Portland News Briefs Include Camps and Activities
Sergeant Frank from this place attends an officers camp at Devens and may become a Junior Food Army. Ketcham to lead canning demonstration at Gildersleeve. girls and boys clubs contest noted. Central Garden Club hosts meeting Friday after 4 at Central School. Red Cross to follow. John R. Anderson dies at 38 after brief illness. services Friday at his late home with Swedish cemetery burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ketcham
Gildersleeve
Canning
Sam's Savers
F. A
Tures
Pst
Central Garden Club
Central Sthool
Red Cross
C. A
Cradle Notes and War Time Local News From Chicopee Falls
Cradle notes report a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Titus Stewart Hale at their home Chicopee Falls Massachusetts on July 11. Middlesex Red Cross officer MacDonough Russell outlines wartime work for War Service at the Town Hall. Various local figures attend and discuss draft examinations, social events, and school activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titus Stewart Hale
Chicopee Falls
Mass
MacDonough Russell
Middles
Middlesex
Red Cross
Town St
War Bureau
F. R. Goodrich
Harry Howndee
T. C. Flood
S. S. Hall
Portland
Ed Cress
Russell
Deep River
John Blossom
Hartford
H. Bell
Frank Brainerd
Main Street
Swedish Lutheran Church
J Bertha Dagnall
Columbia University
York
St Lucy Sellew
R. I
O. H. Raftery
Paug
U.S. N
Mar
N. J
Aid society of St Luke's fish to sew for Red Cross
July 17 Glastonbury notes report the Aid Society of St Luke's fish will meet Friday at 3 p m. at the home of Mrs Aaron Kinne ss for Red Cross sewing. Eleanora Foote is seriously ill at home on South Main Street. Arthur Kellam and daughter are visiting Ridge Park New Jersey at Richard Kellam's home. Anna Sheffield and sister Diggle vacation in New Hampshire at Charles O Tryon place. Rey Eller to conduct Unionville Episcopal service next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outh Glastonbury
Aid Society of
St. Luke's Fish
Red Cross
Aaron Kinness
Eleanora Foote
Eugene Bacon
South Main Street
Arthur L. Kellam
Ridgey Park
New Jersey
Richard Kellam
Anna Sheffield
Diggle
New Hampshire
Charles O. Tryon
Rey T. ¥. Eller
Unionville Episcopal
Stnday
Woman’s devotion to home life and health remedy
A brief 19th century style note urges women to value health amid duties. It claims many suffer head pains and nervousness from undiagnosed conditions and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a trusted, longstanding remedy advocated for restoring health after long struggling with daily burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E
Durham Social Roundup Highlights Guests and War Work
Social notices from Durham list visits by Mrs Jennie in hope Meriden Miss Lou A Leach Mrs Alden J Hill and daughter Jeanette North Branford weekend with Mrs Harold F J Mr and Mrs W S Beebe and friends from New Haven Monday evening Mary Irvin Baltimore visiting Walkley summer residence Abbie Coleman returning to Middletown Mathilde Rude hosted 16th birthday party Cronin Middletown visiting Mrs Herbert Southmayd War work at summer school beginning July 11 includes Red Cross war saving food production readings and training District Deputy Grand Chancellor G F Penniman Wallingford installed A J Smith lodge officers Miss Eleanor Moss cottage cheese expert to demonstrate at Town hall July 22 at 2 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Jennie In Hope
Meriden
Lou A Leach
Alden J. Hill
Jeanette
North Branford
Harold F. J
W. S. Beebe
New Haven
J. F. Bailey
Mary Irvin
Baltimore
Walkley
Abbie Coleman
Harold Hall
Roger Davis
Middletown
Mathilde Rude
Miss Cronin
Herbert Southmayd
Red Cross
G. F. Penniman
Wallingford
A. J. Smith Lodge
R. Ofe
Grand Lodge
Eleanor Moss
War cookery demonstration in Library hall at 2 30
Rocky Hill July 17 The Woman's Committee on food conservation presents a war cookery demonstration by Mrs J M Dean of the Hartford County League and Farm Bureau at Library hall on Wednesday afternoon at 2 30 Assisted by Mrs John L Beaumont and the Good Cheer Economic club of West Rocky Hill Also notes draft calls and local guard camp out at Cold Springs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Hill
