Deep River News Roundup March 13 Highlights
Howard Burwell was taken to Middlesex hospital for liver and heart trouble. A Masonic hall whist hosted by Baldwin chapter netted $22 with prizes to May Welch Estelle Jones Mrs Frederick Sawyer Jabez Bailey and Franz Peterson. Local health updates include Lawrence Burke ill with the jchick and Mrs C Chandler ill at an Hartford home. Pratt vows to collect town taxes while Home Guard events and Red Cross fundraising featured in town notices.
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Deep River
Howard Burwell
Middlesex Hospital
Masonic Hall
Baldwin Chapter
May Welch
Ivoryton
Estelle Jones
Center
Frederick Sawyer
Jabez Bailey
Essex
Franz Peterson
Lawrence Burke
Jchick
C. Chandler
I. B. Davis
Hartford
C. M. Durr
Norwich
C. M. Pratt
Mr. Pratt
Anice Corps
F. W. Devitt
Middletown
Frances Arnold
Phylis
Clarence E. Lamb
Irene Chandler
St. Francis’ Hospital
Pratt
Home Guard
Essex Home Guard
James E. Pratt
Simon R. LaPlace
Red Cross
Ivoryton Red Cross benefit in March a Laughing Farce
In Ivoryton March 13 reports mention Red Cross work schedule changes at Laurel hall with afternoon activities. A Red Cross benefit is planned for March 21 at Comstock Cheney hall Ivoryton featuring the Deep River High school senior class and Pratts orchestra in a comedy titled Safety First followed by a social dance. Net proceeds go to the Red Cross with ticket incentives for top sellers.
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Ivoryton
Red Cross
Laurel Hall
Perrette Bros
New Haven
Tom Whittlesey
Gardner Otis
George E. Carter
Comstock
Cheney Hall
Conn
Deep River High School
Deep River
Pratt
Break-in at Middlesex Avenue Summer Place
In Chester on Middlesex avenue a burglary occurred Monday night at Mrs Cooper's summer home by breaking the front door. Few items were taken, mainly women’s clothing. The case is with officers who have a strong clue and hope for an arrest soon. Home Guards drill tonight at 7:30 in Town hall. Cap L M Brooks urges all men to attend for an important matter.
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Durham
C. C. Atwell
W. C. Hubbard
John Franklin Southmayd
Brooklyn
N. Y
Eunice Page
B. F. Page
Ellsworth
Warren Rogers
Nehemiah Burr
North Main Street
W. C. Fowler
Hubbard Avenue
Edgar Stevens
Epworth League
M. E
Christian Endeavor Society
Congregational Church
Chester
Cap L. M. Brooks
Talk Is Cheap Women Are Fond Of That's All There Is To Am
A brief note comments on social attitudes, suggesting chatter has little substance and that women value practical matters over empty talk, reflecting casual local commentary.
Blue Ribbons Meet Middletown In Connecticut Basketball Battle
The Bridgeport Blue Ribbons, leaders of the Connecticut State League, travel to face Middletown in a Saturday night game at the local YMCA after Wa terbury canceled. The Crescent girls duel Pratt and Whitney, with a potential match against Swistika if locals win.
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Connecticut
Spartans
Middletown
Blue Ribbons
Bridgeport
Waterbury
Spear
Leary
Crescent Girls
Pratt and Whitney
Hartford
Swistika Five
Tabs Top West Sides In City Bowling League
In Monday night action at Aetna alleys the Tabs took two of three from the West Sides. Sboha led West Sides with 319 while Tabs’ Moore topped scoring with 282. Tonight Russell annex faces Goodyear Co in factory league play. other scores from last night include Hocky Series notes on New York events.
Archie Roosevelt Decorated for Gallantry in France
Oyster Bay, March 13. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt learned by telephone from New York that his son Captain Archibald B. Roosevelt has been decorated in France with the Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action. The colonel expressed immense pride, noting this was the first word from Archie in a long time after three weeks of radioed news of his infant son’s arrival.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Archie Roosevelt
France
Roosevelt
Archie
Archibald B. Roosevelt
Hats Off. A Foreigner's Salute on Fifth Avenue
Pauline Worth Hamlin recounts a foreign observer at a soldiers parade on Fifth Avenue who notes that Americans should uncover hats to salute their country. The observer says they salute Liberty, Justice, Truth and Right, prompting others nearby to remove their hats as the flag returns.
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Pauline Worth Hamlin
The
Vigilantes
Fifth Avenue
Tender Toes Of American Women
Style decrees that women wear higher footwear causing painful corns and risky home removal. A pharmacy drug called freezone promises quick relief and removal of corns with a few drops, drying sticky formula without skin irritation, urging women to share with sisters.
Wesleyan Notes Professor Rice Lecture Before Association
Professor Rice of the geology department delivered an address to the Middletown Scientific association in Scott laboratory on What I Have Unlearned in Geology. He traced changes in opinion over his 59 years of study, noting how new facts replace old theories and criticizing attempts to reconcile Genesis with geology. Dr. C Floyd Haviland will speak on Medicine as a Life Work at Y M C A in Fisk hall. The Twentieth Century club formed a new debating group with an informal debate on Japan's Free Hand in Russia with the Allies on the Western Front.
