Local News Notes From Ivoryton and Nearby Towns
A string of small town updates: Miss Isabelle Dell-W., Imogene Starkey visiting relatives, Miss Hubbard finishing duties at Dickenson & Co. Elisabeth Clute and BB Kaas moved from Main Street to Grove Street. Ida Post returns from Westbrook cottage. Hugh Ferry visits town aboard the steamer. Mrs. Burdick leads Red Cross hospital aid canvass with town groups collecting towels and napkins for France. Harvest dance advertised with River town hall as venue.
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Ehi
Frank Laletter
Isabelle Dell- W
M. EB
Carter
Ivoryton
Seymour
Imogene Starkey
Wint- Curtis
Meriden
Miss Hubbard
France
Red Cross
Deep River Obituary and Local Notices
Herman Friedel, longtime Pratt, Read & Co. ivory worker, died while employed by S. Tower & Son and in charge of their main room. Survived by relatives including Mrs. William Fooley, Mrs. George Bennett, and Frank Bennett of Deep River. two sons. Funeral at St. John's Catholic Church Belmont with requiem mass. Burial at Belmont. Also note telegram delay from Henry Friedel about his ill son Herman, causing family shock. Belgian Red Cross drive asks for warm garments to LaPlace building Rowayton. Harvest dance tonight in Deep River Town Hall with moonlight dances. Social notes mention Miss Mabel Olsen, Miss Everet Wright, Miss Bertha Salisbury visiting. Baptist convention trip to Meriden. marriage of Miss Addie Butler and Charles Treat to Milford. Various local residence moves and job changes noted. The Hagle's Eye episode continues.
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Herman Friedel
Deep River
Herman Frie
Pratt, Read & Co
Tower & Son
Fred Essex
Frank Fiedel
Wilmington
Del
William ‘Ooley
George
Frank Bennett
Dp River
St. John’s Catholic Church
Belmont
Henry Friedel
Herman
Mass
Mr. Friedel
Mabel Olsen
Hartford
Everet Wright
New Britain
Bertha Stalisbury
New London
Byron Hatfield
William Jennings
Raymond Ferguson
Howard Johnson
Meriden
Addie Butler
Charles Treat
Milford
Grace Burke
Almond Fleet
Ivory Slitter
West Fac
Neely Wenger Chapman
North Main Street
Joseph Larson
Village Street
Roy Rutty
Mary Baken
the Hagle
Adv
Ingercoli Family News Visits and Local Travel
Mrs. John M. Ingercoli returned to Hartford after a two week town stay. Mrs. Mary Williams and daughters left for their Hartford home. HB Baer and wife stay at G. A. lve Mare Perle at fant B pt Maye Purpleampton has been at P. C. Arnold's since Sat. Charlies M. Ingersoll went to Avon for a few days. Mrs. Ingersoll was in Middletown yesterday.
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Haddem
John M. Ingercoli
Hartford
Mary Williams
Hart& HB
Rally Day And Local News From Higganum Church
The Methodist prayer meeting time changed to 7 30. Harold Stone has entered college after Hartford work. Mr and Mrs George Schaffer welcome a baby boy born at Middlesex hospital weighing 12 pounds. Mrs A B Johnson and Miss Anna Miller left for Camp Upton to visit Hilmar Johnson ill with pneumonia but he died before their arrival. Wesley Graves spent Sunday with his parents. Rally Day services are planned at the Methodist church next Sunday. Edward Spencer moved his family to New Britain yesterday. Miss Effie Richards, nurse and Higganum native, died leaving her father Oscar Richards and sister Mrs Fred Skinner. The Congregational church observed Rally Day with decorated spaces and diplomas transferring a primary class to the main school.
