Hildreth Named Chaplain With Civic Church Role
W Hildreth a New Yorker trained at Mt Vernon and Union Theological Seminary in Bangor began in Pilgrim Church New York City and Connecticut. He served as assistant pastor to Dr Virgin at Pilgrim and led church histories and unity work. His ministry focused on love mercy and walking with God as he joins national chaplain duties and expands civic church unity.
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W. Hildreth
Kingdom of God
Neat C. S. G
Edd
Hildreth
City
Mt. Vernon
Mass
Bangor
Union Theological Seminary
HB. Virgin
Pilgrim Church
Connecticut
Cromwell
Dante Alighieri Club Honors Pedecino With Plaque and Bouquet
Members of the Dante Alighieri Club paid tribute to Pasquale Pedecino for 18 months of service with expeditionary forces. Angelo Caiazza presented the hon with a bouquet at the club hall as Puglini offered remarks and Pedecino shared details of his leg injury from September 1917.
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Dante Alighieri Club
Pasquale Pedecino
Pedecino
Te Alighieri Club
Angelo Caiazza
Puglini
Warcels Post Booms In New York Response Notable
Tipress strikes in New York cause a rise in post office workload. New Jersey and New York reports indicate a surge in mail and parcels, with Middletown seeing a jump from 300 to 400 daily parcels to about a thousand. Local stores scramble to handle the influx, arranging faster delivery to clear the backlog.
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New York
Jersey
Middletown
Turer
Scientific Association Meets in Scott Laboratory May 13
The 441st regular meeting of the Scientific Association will be held Tuesday May 13 in the Scott Laboratory. William North Rice, Ph.D. of geology at the university will discuss The Beginning and of Life. Members are urged to attend the annual business meeting at the close of the lecture.
City Court Fines Man After Trolley Car Fall
Izky was fined seven dollars and court costs after a Saturday arrest following a fall in front of a trolley car. The fender struck him and he was carried some distance before the car stopped. He is described as an elderly man with prior appearances in other cases. This was deemed safe this morning.
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Izky
Nitzky
Real Estate Transfers Record Handling Details
In Farm Hill district along the highway lands of the Kelsey brothers T. Kelsey are described. M. McHugh sold to Solon two parcels of land on Crescent Street with specified width and depth measurements.
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Emnever
Farm Hill
Kelsey
T. Kelsey
M. McHugh
Solon
Crescent Street
Ge fou, of 196 Main Street, Reno police Sunday after one had been in his
A fragment from a Reno police blotter notes an incident at 196 Main Street. The report mentions an individual named Ge Fou and a Sunday police response after an unspecified person had been inside a location. No further details are readable.
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Ge Fou
Main Street
Reno
Man Finds $300 in Old Suit Hidden by Cleaning
Frank Arrigoni discovered three hundred dollars in an old suit sent to Paris Dyeing and Cleaning Company. The tailors checked the pockets as a precaution, and after the discovery they returned the money, ending a morning that began with a routine cleaning job.
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Frank Arrigoni
Paris Dyeing and Cleaning Company
Arrigoni
Red Hats to Go After Victory Bonfire Planned
Freshmen celebrate their March 9 inter class scrap win by a bonfire on Thursday night to burn their red hats. The college body allowed hat removal on May 15 if 1922 men beat the sophomores, while an appeal to move the event to May 17 faces doubt as juniors rush to see the hats go up in smoke.
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The
Argus
Housing Plans For Middletown Homes Inc Meeting
Middletown Homes Inc Finance Committee meets at 4 30 PM in Chamber of Commerce rooms to discuss easy payment schemes. Committee includes George A Craig chair Francis A Beach Arthur L Allin Dale D Butler Treasurer Howard H Warner and President Henry Ward ex officio. Plan is to build houses for sale only with a reasonable deposit and payments over time.
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Middletown Homes, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
George A. Craig
Francis A. Beach
Arthur L. Allin
Dale D. Butler
Howard H. Warner
Henry ©. Ward
Milk Producers Meet Friday At Local Association
Local Milk Producers Association will hold an important Friday evening meeting to discuss surplus milk disposal and price stabilization. An informed dairy source explains that falling prices demoralize the market, prompting farmers to cull cows, ultimately reducing supply and pushing consumer prices higher.
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Milk Producers’ Association
Baptist Church Notes Annual Meeting and Roll Call Supper
The church holds its annual business meeting on Wednesday at 7 15 pm with a half hour social before. Deacons and wives serve as reception committee at the social. The annual canvas was completed Sunday afternoon with satisfactory results after a church lunch prior to canvassing.
Yarn on hand for refugee knitting at Red Cross
Announced at American Red Cross headquarters this morning that a quantity of yarn remains available for refugee sweaters shawls and stockings. People are urged to call and take the yarn for summer porch work. The duty to provide this service continues until the allotment is exhausted.
