Prequenter Guilty in Stucc Case Opens Modern Tavern Raid
Judge James R. Edlin found four men guilty in a city court ruling tied to a raid on Sinecks Modern Tavern on June 29 30. defendants Shackelford Boltz Leonard were cited for keeping open after hours while others await appeals to the superior court. An earlier appeal by Stueck and his manager keeps the higher court’s jurisdiction active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Edlin
Stueck
Idge Edlin
A. Shackelford
Springfield
Jase
Edward Boltz
John Leonard
Middletown
Carlson
Sinecks
Shacklesford and Boltz
Miller
United States
Fifty Called for Division 22 Entrainment to Georgia Camp
Exemption Board lists fifty men from Division 22 to report August 24 for military service. they will entrain August 27 for a camp in Georgia. Names span East Haddam to Deep River with alternates and repair notes on Main Street pavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Joseph L. Hall
East Haddam
William A. Gastier
Durham
Charles W. Metcalf
East Hampton
Liquor closing time upheld in Middletown ruling
The court sustains the 11:30 pm closing hour for licensed liquor venues in Middletown despite changes in standard and legal time. It confirms selectmen’s ongoing authority to fix closing times, notes the defendants faced unlawful presence after hours, and cites Conn. Breweries Co. v. Murphy to enforce strict terms. The ruling emphasizes licensees’ awareness of late dancing and alcohol service beyond closing time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Middletown
Breweries Co
Murphy
Local Middletown notices include theater ads and transit notes
A dense Middletown column lists events and announcements. The Grand theater showcases vaudeville and films with "To Hell With the Kaiser" and "A Day At Ellis Island." Local residents travel, shop, and attend services while rail and employment news update readers on sugar limits and labor calls.
Salvation Army Work at the Front Coordinated Aid
A report from the front describes four major mercy groups Red Cross Y M C A Knights of Columbus and the Salvation Army cooperating to aid doughboys in France. Salvation Army officers used a nearby Y M C A hut to hold a Salvation Army meeting for soldiers crowds. Allied welfare workers join efforts behind the lines under the shared aim of winning the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy
France
Red Cross
Knights of Columbus
Slvation Army
Salvation Army
Edith Roberts 13-Year-Old South Farms Girl Dies
Edith Roberts daughter of Mr and Mrs C William Roberts of 9 Asylum street South Farms died at Middlesex hospital after a short illness at age 13 years 19 months and 20 days She is survived by three sisters and four brothers Funeral arrangements will be announced later
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Roberts
Call for two colored men to Camp Devens in 1917
Draft notes show Local Board 21 calling two colored men to be entrained for Camp Devens on September 1. George H. Johnson and William H. Travers are named as the selectives from this locality. War Department to issue a call for stenographers with legal training to report on court martial and military matters in the field. Mrs Andrew Drennan and daughter Margaret of Providence visit Pike Place hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Devens
George H. Johnson
William H. Travers
War Department
Andrew Drennan
Margaret
Providence
James Drennan
Pike Place
Troop Six Boy Scouts Head to Diamond Pond Camp
Troop six of the Boy Scouts from this city departed at seven this morning for a two day camp at Diamond Pond in Glastonbury. With 22 scouts led by Scout Master Prof. Paul H. Curts, they will hike to the lakeside site between Glastonbury and East Hampton. The troop, linked to North and South Congregational churches, has a record of thorough training and will resume activities under Curts through the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Diamond Pond
Glastonbury
Paul H. Curts
East Hampton
Curts
Durig
Sugar Card Withdrawal Contemplates Food Commissioner Decision
Sugar cards numbering 10 000 printed for distribution were ordered withdrawn by Food Commissioner Scovill in a letter received last night. Chief George S Pitt James Ahern and Frank Ahern went to Hartford this afternoon to consult Scovill about the matter but it is not likely the commissioner will reverse his Wednesday disapproval at Thursday’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scovill
George S. Pitt
James Ahern
Frank A. Smith
Hartford
Woodmen To Meet With Social And Campaign
Woodmen of America unit Robin Hood Camp No 10288 announces a meeting tomorrow night with a social and smoker to follow. George N. Granville, district deputy, will attend and launch a three week membership drive. The fraternity provides insurance at no extra cost and runs a tuberculosis sanitarium in Colorado Springs free for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Hood Camp
Woodmen of America
