Local residents listed in regional names row
A collection of names appears including Charles Sheehan from Middletown Haddam Suteena S Filippo Lantzeri from Mid Frederick W Proudman from Cromwell James Graham from Essex Jerick W Stoll Jr from Chester Gus Ry from Chester Frank Chester Salvatore Cannata a John C Gleason from Middle Griffin Middletown reflecting a regional roster listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sheehan
Middletown
Haddam
Suteena S. Filippo Lantzeri
Mid Frederick
W. Proudman Cromwell
James Graham
Essex
Jerick W. Stoll, Jr
Chester
Gusry
Frank Chester
Salvatore Cannata
John C. Gleason
Middle
Griffin
Big Meeting To Boost Liberty Bond Tonight
Middletown Hebrew Liberty Bond committee plans a rally at the Union Street synagogue this evening at 8. A noted Harr is speaker will urge a patriotic response from citizens as Jews in America serve their country. Two short talks from prominent locals are planned. crowd expected to be large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebrew Libm Committee
Union
É Ments
Harris
Mtry
America
Middletown
Harry Schor
Joseph Pinsker
Jacob Max Press
Israel Lesser
Palmer
Max Frank
Hyman Richard Garland
Max Kut
Jacob Perlroth
Red Cross Linen Shower Seeks Sheets and Napkins
Local call urges residents to contribute ready made sheets and napkins to the Red Cross Linen Shower. A note explains torn sheets are unusable and demand remains high as communities in Middletown and surrounding counties tally hundreds of articles contributed to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Middletown
Jubert Heard From Former Resident In England
A letter to Ym in this city from Gordon, a former resident, reports Jubert doing hospital work in Law ke England. He was said to have left for overseas service during the war and to have been injured twice in action, including a compound fracture of the left leg and a fracture of the right leg from an earlier accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jubert Heard
Gordon
Lawke
England
Colgame
Jubert
Wagner-Davis Wedding Report From Akron
A Davis welcomes a youngest daughter of Edwin D. Wagner of Ohio after a wedding at her South Main Street home. The couple left for a home in Akron Ohio and will establish residence there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagner-Davis
Davis
Daughyr
Edwin D. Wagner
Ohio
South
Mainet
Akron
Funeral of William Hood in Baptist chapel
The funeral of William Hood will be held in the Baptist chapel on Friday at 2 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hood
Baptist Chapel
Fragmentary notice yields vague identity and appearance clue
A garbled OCR entry mentions hair style and appearance but provides no clear names, places, or actions. The fragment references dark hair and a youthful look, with incomplete phrases about a person and a drug-related context.
Liberty Loan drive reports strong local support flows
The Liberty Loan canvass reports from Liberty Cottage show subscriptions reaching 59,000 dollars as the campaign presses to complete assigned territory. Jewish committee rally under J Mittelman at Union Street synagogue features Samuel C Kane and other speakers. Chamber of Commerce hosts war correspondent Frederic Villiers at Wedgewood hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Liberty Loan Committee
Liberty Cottage
J. Mittelman
Kane
Chamber of Commerce
Frederic Villiers
Wedgewood Hall
Richard H. Bunce
Willam
Shute Wins Big Poultry Prizes at Berlin Fair
W H Shute of this city returned from the Berlin fair with a Ford load of poultry prizes. He captured multiple firsts and seconds in Partridge Plymouth Rocks including cock, hens, cockerels, pullets, plus specials for best Plymouth Rock male and second best female. Matthias Brothers also won in the poultry exhibit taking top awards in Single Comb Rhode Island Reds and a special for best R I Red female.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. I
Cattle Parade Enlivens Main Street En Route to Durham Fair
A team of six yoke of cattle moved along Main Street before 9 this morning en route to the Durham fair from the east. The writer recalls past fall fairs when cattle drives were common, noting similar sights in old Portland Cromwell and Maromas quarries and Middletown cattle shows where Main Street became a solid gallery of livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Portland
Cromwell
Maromas
Middletown
St. John's Church
Auto Hits Trolley Pole In Higganum Street Crash
Adam Jabaloolski of Higganum drove a car with three girls and two boys from the Russell Company to buy funeral flowers when he struck a trolley pole at Union and Sumner streets at 7:30 this morning. John Moline, son of Peter Moline, was thrown from the auto and stunned. Dr. Charles B. Young moved him to Middlesex Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Jabaloolski
Higganum
Union
Sumner Street
Russell Company
John Moline
Peter Moline
Charles B. Young
Middlesex Hospital
Four Leave For Camp By Train From Local Board
Four limited service men entrained on call 1374 for Fort Slo cum. Named are James Atwood Smith captain until camp reach Vincenzo Ruitto Bert Johnson and Fred Bowers who left at 8 20 this morning Bowers was out of state and learned of his notice Monday night He telegraphed Tuesday morning to arrive late last night but could not reach here until this morning after the train had left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Slocum
James Atwood- Smith
Vincenzo Ruitto
Bert Johnson
Fred Bowers
Bowers
Tuesay
Benediction Proclaimed as Wesleyan Becomes Military Institute
C Collard Adams of Cromwell, the oldest alumnus, attended the exercises at Wesleyan yesterday when the college was formally taken over by the United States as a military institution. President Shanklin noted Adams as the senior alumnus and entrusted him with delivering the benediction, which he performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Collard Adams
Cromwell
Wesleyan
United States
Shanklin
Mr. Adams
