Grand Theatre this week offers Brechire reward films and new serials
Tomorrow and Saturday Grand Theatre presents Brechire’s latest $5,000 reward feature with the everlasting smile Frank Parnum plus Sidney Drew comedies. Jay Winifred Allen stars in a Triangle picture and Marie Walcamp headlines the Lion’s Pride serial. Also showings of Prunella with Marguerite Clark at Middlesex and Playing the Game starring Lillian Lorraine and Charles Ray.
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Fox
William Farnum
Good Pictures
Lillian Lorraine
Charles Ray
Thomas H
Paramount
Fleur de Lis
Broadway
Doris Lee
de- Lgenya
the Middlesex
Billy West
The Lie at Middlesex Theatre with Elsie Ferguson
The Lie follows a young woman who sacrifices her happiness to preserve her family’s honor as her sister’s misconduct threatens them. Elsie Ferguson stars in this Artcraft picture to be shown Monday and Tuesday, July 15 and 16, at the Middlesex Theatre. Manager Engel expects strong business for the engagement.
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Artcraft
Ng Elsie Ferguson
Middlesex Theatre
Miss Ferguson
Engel
Death shocks Higganum community at Candlewood Hill
Andrew Peck of Candlewood Hill died suddenly after a day at work. His wife and children survive, with funeral set for Saturday at 2:30 pm from his home, Rev. Lawson to officiate and Higganum cemetery to receive the burial. Also notes local happenings: Warren Shailer at C F Olson store, birch mill repairs by Maynard and Spencer, David Clark ill at Middlesex hospital, Della Gould funeral last night, a fire-destroyed button factory to be rebuilt, Mrs. Eugene Burr visiting Hartford, Grange hall event for children, Mrs. Adelbert Burr showing slight improvement, and an Ironing Day promotion.
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Higganum
Andrew Peck
Candlewood Hill
Peck
Ida Harvey
Middletown
Wilton Scovil
Meriden
Harley
Winchester Peck
Mr. Lawson
Higganum Cemetery
Warren Shailer
C. F. Olson
William Maynard
Jesse Spencer
David Clark
Middlesex Hospital
Della Gould
E. P. Grout
Eugene Burr
Hartford
Grange Hall
Adelbert Burr
Adv
Ivoryton News Briefs and Local Notices
L D Webber is called to selective service and will depart for Camp Meigs in Washington DC this Saturday. Otto Carlson started work at Colt’s in Hartford. Carl Erickson died at St. E E hospital in Hartford on Wednesday morning. Paul Jones suffers a severe rheumatism attack. Frank L. Brown of Guilford visited on Wednesday. Mrs John Bradbury stays in New Britain for a few weeks. Woman suffrage officially endorsed by the Connecticut Democratic Party.
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Ivoryton
L. D. Webber
Selective Service
Camp Meigs
Washington, D. C
Otto Carlson
Colt’s
Hartford
Carl Erickson
St. EE Hospital
Paul Jones
Frank L. Brown
Guilford
John Bradbury
New Britain
Backache Warns of Kidney Trouble Says Gold Medal Haarlem Oil
Warning against ignoring a simple backache and urging swift action to find the kidney cause. Claims Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules provide quick relief from kidney and bladder troubles and urges treatment to prevent incurable disease.
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Haarlem
Deep River News Briefs and Local Notices
A July 9 birth to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Ferguson is noted along with various town happenings. A Moody Moodus Essex baseball game is set for 3 p.m. Saturday in the county Y M C A league. Many residents visit relatives, attend lectures, or help with local work. Deep River to move its Southern New England Telephone switchboard to Pran's building at midnight causing a brief service suspension, with restoration planned within hours.
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Deep River
Southern New England Telephone Co
Town Hall
Pran
Telephone Company
Deep Liver Exchange
Deep River Exchange
Moodus News Briefs Highlight Local Canner Quota and Visits
The state canning drive for home fruit and vegetable use began July 1. East Haddam and Moodus have a quota of 11,256 quarts. Notables include Rev. L. J. Radcliffe and Mrs. Radcliffe at Oak Knoll cottage on Lake Bashan since Monday. Irene Shea returns from Colchester. Thad Ward enjoys furlough. Charles Emmons moves from Olmsted market tenement to Mrs. Chapman’s near Wigwam. Miss Mary Gorman of Colchester visits. Charles Lyman from North Moodus shows health improvement. Greenberg's summer resort reports daily new arrivals.
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Moodus
East Haddam
Local Notes from Chester Summer Visitors and Jobs
Chester diaries report Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Brooks at Grove Beach for a few weeks. Frank Benda secures employment with M. S. Brooks & Sons. Everett Midgette returns from Boston to spend vacation with his parents. H. E. Clark of Middletown made a business call yesterday. Mrs. Charles Rider and her children from New York are spending the summer with friends in town.
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Chester
H. C. Brooks
Grove Beach
Frank Benda
M. S. Brooks & Sons
Everett Midgette
Boston
H. E. Clark
Middletown
Charles Rider and Children
New York
Boat Movements Tracked By British Food Ministry
The shipping branch of Britain's food ministry constantly tracks over 1000 vessels and wires updates to multiple purchasing committees. The ship intelligence unit coordinates positions for many articles of food from North America, reducing calls through swift telephone and tele-writer contact. Staffed by shipping industry professionals, the branch ensures efficient handling of maritime logistics.
