Death of Dr Lyndon Crawford Acknowledged
Dr Lyndon Crawford former pastor of a local church died in Trebizond Turkey where he had served as a missionary. He was 65, son of the late Crawford a noted Western Massachusetts pastor. He studied at Adams and Hartford theological seminary and married Jeanie Greenough in 1886 before moving to Turkey. Survived by his widow Olive M Twitchell of Hartford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. & Crawford
Lyndon
Onai
Crawford
Portland
Med
Trebizzond
Turkey
Amerpard
Southwick
Hopkin
North
Deerfield
Western
Massais
North Adams First Can
Adams
Hs College
Hartford Theological Art
Can
Brouse
Jeanie Grace Greenough
J. C. Greenough
West
Mass
Turk
Olive M. Twitchell
Hatford
Church Notes for First Sunday of Ad And Local Meetings
Trinity church begins the new church year with Communion and address at 10:30. Sunday school at 9 o clock. Evening service at 7. Wardens and vestrymen meet at rectory 7:30 Monday. Daughters of the King meet at rectory Tuesday at 7:30. St John the Baptist Rev Dr O H Raftery to administer Holy Communion at 9. First Congregational Church worship 10:45, sermon by Rev M K Thomson on Demobilizing Our Forces, Sunday school 12:15. 1st Episcopal church services as usual. junior choir sings. Swedish Lutheran 10:30 service, 7:05 Sunday school, 7:30 evening service. choir provides special music.
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Trinity Church
Daughters of the King
St. John the Baptist
O H. Raftery
First Congregational Church
M. K. Thomson
1St Episcopal Church
R. E
Swedish Lutheran Church
Home from Camp and War Savings Drive Update
Titus S Hale and Frank C Hale have returned home honorably discharged from U S Army, first local veterans to come home from officers camps Humphrey and Camp Lee. War Savings Drive in Portland trails by 20 000. pledges should be fulfilled before December to meet the quota. Wedding invitations issued for Julia Bloomquist and John Northam Ahlberg. Agnes Anderson and Robert Johnson will marry at the Swedish Lutheran church this evening. Swed ish church event and local society meetings noted with plans for Christmas color items and fund drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titus S. Hale
K. Hale
Gildersleeve
Humphrey
Frank C
Camp Lee
Hale
U. S. Army
Portland
John Cry
Julia Elizabeth Bloomquist
John Bloomquist
John Northam Ahlberg
Agnes ‘Anderson
Robert Johnson
Rochester
N. Y
Swedish Lutheran Church
Young Emeralds
T. A. B. Society
Tug Booth
Congregational Church Yes
Portland Burying ‘Ground Association
Gildersleeve Hose House
Ernest Forsas
War Department
C. K. Hale
Raymond V. Cramer
Daughtmces
New York
Leonora Cramer
Waverly
A Good Soldier Refuses to Desert in Jorenburg Tale
A fragment from the Montreal Star notes a Good Soldier in Jorenburg who stays at his post when the moment arrives, underscoring loyalty under pressure and hints at broader wartime duty without full context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal Star
Jorenburg
Westbrook Notes And Local Christmas Signals From Town
Local items from Westbrook recount Thanksgiving visits by families and friends including Miss Pauline Merwin and Mrs. A A Wilcox. War Bureau hours, soldier information, and notices about a sneak thief at C A Grosvenor’s coop are mentioned alongside several residents visiting relatives and recovery reports from an auto accident at Old Saybrook. The town notes conclude with the death of Elouisa H Stannard, longtime resident, and her Monday funeral plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Grosvenor
E. P. Colson
R. L. Public School
Fren
Pauline Merwin
New Bri
Lynde H. Stannard
Main Street
Frank Knittle
Old Saybrook
Henry Knittle
John Swanson
Clinton
Gustave Sandstone
Henry Bohling
Hopper
Branford
Edward Bull
New London
Emily Wright
Charles N. Spencer
Irving Bailey
Eloise H. Stannard
Elouisa H. Stannard
Westbrook
Colchester Band Meeting and Local News Tidbits
Colchester notes show a Monday band meeting at 7:30 PM. Edward Irwin returns to Lynn Massachusetts after visiting J J Sullivan. George F Brown to Munson Massachusetts after time with Charles F Brown. Baptist services Sunday at 10 45 AM with Rev B D Remington preaching and 7 PM service. Local guests include Mr and Mrs Daniel W Williams with Clarence ee in North Westchester and Mrs Nutters parents A F Roper. Miss Mary White home from Milford for a school visit. Boys play football on the Park each afternoon. Francis Brown of Norwich spent Thanksgiving with Mrs Annie Clark. Frank Gillotte has started butchering. Tip Top hall Colchester matinee 4 PM and 8 30 PM.
