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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1918
Page
4
A blurred newspaper fragment lists multiple street addresses 299 Main, 188 Main, 652 Main, and 472 Main. It appears as ad related contact details with an 80a m. filing note but lacks full context or event.
Weather report from Mt. Higby shows a 34 degree maximum, 57 minimum, and 70.5 mean with clear conditions and southwest wind. The piece also surveys wartime talk on taxes, production, and rail policy, contrasting U S and European conditions, noting radio and transportation shifts and Chicago transit plans amid broader economic critique.
New York Sun reports General March informally told the house committee that with 80 American divisions on the western front the United States could meet Germany with rifle power superiority. He indicated 4,000,000 as the maximum force intended to be supplied. The Sun notes varied public estimates range up to 5,000,000 men.
Chester Town Council of Defense hosted the Chester Co of State Guards and guests for an evening of meals and music. Rev W B Weisner spoke of the 102nd Regiment’s service in France, and Maj Leland urged forming the State Guard. The gathering featured a large spread, Chester male quartet, and cheers for the council.
Philip Anderson leaves two years on Worcester Telegram editorial staff to join the Hartford Courant reporters staff. He is son of Mr. and Mrs. Peters of Main street and a Worcester High School graduate. Several locals are noted visiting or hosting guests, and a motorcycle collision injures John Gillesbie of Troy, NY, near Main and Wall streets, with hospital transport.
Ivoryton reports Henry Holt of Madison visiting on Thursday. Mrs. Horace Strickland remains comfortable given her condition. E Andrews of Hadlyme and family stayed with friends in Pondmeadow this week. Potatoes offered for sale vary in size, some walnut sized. Trolley schedules prove undependable causing public trouble. Paul Jones recovers from rheumatic attack and moves about with some difficulty.
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