Fifty Members of Buy Anther Club Reported at Rice
Liberty drive closes with 146700 dollars raised in weeks of effort. Unconditional club members listed include Clark Heidel and many others from families, businesses, and local organizations. The note thanks the Ladies' committee and notes qualified residents may obtain a red white and blue club badge at Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letown
Robert
Liberty
Clark Heidel
Joel Stanley
Marjory H. Stanley
Mary Donovan
S. Orilla Payne
J. Beilman
Andrew J. Payne
BH. Pisher
Albert H. Griswold
Richard P. Merriam
Hilma Johnson
Agnes H. Smith
Atala P. Bielby
E. Harvey
J. A. Morse
Jes M. Nicoll
Clarence Wilcox
John Boylan
R. Edlin
Annie M. Edlin
Wayne MacLaury
Alice E. Wright
Ag A. Foley
Eugene S. McCarthy
Pauline Schaefer Ward
Julia Kelleher
W. J. Brennan
Harry Ward
Albert C- E. Spinney
Charles i Rt G. Reed
C. Clifford Ly- Robe Lyman
Olga Kliem
Gk. Ryan
Fred Spinard
John P. Bacon
Grace L. Bacon
Lillian W. Della L. Smedick
Adella Walker
H. D. Payne
Andrew E. Michelson
Nannette Stow
James P. Stow
C. Howard
Nellie Now
Eugenia C. Briggs
M. Frisbie
Middletown
Gertrude G. Brown
Fox- Granite Co
M.A. Brown
K. L. Wetherbee
Wm. B. Brewer
R. Pease
R. Sumner Pease
Wharnes L. Wetherbee
Red Cross Civilian Food Bureau Seeks Help From Public
The Red Cross Civilian Relief Committee will provide food to families unable to cook due to sickness. Food is issued only on doctor or district nurse requests, or social league referrals, and wants donations of bread soups chicken broth and custards. The depot is at Parish House Holy Trinity, with motor service delivering. Call Red Cross Parish House 645 to help.
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Red Cross
Cross Rooms
Middletown Liberty Loan Drive Breaks Records
A large Middletown crowd cheered as bonds were sold for the Fourth Liberty Loan. Captain Losey and Sergeant Lawton led appeals, with $37,200 added on the day and $170,650 initial bank payments, pushing local subscriptions to $1,787,700, surpassing quota by $442,700. The Sixth Regiment Band performed as German helmet props aided the auction and war talks highlighted local participation in WWI financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hohenzollern
Governor Weeks
Arthur S. Losey
Joseph Quirk
Frederick L. Caulk
Losey
Joseph Lawton
Joe
Middletown
Anks
Lawton
Sieceprey
Sixth Regiment
Van
Parish Mass Schedule and Special Anniversaries
Regular offertory mass on Wednesday and Saturday mornings at 8. An anniversary requiem for John D. Carey will be Thursday at 8. The Senior Sodality whist is postponed due to conditions. Sunday offertory for the Fourth Liberty Loan yielded strong parish support amid sickness. Rev. Dr. Donovan bought a $1,000 parish bond. St. John’s school to reopen per Rev. James P. Donovan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Carey
Children of Mary
Inmate John Murphy Dies in Haddam Jail at 60
John Murphy, 60, an inmate at Haddam county jail, died last night. He was sentenced from the city court on October 14 to 30 days. He previously worked as heat plant custodian in jail, had no home, cranberries in Cape Cod in summer, and wandered to this area each fall for further sentences. Dr. Plumstead, Haddam medical examiner, ruled health disease as the cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Murphy
Haddam
Cape Cod
Plumstead
Holy Trinity Parish Notes Evening Services and Meetings
Wednesday 7 45 p m evening prayer and sermon at St Andrew's chapel Warwick street Rev Harold J Ed wards to preach Thursday 3 00 p m second conference on Prayer under Woman's auxiliary in parish house assembly room Rev Dr German instruction 4 09 p m service of intercession at Holy Trinity Friday 7 30 p m meeting of St Andrew's branch of the Girls Friendly Society
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Trinity
St. Andrew’s Chapel
Warwick Street
Harold J. Edwards
Woman’s Auxiliary of
German
Holy Trinity
St. Andrew’s
The
Girls’ Friendly Society
Not Frank Hajek of Little City Foreclosure Not In Haddam Notice
Not Frank Hajek of Little City. The foreclosure of a mortgage on Frank Hayk of Candle wood Hill Haddam is not connected to the Little City farmer known as Mr Hajek. The Little City resident is a prosperous father of 14 who says he fears no foreclosure on his property.
