Portland Honor Flag Raising and Local Events
May 10 report notes the town’s honor flag dedication with a parade and music by the Rose Hill gun corps. Citizens’ wartime support is cited with subscriptions exceeding 135000 and an allotment of 37200. Additional items include a bazaar by the Colonial club and updates on local people and church activities.
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Liberty
A. N. Shepard
Liberty Loan Committee
Rose Hill Gun Corps
Company K
Hien
Henry M. Winston
Logan
Fragmented Middletown Rail Confusion At Morning Station
A disjointed report describes a derailment near Middletown's railroad station involving a 7:45 train on the Gildersleeve line. The incident caused a brief blockage, delays of about 15 minutes, and ire among riders who blamed poor judgment for the disruption.
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Middletown
New Haven
Portland
Pigs Fuel Democracy Drive in Virginia Illinois
Almost every resident in Virginia Illinois is raising a young porker to aid the democracy effort. Those not raising pigs are eager to buy one as the community’s pig supply is depleted. Back yards gardens and all open spaces have become pig pens.
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H. C
L. Virginia
Ill
Saloon Licenses End as Lincoln Votes Local Open
Lincoln Illinois May 10 saloons died hard here twenty six of them obtained a special two day license to operate from 11 p m April 30 to 11 p m May 2 On the latter date proprietors hung crepe on their doors as the majority vote of no citizens was in favor of local open.
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Lincoln
Ill
East Hampton War Time Library Activities and Events
East Hampton details wartime library work with 76 books sent to soldiers in training camps and ongoing public school pupil access. Library hours listed, with February and March circulations highlighted as record totals. Also notes a patriotic church service, a service flag dedication, and local notices including visits, illness, and Memorial Day planning.
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East Hampton
East Hampton Public Library
Sun day train to start on Valley branch for shore visitors
Rocky Hill May 10 The first Sunday train on the Valley branch begins May 12 for the benefit of shore visitors. Mrs Selden W Hayes of Granby is guest at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry M Barnard for a few days. A two act play Mr Bob will be given at Grange hall this evening for the Congregational church. The Epworth league netted 18.70 from their May supper at the Methodist. Mrs Harold Green spending weeks at Newark New Jersey. Home Guard will go to Hartford on Sunday for field day. Connecticut Congress of Mothers convention attended in New Haven by Mrs George B Chandler president state treasurer Mrs Henry M Barnard registrar of voters and delegates Mrs Mary Wright Mrs Newton Warner Mrs Andrew Twaddle Mrs Frank WN Churchill Mrs George O Andrews Mrs Frank A Grant and Mrs Frank G Sherwood. Mrs Frank A Grant asks all Red Cross workers who wish to join the Hartford May 18 parade to send names so she can register them. Mr and Mrs Everett Sherwood entertained guests on Elm street Thursday afternoon.
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Harold Wainwright
Portland
Bristol
E. L. Wallmo
Hartford
Harry Ireton
Boston
Middletown
Main
David Ahlberg
Freestone Avenue
Ida Hitchcock
New Britain
Eugene O’neil
Cohen Brothers
Valley Mills
Central
Gildersleeve
Chapman, Lewis and Greene
Elizabeth Puffer
Liberty Chorus
High School
Red Cross
Long Island
Blodgett
G. B. Gilbert
Trinity Church
R. &. Bisbee
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mr. Bisbee
Wesleyan University
Rocky Hill
Valley Branch
Selden W. Hayes
Granby
Henry M. Barnard
Bob
Grange Hall
Congregational Church
Epworth League
Methodist Church
Harold Green
Newark
N. J
Home Guard
Connecticut Congress of Mothers
New Haven
George B. Chandler
E. F. Belden
Mary Wright
Newton Warner
Andrew Twaddle
Frank WN. Churchill
George O. Andrews
Frank A. Grant
Frank G. Sherwood
Everett Sherwood
Elm Street
Mothers Day service invites ivoryton circles at church
Ivoryton May 10 Rev. Irving A. Burnap invites the Resolute and Beacon Light Circles of the King's Daughters to attend the Mothers Day service Sunday evening at the Congregational church at seven o'clock Meeting at the Parish house at 6 45 Lieutenant Arthur Burnap of the 103rd U S expeditionary forces in France reports a medal for efficiency and a posting as instructor for the 102nd division in automatic rifle practice He has served four times in the trenches and expects to return to them Funeral of Mrs Albert Dickinson held at the Dickinson home on Chestnut street this afternoon with burial at Haddam Mrs William Booma visits Boston for two weeks Latham Watrous goes to Sherman to work on a farm.
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Ivoryton
King’s Daughters
Irving A. Burnap
Arthur Burnap
103Rd Regiment
U. S. Expeditionary Forces
France
102Nd
Beacon Light Circle
Laurel Hall
William Booma
Boston
Albert Dickinson
Dickinson
Chestnut Street
Haddam
Latham Watrous
Sherman
Westbrook May 10 migratory warblers and seaside notices
Migratory warblers arrive in Westbrook this week with a list of seasonal visitors including Mr and Mrs Frank Young of Middletown and Mrs C L Bedell of Hartford at various cottages. Red Cross rooms open Saturday afternoon due to limited materials. Notices of deaths and Red Cross event to be held at the town hall with a musical program on May 14.
Mothers Sunday events and community notices in Higganum
In Higganum on Mothers Sunday May 10 Rev Caldwell will address the Congregational church in the morning, a Sunday school convention with refreshments follows, and Rev Beach of Middletown will speak in the evening. Norman Spencer hosts Miss Kincaid, while Mr and Mrs Brainard and Myron visit Middletown for a United American meeting. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Jerry Goff last Sunday, their eighth child. The Methodist prayer meeting met at the church, Grange is active tonight, and Red Cross volunteers finished many pieces for headquarters in Middletown.
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Red Cross
Middleown
White Elephant Sale boosts Boys and Girls War Garden Club work
The Federation Mothers and Teachers clubs in Ta. stage a two day white elephant sale replacing the May festival. Proceeds support the Boys and Girls War Garden Club work. Slogan reads Your white elephant may be some body's canary.
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Council
Federated
Mothers
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Horace Butler
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