Vaudeville and film bill at the Lesex Theatre showings
The Lesex Theatre presents Miss Frederick in a dual role and a drama about Marsa the gypsy, with a Russian nobleman, Paris, and a wedding thwarted by danger. The bill also features Billy West vaudeville, a Vitagraph feature The Great Mrs and Blue Mary, Matt and Jeff, plus Franklyn Farnum in The Empty Cab and Bidney Drew. An Allied War Review film by the U.S. government division of films is shown with George Creel as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesex Theatre
Miss Frederick
Marsa
Paris
Zilah
Billy West
Middlesex Theatre Presents Last Showing of Old Wives for New
Tonight at the Middlesex Theatre the feature Old Wives for New ends its run. The program also includes Current Events and The Eagle's Eye. Wednesday Marguerite Clark stars in Topsy and Little Eva in Uncle Tom's Cabin, a Paramount picture. Next Monday and Tuesday Pershing's Crusaders offers a U.S. film showing allied action in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex Theatre
David Graham Phillips
Marguerite Clark
Topsy
Little Eva
Paramount
Harriet Beech
Er Stowe
Pershing
Crusaders
U. S
Signal Ywcorps
Navy
France
Telephones bar time queries. many calls ignored
Old Saybrook notes report telephone operators instructed not to give the time, despite daily requests. The item also lists a string of local and regional notices: families traveling, military movements from Camp Johnson Florida, a car inspector injured boarding a freight train in Madison, a Connecticut engine fault near Chester, a Hartford party buying a whale for exhibition, lightning strike injuries near New London, and sheriff activity over escaped convicts A. Salisberry and A. R. Wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Saybrook
George E. Spencer
New News
Frank Massman
Meriden
Gon Albert
Wethersfield
Willington
Camp Johnson
Florida
Richard M. Doyle
Lucien M. Sheffield
Madison
Irvin Grannis
Hartford
New London
Chester
P. W. Jackson, Jr
Mountain Lake
N. J
J. G. Robertson
Sheriff Brown
A. Salisberry
A. R. Wells
G. B. McLelland
H. Restrick
Boston
Norah
Fall River
Mass
Martin F. O’brien
St. 'S Church
Keyser Island
Norwalk
Exhibition of summer work at Rocks school Aug 26
Rockfall Aug 20. Miss Mar Morrison and a New York friend with Mr and Mrs Putoz of Hartford visit Mr and Mrs J A Kellner. An exhibition of children’s summer work will be held at Rocks school Monday afternoon Aug 26. Mrs B J Shumway will host a Red Cross sewing meeting at the chapel Wednesday afternoon. Mary Press Want Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockfall
Mar Morrison
N. Y
Putoz
Hartford
J. A. Kellner
Rocks School
B. J. Shumway
Red Cross
Moodus Social Roundup Notes Aug 20
Moodus August events list locals visiting relatives and guests staying over. mentions births and furloughs, a mock trial set for August 30, dances at East Haddam Opera House with Giacoma and the New England Singing Orchestra, plus local Hospital news and visitors from Hartford Willimantic and New Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moodus
G. N. Bowere
Walter Lewis
Merton Lee
New Haven
Aca
Bly Rogers
Rogers
Griggs
Lena Loomis
Willimantic
George Worthington
Newell Lewis
Hartford
Annie Thompson
W. N. Manee’s
Job
G. P. Lecrenier
R. H. Rich
H. E. Rich
East Hampton
S. E. Ackley
Ida’ Stark
R. T. McBrien
Anna
Stacia Flynn
William Flynn
Portland
Peter Griffin
Louise Becker
Michael Gorman
Dc. C. Richmond
Haddam
Harry Gorman
Nora Gorman
New Britain
Maurice Gorman
Peck
Fitchburg
Mass
Tibball Looby wedding at Centerbrook home
Miss Isabelle M Looby eldest daughter of the late William Looby and Benjamin E Tibball son of Henry W Tibball Ivoryton were united in marriage at 3 pm Saturday at the bride’s home Rev W B Hubbard officiated They were attended by Miss May Shultz and George Looby flower girls were Vivian and Helen Looby Nearly 100 guests arrived from Centerbrook Hartford Middletown Portland New London Naugatuck Rutherford N J and Geneva Ohio A buffet lunch followed and many gifts were given to the newlyweds
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tibball-Looby
Centerbrook