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Harold Stone
Hartford
George Schaffer
Middlesex Hospital
Schaffer
H. I. Spencer
A. B. Johnson
Anna Miller
Camp Upton
Johnoon
Hilmar
Wesley Graves
Navy
Methodist Church
Edward Spencer
New Britain
Effie Richards
Miss Richards
Oscar Richards
Fred Skinner
New York
Congregational Church
Ivoryton News Briefs and Social Updates
Walter Edberg returns to Hartford as John Tuphill assumes Ivoryton hotel management. Mrs. Stickney and Mrs. Barnes suffer grippe while several residents recover in Hartford and New Britain. Nearly 900 attend dedication of the honor roll board rather than 300. Prize Waltz and Harvest dance planned at Deep River town hall with good music and moonlight dances.
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the River Town Hall
A. River Town Hall
Edv
Ivoryton
Walter Edberg
Hartford
John Tuphill
Bristol
Ivoryton Hotel
Laura G. Rockwell
New Haven
Clifford Stalling
Boston
Ensley Stalling
Ivoryton Wheel Club
Grippe
Esther
Delphine Lindgren
Florence Barnes
Lillian Johnson
Sherman Chrystal
Fort Slocum
John Roth
South Lyme
Howard Stickney
Fred Stickney
Boyd Lavery
Saybrook
Deep River Town Hall
Colchester Butcher Discounts Meat to 25c a Pound
Daniel Goldberg's near depot advertises sirloin shoulder and round steak at 25 cents per pound. The offer highlights a local butcher sale with low prices and convenient location for Colchester residents.
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Daniel Goldberg
Depot
Camouflaged theater encounter leaves familiar face revealed
A witty dialogue reveals that the woman seen at the theater was not new but the same performer repainted. The exchange between Joe and Jim underscores a playful, candid moment about appearances and identity in a local scene.
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Joe
Jim
Local Red Cross Appeal and Church News
Friday draw for linen donations to aid soldiers continues with Red Cross rooms open each afternoon this week. War bureau to report on Johnson and Frisbie findings, while Hallock and Fisbie report outcomes of state war charities meeting. Congregational Church notes cover vesper services start next Sunday and cottage prayer meetings this fall.
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War Bureau
Edward W. Johnson
Congregational Church News
Northfield Echo
Swedis
Clemens Mortenson
Christian Endeavor
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Our
Friends
The
Congregational Church
R. H. Stow
Old Saybrook News Roundup and Doings
Old Saybrook notes show Mrs Beard returning from Northampton after a two week visit and conductor Dupree resuming the Saybrook Point and Hartford run. Miss Grannis returns to New York duties as social plans are postponed due to town influenza. New cases rise, heavy rain falls, and President Pearson visits the junction.
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Old Saybrook
Joel A. Beard
Northampton
Mass
Peter Dupree
Saybrook Point
Hartford
Ruth Grannis
S. G. Granniss
New York
Gatchell
Orchestra and Co. G
Leach
New York City
Nelson M. Bowes
Mary Murray
New Britain
Pearson
New Haven
Pershing's Crusaders on Big Friday Program at Middlesex Grand
The Middlesex presents a triple bill headed by Pershing's Crusaders and The Interloper a vaudeville lineup and Mr Fix It with Douglas Fairbanks in a new role The Fox film Cheating the Public is at Grand with an all star cast Also showings include A Romance of the Underworld and a Lyons Moran comedy with Viviette Vivian Martin in a Paramount release
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China
Siena
Pershing’s
Crusaders
Mr. Fix-It
Douglas Fairbanks
Mr. FixIt
New York
Mr. Fix
the Middlesex
Fox
Harry Morey
Viviette
Sthie Cvivigne
Paramount
Fords
Vivian Martin
Lyons-Moran
Wm. Fox
Chester Deep River Town Hall Dance Event
A brief local notice describes a town hall gathering in Chester and Deep River featuring a best dance of light performances. Community members are invited to attend to enjoy illuminated dance displays and festive activities in the venue.
Bloody William Holds On in West Clash
In the St Paul Pioneer Press Bloody William clings to advantage as the senior partner’s position remains suspect. The Western setting frames the tense contest with lingering questions about outcomes.
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Bloody William
St. Paul
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