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Colchester
Edward Irwin
Lynn
Mass
J. J. Sullivan
George F. Brown
Munson
Charles F. Brown
The
Baptist Church
B. D. Remington
Timothy Nutter
Whittingsville
East Hampton
P. D
T. M. Cavanaugh
Washington
Patrick J
Patrick A
Josephine Cavanaugh
Julia Burns
Virginia Burns
Frank Burr
Chester
Leonard Siebert
James Ledurch
P. Ledurch
Ruth Beckwith
Cromwell
Robert Beckwith
B. A. Galpin
Hartford
Adelaide Pierce
St. Paul
Minn
George Buckland
Leo
Eugene Trotter
Richmond Hill
L. L
Adrian
Ethel Trotter
Elmhurst
John MacCormic
Edward Graham
Richard Walsh
William Leahy
Meriden
Henry Johnson
Camp Upton
Carlo Johnson
Barton Drug Co
Hebron
L. A. Waldo
Mary Kelly
Middletown
E. T. Smith
Thanksgiving visiting and a wood injury in Westchester
West Street on Thanksgiving reports visits by Brainard and Vera Huntington in Mansfield. Dorothea Williams stays with her parents returning to Hartford. Mrs. George Kaufman Jr. visits Middletown. Lucien Beebe's family guests of Mrs. Herindeen in New London. Edgar Williams sustains two fingers cut by a saw but avoids broken bones. Mrs. Emmons from Moodus visits Mrs. Brainard this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Street
Will Brainard
Vera Huntington
Mansfield
Dorothea Williams
F. A. Williams
Hartford
George Kaufman, Jr
Middletown
Kaufman
Lucien Beebe
New London
S. E. Herindeen
Parmenta
Shailerville Social Roundup Tonight
Shailerville notes list visitors and homecomings for Thanksgiving week. Mrs. Frank Cook of Jamaica L. L. visits her father George W. Snyder. Mrs. Nora Duncan of Middletown returns home. R H Shailer and family of New Britain and Mr and Mrs H N Ventres of Hartford were home for Thanksgiving. William Ventres of Deep River also visited Mrs Amos oun R Shailer in Colgate’s Hamilton New York this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Jesse Butler
Walkley Hill
George W. Snyder
Middletown
Higganum Society Notes and Local Visit Highlights
Higganum residents report Mrs. Peterson and her children from Brooklyn visiting Mr and Mrs Danielson on November 30. Mrs Cody traveled to New Haven to visit her son Edward. Mrs Caldwell welcomes her brother visiting over the past days. The M C A met last night as town notes register family visits and community events.
Family suspicions rise over mixed up wartime telegrams
East Hampton notices a Washington telegram error claiming Patrick J. Cavanaugh died from wounds on October 28. The families, with two sons named Patrick J and Patrick A, seek clarification amid ongoing war-time anxiety. Local society notices, church services, and ads follow including theater official war pictures and sales promotions.
Blacklisted for Life Kaiser joke in Springfield Union
A brief item from the Springfield Union rejects a Kaiser and jokes about his career prospects aboard the Berlin to Bagdad railway, noting the old label and the implied ban on employment.