Isabelle M. Looby
William Looby
Benjamin E Tibball
Henry W. Tibbala
Ivoryton
W. B. Hubbard
May Shultz
Middletown
George Looby
Vivian
Helen Looby
Hartford
Portland
New London
Naugatuck
Rutherford
N. J
Geneva
Ohio
T‘bball
Higganum Ledger Reports Inland Industrial Mishap and Local News
Higganum August 20 A Hartford man Dorothy Greaves severed a finger and caused four wounds at a cutaway office while paying weekly wages. He was hospitalized in Middletown for treatment. Other items note visits from Mrs. Thomas H. Quinn and family to Lyons New York, a Navy return, auto accidents in New York state, and local town happenings including Red Cross meetings and a creamery upgrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higganum
Dorothy Greaves
Hartford
Albert Hubbard
Cutaway
Middletown
Thomas H. Quinn
Robert O’neil
Hugh Greaves
O. Burr
Y. Burr
Elbert Burr
Harold Greaves
Middlesex
Middleono
Aim
Pershing
Crusaders
Baby Swallows War Cry in Yonkers News Card
A brief Yonkers Statesman snippet shows a father soothing a crying baby who has swallowed a war. He reassures the child with a promise to fetch another baby and calm the scene with a fatherly line. The quirky dialogue hints at a humorous domestic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Yonkers Statesman
Katie
Essex notices and visits mix with library sale plans
Essex Aug 20. Joseph Baroni enlists in the marines and awaits call next week. Local residents and visitors include Mrs. Arthur Lovell Miss Lillian Ladd Mrs. Clara Dennison Miss Alice Carlson and others visiting townspeople in Hartford New Haven Branford Ivoryton Wethersfield Saybrook and Saybrook Street. Middlesex theatre to show Pershing's Crusade Aug 26-27. A charity sale for the Essex Public Library on Aug 21 at 3 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex
Joseph Baroni
West Avenue
Arthur Lovell
Lillian Ladd
Hartford
Griswold House Inn
Sarah Hilley
New Haven
Cross Street
Clara Dennison
Niantic
Platt Avenue
Margaret McLean
Frank LaPlace
Middle Cove
Harry Spencer
Brooklyn
South Main Street
John Olson
Peter Olson
New York
Alice Carlson
Charles I. Saunders
Branford
A. W. Keise
Allan Graves
Elmer Daniels
Ivoryton
Emily Deming
Wethersfield
Middlesex Theatre
Middletown
U. S
Pershing
Crusaders
Prentice Hunt
Saymour
New City Street
William Lyons
Gladcing Homestead
Saybrook Street
Essex Public Library
The Eternal Temptress on The Thelma Wednesday Night
Lina Cavalieri stars in The Eternal Temptress shown on Thelma Wednesday Night alongside coverage of the Allies Official War Review and wartime entertainment notes.
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Thelma
Lina Cavalieri
Allies
Adv
Hebron Social Roundup Aug 20 Highlights
Hebron notes list local trips and arrivals including John Hewitt Arthur Gillette and John Howie returning from Black Point with W. S. Hewitt. Philip Clark studies wireless telegraphy at New London. A Yale student preached at the Congregational church. Mrs. Seymes and Mrs. Porter visited relatives. Graves rebuilt for grandparents on Godfrey Hill. Misses Maud Clark Mary Lord Clara Pendleton seen in East and New York. Church attendance noted as large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebron
John Hewitt
Arthur R. Gillette
John Howie
Black Point
W. S. Hewitt
Philip Clark
New London
Yale
Congregational Church
George Little
Congregational Sunday School
Columbia Reservoir
W. O. Seymes
East Hampton
Roger F. Porter
Ann Wilcox
Danbury
John Wavy
Godfry Hill
Kenneth. Little
Hartford Hospital
Social notes from Cromwell and surrounding towns
Miss Jeanette Morris of Brighton Mass visits Mr and Mrs George Fielding in Cromwell. Miss Ruth Bugbee visits relatives in Deep River. Mrs William Carroll returns to Bridgeport after a weekend with the Barrows. Mrs H McConochie returns home from Hartford visit. Mrs H G Newton returns to New Haven after visiting town relatives. Miss Sadie Noble vacationing at the shore. The summer school closed last week. Robert Carroll of Bridgeport vacations with the Barrows. Spencer returns to Hartford after a week with grandmother Mrs B Banks. Joseph Slattery of Hartford visits D Carroll. A carload of oats has arrived and buyers called to purchase the last oats car of the season. codore Anderson adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromwell
