Braren Enlists in Tank Corps in July
Leslie Braren son of Hebert Braren residing near Marl Street enlisted in the tank corps. He is the first in his family to enter the forces. The tank corps is popular with Braren leading from town to join the service. John R. Anderson died from Marl Street yesterday afternoon. The Rev C E An pastor of the Swedish Luther in Middletown officiated. Pallbearers were Joseph A John K Sandstrom Claus and Gus Anderson. Interment was in the Swedish cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doins Tank Corps
Leslie Braren
Hebert
Tank Corps
Braren
John R. Anderson
Marl _ street
C. E. Anpastor
Swedish Lutherh
Middletown
Joseph A. John K. Sandstrom
Claus
Gus Anderson
Church notes reflect weekly services and local notices
Lutheran church reports no services due to the pastor's vacation with Rev Erickson away. Episcopal service at 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m led by Rev R E. Congregational worship at 11 with sermon by Rev M K Thomson. Sunday school at 9 45 a m and senior class at 12 15 p m. Christian Endeavor 7 p m based on Favorite Psalms. Jerick DePeyster returns from New York business trip. John Olson recovering from illness. Mrs D W Robertson departs for Black Rock after two weeks at Dr A Sears home. Frank Brainerd and Frank J ord leave for Weekapaug for the weekend. First sweet corn from the garden of James Sarsfield noted. Sarsfield remarks on crop growth and early produce along Waverly Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sh Lutheran
Erickson
Seashore
D Episcopal Church
R. E
Rena I. Bis
M. K. Thomson
Ester
Christian Endeavor
Helen M. Cornwall
Jerick DePeyster
New York
John Olson
Commerce Et
D. W. Robertson
Brooklyn
A. Sears
Black l
Frank Brainerd
Frank J.ord
Jamessfield
Waverly Avenue
Sarsfield
Hebron Oddities and Local Happenings of July
Hebron residents note a Norwich visit by Mr and Mrs N Smith in midweek. A Red Cross fundraiser hosted a whist party with proceeds aiding the relief effort. Clark returns from college, potato crops contend with statewide disease, and vine owners urged to check leaves for damage. Mrs Dingwell hosts guests from Hartford and Manchester as Hendersons plan a move to Providence, while Hebron laments their departure to Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irs
James Dingwell
Hartford
Manches
Rd Porter
Willimantic
Misha Lewis
William Wordworth
Henderson
Providence
Hebron
Ode Island
Colchester Church Weekend Notes and Local Moves
Afternoon park activities and Sunday morning services at the Bap church led by Rev. B. D. Remington. Evening service at 7 30 p m. Mr and Mrs L A Freeman and ge Philips visit Middie l d meeting Monday evening. A local concert hopes to be performed soon by Hebron North Ilchester and Salem attendees. Ike Thomas of Lebanon was in town yesterday. Town bells rang at 9 o clock yesterday morning to mark a recent war victory. Local youths head for Camp Devens as soldiers depart. Hy Sullivan moves his house to Providence today by truck. Mr and Mrs Sullivan s sons leave Monday for a new home amid friends regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
B. D. Remington
L. A. Freeman
Ge Philips
Hebron
North Ilchester
Salem
Ike Thomas
Lebanon
Camp Devens
Hy Sullivan
Providence
R. I
Hartford Notices And Church Services Schedule
Detachment of Ameri Mrs Louis Kabatznick visited Hartford yesterday. Those who took photos of the July Fourth celebration are asked to loan or donate them to the War Bureau. Carl Ludwig is spending a few days in New York. Miss Ruth Fielding visited Hartford Friday. Baptist Church Rev Jesse Smith minister. Morning worship 10 30 Sunday school noon evening service at 7 30. First Congregational Church Rev Homer Wesley Hildreth minister morning worship 10 30 theme Clothed With the Christ Bible school noon Christian Endeavor leader Earl W Hildreth evening service Lovest Thou Me Gospel praise service. Swedish Mission Church A E Elmquist pastor Services Sunday 10 30 devotional 12 Sunday school 7 45 sacred service Wednesday 8 midweek Miss Ada Johnson guest of Mrs Duncan Johnson Hartford returned. Misses Gladys Lorentz Cathrine Hubbard visiting Greenwich and New York. Park and Pollardy dry mash growing feed scratch feed corn feed and wheat flour native salt pork native fresh eggs Theodore Anderson.
