Portland Crop Prospects In Tobacco Industry Growth
Portland's tobacco industry is highlighted as the leading local growth sector with about 300 acres under cultivation and total crop value near $300,000. Good weather could boost yields. priming of leaves begins soon. Local workers, including many youths, are expected to find work on the Goodrich plan. Red Cross notes urge more volunteers for the Friday afternoon sessions and a June fundraising event is planned. Updates include a town service flag heading to New York for fifty stars and returning with 177 stars. Obituaries and local notices mention funeral arrangements for John Anderson and other community items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumatra
Amerbacco
Portland
Goodrich Plan
Red Cross
Rocky Hill News Roundup and Local Meetings
A report from Rocky Hill highlights Red Cross activities at Library Hall this afternoon and a large turnout for last evening’s program. Hartford visitor A L Peck was in town on Tuesday, while Mrs James Tobin of New York visits Pratt Street relatives. Connecticut Chautauqua opened at Plainville camp ground, with the 19th meeting noted. Evelyn Tennyson visited order in town, and H W Trinkaus of Watertown preached at the M E church Sunday evening. A Y W C A vacation group arrives at the gym this week to spend their holiday, with further out of town visitors and extended parish events noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Red Cross
Library Hall
A. L. Peck
Hartford
Rocky Hill Star
Connecticut
Plainville Camp Ground
James Tobin
New York
John An
Pratt Street
Gym Locce
Leon Everett Taylor
Childre
Stannard Beach
Evelyn Tennyson
Ord
Ry. H. W. Trinkaus
Watertown
M. E
Walter Belden
Haarlem remedy advertised as relief for urinary and bladder issues
An old advertisement touts Haarlem the famous national remedy for kid bladder disorders over 200 years. It promises relief from back pain, tired lungs, headaches, indigestion, and frequent urination with GOLD MEDAL in Oil Capsules, loaded with claims of long-standing efficacy and money-back assurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Moodus News Notes And Social Visits
Moodus reports visiting relatives from Hartford and South Manchester, local residents taking new positions at the red mill, Camp Devens moves for John Dietz, and neighborhood happenings. Shenkman brothers prepare to move into the Olmsted estate on Main street. A Liberty chorus and Rev M Wilson lecture are planned at the M E church tonight at eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moodus
S. H. P. Simpson
Hartford
J. B. Fielding
L. A. Garry
Mamie Gorman
Red Mill
Catherine Sipples
John Dietz
South Manchester
Dietz
Camp Devens
John Gorman
Michael Gorman
Addie Chapman
East’ ‘Hampton
Wallace Brockway
James Dougherty
Anna Dougherty
C. Dougherty
William Dougherty
Walton Hall
E. L. Hurd
Towle and Dickinson News from Haddam and Middletown
Haddam notes a Towle couple taking a cottage at Oyster River for a week or two while Mrs. G A Dickinson visits in Middletown. Mrs Frederick Arnold reports the death of her uncle Jonathan Kelsey of Oakland California born in Haddam in 1828 with survivors in Quincy Oakland and Beckwith and a California mining career before settling at Beckwith. His funeral was in Beckwith with Rev A G Swain and a young choir and floral tributes. Interment followed at Beckwith Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haddam
R. S. Towle
Oyster River
New Haven
Bridgeport
G.A. Dickinson
Philip Dickinson
Middletown
James R. Williams
Charles A. Dickinson
W. Clarke
Florence
George Kinner
Frederick Arnold
Jonathan Kelsey
Oakland
Cal
Kelsey
Sarah Barney
Glendale
Nevada
E. C. Kelsey
Quincy
Plumas County
W. M. Smith
J. H. Campbell
Beckwith
California
Panama
Coloma Eldorado County
Sierra Valley
A. G. Swain
Beckwith Cemetery
Old Saybrook social notes July updates and moves