Grange
May Robbins
Sarah Robbins
Hartford
Canaan
Woman’s Committee On
J. M. Dean
Hartford County League and Farm Bureau
Library Hall
Dominick
Spathine
William B. Halligan
Walter N. Belden
Hayden L. Griswold
Charles E. Beaumont
William F. Quinn
Raymond E. Evans
Wallace H. Peck
Desiderio Cotto
Camp Devens
Harold Green
Thomas Hosmer
Mrs. Taylor
New York
Joseph E. Bulkeley
Main Street
State Guard
Cold Springs
Florence Grant
Grant
New London
Palmer Hermann
Marion Hermann
Higganum Social Notes and Local Moves
Higganum local reports list visits and travels among residents. Arline Viten visits relatives in Meriden while Emma Viten departs for a vacation with friends. Carl Lindquist has enlisted in New Haven and Harold Stone joins Aetna Life Insurance of Hartford. A Seaview Pomona and New London Pomona picnic is planned for August 9 at the Golden Spur between New London and Saybrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higganum
Arline Viten
Meriden
Charles B. Carlson
New London
Delita Bidwell
Orvill Clark
Grace
Alice Thompson
New Britain
Axel Stone
Hillmar Johnson
Carl Lindquist
New Haven
Seaview Pomona
Pomona
Saybrook
Amos Bidwell
John Lindquise
Carl Johnson
Irene
Deep River
Harold Stone
Aetna Life Insurance
Hartford
Saybrook Point Socials and Visits Highlight Week
Saybrook Point on Sunday featured Mr and Mrs Thomas Davies hosting friends at home. Hartford’s P C Lane visited over the weekend. Guests included Mrs William Miller of Waterbury with her father and sister Miss Lucy Rockwell, and Miss Ruth Day of Milford staying with Uncle J H Day. Isabel Spencer, formerly of Brooklyn, won a first certificate for an essay on the Third Liberty Loan. Bishop Olmstead rode to Essex. Mrs Hiram Parsons of Springfield visited. Frederick J Thompson, fresh from June departure for shipbuilding in Norfolk, Va, reports pleasant work and boarding. J B Holman and daughter spent the day in Hartford. Mrs Ludwig visited Lyme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saybrook Point
Thomas Davies
P. C. Lane
Hartford
William Miller
Waterbury
Lucy Rockwell
Ruth Day
Milford
J. H. Day
Isabel Spencer
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ludwig
Lyme
Local Society Notes from Westchester July Gathering
Mrs S D Brainard and daughter Claire visited New Haven last Saturday. Lucian Beebe and Hittle son returned to New London after a week with Mrs S E Herrideen. Mr and Mrs Frank Williams traveled to Hartford with Mr and Mrs Royal Goft of East Hampton. July Ladies Aid met with Mrs Jane Brainard. Red Cross sewing completed. About 26 ladies attended. Two Fresh Air boys arrived from New York for a two week stay at S D Brainard's. Bernice Wilcox returned from an extended visit in Mans. Miss Katie Zinkle of Hartford visited here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Street
S. D. Brainard
Claire
New Haven
Lucian Beebe
Hittle
New London
S. E. Herrideen
Frank Williams
Hartford
New York
S. D. Brainard’s
Bernice Wilcox
Mans
Katie Zinkle
Souvenir From France Brought to East Hampton
Mrs Flora Hitchcock received a shell and aluminum souvenir aeroplane from her son Roy in France with engraved inscriptions and a Paris origin mark. It arrived in good condition and is on display at Chatham pharmacy, among other overseas gifts showing Allied handiwork. The town also hosts summer visitors from New York and Hartford, Y M C A and Red Cross benefit dancing, Red Cross meetings, Camp Wopo wog outings at Lake Pocotopaug, and lectures at the Swedish Lutheran church on Scandinavia with admission 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
East Hampton
Flora Hitchcock
Roy
X. Fougeron
Paris
Chatham Pharmacy
Colchester Social Notes and Local Appointments
