Missing Private Edward Murray Returns Home From War
Private Edward Murray, reported missing since April 21, has returned to Darmstadt Germany. The 102nd Infantry member from Coe Avenue, he was noted for gallant conduct in action near Ey during heavy fighting with many casualties. His mother, Mrs Murray, confirmed the telegram last night. He is celebrated as a local war hero for exceptional bravery under fire.
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Germany
Edward
Reener
Darmstadt
Ger
Murray
Coe Avenue
Bureau of Communington
C, 102Nd Infantry
Mur- Sys
Portland Census Work Under War Authority
Civil Engineer Ralph Wil l Middletown directs Portland census work under War bureau. A town map at eight inches to the mile may be secured by pax. Each family will be indexed and kept on file. Takers must report births deaths and new arrivals promptly to Judge Flood.
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Portland Au
Ralph Will Middletown
Portland
Pax
Polish woman seeks help for daughter in war torn Germany
In Middletown a Polish woman named Wes Broderek, listed as in the Ready block, asks the Portland War Bureau to aid her 20 year old daughter believed moved from Poland to Germany. A German occupation of her home area has likely deported her. The War Bureau plans to pursue the matter via the home service and Red Cross. T. M. Rus- Middletown will discuss the war branch with the War mm in the near future.
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Germany
Wes. Broderek
Portland War Bureau
Poland
Iek
Fas
Home Service
Red Cross
T. M. Rus- Middletown
Foundry Co. baseball clash stirs local rivalry
Saturday game features Portland Foundry Co. versus Lawrence and Swanson nine on school grounds. Foundry lineup includes Lynch, Finkle, Ferguson, Dooley, Callaghan, Crow, Farrell, Robinson with T. Crow as pitcher. Rivalry with Pick Governor Co. team hinted. Also notes enlistment rumors, town service tally, and local health and civic items.
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Portland Foundry Co
Fae- Lawrence and Swanson
Foundry Company
James C. Lynch
C. Finkle
Water_p
Fred Ferguson
Tes
Billy Dooley
Jack Callaghan
T. Crow
H. Farrell
B. Robinson
Lawrence
Lawrence and Yon
He Foundry Co
Pick
Governor Company
Families Receive Final News Before Departure
The families have in their possession letters about the pending departure, having waited to receive communications by mail. The party had been ready to go for some time, and the exit was not unexpected. Mrs. Charles W. Kimball and son Richard of West Medford Massachusetts, and Mrs. Sargent of Salem Massachusetts are guests of Mrs. Aleine McCormick.
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Charles W. Kimball
Richard
West Medford
Mass
Sargent
Salem
Aleine McCormick
Westbrook News Highlights War Efforts and Local Happenings
Westbrook reports a war time program for children with sewing knitting and gardening under state supervision. First Lieut. Chaplain Watkins returns from leave as duties begin. Red Cross benefit dances and silver tea reflect community support. Local officials and visitors noted, with a Burridge flag for 1918, and a theater listing for George Cohan's Seven Keys to Baldpate.
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West
Commodore R. Watkins
Westbrook Congregational Church
Ruth Dunning
State Board of Education
National Red Cross
West Beach
Red Cross
Elizabeth Mott
Hartford
Marjorie Daly
Dorothy
Gertrude
Hildegarde Moore
J. H. Henry
Stamford
Home Service
George Piers
Marie
Charles Hayes
Stannard Hill
E. Morse
Storrs
Society
Marshall Hubbard
Haddam
Leroys
Burdick
F. R. Knox
Ruth
Martha
Springfield
Westbrook Hotel
Knox
Rocky Hill Community War Meeting Activities
Rocky Hill notes show Lieut Walter W Robbins home on furlough and a state women’s defense conference at the capitol hall discussing housing recreation and work for young girls. Local clergy schedule choir rehearsals and theater outings while several service members return from Camp Locke.
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Rocky Hill
Walter W. Robbins
U. S. A. Reserve Force
Elmer E. Lord
Rose Lord
Carrie Williams
Hartford
Thomas Hosmer
Rocky Hill Club
Library Hall
Kelly
Pratt
Corporal Tennyson
Camp Locke
Connecticut
State Capitol
Woman’s Committee
State Council of Defense
Colchester Social Roundup and Local News
Colchester notices list visitors to town including J N Strong and Miss Belle Strong in Exeter and George Kramer in Norwich. John G Clark travels to New Haven on business. James Sherlock and family of Lyme visit Mr and Mrs Charles F Brown. A mid week Baptist prayer meeting is set for 7 30 p m. Nearby moving pictures at Tip Top Friday night include Five reel Fanatics with J Barney Sterry and The Woman in the Web serial. a Triangle comedy promises entertainment.
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Colchester
May
F. E. Baker
Norwich
J. Barney Sterry
Adv
Local Social Notes From Cromwell and Surrounding Towns
Cromwell residents report social visits as Mrs Magnus Pierson spent Wednesday with friends in Somers. Mrs Olaf Marthias and her children return to Webster Mass after two weeks with her mother Mrs C Bloomberg. Mrs David Kirkpatrick and daughter Harriet of Hartford visited town relatives. Mrs James Kirkpatrick and Mrs Tra Barrows were guests in Rocky. Lieutenant Joseph Petrosky of Camp 7 is to be in town for a ten day furlough.