Old Saybrook notes from July report visits and health updates. Mrs. Brambee’s daughter Mrs. Frank B. Williams underwent two operations at New Haven hospital and is improving daily. Mrs. Williams’ condition improves while Mrs. George Watson Beach returns from New York business. Marguerite Hippelli fills in at Winchester's in New Haven. Tower Operator F L Neal and wife return to Port Ewen home now at Houston London place. Lt William E Coulter reports good health from Kelly Field Texas amid dusty heat. Mrs Fisk visits husband in St Raphael’s hospital and expects return home soon. New Haven division employees receive back February pay. January pay came two weeks earlier. Landowners with hay cannot harvest due to labor shortages and high teamster costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Saybrook
H. J. Brambee
Frank B. Williams
New Haven Hospital
Williams
George Watson Beach
New York
Hartlands
Marguerite Hippelli
Winchester’s
New Haven
F. L
Shailerville Social Notes Include Visitors and Boarders
Shailerville notes list visiting relatives and boarders from Rosselle New Jersey and Waterbury at Shady Nook. Mrs Robert C Bailey and son Kenneth visit her sister Mrs C Louis Bailey in Glen Ridge New Jersey. Mrs Ezekiel Shailer mused in Middletown Tuesday. Mrs Earle Butler of Walkley Hill visits her son Jesse Butler recently. Miss Gladys T Shailer of Danville Female College Danville Kentucky home for summer. Mrs H N Ventres of Hartford stays at her home for the season. Mrs Leander Cast spent a Saybrook Manor day. a Brooklyn New York resident is here for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shailerville
Rosselle
N. J
Waterbury
Shady Nook
Robert C. Bailey
Kenneth
C. Louis Bailey
Glen Ridge
Ezekiel Shailer
Middletown
Earle. Butler
Walkley Hill
Jesse Butler
Gladys T. Shailer
Danville Female College
Danville
H. N. Ventres
Hartford
Leander Cast
Saybrook Manor
Whennea
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lyme Hadlyme Social Notes Highlight Visitors and Meeting
Frank Hart from Norwich visits Lyme Hadlyme town for a few days. Cleveland Brooks of Saybrook stays with his brother Charles E. Brooks. Mrs. Samuel Tooker visits her Worcester, Massachusetts grandparents, Edgar and Mrs. Warner. The Liberty chorus meets Friday at 8 in the public hall with an informal talk by Mrs. Russell of Buffalo on community singing. An invitation is extended to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadlyme
Frank Hart
Norwich
Cleveland Brooks
Saybrook
Charles E. Brooks
Samuel Tooker
Edgar Warner
Worcester
Mass
Liberty Chorus
Russell
Buffalo
N. Y
Rockfall Notices Irene and Gertrude Grines Visit
Misses Irene and Gertrude Grines of New Haven returned home after visiting with their grandmother Mrs Joel Aston. They will meet at the chapel Friday afternoon to sew for Red Cross. Mr and Mrs E B Bigelow are visiting Mrs Bigelow's sister Mrs Cone of Seattle Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockfall
Irene
Gertrude Grines
New Haven
Joel Aston
Red Cross
E. B. Bigelow
Bigelow
Cone
Seattle
Wash
East Hampton Gossip From July Events and Notices
Miss Margaret Donovan of Hartford visiting mother Mrs Mary Donovan at East Hampton. St Patrick s church to hold instruction Saturday at 10 o clock. Mr and Mrs William Wall and Mrs Sarah O Connell guests of J D Shea in Moodus yesterday. Mrs Ellis Hughes to have adenoids and tonsils removed at Hartford hospital. Red Cross and Y M C A benefit last night drew crowd despite rain with Ford s orchestra. Eva Walton of Hartford visiting parents Mr and Mrs J E Walton. R M Wall returned to New Haven after visit with M W Wall. Mail ads list Eva Perovsky Nuxated Iron Co Mrs J H McCarthy Mrs A B House Miss Margaret mith care Mrs G A Hobart Postmaster W H Wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Hampton
Margaret Donovan
Hartford
Mary Donovan
St. Patrick's Church
William Wall
Sarah O'Connell
J. D. Shea
Moodus
Ellis Hughes
Hartford Hospital
Red Cross Society
Chatham
Eva
Walton
J. E. ‘Walton
R. M. Wall
New Haven
M. W. Wall
Red Cross
Ford
Eva Perovsky
Nuxated Iron Co
J. H. McCarthy
A. B. House
Margaret Mith
G. A. Hobart
W. H. Wall
Deep River Obituary and Local News Briefs
Mrs. Peninnah Pratt, 87, widow of Milon Pratt, died at home on Main Street after several weeks of heart trouble. Survived by daughters Mrs. George Marvin and Mrs. Joseph A. Pratt and son Dr. Arthur M. Pratt. Funeral Friday at 2 PM at Fountain Hill cemetery. Also notes guard P J Campbell’s vacation, Grace Hospital treatment for Mrs. William Elston, New Haven visitors, drum corps invitation to Massachusetts convention, William Wooley returns to work after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep River