George N. Granville
Colorado Springs
Steamer Middletown Grounded In Mud At Hartford Landing
The steamer Middletown grounded in mud near Hartford yesterday morning as it approached the landing. Low water left it stuck until nearly noon. no tug was available, but four hours later the tide rose and floated the vessel. Also, the Senate passed a resolution thanking U S soldiers and sailors for gallant service in the war, with a standing ovation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Hartford
Senate
Washington
American Congress
United States
Notice of Mill and Office Hours Shortened for Summer
At the employer’s request the mill and office will close Saturdays at noon from June 29 to August 31 to allow workers time for home gardens. Customers are asked to place orders by Friday noon to be delivered that week. Also updated is trolley service along the Asylum line, with limited trips to the end of the line and a Middletown return schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coles Co
Asylum
New England Enameling Co
Middletown
Fire on Bakery Veranda Roof in South Farms
A small blaze was found yesterday afternoon on the shingled roof veranda of Maurice Bittman’s bakery on Main Street South Farms. Russell Company fire department knocked it out with two extinguishers before much damage occurred. Origin undetermined. Alma Foerster, a Chicago Red Cross nurse, received a third class threat order from the Romanian government for her past year’s service there. Norman Dorfinger and a family long resident in Austin Texas have lately returned to Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Connecticut Company
Washington Street
Highland Country Club
Express
New London
Robert B. Ward
Aviation
New Rochelle
William Arnold Shanklin
Manset
Babcock
Margaret Allin
Thomaston
George K. Bishop
Brooklyn
N. Y
Bishop
Willis M. Cheney
Lake Pocotopaug
East Hampton
Arrigoni Hotel
Post Office Department
Kaiser
Grand
Maurice Samuels & Co
Ellis Island
Franklyn Farnum
Pathe Weekly
Sidney
St. Clair Burr
Manchester
Middletown
Kaiser” At the Grand, Monday ,and Tuesday.—adv. Willim J. O'Connor
Pearl Street
New Haven
George Kochinis
Lawton
John P .Fitzgerald
the Post Hospital
Plattsburg
Watrous
Edmund
Stevens
Miles Avenue
Charles
Base Hospital
No. 51
Medical Corps
Trevethick
Raoul W. D’arche
United States Employment Bureau
Hartford
Connecticut
the Grand
Burton Mansfield
Middlesex
Marguerite Clark
Eva
Topsy
Burton Holmes
Nestor
John Stubbings
Langres
France
Peter Cantwell
William N. Joyce
William Joyce
Lester Secord
H. T. Allison
Chamberlain Hill
Maurice Bittman
South Farms
Russell Company
Alma Foerster
Chicago
Norman Dorfinger
Austin
Texas
Basketball Begets Flat Feet At Hartford Enlistment
Philip J Griffin Clarence McCabe Thomas Bride Jr and James Griffin of South Manchester were rejected at the U S Marines enlistment station in Hartford yesterday due to flat feet. Former high school basketball players, officials suggest the sport may have caused the injury. A women’s figure skating league is to be organized in Kahana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip J. Griffin
Clarence McCabe
Thomas Bride Jr
James Griffin
South Manchester
U. S. Marines
Hartford
The Companionable Women and Lydia Pinkham Remedy
A moral exhortation on marriage happiness through companionship. It cites ailments common to women and recommends Lydia E. Pinkham's Segoweed Compound as a traditional cure for displacement irregularities inflammation ulceration backache headaches and nervous or enfeebled states to restore harmony in marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Benjamin E. Tibball
Ivoryton
John. F. Stanton
Higganun
Frank R. King
Clinton
James C. Kingston
Portland
Samuel J. Baines
Walter I. Stevens
John J. Brosnan
Saybrook
Maurice S. Chapman
Lyme
Frederick W. Scheuritzel
Kill
Ngworth
Iles F. Stevens
Arthur C. Saunders
Center
Crook
Joseph A. Nicewicz
Eberhard Cunk
Harry
Charles A.ohnson
Herbert A. Miller
Westbrook
Halville L. Harris
Killingworth
John A. Swanson
Camillo M. Malacarne
Higga
Albert Meunich
Leroy Wyant
Mina
John E. Abrahamson
Evelyn B. Hill
Clifton E. Butler
Haddam
Clarence A. Post
Louis Milanese
Carl W. Anderson
Carl H. Olson
Deep River
Charles A. Nichols
Gustaf A. Andeen
Higganum
Harry W. Hallberg
East Hampaoe
Sow
Frank A. Lewis
Clarence N. Ostergren
Emil J. Masheck
Albert W. Bennett
Paul J. Cavanaugh
Louis Malchiodi
Chester
George S. Cross
Clarence C. Miller
Myron S. Miller
Frank Barbaresi
Philip W. Maas
Essex
Alsop Avenue
Gildersleeve Ship Building Co
Or of Peace Lodge
Red Men's Hall
Foster
Vincent
Elliot Burr
Pocahontas
Middletown Friends
Grand Theater
Adv
Frederick W. Carroll
Raymond J. Wamester
Camp Meade
Committee of Arawamna Tribe No. 17
Red Men
Niantic
Sey Suits
Georgette and
Crepe de Chine
Spear Bros
Middletown’s
Gene Stratton Porter
Broatch’s Modern Book Shop
Salvation Army Work
Kahana
Caulkins & Post Co
Main
West
Davenport U. S
Oxford
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