Boylan Edges Fisk For Town Auditor In Quiet Caucus
In a Democratic town caucus held at Town Hall attended by about 250, James E. Boylan narrowly defeated John L. Fisk for town auditor. Boylan led after chair oversight, with 125 votes to Fisk's 81 of 206 ballots cast. Other nominations included Footit for selectman, Dunn for second selectman, and four two year seats plus a three year term for Welch.
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Faery Fagan
Gbaif
Educus
Thomas F
Oces H. Footit
Footit
David Dunn
Thomas F. Griffin
O’keefe
Thomas F. N
Teragna
Edward E. Carey
Comiski
Richard P. Welch
T. W. O'Keefe
George
More
Board of Relief
John L. Fisk
Es E. Boylan
Iing
Quirk
Fisk
James EB. Boylan
Boylan
James E. Boylan
John QL
Military Wedding At Union Street Home
Miss Grace Gordon wed Sergeant Frank E. Abel at the Gordon home on Union Street in a ceremony led by Rev. Samuel Wernikoff. Attendants included Bertha Gordon and Marion Gordon, with David K. Gordon as best man. Guests came from multiple cities as the couple plan to reside in Morrison Virginia where the groom serves as mess sergeant.
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Grace Gordon
Yale Gordon
Union St
Frank E. Abel
Camp Morrison
O’colck
Samuel Wernikoff
Mendelssohn
Bertha Gordon
Marion Gordon
David K. Gordon
U. S. Naval Station
Brooklyn
N. Y
Edeberg
Boston
Syracuse
Rochester
Mt. Kisch
New Haven
New Hartford
Waterbury
Mer
Sergeant
Abel
Morrison
Russell Library Notes Delighted Third Graders Hear Fairy Tales
Fifty five Central school third graders gathered with Miss Attenborough at Russell Library to hear The Golden Apple and The Pig Brother. Two groups received full attention as children lingered in the Children’s Department, marking the start of a winter story series aided by Central School teachers.
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Russell
Central School
Miss Attenborough
Atten
Man Who Knows
A brief note from the Ohio State Journal quotes a saying about trusted tasks and experience, suggesting that those with no personal experience may not grasp the risks or requirements of entrusted work. The fragment hints at caution in delegating responsibilities.
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The
Ohio State Journal
Up And About Again After Illness
The article notes the subject has returned to activity after a period of illness described as kidney trouble. It mentions the person was previously confined to bed and is now recovering, with health improving and daily routines resuming.
Delinquent Parents In City Court Hearings
Two neglect cases were heard before Judge James R. Edlin after Miss Hall, the probation officer, investigated. Sophie Czyz’s children, a deaf blind boy and a normal girl, faced filthy home conditions. steps include placing the boy in an institution and police surveillance of the parents. Teofil Gacob’s case revealed filthy conditions and many children. he had hired help but admitted funds were tied to war bonds. Both cases continued for two weeks. Additional rulings fined Philip Marotta $5 and Joseph Marchareck $2 for traffic and intoxication respectively. Stanislava Rogala and Katrina Belida faced assault and theft charges with dispositions ranging from dismissal to suspended judgment.
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James R. Edlin
Miss Hall
Wom
Sophie Czyz
South Street
Zyz
Teofil Gacob
Stanley Schilling
Gacob
Philip Marotta
Main Street
College Street
Schilling
Marotta
Joseph Marchareck
Stanislava Rogala
Bertrand E. Spencer
Red Cross Seeks 7500 Refugee Garments to Be Made
Beginning Monday September 16 Red Cross headquarters will be open daily to meet the urgent goal of 7,500 refugee garments. The work spans sewing knitting and surgical dressings with three sewing machines ready. An appeal to all branches to contribute, to ease suffering of women and children in Northern France and Belgium. Eleanor G. Acheson signs the appeal.
