Portland Town Reaches 100 Percent War Savings Record
Portland finishes year with 100 percent per capita war savings. Jan 1 total stamps sold $64,690 at local post offices plus a town quota of $961,440. Leaders C Barry and I R credited for tireless energy. December sales boosted drive and many residents chose Liberty bonds. Also notes installation of Portland Lodge I O O F officers and Hemlock Grange event. local pneumonia case and discharge desk reminders appear.
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Barry
I. R
War Bureau
Good- Tich
Weather and New Year Observance in Middletown
Weather this year resembles spring with mild temperatures and damp air. The holiday was not widely observed. Schools were in session and several Middletown factories operated as usual. Last night New Year was marked by church bells and the fire alarm.
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Middletown
Gentlemen’s Night at Grange Meets in Rocky Hill
Rocky Hill January 1 Gentlemen’s night observed at the Grange meeting with officers filled and program by men led by master H Wilcox overseer F Sherwood lecturer F L Belden secretary W Henniss treasurer J Andrews chaplain L W Button steward R Andrews assistant steward L Griswold gate keeper R S Sprague Simona S Elmore Ceres Harding Viola Wallen lady assistant W Boyd pianist F Williams Mrs Clarence Pratt visited Hartford yesterday Frances Webster ill with influenza taken to Hartford Hospital Everett Wright visited Hartford Tuesday Private William Quinn on furlough from Camp iens for New Year’s day watch night service at Congregational church illness in area via influenza improving for hills2nd and family Red Cross to meet Thursday at Library hall.
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Rocky Hill
The
Grange
H. Wilcox
F. Sherwood
F. L. Belden
W. Henniss
J. Andrews
L. W. Button
R. Andrews
L. Griswold
R. S. Sprague
Oime
Campiens
Congregational Church
Lester Webster
Marcus Hills 2Nd
Red Cross
Library Hall
Durham Bismark pastor returns from furlough and local notices
Durham reports Bishop Atwell returns from New London on a seven day furlough. Luzerne Bristol qualifies for justice of the peace. Elmer and Mrs Stevens host seventeen guests at Christmas from nearby towns. Adam Banks weighs 420 pounds of pork. E E Dickinson eyes Birch Mill property in Essex. Mrs Markham visits Middletown relatives. Mrs Harvey and children stay home due to illness. Woodmen of the World plan January 3 meeting. grippe delays package social. Week of Prayer in Methodist church with nightly services. Large sale of War Savings Stamps at two post offices.
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Durham
Bishop Atwell
New London
H. P. Ryan
Middletown
Luzerne
Bristol
Office of Justice of the Peace
Elmer F. Stevens
Manchester
Hartford
Higganum
Adam H. Banks
E. E. Dickinson
Essex
Birch Mill
E. A. Markham
Sheldon Harvey
E. M. Hubbard
Woodmen of the World
Methodist Church
East Hampton Red Cross Drive Ends With $854 Raised
East Hampton's Red Cross drive concluded successfully raising 854 dollars toward a 1000 dollar town quota hindered by influenza. Subscrib ers lists will be posted at the post office. committees and captains across Northeast Northwest and Southeast districts led the effort. Final tally noted 846 members enrolled and eight Red Cross magazine subscriptions counted toward the total. Local residents and visitors are listed with notes on illness and upcoming community events and calendars.
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East Benen
Red Cross
Northeast
Harry L. Anderson
Wolcott Brown
Wyman Hill
Wilbur Bailey
Julius Gates
Richard A. Wall
Florence Nelson
Minnie C Anderson
Samuel Thatcher
Martha C. Ferrigno
Katherine O’connell
Augusta Wolfe
E. J. Rich
Earl Hitchcock
Wilbur Hitchcock
Northwest District
A. D Williams
Arthur M. Clark
Lara A. Bailey
Robert H. Rich
M. T. Wall
Herbert Clark
Charles Bruggerman
Southeast
Albert B. Starr
Norman Hill
Arnold Purple
Imogene Skinner
Nellie Banning
M. W. Wall
Amy Vingoe
Kirby Carpenter
Godfrey Lagerstrom
Howard Barton
E. G. Buckland
John A. Dahlberg
Albert Arnold
The
Red Cross Magazine
Community Notes and Church Report from Cromwell
Local tidbits include Mrs Emil Swan son and Ruth visiting Mr and Mrs Eric Swanson in Short Beach. Mrs Alice Signor from Manchester NH visits brother H E Merrill. Millard Fillmore on furlough from the U S Navy. Mrs G Erickson ill. Lottie Sage seeks Hartford hospital care. Congregational church notes praise the anthem Beyond the Starry Skies and Dr Stow solos at services. Annual meeting and roll call set for Friday afternoon January 3 in church parlors.
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Cromwell
Emil Swanson
Ruth
Eric Swanson
Short Beach
Alice Signor
Manchester
New Hampshire
H. E. Merrill
H. G. Newton
New Haven
Thomas Noble
Millard Fillmore
U. S. Navy
G. Erickson
M. Pierson
Re Qust
Dr. Stow
Middlefield Local Notes and Moves
Mrs C N Burnham and Miss May Scranton depart for West Palm Beach Florida for a month long visit. Henry M Torrey resigns Waterbury post to head a six million dollar Norris town Pennsylvania power plant project. Rev G B Hawkes visits Danielson relatives. Merritt Pendleton resumes studies at Connecticut Agricultural College. Miss Lily Terrill visits East Hartford sister. Mr and Mrs Lester Fowler Waterbury visit Middlefield relatives. Honor board erected at town hall east side with flag pole nearby. Miss Sarah Lyman returns to New Jersey from a family visit. 265 locals enrolled in Red Cross drive.
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Middlefield
Lily
May) Terrill
East Harfoord
Lester Fowler
Waterbury
Sarah Lyman
New Jersey
Red Cross
Colchester Social Roundup and Local Notes
A. E. Lyman of Columbia spent last night in town while Mrs. Pendleton, wife of Dr. Pendleton, is ill at South Main street. Clarence Osterhoudt of Willimantic played in Lyman's orchestra at Grange hall. James F. Purcell Jr. was in Hartford this Wednesday. Charles Reed of Willimantic visited Tuesday. The military ball at Grange hall Tuesday was well attended. Harold Porter has returned home from a South Carolina camp and will be away this winter. Jeremiah O Connor returned to camp in Texas yesterday. Edward Kelly is in Boston for a few days.
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Colchester
A. E. Lyman
Columbia
Mrs. Pendleton
Dr. Pendleton
South Main Street
Clarence Osterhoudt
Willimantic
Lyman
Grange Hall
James F. Purcell Jr
Hartford
Charles, Reed
Harold Porter
South Carolina
Jeremiah O’connor
Texas
Edward Kelly
Boston
Saybrook Point Briefs Include Holidays At Danbury And Funeral
Miss Emma Scudder spends holidays at her Danbury home. The graded school opens Thursday for the winter term. A number from here attended Miss Elizabeth Harvey's funeral in Westbrook on Monday. Miss Lydia Stannard of Westbrook visited friends here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Chase of Newton Mass were guests of Mrs. John N. Chase over the holidays. Preparatory chapel service is set for Thursday at 8 PM. Allan Fish and Walter Gilman visited Hartford recently. Try a Press Want Ad.
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Saybrook
Emma Scudder
Danbury
Elizabeth Harvey
Westbrook
Lydia Stannard
John Chase
Newton, Mass
John N. Chase
The
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