Citywide cleanup drive urged to curb flies and disease
A wartime style plea urges citizens and schools to cooperate in a city cleanup week. Handbills promise cleaner alleys, shops, and stables to beat fever and infantile diarrhoea. Residents urged to start now, collect garbage to curbs, and ensure sanitary conditions. Committeeled effort lists Dr Arthur W McDowell and local officials guiding the drive through Warwick streets northward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of, Commerce
Enab
Warwick
Tan Street
College Street
West Street
College P
Grand Ito City Line
East Street
Court Street
Grand Street
Main Street
Center Street
Arthur W. McDowell
Men Council
John 2
Sheldon
Campbell
Richard E. Mylh
Thomas P. W
Jessie W. Or
George S. Pitt
Edward B. Sellew
Royden
Michael H. Kearney
Soltysek
M. C. A. Campbell
Ic Works
J. Vincent Dempsey
Chamber of Commerce
George A. Tierney
Superior Court Adjourns Amid Parade and Celebration
Yesterday afternoon the Superior Court adjourned until Thursday morning. Joel H. Reed ordered a brief pause as a parade and celebration were planned today. The case paused with four witnesses remaining and testimony aimed to prove predecessors in title to the property. The plaintiff sought to show the beach had been opened as a public way to the fish place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel H. Reed
O Get Vacations From Post Office Department
A fragment notes actions related to vacations or job statuses within the Post Office Department, mentioning procedures for retirement or leave. The legible part indicates administrative steps toward service changes or time off, without clear names, dates, orplace references.
Highland Golf Club season forecast and events
The Highland Golf Club announces its season through July 4 with a full schedule of medals and sweepstakes events. Highlights include May 1 medal play handicap for 18 holes, May 17 sweepstakes, May 30 qualifying rounds, and a June 7 booster match with a golfers dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckett
E. Tredennick
Wimby
Ener
U. S
C. K. Deckerd
Mth
Shuttle Meadow Club
Highland
T B. C. Rogers
New Haven Country Club
Hartford
Tournament Golf Association
Shuttle Eace
Alumni Reunion at Hotel Adelphia Hosts Wesleyan Alumni
About 75 Philadelphia Wesleyan alumni gathered on the Adelphia roof garden for a Saturday night reunion joined by 35 city high school seniors as guests. Dr. Charles M. Ioswell of the Methodist missionary board spoke. Doc Boswell, ex-19, now a navy lieutenant, was also in attendance. Short addresses were given by President Shanklin and Secretary Roy Bena, with Wesleyan Glee Club providing musical numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Wesleyan
Adelphia
Charles M. Ioswell
Methodist Missionary Board
Wesleyan
Shanklin
Roy Bena
Wesleyan Glee Club
Summer Swimming Classes At The Y M C A Schedule
Beginning Monday May 5 the Y M C A will run summer swimming classes for ladies and girls with girls at 3 30 pm and ladies at 8 pm On Mondays and Thursdays through September 5 The junior boys meet Wednesdays at 4 pm and Saturdays at 9 30 am with the former schedule on Tuesdays and Fridays at 4 45 pm
North Church Annual Meet
The annual meeting of the First Society was held last night in North Church Chapel. Charles Brainerd was elected a member to committee and related duties were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First
Charles Brainerd
Merchants of
Middletown
Merchants’ Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Randolph S. Lyon
Edward W. Johnson
Ralph J. Atwell
Robert W. Camp
Frank EB. Pesse
Charles Fountain
Albert Oderholz
Theodore Herrmann
Philip Herrmann
John F. O’connell
William P. Spear
Charles H. Leonard
Clifford Leonard
Herbert L. Barton
Edward P. Schaefer
Mr. Lyon
Coles Company to Close Saturdays at Noon Starting May 3 1919
Following a plan adopted two years ago to offer a half holiday on Saturday afternoons the Coles Company will close its office store and mill at noon from May 3 1919 until further notice. Co operation requested and orders to be delivered as usual if possible at The Coles Company 138 Street Middletown adv 295.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tns Goth RR RS
Coles Company
Street
Middletown
Community notices schedule and lodge events
Several fraternal and religious groups announce upcoming meetings and a forthcoming play. United Mechanics and L 0 F lodges meet at 232 Main Street and at Congregational hall Union Street. Zionists Organization of America and Ladies Auxiliary of AOH hold 8 o'clock events, W R C gathering, Priscilla Rebekah lodge presents A Poor Married Man at Odd Fellows hall with Thomas Mathison directing. St Johns Sewing Class meets this afternoon in Knights of Columbus rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nheed
Rebekahs
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Thomas Mathison
St. John’s
Knights of Columbus Rooms
Main Street
Trolley Wire Explodes as Main Street Damaged
Busy local scene with crowds at Hartford trolley lines and frequent notices of events. Advertisements mention ball games at Andrus Field Wesleyan vs New York University with 65 cent admission, May timetable changes, river traffic and coal cargo notes, a marriage license, and a variety of community notices including dances, engravings, and planned improvements. The piece captures municipal activity and upcoming entertainment across Middletown with dated references to May 5 and multiple local addresses.
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Cay
Miss Barton
Arrigonia
Hartford
BE. M. Bitgood
Fletcher
Main Street
Court
F. L. Caulkins
New York
Boston
Andrus Field
Wesleyan
Amherst
Fond du Lac
New York University
Andrus
Union Station
Air Line
Middletown
Sachem
Saybrook
Connecticut River
K. V. Dixon
Uptown
Manhattan
Daly
Martin J. Welch
Cc. G
307Th Infantry
Overseas Service
Welch
Richard P. Welch
Liberty ‘Street
Seibert’s Hall
East Hampton
Public Improvement Committee
The
Middletown Homes, Inc
Alden
City Dock
Robert Risk
Douglas Hose Co
Hose House
I.O
Arthur M. Stewart
Front Street
Grace Gabrielle
South Main Street
Vernnantreet
Rand
Jin
Wesleyan Notes Musical Concert in Meriden on Friday
Wesleyan notes announce a Meriden High School auditorium concert by the combined Glee and Mandolin Clubs under the high school literary society. Final tennis qualifiers today will form the team to meet Trinity Friday, with the college tennis champion decided. Eligible players listed include Berrier, Steele, Woodward, Swift, Greidenreich, Leland, Ott. Alumni Secretary Chamberlin tours Northeastern Pennsylvania addressing students at Wilkes-Barre, Kingston, and Williamsport. Trinity Parish Meeting Holy Trinity Church holds its annual meeting this evening at 8 to elect officers and consider vestry appointments per diocese canons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meriden
Meriden High School
Literary Society
Hartford
Trinity
J. B. Berrier
Montclair
N. J
R. T. Steele
Conn
J. H. Woodward
Sag Harbor
N. Y
R. P. Swift
New Britain
F.C. Greidenreich
Albany
A. F. Leland
Mt. Vernon
J. R. Ott
Philadelphia
Roy B. Chamberlin
Pennsyl
Wilkes-Barre
Seminary
Kingston
Ee Sem
Williamsport
Trinity Church Society
Wadeworth Chapter D A R Meeting Held at North Church
Wadeworth Chapter of the D A R will conduct a special business meeting at the North church parish house on Saturday. Members are urged to attend and discuss chapter affairs and upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadeworth
North Church
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Tless City
Campaign Tees
Superior Court
Post Office Department
WAR Veterans’ Meeting
Summer Voile
Mother
Broatch’s Modern Book Shop
Corey
Stueck Block
Main
B. Stern & Son and
J. F. O'Connell
City Court
Hoosier
Cas
Axminster
Brussels
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