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Frank Hajek
Little City
Frank Hayk
Candlewood Hill
Haddam
Mr. Hajek
Kronan Society Funeral Notice for Hjalmar Oberg
Attention Kronan Society members attend the funeral of our late brother Hjalmar Oberg at the Swedish Lutheran on Tuesday afternoon October at 3 o clock per order of secretary-advisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kronan Society
Hjalmar Oberg
Swedish Lutheran
Adv
Boy falls 30 feet to rocks from city bridge
William Ireton seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Harry F Ireton Oak street was killed Sunday afternoon when he climbed the bridge fence over the ravine near Wilcox Crittenden Co factory on South Main and walked outside the railing. He fell to rocks below fracturing his skull. His playmates fled, later led parents to the body. He leaves two brothers and two sisters.
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William Ireton
Harry F. Ireton
Oak Street
Wilcox, Crittenden Company
South Main Street
Cts
Regular monthly meeting at the University club tonight
The University club holds its regular monthly meeting this evening at the A D P house. The assessors' office will stay open 7 to 9 p m on Oct 21 22 23 for public convenience the final evening session.
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University Club
Carl Sparks
Adams Express Co
Arrigoni
M. E. Culver
Minnesota
Crawley
Main Street
Hartford
Raymond Dodge
Wesleyan
New York
Harry Duff
Richard Johnson
Storrs
Fred N. Sweet
Eastern Point Hospital
New London
Crescent Street
Middletown
Meriden
George S. Beach
Bristol
Frank Hubbell
Waterbury
Hjalma Osberg
Schaefer Bros Corp
Adv
Charles S. Fisk
Frederick L. Caulkins
War Bureau
Mouse Island
Boston
Block Island
Maine
Bodkin Rock
Fort Monroe
William Gastler
Ernest Wolf
Durham
Ft. Monroe
Charles W. Morse
United States Steamship Company
Groton and Alexandria
Tolland
Groton
South Ends Defeat Pioneers on Russell Field
South Ends defeated the Pioneers of Meriden 18 to 0 on Russell field Sunday afternoon. An error led to the Pioneers being substituted for the Acorn team of Meriden. Next Sunday the Acorns meet on Russell field at 3 p.m. Practice is Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
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Pioneers
Meriden
Russell Field
Acorn
Acorns
The Wise Man Speaks Little on Reflection
A concise aphorism notes that deeper thought reduces talking, suggesting restraint and measured speech as wisdom grows. The idea links contemplation with silence, implying prudence over chatter in thoughtful men.
Letter From The "Clown" Prince From France
A fragment from a French newspaper page features a mock letter from Crown Prince Willie of Germany. The writer mocks American troops, complains about blunt talk and blasphemy, requests breastplates, and laments American morale while praising German runners near the Rhine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Papa
Rhine
Marne
Missouri
Belgium
Deutschland
Crown Prince
Willie
Lending cows and pigs for sale? Morris Plah Co.
Short ad-style notice invites lending of livestock to buy cows pigs and similar stock. It asks if we can help and offers contact at 269 Main Street. Ends with a prompt to obtain help when anger flares by getting a strong man to hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Plah Co
Main Street
Drafted Man Rises Rapidly in Service for Officers Training
Sargeant Leon Berman of the 77th Sanitary Train in France, drafted last February to Camp Upton, was selected from the division for Officers Training School. Arriving in April, he quickly led a section of an American Base Hospital and earned decorations from Britain and France for his handling of wounded Allied servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sargeant Leon Berman
Three Hundred and Sith
France
Berman
Camp Upton
Cromwell Ad Omits Bakery Team Trip Tuesday Afternoon
Cromwell Schaefer's bakery team trip will be omitted Tuesday afternoon during the services of Hjalmar Oberg a faithful employee for the past twelve years. Arrived a car of mixed wheat feed and ready rations. Also corn meal chick feed wheat flour rye flour pork salt and meat salt. Agent for Diamond tires and tubes Theo Anderson Tel 6813 adv 210.
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Theo. Anderson
Wherein Congress Differs From the Alleany Journal
When people are urged to buy Liberty bonds they do so yet Congress delays enacting a revenue law. The piece criticizes congressional inaction and calls for decisive financial legislation.
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Congress
Alleany Journal
Instant relief for digestive distress ad
A compact advertisement promises quick relief for indigestion and related symptoms. It touts a fast acting solution for belching gas acid stomach pain heartburn and headaches with no waiting period. The copy emphasizes immediate comfort and digestive ease for readers seeking prompt help.
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Big ST
Joe” Lawton
St. John’s
Bridge Coping
Spear Bros
Middletown’s
Hallowe’en
Broatch’s Modern Book Shop
Greatheart
Edith M. Dell
Billy
Sghant
BERNA
Cromwell
Caulkins & Post Co
Pape
United States
National Springs
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