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Ameri
Louis Kabatznick
Hartford
War Bureau
Carl Ludwig
New York
Ruth Fielding
Baptist Church
Jesse Smith
First Congregational Church
Homer Wesley ‘Hildreth
Bible School
Christian Endeavor
Earl W. Hildreth
Jesus
Swedish Mission Church
A. E. Elmquist
J. Olsen
Ada Johnson
Duncan Johnson
Gladys Lorentz
Cathrine Hubbard
Greenwich
Theodore Anderson
Chautauqua Plans and Local News Highlights
Miss Florence Hanna spends weekend with friends in New Haven while Miss Helen Demorest plans a stay at Watch Hill. Harold E. Sanford arrives from Hartford Friday. Chautauqua programs arrive for distribution two weeks prior to start with a promise of varied entertainments. Miss Etta Parker returns from Montclair trip. Sidney W. Davidson leases Sidney Marble’s house at the green with his wife and child. Miss Anna Derenthal returns to Wyckoff Heights hospital after two weeks with her parents. Mrs. F. H. Scranton visits New Haven Thursday. Stanley Griswold completes motor mechanics course at Wentworth Institute and is reassigned to Camp Dix. he reports highest marks but rejection for overseas service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E. Sanford
Hartford
Etta Parker
Montclair
N. J
Sidney W. Davidson
Naval Training Unit
Sidney Marble
the Green
Anna Derenthal
Wyckoff Heights Hospital
Brooklyn
H. Derenthal
F. H. Scranton
New Haven
Stanley Griswold
Wentworth Institute
Camp Dix
Westbrook War News Brings Enlistments and Gifts
Westbrook reports new service stars as recent enlistments rise. Mr and Mrs F B Cook of New York arrived for a visit to Mr and Mrs John H Cook. Mrs John H Cook convalesces. Mrs Wm Scott of Springfield visits sister Mrs J H Ripley. First Lieut Chaplain C R Watkins leaves on military orders to assume duties. parishioners present a purse of 120 dollars and a wrist watch from Quonset Beach cottagers in gratitude for his church service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbrook
F. B. Cook
New York
Stannard Beach
John H. Cook
Wm. Scott
Springfield
J. H. Ripley
Congregational Church
C. R. Watkins
Quetonset Beach
Local Social Notices From Clinton Area
Mrs Reuben Kelsey hosts sister Mrs Bella Mann of Hamden. Guests include Mrs William Horan and her young son of Guilford. Prof Arthur Wheeler of New Haven dies at Grove Beach summer home. funeral in New Haven. Elizabeth Lewis returns to Middletown after visiting Grace Hotchkiss. Literary Thimble club to meet July 23 with Mrs Alfred Stevens. Mr and Mrs A P Fettit entertain Mrs Kimberly of New Haven. Mrs Emily Brainard of Hartford visiting her parents on Commerce Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Reuben Kelsey
Bella Mann
Hamden
William Horan
Guilford
Thomas E. Lynch
Arthur Wheeler
New Haven
Grove Beach
Elizabeth Lewis
Middletown
Grace Hotchkiss
Alfred Stevens
A. P. Fettit
Kimberly
Emily Brainard
Hartford
Edgar Watrous
Commerce Street
Thrift Methods Emphasized to Cut Waste in Wartime
The piece notes how thrift measures reduce excess in mills and factories. It cites 1000 vs 100 or 200 style runs, cut shoe and paint varieties, and shrinking tire sizes. Examples include New Jersey growers saving 55 workers by daily deliveries and stores trimming delivery staff and vehicles.
