Middletown Chamber Tackles Welcome Home Plan and Conventions
The Middletown Chamber of Commerce votes new members and discusses a Welcome Home celebration for returning soldiers. It names a general committee, weighs Memorial Day timing, and urges open house welcomes by fraternal groups. A conventions committee and rotary advisory councils are proposed to boost engagement. A gathering is set for February 11 and a membership drive begins Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Middletown
Joseph
Annino
Judge M. Eugene Culver
Rutilio C. Curry
Rederick C. Fisk Garage
Gildersleeve
Edward A. Glade
Tracy Hubbard
Chester J
W. H. Boueiller
Townsend Palmer
E. B. Sel- Hew
J. Vincent Dempsey
D. J. McCar
Chamber
C Ber
Morelover
Bunce
Middletown Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
Stueck
Wedgewood
Pythian Meeting Planned at Wallington Buildings
Seven members of the Pythian lodge are to gather at the Pythian buildings at 5 o clock Thursday afternoon for a meeting adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian
Wallingto
Pythian Buildings
Democrats Report Campaign Receipts and Expenditures
Thomas W. O'Keefe, treasurer of the Democratic Town Committee, filed a detailed account of the last election showing receipts of 269.50 and expenditures of 259.32. Names of donors include James P. Stow, Bielby, Connery, Fisk, Howard, Zimmerman, and many others. expenditures cover meals, autos, hall rent, advertising, printing, cigars, gas, and worker payments, with items listed from 3.30 to 109 for various services and goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. O'Keefe
Democratic Town Committee
James P. Stow
Bielby
James F. Connery
John L. ‘Fisk
W. C. Howard
F. J. Zimmerman
W. L. Greene
A. J. Campbell
J. A. Lawton
T. W. O’keefe
John A. Ruffin
Frank H. Lehman
Matthew Griffin
Leonard O. Ryan
J F. Sheriden
C. J. Masin
S. LaBella
Misenti
Eugene McCarthy
Gerald O'Keefe
Richard Welch
Thomas Barry
Martin Gorman
Frank Grippo
Thomas Konepska
J. F. Convey
Co. Cigars
Gas Meter
P. O’callaghan
Santo Malaventi
Pelton and King
T. English
T Bride
A. Kearns
Red Eagle Sentenced After Jail Outbreak
Mervyn A. Smith known as Red Eagle, an Indian, jailed 120 days after resisting officers and fighting at the Valley Hotel. He had appeared intoxicated and previously faced court in January for a fine he could not pay. Frank A. Smith, not related, also jailed thirty days for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mervyn A. Smith
Red Eagle
Haddam
Thompson
Main Street
Philip O’meara
Valley Hotel
O’meara
Chapman
Schilling
Washington Street
Frank A. Smith
Mervyn
Court Street
614 Births in City Last Year in Middletown
Middletown recorded 614 births in the last year with counts for physicians and midwives, including 59 by Josephine Gwaszowska, 89 by Rosina Nocera, 53 by G. G. Petrocelli, and 183 by Charles B. Young, among others. There were 23 stillbirths and 671 births in 1917, with births spread across months though August led.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
J. L. Burnham
Charles E. Bush
J. Francis Calef
A. J. Campbell
F. T.fitch
Josephine Gwaszowska
C. W. Kellogg
James H. Kingman
John &. Loveland
M.maclachlan
John K. Milburn
D. L. Maitland
Sebastiana G. Misent
J.T. Mitchell
J. H. Mountain
James Murphy
Rosina Nocera
G. G. Petrocelli
Joseph W. Walsh
Thomas P. Walsh
Charles BE. Zink
Charles B. Young
Wingate C. Howard
Springfield Marriage Announces Lt. J Warren Mylchreest and Grace Burch
Lt. J Warren Mylchreest son of Mr and Mrs Joseph H Mylchreest of 60 Brainerd avenue married Miss Grace EB Burch at the bride’s home in Springfield on Tuesday February 4 at 8 PM. Mylchreest remains in the army stationed at Camp Devens and a discharge date was not known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
J. Warren Mylchreest
Joseph H. Mylchreest
Brainerd Avenue
Grace EB. Burch
la Mylchreest
Camp Devens
St John's Aid Society to Hear Annual Reports
The secretary and treasurer of St John s Aid Society will read their annual reports at a Thursday meeting at 8 o clock. The session will be held at the home of Mrs James Lawton on Broad Street. A sewing class report will be presented and officers for the coming year will be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Aid Society
James Lawton
Broad Street
When a Young Man Takes a Girl Boat Ride
A witty saying notes that a young man who takes a pretty girl on a boat ride often seeks more than a mere shoreline outing, implying lingering ambitions beyond a simple excursion.
