for U S Steel. Funeral Friday at 4 p.m. at Higganum home. Also obituary notices for Mrs Harriet Stroud Davis and Mrs Mary H Brainard with funeral details.
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Haddam
New York
Owen Brainard
United States Steel Corporation
United States
Canada
Harriet Stroud Davis
Hattie D. Lowell
Washington, D. C
H. D. Lowell
William B. Davis
Trench Hill
A. L. Southmayd
Rev. W. D. Beach
Indian Hill Cemetery
Opportunity a Story for Your Boy at Middlesex Theatre
A one reel film titled Opportunity a Story for Your Boy will be shown at Middlesex theatre on April 7 and 8 in sessions afternoon and evening. The state board of education backs this moving picture documenting trade school work across Connecticut. It showcases pupil training at Bridgeport New Britain Torrington Danbury Putnam Manchester Stamford and Meriden.
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Middlesex Theatre
State Board of Education
Connecticut
Bridgeport
New Britain
Torrington
Danbury
Putnam
South Manchester
Stamford
Meriden
Original Yankee Shoemaker 85th Birthday Observed
A. B. Scranton of South Farms born April 3 1835 in Kinderhook N Y marked his 85th birthday yesterday. He came to Middletown in 1876 and 70 years in the shoe trade, 39 there, with one son two grandsons and a stepson serving in France. He remains a Democrat and follows the great conflict with interest.
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A. B. Scranton
South Farms
Kinderhook
N. Y
Middletown
France
Marriage of Clara Elizabeth Ketcham to J Howard Carll
Mrs Lizzie Ketcham of Farm Hill announces the marriage of her daughter Clara Elizabeth to J Howard Carll of Long Island on Wednesday April 2. The ceremony was performed by Rev W H Hall. The groom is a home demonstration agent for Middlesex County Farm Bureau. The couple will reside on Farm Hill after purchasing the George A Hubbard place.
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Lizzie Ketcham
Farm Hill
Clara Elizabeth
J. Howard Carll
Long Island
W. H. Hall
Middlesex County Farm Bureau
George A. Hubbard
Record Drop In Freshet Spreads Fast River Rise
Captain Matt Raynor and long time river watchers report a freshet that rose unusually fast. By Monday afternoon water stood at 15 feet and by morning was within the banks, dropping about 3 inches per hour. The New York boat reached the port at five and unloaded goods filling the freight house to the doors.
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Matt Raynor
New York
Regular April Meeting Of The Common Council
The common council will meet Monday evening at eight to handle routine business. Reports from committees planning a homecoming celebration for returning soldiers and the post office opening are on the agenda, but no major actions are anticipated.
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Common Council
Fisk sells land on Spring Street to Grippos in real estate transfer
John L. Fisk sold to Joseph M. Grippo and Teresa M. Grippo a parcel on the southerly side of Spring Street with the buildings thereon. The lot measures 41.5 feet by 100 feet, bounded on the north by Spring Street and on the east and west by Mary Callahan's land.
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John L. Fisk
Joseph M. Grippo
Teresa M. Grippo
Spring Street
Mary Callahan
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Pythian Sisters
Main Street
Broatch
Corey
Stueck Block
Main ST
Higganum
Henry H. Brainard
Mary H
Merritton
Ontario
Lakeview Cemetery
Trade School Film
Middlesex
J. F. O'Connell
Caulkins & Post Co
Hoosier
Berlin
Axminster
Galton