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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1918
Page
10
A brief unreadable line reads Scam ear VE FOR CAMP DEVENS with stray text Morning in the margin, unclear context or purpose. The fragment provides no verifiable names, places, dates, or actions to confirm a precise event or notice.
A real estate deed dated March 2 was filed for record, detailing conveyance of property under the act. The document records the transfer between involved parties and specifies the parcel and legal descriptions as filed.
Easter services at St. John’s feature Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament Salutaris and Mass with choirs. Programs include Laudate Dominum Christ the Lord is Risen Mass in honor of St Cecilia, and postludes by Mendelssohn. Organ and sanctuary choir performances, with a 9:30 mass and a 10:30 mass. Singers listed: Miss Lola Connors, Frances Welch, LaVern Warson, Mary Elizabeth Cerbo, Alice Chant, and others. organist Prof. W. G. Dineen.
Eleanor G. Acheson, chairman War Relief, appeals for seventy five additional regular Red Cross workers at Middletown headquarters. daily work runs 10 to 5 with evening shifts on Mon Wed Fri. committees from South Farms and local clubs assist. effort aims to support “our boys in France” for an indefinite period, urging prompt commitment this week.
Two services of scarce beauty by Gounod to be performed in Middle Town. A rare chance to hear the dramatic cantata as a large chorus gathers for the morning and evening services. Morning service at 11:00 and evening at 7:30. note a change of hour for the morning service, set for Saturday night.
The Blue Cross Fund aims to support horses and dogs in wartime. An estimated 760,000 American draft and mount horses are needed, with thousands more required to replace losses. About 80 percent of wounded animals return to duty after hospital care.
The final musical event of the season occurs at the Middlesex Theatre on April 4 featuring Williams, the renowned performer, delivering a single evening concert. Proceeds or program details are not specified in the fragment.
Music at St Francie listed for the high mass service with a planned program of selections. The item notes a concert style accompaniment during the Mass in a parish setting.
The item lists photographs of water front passes for 60 cents from Hennigar's at 228 Main Street opposite the town clock. It also notes new fancy colored silk collars and an Easter ball arrangement to be held Monday at St Aloysius T A B. George Walsh and others from Fox are featured. A medical school entry by Sarah Nevill is mentioned.
Local notices advertise the last showing of Her Honor The Mayor at Pythian Hall on Tuesday evening April 16 under the auspices of a Lodge of Pythian Sisters. Other items mention Grand Theatre offerings, Fremont Briggs visiting from Hartford, and various social events including a Tea dansant and St. Aloysius Easter ball.
In Middletown a character named P C debates giving to Armenians Syrians and his church via War Savings stamps. He wonders if saving funds now for 1923 coal bills can count as charity while others plan for Red Cross drives and union services. The sketch uses light irony to explore wartime fund raising and personal finance.
A horse belonging to Fred Kuzminski of Bank Street Portland toppled as he dismounted near the Greystone plant of Russell Mfg Co. A girl leaving the factory was struck, breaking her leg and cutting her hip. She was taken by auto to hospital for treatment by Drs. G and Mitchell.
New York health authorities reported five steward department employees have smallpox. Officers manned the steamboat dock to bar passengers from the Middletown as it passes through the bridges at 1 55. Officials will board at Hartford to inspect and fumigate the vessel.
The New London Day notes an engagement from Old Mystic that concerns Middletown, mentioning Mrs. J. M. Eckman of Washington.
Fire crews tackled a blaze that was already out before a water truck arrived to extinguish remaining embers. No injuries or further details provided.
A brief fire alarm disrupted the Be Jest event last night, causing a pause as attendees evacuated briefly. No injuries were reported and officials investigated the cause, with emergency crews on scene assessing the area.
A local Cromwell notice reports a large stock of corn feed middlings and potatoes available for sale. Easex fertilizer is also mentioned as part of the supply.
A brief fragment notes an uneasy mood and a product line from Dr J H L Schenck and Son of Philadelphia. The OCR text is garbled but implies a price reference per box and a sugar coated item. The specific details are unclear due to errors.
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