Connecticut War Savings teams pass quota with flags
About twenty Connecticut towns exceeded the per capita $16.50 target in war savings during the year. Ansonia led with over $23 per capita, followed by New London near $22 and Willimantic, Manchester, and Vernon above $20. Flags will honor each town achieving its quota and be placed prominently.
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Hartford
Connecticut
Connecticut War Savings Committee
Howell Cheney
Greenwich
New Canaan
Norwalk
Avon
East Windsor
Manchester
Simsbury
Unionville
Windsor Locks
Watertown
East Hampton
Portland
Ansonia
Derby
New London
Old Lyme Vernon
Willimantic
Vernon
Cheney
Salafia Wounded in Action Listed in CT Roll
Washington reports two army casualty lists naming 377 soldiers with 198 wounded severely and 4 wounded undetermined. Connecticut entries include Private Joseph J. Fadoir Torrington and James Salafia Middletown, with Edward J. Rogan Bridgeport listed as missing in action. The note contrasts wartime losses with postwar market optimism and urged cautious investment in local stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Salafia
Middletown
Washington
Connecticut
Joseph J. Fadoir
Torrington
Edward J. Rogan
Bridgeport
A Mental Error in a Crowded English Tramcar
A provincial English paper reports a crowded tramcar incident where passengers violate top deck rules. A literalist refuses to sit, the car moves, and he ends up seated on the floor. The girl jokes by quoting a barrister from a famous play about capability and tax policy.
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Christian ‘Science Monitor
England
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