Two Children Hit By Valley Train
Gertrude Field and a younger brother, children of Jacob Field of 40 Walnut South Farms, were struck by a southbound train near Omo crossing shortly after 1 o clock. The fast Shore Line train halted after the wreck at Lest's Island division. They were cared for, then taken to their home and later to Middlesex Hospital. Both sustained cuts and bruises but remained conscious. the extent of injuries was not yet known at 3 o clock.
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Gertrude Field
Daugh
Jacob Field
Walnut South Farms
Shore Line
Lest’s Island
Omo
Thehildren
Canned Goods Prices Rise Across Households
Notices sent to food conservation leaders warn that canned goods costs have surged from 25 to 66 percent. Tables show price hikes for corn, peas, tomatoes and beans, with forecasts of further increases as Maine frost damage tightens supply. Authorities urge households to stock vegetables and fruits, estimating per-person quarterly needs and stressing stored, fresh and dried supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorn
N.Y
Maine
Central Lodge Picnic at Murray's Point Lakeview
The Odd Fellows announce an old-time picnic at Murray's Point Lakeview next Sunday. Dinner at 1 30 pm precedes a ball game between the Corn Cobs and Potato Pearings. Sheriff Bert C Thompson, serving as ump last year, returns if members keep arms folded on close calls. A swimming area offers dives and splashes and pleasant weather is expected.
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Odd Fellows
Murray’s Point
Lakeview
Bert C. Thompson
Wreck at Leet's Island disrupts Shore Line trains
A freight wreck at Leet's Island on the Shore Line of the New Haven Railway forced two trains, numbers 7 and 12, to be routed via Middletown shortly before noon. Traffic resumed after 1 PM. The incident is linked to an earlier field child accident at Sumner Creek bridge detailed elsewhere.
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Shore Line
Middletown
Leet’s Island
New Haven Road
Sumner Creek Bridge
World Series Opens September 4 in Cincinnati
Cincinnati August 20 The world series will start September 4. Red Sox players and the league champions have been notified their draft governors permit them to play. The meeting of the National Baseball Commission began but was postponed due to missing Ban Johnson and John Heydler.
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Cincinnati
Red Sox
Onen
National Baseball Commission
Ban Johnson
John Heydler
Allies Take Two Towns in French Advance
London reports General Mangin's Tenth Army on a 15 mile front has captured Bellefontaine and Courtil and pushed the line Bead miles. French attacks extend from Tracy le Val to Courtil as the war continues. A son, Frederick John, was born to Mr and Mrs Frederick at Middlesex Hospital on Monday.
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London
Mangin
Tenth
Bellefontaine
Courti
Tracy le Val
Courtil
Frederick John
Middlesex Hospital
Ape
Frederick
Whale Taken to Hartford After Saybrook Capture
A whale grounded in the Connecticut River between Lyme and Saybrook Sunday afternoon was killed and transported to Hartford yesterday by auto truck. The voyage through Middlesex County drew crowds in Mystic and Middletown as onlookers debated if it was real or rubber.
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Saybrook
City
Connecticut
Lyme
Hartford
Middlesex County
Middletown
War Stamp Day At Berkeley Divinity School Event
Arawanna Tribe No. aT I O R M hosts War Stamp Day urging 10,000 members to boost sales on Saturday August 24. A parade and speeches in Pawnee near Liberty cottage followed by a 7 30 p m war whoop. Connecticut trails quota as Red Men push to “kill the Kaiser and his son” through War Savings Stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley Divinity School
Liberty Cottage
Pawnee
Connecticut
W. S.S
Teddy Hubbs in Strenuous Training for Fall Campaign
Teddy Hubbs, former featherweight champion of Pittsburgh and resident of New Haven, trains daily at the YMCA preparing for a strenuous campaign this fall. He has met top opponents in his class and has sometimes given weight to secure matches, fighting weight around 126-127 pounds, with the ability to make 122 pounds if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy Hubbs
New Haven Journal-Courier
Pittsburgh
Hubbs
Pocahontas Notes Arawana Council Meeting This Week
The Arawana Council will meet Wednesday evening to discuss fall work and its role in the upcoming Thrift Stamp drive planned by the Red Men. An invitation has been received from Nashawena Council in Branford for a large celebration on the 27th of this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arawana
Nashawena Council
Branford
Universal Mileage Books Go On Sale Across United States
The Universal Mileage book, interchangeable and valid on all railroads, goes on sale nationwide. Coupons cover excess baggage and transfers. The 500 mile ticket costs 16.20 dollars and the 1000 mile book 32.40 dollars, with war tax included. The books carry no railroad name but are headed United States Railroad Administration.