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Red Cross
Middletown
France
Belgium
Special Services at St. Andrews Chapel Open to Public
Fall and winter third Wednesday services at St Andrews Chapel Warwick Street will be under St. Andrews Men's Club auspices. Special speakers will address the services with the Men’s Committee securing Rev. Dr. Percy Dearmer for the first lecture on September 18. Dearmer, recently from England, lecturing at Berkeley Divinity School, brings wartime experience as Red Cross chaplain to Servia and YMCA lecturer in India.
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St. Andrews
St. Andrew’s Chapel
Warwick Street
St. Andrew's Men’s Club
Percy Dearmer
England
Berkeley Divinity School
Dr. Dearmer
Red Cross
Servia
India
Liberty Loan Train Stops in Southern New England
The Southern New England Liberty Loan Special train departs Boston on September 28 and will visit all southern New England stations. It reaches Middletown on October 9 at 9 a.m. for a two hour stay featuring two flat cars with exhibits, one sleeper car and two baggage cars, before continuing to Rocky Point.
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Liberty Loan
New England
Boston
Middletown
Rocky
Knights of Pythias to Attend Read Funeral
Apollo Lodge No. 33 will meet in C. R. parlor Tuesday September 17 at 1 30 p m to attend the funeral of our late brother Knight William Bedford Read Pythian services per order Claire C Huse C C attest E R Chaffee K R S adv in 169 Opportunity and vacant lots must be improved to make them profitable.
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Knights of
Children Patriotic Play Week Program Schedule
The Children’s Patriotic Play Week runs September 16 to 21 with daily Liberty Cottage exhibits. Activities include baby clinics at town hall, Miss Fresh Air play, moving pictures at Middlesex theater, concerts by the French band, Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scouts stages, Girls' Patriotic League entertainment, Junior Food Army field day at Lakeview Park, a children's pageant, Sixth Regiment Band concert, and a daily Day Nursery open house.
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Liberty Cottage
Engel
Middlesex Theater
Town Hall
Edna Anderson
South Green
P. m
the Middlesex
Union Park
Camp Fire Girls
Boy Scouts
Girls’ Patriotic League
Lakeview Park
Samuel Russell, Jr
City briefs forecast and social notes fill Middletown page
Local items report evening light vehicle lamps, new fruit jars and glass tops, and a fire cleanup by Middlesex Rendering Co. A power boat unloaded potatoes, barges are towed up river, and a jazz band will play at Arrigoni Hotel. Mount Vernon school opens September 17 with 8:30 to 1 schedule. Several residents travel on business or to events, nursing and military notes appear, plus ads urge heating upgrades and Liberty Bond lending.
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Bacon Bros
Rapallo Avenue
Middlesex Rendering Co
A. M. Smith
Portland
Saybrook
Arrigoni Hotel
Mount Vernon School
Elizabeth Fisher
G. Ellsworth Meech
Robert Merriam
Louis Bittman
Camp Devens
Catherine M. Madison
Boston
Stueck
Eben Jackson
St. Paul
Minn
James Maiello
Camp Merritt
Kincaid
White Mountains
Mary G. Kristensen
Newport News
St. Aloysius Hall
Alice M. Thayer
George G. Thayer
William T. Murray
High Street
Farm Hill
Joseph B. Sears
St. Aloysius
Pauline Wilcox
Marguerite Acheson
New Haven
James M. Geary
England
Church of Christ
Everett
Mass
War Relief Committee
Red Cross
Lewis A. Vincent
John &. C. Vincent
California
Middletown
Washington
J . S. Russell
Ho Chatham
Vanderbilt Avenue
New York
Connecticut
Chatham
M. L. Jewett
Beverly Lawrence
EH. R. Allen
City
Auto
Canada
Mackenzie
Williams
Winslow
Wesleyan
Ing
Baptist Church
Cromwell
Old Board Members to Run Again at School Meeting
The annual school meeting is set for Monday with three retiring board members Arthur L. Allen T MacDonough Russell and Thomas W McDowell agreeing to seek re election. No opposition exists and a single ticket will include Revilo C Markham for clerk and treasurer and William J Kieft as collector. Polls open 2 PM to 8 PM.