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New York Times
New Jersey
East Hampton Notes and War Service Flag Poem
Local notes mention a joint concert at Plainville on a Sunday afternoon featuring Miss Day and friends, summer visitors like Mr and Mrs C Edward Burlis, and several residents at lake cottages. The Red Cross meeting at Chatham hall, visitors from New Haven and Hartford, and a Service Flag poem celebrating soldiers, mothers, wives, and sweethearts accompany brief town news.
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East Hampton
Mise Nanedette Day
Mises Oe
Everard
Ruth Strong
Willimantic
Red Cross Society
Chatham Hall
Milton Whitby
Portland
F. T. Fitch
Helen Gates
New Britain
Dennis Kiley
Helen
Moodus
Carrier’s Pavilion
Ford
Ladv
R. M. Searles
New Haven
Lloyd Cone
Washington, D. C
E. Gordon
Cone
John R. Rich
State Highway Department
Gildersleeve Ship Yards
Brittie Mack
Harftford
Thos. J. Brennan
New York
Lake Pocotopaug
Lieut
Thes. G. Brennan
U. S. A. Field Artillery
France
Brennan
Harvard
Plattsburg
Camp Dix
N. J
England
Congregational and Methodist Services Announced for Sunday
Congregational church led by Rev Frederick L Grant with a governing service at 4 45 pm and a sermon titled Laying Up Treasures. Sunday school at noon and an evening service at 7 45 pm on The Gospel of the Tides. Methodist church with Rev Samuel Thatcher conducts morning service at 10 45 am on The Supremacy of the Gospel, Sunday school at noon, and an 7 45 pm evening service on Two Men Who Prayed. St Patrick s church offers masses at 8 and 10 o clock led by Rev Patrick Fox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Frederick L. Grant
Methodist Church
Samuel Thatcher
St. Patrick’s Church
Patrick Fox
Will the Red Cross Help
The piece argues congress should grant army nurse ranks to Red Cross nurses who serve at the front. It distinguishes Red Cross as a private civilian body from the legally military nurse corps funded by the government and under military discipline. It notes rank is crucial for Red Cross officers and questions Congress’s views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
New York Tribune
Congress
Army
Lusitania and the call to arms in American memory
The Philadelphia Public Ledger recalls how the Lusitania sinking sharpened U.S. resolve. It contrasts the Maine cry in the Spanish War with the Hamel battle oath, noting Germany’s role and the widened war sentiment sparked by the Lusitania tragedy. It frames the incident as a symbol that stirs national resolve beyond revenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lusitania
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Maine
Cuba
Hamel
Ireland
Germany
Cabinet Agencies Squabble Over Rates and Profits
The New York Evening Post notes sarcastic remarks on poor government teamwork as railroads face a 25 percent freight-rate hike after years of restraint by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Federal Trade Commission indicts profiteering, the War Industries Board raises copper prices, and questions arise about low-cost producers gaining profits at 26 cents.
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New York Evening Post
Railroad Administration
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Trade Commission
War Industries Board
Trade Commission
The Average Man Faces Repeated Troubles
A compact saying reflects on how individuals often slip from one difficulty into another, suggesting a pattern of recurring challenges rather than resolution or relief. The remark emphasizes human frailty and persistence in facing adverse situations.
Just A Boy Bamforth Heroic Duty Ends In War
A New York Sun obituary reflects on Jack Bamforth a nineteen year old Marine killed in action in France. The piece honors his youth and service noting he enlisted before eighteen and became a veteran by June. It urges readers to prevent future sacrifices by eradicating the evil forces that prompted the war and to avoid pacific shortcuts in negotiations.
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New York Sun
Jack” Bamforth
Marine Corps
France
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Colchester
Madison
Florence Hanna
Helen Demorest
Watch Hill
William Herscheil
Lear
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Washington
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