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United States
United States Railroad Administration
Real Estate Sale From Lewis Baldwin to Henry Derner and Wife
Lewis Baldwin sold to Henry Derner and wife of Portland two land tracts with structures on the Long Hill district. The first tract covers nine solso acres bounded east by Arbutus Street. The second tract spans 31 acres, bounded south by the highways and west by Arbutus Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Baldwin
Henry Derner
Portland
Long Hill
Local Marines Enlistees Named from City Streets
Edward Hills Harry Drennan John O Conn or Pearl Street Grove Street enlisted in the Marines on Monday with eligibility for active duty. Brede of Grove Street joins other townsfolk in the enlistment drive as military service continues to draw local volunteers.
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Marines
Edward Hills
Harry Drennan
Main Street
John O’connor
Pearl Street
James Brede
Grove Street
Exeer Feta Ee
Light and theatre listings in Middletown notes
Local notices recount a busy Middletown day with light vehicle lamps at 7 12 pm and Savin Rock visits by Miss M C Murphy. Theatre ads show 238 Middlesex tonight at 7 09 and 8 45 pm featuring Cecil B DeMille's Old Wives For Now with Ellioit Dexter Florence Vidtor Helen Jerome Eddy and Theodore Roberts plus Currents Events and The Eagle's Eye. Health officials report summer state health near normal and 75 million bees in Connecticut. Numerous civic notes include school, war work, reeducation for disabled soldiers, Canadian reconstruction visit, overseas arrivals for several families, and local business and social events through the week.
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M. C. Murphy
Savin Rock
Babcock
Middlesex Theatre
Cecil B. DeMille
Ellioit Dexter
Florence Vidtor
Helen Jerome
Eddy
Theodore Roberts
State Board of Health
Connecticut
Food Committee
State Council of Defense
Farm Bureaus
Canada
Dominion
William Dean
Meriden Road
Ambulance Corps
Farm Hill
New Jersey
Newfield Street
Cromwell
Walter J. Bauer
Camp DéVens
Bridgeport
Camp Devens
Arrigoni Hotel
William Karpie
Silver Street
John Karpie
White Rocks Company
New Haven
Howard
Lucia Lee
Pittsburgh
Arrigoni
Miss Lee
Pittsburg Conservatory of Music
Charles T. Storer
Boston
Howard H. Sherman
Charles Oe
Willam H.boutiller
Henry M. Winstorf
Savings Cary
Winston
St. Ae Chapel
Warwick Street
Edwards
Long Hill
Uncle Sam
Robert Hubbard
Johnson Lane
Berkshire
Frank Roberts
Lung Hie
Mewtom
M. E. Church - Stree
Obituary for Captain Charles A Hamilton of Middletown
Captain Charles A Hamilton former Middletown resident died suddenly in Sag Harbor Long Island at about 65 years of age He captained ferries between Middletown Portland and later between New York and Long Island City He is survived by wife a son and a daughter The body will return to Middletown Wednesday for services at Indian Hill chapel with interment in Indian Hill cemetery Funeral notices follow for Horace H Hirschfield son of Captain and Mrs Hirschfield and for Mrs Anna Eliza Thompson both mentioning Rev F W Greene and Indian Hill Farm Hill and Hamlin Street locations
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South M. E. Church
Wall Street
Julia Gray
South Farms
Atlantic City
N. J
First Baptist Church
Ernest A. Inglis
Grove Beach
August Lietke
William and
Anna Buchholz
New York
Middletown
Newfield
Gildersleeve
Arrigoni
Pitt
Fire Department
Gilshenan
Rapello Avenue
Savin Rock
Jackson ‘Staples
Babcock
Charles A. Hamilton
Sag Harbor
L. I
Hamilton
Ferry and
Cherry Streets
Portland
Long Island City
Charles C. Hamilton
Indian Hill Chapel
Indian Hill
F. W. Greene
Horace H. Hirschfield
Anna Eliza Thompson
Hamlin Street
Indian Hill Cemetery
Funeral Services For Annie L Stevens Held At Crescent Beach
Mrs. Annie L Stevens funeral held at Crescent Beach at 1 PM with private services at the summer home. Interment followed at 3:45 PM in the Cromwell new cemetery. Wife of Edward B Stevens.
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Edward B. Stevens
Annie L. Stevens
Crescent Beach
New Cemetery
Cromwell
A Prayer by G. K. Ghasterton
A short verse in devotional tone expressing blessing on hearing and sight. The speaker calls for thunder and lightning to mark existence and yearned prayer for living without forgetfulness. The attribution reads G. K. Ghesterton.
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Rupprecht
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Munich
Amsterdam
Paris
Hans von Boehm
Somme
North Sea
W. S. S. Drive
Pocahontas Notes
Centra
Warr
Mass
Jas. J. Aquall
Fruit-A-Tives Limited
Ogdensburg
Spear Bros
Middletown’s
Fashion Center
Gene Stratton Porter
THE
Broatch’s Modern Book Shop
Frank Rochellle
Russell Street
Haddock
Georgia Cod
Rockport Cod
John Moore
Center St
Genter St
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A. L. Southmayd
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