Food Army members at field day foster pig club wins
Food Army members at the Gil we school held a field day with games and contests supervised by County club leader Gaylord New and others. Junior Food army members earned blue ribbons for top records while a picnic lunch followed under trees. Sergeant Oliver Ellsworth, newly stationed at Madison Barracks, was praised for fair treatment as he moved through his noncommissioned officer career. Local church notes, civil notices, and community events fill the rest of the page with service, picnic plans, and temple notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catharine Burr
Gilwe
D. G. Sullins
Pig Club
Innecticut
Agricultural College
Portland
Mr. Sullins
Walter Olpits
Sullins
Gaylord New
F. Sav
Mis.sel Russell, Jr
Junior Food Army
Ellsworth
Madison Barracks
N. Y
Ser
Oliver Ellsworth
Ost
Oliver North
yLee
Medical Corps
Army
Ethan Allen
Messiers
Pine Grove traffic signs spark questions on safety
Signs erected two weeks ago by the association were initially observed but drivers again used the old route into Pine Grove. The purpose appears to be accident avoidance at a dangerous corner near the entrance, with several near misses noted in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Gordon B. Coates
Marjorie
Eleanor
Hartford
Alden
Pine Grove
Niantic
William N. Tubbs
Martha Chapman
M. E. Church
George Kendall
Crescent Beach
F. E. Tracy
High Street
Saybrook Point
New London
Groton
Roll of Honor dedication set for August 4 in Moodus
Moodus on August 3 reports a dedication ceremony for the Roll of Honor to local service members. Rev F Countryman chairs the event in Hast Haddam at 4 50 PM with Liberty Chorus, Co H Connecticut State Guard assisting. Other notes include local visits, Red Cross August schedule, and residents sharing overseas messages.
East Hampton Community Notes and Upcoming Events
Emil Nelson tests last evening for Niantic at officers training school Camp Locke, return by Wednesday. YMC A baseball team prep for Essex or local school house game at 2 30. Lavey to sing at Congregational Sunday. Mrs Emma Freeman and Adelaine Ackley back from New London visit. Norman Purple and son Maye visiting Moodus relatives. Whistle alarm last night mistaken for fire. Middletown fire whistle heard as big victory news. Daniel Healy visiting New Haven. Mrs Tiebman and Irene return from Brooklyn. Dancing at Carrier's pavilion Ford's orchestra tonight. John Norfolk leaves for extended Baltimore visit. Hattie Flood congratulates son Lorin R Flood overseas. Margaret Ivers visiting Mary Doyle in Thomaston. Congregational Church service 10 45 Rev Fate topic The Way Of Christ With the Soul. Methodist service 10 45 Rev Thatcher topic The Right Use of Talents. Sunday school 12 Marlborough church 2 30 service St Patrick's 8 and 11 Masses. Swedish Lutheran church service 8 30 tomorrow. St John's chapel service 8 am starting August 4th Rev G H Smith to lead Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Church
Ers
Lake Pocotopaug
Methodist Episcopal Church
E. Bee
Tor
Strong Mise Bisbee
Blossom
Mrs. Hale
Miss Ferguson
Emil Nelson
Niantic
Camp Locke
Lloyd Cone
Washington, D. C
E. Gordon Cone
Essex
Cr. J. Lavey
Bridgeport
Congregational Church
Emma Freeman
Adelaine Ackley
New London
Norman Purple
Maye
Moodus
Middletown
Daniel Healy
New Haven
Corporal Lorin R. Flood
Margaret Ivers
Mary Doyle
Thomaston
F. A. Fate
Christ
Methodist Church
Samuel Thatcher
Marlborough
Jesus
St. Patrick's
Patrick
Durham
Elmer Stevens
Manchestr
George Irvin
New York
W. R. Walkley
Mary R. Hull
Arkansas
Texas
Sarah Meigs
E. F. Stevens
Warren Rogers
Sullivan House
Middlefield Road
Christian Endeavor
Louis H. Ruge
Fred L. Atwell
Local Notes from Clinton Aug 3
Miss Caroline Har der returns home after a week with her brother Albert Harder and family in Clinton. Levi S. Taylor sails for Pelham Bay, having enlisted in the navy. Albert Jacobs and family visit Ed gar C. Watrous on Commerce Street. Rev. A. B. Gifford to preach at Killingworth Congregational church this summer. Miss Rebecca Eliot returns from Lancaster New Hampshire visit. Lothrop M. Higgins and family in Danbury for summer school work. Harold Foerch and Henry Kozlix ordered to U. S. Engineers' Training School Newton Mass. Aug. 14. Miss Ruth Buell entertains Miss Geraldine Storms of Meriden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Caroline Harder
