Portland Bride's Housewarming Ends In Narrow Escape
A Connecticut Power Company senior official Packard tied the knot in Maine with Miss Lytle C. Marsh. A wedding party boarded a Hartford-bound auto but an auto chase ensued. Arthur J. Foley helped halt the fleeing vehicle. The couple proceeded to Middletown for a victory parade with “Just Married” placards, then home to Port Hartford near midnight. A separate trolley car melee between Italians erupted in the morning, leaving injuries, crowd reaction, and men separated by workers. Mid-summer festival at Swedish church featured songs, a Maypole, flags, and a journey account to Minneapolis. War Savings drive pickups boost, with Daly maintaining a window for public aid. Residents urged to register under the war effort and note family pledge counts.
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Ansel Ph
Superin
Connecticut Power Com
Middletown
Maine
Lytle C. Marsh
Packard
Hartford
Dr. Chedel
Neville
Caer
Kard
Connecticut Power Co
Fair F Street
Ios’ Aid Society
Hjalmar m
Minneapolis
C. G. Erickson
Home Guard Notes at Weekly Drill and Field Day
State Guard K unit votes to attend field day on Sunday with plans to act at seven and return by six in the afternoon. A letter of thanks is received by Company K from 12nd U.S. Infantry in France for tobacco sent by the State Guard car company. Local Red Cross work planned by Luther Swedish Lutheran young ladies and Mrs C H Edwards returns from Philadelphia. Lewis takes a post at Hurley drug store in Bridgeport. E Marsh Jr meets Lt Fran W Potter of infantry and machine gun company at a reunion noted by both.
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Home Guard
State Guard
U.S. Infantry
France
Luther
Red Cross
C. H. Edwards
Pet
Philadelphia
Y Lewis
Postett
Hurley
Fairview Street
Bridgeport
E. Marsh, Jr
Fran W. Potter
Lietenant
Cromwell News Promotes Hospital Visit and Rally
Local Cromwell items report residents returning from Brooklyn and Westfield and invite the public to a home rally at the Woman's Relief Corps home. A Middlesex hospital open house in Middletown is planned with hospital work insight. A war savings rally at Brigg's hall features Caroline Robbins and Frank Coles. A mass meeting is urged on the upper green to decide pole location after town vote.
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Cromwell
Benson
Brooklyn
Conn
PD. Kirkpatrick
Westfield
Woman’s Relief Corps Home
Middlesex Hospital
Middletown
Brigg
Caroline Robbins
Wethersfield
Frank Coles
Chas. E. Bush
Co. B. Frisbie
W. R. Pierson
James McAllister
W. R. Sage
Red Cross sewing drive urged in West Cromwell community
The Red Cross committee meets weekly at Mrs. William Noble’s home and urges all locals to attend Thursday afternoons to sew and prepare articles for Red Cross use. Notables include visitors from Hackensack and New Britain, family updates, and illness notes. a class thrift stamp report was corrected after an error.
Saybrook Point social notices and visiting guests
Saybrook Point entries for June 26 note James H. Day and family from Hartford opening their summer home for the season. Various visitors are listed including Ref. and Mrs. William F. White. Miss Dorothy Thompson at J. D. Clark's store. Prof. Charles Chase of Madison visiting his mother. Miss Emma Scudder visiting her father in Danbury. R. S. Tainter hosting his son Arthur from New York. Miss Agnes Sparks home from Lebanon. Frank P. Knowles and his son from Guilford. James John and Charles Mitchell from Hartford at a graduation reception. Mrs. Emma Lord of Essex visiting her daughter Mrs. George Way at Oyster River. Mrs. Irwin Granniss hosting her mother.
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Saybrook Point
James H. Day and Family
Hartford
William F. White
Dorothy Thompson
J. D. Clark
Charles Chase
Madison
Wis
J. N. Chase
Emma Scudder
Danbury
R. S. Tainter
Arthur
New York
Agnes Sparks
Lebanon
Frank Frank P. Knowles
Guilford
James
John
Charles Mitchell
Emma Lord
Essex
George Way
Oyster River
Irwin Granniss
Community notices from Chatham and Middle Haddam
June activities include Donald Lawson visiting home and Red Cross knitting sessions at the library on Wednesdays and Thursdays 2 to 6 pm and Fridays at Evergreen hall for surgical dressings under way. Campfire girls hosted Ruth Butler's surprise party with social visits from Brooklyn guests.
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Chatham
Middle Haddam
Donald Lawson
Red Cross
Evergreen Hall
N. Y
Charles Arnold
Mildred
New Britain
N. B. A. Carrier
C. W. Cramer
Hartford
Randolph House
East Hampton Marks 40th Priesthood Anniversary
In East Hampton, Rev. Patrick Fox celebrated the fortieth anniversary of his ordination with a solemn high mass. He was ordained in Ireland and serves in Hartford diocese, with a large parish turnout and a monetary gift presented to him. Community notes mention local meetings, Red Cross gathering, and a workplace injury at Summit Thread.
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Patrick Fox
James McCormack
Hartford
James Ledwick
Father Fox
All Hollows
Ireland
America
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Endorsed by Mrs Smale
Mrs Margaret Smale of Bishop California writes that Foley's Honey and Tar acts like a charm for a cold last week with no opiates, and that it is a grand remedy more than claimed. It helps coughs colds sore throat or bronchial troubles, and is sold everywhere.
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Foley
Margaret Smale
Bishop
Calif
Amston News Briefs From Amston Connecticut
Amston residents Herman Rhode Bennie London and the Frese boys visited New Haven yesterday in Rhode s Ford. Mr and Mrs Charles M Ams spent part of last week at home. John Nonnembacher and his brother in law were home over Sunday. Mrs Nonnembacker is expected Wednesday to spend the rest of the summer. The Amston Red Cross met at Mrs R F Porter s home Thursday and will sew there each Thursday. Mr and Mrs E W Bill left their farm to spend a week at the City hotel Majestic. The fire department will hold a hall fundraiser Friday evening. Fifteen dead in a Berlin fire at a Freidrichstrasse moving picture theatre with $500 000 loss. Try a Press Want Ad.
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H. G
St. Patrick’s Church
Daniel Starr
Camp Devens
W. J. Prouty
Melvilla
Meriden
Frank Bissell
East Hampton
Amston
Herman
Rhode
Bennie London
Frese
New Haven
Ford
Charles M. Ams
John. Nonnembacher
E. W. Bill
Majestic
Amston Inn
Fire Department
Berne
Freidrichstrasse
Berlin
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Edward F. Daly
Jock Grange
Middlefield Grange Wednesening
Luther Teague
Swedish Lutheran Church
Charles Larson
Wheeler Place
Carl O. Bostrom
Worcester
Augustana Seminary
Adv
Theodore Anderson
West Cromwell
Red Cross Committee
William Noble
Harry J. Mills
Hackensack
N. J
A. A. Mills
Orin W. Mills
Lucius Mills
F. W. Griswold
Sarah Mills
W. O. Hayden
Owen
Sarah E. Mills
Westerly
R. I
Edna Mills
Olcott Mills
Western
Arthur Horton
Hodgson
East Berlin
Helen Hogan
Herman McPeek
Peekskill
Cameron Machine Co
Chatham—Middle
Haddam
Treasury
Coro
GoOn
Standard Oil CO. of
Swift & Company
Consumer’s
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Illinois
Uncle Sam
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