Metro drama Johnny on the Spot screens tonight at Grand Theatre
A busy double bill headlines tonight at the Grand with the Metro drama Johnny on the Spot and other features. The program includes vaudeville acts, S histories of crime and romance, plus stars such as John Barrymore and Mary Davis in acclaimed performances. The bill sports Georges Walsh in Say So and Eddie Polo in The Lure of the Dir, with additional selections and touring acts throughout the evening and a matinee.
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Grand Theatre
the Grand
Brady
Blackwell
Evelyn
George Walsh
Eddie Polo
Naz- Bove
M and
Mollie
East Haddam Town Notes From a Spring Visit
Reginald G of Montclair New Jersey, formerly with the National Bank of England, called on friends in East Haddam today. Eugene Boardman fished Roaring for trout Tuesday with fair odds. William Clark was a Middle Town visitor yesterday. Amiel Mashick, in town eight months, has returned home. W M Bellemy of New London was in town Tuesday. Mr and Mrs FE Brown, wintering in Florida, return for the fishing season and are Fred Clark. B D spent Sunday. Reynolds and Mrs George Ventres were in town last evening.
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Reginald G
Montclair
N. J
National Bank of England
Eugene Boardman
William Clark
Amiel Mashick
Amp
W. M. Bellemy
New London
E. FE. Brown
Florida
Fred Clark
Reynolds
George Ventres
Louie’s war memories and hometown notes on wartime life
Louie returns home from military service after serving as supply head and surviving a firing squad threat in a German prison camp. He endured six weeks in a German hospital and multiple prison camps, with a dramatic escape from death and a shipboard engine failure on an initial voyage to France. In town, Marguerite Thomas visits, Albert Dudley buys the Shelley Southworth farmhouse, and local clubs plan meetings. Adrian Nelson travels to Middletown on business. C Rowley Post sells his Church street house to Minor Waite, and the Posts will summer at the shore. Princess Thursday advertises Williamson Bros.’ Submarine Eye eight reel feature.
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Louie
France
Camp Devens
Boston
Colchester Notes include calls and events for week
Colchester updates report visitors including Mr and Mrs F E Baker and Mrs May White in Norwich, H E Rathbone from Hebron, and C D Barton and brother from East Hampton. Clarence Lewis moves to George Elderkin tenement South Main. First Colchester baseball vs Hebron this Saturday. The three act play Mrs Briggs of the Poultry Yard at the old town hall 8 pm. Miss Mary Wade visits Hartford. Band meeting Thursday 8 pm. Trout fishermen report good catches. Local ads note beef steak 22c lb corned beef 15c calves liver 35c lb at Daniel Goldberg’s near depot.
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Colchester
F. E. Baker
May White
Norwich
HE. M. Rathbone
Hebron
Clarence Lewis
George Elderkin
South Main Street
Briggs
Poultry Yard
Old Town Hall
Mary Wade
Hartford
C. D. Barton and Brother
East Hampton
E. Glaubenger
Mexico Seeks Inclusion in the Big League
The Los Angeles Times reports Mexico expresses a wish to be recognized as a nation and included in the membership of the major league. This bold stance signals regional ambitions and potential shifts in diplomatic and sports or organizational alliances.
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Mexico
Los Angeles Times
Local notes from town on meetings and visits
The Lookout Endeavor Society of the church will meet Friday evening. D Twiss of New York City visited the town. Miss Florence Hotchkiss of Naugatuck visited the Gladding home on Saybrook Street. The Connecticut State Guard will drill at Essex town hall this evening. G E Twiss sold his Saybrook Street summer residence to Charles Tucker of Massachusetts who plans improvements. Beacon Lights entertainment drew a good crowd at Congregational church. Mrs Roger S Mather visited Saybrook yesterday. The State Guard military ball is set for April 25. Mrs Albert Lange of Springfield visits her parents on Saybrook Street. Lenten services were held at St John Memorial church. The Home Worker Society of the First Congregational church will hold an Easter sale and supper Thursday April 10 in the church parlors, supper from 6 to 7.
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D. Twiss
New York City
Florence Hotchkiss
Naugatuck
F. H. Gladdingon
Saybrook Street
Connecticut State Guard
Essex Town Hall
G. E. Twiss
Charles Tucker
Massachusetts
Congregational Church
Gilbert Kelsey
Hill Street
Hart
Roger S. Mather
Saybrook
State Guard
Albert Lange
Springfield
John Davis
Old Saybrook Community Notes Reach Across the Ocean
In Old Saybrook on April 9 a large crowd gathered at St. John's Church for Miss Annie O'Neil’s month mind mass led by Rev. M J O'Brien. Visitors include J E Tryon from overseas with the 102nd, showing off a German helmet, and locals report flu-impaired relatives slowly improving. Frank Gildersleeve, husband of Mrs. E E, informs the Boston arrival that their son Frank, of Company F, 102nd, has come home from overseas. A Gun club social in Old Lyme drew many locals, while New Haven’s Harry Daley and Frank McElvie, protectors of bridges in France, visit and note many fallen comrades. Theodore L Cuyler and wife plan a Brooklyn visit before returning for the season. tower signal repair crews head to New Haven for exams and railroad rules updates.
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New London
St. John’s Church
Annie O’neil
M. J. O’brien
J. E. Tryon
A. J. Gilbert
E. E. Gildersleeve
Fenwick Lighthouse
Frank
Boston
102Nd Regiment
Old Lyme
Harry Daley
Frank McElvie
New Haven
France
Theodore L. Cuyler
Brooklyn
N. Y
New Haen
Miss Alma Anderson Hosts Luther League Evening
Cromwell April 9 The Misses Alma and Ellen Anderson and Emil Anderson will entertain the Luther League at their New Lane home Thursday evening. Cromwell Chapter O E S will meet Wednesday. Mrs. Ira Barrows niece visits end. Miss Martha Sage ill with influenza. Grace Pierson returns to New York after spring visit. Sunshine Sewing Circle meets Thursday at Mr and Mrs C H Stovall New Lane. Rummage sale for nurses fund at Oberg store April 10 11 and 12 phone 691-4.
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Cromwell
Alma
Ellen Anderson
Emil Anderson
Luther League
New Lane
Robert Carroll
Bridgeport
Ira Barrows
Martha Sage
Grace Pierson
New York
Sunshine Sewing Circle
C. H. Stovall
Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Edward Briggs
West Street
Walter Bailey
Yestern
Home Club For the Benefit of Nurses’ Fund
Oberg’s
Glide Fares May Rise to Eight Cents in Albany Journal
From the Albany Journal, an eight cent rise in streetcar fares is discussed. The report notes potential changes in local transit pricing and the impact on riders and city finances.
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The
Albany Journal
Walking habit vs income impact on traction firms
The text discusses how a longstanding habit of walking affects traction companies more than a rise in income. It highlights behavioral patterns in transport firms and implies shifts in efficiency or demand linked to personal mobility choices.
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