City Briefs Prompt February Festivities and Local Notices
The bulletin lists events including dances at Arrigoni Hotel and Odd Fellows hall, a G. F. S. dance, and a John Lane Lyceum program. It notes Lt. Walter Binge returning from Fort Worth and being discharged, Miss Anna Pritchard’s surgery, flies reported early February, and various social and club meetings. Other items mention rail freight cutbacks by New Haven Railroad, dance expectations, and upcoming meetings of Red Cross, Victoria Lodge, Pocahontas, and W. R. C. membership plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ginger
Arrigoni Hotel
Walter Binge
Herbert Binge
Johnson Lane
Ft. Worth
Texas
Binge
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Jan
Russett & Brooks’ Orchestra
Tempo Quartet
Meriden
Anna’Pritchard
Farm Hill
St. Francis’ Hospital
Hartford
Guitre
Boucher
Rted Cross
C. Curtiss Camp
Yhun View Farm
George B. Collins
Middlesex Hospital
St. Andrew's
Helen’s
Lincoln
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Bsc
Hazen’s
Johnson Lane Lyceum
Hahn
Hooks
Madison Beach Improvement, Co
Wrubel’s, Inc
Fred B. Fountain
Ralph J. Atwell
Celia Cahill
Catona
Fla
Victoria Lodge
Minnie Johnson
Pocahontas
Arthur M. Coughlin
New York
Ladies of the W. R. C
Red Men’s Hall
Unity Temple
Odd Fellows Hall
Returned Soldier in Beggar's Role
A New Haven discharged soldier toured Connecticut as a beggar claiming intolerable postwar conditions and government neglect. He sold satire pennants reading Welcome Home while avoiding names, saying three hundred soldiers recently begged the mayor for work. He cited widespread hunger among returning soldiers and dependents and warned against enticing easy money schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
New Haven
Ciet
National Army
Obituary: Miss Mary E Burke dies after appendicitis operation
Miss Mary E Burke died at an ae hospital Tuesday evening from complications of an appendicitis operation. A Natick Mass native, she recently taught in Westfield and Staddle Hill districts. She was 22 years old with parents in Natick. Funeral arrangements place burial Friday at 9 am in St Patrick’s Cemetery. Also, funeral services were held for James D Hunter, six, of Cromwell, privately officiated by Rev H W Hildreth, body sent to Roaring Spring Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Burke
Ae Hospital
Miss Burke
Natick
Mass
Westfield
Staddle Hill
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
James D. Hunter
J. Allen Hunter
Cromwell
H. W. Hildreth
Roaring Spring
Y M C A Notes on Junior Gym Class Split
The Y M C A announces a division of the junior members gymnasium class due to growing numbers. Older juniors meet Wednesdays 3:30 to 4:30 p m and Saturdays 9:30 to 10:30 a m. Younger juniors keep the original time 4:30 p m Wednesdays and 10:30 a m Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kne
Long awaited letter from France signals family relief
After a lengthy suspense, Mr and Mrs Wilbur Harris receive a letter from son Louis in France. Louis, twice injured in hospitals, now well and expected to return home soon. Also noted are hospital stays of Mr Rees of the Divinity School, tobacco market tensions harming small growers, Walter Roberts buying an army horse, Wallace Harris returning home, and Katherine Conran recovering from influenza at Glove Place home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Harris
Louis
France
Harris
Rees
Divinity School
Middlesex Hospital
Crystal Brook Farm
Walter Roberts
A. Brazos & Sons
Wallace Harris
Hubbard Homestead
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promises Safe Women’s Tonic
An article touts natural seeds and the unknown life forces in plants. It credits Dr. Pierce of Buffalo with discovering a remedy for women’s ailments, claiming Favorite Prescription uses vegetable roots like lady’s slipper and blue cohosh. The piece extols its safety, lack of alcohol, and general efficacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
America
Women in Fatigue: Signs of Overwork and Nervous Strain
A historical note describes how many women report constant tiredness, headaches, and nervousness signaling overstretched strength. It links persistent fatigue, mood changes, and physical drag with female health decline, urging awareness and caution.
Infant Josephine Milardo Rites Held at Ferry Street Home
Infant Josephine Milardo daughter of Mr and Mrs Paola Milardo died at 63 Ferry street aged three months. Funeral held this morning at 10 o'clock with burial in St John s cemetery. Miss Lottie Sage funeral conducted at her Cromwell home this afternoon at 2 o clock led by Rev Hollister and Rev H W th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Milardo
Josephine
Paola Milardo
Ferry Street
St. John’s Cemetery
Lottie Sage
Lottie N. Sage
Cromwell
Mr. Hollister
H. W. Th
Remarkable February Linoleum Values On Special
Advert says linoleums and inlaid cork products offered at discounted February prices. A quality $1.90 linoleum item is now featured at $1.45, highlighting savings on flooring materials.
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Mnber OF Commerce
Ervens
Dublin
T. W. O'Keefe
Spear Brothers
Peyton ‘C.' March
Francis A. March
Modern Book Shop
Corey
Stueck Block
Main —St
Caulkins & Post CO
Katherine Conran
Glover Place
L. W. Bower
M. D
Kaltex
Axminster
Brussels
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