Local notables chart in war service and social notices
Port land attorney Carl F Anderson serving four month course at Lay School University one of six from his division to attend. Mrs John C Barry and A J Foley among locals visiting Providence and New York. Zit auto polish promo at Ajax tires. Gildersleeve Delay return from Charleston S C after plough at parental home. Elijah Ackley serves as cook at peace conference detail overseas. Ohio attorney DeLawrence in town taking depositions in Holub divorce case. Mrs Frank Brainerd and son visit St Petersburg then St Augustine. Bransfield discharged from mill police in France expected soon. Winter sleet and disinfectant ad. Farm ads and carnival plans by Young Emeralds T A B society. State championship game Middletown vs New Britain Y M C A at Emerald Hall. William Desmond and Josie Sedgewick in Wild Life at Triangle film with 7:45 show.
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Carl F. Anderson
104Th Motor Supply Mg
John C. Barry
A.J. Foley
New York
Nelson Johnson
B B Everett
Waverly Avenue
Providence
Ajax
Gildersleeve & Delay
U. 8
S. N
Charlestown
S.C
John Delay
Main “St
Middlemear Stueck
Henry DeLawrence
Ohio
John Holub
Helen Holub
Port
William J. Coughlin
Frank Brainerd
G. Brainerd
St. Petersburg
St. Augustine
Joseph P. Bransfield
France
Alta
College Street
Middletown
Fond du Lac
Ford
F. F. Brewster
Brookfield Farm
Durham
Young Emeralds
T. A. B. Society
New Britain
Emmanuel Church Service To Be Conducted By Rev Gilbert
A church service is set for Sunday at eleven o'clock at Emmanuel church. Rev George B Gilbert of Middletown will conduct the service.
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Emmanuel Church
George B. Gilbert
Middletown
Real money saver in meats at Public Market
Rockfall offers inexpensive meat deals at the Public Market located at 480 Main St in Middle town near Stueck's bakery. The ad promotes savings and urges shoppers to try a fresh want advertisement.
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Main St
Middletown
Stueck
St. Luke’s Mission
Rocky Hill Meeting and Local Visits Spotlight Community
A well attended Motherhood club meeting was held at Library hall in Rocky Hill. Visitors included Winifred Honiss from out of town and Miss Blanche Bates from Meriden. Residents and locals noted Monday visits by Mary McNamara, Leona Powe, and others while Grange plans a Saturday lady minstrels event at Grange hall.
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Rocky Hill
Motherhood Club
Library Hall
Winifred Honiss
E. C. Kinsman
Middletown
Rocky Hill Grange
Grange Hall
Frank Holmes
Hartford
Gladys Spencer
Glastonbury
Henry Spencer
High Street
Frederick G. Filmore
Manchester
Frederick C. Shepard
Oa. Chandler
Marcus H. Hills
Mary McNamara
Griswoldville
Blanche Bates
Meriden
Leona Powe
New London
Eugene Brown
Thomas Yeager
Burnside
Thomas Hosmer
Main St
Stueck
Married in Glastonbury Quiet Ceremony for Sherman DeGrosh
First Lieutenant Raymond G. Sherman and Miss Helen DeGrosh wed Tuesday at the bride’s sister’s home in Glastonbury. The groom, just back from France with the 47th Infantry, Fourth division, plans to live near Camp Devens after a New York departure. Local notes include influenza illness for Miss Doris Ledger and a high school ball injury to Raymond Blinn.
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South Glastonbury
Doris Ledger
Mothers’ Club
J.william Portill
Raymond G. Sherman
Helen DeGrosh
Robert Elliott
Robert H. Sherman
Clark A. Sherman
First Congregational Church
Glastonbury
Lieutenant Sherman
France
United States Infanty
Regular Army
New York
Camp Devens
Robert Boyce
New Haven
Raymond Blinn
St Luke's Mission Sunday Service At Four P.M.
Chester notices that St Luke's Mission will hold a Sunday service at four o'clock in the afternoon. The announcement specifies the time for worship and invites parishioners and visitors to attend.
Princess Saturday Night at the Claws of the Hun and House of Hate
Actor Charles Ray headlines two rapid fire pictures, The Claws of the Hun and House of Hate, in a Saturday night program at Princess theater. The evening showcases action and drama with Ray in lead roles.
