Death of Mrs Jeanette Starkey Lewis at 90 in Essex
Mrs Jeanette Starkey Lewis widow of George Lewis died at her Main Street home Essex after several weeks illness at age 90 years seven months. She leaves sister Electa Starkey of Deep River and nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements pending. Mr Pratt High basketball opens season versus Branford Friday at the hall. Community notices include church meetings and local visits in Deep River and Centerbrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette Lewis
Essex
Jeanette Starkey Lewis
George Lewis
Main Street
Electa Starkey
Deep River
State Guard Muster and Local Club News
Members of the State Guard were photographed in full uniform in Rocky Hill on Monday. They were mustered out Tuesday evening. The K K club will meet Saturday evening with Mr and Mrs F Rob. The Grange meeting is postponed for one week. A straw ride with music and a dance was held at Grange hall Saturday evening. H H Peck of this town is working in New Britain. Tra Holmes works at the Aetna Wire Insurance company. The Grange meeting has been delayed a week due to the state in Hartford. Middletown's first morning run is behind the local schedule from the switch, causing some to be skipped for the first car.
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Rocky Hill
State Guard
K. K
Hartford
Middletown
Centerbrook Notes From Town Report Jan 15
Centerbrook residents report milder weather yesterday and a skim of ice affecting skating. The Ladies Friendly Society meets Thursday at Mrs. W C Griswold on Main Street. Mrs. Henry Comstock remains home ill. Participants attended a whist party at St John's Parish House in Essex. Stanley Platt has recovered and returned to work in New Haven. Midweek service will be held at the parsonage this evening. Royal Neighbors held a monthly meeting at Wright's Hall on Main Street last evening.
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Centerbrook
Ladies’ Friendly Society
W. C. Griswold
Main Street
Henry Comstock
St. John’s
Essex
Stanley Platt
New Haven
Wright’s Hall
Congre gational church annual meeting in Colchester
Colchester reports show A E Lyman of Columbia in town last night and Mrs E S Munson in Hartford for the State Grange. The church annual meeting to hear reports and serve refreshments occurs this evening in the chapel. Dan Slater and Mollie Slater are away. State Guards to be mustered out Thursday night. John Carrier of Westchester visited yesterday. Mrs Jennie Mintz returned from New London yesterday.
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Colchester
A. E. Lyman
Columbia
M. R. Abell
Hartford
State Grange
Congregational Church
E. S. Munson
Dan Slater
Mollie Slater
State Guards
John Carrier
Westchester
Jennie Mintz
New London
Walter Edberg Added to Ivoryton Honor Roll
Ivoryton reports Walter Edberg named to the local honor roll. Carl Smith of Bridgeport visited on Tuesday. Clark's pond ice measures about five and a half inches, not yet thick enough for cutting. America's Answer at C. & C. hall on January 20 offers night advertising. One third of the volunteer church choir can sing, and the other two thirds wish to sing.
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Ivoryton
Walter Edberg
Carl Smith
Bridgeport
Clark's Pond
Local Business Strong as War-Tide Returns Boost Town
Deep River reports solid factory activity and worker rehiring as families return from cities after the war. Local calendar notes residents visiting Higganum and New Haven, with job placements at Adams & Co. Pratt Read & Co. A revival effort for local baseball and broader county town cooperation is announced. An advertising note promotes Tra pedic shoes and rubber goods.
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Deep River
Ma Pan
John Olsen
Russell
Higganum
Ola B. Rankin
New Haven
Elmer Ahistrin
Adams & Co
George H. Gates
West Factory
Albert Frank
Pratt, Read & Co
Baseball Association
Herbert O. Clough
Rockville
Frank H. Rogers
Old Saybrook Notes On Residents In New Haven And Hartford
Old Saybrook reports several residents traveling for visits and business. Mrs. Edwin Doherty and Mrs. Gilman call on friends in New Haven while Mr. and Mrs. Golden tour Hartford on business. Selectman Chapman remains in Hartford hospital, recovering. Charles Brooks rests, Frederick Bannister seriously ill. Influenza affected two Reynolds clerks. others visit relatives in New Haven Middle Town and Hartford. Lieutenant Pritchett from Saybrook proving grounds travels to New York on official business.