Peninnah Pratt
Milon Pratt
Main Street
George Marvin
Brooklyn
N. Y
Joseph A. Pratt
Waterbury
Arthur M. Pratt
Fountain Hill
P. J. Campbell
Wethersfield
Hugh Campbell
William Elston
Grace Hospital
New Haven
N. G. Burleigh
Delmont Tufts
Massachusetts
Fifers’ and Drummers
Webster
William Wooley
West Factory
Vaudeville Irs Deep River Friday Night Change Of Program
Giacoma Vaudeville Co presents a new program at Deep River Town Hall Friday with dancing after the show. Springfield Orchestra provides live music and popular prices are listed for admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep River Town Hall
Giacoma Vaudeville Co
Springfield Orchestra
Cromwell Social News and Local Visits
Cromwell July 18 residents Mrs. Carl Anderson and sons Earle and Elmer of South Manchester visit Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Anderson. David Oberg of Darien visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Oberg. Miss Ethel McLane spends a week at Niantic. Motion pictures of the July 4 parade shown at the Middlesex Theatre Friday afternoon and evening. Miss Mary Binks returns to New Haven after two weeks’ vacation. Prayer meeting at the Baptist church Friday evening led by Rev. Jesse Smith. Surgical workers meeting Friday evening. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. William Morgan. State Guards dance Friday evening. C. S. G. Company D dance Thursday evening in Briggs hall for Cromwell Honor Roll. tickets 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromwell
Carl Anderson
Earle and
Elmer
South Manchester
J. P. Anderson
David Oberg
Darien
A. F. Oberg
Ethel McLane
Niantic
Middlesex Theatre
Adv
Mary Binks
New Haven
The
Baptist Church
Jesse Smith
Surgical Workers
William Morgan
State Guards
Briggs Hall
Clinton News Highlights of Local Visits and Moves
Clinton notes include Howard King and family visiting their mother Mrs Harriett King in Hartford, Mrs David Davis and children visiting Wilkes-Barre relatives, Dora Gebhardt staying with Mr and Mrs Albert Harder, and Joseph McCoy returning from Pennsylvania. McCoy resumes work after a month away at the local switch tower. Mrs J G Rice and Mrs Carleton Rice visit Maine while Mrs Wilson Crawford moves to East Main street tenement on Liberty street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Rice
Carleton Rice
Maine
Essex News Highlights From July Local Notices
Mrs Mary J Brock way visits daughter Mrs Burton Doolittle in Middletown. Mrs Imogene Starkey cares for Mrs Ernest Parmelee and infant. Dance planned at St John s hotel Monday evening. Walter Page resigns as janitor of the Congregational church. Mr and Mrs Arthur Merriam return from visit in New York City. Frank LaPlace and Isaac Wester shingle Griswold House annex. Mrs Fred Koehler and son to depart Friday for Hion NY to join her husband in government post. Emma Lord called on Saybrook yesterday. Floyd Conklin of Mystic visiting his mother Mrs James Conklin. Essex boys under last draft summoned to Deep River for examination today. James Ferry ill with rheumatism. W S E meet at Miss Frances Hayden s home this evening. field orchestra and popular prices. Some folks go to church for gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex
Mary J. Brockway
Burton Doolittle
Middletown
Imogene Starkey
Ernest Parmelee
St. John’s Hotel
Walter Page
Congregational Church
Arthur Merriam
New York City
Frank LaPlace
Isaac Wester
Griswold House
Emma Lord
Saybrook
Floyd Conklin
Mystic
James Conklin
Deep River
James Ferry
Frances Hayden
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. C. Bell
Bernadette Lodge
Order of Vasa
Johnnderson
William Ahrens
High Street
Austin Ahrens
Stanley Jorczak
Frank C. Barker
Gildersleeve
B. Payne
Brewster
John R. Ann
Iborough Street
Rocky Hill
Lyme
Vulcan
U. S
France
Crarres
Division of Pictures
Committee On Public Information
Washington, D. C
Clinton
Fred Koehler
Hion
Central Waam
Boston
JAS. J. Royall
Fruit-A-Tives Limited
Ogdensburg
the City Savings
Main St
A. P. French
Central Bank
Cullenders
Salem
Annette Kellerman
Hamburg
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!