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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1918

Page

7

Casualties named in army report list by state and action

A wartime casualty roll lists 379 names with sections for killed in action wounded and missing. England names include Corporal Arthur J. Dean and privates such as Jesse Fairbrother Abe Levine and Israel N Charoux. Also noted are officers like Clinton Walgatt and Louis Spaulding among others from Massachusetts Connecticut and New Hampshire.

England Arthur J. Dean Dorchester Mass Jesse Fairbrother Westfield Arthur Gibeault New Bedford Emerson Maple Chester N. H Charles Marino Boston Harold W. Lee Springfield John T. Fenn Carmel Conn Abe Levine Leon Patterson Lincoln Barre Murray Smith John H. Collins Derby Clarence W. Johnson Wes Hart Conn Henry H. Jones Providence R. I Stephen Kraspere Hartford Israel N. Charoux Haverbm William T. Cahill James Oe Woodbury Michael J. O'Connell Jamaica Plain Emil Parila Gardner John Frank Smith Oscar Mitchell Hull Louis J. Morris Vineyard Haven James A. Olver Bridgewater Clinton Walgatt Louis Winans Spaulding Omer J. Landry Webster Elias Kolofolias Lowell George W. McIntosh Needham Michael J. Maloney Wakefield Jerry J. Riendeau

Ivoryton Community Notes Busy Local Events and Visits

Miss Mary Potter returns from Woodstock. Sunbeam and Beacon Light Kings Daughters divisions meet in Laurel hall. Local registrants to register at Rose hall September 12. Y M C A ball team records six wins in ten. War Savings and Thrift stamps August total 1 142 25. grand total 8254 71. Neighbors host surprise party for Mr and Mrs Sherman. Ivoryton Congregational church to hold special meeting. Ivoryton school opens with same staff. Several residents travel or move with brief updates.

Ivoryton Mary Potter Woodstock Sunbeam King’s Daughters Laurel Hall Beacon Light Circle Rose Hall Harold Moor Mabelle Bu Revelle Post Bridgeport Amelia Miller Springfield Mass George W. Dibble Ansonia Robert Sherman North Main Street Burdette L. Parmelee Roy Shanman Chaiker’s Beach

Moodus News Highlights Local Happenings and Charity Game

Moodus notes after a stay in Moodus John Gorman returns to Deep River High School. Patsy cane shows slight improvement after hospital care. Local residents visit and travel from Hartford Chester and East Hampton. Frances Emily starts Deep River High. A charity baseball game September 7 at Lord's Diamond features married men vs Y M C A to benefit Moodus Red Cross. lineups include Fielding Tiernan Gorman and Sipples with umpires Higgins and Beckwith.

John Gorman Gates Tiveryton Deep River High School Patsy Cane Hartford Hospital Joseph Egeter Hartford Wallace Knight William Davis East Hampton Annie Thompson W. N. Mance’s Cromwell Massachusetts John Jayner Chester Frances Emily Deep River Lord’s Diamond Moodus American Red Cross Henry Fielding T. J. Tiernan M. Gorman F. O'Neill F. Meckenstrum Wm. Thomas E. Bride R. G. Smith F. W. Smith Cc. C

Saybrook notes on travel and local events

Old Saybrook reports residents returning from trips to New York City and Hartford. Several civic updates note draft leaves and state guard drills. Residents like C. C. Ellis and Mrs. Butterfield travel. others head to Camp Greenleaf and Camp Upton. Local sightings include blues at Saybrook Point and Fenwick.

Old Saybrook Carl Warren Launcelot Coulter Justin McCarthy New York City C. C. Ellis New York C. M. Daverner Butterfield Hartford S. A. Thurlow John Chase Pottsville A. m Camp Greenleaf Lytle Camp Upton N. Y Mary Montague Dorothy Young New London Business College Saybrook Point Fenwick Masons Co. G State Guard Cecelia Coulter Earl Stannard Higganum

Saybrook Social Notes Highlight Regional Moves

Miss Margaret Davies and brother John will attend school in Hartford this fall. Dr. C. V. Luther and daughters, visiting Saybrook, will return to Newark, New Jersey. Mrs. G. A. Bushnell visited town. Miss Agnes Sparks spent a week with her brother in New London. Hazel Schley visited Hartford. Mrs. W. M. Brown of Miami guests of Mrs. Bessie Ludwick. she leaves for Plymouth. Albert Aureenson family return to Newton, Massachusetts. Emma Scudder expected to teach at Saybrook school this year. Goodrich B. Pratt attends Essex school this fall.

Saybrook Margaret Davies John Hartford C. V. Luther Newark N. J G. A. Bushnell Agnes Sparks New London Hazel Schley W. M. Brown Miami Fla Robert Bessie Ludwick Jessie A. Platt Plymouth Albert Aureenson Newton Mass Emma Scudder Saybrook School Goodrich B. Pratt Essex

The Aircraft Troubles in American Air Effort

The Chicago Journal notes the Senate sub committee report on aviation is biased and lacking reassurance. It criticizes wasted time and money in air work, cites exaggerated boasts of 22,000 planes, and highlights the Liberty motor as not designed for combat planes. It predicts the public will await Hughes's fuller report before judgment.

Chicago Journal Charles Evans Hughes Senate Army France Hughes

Ghosts In Maine Reported Near North Edgecomb

In North Edgecomb an elderly couple returning from church encountered two apparitions described as ghostlike figures in white. The startled pair tripped into a cucumber patch and were unable to free themselves until rescued by the spectral duo who proved to be farmerettes in disguises.

