Whispering Chorus at Mid-July Artcraft Grand feature
A detailed recap of upcoming film and stage offerings including DeMille produced Whispering Chorus featuring Mary Pickford and Ger e Farrar, with Kathryn Wil Raymond Hatton and Elliott Dex among others. Fannie Ward stars in Innocent at the Grand, plus Pathe plans in California. Laurel Park notes weekly novelties and a Red Cross benefit. Grand Theatre showcases vaudeville and The Bride of Fear five reel feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeMille
Jey Poore Sheehan
Jennie Macpherson
Mary Pickford
Gere Farrar
Kathryn Wil- Raymond Hatton
Elliott Dexl Iy Marshall
James Neill
Paramount
Art Pictures
Eagle’s Eye
Fannie Ward
Grand Theatre
Mond
New York
Cal
Pathe
California
J E
East
Adorno
H. Woods
East Berlin Fair Celebrations and Local Mentions
East Berlin on July 6 reports a very successful celebration at the fair grounds. Mr Reilly of Meriden gave an interesting address. wrestling bouts drew attention and Kensington St Pauls of New Britain won the ball game. Attendees traveled from New Britain for Fourth of July events. rt Nelson of New York arrived in town. A Biernbrauer and children from Britain spent the Fourth with over Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Berlin
Fair Grounds
Reilly
Meriden
Kensington St. Paul’s
New Britain
Rt Nelson
New York
A. Biernbrauer and Children
Ritain
Berlin
Fourth of July Village Celebration and Local News
Westbrook marked Independence Day with a drum corps procession and a sunlit program on the village green. speakers, a war service flag with 27 stars, and performances by local children and visiting singers framed a patriotic edition amid scattered showers and social visits from Chicago and Connecticut families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Sherman
Louise Sherman
Bridgeport
R. Kelsey
Westbrook
New Haven
John A. Wright
H. A. Wright
Torrington
Walter H. Renear
Vineyard
Haven
Mass
Brooks
Little Red Schoolhouse Association
Clinton
Tuskegee Institute
Sea Front
Lingle
Ames
Chicago
Ill
Quetonsett Beach
Frank Hines, Jr
Hartford
U. S. N. Reserve Corps
H. E. Kelsey
G. W. Eastland
William O. Goodman
H. E B. Kelsey
Goodman
Theiss
U. S
Daniel R. Trick
Essex
America
Quetonset Beach
F. R. Knox
Springfield
Mr. Knox
Stannerd Beach
Thomas Clark
Artie
R. I
F. A. Theiss
Virginia
Evelyn Wright
Evelyn T. Wright
Boston
Edgewood
Maryland
Wilde Chapman
Stevens
Charles N. Doane
William Burton Doane
Horse Hill
The
Red Cross Society
Community visits and July canning drive in Middlefield
Middlefield hosts guests from Greenfield Meriden Wallingford and five friends on the Fourth. The state canning campaign to conserve fruit and vegetables begins July 7 with a quota of 5,000,000 quarts nationwide and 4,690 quarts allotted to Middlefield. Canning supplies will be distributed townwide as county women are asked to contribute jars to Middlesex Hospital. Services at Congregational Church led by Rev E B Sanford are announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlefield
William Gray
Marjorie
Greenfield
Mass
Julia Nettleton
Meriden
Edgar Nettleton
Mary Skinner
Clementine Skinner
Kelly
Wallingford
Middlefeld
Midlesex Hospital
Wen
Anterince
E. B. Sanford
Donovan Birth Blessing At St Francis Hospital Hartford
Mr and Mrs James Donovan of Churchill street welcomed a son on Wednesday July 3 at St Francis hospital Hartford. Edward C Kinsman, longtime Rocky Hill resident, died after a skull fracture suffered in an accident Wednesday afternoon at Hartford hospital. Mrs cis laments a deep bereavement for the lost relative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Hill
James Donovan
Churchill Street
St. Francis’ Hospital
Hartford
Daisy Rheing
Scranton
W. M. Pierce
Main Street
Edward C. Kinsman
Hartford Hospital
East Hampton Social and Military Roundup
East Hampton notes include G H Lamson Jr sailing to France for sanitary work with the Connecticut Agricultural College and soldiers in encampments. Local residents Grace Hall Ethel Nelson Mabel Anderson plus many visitors spend summer in town. Church services and Red Cross reports mark a busy week with 5478 articles including surgical dressings and knitted items while mayoral post ads and a musical event at Carrier's pavilion are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Hampton
G. H. Lamson, Jr
Connecticut Agricultural College
Washington
France
Grace Hall
Ethel Nelson
Mabel Anderson