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Ministry of Food
North America
Food Ministry
Ministry of Shipping
Intricacies of The Law Highlighted by Confusing Case
A Kansas City Journal snippet shows a puzzled speaker lamenting legal jargon and complex procedures. Neighbors turn up for a court day as the person seeks clarity on the law. The exchange hints at misunderstandings surrounding due process and case handling.
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The
Kansas City Journal
Jie Jotee
Essex News Briefs Reflect Local Visits and Illness
Easex July 11 Walter Page lies critically ill at his New street home with slim hopes for recovery. Mrs. Lawrence Reynolds of Hamburg visited town. Otto Carlson left for Groton for work. Dr Charles B Tiley improves his West avenue residence. Mrs Lamb and son from Brooklyn stay at Hayden summer home on Dickenson avenue. Mrs Mary Wolfe and Mrs Eugene Christal of Ivoryton called on relatives. Mrs Ellsworth Daniels and children from Deep River visited Mrs James Murphy on New street. Miss Mildred Hayden returned from Hartford. Essex residents enjoyed a beach outing yesterday. What-so-Ever society of the M E church meets at Miss Frances Fordham's home tonight. Ira T Hayden of New Haven at his parents on Little Point street. Remains of Mrs Lawrence of Brooklyn buried in Riverview cemetery. she was 86.
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Deep
Sly
Ferguson
Wellington Madison
Raymond J. Ferguson
Elmer E. Pierce
New London
Essex
Moodus
Harry Grannis
Hartford
James L. Henry
J. L. Wood
Thomas Lord
Eugene Lord
Robert , Rankin
Archie A. Foote
Louis J. Smith
Joseph B. Schlick
William Elliston
Gertie Beaucheane
D. W. Parker
Clinton
Maude Rowe
Charles Southworth
Salem
Mags
Alice Connolly
Jeremiah O’shea
Frank S. Griswold
Robert Agnew
Norwich
Gus Heubner
F. W. Devitt
Rogers Lake
Easex
Walter Page
New Street
Thomas Platt
New Haven
N. B. Platt
Lawrence Reynolds
Hamburg
Otto Carlson
Groton
Charles B. Tiley
West Avenue
Lamb and Son
Brooklyn
M. E. Church
Frances Fordham
Ira T. Hayden
Little Point Street
Lawrence
Riverview
Decorated 35 Marines on Marne Front
American forces on the Marne front see 35 Marines awarded distinguished service medals for bravery at Bouresches and Belleau Wood. Lieutenant Colonel Logan Felan receives another Croix de Guerre citation for leading a raid on Torcy on July Fourth and capturing two German prisoners. Felan also personally captured two Prussians, and led troops in Bouresches fighting. Other honorees include Hurlbert, Sergeant Quick, and Kuroski, a Polish American who captured a German machine gun crew.
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Marne
Bouresches
Belleau
Logan Felan
Verdun
Torcy
Felan
Belleau Wood
Hurlbert
Guam
Sergeant Quick
Kuroski
Poland
Has No Resemblance London Tit Bits short tale
A young woman of heroic build meets a man who knew her parents. He recalls family ties and asks to compare which side of the house she resembles most. She retorts that she resembles no side of the house in sharp, witty reply.
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Juno
London
Man's ignorance breeds suspicion, proverb notes
The saying asserts that the less a person knows, the more likely they are to doubt others. It reflects a caution about mistaking ignorance for prudence and warns against baseless suspicion driven by hidden gaps in knowledge.
Old Saybrook Obituaries and Local Notices Mixed
Captain W P Stebbins aged 78 passes away in Saybrook visiting daughter Mrs Frank C Ingham funeral Friday at 2 from Arthur L Stebbins home Stebbins resident of Saybrook for 50 years born Hadlyme fishing trader in Palm Beach Fla for 15 years Annie Shea resigns after nine years presents with silver pieces town youths advance in draft Captain John A Ayer visits New Haven Mrs Robert Chapman visits Mrs C P Botsford Edward F Gillman returns from Holyoke J K Phelps in Middletown Judge Curtiss S Bacon of Middletown visits Anna Dalton of Brooklyn NY visiting her mother at Shore Line hotel.
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Old Saybrook
W. P. Stebbins
Frank C. Ingham
Hartford
Arthur L. Stebbins
Chester
Stebbins
Hadlyme
Palm Beach
Fla
Annie Shea
John A. Ayer
New Haven
Robert Chapman
C. P. Botsford
Harford
Edward F. Gillman
Holyoke
Mass
J. K. Phelps
Middletown
Curtiss S. Bacon
Anna Dalton
Brooklyn
N. Y
Shore Line
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Prunella
Middlesex
Wee Winme
Marguerite Clark
Pru
Miss Clark
Maurice Tourneur
Laurence Haus- Gtanville Barker
Prim
Pri
Prude
Democratic Party
Connecticut
Adlake, Iver Johnson
Hudson and
New England
J.F. Connery
Main ST
Marguerite
Burton Holmes Travel
Mme. Dore
Thomas H. Vnce
Adolph Zukor
Elsie Ferguson
LIE
Henry Arthur Jones
Charles Maigne
J. Laurie Dawley
Masonic Building
Court Street
Mtv
Frank Rich
Washington S. T
Picture Frame Shop
Bright
Hartman Drug Co
the Barton Clothing Co. and
Custom Tailors
Bluebird
Franklin Farnum
Sidney Drew
Triangle Production
Universal
Marie Walcamp
Fox'standard Picture
McKee
Florence
Bacon Bros
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