Maine Lewiston North Edgecomb Cal

Main's Circus Delights Middletown Audiences With Vaudeville and Films

In Middletown on Monday and through the week patrons meet Walter L. Main Fashion Plate Shows featuring vaudeville acts at the Grand Theatre. Highlights include A Bachelor's Vision with nine performers, Monroe Salisbury in Bluebird’s Winner Take All, The Hopper, The Lion's Claw serial, The Firefly Of France with Wallace Reid, and Mile A Minute Kendall at the Middlesex with Jack Pickford and Louise Huff.

Main’s Circus Walter L. Main Middletown Universal Good Pictures William Fox France Paramount Wallace Reid Marion Polk Angellotti Middlesex Kendall Jack Pickford Louise Huff Burton Holmes Lyons- Moran

Westbrook Town Hall Friday Night Double Feature

Marguerite Clark stars in Rich Man Poor Man alongside Roscoe Arbuckle in His Wedding Night at Westbrook Town Hall. Friday program promises a pair of popular silent films.

Town Hall Marguerite Clark Roscoe Arbuckle

Foley Cathartic Tablets Advertised as Gentle Cleanser

Tried Many Found The Best Good digestion is the foundation of good health Foley Catharti Tablets keep the bowels regular sweeten the stomach and tone up the liver J P Gaston Newark Ind says they are the best cathartic tablets made Sold everywhere.

J. P. Gaston Newark Ind

Higganum Social Notes and Red Cross Meeting Update

Miss Clara Spencer visits Saybrook while Mrs. Albert Hubbard and Mrs. Clara Burr attend a Candlewood Hill Red Cross meeting. About fifteen ladies participate in the Red Cross work. Gustaf Andeen and Leonard Carlson depart for Camp Greenleaf, Ga. Mrs. Quinn and children Beatrice and Thomas return from Lyons Rochester and Syracuse visits. Albert Hubbard resumes work at Cutaway's office. The Carlsons and Adolph Stone visit Westbrook and Middletown. Daisy Marble starts work at F L Caulkins’s home in Middletown.

Higganum Clara Spencer Saybrook Albert Hubbard Clara Burr Red Cross Candlewood Hill Hubbard Angie Baroni Gustaf Andeen Leonard Carlson Camp Greenleaf Thomas Quinn Beatrice Thomas Lyons Rochester Syracuse N. Y Cutaway C. B. Carlson Westbrook Agnes Skinner Tracy Neff Adolph Stone Middletown Sawyer Gustaf Carlson Daisy Marble F. L. Caulkins

Lebanon Gas Permit Markers for Patriot Pilgrimage

En Route to Lebanon markers for windshields of cars in the patriotic pilgrimage to historic Lebanon on Sunday September 8 have been mailed from Hartford to Council of Defense war bureaus and town committees and are ready for distribution. The markers indicate the trip is authorized by the federal fuel administrator for Connecticut under the fuel administration request for gasoline conservation. Lebanon exercises run from 11 am to 4 pm with a recess for box lunches carried by pilgrims.

Lebanon Hartford Council of Defense Lébanon Federal Fuel Administrator Connecticut Fuel Administration

Engagement for Jennie Alfreda Carlson to Hjalmar Sanden

Essex dated Sept 5 announces Jennie Alfreda Carlson engagement to Hjalmar Sanden of New Britain. Local notices include residents returning home from Atlantic City and Hartford fair. Several families relocate or travel, with Camp Greenleaf Georgia bound Francis J Miller and Kenneth Hayden awaiting departure.

Essex John Carlson Jennie Alfreda Hjalmar Sanden New Britain Louise Bryan Mary Goff Atlantic City Harry Pierce Beebe Fred Potter Mis Ellie Pease Carolyn Post Hartford Helen Simmons Monica Simmons East Bethany N. Y Fred Clinton Scholes New York Ezra Chapman John Chapman Lawrence Jones Nordahl Fields New Haven Mr. Jones

Luther League honors Harold Swan son in Cromwell safety event

North Cromwell reports a Luther League safety gathering for Harold Swan son. Mr Swanson received a ring as a prize. He departed for Camp Devens the previous morning. Painting and Decorating ad urges fall house painting by John Rogers of Cromwell.

Luther League Harold Swanson North Cromwellvening Swanson Camp Devens John Rogers Cromwell Conn

War bureau to furnish speaker at town hall

Durham residents are urged to attend a town hall gathering at 8 o clock this evening with a speaker provided by the war bureau. The event seeks broad patriotic participation from the community.

Durham War Bureau

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Eye Army Marine Corps New England Valea Fas Grand Free Street Parade Defense Council the Barton Clothing Co. and Custom Tailors Town Monroe Salisbury Sidney Wm. Mang -In THE Hopper Triangle AND Pathe Weekly Lion’s Claw With Marie Walcamp WM. Fox Jesse L. Lasky Owen Davis William D. Taylor Frank E. Garbutt Matinee Wallace Reid Marlon Polk Angell Margaret Turnbull Donald Crisp Wecaie Matinees Billy West Thomas H. Ince William S. Hart C. Gardner Sullivan Joe Flounders Boston Blue Smelts Sea Trout John Moore Center St Glenwood Lyman D. Mills Co Arthur B. Jenkins U. S Mutual Building Hartford, Conn Louis M. Schmidt
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