Westbi
Albert Harder
Levi S. Taylor
Pelham Bay
Navy
Albert Jacobs
South Carolina
Edgar C. Watrous
Commerce Street
A. B. Gifford
Killingworth
Rebecca Eliot
Lancaster
N. H
Lothrop M. Higgins
Mark Blaisdell
Danbury
Higgins
Harold Foerch
Henry Kozlix
U. S. Engineers’ Training School
Newton
Mass
Ruth Buell
Geraldine Storms
Meriden
Westbrook notes and seaside moves in early August
Private Lawrence Wilson of Chicago has returned from a furlough to join his wife at the Quetonsett cottage. Mrs. Louise P. Fiske recovers after an operation in New York. The Ladies Congregational society plans a church parlor sale next Wednesday. Samuel Hamilton and Fred B. Fiske Jr return to Quetonset Beach after visits. Fiske Jr. arrives from France on leave. Mrs. Edward Fisher reports her husband safe from the front. Walter O. Wilson of New York will soon depart for Europe to join Red Cross work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbrook
Lawrence Wilson
Chicago
Ill
Home Department
Quetonsett
Mary McAdoo
Marshal van Derhaus
Brooklyn
N. Y
Louise P. Fiske
New York
Ladies’ Congregational Society
Samuel Hamilton
Quetonset Beach
Fred B. Fiske, Jr
France
Quotonset Beach
Edward Fisher
Walter O. Wilson
Europe
Saybrook Point Social Notes Highlight Regional Movements
Aug 3 Saybrook Point residents note Ely Spencers depart for Wethersfield to visit their daughter before southern travels. Miss Agnes Luther of Newark visits mother Dr C Wther. Rev Travis from Pittsburg preaches at Congregational church Sunday. Hazen called at Holman’s. Henry Kelsey recovering from recent accident. Fenwick chapel now Red Cross room for Hartford. Rev Scoville led boys on a shore hike yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saybrook Point
Ely Spencer
Wethersfield
South
Agnes Luther
Newark
N. J
C. W.ther
Travis
Pittsburg
Congregational Church
E. W. Hazen
Haddam
J. B. Holman’s
Henry Kelsey
Fenwick
Red Cross
Hartford
Mr. Scoville
Sentiment versus Hygiene in Boston Transcript Snippet
A newly arrived summer boarder laments longing for water from the old oaken bucket while the farmer condemns the bucket as unsanitary, highlighting a clash between sentimentality and hygiene in a brief Boston Transcript excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Boston Transcript
Rev Beard to Occupy Westchester Pulpit Sunday
Westchester residents note Rev W S Beard will preach at the local church this Sunday. Miss Lillian Williams of New Jersey visited Miss Sylvina Norton this past week. Miss Mary Peck and Mrs F H Wetherby went to Norwich on Wednesday. The fresh air children who stayed with local friends returned to New York on Tuesday. John Phelps left Sunday for New London to report for U S duty. Mrs J N Phelps spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs George A Peck in Norwich. Miss Florence Adams returned from visiting East Hampton friends. Leora Adams celebrated her tenth birthday Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester
W. S. Beard
Lillian Williams
New Jersey
Sylvina Norton
Mary Peck
F. H. Wetherby
Norwich
New York
John Phelps
New London
United States
J. N. Phelps
George A. Peck
Florence Adams
East Hampton
Leora Adams
Fourth Grade History Exam: Non Passeranno Chant
A classroom moment features a fourth grade history exam prompt in which students imagine a wartime scene with a crowd shouting Non Passeranno. A fabricated tale about Virginia in England follows with a cloak lifted for her to walk, a shoe-free path, and a marriage to C. John Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
England
C. John Smith
Local Durham Notes and Household Updates
Durham life details include visits from George Irvin of New York and Miss Mary R. Hull returning from Arkansas and Texas. Family moves, nursing care for W. R. Walkley, and a Coe family reunion planned for August 8 at the old Coe homestead. Community church schedules, an accident at Fred L. Atwell’s, and notices on notable early rising habits of Clemenceau, Stevenson, Watts.