Colchester updates: sixteen New York children arrive for the town’s fresh air program, eight more were taken by Westchester families. Willimantic circus attendees from town. State Guards drill Thursday in Grange hall and on the streets. Midweek Baptist prayer meeting at 7:30. Mollie Stockwell of New Haven visiting on South Main. Works and travel notes: H J Bailey on vacation, G B Miller on route, H Libby leaves for Danbury summer school. Visiting relatives include Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kelley of Deep River. F F E Baker in Norwich yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colchester
New York
Westchester
Willimantic
Grange Hall
Baptist
Mollie Stockwell
Southern New England Telephone Company
New Haven
South Main Street
Henry J. Bailey
Local Happenings In Cromwell This Week
Miss Emeda Sage of Maine visits Cromwell for vacation. Dorcas society meets Thursday at Mrs. Swanson’s home. Lucinthia Butler accepts a government post in New York. Mrs. Rhein and son Milton of Hartford visit the Fieldings. Corine Elmquist visits Springfield friends. Luther League to meet Thursday at the Larson home. State Guards drill Friday with rifle inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Larson
State Guards
Chatham-Middle Haddam July Updates and Local Notes
Chatham-Middle Haddam notes report the Red Cross will meet after noon on Wednesday and Thursday at the library and Friday evening at Evergreen hall for surgical dressings. An 83 year old resident, Mrs Jeremiah House, walked over a mile to visit her daughter Mrs Frank Taylor. Mrs Irvin Tibball and Miss Jessie Cone were in Hartford yesterday. Miss Keighley plans a few days away. Barbour took Esther Taylor and Sunday school children to East Hampton for a picnic. An editor notes a kind gesture of an Angel Food cake and strawberries from Sister Effie Bean unknown to readers. A Kansas City Star item comments Germans see danger in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham—Middle Haddam
Red Cross
Evergreen Hall
Jeremiah House
East Hampton Road
Frank Taylor
Irvin Tibball
Jessie Cone
Hartford
New York
Puny, Weak Boy Found Strong With Vincl
Williamson Virginia reader shares that his frail son, tired and inactive, gained strength after taking Vincl. The advertisement claims Vincl contains beef and cod liver peptones iron manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates to build up the body and enrich the blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williarson
W. Va
Clay
Williamson
Who Will Send the Vest
An essay argues for the vest amid fashion reform and rising costs. It notes its decline under conservationists and the shift to two piece suits, while recognizing its practical uses and its ties to history and masculine identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clevelan Plain Dealer
Apostles of Conservation
World air hero sent home after tallying 25 planes
The English Way notes Major Bishop, after four weeks of fighting, added 25 airplanes to his earlier 47 and is now world champion. He is recalled home to avoid risking luck. Guynemer and Richtrofen are mentioned but details are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Major Bishop
Guynemer and
Richtrofen
England’s Air Aces Rise as Bishop Heads Records
The report notes Bishop’s rising totals toward 72 while British pilots echo French prowess, though public memory favors few names. It recalls Captain Ball and quotes England’s duty ethos, marking the air service’s general obscurity despite notable victories and Bishop’s surpassing performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop
Captain Ball
England
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C. H. Barker
Lee
Virginia
John R. Anderson
A R. Anderson
Borough Street
Anderson
Walcott Avenue
James Convey
Middlewin
Charles A.larson
Glastonbury
William Trotter
Red Cross Society
Chatham Hall
Wopowog
Lake Pocotopaug
Nancyette Day
Anna May O’connell
J. P. O’connell
A. C. Kelsey
Thomas Brennan
Kate C. Mead
Scandinavia
Ohman
S. G. Youngert
Cromwell
Chatham—Middle, Haddam
Anita
Record
Effie Bean
The
Kansas City Star
America
Vincl
Weller
Salem
Annette Kellerman
ADIES
Hamburg
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