War News from the Mont an a Seaman's Rescue Reported
Bartholomew Cotter received a telegram from his son John R. Cotter a navy seaman yesterday stating he was rescued from the steamer Montana sunk off the coast of France by a German submarine the week before last dispatch came from Boston saying he was failing today for over there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Bartholomew Cotter
John R. Cotter
Navy
France
Boston
River Steamer Delayed By Fog Near Higga num
The New York steamer did not arrive until seven o clock this morning. It unloaded a large varied freight and was nearly free of fog until the East Haam bridge was passed. Fog thickened near Sears shoal at Higga num, delaying the boat while passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East Haacam Bridge
Sears’ Shoal
Higganum
Jewish Citizens Rally at the Synagogue Called by Kane
Samuel C. Kane of the city urges Jewish citizens to attend tonight's rally at the synagogue to show patriotism and hear remarks. Other speakers and community members are expected to attend and participate in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Synage
Samuel C. Kane
Tirt
Tor
Wil Epeak
City Briefs and Local Notes Span Day's Events
Local notes report light vehicle lamps at 7 01 pm and no Salvation Army meeting this week. Modern Woodmen show The Value of a Life at Grand this afternoon and tonight. Gutter cleanup on town roads for winter. Community notices include dances and whist games at Stueck's hall with modest admittance, Elks meeting with paper on Atlantic City convention, and town election planning discussions. One hundred hunting licenses issued. land sale at Johnas street end. Sheridan moves lunch room to former Nerville site. Rebekahs sew for Red Cross. a child recovering after appendicitis. dancing school resumes Oct 23. furough visitor from Pittsburgh. Limited court session noted. Spanish war sentiment and Liberty Loan event at Jewish Synagogue. Arrigoni Hotel jazz nightly. Sixth Regiment Band to Durham fair. fall millinery sale upstairs at 360 Main. Connecticut railroad totals and past year passenger counts cited. Red Cross booklet on selective draft issued to all entering service. Christmas package timing for navy gifts noted with Nov 15 deadline for New York arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Modern
Woodmen of America
Stueck’s
Middletown
Thomas Conroy
Thomas E Conron
Johnas Street
Op Sheridan
Nerville
Main Street
Rebekahs
William J. Kieft
Burr Avenue
Red Cross
Ethel
Charles Mitchell
Farm Hill
Middlesex Hospital
Clifford
Stueck’s Hall
W. Henderson
Pittsburg
Sheldon S. S. Campbell
Germany
Union Street
Arrigoni Hotel
Sixth Regiment Infantry
Durham
T. J. Anderson
Main St
State of
Connecticut
Army
Navy
Atlantic Division
The
Relati
New York
Rotary Daniels
Garden Belles to Headline Middlesex Theater Act
A notice lists The Garden Belles as big feature act at Middlesex theater Friday and Saturday with a nine-person troupe. Other items include local visitors, ill student Cecil Kieft at Norwich University, and community events such as Red Cross dance Oct 4 and YMCA ladies class starting Oct 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex Theater
Garden Belles
Ivan Chapman
Mystic
Cecil Kieft
W. J. Kieft
Burr Avenue
Norwich University
Northfield
Windsor
Woodbridge
Ledyard
Vernon
Citizens Party
Seymour
New Hartford
Wethersfield
Cheshire
Red Cross
Everling
Omo
Stueck’s
Lincoln Street
Isabelle J. Griswold
Atala Bielby
Leroy Wilsonholme
Navy
W. J. Zimmerman
Newark
N. J
Feigenspan Brewery
Grand Theatre
Kitty Gordon
Pershing
Crusaders
Adv
St Aloysius Society Elects Officers At Quarterly Meeting
Largely attended St. Aloysius Society gathering last night saw several new members taken in and officers elected. President M Dunn and other posts filled including vice president Charles man and treasurer P D Kinnirey. A social and smoker and installation are planned two weeks from last night. Local produce dealers Garland and Straus unloaded a potato boat load from Long Island and a dip of apples moved upriver to Hartford as river levels fell about 18 inches. TheOnrijst towed four barges from Middletown to Perth Amboy for coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Aloysius T. A. B. Society
M. Dunn
Charles Man
Frank G. Ford
Edward F. McIntyre
P. D. Kinnirey
James O'Neill
Garland and Straus
Long Sland
City Dock
Long Island
Hartford
Onrijst
Middletown
Perth Amboy
Joseph Reposa Reported Alive After Wounded Overseas
Joseph Reposa formerly with Meech & Stoddard's and resident of Farm Hill went overseas after Camp Devens deployment. He was reported dead last week but has since improved while recovering from wounds. Frank Murray of Farm Hill received a letter from Joe with news of his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Reposa
Meech & Stoddard’s
Farm Hill
Camp Devens
Frank Murray
Joe
Jewish Speaker Samuel C Kane to address synagogue
Jewish speaker Samuel C Kane will address the Jewish congregation at the synagogue this evening urging all patriotic Jewish citizens to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel C. Kane
Adv
Palmer Fabrizio marriage at St Pauls Newport News
Nathalie Townsend Palmer of Middletown Connecticut marries Carmine Illoysius Fabrizio of Newport News Virginia at St Pauls Episcopal Church Newport News on Monday afternoon September 30 at five o clock. Rev Henry G Lane officiates. Fabrizio serves in the Second Battalion 48th Heavy Artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fabrizio
PAL
Newport News
Virginia
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Henry G. Lane
Nathalie Townsend
Joe Isaac Emerson Palmer
Isaac Emerson Palmer
Middletown
Connecticut
Carmine Illoysius Fabrizio
Heavy Artillery
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the Powder Co
Mase
Spear Bros
Middletown Chamber of Commerce
Broatch’s Modern Book Shop
ST. Alloysius Society
River Notes
Pape
Bug
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Hoosier
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