Portland Observes Thanksgiving Day with Closed Offices
Thanksgiving Day will be observed in Portland in old fashioned New England style. No special services but banks post offices and probate offices will close. Schools will be closed until Monday. Preparations are underway for the Swed Lutheran Children's Society fall festival with a holly wreath drill tableux and music led by Mrs Erick, pastor's wife, in charge.
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Children’s Society of the
Swed- Lutheran Church
Erick
Trade With Carpenter Promotes Fruit and Nut Line
A local advertisement touts a full line of fruits and nuts including bananas thirty cents, Malaga and Tokay grapes, fresh daily ice cream and bakery items. It promotes Portland Candy Kitchen treats and notes Carpenters’ fruit basket decorating service. Also mentions community notices about events, sales, and Thanksgiving observances.
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Carpenter
Malaga
Portland
Haddam Neck Community News and Seasonal Notices
Haddam Neck Nov 29 A young ensemble under Miss Raymond presented an excellent musical program to a good sized audience. Several local residents and visitors shared stories of weekend visits and family gatherings. Telephones arrive, fox and raccoon hunts yield game, and charity drives for the Middlesex hospital continue as holiday plans unfold.
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New York
F. P. Chapman
Harry
New Haven
East Haddam Community Gleanings and Visits
Town notes list Mrs McRae visiting friends and returning home via Saturn A D Alexander laid up after wood chopping injuries. Mrs Thomas Carroll, William, and Miss Louise Carroll were in Middletown Saturday. Earl Smith, Boston navy yard employee, spent a week at home. Wolf discharged from hospital after two weeks. Miss Louise Carroll substitutes at Moodus Center due to Miss Marion’s vacancy. Olive and Charlotte of Lyme visited Hadlyme friends.
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Town Street
McRae
Alexander
Thomas Carroll
William
Louise Carroll
Middletown
Earl Smith
Boston Navy Yard
Wolf
Moodus Center
Marion
Olive
Charlotte
Lyme
Wala
Hadlyme
Anton
Thanksgiving Week Turkeys as East Berlin Feels Strain
In East Berlin on November 27 workers at the New Britain Machine factory lose night shifts as they are discontinued. Shoppers buy Thanksgiving dinners amid high prices including chickens and turkeys. The district reports many planes over and schools close for the holiday. Local notices include prices for milk crackers beans flour soap and other goods.
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East Berlin
New Britain
J. M. Stone
New Haven
Robert Cole
Thanksgiving furlough brings U. S. N. member home
Centerbrook residents Belle and Helen Strong host a Thanksgiving gathering for Prann of the U S N on furlough. H Wright reports interior improvements on Deep River Street by Mr. and Mrs. William, reflecting neighborhood activity during the holiday period.
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Belle
Helen Strong
Prann
H. Wright
Deep River Street
William
Middlefield notes and upcoming events
Mr and Mrs Dwight Putnam left for Vermont for Thanksgiving. Epworth League meets Friday at M E B church. Mr Mousch of Durham stays with his son in Baileyville. Vinedieseta Grange No 63 P H meets in town hall with officers to be elected. Mrs Charles Daniels and her infant daughter returned from Middlesex hospital. It is hard for a woman to keep money as it is to keep a secret.
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F. R. Goodrich
Main Street
Blodgett’s
Buck Library
Town Hall
St. Mary’s A. B. Society
Emerald Hall
William Selden
New York City
D.W. Robertson
Brooklyn
N. Y
C. A. Sears
Congregational Church Vestry
Agnes C
Anderson
Middlesex
Robert A. Johnson
Rochester
Swedish Lutheran Church
C. G. Erickson
Carpenter
Portland Candy Kitchen
Emily Ellsworth
Southester
H. E. Ellsworth
H. L. Fenner
Mass
M. B. Whitby
Fairview Street
Walter C. Sears
C. “. Sears
The
Fruit Company
New York
South Americas
Detroit
Michigan
Phillips Milk and —. Co
Trinity
Middlefield
Dwight Putnam
Vermont
Epworth League
M. EB. Church
Mousch
Durham
Baileyvi Vnadieseta Grange
P. of H
Charles Daniels
Middlesex Hospital
East Hampton Halloween Fair Delights Town Readers
East Hampton residents enjoyed a festive display decorated by Center Grammar School eighth graders. exhibits featured goods from local produce and student summer projects with a Thanksgiving menu planned by children. various local notices list prices on candies nuts grapes and chocolate and announce events at Denatured Alcohol radiator cleaner and dancing at Siebert hall.