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Rice
Scientific Association
Middletown Scientific Association
Scott Laboratory
C. Floyd Haviland
Connecticut State Hospital For the Insane
Lower Fisk Hall
Delta Tau Delta House
Japan
Russia
Wetern
Doctor Dies Mysteriously in City Apartment
Dr Henry P Osborn a recluse and dentist owned property across Connecticut and New Jersey including three small farms one with a $10000 waterfall. Police investigate his death found in his apartment doorway amid idle rumors of wealth and wartime Newark area property gains.
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New York
Henry P. Osborn
Connecticut
New Jersey
Osborn
Newark
Grace Murray to Speak at Brainerd Library Tonight
Miss Grace Murray will address Brainerd Library tonight. An offer for free use of flat irons runs only through March end, advertised by Central Connecticut Power and Light Co.
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Grace Murray
Brainerd
Central Connecticut Power & Light Co
Adv
Central Connecticut
Rower & Light Co.”—adv
Which Is Worse Springfield Union Debate on military justice
The piece argues for uniform, fair military procedure that punishes dereliction in trenches without violating basic justice. It notes war penalties for sleeping on duty must deter, but real spies and traitors deserve the harshest penalties, suggesting procedures should avoid offense to common justice.
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Springfield Union
Subtreasury Losses 78000 in Banks on Tuesday
New York report states the sub treasury lost 78000 to banks on Tuesday, narrowing the cash net gain since Friday to 483000. The note outlines daily cash movements affecting Treasury balances and liquidity.
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New York
When Women Get Their Rights They Send Husbands to War
The remark asserts that once women secure voting or civil rights they would use men as substitutes for war, reflecting a gendered critique of suffrage and military service sentiments. It presents a provocative view linking gender rights to wartime duty.
Remedy for Catarrhal Deafness Promises Quick Relief
A druggist recommends Parmint double strength mixed with hot water and a touch of sugar. Take one tablespoon four times daily to ease head noises, open nostrils, and stop mucus from dripping. Easy to prepare, inexpensive, and pleasant to take. For sale by Hartman Drug Co.
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Hartman Drug Co
Stella Maris and Spirit of 17 At Middlesex Tonight
Mary Pickford stars in Stella Maris as a paralytic heiress while Unity Blake contrasts her. The program includes The Spirit of 17 with Jack Pickford, set around a copper mining town and Old Soldier's Home, plus The Bull's Eye episode, Mack Sennett Comedy An International Sneak, and vaudeville acts.
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Middlesex Theatre
Mary Pickford
Artcraft
Miss Pickford
Stella Maris
William J. Locke
Unity Blake
Blake
Burton Holmes
Jack Pickford
Middlesex
Willis Brown
Davy Gliddens
William D. Taylor
Mr. Pickford
Mack Sennett
Sam
The Voice of Conscience Hallowe'en Party at Grand Theatre
Metro pictures present The Voice of Conscience starring Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne at the Grand theatre next Monday. A lavish Halloween party scene with jack o lanterns pumpkins a fairy and a baby angel plus an 80 dancer sequence and a jazzy band precedes the villain’s dramatic interruption. A Girl Without a Soul with Viola Dana completes the double bill.
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Voice of Conscience
Hallowe’en
Metro
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Grand Theatre
Metro Studio
Viola Dana
Grand Theatre Presents Star Studded Double Feature
Tonight Grand Theatre showcases Jewell Carmen in The Kingdom of Love and Mollie King in the six reel Human Clay plus The King of the Rails three part educational feature. Thursday to Saturday boasts four big time vaudeville acts led by McKay’s Scotch Revue.
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Jewell Carmen
Mollie King
McKay
Parentage a Message at Middlesex Theatre Stars Cast
A new film presentation titled Parentage a Message arrives at the Middlesex theatre with a big cast. Notable names include William Welsh Anna Lehr Bert Bushby Matty Roubert Lois Alexander Gilbert Rooney Barbara Castellon and Hobart Henley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex Theatre
William Welsh
Anna Lehr
Triangle
Bert Bushby
Matty Roubert
Lois Alexander
Gilbert Rooney
Barbara Castleton
Hobart Henley
Princess Theatre Opens Under New Management With Musical Comedy
The Princess theatre will open tomorrow under new management featuring Jack Van's Musical Comedy The Flirting Widow with a cast of sixteen. First class motion pictures will also be shown. Tomorrow's offering Right Off The Reel promises a clean and sparkling program.
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Princess Theatre
Jack van
The Happy But Modest Couple Incident at Waterloo
A wedding in Waterloo, Iowa featured Miss Estelle Racey playing the Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin as the couple approached the altar and the hymn O Lord I Am Not Worthy during the communion service.
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Waterloo
Estelle Racey
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