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Springfield Union
Kaiser
Berlin
Bagdad
Clinton and Area Briefs of Thanksgiving Week
Notices from Clinton and nearby towns report deaths, travels, and church changes. Harry Swan of East Orange died of influenza. William H Stafford couple planning months in Binghamton. Mrs. Reuben Kelsey visiting relatives in Columbia and Florence. Rev J J Nex called out of town due to clergy shortage for Dec 1 services. Holy Advent church will have no services. Mrs. William Horan returns to Guilford after visit with Thomas E Lynch family. Priscilla Club meeting planned with Miss Catherine Gillette. Miss Rebecca Eliot of Wheaton College and Miss Elsie Bliss from White Plains and Fr Bliss from Pratt Institute visiting. Mrs Effie S Cramer moved from Coe Hill to New Haven for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
William H. Stafford
Binghampton
Harry Swan
East Orange
N. J
Swan
Pauline Clark
William Ayer
John Street
Reuben Kelsey
Leo Miller
Columbia
S. C
Joseph Kelsey
Florence
Ala
J. J. Nex
Holy Advent Church
William Horan
Billy
Guilford
Thomas E. Lynch
Priscilla Club
Catherine Gillette
Rebecca Eliot
Wheaton College
John L. Ot
Elsie Bliss
White Plains
N. Y
Fr Bliss
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
John Bliss
Effie S. Cramer
Coe Hill
New Haven
Hebron War Savings drive urged to reach per capita goal
Hebron's War Savings committee praises donors but urges more stamps to meet the $20 per person target. Town residents urged to buy pledged stamps. local social notes report visits from relatives and Thanksgiving gatherings, with several church services and funerals noted.
Mohawk visit and local family news in Ponsett
Norman Spencer remains with his son in Mohawk as of November 30. Emily ehene, visiting Mrs. Florence Camp, returned home after her brother Orrison Thomas died suddenly. Adolph Thode moved into Mrs Camp's upstairs. Thanksgiving at W T C Burrs included John Spencer of Higganum Herbert Perkins and Sid Chapman families of Deep River and George Frick of Killingworth. Odber family from Haddam visited relatives earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponsett
Norman Spencer
Mohawk
Emily Ehene
Florence Camp
Orrison Thomas
Adolph Thode
Mrs. Camp
W. T. C. Burr
John Spencer
Higganum
Herbert Perkins
Sidney Chapman
Deep
Hadlyme News Briefs Include Visitor and Holiday Guests
Miss Elizabeth Selden of Brooklyn N Y visits her old Hadlyme home. Mr and Mrs James R Warner go to Hartford for the winter. Mrs George Brockway and daughter Helen of Hartford spend Thanksgiving with Mrs Lewellyn Comstock. E W Brockway of New London spends Thanksgiving at his home in Hadlyme. 3 F R Beebh and daughter spend Thanksgiving with Mrs Warren Martin of Hamburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadlyme
Elizabeth Selden
Brooklyn
N. Y
F. R. Beebh
Warren Martin
Hamburg
James R. Warner
Hartford
George Brockway
Helen
Lewellyn Comstock
E. W. Brockway
New London
Local News From Durham and Nearby Areas
Durham residents host visitors from Dallas Penn and Winsted and Wallingford relatives over Thanksgiving. Community notes mention L T L and Kings Daughters meetings, a trolley accident with injuries to Mr and Mrs Prout, juror summons for J F Bailey and Walter Seifert, fox hunting party after turkey dinner, and a church service with sermon on The Great War and the Kingdom of God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Frederick Houck
Dallas
Penn
J.R. Smith
Martha Atwell
Winsted
Fred L. Atwell
George Irwin
Webster R. Walkley
S. W. Fowler
J. F. Bailey
Franklin F. Bailey
Wallingford
Floyd I. Gavette
Ruth Goodale
King’s Daughters
Fannie Stone
Benjamin Prout
Middletown
South Main Street
Atwell
Sam
Mike
Reynard
Bear Rock
Hogpound Gutter
Mt. Pisgah
West Mountain
Paugh Mountain
Lotoket Mountain
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Shaileryville
Congregational Church
Frederick L. Grant
Methodist Church
Samuel Thatcher
St. Patrick’s Church
Patrick Fox
Majestic Theatre
U. S
America
Adv
Hiner Logy Baker's Cocoa
Walter Baker & Co. Limited
Winter Comfort
Nourse -Sherman Foster System
Main St
the Middlesex
John F. Miller
Murray St
Velour Zibeline Kersey
Pom-Poms
James H. Bunce Co
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