Red Cross Atlantic Division notes sock flaws and revised allotment
The Atlantic Division headquarters warns inspectors to fix sock knitting flaws such as size 11 to 12 inch cuffs and mismatched pairs. Socks must be uniform, washed properly, and cuffs stretched before labels. New directives require acceptance of sweaters helmets and wristlets only, with hospital and refugee garment allotments to be completed by September 1 unless materials delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athout
Breby
Ethan Allen
Atlantic Division
The
Red
Eleanor G. Oe
Adv
Induction Telegram From Governor Holcomb
The local board reports a telegram from Governor Holcomb directing August 14 entrainment for Newton, Iowa, of 228 men with grammar school education or equivalent, white and physically qualified for military service. They will receive a government financed course of personal value in army and civil work, with exceptional opportunities for qualified applicants to present themselves promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holcomb
Newton
Pard
Commissioners Meet at Heubslein Hotel for Embalmers Board
Commissioners of the State and of Examiners of Embalmers gathered at the Hotel Heubslein on Monday. Attendees included R. Leefe Edward P. Jones W. O Keefe William Henry and James Lonehan with Dr John F Black representing the state board of health. Officers elected for the coming year were President Arthur R Leete of Danville Secretary Edward P Winsted and Treasurer Thomas W s of Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heubslein
R. Leefe
Edward P. Jones
W. O'Keefe
William Henry
James Lonehan
John F. Black
State Board of Health
Arthur R. Leete
Danville
Edward P. Winsted
Thomas W. S
Middletown
Boy Picked Up On Street Near White's Crossing
Joseph W. Doherty reports a 15 year old boy named Stout living at White's Crossing Plain who wandered the streets after midnight. The youth had no money and said he had walked out for a stroll, got lost, and could not find his way home. He was taken aboard to stay with Cradie Notes san, born to Mr. and Mrs. Lesco at 229 William Street on July 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Doherty
Stout
White’s Crossing
Plain
Cradie Notessan
Lesco
William Sr
Tal
Kathleen Burke Red Cross Nurse Raises War Funds
Kathleen Burke the Scottish Red Cross nurse lectures nationwide to fund Scottish Woman's Ambulance units in Europe. She has years of battlefield service in Europe and holds decorations from multiple allies. The San Francisco photo shows Miss Burke wearing her medals.
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Kathleen Burke
Red Cross
Kathleen
Europe
America
Mise Burke
San Francisco
Miss Burke
Russell Co Wins Over St Aloysius T A B 2 to 1
In a fast ragged hospital grounds game Russell Co. stayed unbeaten by beating St. Aloysius T A B 2 to 1. Dooley and Strohla pitched well with weak fielding support. Olson delivered a ninth inning run after Dan Smithwick stood on third base. Next Saturday Russell Co. faces Connecticut Hospital in another anticipated contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hospital Grounds
Russell Co
St. Aloysius
Dooley
Strohla
Dan Smithwick
Olson
Beltmakers
South Farms
Connecticut Hospital
Gore to Finish Speech on Wilson Veto Wheat Issue
Senator Gore of Oklahoma said he would close his remarks on President Wilson's veto of the agricultural appropriation bill at the first opportunity likely Thursday when the Senate meets after a three day recess. He noted the $2.49 wheat amendment and suggested a Republican House outcome could be tied to the veto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Gore
Washington
Oklahoma
Wilson
Senate
Auto Mishap At Durham Causes Light Injuries
Y M C A secretary L O Schriver was in a Sunday auto accident on the Durham road when the front axle broke. The car plunged into a ditch, crushing the front but Schriver kept hold of the wheel and escaped serious injury. The Baldwin Repair Co. annual report has been filed with the town clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
L. O. Schriver
Schriver
Baldwin Repair Co
Low Water Delays New York Boat Arrival
The New York boat did not reach its landing last evening due to low water, arriving at 6 30 after the river hit its lowest level in two years. The New York vessel reached the docks at 4 45 this morning with a fair amount of freight, while the Mabel brought four large coal barges for Hartford at 10 60 last night and moved upriver after the New York boat passed the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mabel
Hartford
City
Walker family sells land in Durant district to Sam Tanenbaum
Real estate notice: Caroline Walker Mary Caroline Walker Matilda J Hutchings Henry H Walker Charles F Walker all of Middletown William R Walker and Frederick W Walker of Hartford and Benjamin J Walker of New Britain sell to Sam Tanenbaum a parcel in Durant district containing one eighth acre with 50 feet frontage and depth bounded west by Pamepcha pond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Walker
Mary Caroline Walker
Matilda J. Hutchings
Henry H. Walker
Charles F. Walker
Middletown
William R. Walker
Frederick W. Walker
Hartford
Benjamin J. Walker
New Britain
Sam’Tanenbaum
Durant District
Pamepcha Pond
City Court Delays Hearing From Tavern Raid Case
There was no session of the city court this morning. Cases against 24 frequenters from Stueck's Modern Tavern, seized in a state police raid weeks ago, were listed to come up with state police testimony but the trial did not begin.
