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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1919

Page

4

Weather Report Chronicle April Showers Across Regions

Unsettled conditions forecast tonight into Tuesday with local rains in New England and the mid- Atlantic region. Temperatures vary from the 40s to low 60s across major cities as clouds persist and a weak disturbance keeps weather unsettled from coast to inland areas.

New P Cts Lake Gulf Atlantic City Block Island Boscloudy Chicago Detroit Hartford Jackson Nantucket Norfolk Portland St. Louis Wash

Victory Loan Call Prompts Public War Expenditure Support

A government plea urges citizens to fund wartime costs through the Victory Loan program. The appeal emphasizes historical reliance on such loans in past wars and frames the drive as essential to sustaining national effort and entering or supporting the current conflict.

Obituary of Local Youth Haddock Ratcliffe

An obituary notes the death at his home at 199 Prospect Street at noon of a 21 year old native of the city. A Middletown High School graduate class of 1915, he was the son of Samuel G and Frances M Haddock Ratcliffe and employed in the Hart…

Prospect Street Middletown ‘High School Samuel G Frances M. Haddock Ratcliffe Hart

Obituary Notice for Local Resident's Funeral Details

The deceased left besides his father and mother three brothers Samuel E. Ratcliffe of New London George and Benjamin of this city and one sister Mrs Charles Doebner of this city Funeral services are from his late home 199 Prospect Street on Wednesday at 2 30 p m with Rev F F German officiating and interment in Indian Hill cemetery

Funeral for Mrs. Mary Hollister Held at Westfield Church

Funeral services for Mrs Mary J Clark Hollister widow of E C Hollister drew large crowds at the Congregational Church Westfield with Rev D B Hubbard officiating A quartet performed My Jesus As Thou Wilt and Abide With Me Interment followed at Center Cemetery East Hartford in the William Hollister lot Reverend Hubbard presided over committal prayers at the home of Mrs Lucy M Church Attending relatives named include Forrest S Clark C T Hollister and Hollister of Hartford Tracy Hollister and Hartwell Brainard of Glastonbury and W P Southmayd of Westfield Floral tributes marked the service Henry Mills Henry Mills died Sunday at Middlesex Hospital aged 78 56 months He leaves nine children in New Jersey and Connecticut Remains will go to Chester New Jersey for interment Past Noble Grand of Central Lodge I O C F of New Jersey.

Mary Hollister Mary J. (Clark) Hollister E. C. Hollister Congregational Church Westfield D. B. Hubbard Arthur Griswold Edward Dreher William Southmayd Jesus Center Cemetery East Hartford William Hollister Rev. Hubbard Lucy M. Church Forrest S. Clark Holliston Mass C. T. Hollister Hollister Hartford Tracy Hollister Hartwell Brainard Glastonbury W. P. Southmayd Henry Mills Middlesex Hospital E. Kline F. Croat John Mills New Jersey F. A. Hall Danbury W. A. Jackson L. King Alice Hughes L. F. Gibbons William L. Mills Chester N. J Mr. Mills Noble Grande Central Lodge

Mrs. Julia Morris Dies at 88 in Durant District

Mrs. Julia Morris died this morning at her daughter Theresa Winsters home 12 Park street Durant district age 88 years 1 month She leaves sister Annie Whelan Ottawa NL two sons Nicholas New York and William Kansas and two daughters Catherine Connelly New Haven and Theresa Wamester New Haven Funeral services will be from her home at o'clock and at St Francis church 9 30 Wednesday morning Interment in St Lawrence Cemetery New Haven by auto cortege.

Julia Morris Theresa Winester Park Street Durant District Annie Whelan Ottawa Nicholas New York William Kansas Catherine Connelly New Haven Theresa ‘Wamester St. Francis’ Church St. Lawrence Cemetery

Mrs Salvatore Rossi Dead. Meriden Resident

Lucia Rossi wife of Salvatore Rossi died at Middlesex Hospital early today. She leaves her husband two sons and a daughter. A funeral from W. J. Coughlin's Sons undertaking rooms Tuesday at 10 the service at St John's Church at 10 30 and burial in St John's Cemetery.

