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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1918
Page
4
A fragmentary notice advertises a press sale at 299 Main St and 188 Main St with reference to 552 Main, though the text is garbled and unclear about exact items or dates.
Mount Higby weather report for the 24 hours to noon lists high 64, low 50, mean 57 with 12 noon 62, barometer 29.26, rain 2.14, water 26 ft 7 in, wind and cloudy. The piece shifts to local notes on education, divorce laws, cannery season, aliens, wheat and potatoes, and wartime politics. It critiques patriotism, prohibition, and Connecticut politics, arguing for caution and skepticism of recent calls for war and economic policy.
The piece denounces profiteering politicians, wage suppression, and a stay-at-home policy while cabaret influencers push a biased agenda. It attacks the GOP and Connecticut politics, warns readers to scrutinize patriotism and economics, and laments self-serving leaders abandoning the state for salaries and emoluments. It urges vigilance and resistance to political witchcraft.
Mrs E Stroud of Middletown and Mrs W E Stroud of Cromwell visited Mrs Emma P Roberts in Durham. Mr and Mrs William C Newton celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary. A War Savings rally is planned at the town hall with speakers Mrs James Solandt and ex Mayor Frank A Coles. Durham Red Cross meets weekly with 1803 garments made in eleven months. Church services scheduled as usual.
A terse editorial notes that true labor fairness questions whether women can perform certain tasks once expected of men. It argues sympathy for women faces doubt about genuine suitability and calls for scrutiny of who should perform demanding work.
Cromwell June 22 1918 Graduation ceremonies featured a full program with chorus essays recitations and the presentation of diplomas. The class of 1918 graduated 100 percent of its members and included many named graduates. Boy Scouts sold War Savings stamps. awards will be announced June 29. Local rifle team losses noted. church services and a special town meeting on July 4 arrangements announced.
A heavy rain and high winds swept Old Saybrook overnight while residents attended a town hall reception and dance largely attended by locals and visitors from Hartford. Out-of-town attendees included Matthew J. Brady and the Mitchells, with a thrift stamp drive committee set to meet Sunday. Martin O'Brien joined the car barns force. Edward Bushnell succeeded him as clerk at Reynolds store.
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