Portland Enlists and Navy Call Remains Unconfirmed
Families of soldiers trained at Devens announce overseas service with some listed as safely across. Reports name Captain B. Chedel, Dudley Lewis, Nyman, Timothy Griffin, Larson, Mulcahy, Bransfield, Keane, Kieberstedt, Os, Penfield, Nurse and others. Local nursing enrollment urged at town hall. Howard acts as enrollment official. Funeral for Carl O. Larson planned at Swedish Lutheran Church. burial in cemetery. Various notes cover town news, moves, and war savings sales.
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Devens
76Th
B. Chedel
Dudley Lewis
Nyman
Timothy Griffin
A. Larson
Richard Mulcahy
Clement Bransfield
Oscar
Daniel Keane
Edwin Edward Kieberstedt
James Os
Carl. J. Penfield
Daniel
Army
Navy Wilion
Howard
Offithis
Town Hall
Carl O. Larson
Swedish Lutheran
C. G. Bricker
Neu Prescription 99 advertised as cure for rheumatic pain
An ad from Middletown Connecticut touts Neu Prescription 99 as a quick fix for sore joints and inflamed muscles. The liquid promises relief after three doses and claims to tone the stomach, with mail orders available from a local firm.
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Middletown
Steib resumes work at keyboard factory in Deep River
Aug 2 report notes A M Steib returns to duties at the local keyboard factory. Mrs Jennie Starkey comes back from a two week stay in Ryford. Mr and Mrs Ernest Slingsby and their son visit Westbrook. A town hall program Saturday night presents Which Woman with Priscilla Dean and Ella Hall plus Pathe News and dancing.
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Deep River
M. Steib
Jennie Starkey
Ryanford
Ernest Slingsby
Westbrook
Town Hall
Priscilla Dean
Ella Hall
Pathe News
Dancng
William B Stevens Dies at 61 in Deep River Area
William B Stevens aged 61, prominent Deep River resident and Pratt Read executive, died suddenly of acute indigestion at Litchfield near his summer home. Born in Corning New York in 1856, he served as secretary and VP of Pratt Read Co and director of Pratt Read Player Piano Co. He represented the town in 1897 and was active in Republican affairs. He is survived by his wife four daughters two sons a sister and is to be buried in Fountain Hill cemetery after services in Deep River Monday.
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William B. Stevens
Litchfield
Ken
Warner
J. Stevens
Corning
N. Y
Deep River
Pratt, Read & Company
Pratt, Read & Co
Pratt, Read Player Piano Co
General Assembly
Delmont Tufts
Katherine Stevens
Hartford
Elizabeth
Margaret
William Bentley, Jr
Naval Reserves
Richard Stevens
Tufts College
Harry Putnam
Houston
Maine
Fountain Hill Cemetery
Westbrook Notes on Visitors and Local Incidents
Henry Derro sier of Springfield visited town seeking a cottage for vacation days. Rain Tuesday night aids gardens. An infant daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles McVeagh at St. Francis hospital. Mrs. Theodore Martin rents Horse Hill farm to Mr. Souwald from Brooklyn. The Carlson family from Portland visited John Swanson’s. Alma Carlson joined them. Eric Sindan and daughter from New York returned home after weeks at John Swanson’s Horse Hill. Ladies’ Congregational society planned annual needlework sale. Miss Clara Ketcham demonstrated canning at Mrs. John Swanson’s. ten attended. Mrs. C. J. Merwin to visit Ohio to see son Lieut. Spencer Merwin at Camp Perry. Mrs. Henry Bohling hosting nephew Oscar Hopper of Branford. Motorcycle collision on Main street injures Harold Stevens and Charles Bushnell. Stevens suffers broken jaw and collarbone. Bushnell knee injury. Stevens in serious condition.