Local Updates From Rocky Hill Churches And Social Notes
Sunday school services are scheduled at the Methodist church at noon and the Epworth League evening service. Congregational church activities include a 10 45 a m Sunday school and a Christian Endeavor session. Guests and visitors are noted with Miss Helen Radcliffe, Miss Amy Merriam, and Mr and Mrs Martin Howland. State Guard drill is planned for Monday evening and a caucus enrollment occurred Friday at town hall. Social visits include Westfield’s Henry A Stillman and family, Cromwell’s Equal Franchise League gathering, a Goodwin Park church picnic, and travels of Mr and Mrs Horace R Merriam to Northfield Massachusetts for a conference. Jean Rowley of Hartford visited Mrs Raymond Dexter recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Hill
Methodist Episcopal Church
Epworth League
Congregational Church
Christian Endeavor
Helen Radcliffe
Ruth Wilcox
Amy Merriam
Cape Ann Annisquam
Martin Howland
State Guard
Gustafson
Town Hall
Henry A. Stillman
Westfield
G. B. Spillman
Equal Franchise League
O. W. Noble
Cromwell
Goodwin Park
Horace R. Merriam
Northfield
Mass
Jean Rowley
Hartford
Raymond Dexter
Madison A.M. adds honor roll of local service men
The Madison honor board at the east end of the green lists forty seven local men in the United States army or navy in the order they entered service. Caroline Hull, sidelined from a Red Cross post in Washington, enjoys a vacation with her parents. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs William Maurer. Mrs Ellen Redfield returns from Guilford. Additional notes mention Miss Johnston’s auto license fine and Mrs William Lyons visiting Hart. Summer Fiction and German bulletins noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Caroline Hull
The
Red Cross
Washington, D. C
J. M. Hull
William Lyons
Frank Vinal
Hartford
United States Army
Navy
Johnston
D. W. Johnson
Middle Beach
W R. Lippincott
William Maurer
Mary Kien
Baltimore
Ellen Redfield
Guilford
Will Dudley
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Frank E. Magnuson
Com K
Sant James Glasheen
Mail
C. K. Hale
Saranac Coliie
C.K. Hale
Iss Lillian
Swanson
Silver Street
Meri
Hannah Anderson
Main
Beath Burnham’s
A. EB. Brainerd
Freestone Me
Annerd
Ssex, Hospital
Shere
Basil
Margaret Anderd
Trineh
Bev
Eee
Hast Haddam
F. Countryman
Liberty Chorus
Co. H
Connecticut State Guard
G. A. Wilson
Daniel Ventres
Holyoke
Henry Liebke
John H. Liebke
James Mack
James Shea
Radcliffe
Abbie L
J. A. St. Rock
S. Walnut
Wauregan, Conn
Dickman
Gen
Langeiti
HCN
Langfitt
Washington, D.C
Christian Science Monitor
Monsieur Clemenceau
Tiger
Robert Louis Stevenson
G. F. Watts
Boston Globe
Anne
America
Axminster
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