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Old Saybrook
Edwin H. Doherty
Edwin Gilman
New Haven
M. J. Golden
Hartford
H. D. Robinson
Frederick S. Chapman
Hartford Hospital
Charles Brooks
Frederick Bannister
Reynolds’ General Store
Frank Smith
Leon B. Metcalf
B. B. Warren
G. B. Smith
William Bates
Carl Warren
Thomas J. Mirran
Middletown
W. C. Pritchett
Saybrook Proving Grounds
New York City
Local Greetings Roundup From Chatham Area
In Chatham and Middle Haddam on January 15 Mr and Mrs Baker visited Cobalt friends. Mrs Frank Shepard Mrs Henry Stewart and Miss Emmeline Stewart toured Middletown yesterday. Mrs Harriet M Brainerd returned from Bridgeport. Leon Hale and sister L E Clark spent Tuesday with sister Mrs E O Burr in Higganum. Mrs Martin Wilhelm of Manchester stays with her mother Mrs Emma Evans. Mrs Stephen Arnold and children and Mrs Bettam Broome visited Middletown on Monday.
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Chatham
Middle Haddam
Baker
Cobalt
Frank Shepard
Henry Stewart
Emmeline Stewart
Middletown
Harriet, M. Brainerd
Bridgeport
Leon Hale
L. E. Clark
E O. Burr
Higganum
Martin Wilhelm
Manchester
Emma Evans
Stephen Arnold
Bettam Broome
Those German Capital Ships and Their Fate
Admiral Rodman argues the German capital ships differ so in design from all major fleets that adapting them for other navies would be prohibitively expensive. If surrendered to any navy, they might be sunk or converted into receiving ships or monuments, proving the prowess of sea power. A concise warning to peers.
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New York Sun
Admiral Rodman
Germany
Great Britain
France
Japan
Vinol Story Prompts Child Health Boost in Williamson
A clipped reminiscence from Williamson West Virginia features a parent recalling their child once weak and ailing. After Vinol for children was used the child recovered, began to roam and play like other youngsters. The note underscores Vinol’s perceived efficacy.
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W. Va
Grand Theatre double features and News on Kultur
The Grand Theatre offers a double feature tonight with Constance Talmadge in Scandal and Mae Marsh in Conquered Hearts plus the Red Cross film Kiddies in No Man's Land and a comedy. Thursday features Tongues of Flame with Marie W amp and all star cast. four acts of vaudeville Friday through Saturday. Kultur the Rape of Democracy stars Gladys Brockwell Friday and Saturday. A Middlesex bill presents Mirandy Smiles with Vivian Martin and Vive La France plus Billy West He’s In Again. Snobs with Victor Moore comes Thursday January 16th at the Middlesex along with Lyons-Moran vaudeville.
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Grand Theatre
Constance Talmadge
Mae Marsh
Red Cross
No Man’s Land
Marie W
Florence Reid
William Fox
Gladys Brockwell
Europe
Middlesex
Vivian Martin
Paramount
Mirandy
the Middlesex
Opery House
Teddy
Opery
Dorothy Dalton
France
Billy West
Victor Moore
Emerson’s Presence Radiates Through the Region say critics
Newell Dwight Hillis extols Emerson’s influence, claiming his forceful presence would reach far and wide, drawing in prominent thinkers like Hawthorne, Whittier, Holmes, and Lowell as neighbors and influences.
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Newell Dwight Hillis
Emerson
Concord
Whittiers
Holmeses
Lowells
Leading actors mock suffrage tale at Buffalo Express reading
The stranded troupe jokily improvises a backstage scene about walking back to Broadway. The leading man and woman debate disgrace while the ingenue and comedian joke about sending the advance man to broadcast that the ladies are hiking suffrage and their newspaper aides are accompanying.
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Buffalo Express
Broadway
Methinks
Honor Among Em
A Louisville Courier Journal brief notes a witty exchange between a desk sergeant and a prisoner who claims to be a thief. The sergeant remarks the thief is honest, framing a sharp, humorous moment from a police desk.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Weill
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