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Stueck
Four Minute Men Enroll New Speakers in Middlesex Grand
William H. Bouteiller announces Robert W. Rice and Lester C. Schriver as Four Minute speakers. Rice will address the audience at Middlesex and Grand theaters Friday evening on the topic The Meaning of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Rice
Lester C. Schriver
William H. Bouteiller
Mr. Rice
Middlesex
Grand Theaters
America
Marriage Announcement From Lowell Courier Citizen
Cards announce the marriage of John D. Sanders formerly of Nacha to a partner in Port. The notice lists a cautious confirmation of nuptials and the couple's new locale, reflecting a brief local social item from the Lowell Courier Citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Courier Citizen
John D. Sanders
Ces E Ek Oy
Nacha
Port
Connecticut Chautauqua opens with rally at Plainville campground
Local notes report the nineteenth season of the Connecticut Chautauqua Assembly opening with a 4 pm rally at Plainville campground. Other items mention a Red Cross and Y M C A benefit dance at Carrier's pavilion East Hampton, shopping listings, a Wethersfield theft arrest, weather hints, theater showings at Middlesex theatre, and a round of community visits and vacations across Middletown and nearby towns.
Funeral for Mrs James Boyson at St Francis Church
Funeral services for Mrs James Boyson will be held from her home at 19 Cooley Avenue South Farms on Wednesday at 8 30 am with a requiem high mass at St Francis Church. Burial will follow in St Johns Cemetery. John A Cook obituary notes his death in Seattle on July 13 he would have been 76. He was a Middletown native Civil War veteran married Kate Hubbard in 1870. He moved to Seattle 12 years ago and is survived by his wife two daughters a grandson and a Middletown sister in law Jessie Hubbard Starkey.
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Connecticut Chautauqua Assembly
Plainville Camp Ground
Carrier’s Pavilion
East Hampton
Red Cross
Higginson Business Institute
Court Street
John T. Walsh
Chester M. Goodrich
Wethersfield
P. Joseph Dunn
William A. Young
Herrman’s Butter and
Arrigoni Hotel
J. A. Broatch
Gibson W. Wilson
Jacksonville
Fla
Homer W. Borst
Henry S. Lucas
Middletown Gas Light Co
Regina Miller
Stueck’s
St. Swithins
West Side Green House
Middlesex Theatre
Elsie Ferguson
Henry Arthur Jones
Adv
R. H. Kelsey
Grand Street
Cromwell
Daniel Donahoe
Ranger Avenue
Vermont
New Hampshire
James V. Hennessey
Washington Street
Hennessey
Evens
Fred J. Drennan
Andrew P. Drennan
Hartford
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Anna Wallace
Michael Wallace
Madison Street
E. Dillon
Lillian Walter
Savin Rock
Emily Appelquest
Olga
Syracuse
N. Y
Lake Pocotopaug
Middletown
E. B. Strong
Danbury
S. W. Hedges
College Street
Youngstown
Ohio
Ebba Johnson
Caulkins & Post Company
Elizabeth Hedges
Elizabeth Christensen
Marguerite Matthews
High Street
Washington, D. C
Harry Daly
Camp Devens
Bertha M. Lewis
Short Beach
Olga E. Molander
Middlesex Hospital
Grove Beach
Ethel Bowers -of
State Guard
Briggs’ Ball
Areia
James Boyson
Cooley Avenue
South Farms
St. Francis
St. John’s Cemetery
John A. Cook
Seattle
Washington
Kate Hubbard
Ezra Hubbard
Chicago
B. F. Paul
John W. Chamberlain
Charles Paul
Cook
Jessie Hubbard Starkey
Wallace A. Starkey
Swat and Swat Poetry and Local Legal Notice
A brief poem laments endless swatting of flies in Uncle Toby style. A damage suit filed by Pauline Grwkiemski against Katarina Peters for defamation on Bridge Street, with real estate attached and a July 25 hearing before Justice of the Peace Bertrand FE. Spencer. Also notes Wolf's periodic comet sighting and a report of a smaller June bride crop in Boston due to wartime emigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Grwkiemski
Katrina Peters
Bridge Street
Charles J. Bright
L. O. Ryan
Justice of the Peace
Bertrand FE. Spencer
Bride Who Joined Trenches Dies in Lordsburg
Hazel Carter, a 23 year old wife of a corporal, sailed with her husband’s infantry regiment to France disguised as a soldier last summer. She was discovered aboard a transport near reaching France and sent back to New York. She later died at her Lordsburg New Mexico home. Her husband remains in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Carter
Douglas
France
Lordsburg
N. M
New York
Topers’ daily vow grows easier against liquor
A terse historical note claims the long effort of topers to drink up all liquor in the country is gradually becoming easier each day, reflecting persistent public sentiment on temperance.
Road closure near Meriden Ham mock factory bridge
Notice states concrete road constriction will close Meriden road west of Ham mock factory bridge until further notice. Westbound traffic should use alternate route via the road detour into Bara ak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meriden Road
Hammock Factory Bridge
Merida
Eas
Baraak
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Mmerigan Red Cross Atlantic Division
Fey
Kathveen Burke
Saints
Rocnor
P.Q
Corine Gaudreau
Fruitatives Limited
Ogdensburg
N, Y
Spear Bros
Middletown’s
Caulkins
Post G
Main Street
Low
Tom Slade
Broatch’s Modern Book Shop
Chicago Tribune
Tristram Shandy
Toby
Cambridge
Mass
Prof
Barnard
Yedkes Observatory
Edward C. Pickering
Harvard Observatory
Boston
Tirs
Adlake, Iver Johnson
Hudson and
New England
J.F. Connery
Main ST
Ally
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