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Eighth of the Center Grammar School
Florida
E. H. Candy Cere
Humphrey Connors
John Mack
Albina Wood
Meriden
Mollie Wall
E. H. Candy Kitchen
H. G. Hill
Mary Donnellan
New Haven
Julia Miller
Howard Clark
Boston
E. H. Candy
Catherine Cahill
Willimantic
M. Starr
Joseph Green
Norman Purple
Middletown
Providence
Donald Gates
Storrs
Frederick Gates
Leslie Woods
Lynn
Mass
A. C. Davies
Siebert Hall
Burdick
Joseph Flood
William Kemp
Middlesex Theatre
Chatham Pharmacy
Swedish Lutheran Church
Dorcas Society
Westbrook News Highlights Local Events and Deaths
In Westbrook on November 27 Mrs. E N Punta Sedee from Hartford stays briefly while her husband improves at St. Raphael's hospital New Haven. John Wagner opens a meat market in the Veesen tenement. The United We Save War drive reports 1072 dollars and 35 cents. Lee Kelsey, son of Allen and grandson of Mrs. Ephriam Kelsey, dies at Old Saybrook. he served in the U S Expeditionary Forces and was wounded in France. Fred Knitter senior receives word of Private Fred Knitter's death on October 31 in Washington and France. The accident of the Knitter family and support from neighbors are noted. Florence Magonigal and father plan to move to Main Street for winter. Town hall shows Mary Pickford in How Could You Jean and Roscoe Arbuckle in The Bell Boy. A wry note on a widow near proposing ends the column.
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E. N. Punta
Hartford
St. Raphael’s Hospital
New Haven
J. F. Hill
Hert Brooks
A. C. Knoth
New York City
John Wagner
Grove Beach
Veesen
United We Save War
Old Saybrook
Lee Kelsey
Allen Kelsey
Ephriam Kelsey
Westbrook
Fred P. C. M. Knitter
Washington, D. C
Fred Knitter
New York
France
U. S. Expeditionary Forces
Henry
Charles
Pennsylvania
Irene Knitter
Rose (Bohling) Knitter
Fred Chapman
Horse Hill
Henry Knitter
Florence Magonigal
E. N. Bushnedd
Main Street
Town Hall
Mary Pickford
Jean
Roscoe Arbuckle
Adv
Rocky Hill Social and Community Notes
Weekly Methodist church meeting at Mrs. Frank Sprague's home in Rocky Ill. Miss Marie Mullins visited from out of town. Red Cross met at Library hall. Miss Estelle Simmons recovered from influenza and will return to teaching. Mrs. Justus H. Churchill visited Hartford yesterday. Large turnout at Rocky Hill club ladies’ night. Thanksgiving will feature many family parties. Funeral for Henry Keller, father of Mrs. Frank Stickles, held in Hartford Tuesday. burial at Zion Hill cemetery in Hartford.
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Rocky Ill
Methodist Church
Frank Sprague
Marie Mullins
Red Cross
Library Hall
Estelle Simmons
Justus H. Churchill
Artford
Rocky Hill Club
Henry Keller
Frank Stickles
Hartford
Zion Hill Cemetery
Hart
After The Germans
The Bolsheviks, watching the progress of events, must realize that they also will be attended to if they are still in power, on the other work is finished.
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Boston Globe
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