New Hampshire
Bartholomew Ivers
Camp Devens
Ayer
Mass
James Ivers
Paul Seagrave
New York
Edgemere Farm
Clarence Goff
Bristol
Otis Goff
Marguerite Collins
Norwalk
Lakeside Cottage
Virginia Burns
New Haven
Lawrence Walsh
John Walsh
Edith Collins
Willimantic
Diva Haryu
Amy A. Fargo
Annie A. Ackley
W. H. Wall
Carrier's
Red Cross
Chatham Hall
Charles Terkelson
Congregational Church
Frederick L. Grant
Methodist Church
Samuel Thatcher
St. Patrick’s Church
Patrick Fox
Clinton Notes July Visitor Activities and Local Births
Clinton reports a steady flow of visitors from New Haven Guilford and Boston over the Fourth of July and a new birth at the Wall household. Local families entertain guests including Mrs. Lynch Mrs. Horan and Mrs. Buell. Pond's Extract Co employees enjoy a ten day vacation. Church events at Holy Advent mark the era with communion and sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Willard
Montclair
N. J
Hetty W. Hull
Ellen Plymton
Boston
James Woodworth
L. D. Higgins
Albert Harder and Son
Westville
Madison News Roundup Highlights Local Weddings and Visits
Miss Anna Deren thal and Miss Eileen Lynch, two Wyckoff Heights nurses, visit Madison for two weeks from Brooklyn. Mrs. Anna Gifford returns from Vermont. H Montgomery Smith from Washington, D C., stays at Merwether House. Harry Kelsey and Hazel Fenner wed at Fenner home. Madison lodge No 87 A F and A M donates 20 to Red Cross. Richard Male of the U S Naval Reserves, at Norwalk Virginia, visits town. Mrs Joseph H Derenthal buys a Scripps Booth roadster.
Saybrook Point Notes From July Visit Roundup
Saybrook Point July 6 Mrs James D Day and daughter Miss Caroline Day spent a few days in Hartford. Mrs Carl Schutz of Westbrook called on friends in town. Captain Thomas Reed, long ill, is able to return to his duties on his boat. Miss M C Holman is visiting her cousin in Groton today. Rev Mr Scofield spent Thursday in Sachem Head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saybrook Point
James D. Day
Caroline Day
Hartford
Carl Schutz
Westbrook
Thomas Reed
M. C. Holman
Groton
Scofield
Sachem Head
Cromwell News From July Fourth Celebrations And Local Notices
Cromwell scraps and society notes recount Fourth of July events with details on parades led by William Caffrey and Grange float. Church notices cover services at Baptist and First Congregational churches plus the Washington lodge funeral procession. Corrections clarify Carl Ludwig’s birthplace and family origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromwell
Pat ‘Don
H. Bailey
McConochie
Middletown
Hugh McConochie
James Kirkpatric
D. B. Kirkpatric
Ira Barrows
Jennie Davis
David Kirkpatric
Carl Christianson
U. S. Navy
Boston
Jabez Lee
Oscar McLean
Leviathan
Baptist Church
Jesse Smith
Suffield
Y. P
C. E
First Congregational Church
Homer Wesley Hildeth
Fire Divine
Brotherhood of the Burning Heart
Bible School
Young People’s Union
Baptist Young People’s Society
Jesus
Washington Lodge
Edward C. Kinsman
F. K. Hallock
W. M
Thos
W. Beaumont
William Caffrey
The
Grange
Carl Ludwig
Germany
Picking Tomatoes Near Middletown Flourishes
Arthur Frazer cultivates three acres of tomatoes at the curve of the road to Middletown and began harvesting today with a forecast of a heavy yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Frazer
Middletown
Local Sale Ad for Feed and Provisions
A classified notice advertises a fresh lot of scratch feed cracked corn corn meal Red Wing and Gold Medal flour and old potatoes offered by Theo dore Anderson at 87 Higganum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Anderson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Laurel Park
Connecticut
Yark
Cone Charles P. Hatch
Manchester
Douglas
Middlesex Theatre
Anita Loos
John Emerson
Alexis
LADEM
Sue Whispering Chorus
Madison
Keena
Hatch’s
Famous Dance Orchestra
Full Informa
Tion
Jackson Co
Court St
Barton Clothing Co
and Custom Tailors
Adlake, Iver Johnson
Hudson and
New England
J.F. Connery
Main ST
Jewell Carmen
FEAR
Fox Picture
Lion’s Claw
Niversal
Thrilling Serial
Marie Walcamp
Douglas Fairbanks
Anita Lees
Mack Sennet
Jesse L. Lasky
Cecil B. Demille
Kathryn Williams
Elliott Dexter
Raymond Hatton
Edythe Chapman
Tully Marshall
Artcraft
Adolph Zukor
Marguerite
Granville Barker
Laurence Housman
Charles Maigne
Maurice Tourneur
McKee
Lyman D. Mills Co
Court Street
Fannie Ware
Florence
Bacon Bros
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