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Cromwell
Magnus Pierson
Somers
Olaf Marthias
Webster
Mass
C. Bloomberg
David Kirkpatrick
Harriet
Hartford
James Kirkpatrick
Tra Barrows
Rocky
Joseph Petrosky
Camp 7
Tome
East Hampton Council Plans Canning Pledge Card Drive
A Council of Defense meeting at Mrs. N N Hills home organized pledge card distribution for the state canning drive. Young women will visit local housewives this week to distribute cards. The Central Connecticut Power & Light Co thanks the East Hampton Fire Department for swift action in quelling a storehouse fire on July 9.
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East Hampton
Council of Defense
N. N. Hills
State Canning
John G. Johnson
D. H. West Place
John A. MacLean
Waterbury
Harold Cone
Glastonbury
Frederick Dunham
Red Cross Society
Chatham Hall
Or. P. Johnson
South Main Street
Charles A. Nichols
Nichols Garage
Charles Peirson
Peirson
Anna Walsh
George Kennedy
Hartford
M. J. Daley
Elizabeth
Cuba
G. M. O'Neill
M.J. Cahill
Mildred Warren
Yonkers
N.Y
Frank Anderson
Verdith Dawn
Henry Morrell
Rachel’Mack
Etta Bissel
Hebron
Frank Bissel
Bissel
John McCarthy
New Jonon
Central Connecticut Power & Light Co
Church notices and local social updates in Clinton
The column lists Church of the Holy Advent services on July 14 and a morning sermon at 10:45 with Miss Mabel Stevens singing the offertory. St Pauls Chapel Westbrook conducts services at 9:30 with ministers Gilbert and New son. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Wilbur Meyer of West Main Street. Various residents, including Norma Hullis, Mrs Sturges Redfield, Harriet King, Emily Meighs, Mildred Woodstock, are noted for visits and hosting in Brooklyn, Ridgewood Beach Park, Hartford, and New Haven.
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Cornelius Hagen
Brooklyn
N. Y
Sturges Redfield
Ridgewood
Beach Park
Harriet King
Harold King
Hartford
Emily Meighs
Andrew Meigs
New Haven
Mildred Woodstock
Charles. L. Stevens
Miss Annie Dittman Struck By Auto In Shailerville
Miss Annie Dittman suffered a badly broken arm after being struck by a auto and received treatment at Middlesex hospital. Local residents Leander Case and E. R. Shailer were in East Haddam recently. Mrs. E. O. Chapman and daughter Ruth Chapman returned to Worcester Mass. Charles L. Feiker of Northampton Massachusetts visited friends here recently. Mr and Mrs Simon Baer of Middletown visited Mrs Ezekiel Shailer over Sunday. Mr and Mrs Nehemiah Bates returned to Hartford. Azariah Dickinson stayed at his cottage Saybrook Manor recently. Misses Sadie and Millie Yale of Wallingford are at their summer cottage for a vacation. Mrs Dara Brainerd of Higganum called on friends Tuesday.
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Ezekiel Shailer
Nehemiah Bates
Hartford
Azariah Dickinson
Saybrook Manor
Sadie
Millie Yale
Wallingford
Dara Brainerd
Higganum
East Haddam Notes include visits and Fourth of July events
In East Haddam on July 10 Mrs. EB Smith returned home from Middletown on Sunday. Elizabeth Fuller entertained Mrs Charlotte Comstock of Norwich. Mr and Mrs J P Martin traveled with relatives to Norwich and New London for the Fourth. Walter Gillette was a recent caller in Higganum. J S Lindsay and family arrived at their summer home last Saturday and Lindsay returned to business in New York City Sunday evening. Several attended Hadlyme exercises on the Fourth and renewed acquaintances. About 30 from the area went to Hadleyme to hear Rev Gerhart Wilson speak on A Fool on a Farm, a worthwhile outing.
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Town Street
EB. E. Smith
Middletown
Elizabeth Fuller
Charlotte Comstock
Norwich
J. P. Martin
New London
Walter Gillette
J. S. Lindsay
Lindsay
New York City
Hadlyme
Hachyme
Gerhart Wilson
Sugarless Pie Filling for Winter Pies Sugar May Be Added Later
Washington July 11. Windfall apples can be used for pie filling without sugar now and later when sugar is available. Specialists from the US Department of Agriculture advise canning sliced apples in hot jars or tins with proper packing, water bath or pressure methods, then sealing and cooling. A final note observes that a woman adapts to surroundings or faces divorce.
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Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Fruit Liver Tablets Claim Relief for Dyspepsia
Mrs Hudson Marshbank reports two years of severe dyspepsia with pains after meals and bitter regurgitation. After trying doctors without success, she says Fruit Liver Tablets made from fruit juices relieved symptoms, with a 50c box, six for 2.50, or trial size 25c. Available at dealers or Fruit-A-Tives Limited Ogdensburg New York.
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St. Marry’s
Hudson Marshbank
Fruit-A-Tives Limited
Ogdensburg
Grandmother Was The Druggist In Early America
In the early days of the country a grandmother served as the village druggist using roots and herbs. Peppermint aided digestion, mullein soothed coughs, skullcap calmed nerves, Thoroughwort fought colds, wormwood treated bruises and sprains. Mrs Lydia E Pingham of Lynn, Mags, developed a famous Vegetable Compound from such remedies over forty years ago and sustained it through the years.
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Thoroughworth
Lydia E. Pingham
Lynn
Mags
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