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Arthur L. Allin
T. MacDonough Russell
Thomas W. McDowell
Revilo C. Markham
William J. Kieft
Town Sues For Damages Of $900 Inward Suit and Divorce Actions
The Town of Iddletown sues the estate executors for 900 dollars claiming 533 dollars were paid for Mary Lucas's support. The suit, via Attorney Ernest Inglis, targets Middlesex County Superior Court. Margaret Dunn sues John F. Nelson for divorce and name change, married Sept 22 1903, deserts on Dec 25 that year. Attorney Leonard Ryan represents her. An appeal has been filed in Superior Court from Justice of the Peace Bertrand Spencer in Corvo lease damages case of 48 dollars. Reposo, wounded in action July 21, is the son of Frank and a Camp Upton recruit. Mt Higby weather: 68 max 43 min, clear, mean 55.5.
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Iddletown
Mary Lucas
Middletown
Ernest A. Inglis
Robert T. Pattison
Middlesex County
Margaret Frances Dunn
John F. Nelson
Leonard O. Ryan
Justice of the Peace
Bertrand E. Spencer
Rutilio C. Corvo
Superior Court
Obituary notices for Geary Ashton Rand and Haddock
The funeral of James M. Geary C W T U S navy was held this morning at 9 from 17 Clinton avenue with a high mass at St John s church. Navy pall bearers from New Haven attended. Also noted: the funeral of Mrs Sarah Haddock will be Monday at 1 30 from her daughter s home and burial in Trinity cemetery Portland. William F Ashton funeral set for 9 at his Pearl street home and 9 30 at St John s. Henry A Rand Civil War veteran dies at 79. arrangements pending.
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James M. Geary
U. S. Navy
Clinton Avenue
St. John’s Church
James P. Donovan
Thomas J. Laden
St. John’s, Cromwell
Michael J. Kearney
John Hazelton
A. J. Campbell
Dr. Donovan
Father Laden
Father Kearney
St. John’s Quartet
Schmidt
Dineen
Chopin
Navy Department
Naval Base
New Haven
H. F. Schall
P. O
H. Leonard
T. Morrissey
R. J. Cole
J. C. Lysett
J. Brannigan
P. Marccinello
Bugler
M. J. Kearney
Marccinello
Sarah Haddock
Samuel Ratcliff
Trinity Chapel
Portland
Trinity Cemetery
F. F. German
William F.aston
William F. Ashton
Pearl Street
St. John’s Cemetery
Henry A. Rand
Court Street
Mansfield Post
State Guard Target Practice at Westfield Range
Members of Companies A and B of the Connecticut State Guard 6th Regiment will have target practice at the Westfield range on Sunday. Transportation will be provided, with the armory departure at 1 o'clock.
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State Guard
Connecticut State Guard
Westfield Range
Red Raspberries Yield Early in East Long Hill
Frank B. Ashton of East Long Hill reports a heavy crop of Cuthbert red raspberries now in full bearing. The canes that would normally ripen next July have prematurely produced fruit, signaling an abundant harvest ahead.
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Frank B. Ashton
East Long Hill
Cuthbert
Gaby Deslys Injured in Paris Taxi Collision
Paris report says internationally famed dancer Gaby Deslys was injured today when a delivery cart collided with a taxicab in which she rode. No further details provided.
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Gaby Deslys
Paris
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Socratic
Caucus
Miss Grace Gordon
Sergeant Abel
Eleanor G. Acheson
Morris Plan. Co
Spear Bros
Middletown’s
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Broatch’s Modern Book Shop
Frank Murray
War Department
Joseph J. Reposo
Reposo
Camp Upton
Meech & Stoddard
Mt. Higby
Humphreys
A. L. Southmayd Pe Se Tenes
Caulkins & Post Co
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