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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1918

Page

7

Riddie Gawne and The Prussian Cur At Middlesex Theatre

The article advertises two silent era features at Middlesex and Grand theatres. William S Hart stars in Riddie Gawne, a frontier drama about cattle rustlers and romance with Norma Talmadge linked to the tale. The Prussian Cur presents sensational WWI spy revelations with Horst von der Goltz tied to a Fox war spectacle.

Riddie Gawne Riddle Gawne Williams Hart Artcraft America William Fox Grand Theatre Oe Horst von der Goltz Tower of London Wellasd Canal Canada Horst von der Goltz

Saybrook Point community notes and war era updates

Saybrook Point November news updates report Harry U S navy aboard the S S Florida in European waters in good health, local families visiting relatives in New York, and a soldier from the 102nd regiment injured overseas with hopes to return home. Funeral services for Mrs. Joseph Sparks held at First Congregational church and Cypress cemetery tributes noted. Several residents, including Mr and Mrs Leon Metcalf, moved into nearby cottages, with Thanksgiving gatherings among New Haven and New York visitors.

Saybrook Point Harry U Frank Arnold New London Winsted Deep River St. John’s Church Grace Episcopal Church First Congregational Church Christian Endeavor Society Louis Pratt Hartford Philip Fairbanks Storrs College Calvin C. Fairbanks Frances Shepard Ruth Sarrah Grannis New York City Joseph Sparks W. F. White Cypress Cemetery Frederick B. Derby Howard Frederick Chapman Norton Grover Edward J. O’brien 102Nd Regiment Leon Metcalf B. B. Warren John M. Golden William Murphy John Bowe James Murphy New Haven John Murphy New York Carl Warren Garden City N. Y Aviation Corps Ralph Swann East Haddam B. B. Worren

Thanksgiving Day Notes From Cromwell

Cromwell residents share Thanksgiving with relatives in Hartford and New Haven. Mrs. Eric Ahlberg visits her mother on Pleasant street while Mrs. Johnson hosts. Friday church service is omitted. Miss Coles and Miss Mary Binks visit Mrs. E. Binks. Mrs. George Fielding returns from Middlesex Hospital. Miss Olga Magginson sprains ankle and remains home.

Cromell Thomas Barrows Hartford Eric Ahlberg New Haven Johnson Pleasant Street The Baptist Church Coles Mary Binks E. Binks George Fielding Middlesex Hospital Olga Magginson

Almanach de Gotha to Save Paper in Next Issue

St Louis Post Dispatch notes a major cut in paper use for the forthcoming Almanach de Gotha, promising a significant savings in materials. The brief highlights a publishing efficiency move without stating additional details.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Obituary and social notices from Essex area

Miss Emmeline L Tucker aged 81 dies at home near Mack s Landing. Survived by four nieces including Mrs Louis Tucker and one nephew Oliver Tucker of Essex. four nephews and a niece in Tacoma. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm with Rev Charles Peck. interment Riverview cemetery. Also notices of Harry Swan funeral East Orange and others visiting relatives, plus local social items and ads.

Emmeline L. Tucker Essex Mack’s Landing Louis Tucker George Scoville Thomas Buckridge William Mather Oliver Tucker Eugene Smith Ernest, Bert Rson Tucker Viola Parker Tacoma Washington Charles Peck Riverview Cemetery Harry Swan East Orange N. J Stillman Tiley Centerbrook Cemetery Dorothy Steele Philadelphia Leroy Babcock Verner Mather Hartford B.S. Platt Lloyd Babcock League Island Navy Yard Cross Street Vivian Martin Vivette Adv Lillian M. Mather Business College Sarah Hilley New Haven Walter Hyland Roscoe Doane Arthur Penelli Parker’s Corner

Bereavement thanks from Baroni family for daughter’s death

The Baroni family expresses sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness shown in their bereavement following the death of their beloved daughter and sister. John Baroni and Family.

John Baroni Adv

Thanksgiving Social And Local Arrivals In Higganum

Higganum residents spent Thanksgiving visiting relatives and returning home. Several locals traveled out of town or hosted guests, while stores remained closed for the holiday. Church services are planned Sunday at 2 30 PM in the M B church.

Higganum Miss Caddie Hjalmar Anderson Ernest Grenman Webber Madelin Middletown Gordon L. Cody East Hampton Minnie Modehn Southport Ellen Modehn Hartford Adeline Esther Porter Whitney Porter Elbert Burr New Hartford Elsie Clark

Local Social Notes From Chester and Andover

Chester residents share visits from Massachusetts New Hampshire and Ohio relatives during Thanksgiving. Families gathered for a Silliman reunion totaling 35 with many siblings and cousins from Silliman Devoe Buckingham Bowles Messenger and Rogan households. The Liberty Chorus rehearses Leet's hall and St Luke's mission holds Sunday services with Rees of Middletown directing. film showings and a Gaumont news reel headline the evening.

Chester Robert BE. Foote Andover Jessie Lowell Massachusetts New Hampshire L. M. McCallum Worcester Mass F. W. Silliman Lucinda Fargo Silliman Kate Silliman Or Devoe Frederick Buckingham Louis Silliman George Bole New Haven Benjamin Silliman Poquonock Ernest Rochette Susan Jane Rogan Harold Selden Lloyd Joiner Hartford Liberty Chorus Leet’s Hall St. Luke’s Mission Rees Middletown Princess Charles Fay Gaumont News

Preaching Sunday at Congregational church by Yale minister

Killingworth note mentions Rev. G. S. Kukhi of Yale will preach next Sunday. Mrs Silveno Malacarni returned from New Jersey where her son Camilo Malacarni’s illness prompted the trip. he was reported better. Miss Mildred Holt from Chester visited over Sunday with Mr and Mrs Raymond Griswold.

A Needed Plan in Cleveland Plain Dealer Context

The work-or-fight order is unenforceable and the article hopes for an equally effective method to discourage loafing.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

State Yell Is a Yawn in Arkansas Forlorn

In a Kansas City Star quip a spectacled tourist asks for state yells. Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge Arkansas muses that each state should have a slogan. He jokes that Arkansas’ state yell would be a yawn rather than a boastful chant.

Arkansas Kansas City Gap Johnson Rumpus Ridge Ark

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