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Charles Ray
Adv
Scott and Bayrd Minstrel Show at Deep River Hall
A two man minstrel duo Scott and Bayrd and Boston comedian Thompson Blood perform Tuesday evening in Deep River Town hall. Two hours of merriment with general admission 25 cents plus war tax. Reserved seats on sale at New Era office. Entertainment followed by dancing. Pratt's See . 83
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Deep River Town Hall
Scott & Bayrd
Thompson Blood
Boston
New Era
Pratt
Insane man sighted near East Hampton lake. no trouble
East Hampton reports a scare when word spread an insane man was at large near the lake. The visitor from Hartford wandered the Lakeview cemetery without shoes, but residents and Sheriff G. M. O'Neill soon took him in hand. Other local items note Y M C A game against Middletown Comets, visits, services, and business reopenings.
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Hampton
Hartford
Lakeview Cemetery
G. M. O'Neill
Main St
Middletown
Stueck
Comets
Gladys Cone
New York
St John’s
James Eppolet
John P. O’connell
Saybrook Point Social Notes From Saybrook Point Town
Harold Griswold recently returned from France spent Sunday with friends at Mrs. M. K. Bailey in New York and has been in town a few days. Henry B. Kelsey was a recent out of town visitor. Isabel Spencer will spend Sunday with relatives in Westbrook. Mrs. Richard Chapman visited her sister Mrs. George Spencer Thursday. Lulu Faulk is in New York city for a week with friends. John and Mrs. Porter welcomed a daughter. Esther Wells of Hartford called on town friends earlier in the week. Rosa Ford is able to go out after a few days illness.
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Saybrook Point
Harold Griswold
France
M. K. Bailey
New York
Henry B. Kelsey
Isabel Spencer
Westbrook
Richard Chapman
George Spencer
Lulu Faulk
New York City
John Porter
Esther Wells
Hartford
Rosa Ford
Westbrook notices and local changes from March
Westbrook notes arrival and departures of residents and visitors. Miss N Wren returns home. Irving Peatts resumes work locally for A L Burdick. Walter Wilson of New York, once in overseas war work, is expected home soon. Mrs Fiske and Mr Fiske plan spring reopening. Lieut. Robert Ingersoll visits recovering from war wounds. Funeral notices for Pauline Hunter and Mrs Sarah C Wright. Two new garages and repair shops planned, Wren to start next week, Hollbrook to construct next to Gem restaurant.
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Westbrook
Miss N
Wren
Irving Peatts
Consolidated R. Co
A. L. Burdick
Walter ©. Wilson
New York City
France
U. S
Thomas P. Fiske
Wm. G. Bushnell
Old Saybrook
Julia Martin
Deep River
Bushnell
Pauline Hunter
Madison
Norwich Hospital
H. A. Stokes
New Haven
Sarah C. Wright
Cypress Cemetery
W. Woodstock
E. W. Dickinson
Ivoryton
Eere
Hartford
W. E Wren
John G. Hollbrook
Gem
Kinney and Kinney Visit, Local News Roundup
Colchester notes show James Kinney of Bridgeport visiting his brother T. P. Kinney. Mrs May White and Miss Margaret White return from Milford. Cor poral Daniel O’Brien in France reports good health and hopes to return in about two months. M Klingon visits New York. Miss Mary Wade in Hartford. Schools resume Monday morning with teachers unchanged. Evening school to reopen after a week’s vacation. Regular band meeting set for Monday at 8. Some farmers begin spring plowing near Stueck’s bakery.
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Colchester
James Kinney
Bridgeport
T. P. Kinney
May White
Margaret White
Milford
David Carver
Hebron
Daniel O’brien
France
M. Klingon
New York
Tuesay
Mary Wade
Hartford
Towy
Main St
Middletown
Stueck
Middlefield Church Adopts 10:45 Sunday Service Time
The Middlefield church announces a time change for Sunday worship. Morning services will begin at 10 45 AM. An advertisement notes local savings on meats at Stueck's Bakery with best meats and low prices.
Danderine Promise: Thicker Hair in Minutes
An old advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as curing dandruff and hair loss. It claims after ten minutes no dandruff or shedding, weeks of use yield new fine hair all over the scalp, with hair described as light, fluffy, and luxurious. It urges readers to buy a small bottle for a few cents at drug stores.
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Knowlton
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