Jeanette Morris
Brighton
Mass
George Fielding
Ruth Bugbee
Deep River
William Carroll
Bridgeport
Ira Barrows
H. McConochie
Hartford
H. G. Newton
New Haven
Sadie Noble
Shore
Robert Carroll
Middlesex Theatre
Middletown
U. S
Pershing
Crusaders
Spencer
B. Banks
Joseph Slattery
D. Carroll
Codore Anderson
Adv
Deep River War Time Social And Personal Notes
Local notices from Deep River year 1918 detail furloughs and transfers. Paul Hagen of Pelham Bay returns home briefly. F C Chandler plans to move to Colchester by Sept 1 and will manage an Atlantic and Pacific Tea store there. Mrs David Delury hears from son Charles Sizer, wounded by gas in France and recently released from hospital. J C Caples at Lakehurst in engineering work. Registration day for men 21 or older since June 5 1918 announced. Red Cross benefit social postponed due to Bobbie Stannard accident. A government dispatch boat Runaway docked, crew including W Bentley Stevens visited. Various visits, family travels, and entertainment notes appear, with local events and wartime context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep River
Paul Hagen
Pelham Bay
N. Y
F.C. Chandler
Colchester
David Delury
Charles Sizer
France
Charles
F. M. Bangs
New York State
H. E. Jepson
Waterbury
K. Kohlhof
Irene Joyce
New York City
Peter Burgholzer
Jesse Caples
United States Chemical Warfare Experimental Grounds
Lakehurst
N. J
West Factory
Chester
Gilbert
Watrous
New Haven
G. S. Watrous
Middlesex Theatre
Middletown
U. S
Woman’s Committee On Food Conservation
Library Hall
Harold Green
Camp McClellan
Green
Hayden Griswold
Raymond Evans
Camp Devens
Ayer
Mass
Percy W. Bidwell
Higganum
The
Red Cross
H. N. Stannard
Bobbie
Pershing
Adv
Rock Hill visitors attend Can p Devens event in Ayer Massachusetts
Clifford Wright Everett Wright and Edward Stevens with Elwood Backe visited Can p Devens in Ayer Massachusetts on Sunday to see local boys. Mrs J M Dean county league and Farm Bureau demonstrator will give the season’s third and final demonstration under the auspices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky 110
Clifford Wright
Everett Wright
Idward Stevens
Elwood Backe
Can P Devens
Ayer
Mass
Haddam Summer Travel and Visits Across Town
Haddam residents report summer activities and visits from Aug 20. James H. Wright and family returned from Watch Hill. Sophie Teusch visits Boston. Harold Tracy of Noank and Clara Spencer travel plans. Mrs J H Odber visits Middletown. Misses Yale stay at Wallingford summer home. Hay fever ends Mrs Clara Tyler’s vacation. Dorrance Broson home from Maine trip. Various locals travel to New Haven, Massachusetts, Wallingford, and Gaylord Farm. several guests and family visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haddam
James H. Wright
Watch Hill
Sophie Teusch
Boston
Harold Tracy
Noank
P. C. Arnold
Middletown
Yale
Wallingford
Clara J. Tyler
Hartford
Gresham
Dorrance Broson
Maine
T. E. Burroughs
Deep River
Edith Wills
A. R. Shailer’s
Sunny
Fanie Kelsey
Middlesex Theatre
U.S
Pershing
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Mary
Stuart Prann
Edward Redfield
Hartfard
Friends
Miss Stoddard
East Haddam
Albert Ely
Main Street
Julius Billfinger
Charles Doane
Stort of Friends
West Haven
Merton Fairman
W. J. Prann
Mary Erickson
Town Hall
West Side
Vitagraph
Guy Empey
Rocky Hill
Middlese Theatre
Jesse L. Lasky
Cecil B. Demille
Jeanie McPherson
Elliott Dexter
Florence Victor
Helen Jerome Eddy
Theodore Roberts
Artcraft
Matinees
Adolph Zukor
Harriet Beecher
Stowe
Learie Dawley
Paramount Picture
America
Burton Holmes Travel
Committee On Public Information
George Creel
U. S. Signal Corps
Uncle Sam
Iles of the
the Barton Clothing Co. and
Custom Tailors
Annette
Hellerman
GODS
House OF Hate
NEW Animated Weekly
Earle Williams
Caprice
the Kaiser
Hoover
Main & Washington Fruitery
Coukos & Levin
Sam
Wallis
Laito
George F. Redford
Main St
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