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Westbrook
Henry Derrosier
Springfield
Charles McVeagh
St. Francis Hospital
Theodore Martin
Horse Hill
Souwald
Brooklyn
N. Y
Richard Carlson
Ruth
Portland
John Swanson
Alma Carlson
Middletown
Eric Sindan
New York
Ladies’ Congregational Society
W. A. Wilcox
Clara Ketcham
Middlesex Farm Bureau
C. J. Merwin
Ohio
Spencer Merwin
Spencer
Camp Perry
Henry Bohling
Oscar Hopper
Branford
Harold Stevens
Charles Bushnell
W. H. Watrous
Main Street
Rocky Hill Community News and Local Notices
A local bulletin records moves and visits: Harry Hick left Waterfeo Barracks for Texas aviation duty, and groups plan Congregational Sunday school picnic at Goodwin Park with a 9 30 car. Rev M E Alling spoke in Washington. Other notes cover residents visiting Hartford New Haven Quincy and Glastonbury, a Fort Slocum enlistment denial due to car trouble, a sick infant, and assorted town happenings.
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Rocky Hill
Harry Hick
Waterfeo Barracks
Aviation Field
Texas
Goodwin Park
Hartford
M. E. Alling
Washington, Conn
Lester Webster
Fort Slocum
United States Army
Everett Sherwood
Ralph Stoddard
Quincy
Mass
Blodgett
Susan Blodgett
New Haven
Orient Insurance Co
Albert Homewood
Hayden Griswold
Jonas Burton
D. W. McNamara
Carl Petersen
Walter N. Belden
Glastonbury
Farm Bureau field day planned for local youths
At a Hampton meeting in H G Hills office reports praised the young peoples garden with many pledges fulfilled and plans for a field day. Committee includes C W Burnham Arnold Norman Purple Mollie Wall and Katherine OConnell. Ellis Hughes named secretary and Miss OConnell treasurer. Nearby preparations for a field day continue as others attend events in Portland. Private Richard Mulcahy of Portland arrives home safely after service with the 301st Machine Gun Battalion. Ernest A Anderson and Sidney A Anderson also arrive overseas. A big baseball game between the towns Y M C A and Essex is planned for the school grounds Saturday. Richard Canton is in New Haven on business.
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Hast Hampton
Farm Bureau Association
H. G. Hills
C. W. Burnham
Arnold
Norman Purple
Mollie Wall
Katherine O'Connell
Ellis Hughes
O’connell
Association
Makher
Portland
Worthington White
Newport News
Eugene Markham
Evelyn
Hartford
Hattie Hall
Willimantic
Eugene Hall
Richard Mulcahy
Mulcahy
Bevin Bros. Mfg. Co
Mary Ball
Bristol
Royal Goff
John Anderson
Colchester News Roundup and Local Activities
Colchester notes include Mrs D W Hakes leaving for a month in Stonington, Fox Becker Granite Co crews at Linwood Cemetery, a death in the three chimney house, and a Jewish cemetery burial. Oil work on state roads finishing, local calls in Norwich, a Saturday ball game between South Windham and the home team, and church services led by Rev. B D Remington. Warden burgess meeting set for Monday. Fitch Jones visits. two men net 65 bullheads at Exeter pond. farmers report good hay crop.
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Colchester
D. W. Hakes
Stonington
Fox-Becker Granite Co
Middletown
Linwood Cemetery
Stein
H. Kellogg
Norwich
Frank Doane
South Windham
Baptist Church
B. D. Remington
Burgess
Fitch Jones
Hebron
Charles Quash
Richard Spellacy
Exeter Pond
Shailerville Social Roundup on August Visitations
Shailerville notes host guests at Riverlet house as Mrs. John Mc Carter and son Edward of New Haven arrive. Mrs. Leander Case welcomes a returnee from Essex and New London. Chauncey Clark of Hamden visits friends. Maxwell Shailer from Hartford stays over. Herman Dittman entertains Newark visitors. Azariah Dickinson and George Bailey party return from Saybrook Manor with Mrs. Bailey visiting Glen Ridge New Jersey and Rockaway Long Island.
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Shailerville
John McCarter
Edward
New Haven
Riverlet House
Leander Case
Essex
New London
Chauncey Clark
Hamden
Maxwell Shailer
Hartford
Herman Dittman
Newark
Azariah Dickinson
George Bailey
Saybrook Manor
Robert Bailey
Glen Ridge
N. J
Rockaway, L. I
Off the Key. Toledo Blade writer on prayer and tone
A Toledo Blade columnist asserts prayer helps tune humanity toward the infinite, explaining why people sometimes sound flat when they should be sharp.
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Toledo Blade
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