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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1918
Page
7
Diplomatic channels hint a Berlin peace drive may unfold this week as German forces on the western front face reverses. Analysts foresee a dictated peace if Berlin chooses naval or military leverage, with allies and American forces poised for a major offensive. A decisive German defeat could shorten the war to months.
The Middlesex theatre features the film His Own Home with Jimmy Duncan, plus The City of Dim Faces starring Sessile Hayakawa. Also showing Sennett comedy The Bottle and German POW footage from Crusaders. Wednesday and Thursday include Burton Holmes travelogues. Friday to Saturday spotlights The Ace Oh with Tom Mix and a Vita picture. The war footage shows twenty one German prisoners with profiles, amid public demand to see more than their backs.
Old Saybrook notes detail a muggy Sunday with heavy shore traffic and 1700 to 2000 crossing the state bridge. A Buick was stolen and wrecked near Town Hall, while residents travel, visit, and send relatives to military camps in Florida and France. A New Britain rider suffered a tumble in Oyster River, and thrift stamp exchanges occur weekly at the graded school house. Ann Pennington’s Sunshine Nan show is set for Saybrook Town Hall with a second reel feature.
Edmund Shelley of Noroton visits Durham guest of the Korns. Middletown visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Murray and J Edward Carlson. O U A M meeting set for 8 pm. Hull family from New London seen locally. Sylvia Francis and Esthe Filetore win medals in a double silver contest. Rev Henry L Jacobson of Clinton and Rev Dr William A Shanklin speak at Union Service on patriotism and Y M C A work in France.
East Hampton public schools will begin Tuesday September 3. Students wishing to attend high school should see A. W. Sexton at the railway office for transportation permits.
Essex reports the third annual Pratt High School reunion at Miss Elizabeth Samuelson’s home. Attendees include Mrs. Ernest West, Miss Elizabeth Samuelson, Anne Benson of Kansas, Wellington Christnagel, and George Looby soon entering U S service. Community notes mention visitors, a thrift stamp drive surpassing 1000 dollars, obituaries, and local events through the week.
The Chatham-Middle Haddam location will begin operations on Tuesday September 3 and applicants must apply at the Cobalt station for transportation permits.
A scrambled clipping recalls a 19th century Leadville incident with a cash dispute and a concealed holdout. The wording hints at a bank roll mishap and a failed switch, reflecting a stray, garbled memory rather than a clear report.
Saybrook point Aug 26 Miss Louise Chapman of Westbrook was a recent visitor in town Mr and Mrs George Spencer entertain company from out of town Mrs Arthur G Ingham is entertaining her mother from New York There will be a monthly business meeting of Y P S C E at the parsonage tomorrow Wallace H Pease of Thomaston spent Sunday with his parents Miss May Ingham has returned home after months south Miss Frances Shephard and Miss Ruth Granniss have returned from Springfield Mass
British forces press the retreating Germans, taking Felcourt and Mamets, while tanks and aviators strike in moonlight. Many regimental staff are captured and valuable documents seized. German units suffer routs around Arras as air superiority grows.
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