Salvatore Rossi Lucia Middlesex Hospital Meriden W. J.coughlin St. John’s Church St. John’s Cemetery

First M. E. Church Notes Update

Church notices list Epworth League masquerade Tuesday 8 p m and social discussions. Wednesday union cottage meetings at several homes discuss A New Church for Our Returning Men and war faith efforts. Thursday 3 45 King's Heralds at Miss Crawford's 159 High Street. 7 30 Boy Scouts. Friday 3 30 Women’s Home Missionary Society mite box opening and sewing. 7 00 Girl Scouts chapel. Saturday 4 15 nested choir rehearsal and 7 00 orchestra rehearsal.

M. E Epworth League Union Cottage J. W. Hewitt College Place J. C. Gannon Hunting Hill Avenue BE. J. Roberts East Long Hill Enoch T. Birdsey Byelo Farm Hill Willis Cheney Grand Street E. P. Augur Broad Street Frederick Phelps Brainerd Avenue F. H. Frissell Silver Street South Farms A. N. Sweet Crescent Street F. M. King Lincoln Street King’s Heralds Miss Crawford’s High Street Woman's Home Missionary Society North Church Ladies’ Home Missionary Society Red Cross Home Department A. C. Patten

St. Andrew's Chapel Club Schedule Notices

St Andrew's Chapel publishes weekly meetings for the Girls Friendly Society senior club Monday at 7 30 p m and the parish Men's club monthly meeting at 8 p m. Wednesday 7 30 p m features Triangle ee m and St Andrew's sall 1380 pm.

St. Andrew's Chapel Girls’ Friendly Society St. Andrew's St. Andrew's Sall Olnis Sock

New Britain and Middletown Vie For New England Title

Middletown Y meets Springfield Friday night in Hartford for the New England basketball title as New Britain balks at neutral officiating and plans a separate game. An A A U referee from Poughkeepsie will handle the matchup at West Middle School gym, with Mansfield or Stamford officials unnamed. The season finale hinges on the Middletown Springfield clash, barring Slater of New Britain from the main game.

Middletown Springfield New England Hartford New New Britain Dick Dillon Slater Hardware City Five Dillon Massachusetts New Britain Middletown- Springfield West Middle School Poughkeepsie N. Y

Middletown Defeats All-Stars In Clean 40 24 Battle

Middletown Y M C A 40 All-Stars 24 in a fast clean contest at the local Y M C A. Harry Scofield starred for Hartford with nine field goals while Shultz led Middletown with seven baskets. Fouls were rare as both teams played hard and the home side preparations for a key upcoming game with Springfield Y M C A.

Middletown “Y All-Stars Hartford Harry Scofield Shultz Middletown Spear Salmonson Springfield Y. M. C. A F. Wolf Cronin W. Wolf Ahern McConochie Scofield Jake’ Carlson

Babe Ruth to Play in Outfield for Red Sox This Season

Reports from Florida say Babe Ruth will be used as an outfielder in the Boston Red Sox lineup this season, matching his power against American league pitchers.

Babe Ruth Outfield New York Boston Red Sox Florida Ruth

Cobb to join Detroit after Augusta exhibition

Augusta Georgia April 7 Ty Cobb will leave here tomorrow to join the Detroit club at Florence South Carolina where they are scheduled to appear in an exhibition game. Cobb announced if he has signed his contract for 1919. Bowling notes report Noiseless Co winning two of three from Kirby Co at Aetna bowling alleys with high scores of 309 by S Winner and 301 by Carlson. Holy Trinity Church and North Church notes list weekly meetings, services, and scouts events through Friday.

Leonard Ritchie Britton New York Jack Britton Benny Leonard Willie Ritchie Newark Dave McKay Cobb Detroit Augusta Ty Cobb Troit Club Florence S. C Aetna Noiseless Co Kirby Co Factory Carlson Noiseless Co. S C. Donahoe H. Anderson Kirby . Co. Burke F. Winner

Lydia Pinkham Remedy Said to Avoid Surgery

Canton Ohio woman credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with relieving female troubles and allowing daily tasks without an operation. The ad cites doctors’ opinions and urges others to seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.

Canton Ohio Nhe Lydia E. Pinkhen Lydia E. Pinkham Marie Boyp 5Th St N. E E. Pinkham

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