Portland War Effort and Community News Highlight
Portland reports progress on Liberty Loan efforts with plans to double the quota and a blue star likely for the town. A successful W C T U afternoon tea raised about 60 dollars, with local figures delivering timely talks. Social events like Emerald Hall dances draw large crowds, while Home Guard drills continue and local residents receive updates on relatives in France and military postings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
A. N. Shepard
F. S. Lewis
The
Westbrook News Briefs Reflect War Effort And Local Happenings
Elihu Stevens visits family as Evelyn Wright enters training in Boston as quartermaster. Mrs. Wilcox attends McCormick concert in New Haven. Fiskes to open shore cottage. Dibble assists at post office. Mrs. Littlefield and Phyllis return from Hartford winter. Fargo teaches at Chapman School. Barn demolished on Merrills lot. Major Taylor returns to town. Roland Gladwin enlists in U S reserves. Draft lists examined. Lynn resigns as war bureau chair. William Goodman to lead war saving drive from Chicago. Local bond contest begins with $24 500 quota. third liberty loan drive underway. Neidlinger named chair. women appointed to solicit bonds. Over $5 500 reported Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbrook
Elihu Stevens
E. H. Stevens
Evelyn T. Wright
Boston
W. A. Wilcox
Woolsey Hall
New Haven
Thomas P. Fisk
Charlotte Dibble
John A. Littlefield
Phyllis
Hartford
Miss Fargo
Chester
Chapman School
Kaiser
Lewis Merrills
Lyman Post
E. J. Taylor
Roland Gladwin
U. S
B.A. Lynn
Council of Defense
War Bureau
William O. Goodman
Chicago
Walton H. Wilson
Middlesex Hospital Aid Society
Hendley Memorial
C. N. Field
Neidlinger
Local Social and Community Notes from Rocky Hill
Rocky Hill on Sunday saw Home Guard members attend a Congregational church service while Herbert Spencer of the U S Navy visited with his parents. Local residents including Mr and Mrs Joseph Quinn of Burnside and Miss Alvina Petersen of Hartford were noted visitors or doings with several short illness recoveries and recent hospital operation improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Hill
Joseph Quinn
Burnside
Herbert Spencer
United States Navy
Leverett Spencer
Ferry Street
Congregational
Frederick H. Bacon
Plainville
Merrill Berry
Parksville
Mary R. Lord
Frederick R. Comstock
Louis W. Button
Andrew Twaddle
Maud Homewood
Equal Franchise League
Middletown
Palmer Hermann
Hartford Hospital
Alvina Petersen
Hartford
Carl Petersen
Elm Street
King's Daughters Meet At Mrs Stearns Home Centerbrook
Centerbrook April 15 The King's Daughters plan a Tuesday evening gathering at Mrs William Stearns home on Main street. Alfred Wright spent Sunday in town with his family. Elsie Schmidt received a pleasant surprise Saturday evening from friends. Liberty Loan canvassers report good success so far. Kenneth Ingraham spent the week with friends in Middletown. A food sale will be held in the Conference home Tuesday afternoon. Alfred Ingraham works for La Place Hagan in Deep River. L S Hayden plans cement walks at his Phoenix Terrace home. Thelma Tuesday Pauline Frederick in Double Crossed. adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Shanklin
Wesleyan University
France
Joseph P. Bransfield
Camp Devens
Ellen Swanson
Main Street
Hartford
Timothy Griffin
Edward Cosgrove
Middlesex Hospital Aid Society
Hendley Memorial
Gustafson
Portland Candy Kitchen
Kellogg S. Hale
War Department
Corporal Kellogg S. Hale
U. S
Centerbrook
William Stearns
Alfred Wright
Elsie Schmidt
Liberty Loan
Kenneth Ingraham
Middletown
Alfred Ingraham
LaPlace & Hagan
Deep River
L. S. Hayden
Phoenix Terrace
the Thelma
Pauline Frederick
Adv
East Hampton News Briefs on War and Local Life
East Hampton reports Archibald Cook slight wounded in action with early service in Mexico, Niantic, Nogales, then Waterbury guarding railroad property. Harry Cook also in trenches nearby. Robert Wilcox dies in France March 5. Local visitors, Red Cross meeting, births, illnesses, and Home Guard and Teachers association events noted. Committees named for a Red Cross fundraiser banquet by the Fast Hampton Business Men's association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Hampton
William Cook
Archibald Cook
Mexico
Niantic
Nogales
Waterbury
Harry Cook
Briggs sisters visit Meriden and town social notes
Misses Ruth and Gertrude Briggs spent the weekend with relatives in Meriden. Willis Kirkpatrick is confined to his home by illness. Daniel Carrol and son of Meriden were visiting relatives yesterday. Mrs. Harry Metzger and daughter of Hartford were visitors yesterday. The Home Club will meet with Mrs. Hallock on Thursday afternoon April 18, instead of Wednesday as announced.
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Who S. Porter
Man’s Liberty Loan Committee
O. Raftery
Helen Cornwall
Elsie Noxon
Floyd
Trinity
Emerald Hall
Professor A
Ood Nympth
Yvette DuBois
Rose
Mildred Giaconia Hess
Paul Lawrence
Ra Coquette
Mildred G. Hess
Bernice Goesling
Anthony J. Giaconia
Dresden
China
Home Guard
Nerd
Hattie M. Strickland
William Talcott
Glastonbury
Strickland
Glaston
Freestone Ave
Europe
Lship
Thomas
John Linehan
S. Naval Reserve
Main
Ernest Forsberg
Gilderne
Luther League
Thiu
Philip Daly
Beacons
Hennessey
Edward F. Daly
Arthur J. Foley
Viate
St of Freestone Avenue
Robert Wilcox
Wilcox
Florence Thatcher
Ralph Thatcher
Samuel Thatcher
Red Cross Society
Chatham Hall
May Colbert
New Britain
Emma Colbert
Clinton Gould
Springfield
Edwin Barton
Phyllis White
G. K. White
Herman Rich
William Belcher
Fair Haven
Mass
Julius Gates
Gus Anderson
Ruth Beckwith
Willimantic’ Normal School
Robert Beckwith
Charles Reardon
Hart
Siebert
Opera House
Teachers’ Association
William C. Hubbard
Sydney
New York
Camp Liberty
Lake Pocotopaug
Fast Hampton Business Men’s Association
Cromwell
Anil
Ine Bora
BORAX
Pacific Coast Borax Co
Dry Goods Alliance
Cretonnes
Gurney Refrigerators
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