Grand Theatre Presents War History Film as Nation Reacts
A midtown run features Inside History of the War framed by Ambassador James Gerard and Empey lecture excerpts. The program mixes documentary drama with Love Me and Over the Top depictions, plus vaudeville and a Billy West comedy. Public screenings begin Monday June 3 with matinees Tuesday and Wednesday.
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James Gerard
Seafilm
An- Gerard
Geryou
Gerard
America
Belgium
Germany
Middletown
Empey
Try
Nam
Ife
Vaudeville at Grand Theatre Tonight and Tomorrow
Belle Bennett stars in Ashes of Hope and strong picture program at Grand Theatre this evening and tomorrow. Eddie Jo appears Saturday in the thirteenth chapter of The Bull s Eye with a Keystone comedy, new animated weekly and other good pictures.
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Keystone Comedy
Animated Weekly
Memorial exercises and graves at Union Hill Cemetery
Memorial day observances for Whatham Middle Haddam area include graves of soldiers at Union Hill Cemetery on Sunday June 2 at 3 p m. Rev J Chauncey of Torrington will deliver the memorial address. Library hours shift to 3 30 to 5 30 starting this week. Church services at Congregational church Sunday morning. Mr Barber will preach with Mr Thompson leading Junior Endeavor at 6 15 and Christian Endeavor at 7 00. A number from here attended events in East Hampton and Middle yesterday.
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Cobalt
Middle Haddam
Union Hill
Christian Endeavor
East Hampton
Middle
Memorial Day in Colchester Featured Address and Local Events
Memorial Day events filled Grange hall with a large audience as Sherwood Roosevelt delivered the address. Recitals and singing by the Liberty chorus followed. Columbia Grange Dramatic club staged The Sisterhood of Bridget, with Lyman's orchestra providing music. Local residents and visitors were noted arriving or returning from nearby towns, and a State Guards baseball game ended 13 to 2 in favor of the single men.
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Colchester
Clyde
Southington
Memor
Griswold Chappell
Belle
Sherwood Roosevelt
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Hebron
Calvary
Grange Hall
Liberty Chorus
Columbia Grange Dramatic Club
Bridget
Lyman
Frank Kenyon
New York
Hiram Wright
Springfield
Mass
Ida Wagner
Norwich
Red Cross Society Society
Columbia
Grace Beebe
New London
Mary
Nellie Fette
Hartford
Laura Austin
Berlin
A. E. Lyman
John
Decoration Day Observed in East Berlin with Parade
East Berlin May 31 Decoration exercises drew large crowds Thursday with a parade forming at 3 30 from the railroad station led by the Kensington T A B drum corps and Home Guards. Veterans sons and local youth rode in autos as graves were decorated then prayers recited and an address by Rev William F Hilton. Lunch for veterans followed at R O Clark’s home with many visiting locals and relatives mentioned including Miss Susie Cobey and Mrs William Bunce.
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East Berlin
Kensington T. A. B
Sons of Veterans
Mr. Ellsworth
Iris Hazen
Mabel Cody
Ida Hazen
Frank Kramer
William F. Hilton
R. O. Clark
William Bunce
Jersey City
N. J
J. Ryan
Springfield
T. Deming
William Holligan
Southington
A. Dickinson
Henry Dickinson
William Kilbourne
Harry Kilbourne
J. Walsh
Hartford
Thomas Cobey
Lynn
Mass
Susie Cobey
Beckley
Clark
Waterbury
George Goodrich
Theo Bunce
Manlius
Essex
Edward L. Brown
Railroad Avenue
Frederick Smutz
New York
Charles Young
Saybrook Street
Governor Holcomb
Dauntless Club
John Dewall
Maine
Lower Main Street
Joseph Holt
Centerbrook
Campbell Place
Maple Avenue
Essex Public Library
Myron Lane
Saybrook, Red Cross Society
New Street
George Twiss
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mae Marsh
Home Guards
Food Army
Ivoryton
Baptist
Riverview Yards
Jared Pratt
Walter H. Wright
Chas. Harrington
Comstock Cheney Plant Shutdown and Local Notices
Ivoryton May 31 The Comstock Cheney Co plant shut down Wednesday night until Monday morning. Earl Parmelee visits Madison home for a few days. Nellie Burkhardt visiting Gloucester Mass. Dorothy Anderson leaves Comstock Cheney employment. Local school closed for rest of week. Raymond Coe and Hartford family guests of Lovell G Coe. Mr and Mrs Joseph H Gates and son George in Moodus. Mr and Mrs Charles J Stevens and children visiting Moodus friends.
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Ivoryton
Comstock- Cheney & Co
Earl Parmelee
Madison
Nellie Burkhardt
Gloucester
Mass
Dorothy Anderson
Comstock, Cheney & Co
Raymond Coe
Hartford
Lovell G. Coe
Joseph H. Gates
George
Moodus
Charles J. Stevens
Singing and Red Cross Offering Highlight Meeting
The exercises closed with the singing of the Star Spangled Banner. A free will offering for the Red Cross was taken up.
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Red Cross
Here's an Old Friend New London Day
The text notes garden pests and crop blights with references to cut worms army worms potato blights tomato blights grain smut and suggests shipping them to Germany in a shell. It reads as a quirky or satirical line about wartime agricultural issues and possible supply ideas.
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New London
Germany
One of Nature's Common Tricks Helps Corn Removal
An ad describes using Freezone to remove corns and calluses. It claims a quarter ounce costs little and dissolves the corn, root and all, without inflaming surrounding skin. It warns that trimming corns merely makes them grow and compares to stepping on a dry store to obtain relief.
Shailerville Social Visits and Local Moves
Shailerville scenes include Mr and Mrs Ives of Hobart visiting sister Mrs Harvey Olmsted. Leander Case and E R Shailer were in Fast Haddam Tuesday. George C Russell in Middletown earlier in the week. Doolittle family from Meriden at their cottage for a few days. Helen Case of Farmington home early week. Hazel Bailey of Hartford home over Sunday. Charles Church of Camp Devens called on local friends. Thia Shailer visiting Vi Bailey of Warehouse Point.
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Shailerville
Zionist Movement Gains Global Endorsement
The Zionist movement receives rare endorsement from Italy joining France and England in support of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. While not universally approved among Jews, a strong global following grows, aided by British actions in Palestine and shifting attitudes that turn a once distant dream into near possibility.
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Zionist Movement
Kansas City Times
Italy
France
England
Palestine
America
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