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American Red Cross
New Yee boat fails to reach after rough passage
A report notes the New Yee boat endured a rough voyage and did not arrive at its destination. Details on voyage point to difficulties at sea and possible delays impacting the crew and schedule.
Fraternal Meetings Tonight in Middletown Area
Sheridan branch 155 Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Association meets at 499 Main. Odd Fellows Social Club convenes at 203 Main. Freestone Lodge 93 Sons of St. George at 183 Court. WCTU meets at 339 Main. Elks attend funeral for Charles Pease of Saybrook. attendees listed. LCB A installation set this evening with social afterward. S M Bacon Co No 7 holds special meeting in Pythian hall. Memorial Day parade plans discussed. post meeting drill. Knights of Columbus delegates to state convention in Putnam. Red Men Arawana tribe 17 to Essex for degree work. regular Arawana meeting postponed to Wednesday.
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Sheridan Branch
Ladies’ Catholic Benevolent Association
Main Street
Odd Fellows’ Social Club
Freestone Lodge
Sons of St. George
Court Street
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
S. M. Bacon Co
W.R
K. of P
Pythian Hall
Essex
Red Men’s Hall
Moose lodge hosts district deputy and field day guests
District Deputy George R. Hubbard of Meriden and 20 members of the State Field Day Association attended Middlesex lodge No. 1547 Loyal Order of Moose meeting. Hubbard outlined the June 14 and 15 field day in Meriden. After the meeting, refreshments and a smoker were enjoyed. Priscilla Rebekah lodge holds regular meeting Tuesday at 8 pm with entertainment.
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Loyal Order of Moose
George R. Hubbard
Meriden
Middlesex Lodge
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge
Light and social notes from Middletown and Portland
Local items record Flag Day reminders and Mothers Day observances in Middletown, social events at Emerald hall in Portland with dancing and pictures, music dealer updates, Y M C A meeting, optician trip, street improvements, war tax impact on motor boats, and a Connecticut Woman's League for Animals annual meeting. Also noted are Liberty loan sign removals, a soldier’s homecoming, and various adv items for entertainments and services.
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Middletown
Emerald Hall
Portland
Lyman Payne
Music Dealer
Hoffert Block
East Washington Street
Edward R. Corey
Optician
Boston
Green Street
Main Street
Connecticut Woman’s League For Animals
Chamber of Commerce Hall
New Haven
Victory Liberty Loan
D. J. McCarthy
Federal Building
Edward E. Short
Short
Miss Barton
Arrigoni Hotel
BE. M. Bitgood
Fletcher
Erable
John T. Walsh
Coyle
Odd Fellows’ Hall
al Levine
Stop growing cotton until every farmer has first raised food
National Crop Improvement Service urges farmers to prioritize food production for self-sufficiency before expanding cotton acreage. It argues independence from debt, banker and merchant support, and automatic acreage reduction once sufficient food is grown, with bankers and merchants now backing the shift. The piece stresses county agents boost and the need to produce essential crops and surplus for city markets.
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National Crop Improvement Service
Frank Baackes
American Steel and Wire Company
South
Boards of Agriculture
Wesleyan Restores Semester System Next September
At a faculty meeting Wesleyan voted to return to the old semester system starting next September. Examinations will be mid year and seven days long. A half holiday is approved for Saturday morning May 17 following the Junior prom. A motordrawn anti aircraft gun passed through Middletown this afternoon with two men stopping for lunch at Pop Sheridan's.
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Wesleyan
Middletown
Sheridan
Middletown Girls' Club to Hold First Meeting
The Girls' club of Middletown will meet on Tuesday evening May 13 at 8 in the Red Cross rooms. Officers will be elected a class program arranged and committees nominated. First month’s dues are payable. Open to current members and prospective members.
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Girls’ Club of
Middletown
Red Cross
Engagement announced for Miss Ethel King and A Schlein
At a party in Brooklyn yesterday evening the engagement of Miss Ethel King daughter of Mr and Mrs A King of Brooklyn New York to A Schlein son of Mr and Mrs M Schlein of 69 Loveland Street Middletown was announced. Relatives attended the event.
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Ethel King
A. King
Brooklyn
N. Y
A. Schlein
M. Schlein
Loveland Street
Middletown
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Warcels
Arthur Klien
Indianapolis
Arthur Klein
France
Peugeot
Klein
American Air Service
Issoudoun
Europe
Baptist Church Notes
Elks
Middletown Lodge of Elks
Charles Pease
Pease House
Saybrook
John O'Connell
Charles Carlson
Frank Heenan
Arthur Hansen
Tei Morgan
Joseph Spillane
E. M. Maher
Arthur J. Neville
Thomas F. Reilly
Forest City
Knights of Columbus
Putnam
Gingham
Broatch’s Modern Book Shop
Corey
Stueck Block
Caulkins& Post Co
Hoosier
Brussels
Palmer
America
Bengh
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