Middletown Red Cross Parade Unites City For War Effort
A large Middletown parade honored the Red Cross drive and war effort with Governor Holcomb, local officials, and veterans in attendance. The day featured floats, military contingents from the Sixth Regiment, bands, and a dedication at the Green. The honor roll for 506 local boys was announced as the community pledged support and prayers for national unity and liberty.
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Middletown
Commonwealth
Main Street
Middlesex County
South Green
William J. Atwell
A. W. Inglis
Connecticut State Guard
Marcus H. Holcomb
Meriden
Joseph T. Elliott
Portland
Cromwell
East Hampton
Durham
Middlefield
Ambulance Corps
Middlesex Hospital Ambulance
Mansfield Post
A. R. Crittenden
The
Red Cross
Elizabeth Walsh
Thomas P. Walsh
State Guard
Girls’ Patriotic League
Margaret Russell
T. M. Russell
St. John’s Square
St. John’s Parish
Patrick L. Dolan
Church of the Holy Trinity
Governor Holcomb
Admiral Cowles
Charles T. Davis
S. Wadsworth
E. C. Acheson
William B. Davis
Russell
War Bureau
Father Dolan
Bishop Archeson
St. John’s Church
W. G. Dineen
Holcombsyroke
Women of the Red Cross
Acheson
Lakeview Park
Saybrook
Park
M H. Holcomb
Lucien P. Burpee
Germans Prepare Major Fresh German Offensive in France
Reports from the front indicate Germany plans a large assault on Allied lines in northern France and Flanders in late May or early June. German forces mass artillery and troops east of Amiens while the Italian front sees increased shipbuilding activity with 36,000 tons of wood ships built to date.
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N. C. Parke
France
Flanders
Amiens
Channel
Paris
America
Hindenburg
Oegeben
Austria
Bodie
Lorraine
Anneville
Rome
Tornado Disaster Hits Bloomfield Nebraska
A violent windstorm struck Bloomfield Nebraska killing twelve people and injuring twenty five Saturday night. All telegraph lines were down for 36 hours delaying reports. Dozens of farmhouses were wrecked and over two hundred head of livestock perished. Victims include families of Hagger Freckson Spinner and Piper Farms with multiple children killed.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Neb
Bloomfield
Herman Hagger
August Freckson
Spinner
Piper Farm
Weather Report Notes Showers and Cooler Tuesday For New Haven
May 20 forecast for New Haven and vicinity indicates possible showers tonight and Tuesday with a slight drop in temperatures. Connecticut outlook calls for partly cloudy skies with showers tonight and Tuesday, followed by cooler conditions. Observations list temperatures across major cities, with New Haven 60 cloudy and Hartford 62 cloudy.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Ontario
Texas
New York
Alabama
Michigan
Rocky Mountains
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Block Island
Boston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Chicago
Denver
Detroit
Hartford
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Nantucket
New Orleans
Norfolk
Northfield
Pittsburg
Portland
St. Louis
Polis
St. Paul
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If It Were Possible to Amputate One’s Conscience
A reflective aphorism notes that removing conscience would force surgeons into overtime, implying that moral restraint is essential to human actions and judgment. The line underscores the burden of choosing rightly when ethics clash with expediency.
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Middlesex
Middletown National Bank
RED Cross War Fund
Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank
Main
O'Connell
Stueck Block
Main ST
Blow
Williams
Washington
War Department
Harris EE. Buckwaller
Royersford
Harris D. Buckwaller
George D. Burgess
York
Manford L. Melchie
Leo
Ind
James A. Blake
New York City
Peter Kurske
Dickinson
N. D
Frederick W. Lampman
Red Oak
Allen R. Moore
John Corcoran Fitzdale
Gerald S. Patton
Seattle
Cobitol Discarlo
Mount Carmel
Walter Eginton
Lockport
N. Y
Eugene Franceschetti
Italy
Lester L. Glor
Varisburg
Robert Jackson
Rawlison
Ark
Mario Maschio
Oakdale
Cal
John D. Pumphrey
Prattsville
James P. Sullivan
Lone Rock
Wis
Tom W. Brown
P. O
New Britain
Conn
William B.anderson
St. James
Minn
Nicholas Bolden
Albany
Walter D. Brown
Glidden
George Burns
Cheshire
Glen W. Cabbage
Hazelton
Porter E. Compton
Murfeesboro
Tenn
David Z. Cox
Urania
Clarence D. Crabtrée
Marengo
Tom J. Davies
Tamaqua
Eric A. Anderson
Anna Erickson
Cleveland Avenue
Bridgeport, Conn
William Frederick
Fort Des Moines
Stephen T. Houmann
Hudson
Montie Kelley
St. Cloud
John S. Kirby
Texarkana
Tex
Nicholas Palermo
Franklin Street
New Harden
Frank Poorman
Bixby
Okla
J. Provenzano
Brooklyn
Haden
Ray
Moody
George A. Redpath
Wayzata
Frank J. Schwetz
Frederick R. Swanson
Lillian Swanson
Montauk Avenue
New London
Russell M. Timmons
Smithboro
Clarence R. Wetherell
Robert Wetherell
Wells Street
South
Manchester
Walter H. Slotman
Buffalo N.ucces
James L. Megee
Bengal
Elean
Nourse-Sherman Co
Foster System
Tan
Brainard & Logan
Hazen
Middletown Trust Company
the Central National Bank
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